Wow! Where has the time gone? The last post I made was June 20 and I was talking about Jesody's helmet... now it's already mid-Sept and I'm writing about her getting her helmet off! Yes, no more helmet for my little girl! She wore it like a champ for almost 3 months and rounded out her head beautifully! No more flat head and now we get to see her beautiful head of hair every day, all day!! She was quite the trooper though with her helmet. She wore it for 23 hours a day once we got it fitting correctly and it never bothered her once. A lot of people thought I made her wear it because I was worried that she might bump her head... um... NO, that's the LAST thing I would do in the hot months of the year that she had to wear it. We're not that over-protective of her! hehe!! I will say though that it will be a learning curve for us now though with her bumping her head because she's so used to the helmet that she wouldn't care if she hit herself in the head with a toy when playing because she didn't feel it. I'm sure that won't be the case now!
What a journey it's been so far! It seems like it was just yesterday that she came into our lives and now she's almost 8 months, has 2 little bottom teeth (that came in the day after she turned 6 months), loves to stand up, sit on her own and rolls all over the place! We think she'll never crawl because every time we put her on her belly, she just flops over to her back again and she rolls to get to where she wants to go. I'm pretty sure she'll just get up and walk away once she masters pulling herself up and balancing. She has also mastered eating puffs by herself and Chesney has only gotten a few from what I've seen from watching her. I'm sure it won't be long before she's "sharing" with him all of the time.
If our summer wasn't busy enough with events and Jesody, we have also been building a home. We are super excited for it to be done! It'll definitely be a load off of Cody's shoulders, as he's done most of the "general contracting" but I have to say, he's done a terrific job at it. Our estimated move in date is Dec 1 and we are trying to stick to that like glue, however, we know things can happen and cause delays but we are praying that everything goes smoothly. We'd love to spend our first Christmas as a family of 3 in our new home, the home that Jesody and any future siblings, will grow up in. I always thought it would be fun to start from scratch and build your own home but I'm finding out it's not as "fun" as you think it would be. Don't get me wrong, there has been some really fun things that go along with it, but there are some not-so-fun things as well. For every decision we make, I lie in bed each night thinking over and over, "Is that what we want?, Do we need to change it?, Is that how we pictured it? Are the workers getting our points of view? Am I screwing this up?" Needless to say, it'll be nice when it's all said and done and things can't be changed so easily. I do have to say though, we've had a WONDERFUL crew of people and businesses to work with thus far and I can't thank them enough for their hard work, suggestions and over all help. Of course, the downside to moving, is packing the house we live in now! Ugh!!! NOT looking forward to that! I'm pretty sure there will be a lot being thrown away, given to goodwill, or my sister in laws will take things off my hands for me! Haha!! And, if I pack like I did when I moved from Sparta to hear, I'll just end up dumping stuff in boxes and sorting it later at the new house! Haha!! Let's hope that's not what it comes down to though!
Anyways, overall, it's been a great summer and once crops are done, we will be looking forward to moving and settling into our new home and THEN planning a smashing fun 1st birthday for our Jesody Jean! (So many cute themes, so few years she'll want a theme! hehe!!) Thanks for reading! Until next time...
M,C & J
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Just Fixin' My Melon...
About a month ago, we were referred to a Neurologist by our awesome Peds doc because he was concerned about Jesody's head shape. She tends to favor her left side and it seemed a lot flatter on that side of the back of her head and also, the back of her head was flatter than a usual baby's head. So off we went to the neuro doc, (I'd like to call him "Mr. Personality" because he was about the most impersonable doc I've ever met). Come to find out she has Plagiocephaly [pley-jee-uh-sef-uh-lee] with slight Brachycephaly. What is Plagiocephaly??? Here's the definition...
Plagiocephaly also known as flat head syndrome,is a condition characterized by an asymmetrical distortion (flattening of one side) of the skull. It is characterized by a flat spot on the back or one side of the head caused by remaining in a supine position for too long.
Plagiocephaly is the word that is used to describe a diagonal asymmetry across the head shape. This word particularly describes a flattening which is to one side at the back of the head and there is often some facial asymmetry. Brachycephaly describes a very wide head shape with a flattening across the whole back of the head.
So you may be wondering how this is treated... It's treated in a few different ways. After her 2 month appointment we were instructed to wedge her when she laid down so that she would lay more on her right side. This worked for about the first 10 mins of sleeping or laying down and then our little squirmer would move flat to her back again and turn her head to the left. We also tried crib repositioning each night hoping that if her head was pointing a different direction, she might turn it to the right instead of the left. Well, no such luck because at her 4 month appointment we were referred to "Mr. Personality". After what was the most uncomforable doc appointment I've ever been to (and I've been to a lot of them) and after this doc searched in the Yellow Pages for the orthodics place, we were told our little Jesody would have to wear a helmet. Now, being how I am, I had already done my research on plagiocephaly and was prepared for this type of news so I wasn't shocked to hear about this wonderful helmet she'll have to sport. I'm not sure if I fully trust the doc when he told us she only has to wear it when she's laying on her back or in her car seat because what I've read is that most babies wear these helmets for 23 hours a day and the doc at the orthodics place told us to work up to that amount of hours. Either way, she basically has to wear it all day long because she's up and down a lot in a day.
