tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65530098537879894892024-03-05T14:14:53.731-05:00Somewhere Over the Rainbow...Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-3841103778735045632014-07-02T09:26:00.001-04:002014-07-02T09:26:29.314-04:0013 MonthsWe're a little late on our 13 month post because while Violet was at home celebrating her 13 month birthday, Mommy and Daddy were in NYC!<br />
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We debated taking Violet with us but decided it was just too much for a 1 year old and, although we missed her terribly, it was the right decision.<br />
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We love to travel and want to take her on all our adventures with us in hopes that she will love it too but New York was too overwhelming to tackle with a baby.<br />
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Violet is getting so tall and starting to slim out some. Even the 4 days we spent away from her, she changed so much!<br />
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She is working on her 6th tooth right now and is eating more and more "big people" food. She loves carrots, bananas, strawberries, watermelon and I even got her to eat green beans again the other day. She has a love/hate relationship with green beans:)<br />
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This past month we did some swimming and celebrated Aunt Hanny's high school graduation!<br />
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And we also celebrated Father's day! <br />
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Each month just keeps getting more and more fun with her as we watch her grow and are able to do more interactive things together. She is such a blessing and a lot of work but I'm so grateful for this new stage of our lives and so glad God picked her out just for us!<br />
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We love you baby girl!Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-12003337693166434382014-07-02T08:52:00.000-04:002014-07-02T08:52:53.799-04:00Violet's 1st Birthday Party!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-61130323377062794672014-05-28T21:58:00.000-04:002014-05-28T21:58:09.357-04:0012 Months<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Violet, you are 1 Year Old today!!!!!!<br />
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It's so incredibly hard to believe we've already had one whole year with this little miracle.<br />
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You weigh 22 pounds and are 31 inches long. You are currently working hard on your 5th tooth and you wear size 12-18 month clothes.<br />
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You had quite an eventful day today! Last year Daddy had a car accident on the day we went to the hospital and today on your birthday you and Mommy got stranded with a flat tire. I hope this tradition stops this year!<br />
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You want to crawl and walk so bad!! We knew crawling would be tough since you won't do ANY tummy time but you get yourself in position and then chicken out at the last minute. You have definitely learned how to scoot around to get what you want and you somehow can stretch your arms to about 3 times their length to reach something without budging from your spot. Ha!<br />
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You have been standing up so good while holding onto people or furniture. You even wriggle to get down while we hold you like you're just going to take off running.<br />
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You have really amped up your appetite this past month and are trying all kinds of new foods. It's hard for us to eat in front of you without you reaching out for a bite!<br />
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You've had hot dogs, watermelon, crackers, ice cream, cake.....just your average all american kind of diet! <br />
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You try to say so many new words and make lots of different sounds now. One of my favorite new things you do is to cuddle into me or daddy if you talk to someone new or just want us to hold you.<br />
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I have a feeling that you will never be a wallflower but right now I think it is so sweet:) <br />
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<i>My sweet Violet girl, </i><br />
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<i>There are not enough words in the world to express how much of a blessing you are to our family. You have been in our hearts so very long before we ever held you in our arms. Every tear you cry, I've cried a thousand more just waiting for you. You have made us smile a lifetime worth of smiles in this one very short year. You are such a spitfire and I just know that God has big plans for you! I have always prayed that your light would shine and people would be blessed just by being near you. It seems like everywhere we go people are just drawn to you. We can't take you anywhere without someone coming over to see you and probably saying "Look at that perfect baby". </i><br />
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<i>It has been such a humbling year for us as we stumbled through this new wave of parenthood. You have made us more compassionate, less prideful, and so incredibly honored to be your parents. Some of the highlights of my entire life have been rocking you to sleep and I feel like I drink in every moment I get. You are a wonderful, miraculous little girl. </i><br />
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<b><i>I am yours....and you are mine. </i></b><br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-34661286079891391572014-04-28T22:34:00.000-04:002014-04-28T22:34:08.872-04:0011 MonthsViolet you are 11 Months Old today!<br />
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You are starting to wave "Bye Bye" and you love to give us High Fives.<br />
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We are really working on standing since you don't seem to be interested in crawling. Today you stood holding on to the couch for quite awhile all by yourself! <br />
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I am really trying to soak up this next month because then you will be 1 year old and soon you won't be my little baby Violet anymore. You'll be my big girl Violet:) <br />
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We love watching you learn and grow everyday. You are the biggest blessing we could ever ask for and we are having so much fun with you!<br />
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You are about 21 pounds and are wearing 12 month clothes and still holding strong in size 3 diapers.<br />
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I can't tell that you've grown that much in size from last month but who knows...:)<br />
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You do seem older though! You are talking so much this month. You say:<br />
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Mama<br />
Dada<br />
Bye Bye<br />
Hi<br />
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It's basically the same things from last month but you say them so much more now! <br />
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I've also been teaching you to sign "Milk" and you do it sometimes.<br />
