Beautiful Summer Weather

This weekend the weather is absolutely beautiful. It is sunny with a nice breeze and not too hot. Bailey and I had lunch outside and I blew bubbles for her, which wasn't that interesting to her. I hope everyone else is enjoying the outside.

Yummy Puffs

We have started eating puffs. Her favorite are the sweet potato. She tries eating them with her only two teeth, so it is funny to watch.

July 4th Visit

Bailey had a friend stay the weekend with her. Lanie came during the 4th of July weekend to play. We all had a great time shopping, playing, and relaxing. It was really nice to have another mother to go and do things with. We miss them already.

Back in Action

I hope everyone is doing well. We have been trying to stay cool here in Birmingham. Bailey is nearing 7 months and just visited the doctor for more shots and a wellness check up. She is doing great per the doctor and is gaining some weight. She is now almost 16 lbs. and I can tell. She is really starting to get heavy to carry. She has two bottom teeth and I think starting to get top teeth. We just made a short trip to Pensacola for our 10 year high school reunion and were able to take her to the pool as part of the events and she loved it. I included a picture of her in her float. She loved it. She just kicked and kicked until she tired herself out. She was falling asleep on the float. We really miss everyone.

D-Day

On Friday 12/05/08, I went to work and was feeling good, just tired as usual, and never expected to be at the hospital later. My water broke shortly before 11pm, of course, I was already in bed and just about to fall asleep. I called the doctor on call and they said to come to the hospital. After checking in they wanted me to get some rest because I was only dilated to 1 cm and they would check me again in the early morning to see if they needed to start inducing me with Pitocin. After the doctor arrived in the hospital around 7:30 am, they started my Pitocin. I was starting to get some pretty strong contractions so I thought we were making good progress, but unfortunately I was dilating very slow. After many painful hours of strong contractions I received an epidural at about 3 cm. That was great for me because I was finally comfortable but I was still progressing very slowly. At about 5pm I was at 5 cm and starting to feel stronger contractions. From 5pm to 630pm I progressed to 10 cm and was ready to push. I was exhausted but was ready to be done, so I gave it my all. After 45 minutes of hard pushing and fatigue, she was finally here. Born at 7:26 pm on her actual due date, weighing 6 pounds 12 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long. She was very alert and calm, except when she was uncovered. She is very adorable and I can't wait for everyone to meet her. I will post pictures soon and hopefully I will have time to update the blog on her every move.

Birmingham Baby Shower- Hosted by Cumberland Law School Friends

Halloween at the Rogers' house