Sunday, May 23, 2010
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
Ahoy Mate!
It didn't take long at all to get the little sugar pig on the boat, and guess what? She LOVED it! I just hope that happiness continues....
Monday, April 5, 2010
Easter
Josie's first Easter was a busy one. We started early by having her picture taken with the Easter Bunny. I don't think she was very impressed...
Then Easter came and so did the goodies. Her first Easter basket was full of stuffed animals, a life vest, and maybe a couple of goodies for mom and dad too!
Still not impressed...
Still not impressed...
I'm sure next year will be a little more enthusiastic!Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Two Months Old
Josie at two months old. She was above the 97th percentile for height, was in the 70-90 percentile for weight. She did not do very well with her shots :(
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
One Month Old
Josie is one month old today! I don't know where the time has gone. Sometimes it seems like she was just born, and other times I feel like she's been here forever! She had her one month check up today, and is up to 9lbs 7oz and has grown a full inch (22")! She's in the 75th percentile for all measurements! Lilly pad is doing great adjusting and so are mom and dad! We actually had a five hour stretch of sleep last night! :) More pictures to come later!!!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Dear Josie
It's so hard to believe that just a week ago you were still inside of me, kicking away at my ribs, bouncing around on my bladder, making your daddy laugh every time you would hit a nerve and make me squeal. We have waited for your arrival for so long! Even though we were scared to death when we first found out about you and the the troubles I had early on, I've enjoyed every moment of being pregnant with you. You never made me sick, or uncomfortable and I'm so thankful for that. As you grew inside of me, I would lay on the couch and in bed every night just waiting for your first movements. You never were much of a mover, but when you did move it always made me smile! I've had a ball listening to the predictions that people had about whether you were going to be a boy or girl, and the reasons behind their thoughts! Your Mi-ma and Daddy kept saying you were going to be a boy, and deep down in my heart I knew all along that you were you. Your Daddy and I spent a lot of time thinking of the perfect names for you. Either way your name would have meant "God's Grace" because that is what you are to us... He has graced us with you and we thank Him for that all the time.
For the last three weeks of my pregnancy with you, I believe I was in early labor and didn't realize it. I knew I was having contractions off and on, and even knew that I was dilating and effacing from my appointments. Nobody seemed to know if you were going to come early or not, considering the contractions, and my Dr. said we were a ticking time bomb! I had planned on working right up until I knew it was time to quit, but Friday afternoon when I left work, I had no idea that was my last day for a while. Your daddy had been waiting patiently too, not leaving the office at work, making sure to always be close by, just being there in case it was 'time'. All this waiting around had made your daddy impatient, and your Daddy, Jenny and Uncle David had made plans way back for going swan hunting the morning that you were due. Honestly, we all expected you to be here by then, so when you hadn't arrived yet, I figured you would be late. After all - only five percent of babies are born on their due date, and even still, I was a late baby. So Jenny spent the night with us that night and we all went to bed pretty early since they had to leave about four in the morning. I was still having the same old contractions when we went to bed that night, and didn't think anything of it at all. Surprising I slept better that night than I had slept in a very long time. I woke when your Daddy kissed me goodbye that morning, and then back to sleep I went! It was about 10:00 before I woke up and Lily and I decided to finally roll out of bed. I felt so refreshed and was ready to clean the house one more time before your arrival! I cooked a bit of breakfast, poured a glass of Sunny D, and settled in on the couch watching Good Morning America. It was about 10:30 when something just didn't feel right anymore. My belly felt upset and off to the bathroom I ran! Then I realized, it wasn't just my belly! It was YOU! I had two pretty intense contractions before your Daddy called to check in on me, and at the time they were seven minutes apart. I didn't want to scare him, but I calmly told him he should start on his way home. After all, he was about two hours away... I decided to take a hot bath, hoping to ease a bit of the pain and after about 30 minutes I was back on the phone making sure they were ON THE WAY! The contractions had jumped to 2-3 minutes apart and I couldn't focus through the pain to do anything anymore. Your Me-ma came to get Lily pad and take care of a few things, and your Aunt Tiffany came to sit with me until your Daddy got home. Once they got here, in what seemed like forever, off to the hospital we went.
