2 Week Check Up!

We had Emory's 2 week check up today!

Weight: 8lbs 15oz (75th percentile)

Height: 21.5 inch (80th percentile)

She's a healthy little big girl and we feel SO blessed!

1 Week Old!

Happy one week sweet Emory!!! We love you to pieces!

 

2 Day Weight Check

We had Emory's 2 day weight check this morning! I was very anxious to see what she weighed because she had dropped to 8 lbs 3 oz when we left the hospital. We were happy to hear she was back up to 8 lbs 6 oz! The nurse was very pleased and said everything else looked great!

God is good!

Hospital Stay

We had a wonderful hospital stay complete with many sweet visitors!!!

Meme and her girls

Gigi and Pawpaw

Aunt B

 Pop

Testing out her first bow! It fell right out, her hair is too fine.

Sweet snuggles :)

Wrapped for sure!

Dressed and ready to go home!

Getting buckled in.

Ready to take our baby girl home!

 (Still looking mighty pregnant-yikes!!)

 

Emory's BIRTH-day!

Since we were having a scheduled induction, the morning before we left was pretty relaxed. We dropped the pups off at Pet Smart the night before and the house was spotless because I had already had two days off of work to get things ready. We had to be at the hospital at 5:30 a.m. so I was up and showering by 3:00 a.m.! It was a rainy, humid morning but we managed to get ready, get everything loaded in the car, and get to the hospital 15 minutes early!

One last belly picture before we left! 39 weeks 1 day!

 

We checked in, got all our paperwork, got my IV, and Pitocin started by 7:30!

I had the BEST nurse! So thankful for her!

 

Dr. T came by around 8:00, checked me, and broke my water. I was 1.5 cm dilated. Now it was a waiting game!

 

 To pass the time we played games...





Had everyone guess Emory's birth weight and length..

And tried staying away from this guy- My Step-Dad who ALWAYS has the video camera in your face. (We'll all appreciate him one day for all the memories he's captured but at the time it IS very annoying and he thoroughly enjoys it!) 

Dr. T was suppose to be back around 12:30 to check me. Well 12:30 came and went with no sign of Dr. T. By this point I was really feeling the contractions but I wanted to wait until he checked me before I got the epidural (I was offered it several times- they weren't withholding it). He ended up being caught up in surgery and didn't make it to my room until 2:30. I was miserable by this point and way past the point of needing the epidural. Pitocin is no joke. He checked me...STILL 1.5 cm. Are you kidding me??? Disappointed was hardly the word. He told me to go ahead and get the epidural and he would be back later to see if any progress was being made. I got the epidural which would have been no big deal but it's hard to sit still when your contractions are off the charts with very little time between them! Once the epidural was in I was able to relax a little while. Dr. T came back around 4:00 and checked me but I still hadn't made ANY progress. We discussed my options and he basically said he would wait as long as I wanted and give me every opportunity to progress or he would do a C-section whenever I decided I'd had enough. He was so so sweet about it and honestly by this point my mind was made up- I wanted the C-section! He said he would give John and I some time to think about it and would come back shortly. He came back around 4:45 and checked me again and I told him if I hadn't changed at all I definitely wanted the C-section. I was still the same so a C-section it was! Things moved very quickly after that and at 5:22 p.m. our sweet Emory was born!

Emory Elizabeth Weaver

8lbs 14 oz. and 21.5 in. long

Perfectly healthy!

 Dr. T said we made the right decision because she had no intentions of coming out that day! She wasn't even lodged in the birth canal!

One proud Daddy!

 

After I got to look at her for a few minutes she went to the nursery with John and I went to recovery. I had to stay in recovery for an hour or so and I just remember feeling SO tired! I don't know how long it was because I lost all sense of time, but they brought her to me in recovery so we could try out breastfeeding. Little piglet latched on like a champ and didn't stop until the nurse made her! 

The first time I got to hold her!

By far the happiest moment in my life!

We are so in love with this sweet angel baby and feel incredibly blessed that God chose us to be HER parents.

Third Trimester: Weeks 28-40

The third trimester brought A LOT more heartburn, very little sleep, and seemed to drag on and on. I took very few pictures because the camera was not my friend by this point!

 

28 weeks 4 days

 

At 36 weeks we began our weekly appointments! Every week we were so excited to go see if I had made any progress. We determined we have a very stubborn child! Despite a lot of extra walking, (John would drag me to Northpark mall after work to walk) every week it was the same story, no dilation but "thinning." At our 38 week appointment I kindly asked my doctor for a plan. Would we stay on Emory's time and risk possibly delivering a 9lb baby or would we give her an eviction notice??  After weighing the options, we all decided an induction at 39 weeks would be best! Emory's birthday will be January 9, 2013!!!

Nursery Reveal!!!

We finally finished Emory's nursery! All we need is HER!

Close up of her bedding

The blanket on the chair was made for me before I was born but the lady ended up never finishing it. My Mamaw saved it and finished it for Emory! 

The board above her changing table says "Every good and perfect gift is from above." Her newborn pictures will hang from the clips!

The baskets hold all of her socks, hats, books, and toys.

Her sweet bow holder made by her Daddy!