Falling For Baby

For the new family receiving a Prader Willi Syndrome diagnosis

2012-02-04T17:26:00.000-05:00

If you have a baby and have received a Prader-Willi Syndrome diagnosis, please know you are not alone! Here is a wonderful video put together by some fellow PWS families...

This is the Day

2012-01-02T19:51:00.004-05:00

Have you all seen this 2012 Declutter Calendar from My Simpler Life? It's pretty neat. A great way to reorganize, clean, and declutter your house in one year, just by doing one task a day. I love that it's totally achievable, and even when we leave the house for vacation I'm pretty confident we can knock out a weeks worth of tasks in just a short weekend or two. Maybe pick half of the days of work to do before the vacation and the other half of the days of when we get back. Today we took our donation pile to the Goodwill to start fresh!

I'm so excited to be doing this. Surely it will help us get the house ready to sell!

Day 2 of the 366 Project:

Sarah

New Year and New Resolutions

2012-01-01T22:06:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year!

I know I said I'd update about Eric and how things have gone over the last 5 months. But basically it was a combination of crying, rocking, nursing, tickles, giggles, kisses, and coos. That sums up most of our 5 months.

Eric, if you're reading this when you're older, you have been one of the biggest joys in my life. Yes, you cry a lot as an infant, but your eyes tell me you love me and it makes it all worth it. You are mostly crying because you don't ever want to be put down or have the attention on anything but yourself. Hopefully over the years you'll learn to turn that into something positive. Even at 3am when I'm tired and know you're not really hungry, I still rush in to hold you because I know it's not always going to be like this. You have me wrapped around your little finger and that's OK. Even when you're fussy, I know I can pick you up and toss you in the air and you'll instantly be happy again. You love to be tossed, swung around, and smothered in kisses! Everyone else is scared to death to throw you around, but I got you babe. One day it's going to be you and me riding the roller coasters and jumping out of airplanes, snowboarding and wake boarding, white water rafting and rock climbing. Your dad can teach you hunting and fishing and how to change a tire. I'm sorry I haven't been keeping up with this blog during your newborn stage, but I was too busy holding you and trying to catch up on sleep.

Here are some pictures to make up for lost time:

Now, back to the new year and resolutions...

I'm jumping on the 366 project bandwagon. Basically you take a photo every day of the year. Here's a little blurb about why it's awesome and why you should do it too - http://content.photojojo.com/tutorials/project-365-take-a-photo-a-day/. Since this year is a leap year, it's 366 (duh) days instead of 365. To make this a realistic goal, I'll probably use my phone a lot for the photos and will likely update the blog every few days if I'm not able to do it every day.

Another resolution I have is to run a half marathon. Let me preface this by saying I. am. not. a. runner. I don't even like jogging. But we'll be having another Running for Lillian Fundraiser in October and I really want to run the half marathon. All the money raised will go towards the Foundation for Prader-Willi Research. More info to come. (if anyone is interested in running, shoot me an email and I'll give you details on where the race is.)

If anyone else is doing the 366 project this year, please leave a comment and let me know! I'd love to follow along and keep each other motivated to keep it up!

Forget the baby food, bring on the Twix!

First night of the year

Big sister

Birthdays, Beaches, and Blogging

2011-11-27T21:29:00.001-05:00

Things have been a bit crazy here with learning to navigate life with a toddler and a newborn! Eric is now 4 months old (gasp) and finally not so colicky. We're still having some struggles with waking up anywhere from three to four times a night (two on a good night). So, I'm still pretty darn sleep deprived and 4 months of sleep deprivation can lead to neglecting a blog, clearly. I probably would have just complained the last four months anyway. But I'm going to try to get back to this because I really want to keep documenting these times so one day I can look back and and REMEMBER things that my sleep deprived memory might rob me of :).

This fall was beautiful and the weather has been really mild. Lillian's birthday was a big hit. She had an apple themed birthday party with LOTS of friends, family, and babies.

Just a few decorations

Pie in a jar for our guests to take home (we didn't serve dessert at the party)

She was running around so much, this is the best photo I got that day!

My little colic monster would only rest with mommy

Lillian is growing up so fast. She picks up on so much going on in the house too. Ever since we brought Eric home, she has been ALL about her baby dolls! She puts them in his swing, on his play mat, in his jumperoo, in his bumbo seat, she lays them on the bed and puts diapers on top of them, puts the swaddle on them, etc. She burps them and rocks them too. I just love watching her and if she's playing with her dolls, then she's staying out of trouble...

Speaking of trouble, turning two has been interesting. She has learned how to get my attention by getting into anything and everything she's not supposed. Drives me absolutely batty! It's especially hard with a newborn who cries and nurses all day and I'm trying to soothe him while keeping my eye on her. Oy. And all while sleep deprived.

It's been really hard to not loose my mind the last 4 months. I was so desperate for a break, and felt horrible that Lillian wasn't getting the attention she was used to. Finally out of desperation I called the local PDO program (parents day out) and asked if they had any openings, and thank God they had one opening in her age group. We went in and toured the facility and I talked with the teachers in her classroom for a while. It took a few visits before I was comfortable leaving her there for the whole day (9-3), but I'm thankful they are willing to make a few adjustments for her and were more than willing to learn about her syndrome. The kids eat snacks and lunch at "school" and I'm able to provide Lillian with all her own food, so that makes everything much less stressfull. I found a great PDF file written for preschool educators of children with PWS. The link to that file is here. I also printed this out for all of her therapists because it's really great information on how they learn best. She absolutely loves going to "school" and usually doesn't want to leave when I go to pick her up.

So now Lillian's schedule for the week consists of 2 days at PDO, 4 therapies (PT, ST, OT, DT), and church 2 mornings a week (once during a mom's group and once on Sunday). She's a busy girl!

We also recently went to the national PWSA conference in Florida and met some really great people. Lillian enjoyed swimming and we spent some time at the beach.

Eric deserves (more like demands) a whole post to himself, so I'll update on him later. He's an absolute joy and I'm really enjoying this age with him! Lillian loves her brother too and luckily has shown no jealousy of him whatsoever. Hopefully it stays that way.

