The days go by too fast

So Sophie is now 32 days old and I've not yet posted everything I thought I would and all of the pictures I have of her etc. I did weight her here at home today and she is 8lbs and 12oz according to our scales with all of her clothes on and a bottle in her mouth. (she cried every time I took it out) Poor baby had to be supplemented at the hospital due to her weight loss and then again when she got so jaundice and has since turned into a formula/bottle fed baby which was heartbreaking for me as every effort and lots of tears went into to trying to avoid it. She was on Similac Advanced formula and started having some difficulties with it so she was switched to the Soy formula. She seems to be following the exact path of McKenna & Calvin both had acid reflux and were allergic to practically every formula out there at least Sophie isn't vomiting like they did she only spits up periodically but she is crying more and more. We are using the best bottles possible to avoid air bubbles but she still seems to be having a difficult time with her digestive track working properly which leads to crying episodes. The gas drops help very little and she totally dislikes the taste as she makes a sour puss face every time I give it to her. Today she cried so hard and for so long she had real tears so then I had tears also. boo I feel so bad for her and wish I could fix it right away.

We are still all adjusting to having a baby and yes in case you were wondering it is so so so different to have a baby again....AWESOME and yet it feels like the very first time again but luckily this time around I know a little bit more. (only a little bit) Sophia is adorable and I can't get enough of her! I want to hold her non-stop well except when I'm ready to sleep which I don't get much of that but it's ok because I'm getting to hold her. lol Calvin and McKenna are still loving her but I think the newness has worn off a little bit but they are still very sweet on her. :o)

Well my little darling is crying...I better go but we are sure loving her and are so grateful for her to have joined our family.

April Baptism & Baby Blessing

Saturday, April 10th Calvin will be getting baptized a member of the LDS church by his daddy and is so excited!!! The very next day our baby Sophia will be getting Blessed by her daddy. We are thrilled that it will be on the same weekend in case family flies/drives in etc. For the blessing our church starts at 1:30pm and we have sacrament first hour.

We would love to have you all join us for these two once in a lifetime events if possible. :o)

Advice anyone???

I know I've not updated my blog with a ton of pictures and details of the past 3 weeks like I had expected to by now but I did upload several pictures on facebook but I will update my blog hopefully very soon.

We are having family pictures this coming Saturday, Feb. 27th and they will be outside with the same lady that took our last family pictures (like the one at the top of my blog) and I'm wondering if any of you have some ideas for me because my mind is blank. Not sure if we should do dressy or just sun dresses for girls and jeans for boys??? It's a little different with an infant. I would have waited a little while but Margo the photographer is from Utah and can only do it this weekend.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated! :o)

Visitors Welcome

Baby Sophia Lauren

has arrived on Feb. 1st, 2010 weighing in at 7 lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long.

I'm going to post a ton of pictures hopefully in the next few days...but I wanted to let you all know that we would love visitors! Healthy of course and preferably after 10:30am :o)

Another change hopefully the last...

I got a call yesterday saying that my surgery time is now Monday at 7:30am so we have to be at the hospital at 5:30am so we will need to leave our house at 4:45am! I think I liked 2:30pm much better but I didn't get a choice. :o) At least it is still with my own doctor. :o)

Change in Plans

I got a call today saying that one of the c-sections cancelled and so I get to have my own doctor do it now and at Chandler Regional Hospital on Feb. 1st at 2:30pm instead! YEAH!!!

The only bummer is that the other hospital was newer, nicer and both kids could see the baby since they lifted the kid restriction but it was way further away. I'll stick with Dr. Carrion and love to do all of my follow up with my own doctor who I've been seeing for the past 8.5 months here in Maricopa! YEAH!!!

Quick quick update

Went to the doctor today and unfortunately she was somewhat rude and in a hurry, hopefully she was just having a busy stressed day and it was a bad first impression. I so wish my own doctor could do the surgery!!! boo hoo New doctor told me she wouldn't do the c-section on Monday unless I went back to the specialist and had another fancy ultrasound today or tomorrow even though they did an ultrasound at their clinic so I had to hurry and call and luckily Fetal Women Center worked me in today. I personally think it was a waste of $1200 bucks.

Baby Sophia's blood was even better she is only MILDLY ANEMIC at this point which is fabulous! She weights 7 lbs 14 ounces already! Little chubby girl :o) She is in the 84.2% overall for her age of babies....her belly measures in the 98% and her head is 79% so she has a big belly to match her cheeks I guess. :o) At 37 weeks and 3 days the perintologist told me she would probably be over 9 lbs if she went full term.

No pictures because yesterday she flipped and is now BREECH! Yes I felt it yesterday and thought good grief what is this baby doing to me. lol I guess after being head down for several weeks she decided to get comfy so luckily I was scheduled a c-section or would be having one due to the breech condition. ha ha