Lila Jean

Lila Jean
6lbs 4oz

17in

Miss Lila Jean decided to join our family a little bit earlier than we expected. I was scheduled for a c-section on July 20th hwich was 39 weeks, but she had a different plan. Sunday morning, I was 37 weeks and 4 days, I woke up around 2. I hadn't been sleeping well so this not a surprise. Around 3 when I was still awake I got up and took some benadryl, hoping to get some sleep. Pretty soon I was feeling pretty awful and had a horrible stomach ache. I got up and went to the bathroom for awhile. I decided to try and go back to sleep. While I was walking back to bed my water broke. It was 4 in the morning and wasn't sure exactly what to do. I woke Nick up, never did either one of us think I would ever have to say the words, "Nick I think my water just broke." We started getting ready to head in to the hospital. We got to the hospital around 5:30 and a little after 7:30 I was taken back to the operating room. It was so surreal and I was so calm. Nick came in after my spinal, which was painless, and they got started. At 8:18 they pulled Lila out and she was screaming. It's pretty safe to say that she has a good set of lungs on her. They cleaned her up and handed her to Nick. I got to hold her as they wheeled me out of surgery and into recovery. it was such a different experience this time. I loved being able to keep my baby with me. Ellie and Lexie are completly in love, as are the rest of us. She is a wonderful baby, very calm and hardly ever cries. I can't believe we have been so blessed with 3 beautiful, healthy little girls.

Happy 5th Ellie!

I can't believe 5 years has gone by so fast. How can my little tiny baby be 5 already? For Ellie's birthday we decided this year to rent out Super Jump Party Zone. I am so glad we did too. It was such a fun party. The kids had so much fun and were so sweaty and tired by the time we were done. Ellie especially liked that we had a room all to ourselves and it was only her friends that were in there. Plus the adults got to go on the inflatables. She had a blast jumping with her favorite friends and adults. Happy Birthday Ellie Bellie!

Slip n Slide

The girls got a slipe n slide today. Although it was not really warm enough to use it they had to give it a try. They are quite funny on it since neither one of them actually gets the concept of sliding on their tummy. I guess sliding on your knees and you butt works too.

Something's missing!

The girls had a dentist appointment today and we came home missing a tooth. Ellie had two loose teeth, but one of them was in need of some help coming out. Her permanent tooth was already coming in behind the baby tooth and it was starting to cause her some pain. She was prepared and ready for the dentist to pull it out. When we got home she ran right upstairs to look in the mirror. She came down the stairs and I asked her what she thought. Her response was, "Not great, not great at all." She did a great job and I was proud of her for being so brave.

Lexie couldn't be left out of the picture taking. She's showing off her clean teeth and dirty hands.
Her dentist talked to her about how she needs to not use a binky anymore (trust me I know she is WAY to old to still have it) She has only been using it to fall asleep and we even cut the tip so it wouldn't suck anymore. This girl is so stubborn she didn't care if it worked or not. On the way home she told me we could get rid of it. She walked upstairs found the last one she has a gave it to me. Now I just have to be tough and not give in to giving it back. Hopefully she will be able to fall asleep without it.

Graduation Girl

Eliana had her preschool graduation last week. She was so excited to go and recite her poems and sing her songs. I think when we got there she was a little embarrassed to be up in front of people. It's funny to me to see how a different side of her personality came out when she was in front of the group. Normally she is loud and not shy. But put her front of a group of people and she gets stage fright. She did a great job and was cute to watch. We are so proud of her and the progress she made this year. She went into the school year not knowing any letters, sounds, and couldn't write her name. She can now do all those things (which I know is not by any means advanced for an almost 5 year old. But it is a huge improvement for her.) She also starting to sound words out and tell us how things are spelled. I'm just glad she is right on track where she should be and so far isn't showing any signs of learning disabilities which has been a concern of ours with her being a preemie.

30 weeks!

Thirty weeks and this little girl is still growing! Everything is looking perfect with her. I one the other hand have just been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. That has been a real eye opener. I've never been a "good" healthy eater. Especially during this pregnancy. I had been living off sugar and carbs. It has been an adjustment the last week trying to cut down my carb intake. Since I have been watching what I eat I feel so much better and have so much more energy. Hopefully things will continue to go well for the next 9 weeks, the doctor is anticipating this little girl will be over 8 pounds at birth. What in the world will I do with a baby that size? We are definitely grateful for the blessing of a more "normal" pregnancy this time and can not wait to meet this little girl (in July and no sooner). I'm still in awe over the fact that I am being blessed with another little miracle.

26 Weeks

At 26 weeks this little girl is still in the %70 for size, with an estimated weight of 2lbs 8oz. I still am in shock that she is so big and everytime I have an appointment I am expecting bad news. We couldn't be more grateful that she is growing and thriving so well. I got to see a pretty clear shot of her face. She looks like a combination of her sisters, She has a very round head, chubby cheeks and we even saw a little bit of fuzz on the top of her head.


Face shot, isn't she pretty!