"Hi, sister!"

Had to "write" this down before I forget.

We all went to pick Meyers up from school today. I was going to go in and get her, but John wanted to, so I let him since he never gets to.

When we got back to the house, Meyers said "Hi, Emery. Hi, sister."

Oh my goodness!!!! Maybe it's just my hormones, but I totally teared up! That just melted my heart:)

First Time Out of the House

****Hopefully one day soon I'll get enough sleep to be able to put sentences together to blog/document Emery's birth and the days after. In my spare time (ha!), I'm trying to rest timer joy our time as a family of four. For now, I'll have to do what I can and blog from my phone because that's feasible:)

Emery had her first doctor's appointment today. It worked out well because Meyers is at school. We would have loved to take a nap, but it was nice to just have one child at the doctor's office:)

Everything is great with her! She weighed 7.3, which 5 oz less than birth weight and 1 oz less than when we left the hospital. We are thankful for our healthy girl!

Sweet Sisters

Meyers is in L-O-V-E!

It's a Girl!!!!

Emery Carroll Eason was born at 7:54 am. She weighed 7lbs. 8 oz. and she was 20 inches long.

She is getting her bath right now, and I'm still in recovery because my blood pressure is a little high. But we are great, and falling in love by the second with our new baby girl! We feel beyond blessed!!!

What Meyers Wore Wednesday

John stayed home this morning so I could go register Meyers for school next year and go get a manicure and pedicure. It's a little embarrassing that the last time I got a manicure and pedicure was right before I had Meyers! Dave Ramsey's envelopes sure make you decide what you REALLY want to spend your money on. Apparently manicures and pedicures are not what I wanted to spend my money on:)

But they sure do look pretty now! Meyers said "oh, I like your toenails! They so pretty!"

Meyers and I just ate lunch, and then we are going to paint. Am I a bad mom because we've never done that??? She asked for paint and paintbrushes for Christmas, and I put them away. Since this is her last day of being an only child, I wanted to do something fun with her at home today. We are planning to go to her favorite, Chik-fil-a, tonight for dinner and letting her play on the playground for a long time.....not just the usual 10 minutes or so that I normally set my phone timer for:)

Meyers is wearing some play clothes since we are lounging and painting today. I think her shirt is target and her pants are gap.

****This may be the last What Meyers Wore Wednesday! I don't think keeping up with two kids' clothes is something I'll be doing with a newborn:) I can't believe I've kept up with it since May or so. What started out as a way for me to remember all of her cute clothes (since that's sort of like a hobby for me!) has turned into a glimpse into our Wednesdays which I know I'll enjoy looking back on, and I hope Meyers will, too. I'll have to keep doing some sort of Wednesday post because its helped keep me motivated to blog, which in turn will mean my kids will have a more detailed "baby book"!

Contacts

Video of Meyers "putting in her contacts". Such a little copycat:)

Nesting.....

.....in the form of sewing and crafting.

When I was pregnant with Meyers, I was teaching 5th grade. I knew I was pregnant when I started that year, so I slowly started getting things in order for my sub. It became an obsession for me. My room, desk, file cabinets and closets were so neat that anyone could have walked in and found what they needed.

I also had the most detailed sub plans ever! I actually had a very competent interim sub, but when I started getting things together, I didn't know who it would be. I wanted to make things easy on the sub and on my co-teacher.

One other crazy thing I did was I made copies of EVERYTHING that my sub would need for the rest of the year (I had Meyers in April.) I'm not sure why I thought that was so important. I worked at a private school and there was no "paid maternity leave" and we barely got any days to begin with, so I had none to accumulate. I essentially paid my interim sub out of my paycheck. I'm not sure why I didn't let him make his own copies:)

The last week and a half (when I would have tiny bursts of energy from being sick), I have been sewing a lot. I guess part of it is nesting and part of it is that it's trunk show time. I'm buying for two littles now, so I needed to see what I could sew myself and what I need to buy. I never sewed a bubble for Meyers. I didn't get my machine until she was about 9 months old, and one piece things kind of intimidated me as a "new sewer". I was excited to see that sewing a bubble is not as hard as I thought it would be.

bubble for the baby

 bow back dress for Meyers 

(still haven't hemmed it because I'm not sure how short I want it to be.)

back of the dress 

(this might be my new favorite thing to sew!)

pants for Meyers to wear with a smocked top that matches the gown the baby will be wearing home. I had pants to match, but I oxicleaned them for several days and they turned a weird color!