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You "talk" all the time and even sing with us or the radio. You still blow raspberries and sometimes you yell realllly loud when you want someones attention. Your lungs are definitely healthy!<br />
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Right at the beginning of this month Mommy and Daddy left you at home with your grandparents while we went to St. Croix for a work trip for Daddy. It was so hard to leave you but you did so good! We're so blessed that we had the opportunity to take this trip and that we had great people here to take care of you. <br />
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You've become a pro at eating puffs this month. We've tried to give them to you last month and you would always choke on them but now you love them! Soon you'll be eating all kinds of finger foods. <br />
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We finally had a nice day and went to the zoo with our neighbors. You had your first carousel ride and your first time on the swings. You loved all of it! I can't wait to spend the summer there and see all the fun we're gonna have:)<br />
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Your biggest news this month is that you are finally getting a tooth! There is no way you'll let me get a picture of it either:) It's your bottom left front tooth and you have been working so hard on it. Bless your heart you have been so fussy with this tooth and I can't wait until it's finally all the way in. I hope it's not like this with all your teeth!<br />
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And it's that time of year again to start our fundraising for Team
Yager for the March for Babies in honor of Lila and Cole. If you would
like to walk with us or donate to our team, you can click on the link
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Thanks in Advance!<br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-6497987267508916252014-02-28T01:00:00.000-05:002014-02-28T01:00:03.170-05:009 MonthsViolet you are 9 months old!<br />
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You weight 20.6 pounds and are still in size 3 diapers.<br />
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You can still wear some 9 month clothes but you wear 12 month as well.<br />
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This month brought us plenty of new adventures...<br />
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You did in fact decide to roll over on your belly if you really, really
want something but, you only stay there long enough to get what you need
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Usually it's to get whatever Elly is playing with or to see what she is doing.<br />
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You love to look for Elly around the house and keep an eye on her. Also, Elly has learned to just bring you her toys now to play instead of waiting on us.<br />
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You are starting to try to talk more. You still cry "MaMa" early in the morning when you want your milk or if you're really mad. But you've also been trying to say "DaDa" and we've gotten you to say "Hi" and "Bye Bye" several times. Besides that you jabber all the time, especially on car rides.<br />
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Unfortunately this month you got sick for the first time. It was on your first Valentine's Day and to celebrate you got a nasty ear infection. You were so pitiful it just broke my heart:( Then Mommy and Daddy both caught your cold. But we all got through it and now we don't have to dread it anymore.<br />
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Last month you started giving us hugs and this month you are starting to give us kisses. You're still catching on and have to be in the mood to do it but it's extra sweet when you do:)<br />
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You are so lovable and affectionate it makes it easy to fall in love with you! We get so many compliments about how beautiful and sweet you are when we go out in public. The little old ladies just adore you and talk to you all the time and you give them the sweetest smiles:) <br />
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You definitely have plenty of sass but you also are the sweetest little thing and we love you so much!<br />
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Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-55960124096172404852014-02-01T22:02:00.001-05:002014-02-01T22:02:17.379-05:008 months<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKPlyVIRfdhqcXHbPVrPPIGWxYUQ9g8-JNrX4meKNzq54dym2O5HaakmPQg2I-p_V5Bt0iCmely-IfwszZpVbXsmnHOsOkRbZsOaPTB-XPlXQmkU8abtnvMHgBTbqBqZyyuv3G-g4jGko/s1600/Violet+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>Violet you are 8 Months old!<br />
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You are a totally different baby this month. You have learned so many new things:)</div>
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you rolled over first! YaY!!</div>
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One day you just did it and then you never looked back. You start rolling over in mid air before we even get you on your tummy. I think you are so excited that you learned to do this so you never have to be on your tummy ever again! </div>
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You have started leaning in and giving us "hugs" this month. We think this is just so sweet:) </div>
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You are still a really good eater. You eat everything we give you but it doesn't always settle well on your stomach. Right now you eat green beans and sweet potatoes almost exclusively because we can't find anything else that doesn't upset your tummy. There's alot of things mommy can't eat either while you're still on breastmilk so you might just have a sensitive stomach.</div>
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You are back to sleeping through the night again for which we are sooo thankful! We thought maybe you were going to get teeth soon and that's why your sleep changed but there is no sign yet. I'll actually be relieved when you do get teeth because every time any little thing is off Daddy says "I bet she's teething," One day maybe he'll finally be right...Ha!</div>
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You had your first babysitter this month. Cousin Emma did the honors. I was so nervous to leave you with someone because you had been so set in your schedule and would be so cranky if you had to veer off it but it seems you had a good time:) And Emma agreed to do it for the second time this month so you must not have scared her off yet. Hopefully she'll agree to number 3...</div>
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Like every parent, we are so concerned about your development and you reaching different milestones by a certain age. It seems that it still takes you at least an extra month to catch up because of being premature. But you have proved to us this month that we just have to be patient with you and you will roll it all out at one time!<br />
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Either way we think that you are just the most precious little girl and, even when you are so stubborn and test our patience, We'd still take a hundred of you:)<br />
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You are such a joy, Violet and you have brightened our lives in so many ways. You've shown us light when we've lived in the shadows for so long. You are the embodiment of faith and the fruition of hope. </div>