Any sleep advice for a 4 month old is welcome :). I'm sure many of you have experience in this department! Since he was a colicky newborn, up until this point I've basically done anything to get him to sleep. Rocking, nursing, singing, etc. Now that he's not crying all the time, I'd like to get him out of the habit of needing to nurse to sleep because i'm really not getting enough sleep to be a good mom. I'm just so tired.

Sarah

Eric's Birth Story, The Cliff Notes

2011-08-29T15:37:00.000-04:00

We're all still sleep deprived and I'm officially a new believer in Colic. It's no joke. But I figure this post needs to get written before details are forgotten.

If you're anything like me, you want the facts fast. Sometimes I just want to know what happened, cut to the chase, don't give me the long winded version.

So here are the Cliff Notes:

Labored at home all day, visited doctor around 2pm to have membranes stripped (4cm dilated), went back home
Called my mom around 5pm and told her we were heading to the hospital around 9pm
Mom shows up to watch Lillian around 7:30pm
Continued Laboring at home timing contractions 4-8 minutes apart, 1.5 minutes long
Water broke at 9:04pm in the living room
Left house about 10-15 minutes later
Car ride from hell
Got to hospital around 9:30pm
Barely got my clothes off in time
Baby arrived at 9:52 - no epidural, no doctor, no problems!

Thank God for a great nurse who didn't lose her shit when she realized she was alone and about to deliver a baby by herself, and a quick on call mid-wife. The mid-wife literally introduced herself, I nodded my head, grimaced and said "OK" while bracing for the contraction-straight-from-hell, and then his head popped out. Woah nelly.

If my husband had parked the car in the parking garage instead of leaving it in front of the hospital doors and grabbing the wheelchair conveniently left next to the door, I would have had the baby in the hallway :-/. Thank goodness he listened.

And here's a picture of my 1 month old little colic monster. Don't let the smile fool you....

Sarah

This One Time, I Had a Baby...

2011-08-09T20:22:00.001-04:00

And it was CRAZY fast.

Unplanned med-free birth story to come... as soon as I get some sleep.

Sarah

Reason #135212344 why Pinterest Rocks

2011-07-21T17:59:00.001-04:00

Because it provides inspiration for adorable things like this:

And ridiculously easy smell good stuff like this:

And yummy food like this:

and this:

And for inspiring photos like this (oh hey, it's my 40weeks 4 days belly!)

I took this photo on my kitchen floor with the auto timer while Lillian ate lunch :-).

If you don't pinterest, you are totally missing out. If anyone needs an invitation, I just need an email address and I'll send you one! You won't regret it!

Here are a few pins I have pinned to my boards just waiting to be used!

Finger Print Pendant:

Tiny DIY Kitchen:

A "don't touch my baby" cover :)

Sarah

A Much Needed House Upgrade

2011-07-20T20:37:00.000-04:00

We finally got a new deck! It hasn't been stained yet. Not sure when that will happen but probably sometime when it's not as hot outside. Maybe the fall? I'm loving it though, and so is Lillian. She finally has a flat spot to play outside.
Before:

After:

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Oh yeah, and I'm still pregnant. Here I am at 40weeks 3 days:

HDBD: 39 weeks

2011-07-13T21:21:00.000-04:00

I just realized this hasn't been updated since 34 weeks. Hello slacker! I'll keep it short and sweet and just throw in some pictures. Sound good?

D-A-D Funny

2011-07-12T10:09:00.002-04:00

Wow, 2 blog posts in one week! You'd think I'm just sitting around on my couch waiting for my water to break or something... Oh that's right, I am.

Lillian has decided to go back to 2 naps a day which is A-OK with me. Momma needs a break, and a donut, and some coffee. And some peace and quiet. And to NOT be climbed all over thankyouverymuch. I love my girl and her rough housing but I'm huge and exhausted and just need a wee break in the day. We're still trying to keep our regularly scheduled activities of PT/OT/ST and trips to the pool and splash pad. It's not easy though.

So for a while Lillian had this really cute thing she would do. I would say "Lillian, say CHEESE" and she would give me this hilarious wide open mouth "smile". It was adorable. So adorable that I thought, this could turn into a great gift idea for Father's Day! A friend of mine posted a photo like this on Pinterest....

Super cute, right? I thought so.

"Hey Lillian, say CHEESE!"

"Lillian, please say CHEESE!"

"Lillian, this is a gift for Daddy. You love Daddy. He's your favorite. "CHEESE" please!"

Yeah...

Oh Hey, I Finally Finished Something

2011-07-10T19:15:00.000-04:00

And yes, I'm still pregnant.

We finally got around to finishing Lillian's new big girl room... only 2 months late. We were really hoping to move her in long before the little bambino showed up, but here I am 39 weeks pregnant and she still hasn't slept in there. She does play in there and all her clothes are in there, so I think she understands it's her room. I guess we're just going to wing it and hope for the best when she gets transferred to sleeping in there.

The words along the shelf and the bird mobile were made by moi (I have a brief tutorial for the words to post another time). Phil painted the "dresser" which was originally two extremely ugly poop brown night stands. He painted them white and painted the handles green - which I loooove! The bookshelf came from IKEA (I'm thinking about painting the backboard of it), and the mirror came from a consignment shop. She has a walk in closet, so there's plenty of space to store her cute little wardrobe. Everything else we had on hand!

Overall it's exactly what I was hoping for, something timeless, girly, and a bit sophisticated without being too grown up.

{You can click on the photos to make them bigger}

I'm too pregnant for this...

2011-06-11T20:47:00.000-04:00

And who really cares about that survey anyway?

Yep, I'm over it. Is it July yet?

We're busy. Sooooo busy. On top of all the last minute stuff trying to prepare for another baby, we decided to buy property and build a house. But before we start building our future home, we need to make some pretty big improvements to our current home before selling it... Oh yeah, and did I mention we're having a baby?! oy.

Those horses are hanging out in our future yard :)
(Don't worry, we aren't taking their home.
They belong in those stables in the background and have plenty of land over there.)

I have a lot more to share about the new property and the home improvements we're making, but I'm just too pregnant for this blog. Or anything else really. I just want to kick my feet up with a banana split in my hand and sit around until July. Oh yeah, but I have a toddler. A full time walking toddler.

