My Girls

Updates...

I can't believe that Jillian is almost 2 months old and I haven't been updating this blog :( I keep wanting too, but just never seem to find the time. Especially a time where I have both hands free to be able to type, lol.

Jillian is growing way too fast! It's crazy! I swear she is growing faster than Sami did. She has been smiling and cooing for weeks! I don't remember Sami doing this this early. Jillian will look at you and smile and try and make noises already. She's getting quite good too. I am amazed at her development. She holds her head up very well and when on her belly, with the boppy pillow under her shoulders, she can hold her head at a 90 degree angle and look all around. She tries to laugh, but the noises don't come out yet. It's so amazing to watch her try and make new noises and you can see how proud she is when something comes out, lol.
She LOVES to have her diaper off. She smiles every time I am changing her diaper, as soon as she hears the Velcro undoing the diaper, she lights up, lol. It cracks me up every time, then she tries to laugh too.
She's somewhat more needy, or clingy than Sami was. Samantha always wanted her own space, Jillian wants to cuddle at night or be held. If she's not being held/cuddled, nursing or in her swing, then she's pretty much not happy. Ian and I are not fans of co sleeping, but Jillian seems to have other plans for us. She likes to spoon! LMAO.

She spends most of the day in the swing, which I always feel guilty about, but it's the only place she's happy. I feel bad when Sami and I are playing, or going outside and she just wants to sit in the swing. She's not happy being outside. We try to bring her out in the stroller, but after about 5 minutes she's screaming for her swing! And she doesn't like to be in the wrap, like Sami did, so it makes it difficult.

Jillian does do good in the car though...much better than Sami did..and at the store too, maybe she will be my shopping partner since Sami really isn't a fan, unless lots of snacks are involved, lol.
Samantha is a little too in love with Jilli. She smothers her and it's hard to give Jilli tummy time or just time on the play mat because Sami is all over her! I'm beginning to think that is why Jilli likes the swing so much, lol, she feels safe from Sam in there. Sami was trying to play with Jilli yesterday and fell on Jilli's leg. Jillian screamed the most horrible scream I've ever heard and I cried my eyes out while checking to make sure nothing was broken! Today she has a nice bruise on her leg and my heart is officially broken :(
I'm having a hard time keeping Sami under control when she's playing with Jillian. She gets really excited and carried away. She doesn't realize that she's getting rough.

Now onto Sami...She is getting smarter by the second! She now talks in full sentences, she comes out with some pretty funny expressions and is always making us laugh. This morning Jillian was coughing/gaging and Sami said to her, "Careful, Careful, Careful Jilli. Oh my goodness!" I was laughing so hard, she is always cracking me up with something.
We decided to work on potty training this morning....is it normal for a toddler to pee 5 times with in 30 minutes? OMG! Guess I'll be steam cleaning the house today! By the 6th "accident" (She says "Oh no, accident! Napkin, Napkin!" every time she goes in her pants, lol. She wants a napkin to clean it up.) she got up and ran to the bathroom on her own and sat down on the potty. I rushed in after her and helped/reminded her to take off her panties...and she peed!!!! YAY!!!She's straight into underpants...no pull ups...really this is just practice. She still can't take her pants down by herself, so I'm thinking it might be too early still...I don't know? Do kids need to be able to take their pants off first? I mean, I'll have to help her every time anyway, right? I guess it's just teaching her to tell us when she has to go so we can get her to the potty...is that the way it works?

Anyway, I really need to commit more to this blog, because I do want to capture all these moments of the kids childhood. Facebook is consuming my internet time...and the fact that my internet time has greatly decreased with the new baby and the nice weather. I'll work on it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 years!

