*Ohio State baby*

*This goes to our Ohio family....she is rockin this outfit :) Thanks again!!*

*Zoe FINALLY ate from a spoon*

So we have been trying for like a month now to get Zoe to eat off a spoon. But oh man she was NOT having it....she wanted her bottle and that was it! hahahahaha....I tried everything, even tried giving her some bottle FIRST, then move on to the spoon...........well I discovered the issue.. it wasn't so much the spoon as it was Zoe was just bored with the rice cereal. So after consulting with a few mommy's, I mixed in a little applesauce with her cereal..BOOM....it was like magic. She LOVES eating from a spoon now :) I'm pretty sure her extreme love for applesauce comes from the fact that, that was about one of the only things I could eat while pregnant.

3 Month pictures

That last picture she is definitely starting to look more like her mommy :) Those are just a few of my favorite...especially the one with her cousin Shaylee where she is making that crazy face! Classic! haha

Zoe's first Thanksgiving!!

Here are a couple pictures from Zoe's first Thanksgiving. We had a wonderful day with the family. Really missed gram though....I miss her so much lately, and even more when Zoe has her "firsts" like Thanksgiving, or the first time she sat up in Bumbo seat. Her first big laugh. :) We love you nanny!!

* 3 Months old....already?!?!*

Okay so I remember when Zoe turned 2 weeks old and I just couldn't BELIEVE how fast time was flying by....seriously..that felt like it was just a month ago. And NOW I turn around and Zoe is already 3 months and 1 week OLD!!! How crazy is that!??!! Parents aren't lying when they tell you to cherish every moment because it just flies by!! Zoe is so amazing I just can't get enough of her!! She is growing and developing perfectly....sooo beautiful!! She talks all the time now haha which is just to cute. Still sings herself to sleep. And she is about 1 step away from rolling over. She is working SOOO hard at it. So now when she is lying on the floor...that's what she is working on doing, rolling over....she works for awhile, and then gets ticked off because she just can't do it yet. She absolutely cannot STAND to lay down anymore..she wants to sit up ALL the time. So this week we are going to try her out in the bumbo seat and see how that works out. It may still be a little early for it, but it's worth a try, especially for our little superwoman who pulls herself up and holds herself up for quite awhile now. She is VERY determined that she is sitting up and that's that! :) She smiles pretty much 24-7 especially when you are talking to her. She giggles a lot..but still hasn't had that belly laugh..I can't WAIT for that!! I think she is going to have a big hearty laugh that lights up her WHOLE face. And she LOOOVES when you sing to her. I pretty much sing to her all the time...and it just lights up her whole face, and makes her smile SO big! I love it.................I am TRULY addicted to my daughter! :))

*12 Weeks pictures*

* First Halloween *

Here is a picture of miss Zoe before heading to her first Halloween party at our church, she was a "pig in a blanket"!! Cutest little piggy there ever was if you want my opinion. She had a great time and was a perfect little girl....and then after about an hour...she went to sleep haha.

* 12 weeks old!!*

* I cannot believe that my beautiful baby girl is 12 weeks old!! Time is going by so fast, and she amazes me more and more everyday!! She is right on track with development and growth. She is still the happiest little girl as well. She only cries SOMETIMES when she is hungry..but even then it's more like a whimper. She is an extreme morning person, which mommy is so NOT!! But luckily I get to wake up to her singing, giggling, and talking.....so I suppose that is worth waking up early to :) On Sunday Zoe will officially be 3 months old and it's still so hard to believe... it kinda seems like just yesterday we were bringing her home for the first time. She still looks mostly like Eric, but as she is getting older she is starting to look a bit like mommy..which I love :) We got her pictures taken for 12 weeks...when we get the rest of them, I will post them on here!! *

* Surprises for Daddy*

So funny story..... As Eric was changing Zoe on the changing table, he's doing the normal deal cleaning her up, getting ready to switch diapers and BOOOOOM the biggest fart of all times, and Zoe shot poop out all over Eric and across the room HIT HER SWING!!! hahahahaha Seriously the funniest thing I have ever seen!! Lucky for mommy, this stuff never happens to me. Eric gets peed on, pooped on, and spit up on ALL the time. Me...not so much ;) And every time she does these charming bodily fluids for daddy..she delivers them with a BIG ol smile on her face! Can't help but LOOOOOOVE that! hhahahaha Thank you baby Zoe for being nice to mommy and saving all these surprises for your daddy!