Cross back top for Meyers. I love, love this look in the summer. This was not hard to make, either! Very exciting!

The front. 

It still needs buttons and bloomers, but I'm still trying to decide on the fabric for the covered buttons.

I had to take a picture of the material up close. It looks kind of funny from far away. I love the butterflies!

Gender neutral burp cloths for the baby

Gender neutral banner for the hospital door

Yellow and gray is so pretty!

I think I'm done for now.......at least until the baby gets here, and I know if I can buy boy material or girl material!!

38 Weeks

 38 Weeks Now

38 Weeks with Meyers

How Far Along: 38 weeks

Size of baby: a leek (in terms of length), over 19.5 inches long (probably not....Meyers was only 19 inches), and weighs about 6.8 pounds

Maternity Clothes: All maternity this week.

Gender: We'll find out in 6 days!

Movement: Yes!!! All the time!

Sleep: I am sleeping okay besides getting up to use the restroom several times a night.

What I Miss: I miss having enough room in my belly to eat! I miss having enough room in my lap for Meyers to sit in comfortably. I miss being able to bend over, get up and down out of the floor.....all the things that you do all day with a toddler.

Cravings: This week, I've been eating Capn' Crunch Crunch Berries for breakfast and snacks! It's so good! I've also had several Chik-fil-a chocolate milkshakes. I have pretty good self-control when I'm not pregnant. I remember having a milkshake from there when they first came out and finding out the amount of calories in them and never having one again........until this pregnancy when this girl came and visited me. She was pregnant then, too, and we made a Chik-fil-a run one night. I haven't had one since until this week. I think I might make John go get me one tonight, too:)

Symptoms: I still feel pretty uncomfortable.....laying, standing, sitting, whatever..... This baby is constantly on my bladder, so I feel like I'm going to wet my pants all the time. My cough from my cold is getting better. It doesn't hurt quite as badly when I cough, so that's good.

Best Moment This Week: I had my LAST prenatal doctor's appointment today! Whoo Hooo! My doctor was like "see you Thursday!" - for my c-section! We are so ready to meet this baby!!!

What Meyers Wore Wednesday

I thought we were headed to MOPS this morning. I've been feeling better. Not great, but better. I even ran several errands yesterday while Meyers was at school.

I woke up this morning feeling worse. Matted yuck eyes, headache, can't breathe through my nose, etc. I think I should have done nothing and rested while Meyers was at school yesterday.

And I'm starting to think that I'm not going to get better until I have this baby in 8 days!

Meyers is wearing her froggy pjs just like she was last week, too, I think! We will be hanging out in our pjs all day today!

Oh, and check out that bag. Santa brought that cute, mini Thirty One bag with tiny diapers and bottles in it. It's Meyers's toy diaper bag, and she is obsessed with it! She carries it around all the time. So cute!

Beauty Shop with Daddy

We have routines at our house like most people do. Since Meyers was born, John has always been the "bather". I think men have more patience with bath time:) After being home all day, bath time is not what I have patience for! Since John is the bather, I am the one that does the rest: getting pjs on, drying hair, brushing teeth, etc. Then it's back to John so that he can read and rock and put her down to bed.

We've done this so long that Meyers even starts saying "mommy, put my jammies on!" on the way out of the bathroom! Then she says "daddy'll be waiting on you." This is what he says when he delivers her out of the bathroom all snuggled up in a towel:)

There are times (few) when I'm gone in the evening and John has to do the whole evening routine himself. Since I've been sick for what seems like months (it's really just been 2 weeks), John has been doing the whole nighttime routine more and more. He does so well drying her hair and making it look all pretty. He is such a good girl daddy! He's a wonderful daddy period, but he was cut out to be a girl daddy:)

Anyway, I've never gotten this on camera, but I finally did. I think Meyers will think this picture of her and her daddy playing "beauty shop" will be special to her one day:)

37 Weeks

 

37 Weeks Now

 

 

 

37 Weeks with Meyers

 

How Far Along: 37 weeks

Size of baby: a stalk of swiss chard (really.......whatever that is), 19 inches long, and weighs 6 1/3 pounds

Maternity Clothes: All maternity this week.