HDBD 32 Weeks!

2011-06-03T07:44:00.002-04:00

*How far along?: 32 Weeks

*Total weight gain: 17 lbs

*How big is baby?: The size of jicama

*Sleep?: Sleep is still pretty good thanks to my awesome pillow. But now I'm up about 3 times a night thanks to my smashed bladder.

*Best moment this week?: Trip to IKEA!

*Movement?: Still pretty darn active. I've got a video to prove it!

*Food cravings?: Everything...

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: About half and half.

*What I miss: My pelvis not aching

*What I'm looking forward to: Taste of Cincinnati!

HDBD: week 31

2011-05-18T18:48:00.000-04:00

*How far along?: 31 Weeks

*Total weight gain: I'm still not really sure. Somewhere around 15ish lbs.

*How big is baby?: The size of 4 naval oranges

*Sleep?: I'm up about twice to pee, but otherwise sleeping well.

*Best moment this week?: Lillian does this new thing where she rocks her baby dolls. That was pretty darn cute.

*Movement?: He's still pretty active but it does seem like he's running out of room. Hopefully he'd head down.

*Food cravings?: Everything...

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: About half and half.

*What I miss: Wearing normal clothes

*What I'm looking forward to: This weekend. Hopefully we do something fun for Memorial Day.

Hump Day Bump Day: Week 30

2011-05-11T20:32:00.000-04:00

*How far along?: 30 Weeks

*Total weight gain: I'm still not really sure. Somewhere around 10-12 lbs. Tomorrow's my appointment and I'll get the official number then.

*How big is baby?: The size of a cabbage

*Sleep?: Not bad. The crazy pregnancy dreams sure are interesting.

*Best moment this week?: We got 15 steps out of Lillian today! That was pretty exciting.

*Movement?: Still kicking.

*Food cravings?: Sugar

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: In, but nearly flat

*What I miss: NOT having SI pain. I literally can't stand or sit with weight on my left side. It's torture. I'm currently icing my butt cheek praying the pain lessens before bedtime :(

*What I'm looking forward to: Getting this SI pain under control. It's killing me.

Trucking along

2011-05-08T09:54:00.001-04:00

It's so hard to believe we're already 30 weeks into this pregnancy. Even though the first trimester was so much harder this time around, the pregnancy as a whole has been so pleasant and low stress.

I don't know if it's because we experienced one of the "worst case scenarios" with Lillian's birth, or if it's because this is the second pregnancy, but this time I feel a sense of peace knowing that we CAN do this... whatever the outcome.

Every bump, thud, turn, stretch, roll I feel in there brings a smile (and sometimes a little grimace of pain) to my face. As far as we know, he's a healthy growing active boy and will continue to be that way upon arrival. The movement is so different from my last pregnancy. Lillian would move enough that I knew she was still alive, but it was nothing like this.

In a way I'm glad she was my first because I just didn't know any difference. I'm glad that the concerns we had with my first pregnancy were the typical concerns of a first time mom. And I'm glad that this time I can really enjoy knowing how typical THIS pregnancy is.

I know we're not totally in the clear, but I choose to remain optimistic and truly enjoy it. It may be the last.

VIDEO! Lillian Taking Steps

2011-05-07T17:33:00.001-04:00

She's been taking steps for a while now (about a month or 2) but never really enough to get on video. Once we got her Sure Steps orthotics she's been able to go a lot further. Without them her ankles give up about 2-3 steps in.

She can walk longer distances holding one of our hands but that's much harder to do while taking video :).

Hump Day Bump Day: Week 29

2011-05-05T21:31:00.000-04:00

1 Day late again this week.

*How far along?: 29 Weeks

*Total weight gain: Not sure. Yesterday I was back under 10lbs in the morning and gained 4lbs by night :-/. Who's dumb idea was it to include this question in a pregnancy week by week questionnaire?

*How big is baby?: The size of a butternut squash

*Sleep?: Sleep is still pretty good with my amazing great wall of pregnancy pillow :)

*Best moment this week?: Lillian took 6 steps by herself!!

*Movement?: Ok, here's the thing... this baby spent about 3 days wedged sideways in my belly this week. The little booger was kicking and punching me in both my sides, while also jamming his hard head into my left and his big but into my right. I usually like all the movement, but this was taking it a bit too far. Thankfully today he's in a better position.

*Food cravings?: Fried Chicken, I finally gave in and had some tonight.

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: Still in! (and Lillian is fascinated by it)

*What I miss: It's cinco de mayo and I'm missing margaritas

*What I'm looking forward to: Hopefully a third tri ultrasound!

Holy Exhausting Month!

2011-04-30T20:22:00.001-04:00

Y'all... I.am.so.tired.

This month has been CRAZY busy! As if you can't tell. You know when I only have time to do short Wednesday updates that there's something big going on. I wish I could say that things are going to calm down soon, but they're not. Because on top of being crazy busy I've also been crazy procrastinating on the baby front.

So what have we been up to? Oh, just a little trip to St. Louis to hang out with some awesome friends and their sweet husbands and babies! We had a great time at the Magic House and the St. Louis Zoo. Really, if you ever get a chance to go to that zoo, GO! It's amazing and beautiful and so well taken care of. We loved it and will certainly be back.

(You may recognize some of these ladies and babies from other fabulous blogs that can be found in my blog roll!)

After our super fun trip we spent the week trying to recuperate from colds. Lillian's was really bad and we had a trip to the ER, followed by another trip to the doctor, antibiotics, steroids, breathing treatments every 3 hours, etc. She still has a bit of a cough, but thank goodness it seems the worst part is over. We still managed to have a great Easter weekend and she's really starting to walk well in her orthotics. She can take about 5 steps and then topples over, but at least we're moving in the right direction! She rocked her orthotics and airwalks in her Easter dresses :).

The only shot of her "in action" walking

Aren't they cute? We love having cousins the same age.

