Here are some pics of Marli's first bath. There was another cute one but it was Xrated so couldnt share with everyone. :)
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Bathtime & 1 week check up
She had a doctors appt on Thursday so we had to make sure she was at her best with a the first bath the night before. She has gained her birth weight back so she was 7lbs 7 ounces and the doctor said she looked great. She has a little bit of jaundice but nothing a little milk cant help get rid of. Marli has been doing pretty good at night. She gives us about 2 1/2 hours of sleep and usually a 3 hour stretch around 5am. Life is still good.
Here are some pics of Marli's first bath. There was another cute one but it was Xrated so couldnt share with everyone. :)
Here are some pics of Marli's first bath. There was another cute one but it was Xrated so couldnt share with everyone. :)
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Life is pretty good so far
Things have been going pretty well. Memere is a huge help with keeping up with things around the house or being the second set of hands. Grandpy Harley will be here tomorrow. Then they will leave Monday to head to Florida, but then Daddy will be off for a full week. Definitely love all the support. Emmi is doing awesome, she has only really had issues with not wanting to take a nap but now that she realized we are all napping it has become easier. Other than that she just wants baby sister to look at her or to hold her when she can. I definitely nap when Emmi does and try to sleep in on preschool mornings. So sleep hasnt been too bad. Marli has been sleeping long stretches during the day then up every hour or so all night. Last night was more like an hour and half until the early morning where she slept from 5:00am-8:30am. Life is pretty amazing and loving every minute right now.
Here are some pics.
Emmi also has a new baby, here she is:
This was Marli ready to leave the hospital.
Emmi just playing:
Daddy with his girls, life will never be the same. :)
The famous sibling pic.
Here are some pics.
Emmi also has a new baby, here she is:
This was Marli ready to leave the hospital.
Emmi just playing:
Daddy with his girls, life will never be the same. :)
The famous sibling pic.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
The details....
Dont read any further if you dont want to know the labor and delivery details...............
Starting on Wednesday night my body was starting to give signs that things were happening. So Thursday I had a few random contractions but nothing consistent or painful. Friday started more of a regular pattern. Mid day I knew that it was going to definitely be over the weekend. Around 5ish I said to Jacob that I think we should go to the hospital that night after we put Emmi to bed. So we did Emmi's normal bedtime routine which included me showering with her. Bonus for me since a shower is a relaxation thing and I got to spent time with Emmi. Jacob took a rough time line as to how often they were happening which was 3-4 minutes apart but I could totally talk through them and as long as I was standing they were no big deal. After Emmi was down, we called the on-call service and after a dozen questions we were told to head on in.
We got here just after 8pm. They hooked me up to the monitor and asked a thousand questions. The nurses were awesome and let me stand while on the monitor. After about an hour and 30 minutes the doc showed up. They wanted to see if my water had broke and sure enough they confirmed it was leaking. This is also when they finally checked me being 5 cms. So at 10ish after it taking the anesthesiologist to get a vein, I started my first dose of antibiotics. The contractions were getting harder but nothing I couldn't breathe through. As soon as I was done the IV I got in the shower again which was around 11ish. That is when the pattern definitely changed. I think they went to every 2 minutes at that point. I was only in the shower for 15-20 minutes before I was feeling the pressure.
Jacob helped me out and I stood in the middle of the room for a couple of contractions. The nurse wanted to check me but I told her I wasnt sure I could get on the bed. One idea she had earlier for laboring was to kneel on the bed while putting the head of the bed up to rest on. So that is how she set it up for me so she could check me. Before she checked she told the nurse on the intercom to let Dr Reynolds know that it was getting close. But after she checked me he had to basically run down since we were ready. :) Within 2-3 pushes Marleaux was born with me on my knees facing the head of the bed. I had to ask the doc if he even made it in time since it all happened so fast and sure enough he did. The nurse said she was nervous that she was going to have to deliver the baby and also commented that she had never had a patient as calm as I was that whole time. I also was able to cut the cord since that was not something Jacob wanted to do.
Jacob watched the clock more than I did but we think I was only in hard or challenging labor for 30 minutes or so which started when I was in the shower. Recovery has been great had a couple stitches which the doc said would just help with healing. I am no way near as sore as I was with Emmi. It may have helped that Marli is smaller than Emmi. Random information is the doc who delivered Marli was the same one who delivered Emmi.
