Amelia- 3 months

I'm about 2 weeks late posting this, but better late than never right?! Amelia is 3 months old already! She's getting bigger and bigger every time I look at her.

 

Height: 24 inches? I really have no idea how to tell... you're too long for your 0-3 months clothes...

 

Weight: my guess is at least 12 pounds since you have moved up a size in clothing

 

Clothes: wearing 3-6 month pajamas and pants, you still wear 0-3 onesies.  

 

Diaper: size 2

 

Eating: During the day you go about 2 1/2-3 hours between feedings. You take about 3 bottles (sometimes 4) at daycare each day. You nurse at home about 3-4 times each day.

 

Sleeping: You take a morning nap and an afternoon nap. Each night we put you to sleep in your bassinet between 9-10pm and you sleep until 3-4am. You're doing wonderful sleeping through the night!

 

 

Happening this month:

 

-you continue to go to PT each month for your shoulder. You're getting stronger and stronger every day.

 

-You're trying to roll over! You roll over to your side and then seem to get stuck there.

 

-You're smiling and laughing more & more. You love your mommy & daddy and smile every time you see us!

 

-you had your first "spirit week" at school! you looked so cute in your clothes for "Hawaii Day, Super Hero Day, Character Day, and Sunglasses/Crazy Hair Day".

 

-the weather finally started to feel like spring & you were able to go outside for a couple minutes! Other then going to the car you haven't been outside... you were a little unsure about the brightness but you loved sitting with us in your blanket!

 

 

 

 

Amelia- 2 months

It's hard to believe that it's already almost the end of February and that Amelia is already 2 months old. Where has the time gone?! We are loving this little lady and all of  the fun new happenings going on.

 

 

 

Height: about 23 1/4 inches

 

Weight: 11 pounds, 1 ounce

 

Clothes: she's wearing 0-3 months clothes comfortably, although she's starting to be

too long for some of the clothes and pj's.

 

Diaper: size 1

 

Eating: During the day you go about 2 1/2-3 hours between feedings. You take about 3 bottles (sometimes 4) at daycare each day.  

 

Sleeping: You still love your sleep! But you have been staying awake between feedings more. Each night we put you to bed in your bassinet between 9-11pm and you normally wake up once to feed. You take naps between each feedings. 

 

Happening this month:

 

-you started daycare (3 weeks ago). you love your teachers Ms. Hannah & Ms. Tara. There's 7 other children in your class. You're the youngest in the room (right now).

 

-you love swinging in your swing. && you LOVE music!

 

-you have Oma/Amelia days every Wednesday. Oma gets to love on you when you spend your day with her.

 

-you are constantly holding your head up! your neck muscles are very strong. You've been going to PT for your right arm/shoulder and you're moving it tons now.  

 

-you still love your cat seat. you hate going in but you instantly fall asleep once you start moving.

 

-you're smile when we talk to you and you're starting to giggle and "coo".

 

-you got your first cold this week. :[[ you've been pretty miserable with your runny nose and cough.

 

Ohhh Amelia- it's been such a joy to have you in our lives these past 2 months. We're totally smitten with you and we enjoy watching you grow & develop each day.

 

Xoxo!

In 2015 ((Happy New Year))

Now that January is almost over I realized that I never wrote down my resolutions goals for 2015. Not so much resolutions, people tend to break those by now... but I'd like to write down things I'd like to accomplish or things I'd like to do during the year. I think it'll be fun to look back at the end of the year and see what I've accomplished (or haven't).

My goals for the year-

*travel... We're already planning to take Amelia to Florida & to Disney. (on a random side note-- I can't wait to go to Florida and to eat seafood. Yum! Nothing like fresh seafood)

*traveling in Wisconsin. visiting more places in this gorgeous state.

*read more books. I have a couple books waiting to be read from last summer.

*cooking. I'd love to try new recipes. New healthy recipes.

*more time outside. enjoying the weather. taking Amelia to the park. swimming. hiking. biking.

*unplugging from technology. enjoying the moment. and not looking at life through a phone screen.

*connection time. enjoying moments with our new little family of 3 (5 if you include the puppies :]]). spending time with my family and my in-laws. spending time with friends.

Here's to 2015. I hope this year brings health, happiness, and great memories. I'm excited to see what this year has in store for us.

*I hope 2015 brings memories as beautiful as this one*


Xo, Tiffany 



 

Amelia: 1 Month Old

My baby is a month old already! Where did the time go? We've survived our first month and seem to be getting the hang of everything.