* Dedicated *

Yesterday Zoe was dedicated at church and it was a truly amazing experience for Eric and I both. Zoe was such a happy little baby up there too, smiling at everyone. The pastors prayed over each baby, gave us a certificate and a copy of the prayer to say over Zoe everyday :) Our pastor also stated that Zoe is going to be a peacemaker :) Which is so amazing because the whole time I was pregnant with little miss Zoe, I prayed over her everyday that she would bring peace and joy into my grandparents house hold every time I took her there to visit. Both of my grandparents are ill and not going to be around much longer, and I really just wanted Zoe to bring new life back into their home when she was there...to light up their lives and give them peace. And that is exactly what was spoke over her. A true testimate of just how amazing God is!!!! :)

*Some random pictures of Zoe*

*Beautiful Baby Zoe*

* 7 Weeks *

I cannot believe that it has already been 7 weeks!!! Time really is flying by. This experience has been a frustrating, amazing, stressful, blast!! Zoe is the perfect baby. Happy all the time except when she is hungry or has a burp. She doesn't even get mad when she has an icky diaper. She smiles all the time now when you talk to her...big beautiful smile with big dimples!! She also talks to us all the time now which is so sweet. When we put her in her swing she coos and talks to the animals on the mobile. She isn't a big fan of belly time because she can't push herself up which totally frustrates her, but she does last a little while. Zoe sings herself to sleep every night which prevents me from falling asleep...I have to stay up and listen to her it's so adorable!! Now that I have her, I really can't picture my life without her. I don't know how I ever felt complete before...I most definitely was not!! She is sleeping 4 hours a night now which is really nice, although last night she slept 6 HOURS!!! It was amazing, but I woke up freaked out...which is totally normal because I hear all moms say that first time their baby slept longer then like 4 hours they freaked out thinking something was wrong. Hopefully this is something that she will keep up...fingers crossed :) Eric is the best dad!! He is totally comfortable with her now in every way and has really done an amazing job for someone who has never really been around babies. Zoe just adores him too....she smiles so big every time she hears him talk. I love watching him with her....I fall in lover over and over every time!! Being a daddy suites him perfectly!!

*Newborn Pictures*

We had Zoe's newborn pictures done and they are beautiful. Although we didn't get all the shots we wanted to get because she got really frustrated and we couldn't finish. The photographer did however get some amazing ones.I don't have them all on the computer yet, but here are a few of them :)

*Beautiful Baby Zoe*

FINALLY! She arrived. Zoe was born August 7th 2010 at 4:16 am. She was 6lbs 14 ounces and 20 inches long. Absolutely perfect in every way! She looks exactly like her daddy (although she does have my lips and ears) hahaha.

