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The Love of My Life
 Posted 9/14/2009 1:37:00 AM
The tiny little love of my life is here. :) Olivia Harper Reid was born on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 9:17am, weighing 6 lbs. and 13 oz, and 20 inches long. She's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. It was a tough labor and delivery, but well worth it.
Now my husband and I are just doing the best we can for our little girl. We are sleep deprived and learning as we go. Breast feeding is much more challenging than I had imagined, but we are both getting the hang of it.
We went for Livy's first doctor's appointment today. She has lost a little weight, which is common in baby's first few days. We also got a more accurate idea of her length. It was nice having it confirmed that we haven't managed to mess her up yet and she's all healthy.
Being Induced
Posted 9/5/2009 8:44:00 AM
Yesterday the doctor determined that if I don't have the baby by Wednesday evening, they are going to induce me that night. I'm so excited! It has started to feel like I was just going to be pregnant for ever. It is finally sinking in that little Olivia will be right here in my arms soon. I couldn't be happier!
The Waiting Game
Posted 9/2/2009 6:33:00 PM
So apparently little Olivia isn't going to come into the world as early as everyone thought she would. She's still just hanging out in there. We have a doctor appointment on Friday morning. That will hopefully give me a better time frame. Today I walked around for a couple of hours and even pulled weeds for an hour. I'm trying everything I can think of to convince her to go ahead and come out. :)
Overall, I'm still feeling really good. I've even lost 5 pounds. That puts my total weight gain at 30 pounds. Not too bad for eating ice cream almost every single day of my pregnancy. Pretty soon I won't have an excuse for eating all of that ice cream...so I'd better take advantage of it now.
Week 38
Posted 8/27/2009 12:04:00 PM
Only 2 weeks until the baby is officially due! I'm so ready to meet her. I even have dreams about what little Olivia will look like almost every night.
 I just got back from my week 38 appointment and the doctor said that I am still only 1 cm dilated. But the baby has dropped more into place. It's an odd feeling. Toward the top of my stomach where it used to be really hard, is now soft and empty feeling when I push on it. Her sitting lower has really helped me feel better though. My ribs don't hurt much now and my hands and feet haven't been swelling as much. I do have to use the bathroom more often though. I'm pretty sure she thinks it's funny to squish mommy's bladder. :)
Since my baby bump is pretty much finished growing by this week, I've put together a ...
The Nursery is Finished!
Posted 8/19/2009 4:45:00 PM
My husband and I finished the nursery last night! We finally bought a crib mattress and put all of the cute bedding on it. I'm a little nervous about the bumper pads in the crib. I can definitely see what all of the controversy over them is now. I tied them as tightly as I could to the rails, but you never know what the baby could do and how they might suffocate on them. I am going to leave them in for now though and do some more research. If anyone out there has some insight on bumper pads I would love to hear it. SIDS is my worst fear and I want to do everything possible to prevent it.
At the 36 week check-up last week, the nurse/midwife determined that I am about one centimeter dilated. This doesn't seem to mean too much though. I have talked to ...
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