Hi bloggies!
The past week has been really great, nothing too exciting though-- I'm still pregnant.. STILL. I had two dr appts this week, they went well, no changes, I guess Ellis Claire just isn't ready yet. But really, who else would vow to say that God is teaching this momma some major patience skills. I mean, come on people, my water broke SEVENTEEN days ago! It is all so crazy & bizarre to me.
We put our Christmas tree & decor up in the house this week & that definitely brings a smile to my face, I love this time of year & love waking up in the mornings to all of our Christmas pretties.. its so special, especially since this year we have lots of Legend's little crafts & things he has really put his heart into. The holidays are so special with kids, I think it just makes the holiday that much better! He is getting so excited about Christmas time, of course we read him the real Christmas story about Jesus & he sort of understands that, but he talks about santa clause more. Oh well, he will understand some day!
Something else that is the sweetest thing, every morning since I came home from the hospital, when Legend gets up, he goes in Ellis's room, he looks in her crib, turns to us & says, "Baby sister Ellis isn't here yet, she be here soon though!" well like I said, EVERY MORNING he has done that. Well, Wednesday morning, he went in her room, looked in her crib, I expected the same thing, but no.. he said, "Ellis isn't here yet, she went to Wal-Mart, she be here soon!" I mean, we were rolling, it was hilarious! Where do kids come up with this stuff? It was so funny, & poor little guy- he was SO serious & could not understand why we found it so funny! ha! Love him so much & I'm so glad he talks about being a big brother all the time, he says he is so excited & tells everyone all about her, it makes a momma smile real big!
But, I guess that's all I have for this week, my hubsy just texted me from work & said we are going on a date tonight, one last one before we have two kids in this world & the best part, he told me its all up to me where we go! Woohoo! I choose dinner & shopping of course! hahah
Ya'll have a fab weekend & enjoy time with your families!
xoxo, Montana
Friday, November 30, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Thanksgiving 2012 Pictures
Forgot to add the pics to the last post. :)
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| My sweet sweet boys who I could not be more thankful for, look at that outfit on my handsome devil. ;) |
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| Riding that silly 4-wheeler, Legend's most favorite thing when going to his Great Grandma & Papa Linton's house! |
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| My beautiful sister-in-law, can't believe how much she is growing up on me :( Go back to 4th grade so we can shop at Limited too again, please?! |
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| Mmmm mmmm ;)) So Blessed with this man!! |
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| Momma's little turkey! |
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| Definitely been in need of some new fam portraits with the belly, here we go! |
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| "I really am so excited for my baby sister to be here!" |
Thanksgiving 2012
Our Thanksgiving was absolutely wonderful, I was so glad to be out of that stinky hospital & wake up in my own bed, ready to face the holiday with my family! I love this time of year.. the weather, fall colors, & my favorite-- the yummy food on the Thanksgiving holiday!
God has truly blessed my little family in the past year. Last Thanksgiving, we lost my grandfather during our meal, he had been in pain for a long time & I know he went to Heaven to race his race cars & play poker with his favorite friends, but after that, I really thought Thanksgiving would never be the same..& of course, it isn't. But I have chosen happiness, thats what my pops would want. :)
This year, for the holiday we headed over to Zach's grandparents house in Alma, it was so great-- love precious family time together & not to mention, Grandma Linton is a mean chef:: the turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, sausage balls, yummy gravy, & all the desserts that were too many to mention! It was all really good, then after we ate, we all headed outside & the weather was really perfect.. loved getting quality time with all of the cousins! Legend looked absolutely adorable, I had gotten him these sweet brown seer-sucker pants with a matching newsboy hat, so we had to get a few pics of course. I was wearing my first maternity [cow] dress, so we had to capture that as well. Exciting? Yes, I guess so!