And you know that stage in pregnancy where you realize "wow, I'm huge" ? I've definitely reached that point. It's so surreal. Yesterday was the first day I stooped down to pick Lillian up and then realized my legs couldn't straighten and there was no "up" happening. I had to set her back down, stand up, and schlop her up to my hip while half grunting and smiling embarrassed that people could see me in all my whale-ness glory. Yep. I'm there. And you can tell in this photo Phil took on Easter:

And last but not least, I've been SUPER busy creating accessories for Lily & Rose. Today was my first spring craft show and maybe my last! Who knew that just sitting at a booth for 8 hours could be so exhausting? Usually I have a blast at these shows, but my cheeks are sore from smiling all day, my back is on fire from loading/unloading everything, and lets face it - I had to pee every hour and just wanted to stuff my face with the hot dogs and hamburgers they were serving. Maybe I should stick to online sales until this baby makes an appearance?

These were a huge hit today, along with the wipes cases you can find here

Oh, and tomorrow? Tomorrow is my first ever trip to Ikea. Do you think they'll have a wheel chair I could borrow? This Ikea trip may be a bad idea, but as long as I come home with a few things to finish Lillian's "big girl" room it will be worth it.

And there still ONE HUGE GIANT thing we've been working on this month - but I can't say what it is until it's final. It's that huge. ;-).

Oh yeah, and we ended the day doing this.....

Yep, that's dirt in her mouth :) oy vey

Sarah

HumpDay BumpDay: 28 Weeks

2011-04-28T20:38:00.000-04:00

*How far along?: 28 Weeks

*Total weight gain: About 12-13lbs

*How big is baby?: The size of a Chinese Cabbage

*Sleep?: I officially have a wake up time of 5am every morning. I guess that's the longest my bladder can hold out now :(

*Best moment this week?: It's a secret, but hopefully I can say it next week!

*Movement?: He's a mover and a shaker! This little guy is always making his presence known. I wonder when he sleeps in there?

*Food cravings?: Fried Chicken, though I keep forcing myself not to eat it...

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: It's about half/half

*What I miss: Being skinny (I know that sounds so superficial, but I do miss it simply for the ease of moving without straining)

*What I'm looking forward to: Hopefully a third tri ultrasound!

Hump Day Bump Day! 27 weeks

2011-04-20T21:01:00.000-04:00

*How far along?: 27 Weeks

*Total weight gain: Probably about 10lbs

*How big is baby?: The size of a head of cauliflower

*Sleep?: I still have a cold and Lillian's sick. There's not much sleep happening in this house.

*Best moment this week?: Our trip to the Zoo and Lillian taking 5 steps!

*Movement?: He moves a ton at night, which isn't helping the sleep situation.

*Food cravings?: Smores

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: It's threatening to pop

*What I miss: girls nights!

*What I'm looking forward to: Our maternity photo shoot in a couple weeks.

Hump Day Bump Day: Week 26

2011-04-13T20:51:00.001-04:00

*How far along?: 26 Weeks

*Total weight gain: Probably about 10lbs

*How big is baby?: The length of an english cucumber

*Sleep?: Not with this darn cold

*Best moment this week?: Lillian taking steps!

*Movement?: Yep. A lot.

*Food cravings?: Pretty much anything sugary and sweet

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: Still in!

*What I miss: Not aching

*What I'm looking forward to:Our trip to St. Louis this weekend!

A Little Crafty Goodness

2011-04-09T21:44:00.000-04:00

First I should say that I did NOT come up with this idea. Last week I stumbled across a blog with a tutorial for this, but of course now I can't find that blog. If anyone knows which one I'm talking about, please let me know and I'll put a link in this blog post to give them credit!

Since it's spring time and the snow is melting and flowers are blooming, I thought it would be great to make a new wreath for the front door (and after finding out how easy this is to make, you better believe I'll be making these as Mother's Day gifts for the ladies in my family).

All you need to make the wreath: Wreath, paint, sponge brush, five flowers, wood numbers, glue gun. (There is flower wire in this picture but I never used it)

And go ahead and grab a dessert to enjoy while you're crafting. :) Everything is better with dessert.

Now pull the flowers off of each stem. For these flowers I just had to twist and twist the tops until the plastic part broke, then I yanked it off the wire stem. It probably would have been easier with wire cutters. Just don't use scissors, it'll ruin your blade.

Now enjoy some of your dessert.... You don't want it to go to waste!

Ok, now place your center flower on the wreath. I just jammed the remaining stem into the spot I wanted it to go, then bent the stem so it would stay put. If you need to use flower wire to hold it in place, then twist the wire around the stem and then twist it onto the wreath.

Then place the rest of your flowers along the wreath the same way.

Now eat more dessert....

Set your numbers out and and get ready to paint! I picked out a color that would work for spring/summer/fall (and maybe winter) so all I have to do to update the wreath is change out the flowers with the seasons. Put two coats of paint on your numbers.

Once the paint dries, figure out how you want the numbers to go on your wreath. I placed the numbers on the wreath, then pulled them off one by one and hot glued the back of the numbers and placed them back on the wreath.

Once that dries, you're done! Now go hang that beauty on your front door!

See, I told you it was easy!

Sarah

HDBD: 25 Weeks

2011-04-07T19:19:00.001-04:00

*How far along?: 25 Weeks

*Total weight gain: Probably about 10lbs

*How big is baby?: The size of a rutabaga

*Sleep?: I wake up every morning with a sore back :(. Not quite sure how to fix that, I'm already maxed out on pillows.

*Best moment this week?: Feeling him move above my belly button. I can't believe how big he is!

*Movement?: Yep. A lot.

*Food cravings?: Juice... STILL. And Spicy Italian anything

*Labor signs?: Nope.

*Belly button in or out?: Still in!

*What I miss: Not aching

*What I'm looking forward to: Crap! Every week I see this question and realize how far behind I am on EVERYTHING. ugh.

My Kid Just Called Me Hairy

2011-04-01T13:59:00.001-04:00

And she cant even talk. ::sigh::

She pointed to my arm and gave me a questionable look.

So I said "that's mommy's arm"

Then I tapped her arm and said "that's Lily's arm"

And then she patted her head and played with her hair.... which is her sign for "hair."

yes, mommy is hairy. thanks for noticing.

