Kyleigh's First Cold :(

Kyleigh has gotten her very first cold :(  Can't say i'm surprised though considering this weather has been absolutely ridiculous and her cousins have all been sick too, which is where she is half the day while I work. This weather we have been getting lately has been crazy! 60 degrees one day and now we are in the 30's within a few days. She is doing well with it though. No fever, only a cough and runny nose. A little more irritable today then she was yesterday, but have been very lucky. No crying fits, just doesn't want to be left alone. Has been crying if we walk away from her. Has had trouble napping today but I finally have her down so hopefully she sleeps longer. Been up since 7am and has only had 2 half hour naps.

On a different note, I am continuing to cook. Don't get me wrong I always cooked, just stuck to the norm though or would make those frozen meals in the bags. Made a chicken broccoli stuffing bake last night and made homemade chili today with corn bread. Not to toot my own horn or anything but I must say, these new meals have been turning out delish!....TOOT TOOT :)   One of the meals didn't turn out how I was hoping but I hope to find a way to tweak it a little and try again.

Hubby has been out hunting with his uncle since about 5 this morning and is still not home. Probably hanging around his uncles, which is convenient for him since its only a few min down the road, as well as his usual hunting spot. We love living out here in the country, so peaceful, relaxing, and lots of wild life!

Now its football time! And later tonight my Pats vs. Broncos. Let's go PATS!!!

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Cooking Mama!!

So I have recently seen a lot of blogging sites with some yummy looking recipes and am officially addicted to Pintrest. Love finding new recipes and even little craft ideas. Lately I have been trying alot of the ones I find and they all have been delish so far!! Last night I made an asparagus casserole with our steak and baked potatoes. Today for lunch for the football game I made spicy bbq sliders and on the menu for tonight Pastry Puff Stuffed Chicken with Orange Glazed Carrots, not sure what else just yet.

I have also stumbled across "freezer meals" while on these blogging sites and thought it was something I would try. Pick a day on the weekend and prepare meals to just be pulled out of the freezer and be thrown in the oven. After working all day and then coming home to my 6 month old daughter, this sounds like the perfect idea, as there are many nights I come home and "just don't feel like cooking" after a long day. Now instead of all the prepping I can just pull it out and cook. Right now I have chicken carbonara and mini meatloafs (from the picture) in the freezer. Going to try breakfast burritos and a cream cheese chicken as well. We shall see how this turns out.....

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The birth of Kyleigh Alyssa

Wow....Almost 3 weeks ago i was giving birth to my beautiful daughter Kyleigh!! That day could not get here fast enough and when it did, i honestly was freaking out a little. Let's start at the beginning....

A week before my due date i had an appointment with my OB/GYN, Dr. Aron on a Wednesday. While there for my normal visit he decided to strip my membranes to speed things up, and let me tell you, wow did that hurt!!! He then told me that if i hadn't gone into labor by my next appointment, also a Wednesday, that we would talk about inducing me. Well by the next Wednesday, still no baby! Dr. Aron said that since i was full term, there was no reason why we couldn't go ahead and induce me. After calling Civista, he came back and told me we could do the inducing on Friday, June 24, Kyleigh's due date!! I was so excited, but the nervousness was setting in also. My inducing was scheduled for 6 am and i knew that night before was going to be a rough one. My baby girl will finally be here!!

We arrived at the hospital at 6 am Friday and at that point i was freaking out a little. I was super excited that the day was finally here, but because i have had no experience with giving birth, or seeing someone give birth, i had no idea what to expect and that made me nervous. People had shared some stories with me about child birth, but to be honest, i didn't want to hear too much from them. Listening to the freaked me out a little at times so i thought it was best if i just experienced it for myself. I am glad i did though because while child birth is a beautiful thing, i would have been even more scared knowing all the details lol. Anyway, it took awhile for us to get all settled in, they needed me to fill out some more paperwork and then of course i needed to be hooked up to all the machines. I would say that by 8ish i was all set up. I was given Pitocin to get the labor process started and eventually Dr. Aron came in to break my water, which again, wow did that hurt!! At first the dilating started out pretty slow. My contractions started getting more noticeable but i was able to tolerate them pretty well for awhile. Eventually though they were getting to the point where i didn't know how much longer i could deal with them and my nurse said that if that was the case i should prob go ahead with the epidural now because it prob wouldn't be too much longer before it would be too late. I knew going into the pregnancy that i wanted and epidural, no hero here, so the time i was dreading was here. While the process was pretty painful, i honestly think i was expecting worse.

Around 3 something it was finally time to push. At first it was just Josh and I in the room. Figured we would get the process started first and then when it was almost time for Kyleigh to come, i would have our mom's come into the room. I think it was a good decision because i was pushing for almost 4 hours!! The suspense was driving my mom crazy because she kept coming to the curtain, wanting to come in :) I knew though that having people in there during all of that struggling for me would drive me crazy! Even though their words would have been meant for encouragement, i just needed to be in my own little word during that process. Josh & the nurse were carrying on conversations and even that was annoying me some. The nurse thought something was wrong with me because i was so quiet but i told her it was just because i needed to be off in my own little world to focus. After about 3 1/2 hours of pushing Dr. Aron came in and told me that after going thru this for so long, it was time to discuss my other options, C-Section or the forceps. I knew a C-Section would be my absolute last resort, so i asked him to explain the Forceps process to me. It was after hearing that and them actually going to get the forceps to show me, that Kyleigh finally started coming. And at 7:04pm our beautiful daughter entered the world at 8 pound 6.6 ounces 20 1/2 inches long. She was absolutely gorgeous and as healthy as she could be. I definitely was not expecting such a big baby though. The doctors guess before she came was in the 7 pound range, but i guess with me being born 8 pound 13 ounces, it should have been expected.