Samantha,
It's hard to believe that two years ago tonight, I was giving birth to our little princess! This past year you have transformed into a beautiful little girl, full of excitement and opinions. You have learned how to walk, you know all your ABC's and can count to 13, you can sing songs (wheels on the bus, You are my sunshine, Happy Birthday, and row row your boat are some of your favorites) You know your colors and shapes. you've learned how to eat with utensils, and how to let the dog in and out. You help with chores around the house, ie. dishes, sweeping the floors, dusting... Your vocabulary has exploded! You talk in full sentences, your manners are amazing, you always seem to remember the please and Thank you, you say "bless you" when someone sneezes, you say "excuse me" and sorry. You now ask for hugs and kisses and know that it totally melts Mama and Daddy's hearts. You know about 50 Dr. Suess books by memory. You still love your books more than anything and can be found reading most of your days. You have a love for the outdoors that you get from your Daddy. The two of you are happiest outside, no matter what you're doing. You've recently become a big sister and are amazing with your baby sissy! I've never seen such love in your eyes, than that which is there when you look at Jillian and Scott. You are an amazing sister, and an amazing daughter!
We thank God everyday for bringing you into our lives. Happy Birthday Sami Sue! We love you!

It's hard to believe that we are in the 3rd week of Jillian's life, but at the same time...it feels like she has always been here. I guess it's harder to believe that less than 3 weeks ago I was pregnant! LOL. I can barely remember being pregnant with her, isn't that crazy?
Well these two and a half weeks have been great! Sami is loving her little sister and doing so incredibly well with her. She gets really excited every time she sees her and it's hard to teach her to contain her excitement. She is obsessed with Jillian's fingers and toes. She kisses them constantly and gets mad if she has socks or mittens on, lol.
Jillian is starting to look more like Jillian and less like Sami #2, lol. Some pictures are just identical, it's crazy! It is exciting to see how her looks will be as she grows and if she will continue to look like Sami.
So here is the long over due birth story:
It started on Thursday the 23rd...Ian had been in Jersey the first half of the week and I was instructed to keep her in until he got home on Wednesday night, lol. I had one or two painful contractions on Wednesday in the middle of the night. Thursday morning I started having mild contractions very sporadically that continued throughout the day, I had a moment around lunch time where I could feel my blood pressure drop and I felt really woosie and dizzy, but after lunch and a little rest I was feeling fine.
Friday, Ian decided he better work from home...just in case. I didn't have any contractions that woke me in the night, so I thought, "no way, it's not going to be today" We went downstairs for breakfast, the sun was shining and I was eager to get outside and start walking, hoping it would kick start things. During breakfast I had a few contractions, a bit more painful than Thursdays and a very painful contraction that almost dropped me to the floor. At that point Ian decided to call his parents and have them come over...just in case we had to go into the hospital, they could stay with Sami.
The contractions progressed and were about 10 minutes apart on and off so I called the Dr. They told me to call back when I was 4 minutes apart lasting 60 seconds for 2 hours!!
My parents came to the house. Now I was having painful contractions and had 5 people staring at me all day! LOL It seemed as though when ever I would sit they would stop. We were all getting pretty anxious, I was in pain and wanted to sit, but I got the hint from all the stares that I needed to get this moving, lmao.
Around 6:30- 7:00pm I started getting them very strong and very close...like 2-5 minutes apart. Ian started to get really nervous and insisted that we go to the hospital immediately, so off we went. I had a little break down on the way there because I was really sad to be leaving Sami, I just wanted to hold her one more time :(
We got to the hospital and they were FULL! We literally had to wait in a waiting room for about half an hour. Finally they got us in and we were put in a triage room with another girl who was literally crowning and opted for no pain meds! So she was also screaming! That made us all a little stressed. Ian and I were worried that I might be too far along for an epidural, I was terrified! Finally they checked me and I was 7cm!! Now I was REALLY scared that I wouldn't get the epi. They told us we should have a baby in 4 hours!
The doctor came in and said I could have the epi still but I had to have 2 full bags of IV fluid first so they started pumping it in me fast!
Once we got that in we had the ok to start the epi. I was just as scared this time around as I was with Sami. I HATE needles! HATE them! With Sami the epidural was the easiest part of the whole thing, but I was still very scared this time around. The epidural was painful this time, I literally was screaming, but still...totally worth it!
Once we got the epidural in, my doctor, who was not pleased that I was put in triage, moved me to a real room.
Little did we know that we had ALL night to wait for Jillian to make her arrival!
Soon after getting the epidural and switching rooms, my blood pressure dropped. It was dangerously low and I could see everyone in the room freaking out, the nurse rushed out to get the anesthesiologist back, they both came running back into the room and he gave me a shot of something in the epidural and I came back up. It must be some kind of reaction I have to the epidural because the same thing happened after I got it for Sami. This was the one thing Ian made me promise not to do this time around (The blood pressure drop...not the epidural) as if I had any control over it, lol, and this time around it was even worse.
So after the blood pressure drama, we pretty much just had to sit and wait. What was 4 hours when we first arrived, was all but stopped by the epidural and my body was dilating VERY slowly! We were all anxious to have the Dr. break my water so we could get the show on the road, but he had other plans and was waiting until morning, even though he came in a few times throughout the night anyway.
So bright and early Saturday morning the Dr. struggled with Jillian and broke my water. She was fighting him. The doctor was feeling her head and she was twisting back and forth and trying to scoot back up higher away from him, lol. He literally had to push down from the top of my belly to hold her in place while he broke my water.
At 6:30am we started pushing, Jillian was not very happy about this either, she was kicking me the whole time and moving all around, it was crazy! I was literally laughing the first few pushes because I could feel her kicking me as I pushed. At 6:48 am our little one arrived and forever changed our lives and our hearts. She was amazing! She had yellow hair and looked just like Samantha!
Ian almost missed cutting the cord because he was busy taking loads of pics for me and the doctor almost cut it then turned to ask him at the last minute...Ian actually got a picture of the doctor handing him the scissors, lol.
My father who had waited all night in the hospital waiting room, sleeping on a love seat sofa...was not allowed into L&D to see her :( He was not too happy about that, lol. Ian slept in the delivery room all night and didn't wake up until we told him they were breaking my water...then he asked for some coffee, because he was SO tired! UNBELIEVABLE!!! My mother and I were up all night, over 24 hours at this point and I still had to push this child out of me, and HE was complaining that he was tired!!! OMG!
Ok, that's enough for now...I can't believe it's been 3 weeks! Sami has been great with her, she loves her!!! I mean LOVES her!!! She's so excited every morning to see her. She sings to her and talks to her all day long, gives her huge and kisses and is just infatuated with her. It's amazing to watch.
Now that I have the birth story out of the way I'll try and post more often...when I have a free minute, lmao! I have tons of pictures to share too...I'll work on that.