About a month ago now, we went to Winkly Orthodics in Eau Claire and had her fitted for her little helmet. That was quite the process. I had to be robed up while I held her and she had a drop cloth on too. Then they put a stocking cap on her and did some marks in it and then the fun part started... they had to cast her head for the helmet. By the time the doc got to the last part of the casting, she was not happy! It had to be hot with a stocking cap on and plaster around her head! The doc said it would take 2 weeks for the helmet to come in and he was right because they called last week to set up her appointment for today.
We went up to Eau Claire today and picked up her new helmet. Good thing we were the only ones in the place because she pitched a fit right away when they put it on her and continued to until we left. Like I stated before, we have to work towards longer periods of time with it on and tonight we didn't do much with it. In fact, since this weekend is crazy busy and she'll be with Grandma for the most part, we decided to wait until Monday to officially start her "breaking in" period.
We're not sure how long she'll have to wear this lovely helmet. It could be just a couple months or until she's 1. It all depends on how fast her head forms. The doctor did say that if we hit a growth spurt that it may only be a couple months of wearing it and she'd be good to go, although we can't count on that happening because through my reading, a lot of kids are in them for a good 6 months if not longer.
So anyways, I wanted to write this to try to clear up any questions anyone has because this isn't something you see every day. Like infertility, the more you talk about it, the more you hear of other people that have went through this. The biggest misconseption with plagiocephaly is that the child is not held enough causing the child to be laid on his/her back for extended periods of time causing the flattening of the head... Well, this did NOT happen because she is not held enough or left to lay on the floor all day long. This is something that can happen in utero and because of the "back is best" campaign, it's happening a lot more often. Could it have been prevented? I'm not sure. All I know is that our little girl is perfect to us, no matter what her head shape is; and with any luck, she'll only have to wear this wonderful helmet for a short period of time to get the roundness she needs. So if you see us out and about, Jesody will more than likely be wearing her helmet... and she's the cutest baby you'll ever see in a helmet!! Hope this will clear up any questions you all might have, if not, ask away! Until the next update...
M,C & J
Plagiocephaly also known as flat head syndrome,is a condition characterized by an asymmetrical distortion (flattening of one side) of the skull. It is characterized by a flat spot on the back or one side of the head caused by remaining in a supine position for too long.
Plagiocephaly is the word that is used to describe a diagonal asymmetry across the head shape. This word particularly describes a flattening which is to one side at the back of the head and there is often some facial asymmetry. Brachycephaly describes a very wide head shape with a flattening across the whole back of the head.
So you may be wondering how this is treated... It's treated in a few different ways. After her 2 month appointment we were instructed to wedge her when she laid down so that she would lay more on her right side. This worked for about the first 10 mins of sleeping or laying down and then our little squirmer would move flat to her back again and turn her head to the left. We also tried crib repositioning each night hoping that if her head was pointing a different direction, she might turn it to the right instead of the left. Well, no such luck because at her 4 month appointment we were referred to "Mr. Personality". After what was the most uncomforable doc appointment I've ever been to (and I've been to a lot of them) and after this doc searched in the Yellow Pages for the orthodics place, we were told our little Jesody would have to wear a helmet. Now, being how I am, I had already done my research on plagiocephaly and was prepared for this type of news so I wasn't shocked to hear about this wonderful helmet she'll have to sport. I'm not sure if I fully trust the doc when he told us she only has to wear it when she's laying on her back or in her car seat because what I've read is that most babies wear these helmets for 23 hours a day and the doc at the orthodics place told us to work up to that amount of hours. Either way, she basically has to wear it all day long because she's up and down a lot in a day.
About a month ago now, we went to Winkly Orthodics in Eau Claire and had her fitted for her little helmet. That was quite the process. I had to be robed up while I held her and she had a drop cloth on too. Then they put a stocking cap on her and did some marks in it and then the fun part started... they had to cast her head for the helmet. By the time the doc got to the last part of the casting, she was not happy! It had to be hot with a stocking cap on and plaster around her head! The doc said it would take 2 weeks for the helmet to come in and he was right because they called last week to set up her appointment for today.
We went up to Eau Claire today and picked up her new helmet. Good thing we were the only ones in the place because she pitched a fit right away when they put it on her and continued to until we left. Like I stated before, we have to work towards longer periods of time with it on and tonight we didn't do much with it. In fact, since this weekend is crazy busy and she'll be with Grandma for the most part, we decided to wait until Monday to officially start her "breaking in" period.