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-66951796348073402612013-12-30T18:22:00.000-05:002013-12-30T21:01:56.541-05:007 MonthsViolet you are 7 months old!<br />
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This month was so busy it flew by!<br />
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We don't have a doctor visit until next week (for you to get your 2nd flu shot) so we're not sure on your stats but I guess you weigh around 18 pounds. <br />
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You are doing so good eating your baby food. We still have you on Oatmeal cereal and you also like Green Beans and Sweet Potatoes. It seems like Peas made you constipated and Squash is out for now! You did not like Squash...<br />
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Well just as fast as you started putting yourself to sleep in your crib last month, you've now stopped. We can only get you to take naps in your stroller after we push you around in circles through the kitchen, hall and dining room. I think you miss your outside walks!<br />
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You also wake up two times during the night now. I can't remember the last time you slept 7 straight hours but we make it through. Sometimes during those nighttime feedings I just stare at you while you drift to sleep and I can't bear to put you down. Other times I'm pleading with you to please go back to sleep! Ha!<br />
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You've been staying in the nursery at Church for the past couple months and only one time did they call us to come get you. Strange enough, you will sit in the swing at church but you will not sit in it at home or at Grami and Grampy's house. <br />
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We had you sitting in the Bumbo seat for a while but now you throw yourself backwards so we had to take that away. Thankfully we were able to borrow it from Cousin Lucas since you only used it about a month... Now we try to get you to sit in this big obnoxious bouncy contraption. We thought you would really like it since you seem to kick your legs all the time but as soon as we put you in there your legs turn to jello and you just sit. I think the bouncing scares you right now but your getting so much better at sitting in there and getting some pressure off the back of your head since you still HATE laying on your tummy!<br />
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We are really working on getting you to roll over. You did it just one time at the beginning of this past month and Mommy and Daddy had tears in their eyes thinking we've finally made a breakthrough but you are so stubborn that you've haven't done it again since!<br />
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The cutest thing you've been doing this month is scrunching up your nose when you're happy. We can scrunch up our nose and sniff at you and you do it right back and it is so sweet:) It did get annoying when you would do it in the mornings and wake us all up but we've embraced it and it is so cute.<br />
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You are such a happy and smiley baby at home. You don't like to take naps at other people houses so you get cranky easy when you're not at home. You definitely like to stick to your routine.<br />
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The biggest event this month was your first Christmas! I've been looking forward to this day for so long. Mainly just because it was a big milestone for us. Our whole journey started 9 years ago with your Daddy saying one day "I'd like to have a baby by next Christmas...". And here we finally are. It was such a long trip but definitely worth every minute. </div>
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Our hearts still hurt so much that we will always be missing 2 stockings up on our mantle but we are so thankful for the opportunity to be Lila, Cole and Violet's parents. We know what it feels like to have the literal pain of your heart breaking into pieces but now we also know the joy of your heart being so full it could burst. They are such conflicting emotions but all apart of what makes up our family. <br />
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Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-56686676564574972252013-12-04T21:46:00.001-05:002013-12-04T22:00:16.610-05:006 MonthsViolet you are 6 months (and 1 week) old!<br>
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This had been a BIG month for you! We have so many things to share:)<br>
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17 pounds 12 ounces<br>
27 1/2" long<br>
80th percentile weight<div>95th percentile height<br>
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To start off, last month was not your best time:( You were pretty miserable for most of the time and we didn't know what was going on so we called the doctor and asked if we could come in to just to touch base and she ended up prescribing you Zantac for acid reflux. You've been on it for a month now and we can tell a WORLD of difference! You are so much more comfortable now and such a happy baby:) Thank goodness that's all it took!<br>
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A BIG milestone we hit this month was you sleeping in your crib! You've slept in a Rock N Play since you were born. Several of our friends swore by this so we registered for it and had you sleeping through the night by about 6 weeks. That has been a HUGE blessing to have a baby that sleeps! We were so nervous to switch you to the crib but you were just too big to be in the Rock N Play anymore so we bit the bullet and went for it. </div>
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We were pleasantly surprised when you continued to sleep all night in the crib:) Now you take all your naps in there too and you have learned to put yourself to sleep!</div>
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<br></div>Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-48598805028446804712013-10-29T21:52:00.000-04:002013-10-29T21:52:31.678-04:005 MonthsViolet you are 5 months old!<br />
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You weigh 16.8 pounds! We know 1 year olds that only weighed 18 pounds....<br />
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You are wearing 6 month clothes and a size 2 diaper. You are still sleeping 7-10 hours every night and we are SO THANKFUL that you do!<br />
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Daddy asked the doctor if you are too big and she said NO! your weight is one of the good things you have going for you:)<br />
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This has been a busy month for you...!<br />
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This past month we have been so proud of you making progress with tummy time. You still hate it but, you will stay on your tummy for about five minutes without crying sometimes. But you still just lay there and don't try to lift up so we're working on that.<br />
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Daddy is trying so hard to teach you how to roll over. He lays you on your blanket and rolls you all over the place!<br />
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You also love when Daddy plays with you. He will blow raspberries on your neck or belly and play airplane with you and you giggle almost every time:)<br />
