Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Another donation
Wow, thanks Sheryl! I should have signed up earlier and made a larger goal. I have awesome friends! :)
Double D!
We are in the double digits! Wahooo!!
We had our 6 month check up on Monday, and it went great! We are tipping the scales at 10lb 7oz and are 23 1/4 inches long. We are ON THE CHARTS for height! I'm thrilled, I can't believe we are already on the charts at not quite 6 months.
It's been a rather quiet few days, which for the most part, is good. I really have nothing to update. We continue to roll over, have enjoyed some out door weather. We are officially out of "quarantine" until next winter when it starts all over again. Doc decided to keep Elisa on the nutramigen formula as it appears to be working. Her weight gain is going well and her reflux is better controlled. So that means...I can stop pumping. I've begun that process and can't wait until this is over because it HURTS.
On another note, I have been saying I was going to do this for weeks now. And I decided I should finally JUST DO IT. So I registered. For the March for Babies. Since I'm so late getting on the band wagon, I have a small goal of $100 to raise. So all I need is 10 people willing to give $10!! Do I have 10 people willing to do that? :) You can donate by visiting my team page: http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1433752
If you are in the area and want to join, sign up to be on our team! Elisa will be walking, err, riding in it herself. :)
I'll post pictures a little later. I want to get some of her rolls. Cuz she has some now! :-D
We had our 6 month check up on Monday, and it went great! We are tipping the scales at 10lb 7oz and are 23 1/4 inches long. We are ON THE CHARTS for height! I'm thrilled, I can't believe we are already on the charts at not quite 6 months.
It's been a rather quiet few days, which for the most part, is good. I really have nothing to update. We continue to roll over, have enjoyed some out door weather. We are officially out of "quarantine" until next winter when it starts all over again. Doc decided to keep Elisa on the nutramigen formula as it appears to be working. Her weight gain is going well and her reflux is better controlled. So that means...I can stop pumping. I've begun that process and can't wait until this is over because it HURTS.
On another note, I have been saying I was going to do this for weeks now. And I decided I should finally JUST DO IT. So I registered. For the March for Babies. Since I'm so late getting on the band wagon, I have a small goal of $100 to raise. So all I need is 10 people willing to give $10!! Do I have 10 people willing to do that? :) You can donate by visiting my team page: http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1433752
If you are in the area and want to join, sign up to be on our team! Elisa will be walking, err, riding in it herself. :)
I'll post pictures a little later. I want to get some of her rolls. Cuz she has some now! :-D
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Talk about irony
It struck me last night how ironic Elisa's birthday turned out to be.
As many of you know, we were needing help to get pregnant and were using some medicine and cycle tracking. Well, because I knew my show would be in October, I purposely went back on the pill and avoided getting pregnant from January to March, just so I wouldn't have a due date from September to November.
Elisa came in October.
Guess it shows who's really in control, lol. And it's not me. And it's not Elisa.
As many of you know, we were needing help to get pregnant and were using some medicine and cycle tracking. Well, because I knew my show would be in October, I purposely went back on the pill and avoided getting pregnant from January to March, just so I wouldn't have a due date from September to November.
Elisa came in October.
Guess it shows who's really in control, lol. And it's not me. And it's not Elisa.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
3 weeks
I recently came across a mom on my preemie parenting board who had her little one on October 8, 2009. She was due January 12, 2010. She had her baby one day before I landed in the hospital with Elisa.
It shows me where we could have been. I don't know too many details of how her baby is doing, but what I can read between the lines is she's struggling. Her baby was in the NICU for 90 + days, as opposed to the 49 we were in.
It breaks my heart. As many things do lately. But every time I see a post from this mom or something on her baby, I think that could have been me. I am pretty sure she looks at Elisa, and wonders what her baby would have been like had she been able to get those 3 extra weeks.
Thank you, Lord, for those 3 extra weeks.
It shows me where we could have been. I don't know too many details of how her baby is doing, but what I can read between the lines is she's struggling. Her baby was in the NICU for 90 + days, as opposed to the 49 we were in.
It breaks my heart. As many things do lately. But every time I see a post from this mom or something on her baby, I think that could have been me. I am pretty sure she looks at Elisa, and wonders what her baby would have been like had she been able to get those 3 extra weeks.
Thank you, Lord, for those 3 extra weeks.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Well, found something that Elisa is ahead of the curve on.
Growing. When you compare her to an average baby. Of course they are talking full term, but when I was googling growth spurts, I came across this interesting fact:
By the baby's first birthday, they will have grown 8-10 inches in height and tripled their birth weight.
Well. We've almost hit the 8 inches (as per our last appointment and height check) and seeing as how we started out close to 3 lbs and are now pushing 10 lbs, we've already tripled our birth weight. I just find it some what amusing that while we are way behind on most everything else, we are way ahead of this growth statistic. I guess I have to find humor somewhere, lol.
Grow baby grow!
By the baby's first birthday, they will have grown 8-10 inches in height and tripled their birth weight.
Well. We've almost hit the 8 inches (as per our last appointment and height check) and seeing as how we started out close to 3 lbs and are now pushing 10 lbs, we've already tripled our birth weight. I just find it some what amusing that while we are way behind on most everything else, we are way ahead of this growth statistic. I guess I have to find humor somewhere, lol.
Grow baby grow!
Grieving my pregnancy
So, something a friend said on my preemie parenting board struck home with me this weekend. We were discussing flashbacks that many of us seem to be struggling with, even though our little ones are home safe and sound and relatively healthy. She commented that we really are grieving our pregnancies.
A quick google of the stages of grief gave me 5 stages:
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
So I started thinking, where am I in this process? I think I skipped 1 and 3, as I remember being angry, but I couldn't deny where I was or what had happened, and I don't remember bargaining either. I know that now, I'm at #4. And I've been here for a while. Maybe this will be the longest stage? I don't know.
But my friend was right. I may have my little girl, but I am really grieving my pregnancy. I didn't get the excitement. It ended so suddenly. With a positive outcome. But I still missed out on all the fun times of a pregnancy. I pray that one day I will experience the fun side as well.
Anyway, I'm not really sad or anything right now. We had a GREAT weekend. Lots of time with friends and family. We got to see our Uncle Joey for the first time. And I think we were confused by this person who looked just like Daddy but didn't sound or smell like him. But in the end, we charmed him and he charmed us so it was all good.
Look at those rolls on her arms! I LOVE seeing her with that baby fat.
A quick google of the stages of grief gave me 5 stages:
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance
So I started thinking, where am I in this process? I think I skipped 1 and 3, as I remember being angry, but I couldn't deny where I was or what had happened, and I don't remember bargaining either. I know that now, I'm at #4. And I've been here for a while. Maybe this will be the longest stage? I don't know.
But my friend was right. I may have my little girl, but I am really grieving my pregnancy. I didn't get the excitement. It ended so suddenly. With a positive outcome. But I still missed out on all the fun times of a pregnancy. I pray that one day I will experience the fun side as well.
Anyway, I'm not really sad or anything right now. We had a GREAT weekend. Lots of time with friends and family. We got to see our Uncle Joey for the first time. And I think we were confused by this person who looked just like Daddy but didn't sound or smell like him. But in the end, we charmed him and he charmed us so it was all good.
Look at those rolls on her arms! I LOVE seeing her with that baby fat.
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