We're not sure how long she'll have to wear this lovely helmet. It could be just a couple months or until she's 1. It all depends on how fast her head forms. The doctor did say that if we hit a growth spurt that it may only be a couple months of wearing it and she'd be good to go, although we can't count on that happening because through my reading, a lot of kids are in them for a good 6 months if not longer.
So anyways, I wanted to write this to try to clear up any questions anyone has because this isn't something you see every day. Like infertility, the more you talk about it, the more you hear of other people that have went through this. The biggest misconseption with plagiocephaly is that the child is not held enough causing the child to be laid on his/her back for extended periods of time causing the flattening of the head... Well, this did NOT happen because she is not held enough or left to lay on the floor all day long. This is something that can happen in utero and because of the "back is best" campaign, it's happening a lot more often. Could it have been prevented? I'm not sure. All I know is that our little girl is perfect to us, no matter what her head shape is; and with any luck, she'll only have to wear this wonderful helmet for a short period of time to get the roundness she needs. So if you see us out and about, Jesody will more than likely be wearing her helmet... and she's the cutest baby you'll ever see in a helmet!! Hope this will clear up any questions you all might have, if not, ask away! Until the next update...
M,C & J
Monday, June 3, 2013
Jesody 3 months...
Where has the time gone? I've been meaning to write about Jesody's 3rd month, but time escapes me every day. She's actually now 4.5 months old so I'm a bit behind. So where do I begin....
Every day Jesody wakes up around 7:30-8am with a big smile on her face and feet in the air. She loves to suck on her toes, or anything she can get in her mouth. She's our little chatter box and cruncher. Cody thinks that she's just going to crunch up and walk away one of these days... she's definitely getting her ab workout daily! We went for her 4 month check up and she weighed in at 13.9lbs and 27". Surprisingly she was in like the 76% for her height... LOL!! That won't last long I'm sure! She takes her shots like a champ as well!
Like I said, she loves to stick things in her mouth and drools like crazy! The doc said that she has pits in her gums so she should be showing teeth in the next month or so, especially with all the drooling she does. She's also getting the hang of hanging out in her bouncers and playing, which is a nice change from the floor.
On top of being really active now, she is a really good napper. She usually goes down after her noon bottle and sleeps until 2:30-3pm. And I run around the house like a mad woman trying to get things done in that bit of time in the day, although most days it doesn't seem like I get anything accomplished in those few hours.
By our surprise, Jesody has flipped herself over a few times going back to tummy by hooking her legs on her play mat and flipping herself over. Cody claims she's flipped back over after doing it, but I have yet to see it happen. She's just now starting to use her arms to raise herself up when on her tummy (and she still hates tummy time).
Overall, she's a pretty happy baby and doing great! I'll try to update sooner.... if I find some time! LOL
Always,
M,C & J
Every day Jesody wakes up around 7:30-8am with a big smile on her face and feet in the air. She loves to suck on her toes, or anything she can get in her mouth. She's our little chatter box and cruncher. Cody thinks that she's just going to crunch up and walk away one of these days... she's definitely getting her ab workout daily! We went for her 4 month check up and she weighed in at 13.9lbs and 27". Surprisingly she was in like the 76% for her height... LOL!! That won't last long I'm sure! She takes her shots like a champ as well!
Like I said, she loves to stick things in her mouth and drools like crazy! The doc said that she has pits in her gums so she should be showing teeth in the next month or so, especially with all the drooling she does. She's also getting the hang of hanging out in her bouncers and playing, which is a nice change from the floor.
On top of being really active now, she is a really good napper. She usually goes down after her noon bottle and sleeps until 2:30-3pm. And I run around the house like a mad woman trying to get things done in that bit of time in the day, although most days it doesn't seem like I get anything accomplished in those few hours.
By our surprise, Jesody has flipped herself over a few times going back to tummy by hooking her legs on her play mat and flipping herself over. Cody claims she's flipped back over after doing it, but I have yet to see it happen. She's just now starting to use her arms to raise herself up when on her tummy (and she still hates tummy time).
Overall, she's a pretty happy baby and doing great! I'll try to update sooner.... if I find some time! LOL
Always,
M,C & J
Monday, March 18, 2013
Jesody... 2 months!
Wow! Where has the time gone? I cannot believe Jesody is already 2 months today! It's crazy to think that just 2 short months ago we welcomed her into the world and brought her home. The first few weeks were filled with many ups and downs and lots of confusion as new parents but thankfully we now have a lot more under control.