It's time

The day started like this...

And ended with this...

Almost there

39+ weeks!! Yay! The end is near, and I can. not. wait. to meet this little girl!
Last week I gained just under a full pound, this week I lost just over a pound...hmmm, not sure what's up with that, but the doctors don't seem to be concerned. Jillian is still her little wiggle worm self, poking and prodding in all the wrong places, lol.
Samantha and I are both sick this week :( We have some nasty upper respiratory cold, with a nasty cough, a nose like a faucet, sore throat, and sinus pressure...yuck! As if being 39 weeks pregnant wasn't uncomfortable enough now everything is intensified because I am sick and feel like crap and Sami feels like crap and is whinny and clingy. We only had one thing planned for the week, playgroup tomorrow, but I think we're going to skip it and just chill out at home and try and recoup. We both need to get better so Jillian can get here! So instead we will just take it easy and work on disinfecting anything we touch, lol.

Ian is off to New Jersey again so hopefully Jillian will wait until he is closer to home to make her appearance :(
I had a dream last night that I had the baby and it was a boy and he was gorgeous! LOL He had huge chubby cheeks, beautiful blue eyes, and was a baldy..he had a little bit of blonde peach fuzz, but not much. So weird.

If Jillian doesn't come by Saturday, then I will be back to the Dr. on Monday for a non-stress test and an ultrasound, then from there we have a tentative induction date of May 4th.

Only time will tell. Hopefully next time I post, it will be her birth story!