I was 5 days after my due date when I went into the hospital on August 6Th at noon to be induced. We went straight into our room, they got me all set up and hooked up to the patosin to get the labor moving. At this point I wasn't even having contractions. After they monitored the baby for a bit, I started to walk around to speed it up. Hours went by, and the contractions started to kick in. I was doing great, no meds or anything for the first 6 or 7 hours. Then they got pretty intense so I had them give me a small dose of Nubian to help relax me. It worked really well, and I was doing good. Breathing with the contractions, not making a sound haha. I never made a peep. My mom was almost convinced they didn't bother me that much......they hurt for sure! lol I was just totally focused on the breathing and kept telling myself they only last a minute....they only last a minute. More time went by and they were peeking, very close together, and SOOOO intense. At this time I was dilated 6 1/2 Cen. When the nurse came back in I was going to get another shot of Nubian but she had another plan for me. She spoke to my Dr. who informed me that Zoe wasnt flipping (she was faced out instead of facing my back) which is why i was having such intense back labor, and I had stopped dilating. She then told me my worst nightmare, that I really needed to get an Epidural to relax my body so I would dilate all the way and so the pain wasn't so intense when I gave birth because of how Zoe was positioned. So they gave me the Epidural which I totally hated!!! I did not like the feeling at all. I did however end up sleeping for about 2 1/2 hours which was nice. I woke up to the nurse telling me it was time to push. Long story short on that, it took about 2 hours or so of labor...I was throwing up the whole time, and then I literally puked Zoe out. I had my face in a bucket as they put Zoe on my chest. As I looked up at her....words can't even describe the feeling I felt at that moment. I don't remember much after I was REALLY out of it. Other then getting the epidural and the back labor, it really wasn't all that bad. I didn't find the pain of labor all that horrible. Yes it hurt, but it wasn't intolerable. I would have been fine without the Epidural (I think haha) ......It was by the far the greatest experience of my life!!!!!

39 week appointment

Well, I went to my 39 week appointment. Progress is still the same, and I am actually measuring a little under what I should be. I have tons of pressure down in the pelvic are so that is good, and I can feel that she has dropped a little. My official due date is tomorrow, so if I go past that then Monday they scheduled me to do an hour long stress test at the hospital to make sure everything is good with the baby. And then Wednesday if I still haven't had her they scheduled me for a full on stress test that involves a 5 point ultra sound where they check all aspects of the baby to make sure everything is on track. They will also check me later that day and schedule me to be induced. Hopefully I don't make it to that point and she will just come out naturally. I will keep everyone up to date :)

Heart Monitor

I finally heard from my Dr.'s office over the 24 hr heart monitor that I wore. What they found was that my heart itself is good.... What is happening is something called SVT, which basically means I have moments in which my heart will just start beating out of control for a short period of time. They think it is caused by the extra hormones from being pregnant, and are almost 100% positive that as soon as this baby is born, everything will go back to normal. For now they put me on a low dose heart pill that will keep my heart rate from spiking up so high, and prevent me from having those feelings of passing out and being so dizzy.

39 weeks and counting....

Well I had my 38 week appointment, everything is progressing well. She said that I could have this baby anytime. Which I am very very ready for!!! I've been having contractions, they just haven't been staying consistent. I guess that is what they refer to as warm up labor or something like that. I on the other hand find it MEAN!!! lol... I figure if I'm gonna have the contractions then let me go in labor dang it! I want to see this little girl so bad! But I know it's better for her to come when she is ready :) It is getting close though.....I can't believe how quickly this has gone!!

Anxious.....

So I'm 38 weeks and completely ready for this little girl to come out. I am extremely sleepy all the time, I just feel like I can't catch up and get enough rest. It's very hard to get comfortable at night, I toss and turn all over the bed...not to mention the late night pee trips have doubled lol, her head is RIGHT on top of my bladder! I've been having contractions but nothing consistent to be in actual labor. Which I must say is just mean....teasing me like that. Hopefully they will have good news for me today at my appointment like I'm dilated a lot more....that would be SUPER! Although I have not lost my mucus plug yet....but I'm just gonna say that I will be one of those woman who lose there's like the day before or day of labor :) hey..I can dream! I will update after my appointment today and let everyone know what the deal is.

37 Week Appointment :).......Heart monitor

Went to my 37 week appointment today. Everything is going great and right on schedule. I am dilated 1 cm. and she said that I am thinning out very nicely, baby's head is also right there as well. Kind of surprised my Dr. at first lol... Heartbeat is 140 like usual. I cannot believe how close we are to having her here!!!!! I just can't wait to see her beautiful face and snuggle with her!