Thankful for:
Our home, my husband's job, our precious Legend, the light of our world & our sweet little girl Ellis who could be here any day, this five-day weekend Zach gets to enjoy with us, my family, my in-laws, our cousins, our grandparents, my best friend Tammy, our sweet Dog Macy, our vehicles, a comfy recliner to rest my pregnant bod in, learning activities for Legend, working appliances in our home, our church family in OKC, our educations, our kitchen table, my love for cooking & family, mini-roadtrips just the three of us, my daddy, my sister, days to sleep in with my hubs, online shopping, & this special day I get to spend with my boys. :)
God has truly blessed my little family in the past year. Last Thanksgiving, we lost my grandfather during our meal, he had been in pain for a long time & I know he went to Heaven to race his race cars & play poker with his favorite friends, but after that, I really thought Thanksgiving would never be the same..& of course, it isn't. But I have chosen happiness, thats what my pops would want. :)
This year, for the holiday we headed over to Zach's grandparents house in Alma, it was so great-- love precious family time together & not to mention, Grandma Linton is a mean chef:: the turkey, ham, dressing, mashed potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce, sausage balls, yummy gravy, & all the desserts that were too many to mention! It was all really good, then after we ate, we all headed outside & the weather was really perfect.. loved getting quality time with all of the cousins! Legend looked absolutely adorable, I had gotten him these sweet brown seer-sucker pants with a matching newsboy hat, so we had to get a few pics of course. I was wearing my first maternity [cow] dress, so we had to capture that as well. Exciting? Yes, I guess so!
Thankful for:
Our home, my husband's job, our precious Legend, the light of our world & our sweet little girl Ellis who could be here any day, this five-day weekend Zach gets to enjoy with us, my family, my in-laws, our cousins, our grandparents, my best friend Tammy, our sweet Dog Macy, our vehicles, a comfy recliner to rest my pregnant bod in, learning activities for Legend, working appliances in our home, our church family in OKC, our educations, our kitchen table, my love for cooking & family, mini-roadtrips just the three of us, my daddy, my sister, days to sleep in with my hubs, online shopping, & this special day I get to spend with my boys. :)
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Guess What?!
Hola People!
Well.. IM HOME!!!! & I could not be more thrilled, we are home & haven't had our sweet girl yet, but as long as she is still baking in the oven-- that is good news for this momma! I was discharged from the hospital last night, which sounds CRAZY! But I would just say everything my body has done in the last 8.5 months has been crazy, right?! Yes.
So anyway.. I was discharged because basically, I had been in the hospital for 9 days because my water had broken, the first 4 days I was on IV & antibiotic to prevent infection, they also gave me steroids to boost Elli's lung development because they really expected my body to go into labor, like 9 days ago! HA! But basically, as of yesterday, the hospital was not giving me any extra care there that I am unable to give myself at home (taking temp every 4 hrs, blood pressure, etc.) I had been 9 days & my body hadn't shown any obvious signs of labor even though my water had broken so they sent me home & told me to let nature take its course until I go into labor on my own, which my dr said will most likely be in the next week or so. :)
I must say I am so thankful for the nurses & doctors who had taken care of me the last week & a half, I was truly blessed. Our God is really so good, he has protected my body & my baby from infection, from pre-term labor. When I thought our world was crashing & we would be NICU parents for weeks, our mighty God stepped in & saved us. He even threw in a little surprise & let me come home to spend the holiday & my birthday with my family, at home. SO THANKFUL! Which is perfect, it's the week of Thanksgiving. God always carries us through & I am so glad Zach & I have put Him first in our marriage, in our parenting, & in our everyday lives. He truly creates miracles & just keeps surprising us. Looove.
Also.. TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING! It makes me so stinkin happy I will get to spend time with my family on such a great holiday-- food, food, food! :) :) :) Sounds right up this prego momma's alley, doesn't it? Yes, of course it does.
Okay, I have a few things to do around this house, I'm gonna post a few pics this afternoon of our sweet boy & the continued progress on our little Ellis' nursery.
Have a Happy Wednesday, yall!
Well.. IM HOME!!!! & I could not be more thrilled, we are home & haven't had our sweet girl yet, but as long as she is still baking in the oven-- that is good news for this momma! I was discharged from the hospital last night, which sounds CRAZY! But I would just say everything my body has done in the last 8.5 months has been crazy, right?! Yes.