Height: about 22 inches

 

Weight: about 10 pounds I'm guessing,

she weighed a little less than 10 lbs at her appointment last week

 

Clothes: we've been wearing 0-3 and 3 month clothes since she was born. She's soo long that newborn clothes 

 

Diaper: size 1

 

Eating: We've made it our first month breastfeeding. We've been waking you up every 3 hours to eat if you don't wake up sooner. At night lately it's been a battle to keep you awake though to eat so you could probably sleep longer if we let you. During the day you eat every 3 hours but sometimes we barely make it 2 hours. I pump after each day feeding and Daddy gives you a bottle at night so mommy can sleep a little longer, and so you can get used to a bottle before going to daycare.

 

Sleeping: You've been sleeping in your bassinet in our room perfectly. We put you in your swaddle after your last feeding and you normally go right to sleep. Some nights your wide awake from 10-midnight and other nights your good to go. Once you're asleep you sleep until we wake you up to feed you- normally around 1am and 5am. Some nights I think you could keep sleeping and we have to wake you up to eat.

 

Happening this month:

-you get loved on constantly by your doggies- Clementine is always following where you are to make sure you're ok, and anytime you cry she's right there giving you kisses.

 

-you celebrated your first Christmas! your Grandma, Uncle Matt & Aunt Nicole came over to celebrate on Christmas Eve, and then Oma, Opa, Auntie Courtney & Auntie Chelsey & Todd came over on Christmas. And then Grandpa Bogie and Judy came the day after to celebrate with us. It was a busy three days! You slept the whole time (you were only a week old) and you were very spoiled by everyone!

 

-you are constantly holding your head up! your neck muscles are very strong. You've been going to PT for your right arm/shoulder and it's been gaining strength every day!

 

-you don't mind going in your car seat, you cry at first but then quickly fall asleep and you'll sleep the whole time as long as we don't take you out.

 

-you're starting to smile (not sleeping smiles) and I'm so excited to see how your little personality grows.

 

 

Miss Amelia- you are such a joy to have! Daddy & I couldn't love you any more than we do. You're such an easy baby and we love to cuddle you. I'm so excited to watch you continue to grow and watch your accomplishments. I know that the Lord has wonderful things planned for you. We love you Miss Amelia!

Welcome Miss Amelia Lee!

I haven't written in a couple weeks because we've been busy adjusting to life with our beautiful daughter, Amelia Lee! But I have some down time right now, with Amelia sleeping soundly in her bassinet and I wanted to be able to write down type the story of her birth, while the memories are still fresh in my head.

On Monday, Dec. 15th I went to my regularly scheduled 39 week doctor appointment. I was told that I was 4 cm dilated and completely thinned out. My doctor had said at my 38 week appointment that depending on how dilated I was that he wanted to schedule an induction. I had heard many horror stories of being induced and didn't really want to be induced so I was hoping that baby Bogie would make her appearance before that, but no such luck! At my 39 week my doctor said we should probably talk about inducing me because of how far dilated I was... after asking questions and being assured that I could still walk around/wouldn't be confined to the bed, Brad & I decided that he's a doctor for a reason and I trusted his opinion. We scheduled our induction date for Wednesday, Dec. 17th.

The next couple days were exciting but very nerve wracking because I knew that I would be having a baby soon, like within the next couple days. I felt stressed and felt like there was now a million things I needed to do before she came into this world. Brad & I did lots of prepping around the house to make sure that we had everything ready. Tuesday night we went to bed early, prayed and tried to get a good night sleep... the key word in that sentence is *tried. I was trying to be pro-active and get the dogs ready for the baby- so I wanted to cut their nails.. well I ended up cutting Dixie's nail too short, it started bleeding and it took us an hour to get her nail to stop bleeding. Then once we finally were able to go to bed Clementine decided that she wasn't too keen on sleep, and was very antsy all night long. We were able to get a little bit of sleep though.

At around 3:30 we woke up, packed the car with our bags and the dogs and headed to meet my parents at the hospital. My dad and mom met us at the hospital around 5am, my dad took the dogs to their house and my mom stayed with Brad & I. We went inside, registered, and they took us to the delivery room. They hooked up the monitors to keep an eye on the baby's heartbeat and we waited for my doctor to arrive. He came in around 6:10am and inserted the inducing jelly, said that I was still at 4cm and that he'd be back to check on me later. I didn't really start to have contractions with the jelly, but I did get really sick. My doctor came back around 7:30am to break my water and I was still at only 4cm. Once he broke my water though the contractions started to get stronger and more uncomfortable and I was still getting sick. I didn't want to lay in the bed anymore and decided that I wanted to lay in the Jacuzzi tub. I laid in there for around an hour and my doctor came back to check me. I was at 7cm after about an hour... and still getting sick... my doctor and nurse decided that since I was getting too dehydrated that I need to be hooked up to the IV to get some fluids. At that time he suggested that I get an iv of pain medicine also, since I was progressing pretty fast and he didn't want me to be exhausted. The pain medicine helped me to relax in between contractions. The doctor came back and checked me one more time, I was around 9 cm and he was fairly optimistic we'd have a baby by noon(ish!). Around 11am I was check and told that I could start pushing- finally! All I remember thinking is that it was almost time to meet our little girl!

