Emmanen

Friday night we had a neighborhood party and Em was not too interested in the water play but loved the watermelon! Saturday Emerson & I decided to leave McCall at home with Chris and we went to a birthday party. The party was at a gymnastics/gym type place for little ones and as it turns out she has quite a bit of coordination.



We had a few very welcomed visitors this weekend! Saturday Tiffany and Eliana came to visit and Emerson was thrilled to see Eliana! On Sunday Chris' family came to visit us, we had a good time - especailly Emerson. Since we cannot go out much any/all visitors are appreciated, just do not mind our PJS!

Over the weekend, we hit a small milestone. Emerson learned her name! It is so cute! In response to "What is your name", she says proudly , "Emmanen"!!! Her baby sister is "Baby Call"

First night home

Last night was our first night home and it went pretty well. I have just forgotten how labor intensive a newborn can be - even a good one, like McCall. I went to bed around 12am and was up 2X beofre 6am. Today was the stressful one, all of us at home together all day long. My mom had to leave and Em is just a handful, SOOO busy and with McCall nursing Chris nor I ever really get a break.

I keep playing Thursdays events through my head and I still am in shock about the way things played out - NOT AT ALL what I expected. Start to finish I had her in 3 hours and we were only at the hospital for 34 minutes before she was here! Em took 19.5 hours to make her debut! I wander what this says about their personalitites????

McCall Elizabeth

So here it is, McCall's birthday story!! Em did her usual and woke up at 5:30 am this morning at that time I noticed I was having some contractions. I was in denial b/c I had been having braxton hicks and mild contractions for weeks now and did not want to cry "wolf" if this were a false alarm - I wanted to be sure beyond a shadow of a doubt not to mention having a babywas not on this weeks agenda - that was NEXT week!!! At 6:30 the contractions went from 10 min apart to 3 min apart - YOUCH! At this point I knew this was the real deal and was not in my head, SOMETHING was going on!! The very confusing part I had NO signs/symptoms other than contractions and really wanted to be sure I was in labor before I made arrangements for Em, had Chris cancel appointments and drove all the way to hospital 30 minutes away!!!! I KNEW it was for real when out of nowhere I became VERY emotional!!! I also did this with Em when I was about 7 cm dilated but no way was I already that far along............so I thought!

Chris got Em to school and we were on the road to the hospital at 7:20, thank GOD that there were no traffic issues, we arrived at 7:50 am and upon a very painful assessment of my cervix we learned that I was 9cm dilated! WHAT????? How can this be at my last appointment (1 week ago) I was only 1 cm!!! Immediately the staff started making arrangements and we had a baby girl at 8:24 am - yep, only 34 min later. NO epidural, IV, or ANYTHING just a quick delivery! I feel great now and baby McCall is BEAUTIFUL, healthy and looks a lot like Emerson! She weighs 8 lbs and .25 oz, 20 inches. She has a head full of jet black hair and at times it is curly! Thus far she is a very sweet baby girl who likes to eat and sleep!

Last night Emerson met her and was interested for about 15 seconds then found herself far more intrigued with my water filled styrofoam cups! GranMollie is staying with her and they are having a good time. She slept all night in her big girl bed by herself. We are so proud of her, now if we could only get her to sleep past 5:30 am but thank GOD that she woke so early on June 18, otherwise McCall could have been a home birth!!

Baby Girl Lane

Yep, that is correct we still do not have a name for the little princess but I am sure in the next 3 weeks we will decide! Today an office that I call on did an ultra sound for me and I was able to see the little girl. It was hard to see b/c she is so big but I was able to find out what is stabbing me in my left side it is a FOOT! Although I could not see much I could tell that her nose looks exactly like Emerson's!

Last weekend we went to the winery again with friends. A good time was had by all and Emerson was passing out kisses to her bff!

3 weeks 4 days left!

Thus far I have begun the transition process from a family of 3 to a family of 4. This transition entails converting the guest bedroom into Emerson's "big girl" bedroom, making the nursery "little Baby Lane's" rather than "The room formerly known as Emerson's nursery", cleaning all the 0-3 month baby clothes, cleaning all the baby gear and mentally preparing myself for sleep deprivation as well as the other "beautiful" things that child bearing does to your body!