6 months already!

Well technically Annika was 6 months old on the 10th, but yesterday was her 6 month check up. And of course that means shots. Holy moly does that mean shots! All her regular shots plus we started the flu shot. Did you know that when they first start flu shots, its a 2 shot series? Neither did I. So we started the seasonal flu shot yesterday and will go back in a month for the 2nd shot, and start the H1N1. Then back in a month for the second H1N1, and then back in another month for her 9 month check up!

I'm glad I made the decision to have all 3 of us in the same office, cause boy do they know us well! LOL

Previously Annika tolerated the shots OK. She cried and screamed a little, but I quickly solve that with a little boobie time. *Note to all new moms! Pre medicate with Tylenol and then bring them when they will almost be hungry. Shots are usually forgotten with food and cuddles!* This particular time, she was pissed! She wasn't in the best of moods today anyway, but this put her over the top! I make Matt hold her for shots and he said this time was awful. She was looking him right in the eye and crying. Poor baby girl and poor daddy.

But of course a little nursing solved it all. For Annika. Matt got no breast milk and was STILL talking about it when we got home. I wonder if he would have quit if I fed him too. LOL

I also bought some baby rice cereal yesterday. I figure she's 6 months, and I might as well start her on solids. Even though I am reluctant, simply for selfish reasons. So we mixed up a little soupy cereal for Miss Annika and gave it a try! She did great! There was more all around her mouth of course than inside. She kept trying to grab the spoon, not to feed herself, but so she could chew on the spoon! So with lots of camera flashes, we tried a bit of rice cereal.

Already this morning I can tell she is gonna be crabby. Its so out of character for her, I wonder if she notices it like we do? poor thing. I guess I'll just have to have the boobs at the ready! LOL

Boy oh boy do i have some blogging to catch up on!

Good morning all! So let me first start out by apologizing for my lack of blogging over the last few months. I was working full time in a job that was getting uglier by the minute, and trying to be a new mom. While i think i did a pretty good job, the blogging fell by the way side.

But I'm back! Enjoying the life of a stay at home mom! But now i feel like i have EVEN LESS time to blog. So these may be some pretty early morning notes.

So for the quickie reader's digest version, the last 4 months of our lives:

• Matt quit working due to his health declining and he was able to stay at home full time with Ms. Annika. He would bring her to lunch with me everyday so i could breastfeed and see my precious little girl.
• part of the reason i quit blogging was because i had a coworker who would monitor my blog. whether it was malicious or not, I'm not sure. what i DO know is that the relationship would get ugly later on.
• Matt and I moved in with my parents in preparation for the transplant.
• Matt is officially listed for transplant!
• Dr. Kates decided to retire as of Dec 31, 2009
• all hell broke loose at work the closer retirement came. The office politics were nearly unbearable! the lying sneaking and cheating were toxic.
• Dr. Halvorsen elected NOT to hire my mom or I on as part of his staff. (praise the lord!)
• The holidays were wonderful with so much to be thankful for!
• and finally, our last day at TCMFM came and was met with a locksmith changing the locks and one of the new staff members coming to meet the office. it was all so traumatic.
• i have been unemployed for 1 week now (which is where i plan to stay) and am totally loving my new life as a stay at home mom and wife! I am much busier now than i ever was working!

It's new to me and I'm trying to find a balance, with Annika's needs, my own "To-Do" list, and Matt's needs also. I am just so in awe of the way things have really been laid out perfectly for us. God truly has his eye on us. There is no way timing could be any more perfect.

This time, when I say, "more to come".... I mean it! Talk to you all tomorrow!

updates on the way!

ok so i have fallen behind on my blogging (so i am told by...well everyone! LOL) but i am working on getting it all updated. so hold tight! its on the way!

BPP today...

We had another of our weekly BPP ultrasounds today, and I thought we got good pictures of her face last week! But holy moly, you have got to take a look at the cheeks on this kid! And I think it's safe to say my prayers for her getting her daddy's nose, may have been answered. LOL Now we just have to wait and see what her knees look like!

Long Time, No Blog!

So I feel like it has been forever since I blogged. In reality it has been about 2 weeks. whew! that is still a while isn't it?!

So first off, I have a new pic of our little bundle! the cord is floating around her chin, so it's not a super clean picture of her face, but last week it was right in front of her face, and made her look like she had a mean handlebar mustache! LOL

We officially have less than 30 days until our due date! woohoo! We are definitely getting excited. As you can imagine!

Last week was also filled with phone calls back and forth between the Transplant Team and me. Setting up those final "pre transplant" appointments before he is "officially" listed.

We decided that trying to cram the week's worth of appointments in so close before our due date, might be a little stressful as well as risky. So we decided on the first week of August. Which will still be stressful, as we will be toting around a brand new baby, who will be right around 2 weeks old. Which freaks me out quite frankly. Brand new baby in public is scary enough, but 2 weeks old and hanging out in the hospital is another story! So I'm pretty sure I will be wearing my "I'm a mean new mom, don't touch my baby" face the whole week, as well as keeping her covered and swaddled like there is no tomorrow. LOL

But at the same time, I am so excited to show her off to all the ladies at the CF clinic! We have had so much fun with them, and they share in all our excitement about our pregnancy progress. THAT'S what great health care is! People who actually care about you and whats going on in your life!

So that's really all I have for now. We have an OB appointment this evening, so I guess we may have more news after 6 pm, but I doubt it. LOL Everything is going smoothly, and that's the way we'd like to keep it!

34 week ultrasound...

So we had another growth ultrasound today. Everything is looking great! It looks like the little echogenic spot in her heart has resolved itself (which they usually do) and she is growing like a weed!

She now weighs 5 lbs 7 oz! We got a peak at her little face, but the cord was right in front most of the time. So she looked like she had a mustache. LOL I requested hair on her HEAD! Not on her FACE! LOL

Anyway everything is rolling along beautifully and we are definitely on a count down to see our baby girl!

And of course, a new 34 week belly pic!

Baby Shower!

So I haven't had a chance to blog about how wonderful the baby shower was! It was beautiful, thanks to lots of help from some amazing friends! It was a gorgeous day and I really couldn't have asked for more!

I hope everyone had as much fun as I did! I love party and event planning. It's sooo one of my fave things!

I already got the pics back from Tiffany, the photographer, whom I HIGHLY recommend, and I also highly recommend hiring a photographer for all parties like this! It was so much more fun and relaxing knowing that it was no one of the guests responsibility to take pictures, and then to make sure they are good at that! So I think it was an excellent idea, if I do say so myself! :)

I cant wait to get all my scrap booking stuff together and start making some amazing pages. The only down side, is that there are just so many good pics to choose from!