It was about 1pm by the time we got to the hospital and got a room. Things were mighty busy in there that Saturday. When the first nurse checked me, I was only dilated two centimeters and was 70% effaced. I told the nurse I'd been like that since my last Drs. appointment!!! Fifteen minutes later, when the midwife came in to check me, I was already a three and they decided to admit us. I was pretty much begging for some pain medication by then and after they administered the IV, was given Stadol, which is pretty much like morphine, but it made me very loopy! I totally lost any sense of time, and it didn't really take the edge off of the pain. After about an hour, my mind was back to normal, and I was in screaming pain. They kept telling us that they were about to move us to a new room, and I would get the epidural when we got in there. Three hours later we find out, an emergency call came in on rescue and they got our room! It was five o'clock when they finally came around and gave me the epidural. Thank goodness too! I was a little aphrehensive about having one, and was going to try to labor without it, but I guess my pain tolerance is not as I had hoped it was. Regardless, I was a completely different person after that, and since I couldn't feel the pain anymore I knew that you were about to come into this world and I could focus all my attention on that! It wasn't long after the epidural that they finally got a delivery room ready and they moved us down the hall. I don't know much of what went on during this time, but I remember your Daddy staring at the contraction monitor and giving me updates on the other ladies on the monitor. It sort of became a competition with room 316, but her contractions looked a lot stronger than mine...
Then it came time - 10cm! It was a little after eleven, but I'm not sure exactly. Daddy turned off the TV and we all got down to business. The lady across the hall was also in the pushing phase and the midwife, Gail, said she would have to be back and forth between the rooms. They said at first that the other lady was further along, but after just a few pushes I think she realized that I was so ready to see you I wasn't going to wait any longer! I'm not going to lie to you, that was hard work - the pushing, but watching the excitement in your Daddy's eyes and the constant updates on how much hair he could see was just that much more motivation to get you in my arms! It was finally time to meet you!
At 11:48pm, almost 13 hours after that first real contraction, they placed you on my belly for the very first time! You cried for just a few seconds and then you opened your eyes so wide and looked all around the room. I never knew just how fast I would fall in love with you. You looked so perfect to me. Every little finger, every little toe, perfect little ears, you had it all - and then as if we almost forgot the nurse asked your Daddy to tell me what you were. With a little hesitation either from excitement or just not being sure, he told me with a little squeal "It's a girl!" You've been Daddy's girl ever since! After your Daddy cut the cord, they took you to the scales where you weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces! Then they measured you - 21 inches long! You scored a 9 on both of your APGAR tests and I was patched up in the meanwhile! By 12:30 I was ready for you to meet your Me-ma and Ma and Grandaddy! They had been waiting nearly all day in the lobby! After a little bit with them, I fed you for the first time and you locked your eyes with mine and stole my heart forever!
The next few days went by in a total blur... But I remember that you were such a perfect angel. You didn't cry, you didn't fuss, and you had the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. You were a little jaundice when I brought you home, and at your checkup, you had lost a little more weight than we had hoped for, but overall it was so surreal!
It's only been just a few days, and I know now that nothing is going to be the same. A very short nine months that you had been inside of me, making me laugh and cry, worry and smile and that has all changed now. You're not inside me safe and sound anymore, now you're here in this big bad world and we will worry about you till you're grown and then some. It's hard to concentrate on the now when we can dream about how great your future is going to be. Will you be a tomboy? Will you play sports? or music? How will your Daddy react to your first boyfriend??? All these things to find out... but for now, you're color is getting better, your eating more and more, you are more alert each day and in just a few minutes you'll be a week old already! I don't know where the time has gone! I don't know how I'm going to watch you grow up so fast! Right now all I can do is watch you in your Daddy's arms, sleeping like that perfect little angel you are. And all I know is this... You have changed my life forever, and I will love you forever.
