lovin' the stroller and an update

Kyra loves her stroller. She loves it when we go for a walk...she just lays there looking around and is as content as can be! I'm lovin' the stroller too 'cause it gives me that much more exercise when we walk...Pushing it through our tall grass isn't exactly easy! We're all doing pretty well. Over the last 10 days or so I've switched Kyra to formula 'cause while her appetite grew my milk supply didn't grow. She seems quite content with the formula and that's all that really matters! Jeremy went back to volunteering last weekend. They have some new volunteers out there so he spent the weekend training them. As for me, I'm doing ok. I went to Old Navy over the weekend to buy jeans (they had their jeans on sale for $12)....there's nothing like shopping for jeans to motivate you not to eat cookies and ice cream!!!!

Magic Shell

Last night Kyra and I went for a little walk around the yard. When I saw how our 'shrooms are changing (OK, they're dying) they reminded me of one of my favorite childhood treats. When I was a kid I used to love to put "Magic Shell" on my ice cream. For those who don't remember "Magic Shell," it was a "chocolate" topping that got very hard when you poured it on your ice cream. Why I thought that was so great I have no idea, but I absolutely LOVED the stuff!

hangin' out with dad

New Neighbors????

In the last couple days it looks like Papa Smurf and friends have taken up residency in our yard. These are just a few of the many 'shrooms that have sprouted since the 4+ inches of rain we had early in the week...
Jeremy found it necessary to pick one up, but then didn't think I was taking his picture fast enough 'cause it started dripping down his arm. That'll teach him to play with fungi!

Instead of napping

Instead of taking a nap I'm posting the most recent Kyra pictures. Things here are going pretty well. In the last few days Kyra has decided she can't get enough food so it seems like I'm constantly feeding her. Not too big of a deal during the day, but the night's of constant feeding are tough! The upside side is I've been able to watch a lot of the late night Olympic coverage, so if you want to know about handball, field hockey, water polo, fencing, table tennis, dressage, or any of the other more obscure Olympic sports, I'm your woman! What will I watch once the Olympics are over??????

The newest Atlanta Braves fan

She's sleeping, I should be too!!!!!

sleepy girl

My cousin Kerry sent these jammies to us not long after I found out I was pregnant. The first time I put them on her she was swimming in them, now she fills them out quite nicely!

a little outing

Yesterday Jeremy, Kyra, and I took a little outing to the Wildlife Refuge. We first stopped at the Visitor's Center so Jeremy could let them know he'll back to volunteering starting next weekend. Then we went for a little walk around one of the lakes up there. Kyra pretty much slept through the whole thing...she seems to like her stroller and being outside a lot!!!!

busy day!

The Army does this thing where they have all the babies who are 2 weeks old come in for a well-baby appointment. The baby gets weighed and measured, you see a pediatrician, get screened for post-partum depression, and then listen to the doctor's talk about caring for the baby. Kyra's appointment was this morning. There were about 20 other babies in there too! It was total chaos with all the screaming babies, their moms, and most of the moms had someone there with them so there were something like 40 adults and 20 2 week-olds all in the waiting room. Can you say craziness?!?!

Anyway, Kyra's weight is up to 8lbs 3oz....so she's gained 9oz since birth and 13oz since her appointment last Monday. She's a good little eater! She's also an inch shorter....the only part of her that's actually shrunk is her cone head so she lost an inch in height since her head is now round. How funny is that?!?! Everything else with the appointment was rather uninteresting...

This afternoon I took my mom to the airport in Oklahoma City (it was just Kyra and I coming home, and it went pretty well once I got her fed and changed twice-she seems to like riding in the car when she's not hungry or wet!). I was sad to see mom go as it was soooo helpful to have her here! She fixed my lunch everyday, did our laundry, entertained the dogs, kept Kyra occupied so I could nap, did grocery shopping, fixed dinner, and countless other things that totally spoiled the Todd household. I know it's time for us to start "doing this" on our own and she needs to get home so she can start figuring out what her retired life is going to look like (well, she'll start figuring that out after she recovers from her time down here), but we're all going to miss her a lot!!!!!

let's try the pics again

Mom, Kyra, and I on my birthday
Kyra's hair is getting lighter and curlier all the time! Jenny being protective

Bright eyed!!! Her eyes are getting to be more and more blue all the time, maybe she'll have blue eyes like her daddy...

Apparently I'm the only who can see the pics I posted yesterday, so let me try again...

a quick update

Things here are going well. Kyra is a pretty content baby so far (except when mom has hickory smoked ribs for dinner....). My "delivery wounds" continue to heal, not as quick as I would like, but that's just me being impatient. Yesterday Jeremy and I tried to go to Sam's Club, but it was a bit too much of an excursion for me and after only 30 minutes in the store we had to leave. Jeremy was a good sport about it and didn't seem to mind too much that we only got half the stuff on our list. I think for my first outing we should have tried going to have lunch instead of shopping! My mom's here until Wednesday and she's been great about taking pictures (maybe obsessed is a better word)....so, the above pics are from what she's taken the last few days....

The animals seem to be adjusting to having a baby in the house pretty well. Jenny and Tank come find us when she cries and Jenny likes to know where she is at all times. Jessie just ignores her for the most part.

Look who got glasses today!!!!!

a few new pics

Here are a couple pics of Kyra from yesterday and today. We're both doing well. My "delivery wounds" are healing and it's getting easier to get around every day. At her follow-up appointment on Monday she had started gaining back some of the weight she lost and the doctor said she looks great. She was a little jaundice when we brought her home, but she's much better now!

What can I say, this is truly a wonderful, beautiful and strong willed girl. I am very excited to be truly starting a family. Melanee and I are really happy. I'm speechless in many ways! Hope you are all doing well....

Love,

Jeremy

we're home

I saw that Jeremy was sweet enough to post some pictures like I asked him to, but I noticed that he didn't really tell ya'll much so I'll give you a quick run-down of what happened...

I had a dr's appointment Tuesday morning and he did an ultrasound and saw that the water was low around the baby (he figured it broke up high and re-sealed so I never knew it broke) and upon further inspection, I was 3cm dilated. So, they sent me straight over to labor and delivery to be induced. Everything went fine other than they kept having to shut the pitocin off to deal with an emergency or someone else delivering which basically meant it just took longer to get fully dilated. Around 10pm my dad and sister made it to the hospital (we were all surprised they made it down before the baby) and around 10:30 I started pushing. After about an hour and a half the doctor's decided I needed to rest and then come back and push again. After a few minutes of resting I knew I couldn't push anymore, there was too much pain in my groin and up high (remember me saying way back about the separated muscle in my abdomen? yeah, it's hard to push with a muscle that's separated) plus, I was exhausted. So, they took me in for a c-section. As it turns out that was a very wise move 'cause the little miss was wedged in there and crooked to boot. I was destined for a c-section anyway. At 1:07am on July 30th she was born. We've decided to name her Kyra Faye (you're not crazy if you thought we were going with a different name....we were, but once she got here this is the name that fits her best). She weighs 7lbs 10oz and is 21 inches long.
There are lots of cute pictures to sort through and post, so I'll do that over the next few days....