So anyway.. I was discharged because basically, I had been in the hospital for 9 days because my water had broken, the first 4 days I was on IV & antibiotic to prevent infection, they also gave me steroids to boost Elli's lung development because they really expected my body to go into labor, like 9 days ago! HA! But basically, as of yesterday, the hospital was not giving me any extra care there that I am unable to give myself at home (taking temp every 4 hrs, blood pressure, etc.) I had been 9 days & my body hadn't shown any obvious signs of labor even though my water had broken so they sent me home & told me to let nature take its course until I go into labor on my own, which my dr said will most likely be in the next week or so. :)
I must say I am so thankful for the nurses & doctors who had taken care of me the last week & a half, I was truly blessed. Our God is really so good, he has protected my body & my baby from infection, from pre-term labor. When I thought our world was crashing & we would be NICU parents for weeks, our mighty God stepped in & saved us. He even threw in a little surprise & let me come home to spend the holiday & my birthday with my family, at home. SO THANKFUL! Which is perfect, it's the week of Thanksgiving. God always carries us through & I am so glad Zach & I have put Him first in our marriage, in our parenting, & in our everyday lives. He truly creates miracles & just keeps surprising us. Looove.
Also.. TOMORROW IS THANKSGIVING! It makes me so stinkin happy I will get to spend time with my family on such a great holiday-- food, food, food! :) :) :) Sounds right up this prego momma's alley, doesn't it? Yes, of course it does.
Okay, I have a few things to do around this house, I'm gonna post a few pics this afternoon of our sweet boy & the continued progress on our little Ellis' nursery.
Have a Happy Wednesday, yall!
Monday, November 19, 2012
Preggers Update
Hello Everyone!
Unfortunately, I am updating from a hospital room. Overall, baby girl & myself are fine, but I will explain what has happened over the last week & give all of you an insight to all of the complications I have had through this entire pregnancy, it's been a roller coaster! Btw, Ellis has not made her way into this world yet!
So basically, in June of 2012 we found out we were expecting again.. of course, we are so stinkin excited! We had been praying about another child for over a year & had just started trying in March, so it happened pretty quick, which is great because I'm not a patient momma! Ha! Anyway, so we go to our first dr appt with Dr McClanahan, he was our dr when I had Legend & we absolutely love him. He is really just so great, Zach & I both really really trust him. First appt, everything was fine. Second appt, everything was fine. Third appt we had a second ultrasound & the tech told us the amniotic fluid level was low, but nothing too overly cautious, she would just put it in my notes. (When I was pregnant with Legend, I also had low amnio fluid but it was never a big issue) So.. we just went on & didn't think anything of it, it was not made a big deal to us. Well next appt comes up, they did another ultrasound just to check the levels & it was extremely low, they immediately sent us to Little Rock to UAMS for what was called an "Angel Ultrasound," from my understanding, UAMS has a really great team of pre-natel specialists & caregivers; therefore, we were really happy about being put into their hands.
Okay so long story short.. the fluid levels never came up & the plan was for me to just be induced early because of the lung development is very critical without enough amniotic fluid. I was seeing my dr weekly to check to make sure levels didn't get too low, we went two weeks & there was no change in the fluid, which was really actually great. Then I came in last Monday for my appt, & the fluid was as 0.67! Crazy low-- the nurse said she has never had someone with fluid that low. So here I am, FREAKING OUT. So many things are going through my mind.. of course, I'm thinking the worst. The dr's hadn't given me a plan except they were going to keep me overnight in the hospital to fully monitor baby. I was thinking okay, we will stay overnight & get up tomorrow, they will do another ultrasound & everything will be fine. WRONG. I'm a major planner so this has all been really hard on me. When being told I would stay overnight, my first thought was what about my Legend?? He had NEVER stayed the night away from us & I was not comfortable with not being with him overnight. So there goes my nerves over that. I'm a really protective momma & spending the night away from my baby was the last thing on my mind. So fast forward about 5 hours, its Monday evening, I'm laying in the hospital bed waiting on Zach & Legend to get there with my dinner-- MY WATER BROKE.