I started pushing around 11am and around 11:30am the nurse was calling the doctor to come in because she could see the baby's head. The doctor walked in and started getting his gear on, my body was pushing so fast he almost didn't get his outfit on in time! Once the doctor was in, it only took a couple big pushes for her to start coming out. The last 5 minutes got scary though, Amelia's right shoulder got stuck. The doctor called for emergency help, one of the nurses jumped on me/straddled me and started pushing on my stomach, and the other nurses kept talking/yelling for me to keep pushing. The doctor was able to move her and pulled her out. She was born at 11:44am. The first 5 minutes were the scariest 5 minutes when she wasn't crying at first, the nurses took her and cleaned her and started checking her over to make sure she was fine. Once I heard her crying, everything was good. :]

 

 I remember the nurses checking her over and commenting on how big of a baby she was... Amelia weighed in at 9 lbs 6 oz and was 21 3/4 inches long. And she has hair- I was very excited about that!
After about 10 minutes the nurses handed her over to us and Brad & I were able to spend some quiet time with Amelia. We were smitten and so in love with her right away!

There were about 9 babies born at the hospital that day and as far as we know Amelia was the biggest baby! She was the 3rd baby born that morning. We were able to cuddle and bond with her for a couple hours just the 3 of us before everyone came to visit. Amelia had lots of visitors and is already very loved by everyone.

Xo, Tiffany 

38 Weeks!

How far along are you?: 38 weeks! 

 

How big is your baby?: the size of a pumpkin

 

Total weight gain: 30 lbs.

Sex: We're having a little GIRL!!

 

Maternity clothes: maternity pants every day, and shirts most days

 

  Sleep: sleep is going good- however I'm super sore whenever I wake up in the morning.

 

Symptoms: morning sickness, swollen hands/feet

 

Movement: she's been a real wiggle worm!

 

Best moment this week: My co-worker Lisa had a surprise baby shower for me at work with my 4K kiddos! They made a book and offered me and the baby advice. Sweetest thing ever!

Over the weekend we went to my parents' house and made cookies/candy/fudge. It was an exhausting time but very fun!

 

Food cravings: ice cream. always.

Belly button in or out: still holding strong with "being in"

 

What I miss:  not being sore. starting to get sooo uncomfortable

 

What I'm looking forward to: my next doctor appointment on Monday

 

Labor Signs: I had a cervical check at my 38 week appointment (this week on Monday). I was 3 cm dilated and completely thinned out. Not really having any consistent contractions though so who knows when she'll be making her appearance. Getting excited to finally meet her though!

 

Xo, Tiffany 

37 Weeks with Baby Bogie!

How far along are you?: 37 weeks! 

 

How big is your baby?: the size of a wintermelon

 

Total weight gain: 27 lbs.

Sex: We're having a little GIRL!!

 

Maternity clothes: maternity pants every day, and shirts most days

 

  Sleep: sleep is going good- however I'm super sore whenever I wake up in the morning.

 

Symptoms: still have morning sickness every morning and starting to get super uncomfortable

 

Movement: She really likes to move around when I'm sitting down.

 

Best moment this week: Thanksgiving was this past week. It was so wonderful to see family and spend the day with everyone. We went to my parents' house in the morning and spent time with my mom and sisters. Then we went to Brad's mom's house for Thanksgiving meal/dinner time. It was nice to spend time with his family. Brad & I did some Black Friday shopping the next day and then we spent time with my family again on Saturday. It was a wonderful 4 day weekend and we had lots of family time!

 

Food cravings: ice cream. always.

Belly button in or out: still holding strong with "being in"

 

What I miss:  not being sore. starting to get sooo uncomfortable

 

What I'm looking forward to: my next doctor appointment. This weekend we'll be taking it easy and relaxing.

 

Labor Signs: I had a cervical check at my 37 week doctor appointment on Monday... I was 2.5 cm dilated and I can't get "much thinner" than I am. Doctor seems pretty sure she'll be arriving early so we'll have to see!

 

Xo, Tiffany