Sarah

HDBD:24 Weeks

2011-03-31T10:05:00.000-04:00

*How far along?: 24 Weeks

*Total weight gain: who knows! I don't know if I've gained much this week.

*How big is baby?: The size of an ear of corn

*Sleep?: Sleep is still good with the exception of getting up to pee several times a night.

*Best moment this week?: realizing the baby is so big I can feel him on both sides of my belly stretching and kicking. Crazy!

*Movement?: Yep. A lot.

*Food cravings?: Juice. I'm not usually a juice drinker, but lately I'm all about it.

*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada. Not even braxton hicks.

*Belly button in or out?: In, but shallow.

*What I miss: The ease of being on my feet without getting tired quickly.

*What I'm looking forward to: Doing the newborn laundry! Itty bitty clothes!

HDBD: 23 Weeks

2011-03-24T23:25:00.000-04:00

*How far along?: 23 Weeks

*Total weight gain: 7lbs

*How big is baby?: The size of papaya!

*Sleep?: I'm sleeping, but it's good some nights and not so good other nights. Overall I can't complain.

*Best moment this week?: Lillian taking her first step!

*Movement?: Yes! I can see my belly moving now. And some nights he moves so much I can't get to sleep.

*Food cravings?: chocolate.

*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada. My back is getting sore though and my hips ache.

*Belly button in or out?: In, but definitely getting shallow.

*What I miss: Being able to stand up past 5pm without an aching back/hips

*What I'm looking forward to: Hopefully another ultrasound soon!

Sarah

Latest Happenings

2011-03-22T20:27:00.000-04:00

You know how they say when your baby is working on motor skills, the speech skills take a back seat, or vise versa? Well, leave it to Lillian to NOT do things that way.

Lately her new skills are:

Point to her mouth, ears, hair, belly
Cruise around all the furniture including around corners and from one piece of furniture to another
Point in a book to a dog, car, shoes, fish, cat
Sign dog, more, eat, milk, please
Walk up to 22 steps holding onto both my hands
Take one step independently
Say mama and no (usually it's just Ma, but she's starting to actually add the second syllable)

So clearly she's had a boost in her motor and speech. She's already 18 months old *tear* so I know this isn't amazing to most people, but it's major major progress for us. I'm very happy for her and really hope that we don't hit any plateaus while we're on this milestone kick.

Sarah

I SURRENDER!

2011-03-19T11:09:00.000-04:00

Do you hear that? Huh? I SURRENDER. To whoever it is that decided they wanted to attack my email account and my facebook account simultaneously and change the passwords so I couldn't access them, I surrender. You win. I'm official throwing my hands up (maybe with a middle finger or two) and saying I'M DONE.

To the one who shall remain nameless who has been terrorizing my family since Christmas... I surrender to you too. You win. You win the biggest asshole award. Congratulations. You may join the facebook/email stealer jerk in the group of "Mean people that are trying to bring the world down one measly person at a time."

To the person at Office Depot that claimed they rid my computer of all viruses in two hours and then charged me the amount of money it takes to feed my family in two weeks, only to have the same virus pop up 3 days later and then my email and facebook hacked into... I surrender to you - join the other two. You all win. In fact, you're all the next Charlie Sheen. You're all #WINNING hard core. Pat yourselves on the back.

To the ones who didn't win, but earn an honorable mention for trying:

All I wanted was to find a Grape/Cranberry Juice. JUST Grape and Cranberry. Every "Grape Cranberry" juice I found in the store - including organic and natural juice brands had this fine print... "Blended with another juice." You will not win this. My cravings are bigger than you. Even if I have to buy simple grape juice and simple cranberry juice and mix them together to get what I want, you still don't win. And yes, I will be drinking it in a wine glass because when you're pregnant, even ice water tastes better in a wine glass.

Screw you Electrolux Ergorapido Ulta. You do not suck adequately. If it weren't for the fact that you were a Christmas gift from my Mother-In-Law, I would throw you in the trash. My floors deserve better and my nesting instincts will win this battle. I'm sick of courting you only to find that the low maintenance broom and dustpan cleans my kitchen floor better.

To the Keurig I once loved. We had such a great relationship. You were prompt and cheery and giving for over a year. But then you stopped brewing a full cup of coffee. In fact now you don't brew anything at all. Don't think I'm letting you off that easy, you're in this relationship for the long haul. We can patch this up I'm sure. XOXOXO

Sarah

HDBD: 22 Weeks

2011-03-16T00:00:00.002-04:00

*How far along?: 22 Weeks

*Total weight gain: 7lbs
*How big is baby?: The size of spaghetti squash!

*Maternity clothes?: Yes, but surprisingly I can still wear my low rise jeans just fine.

*Sleep?: I'm sleeping fine but daylight savings time sucks.
*Best moment this week?: Lillian learning to sign milk.
*Movement?: He's really active at night and any time I eat. Also any time I lean forward... apparently he's not a fan of being smashed.
*Food cravings?: Carbs.
*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada.

*Belly button in or out?: In, but definitely getting shallow.

*What I miss: wine
*What I'm looking forward to: Getting Lillian's new crib put together and starting the new bedroom.

Sarah

I Saw the Sign

2011-03-13T20:37:00.000-04:00

We've been working with Lillian for at least a year with sign language. We've always signed "more" "all done" "milk" "eat" and just started adding things like "dog" "frog" "cat" "play" etc. She's imitated some signs here and there, but never instigated them on her own in a way that we knew she was communicating... until today!

Today we had a break through! While waiting for our lunch to arrive at a local restaurant, Lillian signed "eat" and I told her, yes we are going to eat (this is still pretty new and usually she only does it when prompted). Then I offered her a drink of my water so she could at least have something to drink while we were waiting. She shook her head no at me and then SHE SIGNED MILK! I couldn't believe she actually asked for something specifically! I'm so proud of her first of all that she knew how to ask for milk, and second of all that she was willing to communicate with us rather than just whine or throw a fit.

Lately I've been doing my best to ignore her whine and ask her what she wants. Then I go through a list of common things she wants and try to sign the ones I know. It's SO nice to finally communicate with her, even if it's over something so basic.

