Dedication

As most of you know, Don and I have had trialing times with little miss Capri. For those of you who do not know, I will give you a quick summery. Doctor kept telling us that our 24 hr screaming baby was just colic. After blood in her stool, come to find out that she had a milk allergy. We took her off breastmilk and went through a few different formulas to get her back to normalcy. Then Capri developed RSV..which is a respiratory virus and can be bad for little ones to get. After a trip to the ER and two appointments with her (new) doctor, they finally put her on breathing treatments. After she got over that virus, her reflux started acting up again. Then, over this past weekend it just came to a peek, the girl quit eating but every 6 hours (and even then it was a struggle. Sometimes it will take us 1hr to get her to eat 4oz). So her G.I. doctor works us in on tuesday and puts her on prevacid, along with the zantac that she was already on and tells us to try and take her off reglan unless we notice a big change in her throwing up. Wednesday morning I get up and feed her at 5am then put her back down to sleep until 8am. When I get up at 8am, there is throwup all over her bed, the wedge that she sleeps on, her blanket, and all down the back of her clothes. So I guess its back on reglan for a while, along with prevacid and zantac. I'm not sure what God is teaching me, but I'm sure it's something important!!!

All that said...Sunday we are dedicating out little one to the Lord at Clearwater. We are wanting to publicly say "Lord, here is our child. We bring her to you and ask that you will teach us and guide us to enstore your teachings into this baby girl!" I would love for any of my readers to make it, it's at the 9:30am service. But if you can't please pray for us during that time; that God will work in our little family at that special moment.

Here are the invitations that I designed for Capri's dedication.

My Baby Girl!

And always thank God for what he has done, for he knows what he is doing! :)

How much does you milk cost???

Okay, let me updated everyone while I have a brief moment in mommy-hood as Capri sleeps! Capri was born on November 30th weighing in at 7lbs and 11oz. We came home and everything was grand until the end of wk 2! This is when it started...screams and cries all day long!!! Her Dr. kept telling me that it was just colic and to keep giving her gas drops every time she eats. This continued on for a month...let me tell you God was looking on me because that's been one of the hardest times..EVER!!! Finally we went back to the Dr. because she quit eating. This time the Dr. told me to try her on formula or a really strict diet...we decided with the formula. (I also have a cousin where her kids did the same thing, so shes been helping me out.) Come to find out little Capri has a milk allergy. We get her on this formula and everything totally changes...she smiling, cooing, being a totally normal baby....uh...for a week and a half! Then blood shows up in her stool and everything starts all over again!!! Lucky my cousin is also a nurse and tells me what kind of formula to try next. Now, this is where we are at this point. Capri has a G.I. appt on Wednesday at 10am, so were hoping that he can tell us where we need to go from here. Just be in prayer that Capri will get better, stay on this formula, and that wick will be able to cover this expensive stuff shes eating these days!

39 weeks and waiting

Well, Capri and I have made it to the 39 week milestone! And what a milestone it is!!! It's funny how I think back before I was pregnant and remember other women who were pregnant and about to pop saying..."I just can't wait"...and I always thought..."why, they're going to be some much more trouble outside of your stomach!" Hahaha now I can totally understand!

I went to my doctor on Monday and she checked me like she does every week and I have progressed to 3cm dilated :) but I'm still at 80% effaced! The good news is she streched me to 4cm, so at this point we are just waiting on the major contractions to start. I'm thinking that they have to be soon! I did have a small brake down yesterday...trying to weigh out my options on what to do, scared to death that I'm going to go into labor when my doctor is not on call, and trying to decided how much farther do I want to go on my own. All these things just caught up with me. I really, really want to do this on my own and naturally...but I have a friend telling me (she had Dr. Newman as her OBGYN) that if there was a chance that I may not get my doctor, then to have her induce me because she is just that good! Then I have my aunt (who is a nurse) telling me that if I want to go natural...do NOT have her induce me and put me on the pit. "AHHHHHHH" So here I am trying to go on my own, fighting the inducement option and then my doctor tells me that she is not on call Fri-Sun! That made things worse!!! That is what caused the brake down!!! :( What do I do?
I finally called my doctors office and left a message for the nurse to call me back so we could talk about my options. When she called I was telling her how I was feeling and she let me know that Dr. Newman had switched weekends with another doctor and is on call all weekend long!!! Praise God!!! So if I don't go into labor by Monday, then I have an apt at 11:00am that morning and I think we may talk options then!

Please pray for me and the baby...that everything will work out, I'll get my doctor and this will happen on its own time!

38 Weeks and an attitude adjustment

Last week I posted my 37 week post a few days before my next appointment, and then I forgot to let everyone know what the progress was then. We has our ultrasound and baby Capri is weighing in at about 6.8lbs...I know!!! and I was almost 2 cm dilated and 80% effaced. Just thought I would let everyone know the progression of last week before I went into this weeks appointment.

As you all may know already...I am approaching the end! This week Capri and I are at 38 weeks along and I am ready to be done. I attended the doctors office on Tuesday to hear some really good news... I am at 2.5 cm dilated!!! How exciting is that?! We also learned that I was still 80% effaced, which is what I was last week. So we made some progress in dilating and no progress in effacing. :( Then, as Dr. Newman was checking me, she asked if I would like for her to strip my membranes... this sometimes can help labor along if your body is ready...she said that this could be me into labor within 48 hours, well if my body was ready. So here we are...49 hours after that appointment and still no baby Capri! That has been a little disappointing because I am so ready to have her. Don tries to give me a little encouragement by tell me to think about my pregnancy; how it has been great and I have been really blessed to have not had any problems and to think that I am NOT OVERDUE yet, so there's still time for her to be developing inside my womb. I guess I just need to change my attitude from disappointment to thankfulness.

Week 37 starts today!

Starting today, I am 37 weeks, meaning that if she were born today, she would be considered full term. As a guess...the average fetus this age weighs about 6.5 lbs.
This week I had another appointment and we got some more good news. My doctor check me and I am 70% effaced and 1.5 cm dilated! Talk about excited!!! My body is just rocking along in the right direction and I can't me any happier at this point in time. I thank GOD that he has allowed me to start getting ready for labor all on my own!
Our next appointment is next week, Thursday November 12th at 11:00am. This week I am having my final ultrasound to get an idea of how much she weighs at this point and if she is head down and ready! (which she was head down when we went and had our 4D ultrasound a few weeks ago) I can't wait for this next appointment. I am dying to find out how big she is.
Just keep us in your prayers!

36 weeks, pics, and appointment on the way!

Here we are at City Park School in Athens, on a beautiful fall day. I had some pictures made by Ben, and I love everyone! You should check out a few of them at: benfinchphotography.blogspot.com!
Well, Capri and I have made it to the 36 weeks milestone! And what a milestone it is! At this point every day is a milestone. All I have to say is that I am ready! :)
I do have an appointment coming up at the end of this week that Don and I are really excited about. Last week when we went my Dr. told me that I was dilated 1 cm. Talk about excitement!!! I'm just hoping that I have made more progress for this week.
Keep us in your prayers!! For my body is trying to slow down and my mind wants to keep up the same pace. Now this is hard! Just pray that I give in to my body and slow down! I don't need to over do myself.
Please just pray!