Yes, you read that correctly, I'm laying in the hospital bed, not a single contraction or sign of labor & my water freaking breaks. Immediately my dr & the nurses come in, test the fluid & sure enough, my water broke. So I ask, "what now?" dr says we just wait & see if you go into labor. Next question, "what if I don't?" he goes on to tell me that when it comes to pre-mature rupture of membranes, which just is the medical term for my water has broken early. He said that 50% of women go into labor within the first 7 days, then 50% of the other 50% go into labor within the 7 days after that. Others, are just miracles & very uncommon.
So, it's been seven days since my water broke & here I am, no contractions, no labor. :( Just a waiting game from here on out..
There's the story.. now let me tell you what I need from you. I need prayers, we need your prayers. Our baby girl is perfectly healthy, her heart rate is right on where it should be, she is growing just as she should, her lungs & brain are even a little further developed than her gestational age. The hardest thing for us right now is being away from Legend so much. All last week, Zach stayed the nights up here at the hospital with me & Legend was going from baby sitter to grandparent every day, but of course he spent lots of time with mommy here in the hospital room everyday-- I could never go a day without seeing my sweet baby! By Wednesday, L was fed up staying with other people, its not his cup of tea. But who can blame him? He hadn't been away from Zach or myself since the day he was born. So this week, I do stay by myself at night here at the hospital, which is fine, because I would much rather my Legend be a happy boy & be able to be at home at night to sleep in his big boy bed & cuddle with daddy before bedtime. So, prayers for me to cope with being away from him so much, its really hard on me. Prayers also for a safe, good-timed delivery for our new baby girl, Ellis Claire.
I know God is teaching me something through this entire experience, I am trying really hard to seek the spirit & learn whatever it is I need to learn. I know it is something very special & so important. I'm just not patient. ;)
Well, its my nappy time before my boys get here to see me for the afternoon, but I will keep updating my blog with updates as they happen, I know we have lots of family who love to hear all the details. :)
Unfortunately, I am updating from a hospital room. Overall, baby girl & myself are fine, but I will explain what has happened over the last week & give all of you an insight to all of the complications I have had through this entire pregnancy, it's been a roller coaster! Btw, Ellis has not made her way into this world yet!
So basically, in June of 2012 we found out we were expecting again.. of course, we are so stinkin excited! We had been praying about another child for over a year & had just started trying in March, so it happened pretty quick, which is great because I'm not a patient momma! Ha! Anyway, so we go to our first dr appt with Dr McClanahan, he was our dr when I had Legend & we absolutely love him. He is really just so great, Zach & I both really really trust him. First appt, everything was fine. Second appt, everything was fine. Third appt we had a second ultrasound & the tech told us the amniotic fluid level was low, but nothing too overly cautious, she would just put it in my notes. (When I was pregnant with Legend, I also had low amnio fluid but it was never a big issue) So.. we just went on & didn't think anything of it, it was not made a big deal to us. Well next appt comes up, they did another ultrasound just to check the levels & it was extremely low, they immediately sent us to Little Rock to UAMS for what was called an "Angel Ultrasound," from my understanding, UAMS has a really great team of pre-natel specialists & caregivers; therefore, we were really happy about being put into their hands.
Okay so long story short.. the fluid levels never came up & the plan was for me to just be induced early because of the lung development is very critical without enough amniotic fluid. I was seeing my dr weekly to check to make sure levels didn't get too low, we went two weeks & there was no change in the fluid, which was really actually great. Then I came in last Monday for my appt, & the fluid was as 0.67! Crazy low-- the nurse said she has never had someone with fluid that low. So here I am, FREAKING OUT. So many things are going through my mind.. of course, I'm thinking the worst. The dr's hadn't given me a plan except they were going to keep me overnight in the hospital to fully monitor baby. I was thinking okay, we will stay overnight & get up tomorrow, they will do another ultrasound & everything will be fine. WRONG. I'm a major planner so this has all been really hard on me. When being told I would stay overnight, my first thought was what about my Legend?? He had NEVER stayed the night away from us & I was not comfortable with not being with him overnight. So there goes my nerves over that. I'm a really protective momma & spending the night away from my baby was the last thing on my mind. So fast forward about 5 hours, its Monday evening, I'm laying in the hospital bed waiting on Zach & Legend to get there with my dinner-- MY WATER BROKE.