For the last three weeks of my pregnancy with you, I believe I was in early labor and didn't realize it. I knew I was having contractions off and on, and even knew that I was dilating and effacing from my appointments. Nobody seemed to know if you were going to come early or not, considering the contractions, and my Dr. said we were a ticking time bomb! I had planned on working right up until I knew it was time to quit, but Friday afternoon when I left work, I had no idea that was my last day for a while. Your daddy had been waiting patiently too, not leaving the office at work, making sure to always be close by, just being there in case it was 'time'. All this waiting around had made your daddy impatient, and your Daddy, Jenny and Uncle David had made plans way back for going swan hunting the morning that you were due. Honestly, we all expected you to be here by then, so when you hadn't arrived yet, I figured you would be late. After all - only five percent of babies are born on their due date, and even still, I was a late baby. So Jenny spent the night with us that night and we all went to bed pretty early since they had to leave about four in the morning. I was still having the same old contractions when we went to bed that night, and didn't think anything of it at all. Surprising I slept better that night than I had slept in a very long time. I woke when your Daddy kissed me goodbye that morning, and then back to sleep I went! It was about 10:00 before I woke up and Lily and I decided to finally roll out of bed. I felt so refreshed and was ready to clean the house one more time before your arrival! I cooked a bit of breakfast, poured a glass of Sunny D, and settled in on the couch watching Good Morning America. It was about 10:30 when something just didn't feel right anymore. My belly felt upset and off to the bathroom I ran! Then I realized, it wasn't just my belly! It was YOU! I had two pretty intense contractions before your Daddy called to check in on me, and at the time they were seven minutes apart. I didn't want to scare him, but I calmly told him he should start on his way home. After all, he was about two hours away... I decided to take a hot bath, hoping to ease a bit of the pain and after about 30 minutes I was back on the phone making sure they were ON THE WAY! The contractions had jumped to 2-3 minutes apart and I couldn't focus through the pain to do anything anymore. Your Me-ma came to get Lily pad and take care of a few things, and your Aunt Tiffany came to sit with me until your Daddy got home. Once they got here, in what seemed like forever, off to the hospital we went.
It was about 1pm by the time we got to the hospital and got a room. Things were mighty busy in there that Saturday. When the first nurse checked me, I was only dilated two centimeters and was 70% effaced. I told the nurse I'd been like that since my last Drs. appointment!!! Fifteen minutes later, when the midwife came in to check me, I was already a three and they decided to admit us. I was pretty much begging for some pain medication by then and after they administered the IV, was given Stadol, which is pretty much like morphine, but it made me very loopy! I totally lost any sense of time, and it didn't really take the edge off of the pain. After about an hour, my mind was back to normal, and I was in screaming pain. They kept telling us that they were about to move us to a new room, and I would get the epidural when we got in there. Three hours later we find out, an emergency call came in on rescue and they got our room! It was five o'clock when they finally came around and gave me the epidural. Thank goodness too! I was a little aphrehensive about having one, and was going to try to labor without it, but I guess my pain tolerance is not as I had hoped it was. Regardless, I was a completely different person after that, and since I couldn't feel the pain anymore I knew that you were about to come into this world and I could focus all my attention on that! It wasn't long after the epidural that they finally got a delivery room ready and they moved us down the hall. I don't know much of what went on during this time, but I remember your Daddy staring at the contraction monitor and giving me updates on the other ladies on the monitor. It sort of became a competition with room 316, but her contractions looked a lot stronger than mine...
Then it came time - 10cm! It was a little after eleven, but I'm not sure exactly. Daddy turned off the TV and we all got down to business. The lady across the hall was also in the pushing phase and the midwife, Gail, said she would have to be back and forth between the rooms. They said at first that the other lady was further along, but after just a few pushes I think she realized that I was so ready to see you I wasn't going to wait any longer! I'm not going to lie to you, that was hard work - the pushing, but watching the excitement in your Daddy's eyes and the constant updates on how much hair he could see was just that much more motivation to get you in my arms! It was finally time to meet you!