It was finally time for parenthood to begin for us!!!

39 weeks 2 days

......& Kyleigh is apparently in no rush to make her appearance!! I honestly would have thought she would be here by now. I am huge and feel like i could literally pop if you poked me with something. She's got to be running out of room in there so i don't see how it can be that comfy in there, but comfy and warm she must be!! Now granted Kyleigh isn't due until June 23, so she isn't overdue, but this momma right here is so ready for her to be here. We are just really excited to meet her, but also, honestly, i am over this pregnant thing lol. I am at the point where i am just so uncomfortable and swollen that its pretty terrible. Everything is ready for her to be here though. Her bedroom is set up, she has everything she could possibly need, and we put the pack n' play together last night, which is what we are going to use for her to sleep in, in our bedroom.

I had my appointment with Dr. Aron on Wednesday and while i was there he stripped my membranes....talk about painful!! He didn't tell me what he was doing until after he was done, which was probably a good thing, because i researched it before going to the appointment after someone mentioning it to me and decided i didn't think i wanted that to happen haha. But with that being done, it is supposed to speed up the process of labor beginning, so i thought that maybe, just maybe, i would be feeling contractions now but nope nothing serious. Thursday night into Friday afternoon i was having these menstrual type cramps that lasted anywhere from 3-5 min and were 2 hours apart from one another. Since then, not too much of anything. The doctor did say that if she is not here by my next appointment on Wednesday, we will talk about inducing me, so hopefully we will at least have her here by next weekend if not sooner. He also felt my stomach and was guessing her weight was around 6 1/2-7lbs. With tomorrow being Father's Day though, it would be awesome if she came then. The husband is at the Pro National Motocross Race today, which i am really sad to be missing, so as long as she holds off until after then, i'll be ok.

Come on baby girl! Mommy & Daddy are ready!!!!

Baby Shower (May 14, 2011)

Wow, it's been a long while since i have been on here! Whelp i've only got 4 weeks left!! Although when people see me they tend to think i won't make it that long, and honestly as long as Kyleigh is healthy, i would love for her to come any day myself. I am def. pretty miserable these days. I have my days where i feel ok, but the miserable ones seem to out number them. Guess we shall see when she decides to make her appearance :)

On a better note i had my surprise baby shower Saturday, May 14th, thrown by my mom, mother-in-law and two sister-in-laws. It was absolutely amazing!! They did a really great job putting it together. There were so many people there i couldn't believe it. I believe the final headcount was 48!! Crazy huh?! So with all those people you can imagine the amount of gifts! The first time i turned to look at the table i was in complete shock. First thought, "what on earth are we gonna do with all that stuff?!" (Believe it or not, i actually got it all put away in one day)

Like i said, it was an amazing shower. We played a few games like guessing the baby food flavors in the jars, guessing items in the diaper bag, guessing the melted chocolate bars in the diapers, and i know there was one more but i am having a total brain fart (its the preggo brain hehe). The food was good and my cake looked gorgeous, courtesy of my friend Amanda's mom. I am so happy that all my family and friends could make it to the shower and share that special day with me!

Momma & I

Mebell & I

My Bestie :)

& I got to see an old friend from so long ago :)

Myself & Sarah

9 weeks to go!!!!

I cannot believe that i only have 9 weeks left!!! It is getting so close, yet not getting here soon enough, if that makes any sense. The miserable stages are beginning to set in though i think so lets just say i'm ready now!! haha. I don't wanna even see how bad it can get. The tiredness is beginning to set back in which is perfectly tolerable, its the serious lack of sleep and swelling of the feet and ankles that is driving me insane!! This week has been one rough week as far as sleep is concerned. It's not even really her moving around in the middle of the night thats doing it, i just can't get comfortable to save my life!! I will toss and turn for what seems like hours, and i am waking up with pain in my legs, like a charlie horse or something.....ugh!! Guess i will be ready for when she gets here though huh?! I feel like when she comes though, at least i can try and nap when she does. Aside from all that though things are going good. Dr. Aron says everything has been progressing normal, test results all come back good, measurements are good, so i should be thankful for all of that :)

7 Months!!!

Wow cannot believe i am exactly 28 weeks today!! Only 12 weeks left and they can't pass quickly enough. The closer i get to my due date, the more the baby fever kicks in. I am ready for my baby girl to be here!! Another thing i am excited for......baby shower!!! Although let me tell you, this little girl is spoiled already!! I cannot tell you how many outfits people have been buying for her. Between my mom, mother-in-law, the girls at work, and even one of my husbands co-workers wives, she has received so much. She is catching up to my wardrobe very quickly!! The closet and changing table are starting to fill to capacity!

Miss Kyleigh has been on the move all week!! She has been more active this week then she ever has. It really is an amazing yet weird feeling. I love the fact that it is so noticeable now though. Josh is able to see all of her movements and he thinks it is just the craziest thing. She is getting stronger and stronger, so that means so are all her movements. She is sliding around in there as we speak :) The one thing i could go without however are the jabs/kicks at my ribs. My goodness is that uncomfortable, and a little painful at that. It literally makes me jump every time she does it, and she has been doing it on a regular basis lately.....thanks a lot baby girl!

This pregnancy has brought Josh and I so much closer. Not that we weren't before, but the fact that we are getting ready to have a child that we created together is making our relationship so much stronger. I mean lets be honest, every relationship has their ups and downs, and every couple has their little arguments, but the further i get in the pregnancy, the closer the two of us have become, and we are just so much happier now. The occasional bickering is pretty much non-existent now and all we talk about and focus on is Kyleigh. The two of us couldn't be happier and are so anxious for her arrival!! Hopefully these next 12 weeks fly by!!