Nola

Poor baby Nola. She has had a rough week. She is clearly upset about the new addition to her family. She is jealous. It's obvious. Especially when she pukes. Puking has been a trend this week. After seeing me breast feeding in the glider one very early morning she turned around and puked. That's what she thinks of Georgia! We did see a sign of improvement which I wish I had a photo of. I had baby GA on my chest, trying to get her to sleep when Nola came up and rested on my legs. I had both my girls sleeping on me! Heaven.

First Doctor Visit

She's such a champ! We took her for her first doctor visit this week and she did so well! She cried only a TINY bit in the waiting room and that's probably because she was still tied into her car seat. During the exam though, not a peep out of her. The doctor was impressed by her weight gain and even weighed her twice to make sure it was correct. We go back in a couple weeks. The photo above is her all ready for her first outing! Couldn't you just eat her up!?

Our Little Peach

She's a week old today and is settling in quite nicely. According to my mom and aunt, she's a really good baby. Clearly, I have no frame of reference. We have had no trouble breast feeding and she's just about as docile as can be. She loves, loves, LOVES to be cuddled. We have had some issues at night and it's probably due to all the day time cuddling. She is held all day and then is put in the crib at night. I'm sure she is wondering what he heck happened and she's lonely. So, she has had her days and nights mixed up. I had a couple breakdowns about it since I haven't gotten much sleep at night. I ended up laying her on my chest and having her sleep there with me a couple mornings...early, early mornings. However, we had a breakthrough last night and here's hoping it keeps up. I swaddled her extremely well, keeping her hands out of her mouth. Bill figured out (while up with her early Saturday morning) that if she can get her hands to her mouth she cries. By swaddling her super good AND making sure she sleeps during the day in her crib, it seems to have worked. We got sleep last night! She woke up on schedule during the night, ate, had her diaper changed and went back to bed. Fingers crossed this is the start of a good night cycle for us!!

Good tid bit from when we were in the hospital:
Bill and I were fighting over who got to hold her. He said, "you had her for 9 months!" LOL!!

We are so in love with our little peach!

She's HERE!

She's here! She has arrived! Georgia Marie was born at Georgetown hospital on 1-2-11 at 3:48am and weighed 8 pounds 5 oz.

Though I have no frame of reference, I would say the labor was pretty smooth and dare I say, easy. I woke up Saturday morning with some pains in my stomach. I had a feeling it was starting so I went ahead and took a shower and straightened my hair. Then I got upset because I thought the pains had gone away. I was dreading going to the doctor on Tuesday and having to be induced. I really wanted to experience the whole labor process and did not want to show up for a scheduled labor. I wanted the surprise. Well, that's what I got!

My mom had been planning to come by with dinner for us. I called her and suggested that she bring any items she planned on needing for spending the night at the hospital, just in case. Good thing I did! I ended up feeling some pretty good gas-like pains. I walked around, timed them and felt like they were pretty tolerable. I took a bath to relax and then got my bags in order. I called the doctor and based on what I relayed to him, he offered for me to come in or to stay at home for as long as I could take it. I decided to stay home as I was nervous that the labor wasn't even real labor and they'd just send me home. About an hour labor it was a joint decision between me, Mom and Bill to go to Georgetown. On the way there I was still thinking that I should have stuck it out at home a little longer. Good thing I didn't! They checked me and I was already almost 7cm. The doctor was shocked based on how I explained my pain on the phone to him. I was immediately given my epidural and the process started.

I have to say, I was surprised at how calm the whole thing was. I didn't cry or yell. I joked that I was having a quiet Scientology birth. Truth be told, my mom cried enough for all of us! I was in such a state of shock and couldn't believe that it had all happened and she was here.

We moved in our recovery room the following morning with our little pumpkin and immediately started sending out texts and emails. Bill sent a note to Mike Allen from Politico Playbook and what do ya know, Miss Georgia was announced in Sunday's email edition. We are still getting emails from people who saw her birth announcement in Playbook. She's famous!

We are now home and settling into our new normal. We are so blessed to have such a lovely little lady in our lives. She is such a cuddler.

Big shout out to the staff at Georgetown. They were amazing!!!

Overdue!

It's December 30th and she ain't here yet! If she doesn't come by Tuesday she'll be induced that night or the following morning.

December 27, 2010 is HERE

Well, little Miss Georgia is due TODAY. No signs of any movement towards meeting us, unfortunately. Pregnancy has been quite easy until this last month. Sleep is tough, back pain is common and just a steady state of uncomfortableness is where I'm at these days. But none of that takes away from how amazing it is to feel her little feet pushing into my belly.

Georgia was given some sweet gifts for Christmas. Her Nana and BB in Rhode Island sent her an adorable teddy that speaks nursery rhymes. It was amusing when we opened it because Nola was mesmerised by it. Her Nana Matt gave her her first White House ornament. GA will definitely have a collection. Daddy bought Georgia a special china bank from Tiffany! I love it as it reminds me of when I was little and my dad would empty his change into my bank every night.

Having this time to sit around, rest and think about how life is going to change has been nice. I realized the other day how amazing it will be to have Georgia grow up in DC. She will be exposed to so many amazing things. I'm so excited for her!

Bill and I have conversations about what we are most excited about and most scared about with her impending arrival. We both just can't wait to meet her. We can't wait to have her lay on our chests and to bring her into our home and our routine. (We are well aware that it will be our routine conforming to hers!) Just becoming a family brings tears to my eyes.

My mom laughs at this, but I have a dream of sitting late at night feeding her in the nursery glider with my little Nola at my feet on the ottoman. My girls! No matter what anyone else says or thinks of my Nola, she's my girl, too. We have been through a lot together and the fact that she'll be here to meet my Georgia makes me happy.

We are as ready as we can be! It's just an anxiety-driven waiting game right now! C'mon Georgia! We can't wait to meet you!!!

39 Weeks and Ready to POP