blessings of being a member

I am so grateful to be a member of our church. After a very frustrating day, I finally asked Gary to give me a blessing along with Alyssa. Afterwards, She calmed down and ate better. Earlier she screamed and wouldn't nurse. I am grateful for a righteous husband! Being a mom is a wonderful, but trying adventure. I am also so greatful for our parents that can give us advice and make us feel like we can do hard things!

Another Dr. Appointment

Finally, she is gaining some weight. I looked at Alyssa yesterday and I thought I think she is starting to get a little more cubby on her legs. I was right. Eventhough she is back at her birth weight, I am grateful for her weight gain. Prayer helps. We have been praying for her and I know others have as well. Hopefully she'll continue to gain weight. I am starting to get a little bit scared about going back to work. I hope that I'll have enough milk so that she will be able to continue getting the nutrients that she needs. I also am excited to go back and see my students. I love teaching, well most days. I am looking forward to teaching Alyssa all kinds of things as well. I just want to raise a righteous daughter.

Alyssa's Dr. Appointment

Well, I had to take Alyssa to the doctor again today. At our last appointment she had lost weight and weighed 6lbs 10 oz. I couldn't believe it. She seems like she is growing and developing just fine to me. Then they had me lay her on the scale. She has only gained one ounce. In the hospital I mentioned to the doctor that she had something on her ear that didn't seem right. She assured me not to worry, but then today she seemed a little concerned. She said that if Alyssa doesn't gain enough weight by the next appointment that we'd have to have her kidney checked out. Being the worrier that I am, I am hoping that everything will be okay. So now we have been instructed to give her my milk and then give her formula. The doctor is hoping that this will at least help her to gain more weight. Then I guess we'll go from there to see if her kidneys and ear is okay. On the bright side, her jaundice is starting to go away. The doctor did say that she seemed more pink today than last time. I hope that everything is good before I go back to work. I never thought that I'd say this, but it would just be nice to stay home with my precious baby girl and not ever have to go back to work. I know that is unrealistic at this time, but hopefully some day I'll get to be a stay at home mommy.

She's Here!

Our baby girl has arrived! We named her Alyssa Taylor Sanders. After much debate on what to choose for a middle name, we finally said Taylor. She has tons of dark brown hair. She weighed 7lbs 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. She was born on 3/12/09 at 2:40am.(I'm not a morning person, but I guess babies can't wait to come.) 3/12 is my dad's birthday. He now shares his special day with her. We think she's pretty special.

She's coming!

I went to the doctor today. She said that our baby girl should be here soon. I have tried to sit down more at work, but I have such a hard time teaching by just sitting down. According to my doctor, I should have our baby girl within the next week. I'm not ready for that as far as school goes, so tonight I'll be spending most of my time doing lesson plans.

Yesterday's Doctor Appointment

Yesterday, I went to the doctor for my strep B test. (I think that's what it is called.) My doctor decided to check to see if I was dialated. I am at about a 2 already. I still have 4 weeks and 4 days left. I know that being at a 2 can last forever though. She told me that she wants me to go at least 2 more weeks. I had a blessing because my feet have been swelling so much and I don't want to go into labor until everything is ready. I think that my mom went fast though once she was dialated. Otherwise, I wouldn't be too worried. I have started my lesson plans for school. They are done until March. Some of the first week of March is completed! My mom told me that she would come and help me clean my house this weekend. Hopefully, I can have enough energy to keep everything up so that when our little one is here that everything will be in place. We just ordered a car seat and I'm hoping that it will be here in time. Gary is in the process of building her a crib, he wants it to be a surprise so I haven't seen it yet.

5 weeks and a couple days left!

I am so excited that I am almost done being pregnant. I have learned quite a bit (such as don't tell a pregnant woman that she's huge, even if she is.) It seems like everywhere I go, I get asked is it almost time yet? At school several people tell me, "Oh my goodness your getting big!" It's at times like these that I just want to sit down and cry. I can't believe how big I am, but I know that it will be worth all of the weight gain once she is here. Last Friday, I had a student tell me "Mrs. Sanders, you know those pictures of the teachers on our wall? You used to be skinny and now well, you know." I am determined that I will lose all of my pregnancy weight and be skinny once she is here. I know that it will take time to be back into my work pants and other prepregnancy clothing though.