Also had the appointment to get the heart monitor today, they had rescheduled it from Tuesday. So now I have to wear this silly thing until about 5:00 pm tomorrow. Joy Joy Joy...but hopefully this will figure out whats going on with me, and hopefully it's nothing serious and will all be over with once the little bug is here :) I will update about it once they get all the results back and let us know.

Zoe's First Tutu :) Thanks to Jena!!

Here is the gift my dear sweet Jena Moore got for little miss Zoe's newborn pictures. Her very own personally picked our tutu and headband. I love this so much!!!!! When it came in the mail I got soo excited, and seriously is one of the cutest things in the world, and one of the most creative gifts ever. I cannot WAIT to put Zoe in this little tutu and headband for her pictures.
Jena...thank you SO MUCH!!!! I pull it out and look at it all the time! lol Now I just wish the little stinker would join us so we can put it on her! :)

ER visit x 3

YUCK!! Alright, well July 4th, 5th, and 8th were all spent in the emergency room. I have been having this weird episodes where I can feel my heart skip a beat, and then it speeds up and beats out of my chest for a good 15 mins....during which I can't breathe right,I get this awful tightness in my chest, I turn gray, get all sweaty, and feel as though I am going to pass out. They had me on a heart monitor for awhile and we watched my heart rate go from 89 to 148 within seconds and then it finally slowed back down. They did an EKG and found some minor arrhythmia, but they didn't think it was enough to worry about. It happened 4 more times, and this last time it actually caused my vision to go a little funny, with these weird....I had like blurriness with weird light flashes and along with my chest getting tight it actually had sharp pains. I talked to my OB Dr. about it, and they checked the baby out fully, make sure everything was fine with her...did blood work, it all came out okay. So they decided it was an issue that I needed to see my primary Dr. for. Saw him yesterday.. he is sending me to a cardiologist Tuesday where they are going to put this harness 24 heart monitor thing on me for a day to see if they can catch one of the episodes and see if it is a serious issue, or if it is something that will most likely go away once the baby is born. I will update on Wednesday after my baby appointment/and update on what they say about the whole heart deal.

36 week appointment :)

Had my Dr. appointment. Heartbeat perfect and little miss is measuring right on schedule, which technically means I could have her anytime now! Kind of a scary thought! but exciting all at the same time. I had the little strep test down under, wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. Although I had a "midwife in training" do that part for me, and she didn't exactly warn me before we went in for the kill with that giant Q-tip......not so fun! But it was alright lol. Now I start my weekly appointments which is just crazy that I am that far along already. But let me tell ya, I am ready for her to come out....or at least drop a little so I can breathe again lol. She is so high up I can't hardly eat anything because it has no where to go. I SOOOO can't wait to see her either!!!!

Uncomfortable.....

Well I have officially reached the stage where no matter what I try to do...lay,sit,stand,walk..ect. I cannot get comfortable. I can no longer lay on my back because I can't breathe since she is so high up haha...and when I lay on my sides...it just digs into my hips ouch! I am really getting anxious for this little girl to make her appearance!! As is Eric....he just cannot WAIT! After he put the pack n play and stroller together, and we set things up in the baby room....that was it for him. He's so cute, he just goes in the room and sits and stares...or he'll mess with her little rattles and clothes. He watches my belly roll from side to side and sees her kicking like crazy in there, he gets so jealous.. he just says "okay it's my turn, I want to hold her now". I love how excited he is getting for her to come. I also cannot wait to have this little girl.. I no longer sleep, so I guess I'm ready for that part of being a new mommy hahaha. Oh little Zoe....come soon :)

Baby Gear/Room

Here are some pictures of the Pack n Play, Stroller/Car seat and the progress in the baby room. Eric and his mom put these things together for me, which was great! He is such a proud daddy :) It was so cute watching him get all excited over these baby items and learning how to operate them:)