At 11:48pm, almost 13 hours after that first real contraction, they placed you on my belly for the very first time! You cried for just a few seconds and then you opened your eyes so wide and looked all around the room. I never knew just how fast I would fall in love with you. You looked so perfect to me. Every little finger, every little toe, perfect little ears, you had it all - and then as if we almost forgot the nurse asked your Daddy to tell me what you were. With a little hesitation either from excitement or just not being sure, he told me with a little squeal "It's a girl!" You've been Daddy's girl ever since! After your Daddy cut the cord, they took you to the scales where you weighed 7 pounds and 6 ounces! Then they measured you - 21 inches long! You scored a 9 on both of your APGAR tests and I was patched up in the meanwhile! By 12:30 I was ready for you to meet your Me-ma and Ma and Grandaddy! They had been waiting nearly all day in the lobby! After a little bit with them, I fed you for the first time and you locked your eyes with mine and stole my heart forever!
The next few days went by in a total blur... But I remember that you were such a perfect angel. You didn't cry, you didn't fuss, and you had the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen. You were a little jaundice when I brought you home, and at your checkup, you had lost a little more weight than we had hoped for, but overall it was so surreal!
It's only been just a few days, and I know now that nothing is going to be the same. A very short nine months that you had been inside of me, making me laugh and cry, worry and smile and that has all changed now. You're not inside me safe and sound anymore, now you're here in this big bad world and we will worry about you till you're grown and then some. It's hard to concentrate on the now when we can dream about how great your future is going to be. Will you be a tomboy? Will you play sports? or music? How will your Daddy react to your first boyfriend??? All these things to find out... but for now, you're color is getting better, your eating more and more, you are more alert each day and in just a few minutes you'll be a week old already! I don't know where the time has gone! I don't know how I'm going to watch you grow up so fast! Right now all I can do is watch you in your Daddy's arms, sleeping like that perfect little angel you are. And all I know is this... You have changed my life forever, and I will love you forever.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
IT'S A GIRL!!!
Hannah Josephine Turner
Born 1-23-2010 on her due date at 11:48 p.m. weighing 7lbs 6oz and 21 inches long.
She's nothing but a perfect angel! :)
Thursday, January 21, 2010
AQUARIUS
While I don't believe in Horoscopes, or find myself living my life by them, I enjoy reading them and often find them fascinating and usually to some degree accurate. I Especially enjoy reading about the charactaristics of each sign and compare to what I already know about the person I'm reading about. For instance - I'm a Leo. When you read about Leo, you'll find that typically they are energetic but get bored easily. Leos are popular and even-tempered, but quick to anger. Leos love to be at the head of things. As adults they are usually dignified and positive. Leos are charming and excel as artists, actors, and musicians.
Jeffrey is a Gemini - They're quick witted and can express themselves well. Geminis are loving and they're curious and want to learn about everything. Geminis enjoy adventure and travel; Geminis are well suited for education and government jobs. They may juggle dual experiences, two courses of action, or two subjects of study, at some point in their lives (forcing them to make choices).
So while this may or may not descibe who we are, it definetely has hit home in cerain areas. So it occured to me yesterday - What will my Baby T's sign be? The answer?
So while this may or may not descibe who we are, it definetely has hit home in cerain areas. So it occured to me yesterday - What will my Baby T's sign be? The answer?
AQUARIUS!!!
Symbol: Water Bearer
Ruling Planet: Uranus
Zodiac Birthstone: Amethyst
Flower: Violet
Color: Light Blue
Compatibility: Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, Aries
As Children: Aquarius children like people and want to be liked in return; they love learning and are curious about life. Aquarius kids approach plans with gusto and have the ability to learn new tasks quickly. They are faithful and dependent, but may be difficult to understand. They're patient, unobtrusive, and kind. Aquarius kids don't always defend themselves; you'll need to teach your child when and how to stand up for himself/herself.