No issues with the GBS stuff but we did have to stay the almost 48 hours due to not getting 2 doses of antibiotics. The ban on under 18 is getting lifted the night we left at midnight so we just missed being able to bring Emmi up. :(
Starting on Wednesday night my body was starting to give signs that things were happening. So Thursday I had a few random contractions but nothing consistent or painful. Friday started more of a regular pattern. Mid day I knew that it was going to definitely be over the weekend. Around 5ish I said to Jacob that I think we should go to the hospital that night after we put Emmi to bed. So we did Emmi's normal bedtime routine which included me showering with her. Bonus for me since a shower is a relaxation thing and I got to spent time with Emmi. Jacob took a rough time line as to how often they were happening which was 3-4 minutes apart but I could totally talk through them and as long as I was standing they were no big deal. After Emmi was down, we called the on-call service and after a dozen questions we were told to head on in.
We got here just after 8pm. They hooked me up to the monitor and asked a thousand questions. The nurses were awesome and let me stand while on the monitor. After about an hour and 30 minutes the doc showed up. They wanted to see if my water had broke and sure enough they confirmed it was leaking. This is also when they finally checked me being 5 cms. So at 10ish after it taking the anesthesiologist to get a vein, I started my first dose of antibiotics. The contractions were getting harder but nothing I couldn't breathe through. As soon as I was done the IV I got in the shower again which was around 11ish. That is when the pattern definitely changed. I think they went to every 2 minutes at that point. I was only in the shower for 15-20 minutes before I was feeling the pressure.
Jacob helped me out and I stood in the middle of the room for a couple of contractions. The nurse wanted to check me but I told her I wasnt sure I could get on the bed. One idea she had earlier for laboring was to kneel on the bed while putting the head of the bed up to rest on. So that is how she set it up for me so she could check me. Before she checked she told the nurse on the intercom to let Dr Reynolds know that it was getting close. But after she checked me he had to basically run down since we were ready. :) Within 2-3 pushes Marleaux was born with me on my knees facing the head of the bed. I had to ask the doc if he even made it in time since it all happened so fast and sure enough he did. The nurse said she was nervous that she was going to have to deliver the baby and also commented that she had never had a patient as calm as I was that whole time. I also was able to cut the cord since that was not something Jacob wanted to do.
Jacob watched the clock more than I did but we think I was only in hard or challenging labor for 30 minutes or so which started when I was in the shower. Recovery has been great had a couple stitches which the doc said would just help with healing. I am no way near as sore as I was with Emmi. It may have helped that Marli is smaller than Emmi. Random information is the doc who delivered Marli was the same one who delivered Emmi.
No issues with the GBS stuff but we did have to stay the almost 48 hours due to not getting 2 doses of antibiotics. The ban on under 18 is getting lifted the night we left at midnight so we just missed being able to bring Emmi up. :(
**edit from Jacob: from my outsiders view, Taryn's really hard contractions (judging from her reactions) started at 11:25pm. I asked her if she thought we would have Marli by midnight, there were many doubts from Taryn and the nurse. 7 minutes later, Marli was born......it was quick.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Marleaux has arrived!!
Real quick. Marleaux (Marli) Rose was born at 11:32pm on 2/19. She weighed in at 7lbs 60z and is 20 1/4". Taryn delivered 100% natural again and she was amazing. Both are doing very well. Emmi seems unfazed but Kona is a little off.....
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Sick of this....
Happy Due Date to Us!!!!!!!!!
We all have been sick this week. Emmi started with a fever over the weekend but then just had a cold. I followed suit on Monday & Tuesday. Then Jacob came home Tuesday not feeling great and landed with the same thing. When Emmi's preschool teacher called to check on her on Tuesday since we kept her home, she said that only 1 of the 6 kids were there on Tuesday. So something definitely is going around. However being 40 weeks pregnant and being all congested is no fun. I am normally a healthy person who may get a cold once a year and be done. But this is the second cold I have had in the past month or so. As many of you know being this far along sleep does not always come easy which I am sure would help to speed up my recovery so that doesnt help. I hope to get through this fast as I am starting to feel like this baby could be here really soon. So please send healthy vibes my way. :)
At my doctors appointment today, I have lost another pound so up a total of 19. I expected that since Tuesday night I ran a fever and just not feeling that great. I refused to be checked so I dont know if I am dialated or not. Her heartbeat was 164. My next appointment if I make it will be an ultrasound and NST to make sure things look good.