We have now went from Jesody sleeping 6 hours at night, getting up to be changed and fed and then back to bed for another 4 hours to the last 2 nights she has slept over 8 hours each night! I'm not sure if it's just a faze or if she's actually now sleeping that good but we'll take it! The first night it happened Cody was worried. He woke up at 4:30am realizing she hadn't been up yet and wondered if she had been in there screaming and he didn't hear her so he laid in bed waiting to hear ANYTHING that might signify she was ok. Then at 5:30am he woke me up to tell me to hold the dog until he got back in the room because Chesney would wake her up if he went with Cody to check on her. He got to the door frame, heard her breathing and came back to bed. Of course, then we both laid there just waiting for her to wake up but to our surprise she didn't until 8am! Then she gets up, eats 5oz and then dozes back off to sleep for another few hours. It's amazing how much they can sleep in a day and still sleep all night! Heck, if I get a nap in a day I can't sleep at night! LOL!
Anyways, I'm sure most of you have seen the recent images on Facebook of her. I did an impromptu photo session here at home with her the other day with some of my AAGPBL memoralbelia (sp??). My great Aunt Rose played for the Kenosha Comets so I have her baseball card and she signed my glove when I was younger and then about 5 years ago or so Cody had bought me a sweatshirt that had been signed by a lot of players so I incorporated that as well. I sure hope someday she plays softball and loves it as much as I did.
Then this past weekend we got into the studio and had our first family pictures taken. We never thought to take any at the hospital, even though I didn't look the best, we still have no pictures of the 3 of us from there. Emma Jo came up to help us out and shoot the images for us and then I sat up tonight to edit them. My house is slowly turning into a Jesody shrine, but that's ok because I love to stare at her in amazement. She changes so much in a week that I catch myself looking at all the pictures on my phone that I take of her in a week and watch her changes.
On Friday we have the dreaded 2 month shots! :( I'm not looking forward to them but I'm sure she'll be a tough little girl. I'm excited to see what she weighs now and if she's grown, although, she still hasn't been measured correctly since she was born so who knows when they'll get that right. I think they stretched her really well in the delivery room because she's measured shorter than her birth length at both her appointments she's had so far! Ha!!
Well anyways, as always, thanks for reading and following our blog. I'll try to keep updating it but the minute I think of doing it, something else pops into my brain that seems to take over the current task of sitting down to write! That's being a mom though, right?!?!
M, C & J
We have now went from Jesody sleeping 6 hours at night, getting up to be changed and fed and then back to bed for another 4 hours to the last 2 nights she has slept over 8 hours each night! I'm not sure if it's just a faze or if she's actually now sleeping that good but we'll take it! The first night it happened Cody was worried. He woke up at 4:30am realizing she hadn't been up yet and wondered if she had been in there screaming and he didn't hear her so he laid in bed waiting to hear ANYTHING that might signify she was ok. Then at 5:30am he woke me up to tell me to hold the dog until he got back in the room because Chesney would wake her up if he went with Cody to check on her. He got to the door frame, heard her breathing and came back to bed. Of course, then we both laid there just waiting for her to wake up but to our surprise she didn't until 8am! Then she gets up, eats 5oz and then dozes back off to sleep for another few hours. It's amazing how much they can sleep in a day and still sleep all night! Heck, if I get a nap in a day I can't sleep at night! LOL!
Anyways, I'm sure most of you have seen the recent images on Facebook of her. I did an impromptu photo session here at home with her the other day with some of my AAGPBL memoralbelia (sp??). My great Aunt Rose played for the Kenosha Comets so I have her baseball card and she signed my glove when I was younger and then about 5 years ago or so Cody had bought me a sweatshirt that had been signed by a lot of players so I incorporated that as well. I sure hope someday she plays softball and loves it as much as I did.
Then this past weekend we got into the studio and had our first family pictures taken. We never thought to take any at the hospital, even though I didn't look the best, we still have no pictures of the 3 of us from there. Emma Jo came up to help us out and shoot the images for us and then I sat up tonight to edit them. My house is slowly turning into a Jesody shrine, but that's ok because I love to stare at her in amazement. She changes so much in a week that I catch myself looking at all the pictures on my phone that I take of her in a week and watch her changes.
On Friday we have the dreaded 2 month shots! :( I'm not looking forward to them but I'm sure she'll be a tough little girl. I'm excited to see what she weighs now and if she's grown, although, she still hasn't been measured correctly since she was born so who knows when they'll get that right. I think they stretched her really well in the delivery room because she's measured shorter than her birth length at both her appointments she's had so far! Ha!!
Well anyways, as always, thanks for reading and following our blog. I'll try to keep updating it but the minute I think of doing it, something else pops into my brain that seems to take over the current task of sitting down to write! That's being a mom though, right?!?!
M, C & J
Monday, March 4, 2013
Jesody 6 Weeks...
Wow... where has the time gone? I can't believe Jesody is already 6 weeks old and I go in today for my 6 week check up with Dr. Yun.
