My Birthday- January 2011

What an amazing Birthday week...so fun to have a daughter to hold, a husband that adores me, family so close, & wonderful friends who spoil me. I felt so celebrated and loved!!!

Me & the hubby going out for dinner on my Birthday

Make a wish

Table Three

Delicious cupcakes from Whipt Cream

Three Generations

Can't wait to make some cake pops

A warm fleece & a cute baby

I love my family

Birthday celebration at my Mom's with yummy glitter balls

Another celebration with my Dad

I shared my dessert

Dinner at Paul Mannos & dessert at Cyrano's with my good friends Jean & Lyndsay

Dear friend Lyndsay

Sweet Jean

An early Birthday lunch at La Bonne Bouchee with Debbie & Avril. Love them!

Good Morning, Abby!!!

Abby is delighted to see her Daddy! This video melts my heart. :) Abby is 15 Weeks!!!

3 Months

Abby has discovered her thumb & has begun to soothe herself. She also loves her tongue & has discovered different textures. Abby enjoys tummy time on her birdie playmat & loves to talk to her toys. She likes to face outward so she can interact with people! Abby tried her exersaucer & really liked the music & the pandas. She is looking so big & she makes us laugh & smile all the time!

January 12th, 2011

3 Months 1 Day

January 20th- Snow Day & look at the cute hat Mimi made me

January 21st- Tea Party at ShoSho's

15 Weeks 6 Days- Go CATS! Thanks Pete & Jenná for the cute dress

February 2nd- More snow & ice! Abby is 16 Weeks 1 Day, she is getting so big

So cute in her leg warmers

Abby's 1st Christmas

December 11th- Decorating our Christmas Tree with Abby

Family of 3 on Christmas Eve

Ho Ho Ho!!!

"O Holy Night..."

Abby opening her stocking on Christmas morning

So comfy & adorable

Cousin Sam loves Abby so much

So sweet

Sweet bird house with little birdies from Aunt Lynnie, Uncle Petie, & Cousin Sam

What could it be?

Woo hoo!!! Look at all of my gifts

Papa & Chi Chi

Christmas Time

Merry Christmas from our family to yours!!!

Abby is about 10 weeks old

So pretty

Our little snowflake

Mimi and Papa Meet Abby

Kurtis' parents made a trip to meet their first grandchild in the middle of December! Abby loved spending time with them. We celebrated Christmas early! Mimi made Abby a ballerina sock monkey...adorable.

December 12th

9 Weeks 2 Days

Meeting Mimi for the 1st time

Meeting Papa for the 1st time

I love you, Mimi

Love her so much

The cute sock monkey Mimi made me

Thanksgiving 2010

6 Weeks 2 Days

Abby meeting her Great Grandmother

Family of 3

Aunt Lynnie

Our Beauty

Carousal ride

Abby's 1st Month

Happy Girl

3 Weeks 4 Days

Having fun in the leaves with Daddy

Our sweet little pumpkin

2 Weeks 4 Days

My heart is full

Here is the time line of my labor and delivery...

Monday, October 11th, 2010

9:00am- Scheduled Dr.'s appointment. 2cm dilated!

9:30am- Follow-up ultrasound to check fluid levels. Fluid around the baby was low & Dr. felt it was time to have the BABY!

10:00am - 12:30pm- Packed hospital bags & had lunch at Bread Co.

12:30pm- Checked into hospital

2:00pm- IV's were set-up & pitocin drip started

5:00pm- 2.5cm dilated (almost 3)

5:00pm - 2:00am the next day- Pitocin levels adjusted with no change!

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

2:00am- Not making progress (still at 3cm). Stopped pitocin drip so I could rest & to limit stress on the baby.

6:00am- Pitocin drip started up again.

8:00am- Still 3cm. Dr. decided to break my water!

9:30am- 5cm dilated 70% effaced.

10:00am- Still 5cm & contractions were very intense & painful. Received epidrual!

12:00pm- My contractions were not tracking well enough on the external monitors, so the decision was made to use an internal monitor.

12:15pm- Dr. arrived to examine me before inserting the monitor. I was 9cm dilated 100% effaced. A small army of medical staff arrives to transform my room for delivery!

12:30pm- 10cm dilated & the pushing begins. Yeah!!!

1:30pm- Dr. arrives & a series of 3 pushes ensues...

1:40pm- Sweet Abigail Mae was born!!!

Giving birth was the most amazing thing I've ever done! From the moment she emerged I was overcome with joy and overwhelmed with tears. Her little body was so pink and perfect, and her cries made my heart leap with thankfulness! My heart is so full and my life is forever changed. Praise the Lord!

Abigail Mae is here

Abigail Mae

October 12, 2010

1:40pm

5 lbs. 13 oz.

I have a new depth of love in my heart that I never knew existed. My life has changed in glorious ways...Abigail has stolen my heart! God is so good!