Tummy Time

Since she was a few days old Addison has been holding her head up for longer periods of time. Today during tummy time she was able to pick her head up and move it from side to side!!

Weight check!

Today I took Addison in for another weight check. I had hoped she was at least 8lbs today beating the normal 2 weeks to get back to birth weight but figured gaining 7 ounces in 1 week was asking a bit much. I put her on the scale and was shocked to see she now weighs in at 8lbs 3.5 ounces!! The Dr was quite impressed and said Ms. Addison is starting out as an over achiever (I hope she continues on that way with everything!). Her Jaundice looks much better. We haven't had to go back for blood tests since last Monday when her levels were down below 12. Her color is more pink now than yellow. Our goal this week is to have her off of the bottle for all but 1 feeding a day and the Dr said that was so Zack could feed her too.

Visit from Granny and Grandpa

Granny and Grandpa Chenoweth came for a visit this weekend. We had lots of fun and rest! Grandpa and Daddy worked in the yard and then Granny and Grandpa watched Addison so Mommy and Daddy could go on an early dinner date for daddy's birthday. Happy Birthday Daddy and many thanks to Granny and Grandpa!

Today I took Addison for her weight check. She has gained 8ozs and weighed 7lbs 9 oz. Dr. Cole wanted me to have here biliruben checked again because she still looks pretty yellow. I took her over to the hospital and her levels are down to 11.2. The doctor said there was no need to continue to have her checked. She wants us to come in next Monday for another weight check.

Biliruben test

Zack took her for a blood test today and her levels were down to 13.2. The doctor has been having us supplement 2 oz of formula after every feeding to help get her weight up and to help get the biliruben out of her system. When we talked to the Dr today she asked us to continue what we were doing and at her weight check on Monday it would be decided if she needed to be tested again.

First Dr apt

Today Addison had her first Dr's apt.

She weighed 7lbs 1 oz (she lost 10 ozs in her stay at the hospital) and her biliruben level was still high.

When she was tested in the hospital it was 8.1, the day after we were released from the hospital we had to take her back to the hospital and her level was up to 13.1. Today she was tested again and it was up to 15.2. If it had gotten up to 16 we would have needed someone to come in and do photo therapy. We will take her for another test in the AM and a weight check on Monday.

First Bath

At the hospital

Here are some pictures of all of us at the hospital after we were moved to our room.

And we're back...

So a lot has happened since my last update so I'll start from the beginning.

Here is me right before I was induced on Tuesday June 10th at 9:30 AM



Labor was long. My mom, sister in law Krista, Zack and my very sneaky father were in the delivery room. The limit was 2 people other than Zack and I and my dad managed to sit quietly in a corner reading his book during the delivery process. Before the pushing began I was allowed visitors. Zacks parents and brother and our sister in law Taryn came to visit.

They gave me a Cytotec pill at 11am to get the process started. This pill was to help soften my cervix and in good cases, will throw some women into active labor, which it was successful in doing for me. At 4:20 my doctor came in and broke my water and I was 2 cm dilated. At 7:35 I was given an IV drug Stadol to help ease the contractions before I received my Epidural at 9:50. At 10:50 my doctor decided to start me on a low dose of Pitocin to help speed the labor process up b/c the epidural had slowed it a bit. At 12:05 I was 6cm dilated and at the -2 station. At 12:20 I was put on oxygen b/c Addison's heart rate would drop after contractions. By 2:35 am I was ready to start pushing. Dr Williams arrived at 3am (longest 25 min of my life trying not to start pushing that baby out). The pushing began at 3:03am and continued until 4:42 am when Addison was born!! 7lbs 11 ozs 20 inches long with a head full of hair!











Here are some pictures of the labor process....

Me before the REAL contractions began







Addison weighed 7lbs 11 ozs and was 21 inches long. Here is a picture of her being weighed.





Some family came to visit just before I got my epidural.




Here are Grandmom and Grandpoppy with Addison