Picture Day

For our anniversary my mom got us a gift card to The Picture People in the mall. We wanted to get some newborn pictures of Jordyn taken before she got too big. They turned out so great and we are really pleased with them. I thought everyone might like to see the ones we picked out. Cindy bought us a membership to the club at the Picture People so we can get discounts on future pictures. I can't wait until her next photo shoot.

FINALLY.......

Gosh, I am officially the worst blogger in the history of blogging. I keep meaning to sit down and post all the details and pictures about Jordyn's arrival but never get around to it. Well here goes..... At around 2:15am on September 1st my water broke (over the toilet which made Justin very happy). I had been to the Dr the day before and was already dialted to 4.5cm. When my water broke we knew our baby was on the way. We made our way to the hospital and arrived around 3am. I had a few contractions but nothing to major. Once we arrived they actually stopped for a while. I got the epidural at around 6am and they started giving me something to speed up my contractions. The epidural was amazing and I couldn't feel a thing. We had a room full of visitors pretty much from 7am on and it was great. We were all laughing and having fun. Justin went to go and get food with his mom and was going to eat it outside so that I wouldn't get food envy. My sister stayed with me while he was gone. The nurse came in and told me she wasn't going to check me because I wasn't having very many contractions and my Dr would be there shortly. I told her that I felt like I had to poop and so then she changed her mind. She got this look on her face that made me think there was something wrong. Apparently I didn't have to poop I was ready to have a baby. I was fully dialated and at a station 3 (5 is out). She told me not to push because my Dr wasn't there yet but told my sister to go and get Justin. My Dr arrived a few minutes later and after 15 minutes of pushing baby Jordyn was here. She weighed in at 5lbs 11oz and was 18inches long and she arrived at 12:33pm. The labor was great and I didn't feel a thing. We were in love from the moment we met her. We stayed in the hospital for 2 days where they took amazing care of us. Since being home things have been great. Recovery was really tough for me but it is slowly getting better. There have been moments where it can get a little crazy but we are learning as we go. She is gaining weight like it is going out of fashion. Justin stayed home for almost 2 weeks and is now back to work. I spend my days with Jordyn and we are now starting to venture out and about. She is actually a really good baby. I have just ordered her birth announcements so I can get those sent out soon.

I am going to try and do a better job of updating the blog and posting pictures.

Until next time.......

2.5cm already!!

I went to my weekly Dr.'s appointment on Monday and I am already dialated to 2.5cm. I started to have really bad itching last Saturday night and there is nothing they can do for it, it will go away once the baby is born. If she doesn't come before my Dr is going to induce me at the end of next week. I am VERY excited about this. I can't wait to get this child out of me and to meet her. I'll keep you all informed when I know more :-)

3 weeks left!

Wow, so we have 3 weeks left until our due date. I am off work now which is great but its not like I can get any good sleep. I am truly large and in charge now and am ready for this baby to make her appearence at any point. We had 2 wonderful baby showers and got lots of amazing gifts, this is going to be one spoiled child. I am in the process of setting up the nursery and organizing everything. The other day I spent 7 hours doing the laundry and then putting it away. I hate doing my own laundry so spending that amount of time on someone elses was a bit rough. All of her little clothes are so cute and I can't wait to dress her in them. Justin was expecting me to have the baby on my birthday and we made it past that. He is now telling me what are good times for her to come, I'm trying to tell him I have no control. He keeps asking if my hips hurt because someone told him thats a sign its getting close. I think we both are a bit nervous but also very excited.
Until next time....

7 weeks and counting

I just got back from my bi-monthly check up with the Dr. Everything is going according to plan. My blood pressure was a little higher than normal but it is nothing to worry about. Her heart beat was a steady 150 which is normal and her head is down. I can't believe that we are going to have her here in around 7 weeks (give or take). Justin seems to think she is going to come on my birthday (August 17th) but I have told him that I won't be ready for her then. We have our coed shower on August 1st and then my girls shower on August 8th and I'm looking forward to both of them. The nursery is all finished and looks amazing, we are really happy with the final product.
Until next time.....

Nursery and Stroller Pictures

Here are the latest pictures of the nursery and our new stroller. We still have things to add to the room but I wanted to show everyone how cute the furniture and stuff looks so far. It looks so cute and we are both really happy with how things have turned out. As you can see Monkey likes the car seat and didn't mind been carried around in it. Thanks to all of our parents who pitched in to buy this stuff for us, we appreciate it more than you know. Justin finally felt Jordyn move a few weeks ago and she just gets more active every day. We are looking forward to the upcoming showers and seeing all our family and friends together. There is less than 10 weeks until the due date, its going by so fast these days. I'll post more pictures are thing progress.

Lots of Love

Gemma and Justin

Update

Wow it's been a while since I last blogged.... We have finished painting Jordyn's room and are now just waiting for the furniture to arrive. It should be here sometime soon. Once its all set up I will take some pictures and post them for you all to see. The painting turned out really well and we are both really happy with with it. Her closet is also growing with lots of cute clothes and blankets. She is going to be one well dressed newborn. I am growing larger and larger and have just realized I'm loosing my belly button. It used to be deep and now I can bearly fit the tip of my finger in there. I am now having Dr's appointments every 3 weeks instead of every 4, I guess as you get closer the more often you have to go. I go back to see the perinatal Dr on 6/16 to check on my placenta previa. I'll keep you all filled in on what happens after the appointment.
Until next time
Gem & Just