It amazes me how fast life can change... one minute it takes you less than an hour to get up, get yourself ready for the day and out of the house you go... now it takes at least 2 hours to do something as simple as get ready and go because now Jesody is in the picture and life revolves around her. It's not a bad thing at all, but it sure does take some adjustment. Cody is still learning to adjust because, well, guys aren't moms... sorry men out there! Don't take this the wrong way, Cody is a GREAT dad, he just has some learning yet to do (and we BOTH learn more each day). He's definitely learning patience... it's a slow process for him but he's slowly learning. It's hard to grasp that babies don't eat and fall right to sleep when you want them to! Haha!! Especially when one week we're doing great and getting 6 hour stints of sleep and this week, we're only getting 4. Another thing Cody is slowly learning is that life has changed (for the better of course) but that 1 hour to get ready and go is easy for him still, but he is slowly learning that he needs to plan for more than an hour because all THREE of us need to get ready to go and as I stated earlier, it all depends on Jesody when we leave. So now he gets ready a little bit faster with time buffer so he can help ME with HER so I can get ready to go... like I said, he's slowly learning that, it just takes time... and a little moodiness from me. Ha!
It is funny though how parenting comes so naturally. I won't hide it, I was TERRIFIED to become a mom, that's why I kept thinking that Jesody would come after her due date because I was so scared but thankfully she came early and threw me right into my fears. It's crazy how one day everything is normal and the next day (or days) you're a parent to this little human. Not only has she changed so much in the last 6 weeks, so have we. We now know how to change a diaper in the middle of the night with hardly any light to guide us, the difference between crying and fussing and so much more. And of course the fun part for me, playing dress up every day with my little "doll". I remember folding laundry before she was here and thinking that newborn clothes were so small and yet she fit into them for the first month of being here and now she's in 0-3 month clothes and I can't help but want her back in the newborn clothes! I wish she'd just stay tiny forever! But like us all, she's growing each day and changing each day. She has lost a bit of hair on the sides of her head which makes me sad but I'm sure she'll grow it all back since Cody and I both have a lot of hair! She now smiles a lot more, not on cue yet, but once in a while I'll catch her in a smiley mood and get a few in a row. It just melts my heart.
But anyways, I just wanted to update quickly before I head to EC. I wanted to write more but this will have to do for now. I'll try to update again (hopefully) soon. For now... thanks for reading :)
M, C & J
It amazes me how fast life can change... one minute it takes you less than an hour to get up, get yourself ready for the day and out of the house you go... now it takes at least 2 hours to do something as simple as get ready and go because now Jesody is in the picture and life revolves around her. It's not a bad thing at all, but it sure does take some adjustment. Cody is still learning to adjust because, well, guys aren't moms... sorry men out there! Don't take this the wrong way, Cody is a GREAT dad, he just has some learning yet to do (and we BOTH learn more each day). He's definitely learning patience... it's a slow process for him but he's slowly learning. It's hard to grasp that babies don't eat and fall right to sleep when you want them to! Haha!! Especially when one week we're doing great and getting 6 hour stints of sleep and this week, we're only getting 4. Another thing Cody is slowly learning is that life has changed (for the better of course) but that 1 hour to get ready and go is easy for him still, but he is slowly learning that he needs to plan for more than an hour because all THREE of us need to get ready to go and as I stated earlier, it all depends on Jesody when we leave. So now he gets ready a little bit faster with time buffer so he can help ME with HER so I can get ready to go... like I said, he's slowly learning that, it just takes time... and a little moodiness from me. Ha!
It is funny though how parenting comes so naturally. I won't hide it, I was TERRIFIED to become a mom, that's why I kept thinking that Jesody would come after her due date because I was so scared but thankfully she came early and threw me right into my fears. It's crazy how one day everything is normal and the next day (or days) you're a parent to this little human. Not only has she changed so much in the last 6 weeks, so have we. We now know how to change a diaper in the middle of the night with hardly any light to guide us, the difference between crying and fussing and so much more. And of course the fun part for me, playing dress up every day with my little "doll". I remember folding laundry before she was here and thinking that newborn clothes were so small and yet she fit into them for the first month of being here and now she's in 0-3 month clothes and I can't help but want her back in the newborn clothes! I wish she'd just stay tiny forever! But like us all, she's growing each day and changing each day. She has lost a bit of hair on the sides of her head which makes me sad but I'm sure she'll grow it all back since Cody and I both have a lot of hair! She now smiles a lot more, not on cue yet, but once in a while I'll catch her in a smiley mood and get a few in a row. It just melts my heart.
But anyways, I just wanted to update quickly before I head to EC. I wanted to write more but this will have to do for now. I'll try to update again (hopefully) soon. For now... thanks for reading :)
M, C & J
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Jesody... 1 week
Well, we've made it through the first week of life here at home with Jesody and it's been wonderful. Of course, it's had it's ups and downs but we're figuring it all out.