Lately I've been talking with my therapist about how difficult it is to feel like I keep trying and trying and trying to teach her basic skills to keep up with her milestones, and it's been such a slow and tedious process. She swore to me once Lillian started communicating more it would become easier on me and more rewarding. She couldn't be more right. The big giant teethy grins she's started giving us and the kisses and waving hello has been great. Each new way she communicates makes us feel like we're getting love back from her and it gives us the drive to keep going and keep trying to teach her. It really feels great.

You knew this was coming, right? :)

Building a House

2011-03-12T09:24:00.000-05:00

Phil and I have decided to build our next home! Any wise words of advice? If you've built your home, where did you look for layouts? We're obviously going to do some different things with our kitchen because of Lillian (PWS) and plan on having all food secured behind locked doors.

Any PWS parents want to weigh in on their "dream" design? Or parents with young growing children in general?

Since this is a short blog entry and I'm basically begging you for advice, here's a little clip of recent pictures:

Modeling one of the custom headbands at Lily and Rose

Playing with cousin Maisie

Desperately trying to get to the bottom of her toybox!

HDBD: 21 weeks

2011-03-10T08:44:00.000-05:00

*How far along?: 21 Weeks

*Total weight gain: 10 lbs

*How big is baby?: The size of a banana (which surprisingly is bigger than a cantaloupe at a whopping 10.5in and 12.7oz), which I just shared with Lillian for breakfast =)

*Maternity clothes?: Definitely.

*Sleep?: Still having craaaazy dreams. I had a dream this week that I was about to deliver the baby, and we were having a huge pajama party in my giant delivery room. I was up walking around and all our friends and the nurses were wearing their pj's having a big ol' party!
*Best moment this week?: Yesterday (3/10/11) I saw my belly jump for the first time! He was really moving around in there!

*Movement?: YES!

*Food cravings?: Nothing too crazy this week. I definitely have a sweet tooth.
*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada.

*Belly button in or out?: It's a bit shallow

*What I miss: Margaritas
*What I'm looking forward to: mostly nesting. Our schedule has been pretty crazy the last couple of weeks and I haven't been able to prepare anything :(

Banana baby!

The Good the Bad and the Ugly

2011-03-03T20:56:00.000-05:00

I always procrastinate writing these posts, but I know it wouldn't be true to myself or to other parents that may be going through the same thing if I only show our life through rose colored glasses.

We'll start with the good, because that's always easier to get out...

Some good things have happened lately. Lillian's energy has been great since we upped her Carnitine dose (for the first time in a year) and her growth hormones from .6 to .7. She's standing independently for up to a minute ALL BY HERSELF! She will pull up and then let go and stand there, usually holding something in her hands, but sometimes just standing there like "hello, look at my new balance trick!" She's cruising furniture which is her new thing this week. She side steps all around our sectional couch, her baby gate, her crib, the laundry basket, around corners, whatever she can.

She's imitating more signs, her new one is "dog". Today she did a sign for the first time without imitating. She signed "please" and then pointed to the toy she wanted me to give her.  I'm so thrilled that she's communicating! She hasn't been saying any words lately. She never repeated the ones she said a few weeks ago either. It's hard to feel like we're taking steps back in communication, so I was glad to have the signing pick up this week. She signed dog, pointed to a dog in a book, pointed to a cat in a book when asked, and has been showing her receptive language is really improving. She understands more than we give her credit for.

We went to the orthopedist yesterday to have her spine x-rayed and to talk about treatment for scoliosis and kyphosis. The doctor went over her x-rays from December, took a look at her back, and said to me "I think her kyphosis has gotten worse." He sent us for x-rays and when we looked them over, it had actually gotten BETTER! Her kyphosis had improved 2 degrees and we're both pretty sure all the standing she's doing is really helping. Her kyphosis is located in the lower part of her back, so the more she stands the more it will correct it. We're going back in 3 months and if it's better, great, if it's worse, we're going to brace her.

I think that's most of the good, so we'll move on to the bad.

We started swim classes last week. This is for the most part a good thing, but the first class was nothing like I expected. In my naive mind I thought putting Lillian in a class for babies 6-36 months would mean I wouldn't have to explain her delays. I thought that with that kind of range in age, she would just blend in. I didn't realize that the first class would only have 3 babies (two 10 month olds and then Lillian at 17 months) and an old loud mouthed annoying swim instructor. I didn't realize the 10 month olds would be bypassing Lillian. I didn't realize the teacher was going to compare my daughter to the babies that could do things she obviously couldn't.

I can't tell you how many times I bit my tongue while I heard "Lillian, watch (insert other baby's name), they're doing it." Or "Lillian, do (insert request), why don't you (insert request)? Watch, (insert other baby's name) do it, they can do it."

Finally towards the end of the class I found myself saying "I don't think she's going to do it" in a tone that was warning the woman to shut the hell up and quit comparing my daughter to the child that is 9 months younger than her and has obviously been through this class once before.

Unfortunately, to avoid going through this week after week, I had to do what I didn't think I would have to do. I had to tell her my daughter has low muscle tone. She's developmentally delayed. She has a syndrome and I can't just simply expect her to catch on to the class as quickly as some of the other kids.

I don't know why it bothered me so much to have to tell this lady that my daughter has a syndrome, but for heavens sakes, why did she have to keep comparing the kids? I thought this class was for fun. I didn't realize we were training to be the next Michael Phelps.

Anyway, sorry to drag that story out, but it really sucked. The next class was twice as large and there was less attention on Lillian and I never had to bring up her delays. The class after that was good too. Of course there's one really smug mom with her 18 month old daughter that's already swimming laps, jumping off the side of the pool, and clearly does everything the "best" which makes her mother Oh so f@#$%-ing happy.

I know she doesn't mean to rub it in. But it hurts. And it's totally my own fault for letting it hurt, not hers. She's not doing anything wrong by enjoying her amazingly advanced daughter. It's just hard to see what I thought my life would be like, when in reality it's so so so different. It will come eventually, just not as easily. Never as easily.

And now for the ugly... as if the bad wasn't ugly enough.

