I'm two weeks old!

My baby is two weeks old today!  And yes,  I am that mom that will be counting my child's life in weeks.  Everly is no longer the sweet baby that sleeps 24/7.  Now she is a sweet baby with multiple personalities who likes to sleep during the day and wake up at about 4:00 a.m. every morning.  We are working on the whole time schedule thing.  She is a big eater and is starting to get quite demanding about her dining needs.  She loves to have her hair brushed (lies--I just like to do it) and enjoys not wearing any clothes.  I fear that she will think her name is Baby because that is all that I refer to her as.  I need to work on that one.  

That's my big 2 week update for Miss Everly Ruth.  

getting use to fluids

The past 10 days have become a bit of a blur.  Has it only been 10 days?  It feels a lot longer than that.  I've adjusted to living in a zombie like state.  Some nights have been really hard (like breakdown crying on your pillow at 4 a.m. hard because you have just spilled the bottle of milk you pumped, leaked on the bed yourself, and the baby needs ANOTHER diaper change) and other nights have been easy breezy and I feel like, yeah, I got this.  Right about the time I think yeah, I got this, Ev will spit up all over the place or leak this yellow corn poop out of her diaper and I realize I am not in control.  But all I have to do is look at her little face and I get all weepy and mama bear like and tell her that I am so thankful that I get to do all of this for her.  

There were so many things that no one really could have prepared me for.  Or maybe they could have but I didn't listen.  Like, this whole breastfeeding thing.  Day 3 came, the milk came, and I had NO clue what I was doing.  Thankfully I have had some amazing friends who came to the rescue.  They kept telling me that it would get easier and it really has.  

I still get really tired easy.  I'm not sure why I thought I would bounce back and be ready for regular life soon, but I do some light housekeeping and quickly loose energy.  Then when I complain about feeling lazy Andrew reminds me that I just pushed out a 9 pound baby 10 days ago.  Oh yeah...I did that?    

So, I'm trying to take it slow while taking it all in at the same time.  I don't want to blink and miss a thing.   

things that happen when you are 41+ weeks pregnant

I found this video today on my computer.  Andrew and I were a bit loopy at this point in the waiting game and inspired by Beyonce's documentary stylings.  I hope Everly finds this one day on the Internet and is proud of how cool her parents are.  

(warning:  rock star vocals at 46 seconds and the use of the word va-jay-jay)

well worth the wait.

welcome to the world

Everly Ruth Crummett

February 25, 2013

1:49 a.m.

9 lbs 1 oz

20 1/4 inch 

We're changed forever.  

bare

Okay.  I lied and said I would spare you the photo of my belly burn.  It's not as bad after a few days of healing.  (do you know that putting raw honey on burns is a great way to sooth and heal?  now you do.)

Here is my bare belly at almost 40 weeks.  I've been shy to post a pic of my belly without covering but after growing this thing for the past 9 months, I have to say I'm quite proud of it.  :)  

I still can't really wrap my head around the fact that there is a baby inside of there.  Tomorrow is my estimated due date.  Emphasis on the estimated.  I'm not putting too much stock into the date.  I keep telling myself over and over that she is going to pick the day that is perfect for her and gearing up mentally for another week.  Again, there is this mixture of wanting her to come and equally wanting her to stay put.  

My mom comes into town today and that makes us very happy.  Maybe if I ask nicely, she will make a peanut butter pie.  

xoxo Happy Friday!  

lover's day

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How was your lover's day?

Judging from my Facebook & twitter feed everyone seemed to have been sufficiently spoiled.  The love cats at the Kingdom of Traiylor don't really make a big deal over Valentine's Day but we did get to spend the day together on the farm and that was a present enough for the both of us.

A V-Day baby would have been nice but this gal seems to be content to stay put for now.  This week has been incredibly relaxing and I've really enjoyed my time at home without the hustle and bustle of going to and from work.  I've been sleeping in, taking naps, and cleaning here and there.  I've also been nursing a burn on my belly.  Note to self:  baking + bare belly= dangerous .  I'll spare you the photos.

My sausage fingers are getting tired so I shall retire for the night.

Baby, maybe, tomorrow?   

Drop it like it's hot

Today we had our 37 week appointment with our midwife.  It's confirmed--the baby did drop!  This means that she is getting ready for her journey.  As I expected, I was told to hold tight and just keep everyone updated on any significant signs.  We are eager beaver first timers and were told multiple times to keep calm and that it could still be up to 3 or more weeks.  But we are seeing some good signs of progress so I'll hold out on that little bit of hope that she could be here soon.  

There was a visiting midwife at my appointment today so I got double attention (always a plus in my book).  They both estimated that the baby weighs about 7 lbs.  Yeah, let that sink in.  She's not going to be a tiny dancer.  

Some other notable points :

I've got some serious feet swelling/cankle action going on so I need to drink more water and keep an eye on that.  (oh that just makes me think of Lady Sybil, RIP)

We need to get baby girl back over to the left side which means I am doing a lot of this:

And we are going to plant a placenta tree.

Like how I casually threw that last one in there?
So, they asked us if we had thought about what we wanted to do with the placenta.  Well...um, nothing?  They suggested that since we live on our own land that we take the placenta and plant it with a new tree and it could be the babies' tree to watch and grow as she grows older.  Upon some deep research (google), I found that there are a lot of different cultures that do regard the placenta as very sacred part of the birth.  

Hey, sure---why not?!  I think it sounds pretty cool.  I told her to bag it up and we will stick it in the freezer and plant a tree in the spring.  There's a first time for everything, why not a placenta tree?

Off to bed.  Let's hope we aren't washed away in all this rain tonight.  xo

a feeling

37.4 weeks

Something is a brewin'.  I'm not 100% positive, but I think this little girl's head dropped last night.  I woke up with cramps & they have continued all day with braxton hicks contractions too.  I'm waddling like a duck and things just feel.....different.

I hope I am not jinxing anything.  I have an appointment with my midwife tomorrow, thank goodness.  The hardest part of all of this is just not knowing.  I know I could still have a good bit of time in front of me and honestly, I am not really sure if I am ready yet!  But she knows when she needs to make her appearance and I know I need to just let her & my body do their thing.

Andrew is so excited he can't stand it.  I'm sitting on the couch right now, feeling this little bean kick and move around while he is studying a birthing book.  

Yes.  There is a lot of anticipation floating around this here trailer.  

Accepting all good vibes and energy.  ;)  Send 'em my way.  

a shower for baby

Saturday, December 8

Baby Crummett was showered with love and presents! My mom (lady who I look a lot like above) and two of my best friends (see other gorgeous women above) put the whole shabang together.  We all oohh'd and ahhww'd over tiny clothes and practical baby needs.  I loved this day! 

We went home afterwards and set up the crib and loaded in the haul.  I spent the rest of the weekend folding the tiniest little clothes and putting everything in its place.  This feels REAL.  Andrew and I both walk into her nursery all of the time and just stare at it.  We are so ready for this little girl to be here. 

We are the luckiest.