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You still love your baths so much but HATE when we put your pajamas on.<br />
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You got to eat Rice Cereal for the first time this month. You ate it so good but it didn't seem to sit well with you that night so we're waiting for next month before we try again.<br />
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You seem like you can't wait to sit up. We catch you doing "crunches" all the time and you stick your feet up and look at them all the time too.<br />
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This month you got to go to your first Halloween party at the zoo. You dressed up as Minnie Mouse because your cousin Jameson dressed as Mickey Mouse. You two were so cute:)<br />
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But the biggest event of this month was your Baby Dedication at church. We have waited so many years to be able to stand on that platform at church and dedicate to raising our child to love the Lord. It was definitely a wonderful, memorable moment for us.<br />
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There were 31 babies dedicated that night and you were the only one crying before we went out! Fortunately you pulled it together and were so good once we got out to the stage. <br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-45123011975845663452013-10-01T20:56:00.000-04:002013-10-01T20:56:18.796-04:004 MonthsViolet, you are 4 months old!<br />
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You are a BIG girl this month....!<br />
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You had your 4 month checkup today and you weigh 14 pounds 15 ounces<br />
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You are 25 3/4" long (95th percentile)<br />
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Looks like you are going to be tall like daddy!<br />
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This past month you have changed so much. You took another trip. This time to the beach:)<br />
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You loved it and that makes mommy happy because she loves the beach and hoped you would be a<br />
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You also have learned how to blow raspberries.<br />
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You get rosy cheeks.<br />
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And your diapers officially stink!<br />
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All signs of a BIG girl:)<br />
Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-65725884306153352622013-08-29T22:19:00.004-04:002013-08-29T22:19:38.100-04:003 MonthsViolet you are 3 months old!<br />
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Sometimes it feels like we blinked and it's been 3 months and sometimes it feels like we've had you forever.<br />
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Last month your doctor said you were doing so well that you could skip this month's visit so we don't have exact measurements on you. We estimate that you weigh about 13 1/2 pounds.<br />
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This month you have really started talking to us. Your voice is the sweetest sound ever! Sometimes you just lay there and coo and smile and talk and it is just so sweet:) I have a video but cannot figure out for the life of me how to load it...<br />
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You're trying to grab onto things a little more. We've been trying to get you to hold onto the rings on your play gym but mostly you hold onto us which is ok too:)<br />
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You've also been really good at following people with your eyes and turning your head to see what's going on. We can tell that you are very interested in what's going on around you and experiencing new sights and sounds.<br />
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You are also starting to suck on your hands more and more. You have really taken to a pacifier this past month and when you don't have it you put those hands right up to your mouth. I have a feeling we might have a thumb sucker one day... <br />
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Tummy time is still a no go:( We keep trying and you keep crying. One day I was able to distract you for about five minutes but as soon as you realized you were on your belly, the tears turned on.<br />
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Last weekend you got to go on your first ever vacation! I'll write about that in a separate post but you did so much better than I expected and I think you are going to love to travel just like Mommy and Daddy!<br />
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On a side note, I have been saying for a while that Violet says "momma" when she cries and Steve denies that this happens. When we were on our trip she did this in front of all her grandparents and they all heard it so I'm going to go ahead and record that as a three month milestone:)<br />
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You are still sleeping really well. Usually about 7 hours average and every once in a while we get a 9 hour night. We are so blessed that you are a good sleeper right now!<br />
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Life is so much sweeter with you in it and we are so honored that we get to be your parents. It's not always easy but it's sooo worth the effort! <br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-48157008547443009282013-08-19T22:19:00.003-04:002013-08-19T22:19:47.845-04:00Weekend Wrap UpViolet had a busy weekend!<br />
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She got to meet some new friends, go to Cracker Barrel for breakfast and go to the zoo for the 2nd time:)<br />
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This picture is actually from her first zoo trip last week. Most of you probably already saw this on Facebook but before this trip, the last time I was at the zoo was the day I found out I was pregnant. And this next trip I got to finally bring our daughter with me. It was a wonderful realization to have while I was there...</div>
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She also got some really cute gifts...<br />
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Some new reading material...<br />
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a My Pal Violet...how cute is this!</div>
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She loves all her new gifts and says Thank You very much!!Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-25492644142371583192013-08-11T11:13:00.001-04:002013-08-11T11:13:15.554-04:00Part 1: The Old Black Dress<br />
I promised that I wouldn't let myself go. That lasted approximately 1 minute and then got thrown out the window. I barely have time to pee much less take a shower or, perish the thought, get a haircut.<br />
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A couple weeks ago I needed to leave the house to go to the funeral home. I was able to take a shower and gain a slight resemblance of myself pre-baby. I pulled out an old black cotton dress that I have had for six years in the hopes it would fit over my post-baby body. <br />
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It would have to do. <br />
