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Alex's 2 week appointment

Alex gained an entire pound since birth at her two week appointment. She weighed 10 lbs and 1 oz and grew an inch to 22 inches. She is one long girl - my future basketball player:) Alex is a great baby and i would absolutely say going from 1 to 2 children has been no big deal (so far). She is the sweetest little girl and I could not be more happier with having a daughter. Alex is a true blessing!

Big Boy Bed

Rylan learned how to climb out of his crib when Alex was 1 week old. Nice timing!!! I was so worried about how his sleeping would change and having him be able to roam the house at any time. Well I worried for no reason. The first night he came into our room twice and Casey took him right back to bed. Since then he has never left his bed and actually stays in bed until we go and get him. He still goes to bed between 8-8:30pm and now sleeps in until almost 8am. It's great. So the big boy bed has only been a positive experience for us!

Nanny

Well I'm so happy to say that Alex will not be going to daycare for at least 2 to 3 months. I have asked my dad to move here to take care of her during the winter. I have one more week off thanks to my boss who called me yesterday to give me another week. After that my father will be caring for her in our house. Doesn't he look like a natural? This is the best gift he has ever given to me. I could not be more happy to keep her home till she gets bigger. THANKS DAD!!!

Alex Jennifer

Alex finally joined us on November 22, 2010 at 5:22am. She came 6 days after her due date and also came on her own, thankfully I did not have to be induced. I started labor about an hour before we were to be at the hospital to get induced. Labor went quickly and perfectly. We arrived at the hospital around 8pm Sunday night. I lasted until midnight with no drugs and tried an injectable hourly drug first. This drug got me to a 4 at which I then received my epidural at 2:30am. My anesthesiologist said it was a little early to receive one but I knew it was not early for me. Around 4:15am my water broke and I started pushing at 5am. There were no issues pushing her out and Alex shocked everyone with her weight of 9lbs 1oz. We had a great experience and Casey was an awesome coach and helped take good care of me. We are very blessed with our new daughter.

Waiting Game....AGAIN

Well i'm officially over due AGAIN!!! My due date of November 16th is long gone. I should have expected this since I went a week over with Rylan. I have started seeing the doctor every other day and also started having stress tests to make sure the baby is okay. I tried to get induced last week and of course it failed, so if drugs can't get me to have this baby... Nothing is going to work, just time. From the beginning I always thought I would have this baby Saturday November 2oth, so we will see if i'm right. I had Rylan's birthday picked out when I was pregnant with him. If the baby is not here by Monday the 22nd we will have to try inducing again. I really do not want to be in the hospital on Thanksgiving - so let's hope this baby comes out soon.

36 weeks - 28 days to go

I had another ultrasound today. Our "little" girl is measuring at 7lbs 2 oz already. She is not so little which is probably a huge indication of why i'm so uncomfortable. I have only gained 16 pounds and she is 7 of it - that's just crazy! Because of her size i'm quite sure I will only go 38 or 39 weeks. Not sure if i'll be able to get her out if I go to my due date and I sure do not want a C-Section! So we could be meeting our little girl in just 14 days at the earliest. She has not dropped yet so that's good as she needs to stay cooking for at least 2 more weeks. I'm really getting excited to meet my daughter and to finally hold her.

I also met with my new boss today. She said I could take as much time off as I needed as family is number one. How cool is she? I'm SO happy to be working for a female, what a difference.... Since I will most likely go early though, i'll still be able to spend 8 weeks with her. Pretty cool.