Our bedtime has now changed to 8pm with a feeding and then out for about 3 hours. Then we wake up, change diaper, feed, burp and back down for another 3 hours, and repeat until about 5am. Then we wake up, change diaper, eat again and fall back to sleep until about 7 or 8am with fussiness in between so there really is no more sleep for mama after 5am. Our day consists of eating, changing diapers, snuggling, and repeating.
We've found that we go through a lot of bottles in a day span and find ourselves washing them often as we have a hungry hippo on our hands. She's already taking down 3oz at a feeding, sometimes more or less but eating good. Along with lots of bottles, there are a lot of diapers to be changed as well!
Everyday she seems to be more awake during the day, which is great because the first couple days we had our nights and days mixed up and we were wide awake at night and slept all day. I wish it would get a little more sunny out during the day though because this dreary weather and being cooped up in the house all day makes for an even more tired mama!
With every day, there's new things that happen but it mostly stays the same. We are so in love with our little miracle and we're enjoying every second with her as she'll only be this little for so long!
Until next week...
Thanks for reading!
M+C=J
Our bedtime has now changed to 8pm with a feeding and then out for about 3 hours. Then we wake up, change diaper, feed, burp and back down for another 3 hours, and repeat until about 5am. Then we wake up, change diaper, eat again and fall back to sleep until about 7 or 8am with fussiness in between so there really is no more sleep for mama after 5am. Our day consists of eating, changing diapers, snuggling, and repeating.
We've found that we go through a lot of bottles in a day span and find ourselves washing them often as we have a hungry hippo on our hands. She's already taking down 3oz at a feeding, sometimes more or less but eating good. Along with lots of bottles, there are a lot of diapers to be changed as well!
Everyday she seems to be more awake during the day, which is great because the first couple days we had our nights and days mixed up and we were wide awake at night and slept all day. I wish it would get a little more sunny out during the day though because this dreary weather and being cooped up in the house all day makes for an even more tired mama!
With every day, there's new things that happen but it mostly stays the same. We are so in love with our little miracle and we're enjoying every second with her as she'll only be this little for so long!
Until next week...
Thanks for reading!
M+C=J
Friday, January 25, 2013
Jesody Jean Heller
Jesody Jean Heller was born on January 19, 2013 at 1:15am. She weighed in at 6lbs 14oz and 20.5". It was a long 20 hours of labor to be ended in a c-section but I would do it all over again for her! She is perfect in every way and we are so in love with her! We thank everyone for reading our blog throughout our journey to become a family. I intend to keep writing on here once in a while so please check back!
We'd also like to thank EVERYONE for the outpouring of love, support and gifts for Jesody. We greatly appreciate all of the facebook comments, phone calls, texts, emails, cards, meals, ect... for us. Thank you all again!
Monday, January 14, 2013
38 Weeks...
How far along? 38 weeks 4 days
Weight gain: as of today 3lbs
Baby Weighs: around 7lbs
Sleep: Going ok... getting more difficult to turn from side to side
Best moment of the week: Getting more things done before baby comes
Miss anything? a full night sleep with no disruption... (which I'll never have again for a while!)
Movement: There's always movement :)
Food cravings: none this week
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Both, and I'm sure it won't be changing!
Looking forward to: Not having a stuffy nose anymore... hopefully it goes away at some point!
Friday, January 4, 2013
37 Weeks...
How far along? 37 weeks
Weight gain: as of today -2lbs
Baby Weighs: around 6-7lbs
Sleep: Trying to get more now because I get tired more often but this lovely stuffy nose keeps me from sleeping good...
Best moment of the week: Being under my starting weight again :)
Miss anything? Being able to breath through my nose and bending over
Movement: All the time it seems but more of a rolling feeling than jabs.
Food cravings: Honey nut cheerios and yogurt, not together but wanted to get them today at the grocery store
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Both, and I'm sure it won't be changing!
Looking forward to: getting the nursery organized and ready to go... it's almost done but there are some finishing touches that need to get done :)
Friday, December 28, 2012
35 & 36 Weeks...
I'm slipping again so here's last week's and this weeks...
How far along? 36 weeks
Weight gain: as of today 3lbs
Baby Weighs: around 6lbs
Sleep: what is sleep? It's hard to sleep when you can't breath out of your nose and you have to pee constantly! LOL
Best moment of the week: I suppose the best moment coming up will be the turn of the year... 2013 will be a very new adventure for us!
Worst moment of the week: More snow!!! YUCK!
Miss anything? Being able to breath through my nose
Movement: All the time it seems but more of a rolling feeling than jabs.
Food cravings: Nothing this week
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Both, and I'm sure it won't be changing!
Looking forward to: At this point there is so much to look forward to but so much yet to do before Baby Heller comes so at the moment I'm full of anxiety, stress, excitement, worried, happy, and everything in between! Should be an interesting 4 more weeks!
