Dream or Reality?

So last night our Miss Mikayla slept for over 5 hours... woke up to eat then went back to sleep for a few more hours. Now, our question is... was it a fluke? Or is it real? Time will tell! :)

Our little angel is still sleeping... and our first angel is busy doing dishes. You know, we have to train them young to do the chores! Okay, that isn't quite the way it works out. Abi really, really loves to play in the water... doesn't matter if it's in a sink, tub, or pool.

More later...

New Life ...

Baby News

Our biggest news:

Mikayla Marie Jaros

born: April 23, 2008 at 4:52 am

weight: 8 pounds, 9 ounces

length: 21 inches

Of course the labor and delivery process was hard work, but well worth it! God has given us another healthy, beautiful baby girl. How have we gotten so fortunate?

Last weekend, I thought that my water had broken... I wasn't convinced it was my water, but couldn't attribute it to anything else... I went to the hospital Monday morning to be checked. The amniotic fluid swab test came back negative. I was monitored for a couple of hours and then sent home with instructions to call if the 'leaking' returned. Of course that happened at 10:30 pm... never at a convenient time, right? :) After speaking with Dr. Tichenor late Monday night, I was to return to the hospital on Tuesday morning between 6 and 7am. I went in on Tuesday morning and after a full exam, Dr. Tichenor determined that the 'leaking' was most likely a common infection among pregnant women. Because I was already at the hospital, Dr. Tichenor felt it was okay to induce. I was near the due date, the baby weighed in at 8 pounds, 7 ounces about a week prior (based on a sonogram), and I was having contractions... So the doses of misoprostol (Cytotec) started... The medication helps to soften the cervix in hopes of bringing about labor. The first dose started about 8:30 am and continued every 3 hours for up to 6 doses. The contractions were increasing in intensity over the next several hours and around 8:30 pm on Tuesday I received an epidural. I truly am amazed at those women that can do labor and delivery without pain medication. My nurse said that most women that do that only when they don't get to L&D early enough... I will say that hearing those women screaming in agony, doesn't do much me during the laboring process. :)

After I received the epidural, I was able to get a little over an hour of sleep which was much needed due to the lack of sleep the night before and the long night still ahead. Around 2:45am (I think) on Wednesday, I started pushing to bring Mikayla into this world. After 2 hours of hard work, she decided to make her entrance rather quickly. Dr. Beattie didn't get his gown closed in the back and they were unable to remove the bottom half of the bed... They (meaning Dr. Beattie and Nicole, our delivery nurse) told me to 'hold up' ... I think they were nuts! Did they seriously think that after 2 hours of feeling like I'm getting nowhere and finally feeling like I was getting somewhere, that I was going to wait?! So at 4:52 am on April 23, Mikayla entered our 'real-world' lives. Of course, she has very much been part of our world since the day we found out we were pregnant.

As I am sitting on the couch typing this, she is in her carseat carrier fast asleep... looking peaceful and beautiful. I cannot even imagine a love stronger than what I have for her and Abi. Life, especially new life, is such a miracle.

A first picture...

Daddy cutting the cord...

Our new addition to the family with Dr. Beattie (he also caught Abi)... a truly wonderful person and doctor

3-year pictures

This week we finally got Abi's 3-year pictures taken. We checked out JCPenney studios this time and felt that the photographer did a great job. The whole photo shoot took 10 minutes...

Ramblings...

Hello,


This is my third attempt at writing this post. The first attempt failed because Abi hit a button by accident... That's what I get for trying to post to the blog with a 3-year old sitting by my side. :) It was a complete accident, so I started again... then Abi just wasn't in the mood to have some self play... which means I don't have my time either. :)


So here we go again...


I have a few random pictures to post as well. The first one I am posting is of Greg's ingenuity and resourcefulness (although some may prefer the adjective "Redneckish"). Our poor mailbox takes a beating every winter thanks to the snow plow. Because we are on a high-traffic, higher-speed road, the snow plow throws the ice, snow, slush, and salt with a pretty powerful punch. Here is how Greg fixed the mailbox... What do you think?







In case you cannot tell, that is two pieces of wood duct taped about the post... goes along well with the mailbox that is also duct taped to the post!


The next thought...


I have been able to clean since I've been off of work. Last Saturday I made a to-do list that as Grandpa put it "should be outlawed". While I wish the need wasn't there, I am better about accomplishing tasks when I have them laid out in front of me. I also feel better because I can see the list getting smaller with each task! :) One of the cleaning endeavors I chose was to tackle Abi's room... With her help (really, she was rather helpful) I managed to transform her room into this...







Doesn't it look pretty?!

Next...

We have had absolutely gorgeous weather the past few days. Today, we are up to 70 plus degrees. We were able to enjoy some picnics and lots of sandbox time as well as Abi playing on her "Blue Park" (i.e. swingset).

Here is a picture from the picnic/walk yesterday afternoon. We went to Lock #20 along the Barge Canal. Abi thinks the Mohawk River (or as she says is Mohawk Riber) and Barge Canal are so neat... she is absolutely infatuated with "muddy water".

I am hoping to invest in a camcorder very soon. If we do get one, I will be sure to take some Abi video and try to upload it onto the blog so you can hear/see some of the cute things she says and does.

Well, I suppose I can't exactly make a post of random things and not talk about the pregnancy and baby! :)

We went to the doctor this week and also had a sonogram. The sono tech was unable to get a good picture b/c the baby was so curled up. The good news is that we were also not able to accidentally see the gender... :) The baby's current weight is 8 pounds, 7 ounces and I am measuring about a week ahead of schedule. We'll see. :) Our next appointment is next Friday morning, so I'll try to post after that to let you know if there is anything new to report.

39 weeks pregnant

I have many people that are saying I "must be getting anxious" or "wow, I bet you can't wait...", but the truth is: I am excited, no doubt, but I'm in no hurry either. The baby will come when the baby will come. I am enjoying having family time with both Greg (since he's been on spring break) and Abi. Besides, the longer the baby takes to enter our world, the longer I am on disability from work! :)

Hmmm... Well, I think that is all that I know for now. Hope this post makes a little bit of sense and fills you in a little on our lives.

Take care everyone!

Love,

Angie :)