Later in Life: Adult Aquarians do their best in large corporations; they're talented in scientific research as well as executive management. They can sell anything to anyone, and are well liked in social circles.
Symbol: Water Bearer
Ruling Planet: Uranus
Zodiac Birthstone: Amethyst
Flower: Violet
Color: Light Blue
Compatibility: Sagittarius, Gemini, Libra, Aries
As Children: Aquarius children like people and want to be liked in return; they love learning and are curious about life. Aquarius kids approach plans with gusto and have the ability to learn new tasks quickly. They are faithful and dependent, but may be difficult to understand. They're patient, unobtrusive, and kind. Aquarius kids don't always defend themselves; you'll need to teach your child when and how to stand up for himself/herself.
Later in Life: Adult Aquarians do their best in large corporations; they're talented in scientific research as well as executive management. They can sell anything to anyone, and are well liked in social circles.
Now on the other hand - in Chinese Astrology - Baby T. will be born in the year of the Tiger.... Look out world, here comes another rebel! LOL!!!!!
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
39+3 = Ticking Time Bomb....
Well, that's what they say anyhow... I could go at any time.
Progress from last week has been very little. The baby has dropped a little more, and effacement is now 60-70% - however - I haven't dilated any more than 2cm. I was quite a bit dissapointed by that, but hey what can I do!?! The Dr. did say things were looking more favorable now, and said "ANYTIME!" but either way Baby T. has until next week to make his/her grand entrace... otherwise he/she is going to be evicted by induction!!! I'll know more from my appointment early next week, if we make it that long... :)
Progress from last week has been very little. The baby has dropped a little more, and effacement is now 60-70% - however - I haven't dilated any more than 2cm. I was quite a bit dissapointed by that, but hey what can I do!?! The Dr. did say things were looking more favorable now, and said "ANYTIME!" but either way Baby T. has until next week to make his/her grand entrace... otherwise he/she is going to be evicted by induction!!! I'll know more from my appointment early next week, if we make it that long... :)
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
What is STATION???
So for those of you who don't know what station is - It's where the baby is located in relation to my pelvis. Station zero (where Baby T. was last seen) is considered fully engaged.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
38 + 3
Not much change...
Baby T. is now in launch position 0... and that's about it. Contractions still come and go, and nobody knows when it will happen!
On the other hand - I absolutely love Dr. Federici (or Ben, as he made us call him)!
Baby T. is now in launch position 0... and that's about it. Contractions still come and go, and nobody knows when it will happen!
On the other hand - I absolutely love Dr. Federici (or Ben, as he made us call him)!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
37.5 Weeks
A Watermelon. I finally made it to watermelon. Any day now Baby T. will be making his or her grand entrance into this world and my world as I know it will be changed forever. It's hard to believe something so small and precious is tucked up inside me right now, but it won't be long and I'll get to meet that something special! I've just about got everything as ready as it's going to be, and the nesting has now kicked in pretty much full force. After my shower this morning I had an overwhelming urge to clean the shower right then. So I was late for work because I just had to clean the shower this morning. Good thing my boss f0und that pretty hilarious. Now if I can only get it together to get my bags actually packed I think I'll be okay and ready!
Yesterday's weekly appointment proved not much change. The Dr. said I'm not quite dilated to a 2, but was very close. The effacement and station hadn't changed at all. I finally get to meet Dr. Federici next week, and after him I will have met all of the possibilities of Drs. and midwifes who might deliver Baby T. (assuming I make it to the hospital on time! (: ) I still can't believe they want me to wait it out at home as long as they do! She said yesterday, not to come in until my contractions were 3-5 minutes apart for at least an hour! Or unless my water breaks. I guess maybe that way I won't be laid up in a hospital bed for so long!
So officially it's still 16 days- but realistically, it could be any minute :)
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