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I am also doing well, all things considering. My incision is healing very well and my pain level is under control. Our days and nights are backwards right now. We only sleep for about 2 hours at a time at night and 3-4 hours at a time during the day. I have been trying to keep her awake as much as possible during the day so she will sleep at night. As of right now, we have not changed our sleep habits yet, but we are working on them. As much as I love being at home with my little one, I have decided that I am definitely not a stay at home mom. Not being able to go anywhere or do anything is driving me nuts. I am not allowed to drive and I am not allowed to lift anything heavier than Lexi. That kind of puts a damper in your day. I just appreciate all of the help that everyone has given us, especially with cooking meals. Jason can cook, but because he is so worried about taking care of me and Lexi, it makes his life a little easier to just reheat dinner.

Jason is still laid off of work, which has been a great help to me. But because he is laid off, he has been out trying to find side jobs to help out financially. He has been wiring a barn for the last 3 days. It has been good for him getting out and working, but he has put in 2 really long days, so by the time he gets home and reheats dinner and gets all of the bottles and breast pump stuff washed and do dishes or picks up the house, he is ready to take a shower and go to bed. Just a note, I have been home all day just me and Lexi. I am ready to talk to someone (I know that just doesn't sound like me at all, does it) and he is ready to relax in the quiet and comfort of his home. So to say the least, we are still adjusting and I have a funny feeling that we won't even be close to adjusted for a while.

I decided to post some pictures of our first outing to Wal-Mart. To say the least, I needed to get out of the house and I got to play dress up with our little one. Her little outfit is a 0-3 months and it swallowed her whole. We also found out that even preemie socks would not stay on her feet, so we ended up safety pinning her booties to her pants to help keep them on.

I'm back

Hi everyone. I know that it has been a while since we have updated. April did an amazing job keeping the post up to date. Now on to more important things.

Lexi is doing great. We were in the hospital until Saturday afternoon. When we left, Lexi weighted 6 lbs and 5 oz and was only eating about 15 - 20 cc (approx. 1/2 an oz) every feeding. We took her back to the hospital to get weighted again on Wednesday. She now weights 6 lbs and 8 oz and is eating almost 60 cc (approx. 2 oz) every feeding. After the C-section, my ob told me how happy she was that we decided to go that route. Apparently, Lexi was stuck in the birth canal so when she was born she had a bruise on the left side of her forehead and her nose was smashed toward the left side of her face. The bruise has gone away and her nose is almost centered. She is absolutely wonderful. I guess that I never realized how noisey babies are until Jason pointed it out. He is having a hard time sleeping because every noise that she makes, he thinks he needs to check on her. She is having some irratic breathing, which the pediatrician says is normal, but Jason disagrees (it goes back to all of those normal baby noises). We are trying to breastfeed, but because she is a preemie, she does not have the stamina of a full term baby and breastfeeding is very hard for her. So at this point we are doing a lot of pumping.

Pics

Here are some pics that Mom and Liz sent me from last night:

Bonnie called Mom this morning.  Lexi is out of NICU on the condition that they can keep her awake long enough for her to get 15CC of food in her per feeding.  I guess when Bonnie was talking to Mom, Jason was trying to feed her.

That's all I know for now.

- April

She's Here!!! (UPDATED)

(UPDATED 9:30PM)

I just got done talking to Bonnie. 

Lexi is currently in the NICU - basically as a precaution plus she is premature (Bonnie would have been 36 weeks tomorrow), she's having a hard time keeping her temperature up, and her sugar level was at 45 when she was born.  Bonnie had asked the nurse when she came in if they would be able to go see Lexi.

Bonnie said that she is doing well although she feels like she's been cut in half and she is very hungry.  Right now, her and Jason are waiting for the pediatrician to come in and update them about how Lexi is doing.  

Other than that, Bonnie said that they are all doing well.  

Update on the stats:

Born at 5:48pm

6 lbs 12 oz

19 1/2 inches long

They are in room 1408 at the Women's Hospital.

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Alexandria (Lexi) Marie Roberts was born a little before 6pm (Central Time) this evening.

She was 6lbs 12oz and 19 inches long.

Mom said she has a full head of dark hair and according to Jason, a good set of lungs!!!

Both Bonnie and Lexi are doing well.  As soon as Mom sends me some pictures, I'll upload them to the site.

- April

Prepping for a C-Section

I just got a call from Mom.

They are prepping Bonnie for a c-section.  I didn't get much info but I'm assuming that she isn't progressing as quickly as they think she should.

I'll update again as soon as I find out more.

-April

Update

Hey all!

I just got an e-mail from Liz. She called Bonnie on her lunch and talked to Jason.

Bonnie is now at 3cm and things are going pretty slow.

In the middle of writing this, Mom called. Apparently once they gave Bonnie the epidural, the contractions pretty much stopped. Prior to this, her contractions were about 2 minutes apart. They have given her medicine to start the contractions again and the doctor should be making stopping in the room between 5pm and 6pm.

Mom said that Bonnie's doing well - Jason on the other hand is very antsy and hasn't stopped walking.

That's all for now.

-April

Lexi Alert!

Hey Everyone - this is April.

I got a call from Bonnie this evening.  

Apparently, Bonnie has been leaking amniotic fluid for the past few days.  Her fluid level is still at a healthy level but instead of waiting and risking Bonnie or Lexi getting an infection, Bonnie's doctors have gone ahead and admitted her to the hospital and have started to induce her.

Bonnie is doing well, although she is a little freaked out.  I can't say I blame her as she went to work today and didn't expect to leave with a baby.  

I'll try to update this tomorrow morning with some more information as Lexi is on her way!!!

almost ready

Lexi's room is almost ready! Jason and I still have a few small organizational things to take care of and we will be ready. Hopefully we will be done by next weekend and I will be able to post some pictures. That was our main goal for this past weekend. I have gone through and washed almost all of her little outfits, blankets, socks, etc. I have also been trying to organize things into baskets - bath stuff, diaper stuff, etc. - to make life a little easier. We have learned that living in a small house that is overflowing with baby stuff requires certain organizational skills that I am trying to master.

Jason is still temporarily off of work. As of Friday, he is number 58 to be called back in by the union. Winter has always been hard, but the economy has really taken its toll on construction this year. It is kind of a blessing and a curse that he is off work right now. Jason has done everything to get the furniture in Lexi's room assembled. He painted the room by himself and finished up this weekend by putting the bassinet together. All that was left for me was to organize. He has also put up a handrail on our steps outside as a safety measure for me this winter. If it gets dry enough, he is going to paint it to match the fence. If it doesn't dry up enough, then we will paint it this spring. These are the great things about him being off work right now. My big concern at this point is that he will get called back to work right around the time Lexi decides to join us. Jason is a workaholic who wants to be able to make money so life will be easier for us.

Jason being laid off is also a concern right now because they are discussing bed rest for me right now. My feet, ankles, and lower legs have swollen up to the point where at times I am unable to walk. My blood pressure is fine and I only have trace amounts of protein in my urine so I am not pre-eclamptic, I just can't function. My ob has cut my hours from 10 hours 4 days a week to a max of 8 hours a day. I visit her again on Friday and at that time she will decide if work is still an option. She already told me that things would be different if my job wasn't so physically demanding. But we do what we must. Jason is ready for me to go on bed rest now because looking at my feet scares him. He has been a wonderful help, especially on my bad days.

Well, that is all for now. If I have anymore news, I will keep you all posted.