I'm so emotional. And it's slapping me in the face when least expected. Walking through the children's hospital yesterday the Life Line crew in their jumpsuits came walking towards me with a newborn baby in the life line incubator (or whatever it's called).   It's the little enclosed bed they put a baby in when they fly them from one hospital to the children's hospital via helicopter.

All these memories came flashing back of the day they took Lillian from us. I remember saying goodbye after she spent 10 months in my body and 2 days in the special care nursery at our local hospital. They took her on the helicopter and left us behind. It was the worst day of my life. I don't remember anything else about those two days following her birth. All I remember is delivering her, holding her for a minute or two, and then everything is a blur. I don't remember visitors, I don't remember nurses, I don't remember any time bonding with her until I was at the NICU later that same afternoon when they took her from us.

I don't know what to do about that loss of time. It just makes me so incredibly sad.

I had a dream last night that I was about to give birth to our little boy and the doctor came in and said they had something to tell us.  Our son had an illness they found on an ultrasound and they would have to take him immediately after he's born. He told us they would give us more information later about what we should expect, and he gave us the name of the illness to research on our own in the meantime.

I know it's just a dream. And I know our baby is probably fine. I'm not really worried that something might be wrong with this baby or that they will take him from us after he's born. I don't *think* we'll have a repeat birth experience. But I'm obviously still grieving and I seem to be having trouble telling my subconscious to shut the hell up and leave me alone.

I just want to enjoy this pregnancy, enjoy the birth, and enjoy life. Is that really too much to ask? Can I get an emotional break?

Sarah

HDBD: Week 20

2011-03-03T19:52:00.001-05:00

*How far along?: 20 Weeks
*Total weight gain: around 8lbs?

*How big is baby?: The size of a cantelope, which I devoured after taking the picture :)

*Maternity clothes?: Yep.

*Sleep?: Crazy dreams. Last night was the first time I was unable to sit up from laying down in bed. I had to roll out.

*Best moment this week?: Phil felt him move on the outside of my belly last night!

*Movement?: YES!

*Food cravings?: I bought every kind of M&M available at the store today, got home, dumped them all in a bowl, and ate them until I felt sick... probably not the brightest idea.

*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada.

*Belly button in or out?: It's a bit shallow

*What I miss: Having energy and eating healthy, and wine with dinner

*What I'm looking forward to: Getting started on the nursery and Lillian's big girl room!

Cantelope Baby!

Sarah

HBDB: Week 19

2011-02-24T22:05:00.001-05:00

Yeah, I'm late...

*How far along?: 19 Weeks

*Total weight gain: Still not sure, but I think around 8lbs (give or take a bit)

*How big is baby?: The size of a Mango! yummmm

*Maternity clothes?: Yep. I still have 1 pair of jeans that button since they are low rise, but of course then I'm constantly worried about my crack hanging out.

*Sleep?: Still rockin the 3 pillows and thankfully sleeping through the night.

*Best moment this week?: Swim class #2 with Lillian

*Movement?: YES! It's amazing. I'm completely in awe.

*Food cravings?: Ugh, I've been eating the most disgusting unhealthy food :-/. It's got to get better, right? I think I've had at least 3 milkshakes this week and had some sort of fast food for lunch every day... it's bad.

*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada.

*Belly button in or out?: In

*What I miss: Having energy and eating healthy

*What I'm looking forward to: Maybe sneaking in another ultrasound. I would love to get a 3D/4D one!

Sarah

The First Step is Admitting You Have a Problem

2011-02-19T19:36:00.001-05:00

The second step is justifying it with the prices you paid!

$80 = 21 items of clothing (including one snow suit that was $4 SCORE!) thanks to clearance racks at Target/Kohls.

I know most women ooooo and aaaaahhhhh over little girls clothes and accessories, but I'm the complete opposite. I LOVE little boys clothes! The little ties! The plaid! The collared shirts! SWOON.

I melt.

Sarah

Hump Day Bump Day: 18 Weeks!!

2011-02-16T21:59:00.001-05:00

Holy crap! It's a boy!

*How far along?: 18 Weeks

*Total weight gain: Um... I have no clue

*How big is baby?: The size of a sweet potato! Between 5 and 7 ounces and about 5½ inches long

*Maternity clothes?: Yep. Lovin it.

*Sleep?: Aside from reflux, running nose, etc I'm sleeping pretty well propped on a lot of fluff

*Best moment this week?: Seeing the ultrasound and hearing everything looks perfect so far!

*Movement?: This baby is moving a ton and apparently I'm not feeling all of it. It was so cool to see on the ultrasound

*Food cravings?: I was really into Mexican food until the reflux kicked in :-/

*Labor signs?: Nope. Nada.

*Belly button in or out?: In

*What I miss: Walking up the stairs without losing my breath

*What I'm looking forward to: July

Sarah

24 Hour Blog Poll!!

2011-02-15T08:18:00.002-05:00

You have 24 hours (well, really more like 32 hours) to take a guess at what's behind baby bump #2!

Will Lillian have a little brother or sister? Click the poll in the left hand column!

And for a little comparison - here is Baby Bump #1 at 17 weeks (with Lillian)

And Baby Bump #2 at 17 weeks

Vintage Inspired Big Girl Room

2011-02-12T11:30:00.002-05:00

Now that #2 is on the way, we have to make the decision on what to do with the bedroom situation. Lillian's nursery was decorated gender neutral because we knew we wanted to have another child. So now that the nursery is in place for whatever #2 surprises us with, we have to figure out what to do with Lillian!

The idea is to turn the guest bedroom into her big girl room. And I'm IN LOVE with this vintage inspired nursery.

Isn't it gorgeous?!

The main problem is I'm really not interested in painting over the wall color that's already in the room. The color is called "Georgian Brick" and it looks just like it sounds:

Not the best picture but you get the point

Luckily the crib is white, there's a white shelf that goes all around the top of the wall, and there is good lighting in the room.

So far we've purchased the crib, bedding, a lamp, and a mirror. I found the most beautiful vintage dresser, but unfortunately it was sold just before I got to the store :(. It really was perfect. I'm still upset over that!