35 Weeks... Our 35th week went pretty fast with Christmas in it. We made all of our rounds and had a wonderful Christmas with everyone. I got a little sick Christmas night and the day after Christmas was spent on the couch for the most part but I'm feeling better now. I do wish I could breath better through my nose but I don't think that will be happening until this little one comes out. The netty pot has become my friend but it really doesn't help for very long. Other than that, we're doing great and have the house back to "normal" already thanks to Cody and his obsession with cleaning... LOL I am pretty lucky that he's willing to help with a lot and that he didn't mind putting away most of the Christmas decorations for me.
Monday, December 17, 2012
34 Weeks...
How far along? 34 weeks, 3 days
Weight gain: Somehow lost so back to starting weight :)
Baby Weighs: around 5-5.5lbs
Sleep: Not getting any better and harder to toss from side to side
Best moment of the week: My massage this morning was pretty good but seeing it's only Monday, there'll probably be an even better moment later in the week
Worst moment of the week: Nothing yet...
Miss anything? Warm weather :) Because my coats don't fit! LOL
Movement: Feeling stretches, kicks, hiccups, ect...
Food cravings: Nothing this week
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Both, tis the season!
Looking forward to: Cody and I will be celebrating 10 years together on Thursday... we had plans made for the night, but it looks like the weather will be canceling those plans :( We'll also start our Christmas celebrations this coming weekend (which are technically in week 35)
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
33 Weeks...
Just one of our beautiful maternity portraits taken by Life & Style Photography
How far along? 33 weeks, 4 days
Weight gain: 4lbs :(
Baby Weighs: around 4.9lbs
Sleep: I've found if I stay up a little later (closer to 11pm or 12am) I don't have to pee in the middle of the night... LOL However, I'd rather just go to bed at 9pm
Best moment of the week: My Baby Shower, although the snow sucked! A HUGE thank you to everyone that came and shared the day with me! I greatly appreciate it!
Worst moment of the week: SNOW!!! And not just a little bit, a whole bunch in one shot sucks!
Miss anything? Walking normally and not waddling like a duck!
Movement: Feeling stretches, kicks, hiccups, ect...
Food cravings: I've increased my orange juice again this week for some reason
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Both, tis the season!
Looking forward to: A day of relaxation... whenever that'll be... LOL
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
32 Weeks...
How far along? 32 weeks, 5 days
Weight gain: we'll see what tomorrow's doc appt brings...
Baby Weighs: around 4.5lbs, 19inches
Sleep: Pretty good except for my 3:30am bathroom break!
Best moment of the week: Getting to see a sneak peek of our maternity portraits today! AND we went to a badger basketball game last Sunday with our friends Kristina & Michael! :) SOOOO great to see them!!! OH...and watching the Badger Football team whooping Nebraska and going to the ROSE BOWL!!!! *3rd times the charm, right?*
Worst moment of the week: nothing that I can think of at the moment
Miss anything? Being able to bend over and put my socks on!!
Movement: She/He is all up in my ribs now when I'm sitting down so I get kicked there a lot!
Food cravings: nothing this week
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Both, stressing out with a lot to get done before this weekend and before xmas comes!
Looking forward to: My baby shower this weekend :) Hoping the weather stays good for it :)
Thursday, November 29, 2012
31 Weeks...
I slacked a little on my board this week and I'm almost late doing it (20 mins before I'm late doing this) so here goes...
How far along? 31 weeks, 6 days
Weight gain: Still nothing but creeping up...
Baby Weighs: around 3.9lbs, 19inches
Maternity clothes... My feeling on maternity clothes is that I'm getting sick of them and wearing the same thing... I've mentioned this before as well so I'm looking forward to being able to wear my regular clothes.
Sleep: Getting more and more tired but more and more to get done at the same time so I'm not getting a whole lot of sleep like I should be :(
Best moment of the week: Hearing that our good friends are pregnant as well :)
Worst moment of the week: Sneezing too hard or coughing to hard... leads to something I was hoping wouldn't happen... I'm sure all you women know what I mean
Miss anything? My SHOES!!!!
Movement: More rolling around now than jabs
Food cravings: Sprite Zero
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, but can be moody... ask Cody! LOL
Looking forward to: My Godson, Levi's, birthday party this weekend! Love seeing him and his sisters, Madelyn and Harper :)
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
29 & 30 weeks...
Falling behind again so here's the details for 30 weeks...
How far along? 30 weeks, 4 days
Weight gain: NOTHING!! :)
Baby Weighs: around 3.2lbs, 18inches
Maternity clothes? they should make maternity shoes!! nothing fits!!!
Sleep: going ok... hating this stuffy nose I have! yuck!
Best moment of the week: We went to Las Vegas last week for my dad's birthday and saw Garth Brooks (one of his last shows in Vegas). The concert was awesome, my dad loved it (got the good daughter award for that one! LOL) and won some money as well!