Hopefully the next post will be baby is here with some pics. Since we havent taken any pics in the past few weeks so there is nothing new to show.
We all have been sick this week. Emmi started with a fever over the weekend but then just had a cold. I followed suit on Monday & Tuesday. Then Jacob came home Tuesday not feeling great and landed with the same thing. When Emmi's preschool teacher called to check on her on Tuesday since we kept her home, she said that only 1 of the 6 kids were there on Tuesday. So something definitely is going around. However being 40 weeks pregnant and being all congested is no fun. I am normally a healthy person who may get a cold once a year and be done. But this is the second cold I have had in the past month or so. As many of you know being this far along sleep does not always come easy which I am sure would help to speed up my recovery so that doesnt help. I hope to get through this fast as I am starting to feel like this baby could be here really soon. So please send healthy vibes my way. :)
At my doctors appointment today, I have lost another pound so up a total of 19. I expected that since Tuesday night I ran a fever and just not feeling that great. I refused to be checked so I dont know if I am dialated or not. Her heartbeat was 164. My next appointment if I make it will be an ultrasound and NST to make sure things look good.
Hopefully the next post will be baby is here with some pics. Since we havent taken any pics in the past few weeks so there is nothing new to show.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Dr & Potty Training
Had my doc appt this week. For my stats I actually lost a pound this week so am up 20 pounds and the baby's heartbeat was 152. At my last appt I had tested positive for Group B Strep, which is a bacteria that anyone can have with no signs or symptoms. They just get concerned when an expecting mom has it since it can get passed to the baby. Of course this was a curve ball that I wasnt prepared for since I plan to labor naturally again and part of the plan was to stay at home as long as I could. The way the hospital treats the GBS is I have to get 2 doses of antibiotics, if I dont then we have to stay for 48 hours so the baby can be observed. In chatting with my doc today he answered all my questions and basically said if I get there in time for the antibiotics, great, if not then the risk is very very low for a full term baby to get sick from GBS so dont lose sleep over it. That definitely helps put my mind at ease. Memere gets here today and all the rooms upstairs are 98% done so we are good to go whenever since I will be 39 weeks on Thursday. :)
Then on to Emmi. She is potty training. While I was upstairs putting her bookshelf together over the weekend she came downstairs and went pee pee on her potty. Then yelled to me. That day she continued to use the potty with only one accident at the end of the day when we didnt make it to the big potty in enough time. So we ordered another potty to leave upstairs to try to prevent that again. She is not using the potty consisently and we are letting her lead on if she wants a diaper, pull up, panties or commando for the day. But she definitely seems to get it and no matter what she has on she seems to be able to work with it to make it if she chooses. Her classmate in school is also in the middle of potty training so her teacher said if we put her in pull ups she would definitely take her to the potty since last week Emmi asked to go when her classmate did although she didnt do anything. Her currency is chocolate so when she goes at home she gets to have a piece. We are definitely letting her lead the way completely for this but please keep your fingers crossed for us that the success continues.
Then on to Emmi. She is potty training. While I was upstairs putting her bookshelf together over the weekend she came downstairs and went pee pee on her potty. Then yelled to me. That day she continued to use the potty with only one accident at the end of the day when we didnt make it to the big potty in enough time. So we ordered another potty to leave upstairs to try to prevent that again. She is not using the potty consisently and we are letting her lead on if she wants a diaper, pull up, panties or commando for the day. But she definitely seems to get it and no matter what she has on she seems to be able to work with it to make it if she chooses. Her classmate in school is also in the middle of potty training so her teacher said if we put her in pull ups she would definitely take her to the potty since last week Emmi asked to go when her classmate did although she didnt do anything. Her currency is chocolate so when she goes at home she gets to have a piece. We are definitely letting her lead the way completely for this but please keep your fingers crossed for us that the success continues.
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