No Dairy!

Yea that's right. Poor little Lucy is having a really tough time. She wakes up in the middle of the night in pain cause she can't get the gas bubbles out. It's so sad. We give her gas relief drops and they help but not enough. She works and works and works it out and she has had a blow out the last 3 mornings. Anyway, last night was especially bad so this morning I called her pediatrition and after a series of questions and answers I was told to cut out all dairy for 2 weeks and see if that makes a difference. So, here goes nothin. But seriously, look at this face! How could I not do whatever I needed to make her feel better....



Anyone with good dairy free recipes? Let me know!

Contortionist

I find this hilarious, Lucy does this almost every time we wake her up. She gets in atleast 2 or 3 of these before she's really ready to eat.

Plus, look at this mad face! Sad but a little hilarious too! I hope that doesn't make me a bad mother.

Lucy's Blessing

This is a little late but we blessed Lucy earlier this month, on the 4th. It was really amazing. Brady did an incredible job. She was really good, she didn't cry at all! Afterwards we had friends and family over to our house to celebrate. Here are some pictures of the day.

Here is Lucy in her blessing dress. It is the same dress that I wore along with my 3 other sisters and Lucy's cousin Kaitlyn. I love it.


Here we are happy and enjoying the company.


Then we passed her off so Grandma George could hold her. She looks like she's fightin' somethin fierce and guess what, she was.....


Grandma had to pass her back because Lucy had a HUGE blowout, so bad we had to give her a bath! So then she ended up in this outfit :) It was so funny!

Babywise

I guess it's time for a new post. I can't believe I have even found the time to post one! I am loving being a mother but it feels like by the time I feed Lucy, change her and she is ready to go back to sleep I only have and hour (maybe 2 if she eats fast and I'm lucky!) until she's ready to do it all over again. That is assuming she sleeps through her whole nap. I'm not complaining because generally she really is great baby, we have been blessed, but it's definitly a change, a good one :) Anyway, I have been doing Babywise with Lucy. I absolutly LOVE the schedule that it keeps her on, I have NO IDEA how anyone could do it without one. I would go insane. She has recently started to cry bloody murder sometimes and we are working on helping her learn to put herself to sleep so that she will sleep through the night. We are doing it but it is not easy. Please, anyone out there that has gone though this, I need reinforcements and support. Any advice or support.....Thanks. Here is a pic of Lucy.
Sometimes she gets in her PJ's and waits for Brady in our big bed. Haha. It is adorable!

Lucy's Photoshoot

So my cute neighbor Dana called me up the other day and asked if she could take some pictures of Lucy. I was excited and of course I said yes. She was just wanting to get some experience and get her name out there because she wants to start her own photography business. I think she has talent and you can check it out at http://www.danawillisphoto.blogspot.com/. Anyway, here are some pictures of Lucy's big day.

Christmas!

This is the first year since we have been married that we aren't going anywhere for Christmas. We usually switch off years with the other's family but this year because we were blessed with an early present, we are staying here. It actually works out really well because Brady's brother is coming home from his mission a few days after Christmas so his family will be here anyway and a lot of my family is here because of school and work and my Mom is here too because of Lucy. Anyway, I was so so SO excited because we finally got to get a tree! A REAL tree too :) I always grew up with them so I'm hooked. Here it is, a little sucker, but I just LOVE it!

Also, Lucy had her 2 week appointment on Friday. She is doing great! and getting chubby cause she gained a pound! :) So cute, Brady can not wait for her little cheeks to keep chubbing up. Here's a pic. Her hair is so fun to play with, in this one, Brady gave her a part and made her look like a little school boy. It was hilarious. Plus, I think she looks kind of mischevious......

Some labor and the 1st Week at Home

Lucy is doing great! She is sleeping so I thought I'd seize the opportunity to blog about how labor and the hospital was and how she's doing. It's a long one so buckle up :) Thanksgiving came and we were able to enjoy it. Brady's family came and they have a long standing tradition of going shopping on black Friday. Naturally, I wanted to go, 9 monthes 2 days pregnant and everything. I had been feeling great and so I decided to go. We left around midnight and went to South Towne Mall then Target, Kohls and WalMart. I wasn't in pain or anything at all the whole time. I finally get home and roll into bad at about 9:00am. 11:00 I get up because I feel like I have to go to the bathroom and sure enough on my way to the bathroom my water breaks. Long story short, and a few calls later we are being admitted to the hospital and it's about 12:30. I only started to feel real contractions after my water had broken and we were on our way to the hospital. They were not very regular so they started me on petocin and I began enjoying contractions. After I felt like I had suficiantly experienced all contractions had to offer I admitted that I was ready for my epidural. Too bad, there was a C section going on so I had to wait another half hour before I was able to get it. I was really nervous about it but now I will admit it is about the greatest thing ever. That was at about 5:00. They checked me then and I was only a 2. We were expecting to have her sometime in the middle of the night. We were proven wrong. When they checked me at 7:30 I had dialated to a 7 and by 8:00 I was fully dialated and they wanted me to rest and descend for an hour. 9:00 comes and I start pushing with the nurse. She says we will probably push for a half hour before she calls my doc to come in. Luckily, 10 minutes later she is on the phone with the doc and he is on his way. Waiting, waiting, waiting. He gets there and after only a few more pushes and some major encouragement by Brady (who was incredible during the whole thing) she arrived at 9:55. Woah, it was pretty quick. She was healthy and no major problems. What a blessing and a miracle. The rest of the time in the hospital as great and we came home Sunday night. Her first week home has been a lot of adjusting but in a good way. She is sleeping and nursing really well and with the help of my Mom even the nights haven't been too too bad :) Brady can't get enough of his new little girl. She doesn't do too much yet but we still can't resist taking so many pictures of her. Here are a few. Enjoy!