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I get in the car to make a quick stop at the grocery on my way when I fold down the mirror to put on a quick layer of lip gloss. I may or may not have startled myself when I saw my unruly eyebrows in the mirror. Feeling defeated, I make my way to the store. <br />
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I park the car and get out and this is when the miracle happened. <br />
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A little girl in the car next to me, with her window cracked, says: "oooh, pretty dress!".<br />
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I spin around to see if she could possibly be talking about me. She was. <br />
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<em>God had sent me an angel that day.</em> <br />
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I carry the sound of that little girl with me and hope that my daughter never sees the unshowered, unplucked, unmade-up mom. <br />
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I hope that she only sees the pretty dress and knows that she is loved because I spent the whole day rocking her so she'd feel better. <br />
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I hope I see that this is all that matters. <br />
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I read an article about a mom who talks about how she is always the one behind the camera and challenges other mothers to "get in the picture". I realize how quickly I became the mom who didn't want to be in the picture. If you want to know why, reread the above post...<br />
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There was one other thing that I loved in that article. It said:<br />
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"I may not be perfect but, I am perfectly her mother".<br />
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I couldn't had said that any better myself. <br />
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I have had to let so much of myself go just to get Violet here. I suppose that won't change now that she is. <br />
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So, I apologize to those around me who have to endure the messy house, my unbrushed hair and teeth, my only three outfits that I have on a rotation because they are all that fit. <br />
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The unfinished blog post....<br />
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My daughter just woke up. <br />
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I have to go...Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-40415480283381741912013-07-29T18:29:00.000-04:002013-07-29T18:29:53.929-04:002 MonthsViolet you are 2 months old!<br />
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Everyone says how fast the time goes by and they are right. It seems like we blinked and this month had gone by.<br />
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This past month you have really grown! You weigh 11 pounds 9 ounces<br />
and are 23" long.<br />
That's 3 pounds more than last month!<br />
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You are a very good eater and it takes you only about 15-20 minutes to eat now instead of 30-45 minutes like you did your first month. But you still like to eat about every<br />
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Sometimes even every 2 hours...<br />
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You are starting to sleep more through the night. You go to sleep around
10-11 pm and wake up somewhere between 3:00-5:00 am to eat and then go
back to sleep for about 3 more hours. Last night you slept 7 hours
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You are starting to hold on to us while we hold you which I think is soooo sweet:) Daddy begs to differ when you grab his chest hair but Mommy loves it when you hold onto my arm when I'm rocking you.<br />
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You are staying awake more during the day so we've been able to put you down on your play gym and you are really starting to notice the toys and sounds. You have also started to follow objects, and us, with your eyes.<br />
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You HATE tummy time:( We are lucky if we get you on your belly for 1 minute. We keep trying though because we know how important it is for your development...<br />
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You like it when Mommy sings you the "pie" song and Daddy hums the theme to Bonanza to get you to sleep while you're laying on his chest. lol!<br />
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I have to say that our most favorite thing you do now is<b> SMILE</b>! You were smiling already almost right after you were born but, now, you smile <b><i>at</i></b> us:) It is such a joy to see you give me a smile while you're eating or smile at Daddy when he gives you Eskimo kisses. It just makes all the sleepless nights and worry worth every second! <br />
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Our future princess....<br />
Eat your heart out Prince George!<br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-58784012126089037892013-07-21T11:26:00.000-04:002013-07-21T11:26:26.741-04:00Places Violet Sleeps....zzzzzWhile looking through all my pictures of Violet on my phone, I realized that most of them are of her sleeping. This baby is pretty versatile!<br />
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On the ottoman...<br />
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In the stroller during our walks... <br />
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On her play gym... <br />
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In the insert of her carrier while laying on the couch... <br />
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In her Mamaroo... <br />
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In Daddy's arms... <br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-58087708877999186912013-07-06T21:24:00.001-04:002013-07-06T21:24:25.129-04:00Baby you're a Firework...Little girl celebrated her first 4th of July!<br />
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She had three different patriotic outfits she could had worn but all 3 swallowed her up! She is probably 9 pounds by now but, believe it or not, she is still in newborn clothes.<br />
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I had to buy her some newborn pajamas today because she only had two sets that really fit her and we needed a couple more. All her other ones are still too big.<br />
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She's also still hanging in the newborn diapers, although I have a feeling after we finish this last pack that she'll be moving on up to size 1. <br />
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I'm not anxious for her to move up sizes just yet. I'm enjoying having my little baby for as long as I get her:)Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-70857064620597817542013-06-28T22:18:00.003-04:002013-06-28T22:18:52.852-04:00One Month!Violet you are one month old today!<br />
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At your one month checkup you weighed 8 pounds 13 ounces and were 21" long.<br />
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The doctor said your weight gain was just right. Not too much and not too little.<br />
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You wake up every 3-4 hours at night to eat and you are staying awake more and more during the day.<br />
