6 Week Check-up

SO yesterday was our six week mark! I can't believe that its already been six weeks! Ahhh - time is going by too fast!
I was so surprised at how much weight I had lost! Praise God! I still have a little bit to go but it was nice to see that I had made a dent! Note to all who are preggers with their first...really try to only gain the weight they allow you to. My doctor said between 30 and 35 and I thought...oh, I'll be fine with whatever I gain, I lose weight quickly.
Ya...I never anticipated gaining 62 pounds!!! That's right folks...62! And believe me, it is really hard to get rid of the last 20-25 pounds! Either way, I look at my precious baby and think...she was TOTALLY worth every pound! :-)

Sleeping through the night??!!!!

I think that just maybe my little baby is finally starting to sleep through the night. Last night I fed her at 7:30 and she didn't get up to eat again until 2:30! 7 whole hours!!!!

I have to admit that although it was nice to sleep, I was almost sad to think that she wasn't getting any food for that long! I guess she's moving out of newborn stage...sniff sniff.

Baby Announcements Are Finally Here!!

Yay! So we finally got our announcements in and I'm so excited. Just so everyone knows, my husband took these photos and he's very proud of them. We did take her to have her infant portraits done and they all turned out sooooo good. I'll post when I can but for now, here's the announcement!

Ultrasound Update

So we went to the doctor yesterday for her follow up ultrasound and boy, was that a mess! We waited and waited and finally got called back where she pooped on the table, then wanted to eat and proceeded to scream her lungs off for the remaining part of the appointment.

Her pediatrician called us back the same day (which is unheard of) and said that the radiologist is saying that the scan is "inconclusive." The nurse basically said that there doesn't appear to be any problems but he didn't want to say that. They'd rather have a specialist look to make sure that there isn't any problems with her kidneys. So we have yet another appointment...this time downtown at Texas Childrens.

Please continue to pray for my little one. I know that God will protect and watch over her but prayer is always nice!

Moo Moo Allergy

That's right folks! As of today we found that our little baby girl is allergic to cows milk! It was so sad! I knew something was wrong and everyone assured me that I was just being a paranoid first time mom! But nope, sometimes moms know best!

Soooooo being that she's a breastfed baby, mommy is going soy! Yummo! Aren't you jealous?!! As long as I avoid all dairy, mylittle pumpkin head should be just fine! We could do formula of course but I really want to breastfeed so please be praying. Stay tuned and we will keep everyone posted on how the soy is going!

Lunch with Papa Hart and GG (Great Gramma)

Today was a nice day. Skylar and I had lunch with her Papa and GG. Now that I'm feeling more comfortable about getting her out and about, we went to GG's apartment and had Long John Silvers.

Skylar slept for most of the visit then woke up for a quick meal and diaper change. She was a bit fussy and seemed to only want momma to hold her. She talked with GG for a little while and I know she's going to be spoiled.

Papa loves to see her smile and is convinced that she's doing it cause she's happy when really she's gassy! But there is no changing his mind about it...he cracks up every time she gets a big grin on her face! My dad has a bad back but yet seems to bend over every which way to hold his granddaughter. He's in love. But really, can you blame him?

My first blog...

So now that my little baby has arrived, I feel compelled to join in on the blogging world. So here goes...

As many already know, we recently had our first baby and she's precious! My husband Matthew and I tried for quite a long time and endured many hard trials before finally being blessed with our little miracle. We named her Skylar Elizabeth. Matt chose Skylar which means "shelter" and I chose Elizabeth which means "consecrated to God." She was born June 12th at 1:55pm, weighing 7 lbs 14oz and was 20 1/2" long.

Its funny how in the last month of pregnancy, time just seems to drag on and on but now it's flying by. Already my little girl is almost a month old and weighing in over 9 lbs and is about 2 inches longer. She's started crossing her eyes which cracks me up. She loves to eat and eat and eat! I know it sounds horrible but I almost love to tease her to see her make that birdie face like "gimme gimme."

She has a follow up ultrasound on the 14th so please be praying. No biggy...just checking on those kidneys.

I think that's it for now but I'm sure there will be plenty more to come! Stay tuned!