June 22, 2009

A whole month has gone by. In some ways it has flown and in others it hasn't. Cailin is growing every day. 2 weeks ago she was diagnosed with acid reflux which has made night times (and some daytime hours) challenging as it hurts her to lay on her back. She sleeps best on her stomach, so she sleeps on our chests a lot just so we can get some sleep.
This is the 3rd week Nick has been back to work. Last week wasn't bad as my sister, Darbi, was here a couple of days and then Nick came home on Thursday because his cousin came to visit from Seattle. The 1st week was really rough for me as I had his help for 2 weeks. I hope this week goes better. And FAST! I've never hated Sundays more. Cailin and I both miss him tremendously.
The sunday that my sister was here she took Cailin's newborn pictures. You can see them at
http://blog.darbig.com/

May 27, 2009

CAILIN FRANCES HERGENRADER

BORN MAY 21, 2009 at 7:38 pm

8 lbs 7 oz 20 inches long

She is absolutely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen in my entire life. She is healthy. Had a bit of jaundice, but it is working its wayout of her now that she is getting breast milk...finally. She ended up losing 10% of her birth weigh in a matter of a couple of days, but she is now gaining it back.

I had to have a c-section because my labor wasn't progressing and the doctor didn't feel comfortable with it. Getting that news devastated me. Of course, I wanted to do whatever needed to be done to keep Cailin safe, but a c-section was just never an option for me. I won't go on too much about it, but I'm still having a tough time with it. Luckily I have a beautiful baby to cuddle and love to get me through it.

Nick has been fabulous. He's taking care of me and Cailin whenever I can't. I think he may be more enamored with her than I am, which I didn't think could happen. He had a tough time watching me go through the surgery. He hates seeing me in pain, plus he knew how upset it made me. But he has been so great. He's a great dad and is so stinking proud of his little girl that I didn't complain when he went and bought 25 "It's a Girl" cigars...at $2 a pop! If you had seen how he disappointed he was when we found out we were having a girl and not a boy, you wouldn't have complained either :). I've just never seen such a proud daddy.

April 30, 2009

Hopefully this works...it took me 15 minutes to get her to move around. Well, she would move around until I hit record. I can't tell you how many 15 second videos got deleted because she has a 6th sense about camera...quite annoying. I hope that changes since her aunt Darbi is a photographer. http://www.darbig.com/

CHECK OUT MY MATERNITY PICS!

http://www.darbi.exposuremanager.com/g/baby-h-maternity

April 13, 2009

34 WEEKS!!

Our baby now weighs about 4 3/4 pounds (like your average cantaloupe) and is almost 18 inches long. Her fat layers — which will help regulate her body temperature once she's born — are filling her out, making her rounder. Her skin is also smoother than ever. Her central nervous system is maturing and her lungs are continuing to mature as well. She urinates nearly a pint a day. In fact, the urine, along with sweat and other fluids from the baby, help to make up the amniotic fluid. This amazing amniotic fluid completely replenishes itself every three hours!

My sister found an amusing website: http://3dpregnancy.parentsconnect.com/. On this site is a quote for week 34 that pretty much sums up my life right now....
"It's a good thing there is a Starbucks every two blocks because that's how often I need to pee."

I went through an entire double roll of t.p. yesterday...BY MYSELF!!!

This website also gives this info on the baby:

Our baby kind of looks like she's coated in a layer of cream cheese these days. The thick, white substance that protects her skin from pruning in the amniotic fluid is called vernix. When she's born you'll probably see some vernix lingering in her "hard-to-reach" places like under her arms, behind her ears and around her va-jay-jay, if she's a she.. Other news from the womb this week:The soft fur, lanugo, that covered your baby's body for much of her stay in the womb is now almost completely gone. Our baby begins to develop her own immune system, instead of relying solely on antibodies received through the placenta. This will come in handy when some grubby relative manhandles the baby without washing his hands first.This week, our baby measures about 17¾ inches, as almost as long as an American Girl Doll (!) and weighs almost 5 pounds, as heavy as a bag of sugar, minus the cup you put in your decaf this morning.

6 weeks to go!