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You love to be outside and go for walks around the neighborhood. If you get fussy we take you outside and you almost always stop fussing and close your eyes to sleep.<br />
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You love to have your hands on your face and wear your mittens.<br />
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You really don't notice Elly too much yet but she is very sweet with you. She'll wag her tail and sniff you when we get home and she runs to you sometimes when you cry. She is a good big sister.<br />
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Here are some of my favorite times from this past month:<br />
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This was the only family photo we took at the hospital...Ha!<br />
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Our smiling happy baby:)<br />
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Daddy reading me a book<br />
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Visiting Lila & Cole for the first time<br />
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Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-55488038683694532552013-06-27T18:00:00.000-04:002013-06-27T18:00:01.372-04:00Violet's NICU story<br />
So two days after we left the hospital we got the news that
we had to return for a stay in the NICU for several days because of
Violet's jaundice levels. Turns out that Steve and I have incompatible
blood types and this was just an unfortunate side effect. Any future
children we have could have this issue as well.<br />
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I thought
we were just going to the hospital for a bilirubin check but, after we
waited for her results, they sent us right upstairs to the NICU to be
admitted. Her levels were a 22. You have to be admitted at a 19.<br />
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Then I thought we would just be there for a few hours and the nurse says "Oh no honey, you'll be here for days!".<br />
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Cue my tears. <br />
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About four people immediately began hooking her up to monitors and settling her in under lights. The doctor was already in there but I don't think I heard a word he said. They told us to go downstairs and get some lunch while they got her situated and we complied. I cried nonstop all the way to the cafeteria, all over my hamburger and all the way back upstairs.<br />
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And then I saw this.<br />
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And my tears stopped.<br />
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My trooper of a daughter was livin' it up. She didn't seem to mind the extra attention at all.<br />
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And as long as she was ok. I was ok.<br />
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Fortunately they were able to offer us a room at the Ronald McDonald house in the hospital so we could stay close by. Our routine consisted of nursing Violet for about an hour, going back to our room to sleep for about 1 1/2 hours and then getting back up to go to feed her again. Nonstop. For three days.<br />
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I did not wash my hair. I did not put on makeup. I had milk stains on my clothes. And I did not care one bit.<br />
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This was my realization that I was now a mom. <br />
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Finally going home to stay!Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-68845277371588382442013-06-26T19:29:00.001-04:002013-06-26T19:40:02.628-04:00Violet's hospital stay<b><i>**I'm still trying to do some catch up here with Violet's story. It's taken some time to get used to our lives with a newborn so blogging just took a back seat. But we are just so happy and loving every minute with our sweet girl and I want to make sure I keep up with her journey on here as much as I can**</i></b><br />
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I'm going to be honest....<br />
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I was a hot mess in the hospital.<br />
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I want to apologize right now to everyone who visited us while we were there and I had a nervous breakdown in front of them.<br />
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I was super delirious from not having slept in two nights and as soon as they finally got us in our postpartum room they took Violet away from me for 3 hours because they were afraid there was something wrong with her breathing. They tell me that chest X rays are going to be ordered, etc... basically freaking me out.<br />
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Needless to say, a doctor finally came to talk to me and turns out there was not a thing wrong with her and they didn't need to do any tests. I found it all a little ridiculous in the end but was so grateful to have my healthy baby back in my room. Then, they tell me about her jaundice. That her levels kept going up. That they were going to take her away from me again and put her under the lights. I banned all visitors at that point. It was all too much. (Meanwhile they didn't end up doing this either but as you well know, we ended up back at the hospital anyway)<br />
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Long story short, I know how excited everyone was/is to meet Violet but the hospital visits just weren't what I hoped they would be. I'm grateful for everyone who wanted to come celebrate her and apologize to those I kicked out or told not to come.<br />
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<i>We are in a better routine now and will welcome visitors if you would like to come see her. </i><br />
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Here are some highlights from her stay...<i> </i><br />
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Snuggling with my baby girl<br />
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<i> </i>Violet is 1 day old and already eating from a spoon! We were spoon feeding her Colustrum to make sure that she got it as sometimes preemies have trouble getting used to nursing.<br />
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Heading home!<br />
(I can see now how jaundiced she looked but at the time we had no idea!)<br />
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As they were wheeling me out of the hospital holding my baby girl, we came to the hallway and I immediately began bawling my eyes out. I hadn't even thought about it until we hit the hallway. But I believe that hallways have memories and this one slapped me in the face.<br />
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My arms weren't empty this time.<br />
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The nurses escorting me out stopped and asked if I was ok. It took me a minute but I explained to them that my arms were full. Last time I left that hospital they were not.<br />
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I have thanked God for her a thousand times but I'm sure none were as raw as that moment.<br />
