Elizabeth is 3 weeks old today! Here is a picture of my girls taken this morning. Aren't they sweet?

Elizabeth had her 2 week check up today. I can't believe she is 2 weeks old already!

Here were her stats at 4 days old:

7 lbs 2 ounces, 19.5 inches long and her head was 33.5 cm's

Here are her stats as of today:

7 lbs 3 ounces, 20 1/4 inches long and her head is 35.5 cm's

She's growing, but still a tiny little thing. I was worried about her weight because the doctor said she had 2 weeks to get back to her birth weight which was 7 lbs 9 ounces, but the doctor said her weight is fine. She said that as long as she is on her way back up that all is well. She said for all we know she could have lost a few more ounces after the first appointment.

Here she is at 2 weeks old:

I have lost 23 pounds as of 10 days PP. I only have 10 pounds to lose in order to reach my pre-pregnancy weight! Woo hoo! And I am wearing my regular jeans today too. Although I was still wearing those at 8 months pregnant so it's not that huge of a deal, I guess. But it feels good nonetheless.

Elizabeth now has a belly button. Her umbilical cord stump fell off today. I know that's not big news or anything, but wanted to make a note of it anyway.

Our nights with Elizabeth have been very challenging. She would ONLY sleep on my chest after nursing; not in her bed, not in bed next to me, not in her bouncy - although she will sleep in her bouncy chair during the day. Needless to say I wasn't getting very sound sleep with her lying across my chest. Well, last night I decided to try swaddling her and it worked! I had stopped swaddling her after the first couple of days just because it was easier to nurse her and probably because Gabby hated to be swaddled and I was going by that. After I wrapped her all up tight she slept next to me in bed for hours. I didn't even get up until 10:30 this morning. Sleep is such a wonderful thing.

Elizabeth is a week old already! I can't believe how fast the time is going now that she is here with us. Here are some pictures I took of her yesterday.

Elizabeth is five days old and is doing so well. She is breast feeding like a champ although I worry a lot since this is the first time I've been successful at breast feeding. I am taking Fenugreek which is supposed to help my milk production and trying to stay hydrated because that is supposed to help also. My mom is at the store getting me the Medela Pump In Style breast pump at this very moment so that when I go back to work I will be able to keep up my milk supply and continue to breast feed.

I have been taking some pictures here and there so I will get those posted as soon as I have more time and energy.

Oh, and I almost forgot... we went to the pediatrician yesterday and everything is great. One thing... when they measured her in the hospital after she was born they said she was 20 3/4 inches long. She's not. They measured her twice at the pedi office and she is only 19.5 inches long. What a big difference! She is the tiniest thing though and so cute. I am so in love. I've also noticed that even though she does look like Gabby did at birth, she has my facial features and Gabby has her dad's.

Here are some pictures of my new baby girl, Elizabeth

Look at how much she looks like her sister, Gabrielle

It's amazing to me how much they look alike! Both of my girls are absolutely beautiful and I am so in love.

She arrived at 10:21 pm on Thursday, March 5th after a pretty short labor. She is 7 pounds 9 ounces and 19.5 inches long. She came out the same way as her brother, Evan - sunny side up and face first which is why it took me an hour to push her out. But she is beautiful and perfect and we are home now. I will post some pictures when I am not so tired.

This is such BULL SHIT! I just called and they said they were thinking that they would have to cancel me for the day because they don't have any spots but she talked to my doctor and was told they could bring me in at any point today so call back at 11am and they will have a better idea of what's going on. I can't take this shit!

So my induction is scheduled for this morning at 7am. I got a sheet of instructions that says to call the hospital at 5am to make sure they will have a bed available for my scheduled time. Of course I had a hard time sleeping last night and barely managed to get a few hours of sleep and once the alarm went off at 4:30am I was WIDE awake. I call at 4:57 and they said no.. they won't be ready and to call back at 7am. WTF? I can't play this game all day. They better tell me I can come in when I call back because if she says call back in another 2 hours I am going to flip out! Apparently everyone is having their baby except me - even on my induction date! This is some bull shit.

We've been working hard since last night to get all last minute things done before we go to the hospital tomorrow. All of Elizabeth's things are in their place and ready for use. My mom and my mother-in-law are here now to have lunch with us and visit. I just realized a little while ago that this is the last day I will be in my house without the new baby. I'm getting very excited! I have no idea how I will sleep tonight.

Apparently three hours of sleep is enough. I woke at a little after three this morning because I had to pee (at least that is why I am assuming I woke up). Because it is so painful to move once I've been lying in one position for too long and it took me so long to get out of bed and to the bathroom, I am wide awake now. Oh, the joys of pregnancy! I'm so glad it's almost over.. FOR GOOD. We are so done having kids that I think we'll both get "fixed" just to be on the safe side.

It's 3:41 AM and I've already sucked down a cup of coffee. I guess I'm up for a while.

On a side note: I am so curious to know what this baby will look like. I know it's almost over and I will find out very soon, but it's really driving me quite batty. Will she look like Gabrielle? or will she have a look all her own? I can't wait to find out!

I went to see my doctor this morning and there is still no change since Thursday. He scheduled my induction for Thursday morning at 7 am. It's the same day I was induced with my oldest son, Jamie. I guess they will be sharing a birthday unless my labor is forever long. What is it about that date and stubborn kids that don't want to come out? heh. The doctor said I could still go into labor on my own before then, but I really doubt it. So, hopefully I will have this baby girl some time on Thursday! and I'll be posting a picture or two over the weekend.

It's getting very difficult to stay up beat as the days pass. I am bored and I just want something to start happening! Every time I move I am hoping my water breaks and every contraction I feel I pray for it to be the beginning... but still nothing. I have a doctor's appointment in the morning, but that seems so far away. Each day feels longer than the one before. And it's FREEZING outside today so I don't even want to leave the house to find something to occupy my time. This sucks.

Well, it's March now and still no baby. I went to church today and prayed for God to give me the strength and patience to get through this next week. I hope He heard me. =)