For He's A Jolly Good Fellow

Yesterday morning,  we recieved a phone call early in the morning.  It was my brother telling me that

my Grandpa had been rushed to the hospital by ambulance. With a faint pulse, his chances were slim.

I automaitcally broke down crying. Never in my life, have I ever started to cry so fast in my life.

Through the tears,  immediately started to pack up Aubri so we could get there as fast as possible.

Before I could even get Aubri in her carseat, I received another phone call from my Mom.

He didn't make it.  My heart instantly sunk. I was devestated.

I knew that he would be passing soon, but not this soon. He had gone down hill alot in the last year.

But Grandpa had always been a fighter and beat the odds. Doctors told him years, and years ago he only had 5 year to live. After having heart problems for years, diabetes, and recently treated for cancer, he left us, and went on to next life. 

While I am so sadden by his death, I know that he is at peace and pain free.

I am so glad he was here when Aubri was born. I grateful he was strong in the gospel and able to be in the circle at Aubri's blessing.   I am grateful for the example he set of being selfless and putting others first.

We love you so much Grandpa, and are so grateful to have you in our life.

Our Joker

Aubri  has had thrush now for about 10 days. Poor girl.

 On day 8, I asked the pharmasitst at Target if there was anything I could, because it seemed to be getting worse, instead of better.  They gave Gentian Violet.  He warned it would stain anything and everything, and trust me it does!  We gave it to Aubri, and this what she has looked like since.

When she smiles real big, she reminds us of the Joker from Dark Knight.

I know its a horrible thing to compare your child to, but its was the first thing that jumped into our heads.

Hopefully it goes away soon!  It would be nice not to get such weird looks from strangers.

My Favorite Person

I absolutely love being a Mom.  I've enjoyed every moment, including the rough ones. Aubri is an angel. She is getting on a schedule so I am finally able to get something done during the day.  I adore this girl more than anything in the world. (Well, its actually a tie with her Daddy.) but really, she's a doll and the perfect daughter!

Smiles All Around

Aubri is now 2 months old, as of yesterday. Where has the time gone?  It seemed like yesterday

Austin and I were holding her in our arms for the first time.

She is already cooing up a storm, smiling all the time and love to stand up as much as possible.

She is getting to her fun stage, and we are loving it so far.

Keep on smilin' baby girl. Day or night.

Aubri's Debut

We did Aubri's new born pictures, and they turned out great! 

We will be sending them out to all our friends and family shortly to show her off to those who haven't

had a chance to meet her yet.

Meeting Aubri

Aubri Roo Anderson was born a little ahead of schedule.  2 weeks and four days to be exact.  I had a feeling from the get go that I would have her before my due of January 1st,2012.

Once I hit 7 months, it seemed like I was on bedrest forever and always having to go to hospital atleast once a week, I was determined to have Aubri in my arms the next time I left the hospital.

I mean, who likes to be on maternity leave when there is no baby to love on?

Not me.

So this is Aubri's story and how she came into our little family.

December 14th:

9:00 AM

Already 80% effaced and at a 3. I was well on my way for a first timer.

At 9am, my OBGYN stripped my membranes (Aggressively as he puts it. He seemed to have been determined to get her here earlier then planned as well.)

 

3:30 pm

I woke up from a nap and finished making a decoration for the nursery. Then we decided to go walk around the mall to see if we could kick start this labor. And boy did it work! Not even 30 minutes into walking around the mall did I start having contractions.  I automatically ignored them, thinking they were braxton hicks because of how fast, close and painful they were. After walking around for about fifteen minutes more, I decided it was time to head back home. All I wanted to do was get in a nice, hot tub to help me be more comfortable.

5:00 pm

After taking a long, hot bath, I was laying in bed trying to relax and get comfortable while texting my Mom and watching a Charlie Brown Christmas. I told her I had contractions coming every 1-2 minutes, but I didn't think it was labor because of how sudden they came on. But boy were they sharp and painful.

5:30pm
As soon as my Mom found out my contractions were 1-2 minutes she called us immediately.  From the sound of my voice she could tell I was in labor. I was not in the mood to talk so I passed the phone to Austin and they decided that it was time to head to the hospital. We grabbed our stuff and headed off to the hospital, and would hopefully not return until we had a baby in our arms.

6:30pm
Once we arrived at the hospital, they checked me into a room where they hooked me up to watch my contractions.  After an hour, I was making progress. Thankfully.  When our nurse called our doctor to tell him I was  at a 4 , he said to watch me for another hour and call him back. He wanted to make sure I was in active labor and it just wasn't from stripping my membranes that I dialated another centermeter.

Our amazing nurse (seriously, the sweetest, cutest girl in the entire world) told us to go walk around the hospital to help me have enough progress to stay. We jumped at the chance, and I figured it would help me get through the pain as well if I could move around.

7:30pm
After walking around the halls, doing lunges, squats and jumping up and down like a frog for an hour, I was at a 5. I was so relieved. The contractions weren't in my abdomin, they were in my hips and thighs. Not fun at all! 

 My doctor came over not even five minutes after finding out I was at a 5 and broke my water .Which was great because it made my labor go by even faster. The down side is that it took the anestiologiest an hour or so to give me my epidural.  But it was well worth the wait, I was so relieved once I did get it. I could relax and enjoy being in labor instead of agony.

December 15th:

5:00am

We start pushing, what I thought would only take 30 minutes, took an hour and a half. ( We had to wait an extra 30 minnutes for my doctor to arrive once we got to a certain point.)  Once my doctor showed up, it went by so fast. 

6:43am

Aubri Roo Anderson was born.  7 pounds, 7 ounces, and 19 1/2 inches long.

 It was so surreal. I couldn't believe that after ten months, this Aubri was here.  I was beyond the point of exhaustion. I could barely keep my eyes open and my head up.  Needless to say, labor makes me a very tired girl, and not in the best condition to hold our  baby girl. After an hour or so, our room was empty of hospital staff. 

We could finally be alone as a family for the first time.  



Somewhere Over The Rainbow...

Is the song that my Grandpa always sings to Aubri when he holds her. I'll admit, its probably the cutest thing since baby sperry's.

This is them on my Grandpa's 73rd birthday, which could also be his last.  Ever since he was diagnosed with cancer, its been a downward spiral since.  I am just glad that we still have him in our lives and he is here to hold Aubs.  Happy Birthday Grandpa! We love you