Gender: We'll find out in less than 2 weeks!!!!!!!

Movement: Yes!!! All the time!

Sleep: I have NOT been sleeping well this week, but that's not because of the baby. It's because of this cold. Last night was actually the first night in over a week that I slept all night besides getting up to use the restroom! Yay! Hoping for another night tonight!

What I Miss: I miss having enough room in my belly to eat! I miss having enough room in my lap for Meyers to sit in comfortably. I miss being able to bend over, get up and down out of the floor.....all the things that you do all day with a toddler.

Cravings: One night this week I wanted cheese fries (which is what I wanted all the time with Meyers) so bad. So we got Chili's to-go, and they were pretty tasty. A sweet friend brought some food over this week from a place in town that does frozen meals to-go. In addition to a couple of meals, she brought these brownies that are AMAZING! I've eaten half the pan, and I don't even feel bad because I've basically eaten nothing but chicken soup this past week!

 Sweet little monkey!

Symptoms: I still feel pretty uncomfortable.....laying, standing, sitting, whatever..... This baby is constantly on my bladder, so I feel like I'm going to wet my pants all the time. I am getting over being sick. I always say that everything is harder when you are pregnant, especially being sick!

Best Moment This Week: I had my doctor's appointment yesterday, and as always, it's great to hear that heartbeat. I also found out that my c section is definitely scheduled for January 26th. So excited to meet this baby!!!!

What Meyers Wore Wednesday

Other than doctor's appointments and a Target run, we have not left the house in a week and a half. Meyers's is getting better, but still has a funky cough. My cold has gone from bad to worse. So bad that John had to take off from work today so that he could take care of Meyers and me, too.

I have the worst cough (that is finally not so tight anymore because I'm on several antibiotics) that is killing me. Two days ago, it felt bruised on my sides when I coughed. Last night, I coughed so hard that it felt like somebody was stabbing me with a knife.........seriously, I'm not exaggerating in the least. I'm not super woman, but I'm not a weenie. I've had cancer, done chemo, had several random surgeries, and I've never felt a pain this bad. So now EVERY time I cough, I feel like I could pass out from the pain of it. And I'm taking medicine to help me cough, so it's a real picnic around here:)

The nurse I talked to at my doctor's office was not helpful at all. That's putting it nicely. She was actually rude as I was crying telling her how much pain I am in. I'm going tomorrow for my weekly appointment. I'm looking forward to telling my doctor what I'm feeling. She will at least be sympathetic. Enough complaining for now!

Today, we have all been in our pajamas. Meyers is wearing the cutest froggy pjs that I got in the clearance section at Target the other day. They are so cute and cozy!

Our New Normal

I say that about a lot of things. I'm sure I'll be saying it a lot in 2.5 weeks when we are adjusting to being a family of four with a new baby.

Anyway, saying it reminds me not to be stressed out, but to realize that I need to get used to XYZ because it is "our new normal".

Did I ever think I was going to have a potty in the back of my car? Did i ever think I would be swinging by the trash can on our way out of a parking lot with a ziploc bag of pee. No, but that is definitely our new normal, as well as one of the best $25 I've ever spent. When Meyers was early potty training, we used it a lot. She actually still prefers it to public restrooms, and I'm okay with that as long it's not raining or super freezing.

****I kept forgetting to post about this, so this picture was taken back in October or November. I'm gauging that on her pumpkin dress.

Is It Normal.......

......to be annoyed that Beyonce had her baby yesterday????

Us Weekly (which I'm sure has all their facts straight. Ha!) said that she had a scheduled c section yesterday. So how far along was she or how early did they let her have her baby?

