Christmas Fun!

Well we had an awesome first Christmas this year with our little Lorelai....we managed to make ALL of the rounds (whew!) without complication, although we didnt stay as long as we usually would because she and I had a little cold. But, it was still what I would call a success! Here are a few pictures from the big day: The Little Family Christmas 2007
You can tell we starve this child. :) Look at those cheeks!
"Peace"
Baby in a stocking!
Don't you loooooooove her HUGE bow that i made?!

This Christmas was fun but I can't until Christmas 2008 when she can enjoy opening her own presents and kinda know whats going on! Next year is going to be so fun and exciting, I cant wait! Hope everyone had as much fun as we did!

Hospitals Suck.

Well for everyone who wasn't aware, I have been in the hospital pretty much since my last blog. I went to the emergency care center on Tuesday because I was having severe abdominal cramps, nausea and fever...They transfered me to Methodist hospital where they discovered I had developed an infection in my uterus....they said it is somewhat common to get after having a baby, but very unusual for it to take this long to develop. While I was there for what should have been a 2 night stay, however, I got a full-blown version of a small stomach bug that Shawn had just gotten over. So they kept me until my fever went down and I stopped throwing up. Lots of fun. I just went home last night (friday). Thanks to everyone who was praying for me....that was one of the hardest week sof my life being without my 3-week-old who I hadn't left for more than one hour before this. I am so thankful to be at home, without an IV in my arm, holding my sweet Lorelai.
Lots of Love,
Katie

3 weeks!

Well Miss Lorelai will be 3 weeks old tomorrow and I cant believe it! I hope time doesn't fly by this fast the rest of our lives, I am trying to soak up every minute but the days pass so quickly. Lorelai is such an angel. I couldnt have asked for a sweeter, sleepier baby...she only squeals when she is hungry and never cries. She is a hardcore snuggler....never likes to be put down which is fine with me because I never want to put her down! I sometimes wonder what I ever did before her. Here are some updated pictures:

Thats all for now!

Katie, Shawn and Lorelai

She's Here!!!

Well, I am sorry this has taken me a few days to post, here's how Lorelai's birthday went....

We went into the hospital Monday night for them to give me a drug to get me dilating....after 2 doses there wasn't much change. So the following morning at about 8:00 am they started pitocin to get my contractions going and broke my water. At this point I was still only 1 1/2-2cm dilated and after an hour they upped my dosage of pitocin. I got an epidural at about 11:15 am (which, by the way, I learned to never wait to ask for one....OUCH.) They checked me for dilation every couple of hours but by 3 pm I was only 3 cm. My doctor said she would come and talk to me at about 5:00 pm to see if I was progressing and talk about my options. By the time 4:00 pm rolled around my epidural was wearing off so they gave me another dose of that, which was wonderful but after that I was Completely numb. By the time 5:00 pm came I was starving, (no food since dinner the night before) exhausted, frustrated. I just knew I hadnt progressed and was ready to ask for a c-section when my Doctor got there. She walked in, checked me, said I was 10 cm, the baby was at a "one station" (she was already moving down and out) and I was ready to push! I have never been so relieved. I started pushing at about 5:30ish once they got the room set up and only pushed for about 20 minutes when the nurse told me to stop and paged the Dr to come to the room. For those of you who dont know, my Dr is also 9 months pregnant so she was moving a little slowly....after about 5-10 minutes the nurse started yelling at shawn to push the "page dr" button again....Dr Manning came in, put one glove on and caught the baby! No lie. It was like something you would see in the movies. And so Lorelai Kate made her grand entrance into the world weighing it at about 9lb 5oz and 20 inches long. She is so chubby and the cutest thing ever. I love her so very very much and more and more every day. BUT she would still be an only child if it were up to only me. :)

Here she is all nice and new and fresh:

I still can't believe she weighed 9lb5oz!!!

So precious and chubby...

Daddy's little girl....

We are so thankful that God answered our prayers for a safe delievery and beautiful, healthy baby girl.

Today is the B-I-G day!

Well, it's officially after midnight today, Monday November 12th and of course I can't sleep b/c I'm going into the Methodist hospital tonight to begin inducing labor. I can't believe this day is actually here. I am ready to stop talking about this little girl and actually get to MEET her! I am tired, emotional, and yes, even cranky... but soon I will be able to see what I've worked the hardest nine months of my life to grow. yay! I'm not really going to be answering my cell phone today because, like I said, I'm tired of talking, but if you want to know how everything is going on Tuesday my sister is going to have my cell phone so feel free to call and get updates. Hope to be posting pictures of Lorelai Kate Little next time I log in!!!

It's A Date!

Well we've received the official word! I'll be making my final trek as a miserable pregnant woman November 12th at 8:00 pm to MethodistHospital to get the induction going. They aren't going to actually give me pitocin to start contractions until the morning of the 13th, so I'm planning on that being the big day! I am now 1 cm dilated which isn't much, but it's better than nothing and every centimeter is going to matter when they induce me! My blood pressure still has days where it is really high so I am still on bedrest until the big day. We now have about 12 days to finish everything...didn't seem like there was much left to do until we had a date set, now it seems like there isn't enough time to do everything! Still waiting for Shawn to caulk and paint the chair rail before I post pictures of the nursery, but that will definitely be done this weekend or next. That's it for now unless this little gal decides to come sooner than we have planned for her to!
-Katie, Shawn and Lorelai

The Waiting Game

Well this isn't much of an update because there isn't much to update. Still on bedrest and still having very high blood pressure. I'm 36 weeks now and 1/2 cm dilated, so the doctor told me we will be inducing Novermber 12th or 13th. It's nice to finally have it narrowed down. The only reason we would induce earlier is if my blood pressure goes up and won't come back down...poor Aunt Rachel has shingles right now so we're hoping I can hold out for another 2 1/2 weeks so that she can recover and actually be around Lorelai! The days seem to pass pretty quickly right now, however I don't sleep much so the nights drag on and on! I'm loving this weather, though...I usually go and lay on our swing outside for a little while each day to get some fresh air. Well hopefully next time I update I will have something more exciting. Shawn is going to try to finish Lorelai's room this weekend since I'm not allowed to, so hopefully I can post some pics pretty soon.
'til then...
Katie