Worst moment of the week: There were these guys on our flight out to Vegas that were in LOVE with themselves, especially the one... I wanted to tell him to pull his lip over his head and swallow... and what do you know... they were on our flight back too sitting right by us again!! UGH!!!!
Miss anything? MY FEET & ANKLES! Shoes don't fit and kankles have set in... yuck!
Movement: Everyday all day :)
Food cravings: nothing lately
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy, but can be moody... ask Cody! LOL
Looking forward to: BRING ON THANKSGIVING!!!! BEEN LOOKING FORWARD TO THANKSGIVING DINNER FOR 3+ MONTHS!!!! YES!!!!!
Thursday, November 8, 2012
28 Weeks...
How far along? 28 weeks, 6 days
Weight gain: Nada...none :)
Baby Weighs: around 2.9lbs
Maternity clothes? Getting sick of them and wearing the same thing over and over!
Sleep: A little better now that I basically wrestle with my body pillow when I switch sides and my cold is finally subsiding so I'm able to breath a little better.
Best moment of the week: First snow fall came on Tuesday :) And my parent's cabin was set on Monday so that was neat to watch get done!
Worst moment of the week: Went to have Chesney's stitches taken out from his surgery, about 2 hours later his whole incision opened up and I had a kitchen floor with fluid/blood all over it and freaking out. Thankfully our farm vet was at the farm, he came and packed the wound with gauze and then Cody took Chesney to Grassland Vet in Granton to get fixed up but now he has more stitches and drains now as well. When our vet and Cody got to the house I had to leave the room, not because I was queazy but because I needed to go ball my head off for 5 mins... Oh I love my dog :)
Miss anything? Is it bad to say alcohol? After the day I had yesterday, I could've really used a glass (or bottle) of wine.
Movement: Everyday all day :)
Food cravings: Alfredo lately... have had it twice in a week now... lol
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy but nervous now that we're in the countdown to baby!
Looking forward to: May 18, 2013... Kenny Chesney... Miller Park... YES!!!!! (Mom, mark your calendar for babysitting!)
Monday, October 29, 2012
2012 Puntin' Party!
Every year, my Aunt Tamie throws her annual Puntin' Party at her house for Halloween. It's a rather FUN event because we go to her house, carve puntin's (pumpkins), eat lots of goodies and have a bon fire. She goes all out and decorates her whole garage, does some interesting foods and has activities for the little kids as well. She also judges the carved puntin's and costumes as well and has prizes. Anyways, this past weekend was her Puntin' Party and here are a few images from it. Looking forward to next year's party already! Thanks Aunt Tam!!!
Cat Litter Dessert... I made this... isn't it awesome??
Jello Worms! Don't they look real?? Thank you Pinterest!
Mummy cakes :)
This was my costume for the night
I carved this puntin'... only took me about 2.5 hours to do but it won for the best carved puntin' for the adults
My cousin Amanda carves this puntin' every year for our cousin Meghan and then we take it up to the cemetery for her... we call him Charlie :)
We ain't afraid of no ghost! Hehe! Family tradition to take Meghan her puntin'!
Baby H in 3D/4D
We had a 3D ultrasound last week Thursday at Stork Vision in Eau Claire :) Baby H was very content and did not want to wake up and kept hiding behind things so we didn't get the best images so we are going to revisit Stork Vision in a couple weeks to see if Baby H will cooperate more... (yes, the Powell is coming out already with the stubbornness! LOL) But here are a few images we did get. Enjoy!
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26 & 27 Weeks...
I'm a little behind so I won't do my 26th week stuff....
How far along? 27 weeks, 3 days
Weight gain: Nada...none :)
Baby Weighs: around 2.5lbs now
Maternity clothes? Finding my fall coats are a little snug now!
Sleep: Sick of laying on my sides!!!! grrrrr!!!! And to add to it... a COLD! Yuck!!!
Best moment of the week: Coming into the 3rd trimester :) 12 weeks to go!
Miss anything? Being able to take cold meds cuz a netty pot just doesn't do it for me!
Movement: Lots of kicks now, baby is head down as well. Cody claims the baby doesn't like him because each time he puts his hand on my belly to feel kicks it stops kicking! LOL!
Food cravings: You would think with the amount of Vitamin C I get with my gallons of orange juice I wouldn't get sick but I did! Dang it! Otherwise, nothing new to the cravings.
Wedding rings on or off? Still on :)
Happy or moody most of the time? Happy but getting more tired like the 1st trimester...ugh!
Looking forward to: Counting down the weeks now and mom and dad's cabin will be getting built next week so that's exciting! Also looking forward to my Chesney dog being home cuz he had surgery today and they want to keep him overnight and I miss him like crazy!!
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Bill Cosby on Childbirth...LOL
We watched this at the end of our first child birthing class last week. I thought I was going to pee my pants watching this I was laughing so hard!
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