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<b><i>Thank you Lord for memories, bitter and sweet. Thank you for allowing me to know how big of a miracle she is. Thank you for letting our arms be full where they were once empty. Thank you for new life. </i></b><br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-66075832956281762242013-06-13T12:01:00.000-04:002013-06-13T12:01:50.506-04:00Violet's BirthdayWell like anything that we try to do around here, Violet's arrival was not without its drama. Her birth story actually starts with a car accident....<br />
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On Monday, May 27th, Steve was on his way to play golf (which he reluctantly set out for after feeling guilty for leaving me home by myself but I assured him my mom was close by so it was fine) when he calls a short time later to inform me he had been rear ended while pulling over for an ambulance. Everyone was fine but his bumper was severely damaged. He filed his police report and went on to his golf game.<br />
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This same day, Steve's cousin Sarah was being induced to have her son and my mom had called me around 6:00 pm to check in and I told her that I was jealous that Sarah got to have her baby today because then she would get relief from being pregnant.<br />
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During this same conversation, I had to let my mom go because of my ever pressing pregnant bladder. It was at this time that I noticed what I thought was leaking amniotic fluid and then some spotting. I immediately called my BFF Candice (who is a labor and delivery nurse) and asked her if I should call my doctor and she said to go to the hospital instead. Steve ended up calling me as soon as I hung up with her to tell me he was on his way home and I said "Oh good, we're going to the hospital".<br />
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Well a short time later he calls back and informs me that he is stranded on the freeway because his bumper decided to fall off. Fortunately my dad was close behind him so he picks him up and Steve abandons his car on the freeway and makes arrangements for someone to come get it. Meanwhile, my mom has to come pick me up as I haphazardly try to pack a hospital bag. We finally leave and meet up with Steve and my Dad at his house and then we finally head to the hospital.<br />
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We checked into triage and got set up on monitors about 8:00 pm and they say they will monitor me for one hour to see if I'm truly in labor. Since I was 36 weeks and 6 days, they couldn't do anything to help me along. If I was 37 weeks, they would. At this time, they had checked me and I was 3-4 cm dilated and 80% effaced. <br />
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Meanwhile, Candice had called up to the hospital to check in with the nurse and I get a text from her telling me that I am having contractions 4-5 minutes apart.<br />
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I didn't even know I was having them and she's texting me from home telling me I am. <br />
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The nurse comes in and says yes you are having consistent contractions so they were going to take me to labor and delivery and watch me for four more hours to see if I progress on my own. Candice then calls to tell me she is coming in to take over for my nurse.<br />
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I'm starting to get sketchy on alot of things from here. It's the middle of the night and it appears I'm going to have a baby that I really didn't feel ready for. I know that I had started to feel some contractions but it wasn't anything I couldn't breathe through. I ended up getting an epidural not too long after that so I never had any hard labor.<br />
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My doctor finally made it to the hospital and agreed we were going to have a baby and offered me a C-Section if I wanted it. Everyone had the mind set she was going to be a big baby and also she knew my previous history and wanted to make things as smooth for me as she could. I was very undecided on what to do so she said take 2 hours to think about it and then we'll decide.<br />
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Fast forward 2 hours to 10:45am on Tuesday, May 28th. Candice had been with me the whole night and it appeared they were going to make her clock out at 11:00am. She came in my room and told me this and said we've got 15 minutes to get this baby out! Well she checked me and turns out, I was ready to push:)<br />
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And boy was I ready. She wanted me to do practice pushes to see how I would do and Violet wasn't wasting any time. And of course, my doctor was in surgery. Candice then calls for a delivery team and they respond, "We don't have one". Turns out everyone went into labor at the same time.<br />
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Alrighty then...<br />
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Then I remember what can only be described as a Friday night sitcom drama situation. Steve and my mom are holding my legs and Candice appears that she is going to deliver this baby herself. At the last second, I hear a doctor in high heels running down the hallway into my room just in time to catch my baby. Then a delivery team runs in just in time to clean her up.<br />
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<b><i>And then was our moment. </i></b><br />
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The moment that I had dreamt about for years. When our baby would be born and I would hold her for the first time. I had told them that I wanted to hold her as soon as she came out. They put her on my chest facing away from me but she held my hand with her little fingers, gripping for dear life. I finally got to turn her around and look into her eyes and say the words I had rehearsed in my head for months.<br />
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"Hello baby, we've waited <b><i>so long</i></b> to meet you".<br />
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And then she sneezed.<br />
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All the nasty delivery junk. Right. in. my. face.<br />
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And I remember a collective "EWWW" from the room. I can only imagine my look. <br />
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Then they weigh her and tell me 6 pounds 14.8 ounces and 20" long.<br />
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What??? Where's that big baby everyone was freaking me out about? I guess another three weeks and I would had found out.<br />
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Things are really a blur for me after this. I hadn't slept hardly at all and her delivery happened so fast. I know Steve got to cut the cord but I don't remember him doing it. I do remember us seeing this full head of curly black hair and thinking, "If I didn't see them pull her out of me I would never believe this is my baby!" Thankfully after she got a bath later that night her hair straightened out...<br />
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<b>Violet Mae Yager was born on Tuesday, May 28th at 11:32am.</b> <br />
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She was delivered by the arms of my best friend and handed into mine.<br />
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She is named Mae after her sister Lila Mae.<br />
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She weighed exactly six pounds more than her brother Cole.<br />