Yes, you read that correctly, I'm laying in the hospital bed, not a single contraction or sign of labor & my water freaking breaks. Immediately my dr & the nurses come in, test the fluid & sure enough, my water broke. So I ask, "what now?" dr says we just wait & see if you go into labor. Next question, "what if I don't?" he goes on to tell me that when it comes to pre-mature rupture of membranes, which just is the medical term for my water has broken early. He said that 50% of women go into labor within the first 7 days, then 50% of the other 50% go into labor within the 7 days after that. Others, are just miracles & very uncommon.
So, it's been seven days since my water broke & here I am, no contractions, no labor. :( Just a waiting game from here on out..
There's the story.. now let me tell you what I need from you. I need prayers, we need your prayers. Our baby girl is perfectly healthy, her heart rate is right on where it should be, she is growing just as she should, her lungs & brain are even a little further developed than her gestational age. The hardest thing for us right now is being away from Legend so much. All last week, Zach stayed the nights up here at the hospital with me & Legend was going from baby sitter to grandparent every day, but of course he spent lots of time with mommy here in the hospital room everyday-- I could never go a day without seeing my sweet baby! By Wednesday, L was fed up staying with other people, its not his cup of tea. But who can blame him? He hadn't been away from Zach or myself since the day he was born. So this week, I do stay by myself at night here at the hospital, which is fine, because I would much rather my Legend be a happy boy & be able to be at home at night to sleep in his big boy bed & cuddle with daddy before bedtime. So, prayers for me to cope with being away from him so much, its really hard on me. Prayers also for a safe, good-timed delivery for our new baby girl, Ellis Claire.
I know God is teaching me something through this entire experience, I am trying really hard to seek the spirit & learn whatever it is I need to learn. I know it is something very special & so important. I'm just not patient. ;)
Well, its my nappy time before my boys get here to see me for the afternoon, but I will keep updating my blog with updates as they happen, I know we have lots of family who love to hear all the details. :)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Hey ya'll,
This is my first post on my new blog & I am just so excited! I have a few girlfriends I have been following on their blogs for awhile so of course I am so ready to be in the loop, I love what so many people are doing & how creative ya'll are.
Another reason for my blogging is because I really think it is important to try to capture every memory possible in writing with my family, Legend is growing so quickly & it makes me so sad.. we are so excited to be welcoming Ellis Claire into the world very soon & I can't wait to [try] to capture everything both of our children are doing, I want this to be something we can all look back on & laugh at.. because believe me, I have so much to learn & I really do enjoy laughing at myself!
I hope not to bore you all too much, I am Legend's mom & he will always give us a good laugh!
I'm gonna try to keep up with this really frequently, so EXCITED, ya'll!
Have a happy weekend!
xoxo, Montana
This is my first post on my new blog & I am just so excited! I have a few girlfriends I have been following on their blogs for awhile so of course I am so ready to be in the loop, I love what so many people are doing & how creative ya'll are.
Another reason for my blogging is because I really think it is important to try to capture every memory possible in writing with my family, Legend is growing so quickly & it makes me so sad.. we are so excited to be welcoming Ellis Claire into the world very soon & I can't wait to [try] to capture everything both of our children are doing, I want this to be something we can all look back on & laugh at.. because believe me, I have so much to learn & I really do enjoy laughing at myself!
I hope not to bore you all too much, I am Legend's mom & he will always give us a good laugh!
I'm gonna try to keep up with this really frequently, so EXCITED, ya'll!
Have a happy weekend!
xoxo, Montana
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