My how the time flies...

On Friday Daniel had to adjust the straps on Eveylnn's car seat. She got to big for the tiny position. I swear she is a big girl already. It breaks mommy's heart.

Yesterday she had an outfit she's worn bunches of times not fit her anymore. I can't believe that she is outgrowing clothes already. I know that people always say that children will outgrow their clothing right away but it's just not fair!

I thought that I had more to share but I can't remember what it was...I really want to get this vomit out of my hair-silly baby- so I am going to shower then talk to my husband about church!

Another week down.

I can not believe that it is Friday again already.

The baby is getting big and she is needy. haha Always wanting to be held or loved. Silly baby doesn't realize that mommy needs a break sometimes. That's what daddies are for. Her's is at work. *darn*

Things I love...things I love. What do I love this week?

1. The Milk Saver

I had no idea how much milk was being wasted every time I feed Mouse-but no more! It is so easy to use and clean I can't believe I went almost 2 months without it. I am definitely a spokesperson for them now and will be recommending them to all the moms I know who breastfeed. Which is a small amount because women in America are lazy and selfish. That's not to say that some women don't have a good reason for not nursing because I know a few people that had very good reasons for not but the majority of moms who bottle feed do it for dumb reasons. *End rant*

https://www.mymilkies.com/milksaver

2. The Sunbonnet Family

This is baby Sunbonnet Sue and Sun hat Sam. There are others including Overall Bill and Scottie Too. I am pretty obsessed with them so if you ever want to get me anything but don't know what here's a clue.

3. Jillian Danielson Photography

Our friend from church came over on Sunday and took pictures of the baby for us as a present. We have only seen a few but they are so darn cute! If we go to church on Sunday she said she would have them ready for us on a cd. I"m very super excited about that. Once we take a look at them we can pick one for her birth announcements and get them sent out!

It's sad how long it took me to come up with that third one. My brain is not functioning...but we'll save that for another blog.

Lovelies:

Another week has come and gone. Last night was not a fun night: Dan is getting sick and E just wanted to cry forever and ever. We finally got her in the car around 3 and when we got home she slept. Ridiculous. It is so amazing to see how much she has grown these last few weeks. A woman at the gym gave me the simplest advice. She told me not to blink. Her daughter just turned 30 and she could not believe it.

Things that I love--from the internet!

1. This one-piece swim suit.

It is cute but I am afraid that if I order it the fitting will be off. I am going to look around town before I buy this one, of course.

2. This mouse! I think that this mouse if so cute but I would not spend that much on it. A bit to pricey for my coin purse. Also, what would I do with it???

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40435190&ref=sr_gallery_16&&ga_search_query=baby+mouse&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=5&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title

3. This silly tissue box cover.

It has Sunbonnet Sue on it, whom I adore. Honestly it is so adorable, although once again it is not something that is incredibly useful. Still nice to look at.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=34689697&ref=sr_gallery_19&&ga_search_query=Sunbonnet+Sue&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=7&includes[]=tags&includes[]=title

Tomorrow...

Tomorrow my baby girl will be one month old. It's crazy. My mom offered to watch her for the night. I'm not sure if we'll take her up on her offer but it's a nice gesture. I would miss her for sure but we need the sleep.

We went to Phoenix earlier in the week. Everything is fine. I don't know if she was sick and all of the collective prayers healed her or if Havasu doctors are just dumb and nothing was wrong with her at all. All I know is that I am so very grateful that all that is bothering her is a little throat irritation because of all the throwing up she has been doing. Only time can make that all better. I want to thank everyone who was praying for her because now she is all better.

Still haven't had time to search the internet for pretty little things because I don't get a lot of time on the computer. Baby likes me to pay attention to her more than other things... Silly baby.

It's tragic:

Today marks the two year anniversary of Connor's death. It is very sad and I wish that there was more that I could do to help Daniel. While Evelynn and I were doing Super Sister Sunday at my parent's house with Kelli Dan went to Connor's grave. I asked him if he wanted me to go with but he said that I could stay.

The trail starts a few days before my 23rd birthday which is a bit of a bummer but on the same token we are glad that progress is FINALLY being made. I can't say much on the matter because I tend to forget which things I should and should not say.

I am going to see if I can get the baby to sleep so I can sleep. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow and I would like to be well rested if at all possible.

Another day...

I can't really think of things I love right now... not enough sleep. Hopefully next week I will have better luck. I just haven't had time to go on the computer to just play and look around and neat, cool things.

I will however update you on the health of my baby. We are taking her to Phoenix on Monday to be seen at the Pediatric Surgeons of Phoenix. She has a stomach issue which causes her to throw up most of her meals. When I know more specifics I will share but as of right now she pretty much has a kink in her plumbing. Please pray for her.

Evelynn's birth story:

Tuesday January 12 Dan I and went to our regular OB check up. We had been in and out of the hospital for weeks due to prodromal labor which is where the uterus contracts but does not progress the labor process. It was not fun to say the least. The last time we went in before the appointment they did an ultrasound to check the fluid levels. The tech wasn't nice at first but started to warm up to us after a bit. She even gave us a picture of E's girl stuff to prove to Dan's mom that she was in fact a girl-she was convinced that baby was a boy. We showed her! At the appointment on Tuesday Dr. Wiese did another ultrasound to check the fluid levels again. She told us that they were fine for today but might not be okay for tomorrow or the future and that she wanted to induce labor. We were also told that I would probably go into labor that day but would most likely not have her until the following evening.

Dr. Wiese broke my water manually on Tuesday evening.  Eventually I got the IV pain meds to help make the ouchies stop.  It made me very sleepy ad was able to sleep for a bit.  The next day I was still in lots of pain so I eventually got the epidural.  That evening 24 hours had passed since she broke my water so I had to go in and get an emergency C-Section.

They don't know how it happened but the following day (Thursday) I almost bled out.  They had been measuring my blood levels and came in concerned.  They told me that I needed to go in for a second emergency surgery giving me less than 20 percent chance of living.  They reopened my c-section incision, pulled apart my abs and removed a blood clot the size of a football.  I had lost 50% of my blood volume overnight.

We ended up spending 6 days total in the hospital for healing.  Dan was able to sweet talk the nurses into getting me my own private room so that he could stay the night and I wouldn't have to share with other women.  It wasn't the best experience but he made it better.