Happy Easter

So after what felt like forever in the hospital we got to come home on Saturday evening. Michael and I agree that bringing Eliza home is the single most terrifying responsibility we have ever taken on, and is also going to be the most rewarding.
Over night she ate well and slept about 3 hours after each feeding. Better than expected! The dogs still haven't figured out what is going on and get nervous when she cries. I bet they'll get used to her in time.

We get to go home!

I can not say enough good things about the staff at Saint Elizabeth hospital. Every nurse we had (minus one Michael would say) was stellar and took wonderful care of us. It was mostly low stress, aside from learning the whole breastfeeding thing, and was great for Eliza to meet her Nanny (my mom), her Papa (Michael's dad) and her Aunt Mekayla.

The pediatrician said Eliza looks great, she is the 'low-risk' category for Jaundice now and has even gained weight. They are very pleased with how healthy she is! I am healing and am getting around better today than I was yesterday.

We are all packed up and ready to take her home. Can't wait to see what the fur-kids think about her! :/

Our Bundle of Joy Arrived!

Michael and I decided to induce labor since, as of her due date, I had not started to dilate. We had an appointment to be at Saint Elizabeth hospital at 7:30 pm on Monday, March 25th. On our way to the hospital, they called and asked if we could go to dinner and come in a bit later, as they had a rush of unscheduled deliveries. Michael, my mom, sister, father-in-law and I decided to eat at Olive Garden. We had a great time, and Michael and I got a free dessert out of the deal :) Toward the end of dinner, the hospital called and said we could come in at 9:30.

We got to the hospital and filled out the appropriate paperwork. At 10:30, they gave me Cervadill which strarts contractions and softens the cervix. At 6 am on Tuesday, I hadn't dilated yet and they began the Pitocin. Shortly after getting the medicine, I dilated to 1 cm and they broke my water at 12:30 pm. From there, nothing else happened. All day, they upped my Pitocin, by I failed to progress pass a 1 because I have a [insert medical term I can't remember] on my cervix. By 3:30 am on Wednesday morning, the nurse and Dr. Bowers suggested we do a C-section because the baby was showing stress. By 4 am, I was being prepped for the C-section, and our little angel was born at 4:27 am.

Look at those long legs and fingers! Daddy is standing on her right making sure everything is ok. After recover, we were taken to our room and got some much needed sleep (and pain medication). What a miracle!

She is absolutely beautiful <3

Eviction Notice

BABY EVICTION NOTICE
I, the Landlord (Mommy), am issuing a 5 Day notice for EVICTION. Tenant (Baby) will have 5 Days to comply and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until authorization for removal by physician. After which, she will be removed from the property by induction.

The Tenant (Baby) is being evicted due to breach of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back and sides of the house were also made without approval from the Landlord (Mommy).
Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. Due to the damage by the Tenant (Baby), the foundation has been compromised, and the structural integrity of the house is questionable. The Landlord (Mommy) has also received numerous complaints about frequent nightly disturbances.

If the Tenant (Baby) doesn't comply with the notice it will result in an immediate and forceful removal at the discretion of a physician and the Landlord (Mommy). 

**Adapted from a post I found on Pinterest

Baby Shower #2

Our wonderful friends (Jenny, Ben, Gabe and Lyra) threw us a baby shower in Lincoln on Saturday. Of course, Jenny Tyner went all out. Each food and activity was centered around a children's book. For example, look at the picture below.

The cheese went with the book "The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales"; the green deviled eggs went with the classic "Green Eggs and Ham"; "Where the Wild Things Are" was accompanied by a wild rice dish (which was amazing!); and a delicious platter of cookies was laid out in from of "If You Give A Mouse A Cookie".

The room was decorated perfectly with the banners made from the "E" section of a dictionary. Jenny let us take the banners home and we are going to hang them in Eliza's room. The bassinet in the corner was a filled with presents, and we learned at the end of the party, the bassinet itself was a present. We are truly blessed to have such great friends in Lincoln!

On a bookcase in the same room, she included the book "Are You My Mother?" and "Hop on Pop" with pictures of Michael and I.

Finally, once most of the guests were gone, we were able to take a picture with the hosts of the party. Thank you so much Tyners for a great party!

To see more picture of the shower, please click here. 

Last Honey-do (For Now)

Since Michael has been great about Honey-Do's, I decided that it's time for a break. This will be the last Honey-Do project before the baby is born. Since we have tons of things that we want to keep around, but want them to be organized, I found this project on Pinterest (surprise!). I bought totes, and we already had some, to organize miscellaneous items. So, Michael got to work. 

These shelves are 2 feet deep and 8 feet long. There are going to be a total of 3 shelves, 2 feet apart. 

And the finished project looks like this! With the help of my handy-dandy label maker, we know exactly where everything is :) 

He also built some additional shelves so that I can put small kitchen appliances that we don't use all the time. Happy wife!

Burp Cloths

For my baby shower in Texas, my mother-in-law gave me a pack on cloth diapers. I noticed on the package that it said ideal for burping. Since I am running low on burp cloths right now, I thought I will just use the cloth diapers as burp cloths since I have inserts that go in all of the cloth diapers that we will be using. Every time I look at them though, I feel that they are boring. The local craft store was running a 50% off sale on ribbon, so I decided to dress them up a bit. 

I layed the cloth diaper out and pinned the ribbon on. 

I decided to save 4 of the cloth diapers as extra liners for overnight diapers and decorated 6 with the ribbon.