Don't get me wrong, I'm super happy for her and can't wait to see pictures of that cute, squishy baby girl. But I thought I was further along than her. Not that me and Beyonce are BFF or anything, but I just assumed I would have my baby and then her, and Jessica Simpson, and Hilary Duff, and all the other celebrities that are pregnant right now would have their babies after me.

So I'm kind of annoyed that she got to meet her baby yesterday, and I have to wait 2.5 more weeks.

Why is it that celebrities are so vague on their due dates? I've never heard one say when their exact date is or how far along they are. I think that's weird and misleading to all the other pregnant women in the world:)

**I'm doped up on antibiotics and cough medicine right now, so the fact that I don't feel good may be one reason I'm so annoyed.

36 Weeks

 36 Weeks Now

 

36 Weeks with Meyers

 

My "elephant" legs at 36 weeks pregnant with Meyers. Is it any wonder I gained a ton more weight with Meyers?? Look how swollen I was. This is what my legs looked like every night when I would get home from work. And in case you don't know this, I don't have big legs. I don't have skinny minny legs, but they are not big!

Me and Jamie at Steph's rehearsal dinner

 

To prove that, I had to dig around in picture files to find A picture with my legs in it. That was kind of difficult. See.....they aren't huge. I kind of look like a mess in this picture. I was 25 pounds heavier than my normal, not pregnant weight, and I had just finished chemo, so I was still wearing my wig. I loved my wig, but I wasn't having a good "wig day" that day!

Okay.....enough with the legs! But let me just say that I am so glad I have that picture of my swollen legs! I can show Meyers one day how huge she made me:)

 

How Far Along: 36 weeks

Size of baby: a crenshaw melon (whatever that is), 18.5 inches long, and weighs almost 6 pounds

Maternity Clothes: All maternity this week.

Gender: We'll find out in less than 3 weeks!!!!!!!

Movement: Yes!!! All the time!

Sleep: I am sleeping okay besides getting up to use the restroom several times a night.

What I Miss: I miss having enough room in my belly to eat! I miss having enough room in my lap for Meyers to sit in comfortably. I miss being able to bend over, get up and down out of the floor.....all the things that you do all day with a toddler.

Cravings: I haven't really had an appetite again. I'm so ready to have an appetite again and eat everything in sight and then start working to get the baby weight off!

Symptoms: I still feel pretty uncomfortable.....laying, standing, sitting, whatever..... This baby is constantly on my bladder, so I feel like I'm going to wet my pants all the time. I am having major random heartburn!! I am sick this week and so is Meyers. I always say that everything is harder when you are pregnant, especially being sick!

Best Moment This Week: I had my doctor's appointment yesterday, and as always, it's great to hear that heartbeat. We also scheduled my c section yesterday. The hospital still has to call me to confirm, but my doctor scheduled it for January 26th! That is 3 weeks from yesterday!!!!!!! So stinkin' excited! Another great moment came today when I started cutting out fabric for a bubble that I'm making the baby. It's lime green gingham that I'll get monogrammed for a boy or a girl, depending. Yes, if we have a boy, he will be in bubbles until he is at least one! I'm dressing him or her that way as long as I can because it sure is sad when they can't wear them anymore! Anyway, I just got this weird, happy feeling as I was cutting it out. I guess it took me sewing for the baby to really make it "real". It just made me so very excited!!!

What Meyers Wore Wednesday

Meyers's face in this picture sums up how we both feel today.......terrible. We both have a cold, which means we didn't go to MOPS this morning, which means we haven't left our house since Sunday, which also means we will be watching a lot of Mickey Mouse and Yo Gabba Gabba so that I can lay on the couch and Meyers can be entertained. Mom of the year, right? Geez, it's rough being sick and super pregnant and taking care of your sick toddler. I'm counting down the minutes til' John gets home:)

I knew I couldn't put her in childcare at MOPS, so we wouldn't be going there. But I was hoping I remotely felt like getting out of the house to run a few places. I don't, so we are hanging out at home again today.

Meyers is wearing some Blessed Be the Name pants that I got super cheap on eBay, a cozy wal mart turtleneck, and her red polka dotted squeaker shoes. She loves those shoes! I only put the squeakers in while we are at home, but today I'm kind of wishing the squeakers were lost:)