Here is what we have:

The Convertible Crib

Super cute lamp I found from a local store

The bumper for her crib (this girl needs a bumper, she's a very dangerous sleeper!)

Crib Skirt

Crib Sheet

A vintage inspired mirror to go over the dresser (once we find one)

That's all we've got so far! I can't wait to see it all come together. Luckily we still have 6 months or so to make it happen. I would love to find a new light for the room, figure out what we'll put on the wall, and we might replace the mirror if I found out that fits the wall better. I'm a little bit worried about the wall color, but we're determined to make it work! I HATE painting!

Sarah

Hump Day Bump Day: Week 17

2011-02-09T21:36:00.001-05:00

*How far along?: 17 Weeks

*Total weight gain: 4ish pounds

*How big is baby?: The size of an Onion! that's about 5oz and 5inches long

*Maternity clothes?: Pants still fit (with a rubber band, sometimes without) but I am wearing more maternity shirts. Mainly just to not look fat!

*Sleep?: Still sleeping well on my giant fluffy monstrous pillow

*Best moment this week?: Changing a diaper without throwing up. haha, seriously, that's worth celebrating.

*Movement?: Some really light movement. I would be a lot happier if this baby would kick a little bit more, but I'm sure it's coming in time.

*Food cravings?: Sugar. Anything with sugar in it. Cupcakes, cereal, donuts, you name it.

*Labor signs?: No, thank goodness.

*Belly button in or out?: In

*What I miss: Lillian's long naps. This girl is killing me.

*What I'm looking forward to: Our big ultrasound in 1 week!

*Milestone: We bought the crib, stroller, bedding, and are getting closer to decorating for the new babe!

Onion Baby!

Words, Words! We have Words!

2011-02-05T20:27:00.004-05:00

This week we've heard:

Na - (Nose) pointing to my nose
Eye - pointing to my eye
Na na - night night
Anen - (Amen) at the end of evening prayer
Ma - Yelling for me when I walked away (still wondering if that one was intentional)
(She can say dada but hasn't called him dada with meaning that we've noticed)

She babbles quite a bit, so it's possible she has more "words" but I really need to listen more closely to see if she is putting words to meaning.

In the past 1-3 months she's learned to communicate (some what consistently) by...

waving hello and goodbye
pointing
blowing kisses
"all done" (she has her own version of crossing her arms in front of her or pulling at her shirt to imitate pulling off a bib)

She brushes her hair (and mine) with a hair brush
She knows how to pat her belly when asked
She'll pat her head when asked
She knows how to find her ears when asked (she won't point to her own nose or eyes though)
She'll take a drink of her milk when asked
She turns pages in books when asked
She dances, claps her hands, and pushes buttons when asked (or when music plays)
She knows what "up" means (lifts her arms)
She puts her hands together when we say "it's time to pray"

She *might* have signed "eat" today, but I couldn't tell if she was doing it on purpose or just putting her fingers to her mouth.

I'm sure there's more that I'm forgetting, but honestly I've been so down for the past 6 months about her lack of words compared to other babies, but this week she has really surprised us! Even though the words we've caught her saying haven't been repeated, at least she's FINALLY starting to do it! My goodness I feel like we've been waiting so long and working so hard to hear anything, and finally, finally! Now I feel like I have to really stop and listen and watch to see if what we think is babbling is really something with meaning.

It's very exciting. I'm so proud of her :).

And because what's a blog post without a few pictures?

Lillian passed out cold after a trip to the Children's Museum

Here she is the next day passed out at Target after fighting a nap ALL day long

An early 17 week belly shot

Sarah

Hump Day Bump Day: 16 weeks

2011-02-02T18:42:00.003-05:00

::blows dust off bump day survey::

Time to start updating with weekly bump posts!

*How far along?: 16 weeks, and thankfully getting into the blissful part of 2nd trimester!

*Total weight gain: 3ish lbs. Sometimes it's 5. Last night it was 3. meh, whatever.

*How big is baby?: The size of an Avocado! that's 3oz and about 4-5 inches long

*Maternity clothes?: Not really. I'm rocking the rubber band on my jeans. There was a huge sale at Motherhood maternity last week, so I did buy some warm weather maternity clothes for our trip to Florida. But since we're in an ice storm right now they are not making their way out of the closet.

*Sleep?: Love it. I could sleep 12 hours a day easily. Especially with this amazingly bad ass ginormous pregnancy pillow (aka the great wall of china)

*Best moment this week?: hm... eating pineapple ham pizza

*Movement?: Yep. Thankfully I'm feeling some tap taps in there today. I felt it REALLY early around 11 or 12 weeks, and then it sort of started to fade away. Last week I hardly felt anything. So today I'm happy to report the tap taps are back.

*Food cravings?: Pineapple/ham pizza. I could live on it. And I'm dying for some captain crunch cereal (dry) thanks to the power of suggestion from a friend. ::Sigh:: but it's icing outside so that's not going to happen.

*Labor signs?: No, thank goodness.

*Belly button in or out?: In

*What I miss: Margaritas

*What I'm looking forward to: Our big ultrasound in 2 weeks!

*Milestone: I'm officially not puking every day :).

Avocado

Naval Orange

Lemon

Peach

Plum, I had the flu :(

Lime

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Updated PWS info

2011-01-30T23:52:00.000-05:00

I realized I haven't updated the PWS Info section of this blog. Not that it's loaded with information, but Lillian's doses hadn't been updated in probably 10 months. Oops! I know some PWS parents like to see that information, so it's available now fully updated here:

http://fallingforbaby.blogspot.com/p/info-about-pws.html

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We Went to Disney

2011-01-28T21:24:00.001-05:00

This girl was happy...

(We spent the day with Sazz and her adorable twins!)

The highlight of our trip was meeting up with a group of friends in Orlando we call the GP Mamas. Some of you know what I'm talking about :).

Look who's standing so well!

All in all it was a great trip. We met with Dr. Miller and had a great time with Phil's parents. Lillian loved the warmer weather and spending time outside without snow!

I'm finally out of first trimester and no longer puking my guts out every day... so hopefully that means I'll be able to update more here! Bump pictures to come!

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24 Hour Blog Poll!!

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shhh... you didn't see this

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