My Baby Girl

Summer 2010

So yes, we are still alive ;) As I'm sure everyone has noticed, I've been avoiding the computer(and sometimes phone) like the plague since my baby was born! It's been an extremely busy summer, and now with my little Brynlee at home to enjoy, I haven't exactly been interested in connecting with the outside world. Nonetheless, life goes on and I'd better get some pictures posted before I'm attacked! Here are some highlights of this summer - and I'll work on posting some pictures of just my little baby girl here soon!

Brynlee is HOME!

Hello Everyone! Baby Brynlee came home from the hospital on Saturday and is adjusting to life at home. Kyler loves her, kisses on her all the time- just like the rest of us do. Shalie and I did some shopping for her and she also had her first manicure by her Mommy. Shalie has the ability to calm Brynlee down when she's upset, and Josh is able to wake her up when he holds her. We keep on bugging her, kissing on her, and such. We've seen the sweetest little smile a few times with some little dimples! She had her footprints taken at the hospital, her first few baths, and was weighed at the doctor today: 8 lbs 4 oz. Kyler has been spending some quality time with Josh at the science center and the zoo, and we'll all miss him when he goes back to work. I, Camille, am blogging because Josh doesn't really like it and Shalie cannot stand to even think about being on the computer right now. Josh and Shalie love love LOVE their little Brynlee Babe and are already afraid for her to grow up!

Baby Brynlee Aline is here!

Brynlee Aline was born at 5:34 pm. She weighs 8lbs 7 oz. and is 19 3/4 inches. She is a beautiful healthy little girl. She has a cute little cry and is so precious.

Happy mommy with baby Brynlee

Daddy happy and in shock! Daddy is happy to have a baby Brynlee.

Baby update

Well Shalie got a dose of fentynal and then got her epidural around 2:30 pm. She is feeling great and is excited for the baby. Prior to the drugs she was checked and is dilated to a 4 but could be stretched to a 5. Shalie is now talking about how excited she is to have the baby and if it is a girl that we can get the baby's ears pierced in September when we visit family in Idaho. It is nice to see her excited about having the baby after she has been so stressed and worried about it for the last couple months. Hopefully the next update will have some pictures of the baby.

Small Progress

Well Shalie got potocin a little after 11am and has slowly progressed. She is trying to rest as much as possible but the contractions are getting harder and are about 5 minutes apart. She is still waiting for any pain meds and is handling better than I thought. The Nurse still thinks Shalie will have the baby before she leaves at 6pm. We are getting excited and can't wait until the baby is here. Shalie is saying she doesn't want to do this but I know in the end she will be saying that she loves the delivery part and would do it again just like she did with Kyler. There is something about going through that pain and then seeing the baby in your arms. I can't wait!

New Baby on the way!

So we checked in at 7:15 am at Methodist West to begin the journey of bringing the baby into the world. Camille is here and Shalie is excited to have her here to help. So far it is slow going as it is about 9:30 am and I am awake blogging while Shalie and Camille get some rest. We are excited to find out if it is a little boy or little girl. We don't know how Kyler is going to react because for the past month or so he has wanted to baby to be cut out but when we told him yesterday that the baby is going to come tomorrow he kept saying "NO!" I will try to keep updating though out the day for all those that might be following it to see how we are progressing.

Here we go!

First of all... I've made up my mind! I met with my OB again this morning, and I have the induction scheduled for this Thursday, the 24th, at the nicer West hospital. We went through all the different scenarios and options if I skipped getting induced this Thursday, and it pretty much came down to how unhappy I would be if I didn't go into labor on my own, and was stuck with getting induced 4 days past my due date at the Downtown hospital. So... I'll take what I can get, and have this baby in three days(or possibly less haha)!

After spending most of the weekend thinking about & considering delivering this Thursday, I'm comfortable with it and excited now. I get to get as much rest as I can the night before, I can be freshly showered, the house & everything will be ready, and I won't have to go through too many more miserable pregnant days. Plus, I know this may sound strange... but I actually am looking forward to checking into the hospital, getting unpacked and ready, and then having the whole labor there. With going into labor at home, part of me was sad about spending part of my labor trying to get the car loaded and Kyler taken care of and dropped off, and then rushing into the hospital. Now it can be a relaxed, prepared-for thing. But just because I'm saying that, I'll go into labor in the middle of the night tonight haha. At this point, I'm done stressing, I'm just excited to have this baby and will be happy if it happens Thursday or sooner. Here is a picture of this weekend, (I'm 39 weeks)Josh and I went out for my birthday a little early... one last time out together before baby too. It was actually sooooo nice to get out just us two, I didn't realize how great it was to have some relax/have fun/alone time with Josh.

Here are just a couple pics of the past week or so. Kyler has been sleeping in his Thomas train tent that my mom got him for Christmas, seriously sleeping in it all night and at naptime even! What a dork :) It started Friday... and is getting put away sometime today(monday). He's been getting progressively crankier, so I don't think he gets very good sleep in it. Then below we had a fire and roasted s'mores for FHE in the backyard, which is of course fun and yummy.