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I look into her face and I see them. They are all there together in this tiny little girl. They are closer to me now than they ever were.<br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-53692179601566346732013-06-04T12:14:00.000-04:002013-06-04T12:14:11.033-04:00Visits with VioletWell as most of you already know, our little Violet has unexpectedly already graced us with her presence:) <br />
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There are so many stories I want to tell and details to document and I hope to be able to do that soon but, after our also unexpected stay in the NICU over the weekend, we need some family time to situate our routine and give our girl some normalcy. <br />
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We are so anxious to show off our little girl but she has been through a rough week and right now we want to give her some peace. We are working hard on reestablishing a feeding schedule with her which is <u><strong>So Important</strong></u> for her to fully recover from her jaundice. We don't want to jeopardize that or readjust her sleep cycles in any way by putting her off her schedule because of visitors. <br />
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After this, we hope to invite people over to visit, however, our doctor has recommended that she not be around small children for at least a month. <br />
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We want to thank everybody for all their support and prayers for Violet this past week. We are just so excited that she is here and that she is already so loved. <br />
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We're working so hard to get things organized from all the wonderful gifts we've received for Miss Violet:)<br />
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Look at this mess!<br />
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I'm so happy with some of the progress we've made in her nursery this past week. The curtains finally came in and we got a new light fixture hung as well as a bookshelf. Just a few more details and her room will be ready and waiting for her.<br />
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This past weekend we had another beautiful shower for our Baby Girl. Here are a few pics that I took but I need to get the rest from other people who took them for me.<br />
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This shower was given for us by Steve's family and the hostesses were Aunt MaryAnn, Aunt Lorie, Aunt Pat, Aunt Lana and Aunt Sandy Luken. It was held at the Big Spring Country Club on May 18th (a bonus birthday treat for me!).<br />
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How cute is that chicken salad in a pineapple boat???<br />
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The wine bottles are the hostess gifts we gave out. It's the Cabernet that Steve bottled last summer and he made custom labels for them.<br />
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I just want to thank everyone who came together and worked so hard to celebrate our Baby Girl. Again, I was just so excited to make it to a point to have a baby shower and I just enjoyed the day!<br />
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And here is 12, 24 and 36 week comparison of belly shots. I'm running out of room to grow!<br />
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***Ok I am <i>dying</i> looking at these pictures....Not only am I much wider but it looks like I shrunk a few inches too! <br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-89873509761255668702013-05-13T21:49:00.001-04:002013-05-13T21:49:36.305-04:0034.5 WeeksI'll start off with a doctor appointment update....<br />
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Today we had a regular checkup and they decided to let us do an ultrasound.<br />
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We found out that Baby Violet is now 6 pounds!!<br />
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She's gained about 2 pounds in a month so if she keeps that up, then we're looking at an 8 pounder coming our way...<b><i>Everybody please pause here and say a prayer for me</i></b>....LOL:)<br />
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Last weekend we got to celebrate our baby girl with her first Baby Shower. I have to admit, I was so excited for this day, not because she would get so many cute presents but, because I was just so grateful to have made it to this milestone. I'm just so thankful that we made it to a point to even have a baby shower. <br />
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It was a great day and I want to thank my Aunt Trish, Aunt Phyllis and Rebecca for putting everything together and making it so special for our sweet girl. They had such sweet details like her "rainbow" cupcake cake and they even handed out potted Violets for prizes. I also want to thank everyone who came and celebrated with us (here's a shout out to those who traveled all the way from Arkansas!). <i>She is so loved already...</i><br />
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I also got the privilege to celebrate Mother's Day in a new way this year. This day has long been a difficult day for me as a Mother whose children can't be here with me. I remember my first Mother's Day when I was pregnant with Lila & Cole and it was just a wonderful day for me. I really did feel such a mix of that feeling this year along with the missing pieces I've felt from these three years past.<br />
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I just thanked God for giving me another chance to experience this day while pregnant with our second daughter and I remembered my sweet babies who I desperately miss so much. This is just another example of the weight of joy and grief. And this is undoubtedly a challenge that we will always face. <i>And that's ok...</i><br />
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We can find beauty in the ashes and see the rainbow after the storm. It's our choice which moments to grieve and which to cherish. And we take them both together for they are the words on the pages of our family's story. And we'd never dare to erase even one of them...<br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6553009853787989489.post-22584839117973313732013-05-08T20:08:00.002-04:002013-05-08T20:08:19.459-04:00I'm Still Here!I know I missed last weeks post and I was close to missing one this week too!<br />
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Everything is just fine over here we've just been soooo busy this past week with Derby and my first ever baby shower (Yay!!) and I'm still fighting Steve for computer time with him working from home.<br />
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We're only about 6 weeks away now from meeting our sweet girl and I'm trying to get my butt in gear to get things situated for her. I am definitely feeling more heavy and tired this week so I've been resting as much as I can, while I still can:)<br />
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We have a checkup on Monday with our OB and before then I hope to go through my shower pictures and update with some of those.<br />
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Thank you everybody who came and celebrated with us! (And for not putting my pictures on facebook!) <br />
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<br />Sara and Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04377619314508155416noreply@blogger.com1