Thanksgiving!

Ella did some traveling today!! Longest she's been in the car since birth!!

We had our first stop in Plano and had lunch with my family!! Cousin Sydney sure does love having a brand new baby cousin!! It's like having a living doll!! Ella got to also meet her cousins Jessica and Matthew!

I have never had to split my time between families before! My family was a bit surprised when we had to leave to make the trek to Krum to have dimmer with Dan's family!!

We did have to cut one family dinner out because we were supposed to eat an early dinner and then go to the hospital to visit Mamaw Abbie. She had been admitted into the hospital the day before. But when we got out there nobody was there!! There was a miscommunication we were to go to the hospital then eat. I didn't want to get Ella back out and take her to a place with sick people so we stayed at the house!!

After all the visiting she did, Ella was a great baby all day long!!

Happy Turkey Day, Bug! Daddy and I love you so much and are very thankful to have you in our lives!!

Ella Faith

Ella Faith Guest

November 10, 2011
6:08 PM

6 lbs, 4 oz  19" long



Hospital

I had a doctor's appointment on Monday, November 7 with Dr. Vallery. She informed me that it was time! She didn't want me to go any further with my pregnancy!! I was going to meet my daughter this week! We were going to induce Thursday morning. After she explained what the procedure was and what I was to expect.

I was okay with everything until I got in the car and called Danny. I let him know that it was going to be this week and I just cried! THIS WAS REALLY HAPPENING!! I really was going to bring a new person into this world!!

We arrived at the hospital on Wednesday, November 9 around 9:00 PM. I was induced on Thursday morning around 7 AM. Dr. Vallery came in around 8 AM to check on my progress. After breaking my water, Dr. V informed me that my uterus was talked behind my pelvis. She said that she has seen women delivered with the same condition. Few, but she has seen it done! I was dilated to about 1.5 cm and 75% effaced.

Dr. V came back around 12:30 PM. She checked me again, my uterus has come out from behind my pelvis some and I was now dilated to 2 cm and 80% effaced. She removed one of the sensors that was on my stomach to detect my contractions and put me on one that would measure my contractions from inside. She said if they were strong enough, they would help with the dilation and help bring her down.

I had some GREAT contractions!! Mom, Dan, and I watched the monitor and I knew that I was at least dilate to a 4 or 5 cm with the strength of contractions that I was having! Boy was I WRONG!! I had only dilated to 2.5 cm! We could have waited to see if I was going to dilate any further, but who knew how long that was going to take!

After discussing it with Dr. Vallery, Dan and I decided we should go ahead and do a C-Section. When we made the decision to go ahead with it, we knew it would be a matter of minutes before we could meet our bundle of joy! Sure enough, we got into surgery 20 mins later and at 6:08 PM, Ella Faith made her grand entrance into the world!!

 

 Daddy and Mommy Getting ready for Ella's arrival!!

Mommy is so happy to have her little girl arrive!!

Daddy taking Ella to the Nursery to get checked over and to get her first round of shots!

Almost Here!!

I met with Dr Vallery yesterday. The day has been set. I will be checking into Labor & Delivery on Wednesday at 8:00 PM!! I will be induced for delivery on Thursday!!

Ella Faith Guest will soon be here!! She could be here as early as Thursday afternoon or even here on Friday. I know there are quite a few people that are hoping for Friday (11-11-11)!! The luckiest day!! I don't care what day she gets here, I just want to meet her!! I want to love and kiss on her!!

I can't wait to meet my Little Princess!!

Ella, I want you to know, that Daddy and I feel very lucky that you have chosen us to be your parents!! And we can't wait to meet you!!

Last Weekend?

Danny & I were enjoying our Traditional Sunday ritual. He makes breakfast and we eat it in bed and then snuggle while we catch up on the weeks shows that are on the DVR and then watch Texas Country Reporter.

While watching TCR - he turned to me and said, "This could be the last weekend that it's just the two of us!" WOW!! I hadn't really thought of it that way. After she is born we will no longer just be the "two of us". We will be a FAMILY!!

We will be Mommy, Daddy & Baby!!

We both know that this weekend is not the end of the world, but the begining of our life!! Our new life! A life we both never concieved would ever happen for either one of us!!

Danny, Thank you so much for coming into my life! I love you more and more everyday!! And I know you will make a wonderful father to our Ella and other children in the future!! I can't wait to see where this journey will lead us!! And here is to our LAST WEEKEND AS THE TWO OF US!!

Food Cooking Day!

We gathered today at Sarah's house to partake in a family tradition. Food Cooking Day! It's a day where the Mom-to-Be chooses 4-6 dishes that are to be cooked and frozen by the other family members so the new parents have less to worry about when they get home from the hospital. Usually the Mom-to-Be also helps.

Not this time!! I got there a bit late and Mom, Sarah, Shelley and Liz had already gotten started on prepping all the food supplies to be divided up amongst the recipes. So I had a Tea Party with a Naked Jay Bird and a Super Friend Soccer Player! YEP!! I think I had the most fun!!

Dan & I have several days worth of dinners prepared by these AWESOME ladies! I just hope Dan likes the food as much as I do!!

I wish I had taken my camera to get pictures of the food that was being prepared and of my Tea Party Attendees!! But atlas I did not!! Oh, well!!!

New Baby!!

I would like to introduce the newest addition to my family!! My niece #7!! Roxanne Jolee LeGere!! She was born today, November 3, 2011 at 4:40 AM!! She came in at a whopping 7 lbs, 10 oz. As soon as I get pictures of Baby Sister with her big sisters, I'll post them!!

Dang, is she cute or what?!? But I've noticed that my sister and brother-in-law produce cookie cutter kids!! All three looked exactly a like when they came out!! No denying who they belong too!!

Much love to my sister, Barbara and b-i-l, Blaine!!! Here is to a job well done!! Can't wait to meet her in person and to introduce you guys to your niece when she arrives!!