Only About 2 years behind :-)

Well I am totally behind on this blog!  I have not updated since me and Allan got married almost 2 years ago!!! I am going to try and keep things more updated now that Miss Emalee is here!!!  Ill start with where we left off :-)
I graduated nursing school on December 9th, it was amazing and it feels good to have an associates degree in nursing.  I will extend my schooling and get a bachelors staring in January of 2013.

Then we bought a house and went through many houses until we found one that was just right for our family and in the future one more!!

First of all we found out we were pregnant in January of 2012.  It came to a surprise to us because we had been trying but then decided to wait a little longer and of course that is when I got pregnant!

My pregnancy was actually really easy!  I had no morning sickness, my only problem was my back.  I have had a bad back for a long while prior to getting pregnant and the weight of the pregnancy did not help!  I did not enjoy being pregnant if I am completely honest :-) I did not like being restricted and I was limited on things I could do at work which really bothered me.  Then when I was 30 weeks I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes.  Unfortunately the only risk factor I had was that I was over weight to begin with.  I had to check my blood sugars 4 times a day, even though I really only checked them 3.  I had to be on glyburide 5mg twice a day to help keep my blood sugars down because I could not control it well with my diet. I weekly stress tests to monitor baby heart rate and make sure she wasnt in any distress.


Baby shower!!!  Turned out awesome, I got a ton of diapers, bedding, clothing, and enough gift cards that I only spent 200 dollars on her room and accessories.  I thank all my family and friends for putting it together and making it a great day! 


At 37 weeks I went in for an growth ultrasound and this is what happened!!!
              -They induced me on the 6^th due to my amniotic fluid being low, she was measuring over 8.5 lbs, and baby showed a little stress in our weekly stress test.  We were very surprised when they told us we were going to the hospital that day.  I cried and had a panic attack, went home packed, stopped and got something to eat,  and headed to the hospital.  We were admitted to labor and delivery room and waited until the doctor arrived to decide how to approach this little one.  She decided to use a gel that started my contractions, I was 1 cm dilated at that time.  About four hours later They checked me again and I was at 3 ½ cm and cruising along so they broke my water.  Around midnight I decided to get the epidural.  The anesthesiologist was super awesome, unfortunately he did have minor problems and had to attempt the epidural twice from which was very painful, Poor Allan was with me most of the time up until I almost passed out due to him hitting a nerve in my back, Allan was feeling for me so the nurse stepped in and Allan hung out on the side coaching me through this epidural.  Once the epidural was in it worked great for about an hour then all of a sudden I started feeling contractions in the left side of my uterus.  It was about 10 times stronger than what they were before the epidural.  The anesthesiologist sat with me for about 30 min and we debated going through it again and redoing the epidural, the pain became tolerable and I shifted my position and I decided to wait it out.  I finally fell asleep around 3am and woke up to being completely numb!  The epidural finally worked!  About 5 in the morning the nurse checked me and I was dilated to an 8.  The doctor came in an hour later and said I was still dilated at an 8 and that the baby was not moving down the canal and my cervix was hardening on one side.  We collectively decided to advance to a c-section due to me being tired and ready to be done.  The doctor said usually when that happens it ends up being a c- section in the end.  So in less than an hour we were in the OR getting ready to see our baby girl for the first time.  After a lot of tugging and cutting Emalee was born at 7:38am via c-section. 

          Allan was able to cut the cord and we had great staff that took great care of us.  She weighed 7 pounds and 9 ounces, and was 20 inches long.  I was on some pretty good pain medications and not In a whole lot of pain.  The nurses call me a the rock star because I was managing my pain very well.  I ended up maybe taking pain medication a couple time and started walking and showering that night.  I have never thought a shower felt so amazing!!  

We were released from the hospital on Sunday and due to a slightly high billirubin we had to take Emalee to her first Dr. appointment on Monday.  There she weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and her billirubin was still slightly elevated but the doctor said she was not worried about it because of her age.  They wanted us to supplement every other feeding with a little formula because of her weight loss until my milk came in.  We supplemented maybe 3 times and on Tuesday night/Wednesday morning my milk came in.  We went on Wednesday for a weight check and she went up to 6 lbs 13oz.  and her billirubin was stabilized.  

She is a champ and so far a really good baby.  Eats and sleeps.  Allan has been an awesome help for me and my surgery and with Emalee, I have never seen so much love come out of someone’s eyes. 
 Allan truly is in love with this little girl as am I.  


Since then we have just been a happy family!!  The dogs have gotten use to Emalee along with the cat.  Bella out chocolate lab is very concerned with her every time she cry's and runs to check her out and make sure everything is ok :-)

I started work again and working two 16 hr shifts on Sunday and Monday and an 8 gr shift on Wednesdays,  Allan gets her all day Sunday and my mom watches her Monday and Wednesday evenings after Allan goes to work.  It has worked out really nice to not have a daycare and spend all that money!!   
Allan recently got a propmotion at work and is training to be an hourly mangaer, which is awesome because he will be making some great money!

 We just celebrated Halloween and it was fun!!  Allan had to work so me and Emalee headed over to Laramie to hang out with the cousins and enjoy our first Halloween.  She was not too excited about the costume but she managed. 

We went to the Children's clinic, the kids church and then around the neighborhood.  Emalee was a champ and hung out in her car seat the whole time.  We do wish Allan could have been with us but we made sure to take lots of pictures for him :-)

We will be having family pictures done soon!!  and here is one last picture!!  I know I am obsessed.