Another one...

I really think Skylar is going through a growth spurt. She has been sleeping so much. She has been eating double what she was! Of course her sleeping schedule has been way off for the last couple weeks. That’s my fault. Well not completely all mine. A couple weeks ago we had to drive 5 hours away to get her uncle and after 10 hours in a car she’s been off. I hate it because by the time I’m ready for bed she’s up and ready to play! Of course I (we) don’t have a “normal” sleep schedule anyways. Well most people are getting up and starting their days we’re just going to bed. But I guess that’s our “Normal”. Now when she starts school that will be different but for now I like how she can just be a baby and do whatever she wants. We don’t believe in “sleep training” she has always been on her own schedule. When she was/is hungry we feed her when she’s tired she sleeps. I guess you could say we’re on HER schedule!!

Well today I brought up the fact that I want to start trying for another baby. Justin is so not sold on the idea. But we agreed way back when Skylar was born that we would start trying around her birthday. So I figured since that’s only a month away we might as well at least start thinking about it! I’ve wanted another baby since way before Skylar was even born. I was talking about having another while I was in labor with Skylar! I know I’m crazy! I can’t help it I love kids I would have a bunch if we could afford it, but like most other people in these rough times we can’t. and I’m perfectly happy only having Skylar if for some unknown reason we can never have another one. Which the way my body is it wouldn’t surprise me if we can’t get pregnant again. Yes it would crush me but I can think of a bunch of women who can’t even have one! So I’m happy that I at least got the chance to have one baby! I’m going to try dropping the subject again tomorrow and we’ll see what happens!

Wish I Would’ve Started Sooner…

So this blog should’ve been started like a year in a half ago when we found out we were pregnant. Then I could’ve covered everything that happened up to that point and beyond! I guess I’ll give a little background information.

When I was about 14 years old I was told that I would never be able to have children. I was absolutely devastated! I have always loved children and the thought of never having my own crushed me. When I was 17 I met the love of my life! He has always been very supportive of all my choices! Christmas of 2007 he asked me to marry him and of course I said YES! We tried to set a date and it seemed like every time we did something happened! After almost 3 years of being engaged I finally said without a doubt in March of 2010 we were going to Las Vegas to get married! Well like every other time something came up! In September 2009 we found out that I was pregnant. The pregnancy went very smooth up until April 19^th 2010. It was 8am and I still hadn’t been to bed yet. I just wasn’t tired. I decided to get up and go the bathroom. Then it happened, my water broke. I woke Justin up and he thought I was peeing on the floor! TMI? I informed him that I wasn’t. At that point we both got a little scared, because our peanut wasn’t due until May 27^th! I called the doctor and he said to come into the office so they could confirm that it was my water that broke and that I hadn’t just peed on the floor. I guess they think a woman doesn’t know what the difference is! So an hour later we were in the car and in another 45 minutes we were at the doctors, where they confirmed that it was my water. The midwife scared us even more when she said that we would most likely be going to Albany Medical Center because the baby was so small. We went to the closest hospital and they did in fact send us down to Albany. So I was taken by ambulance and Justin and his mother drove down in her car. Of course they got lost; it took them almost 2 hours to get down there. By that time I was in so much pain. The doctor came in and I told him I needed something, anything. But I really didn’t want an epi. So they gave me something thru my IV. It did the trick for a little while, but then that pain came back times 10! I was trying to get sleep in between the contractions but it was impossible! So I finally gave in and got the epi. It was so much better. I got a little sleep. At 9:45pm a doctor came in to check me and said I wouldn’t be having this baby before midnight. About 20 minutes later with a different doctor they were preparing me to start pushing! At 10:56pm on April 19^th 2010 after almost 15 (short) hours of labor, our princess Skylar Raine was born. She was so perfect! Thank GOD she was a she! Poor daddy thought she was a he! We only saw her a minute and they took her to the NICU. We had to wait over an hour to see her. But I tell you what that hour was so worth it. She was beautiful in every way, and she looked just like her daddy. She weighed 4lbs 10oz. and was 17¾in. long. After 1 long week in the NICU she was ready to come home and we were so ready to have her at home!

Now as I sit here looking back it’s been 11 months, and I have no idea how time went by so fast! In 1 month my baby will be 1 year old and it completely blows my mind! And still almost 5 years after we met and 4 since we got engaged we’re still not married! But what’s a piece of paper anyways?!

Here is my Princess seconds after birth!

And Here is my Princess now!