Mommy and Lily Grace Jenkins

Lily is 7 Months Old

2009-11-23T13:05:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe that Lily turned 7 months old yesterday. Within the past two weeks she has gone from taking one step crawls, to moving across a room in no time. She is a pro at sitting up too. She loves music and is just fascinated with everything these days. I love just sitting and watching her try and figure things out. She is also very vocal, and has the best time just talking to PaPa, the dogs, and me. Time really flies.

New Beginnings and Lily is 4 1/2 months Old

2009-09-09T06:21:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have posted anything. Most people do not know, but my divorce from Andy was finalized on 07/31/09. It has been such an emotional time for me since he left back at the end of December, but time heals all wounds. My family has been my saving grace. The one thing Andy and I did do right was make our beautiful little girl Lily Grace.
I cannot believe that Lily is already 4 1/2 months old. She is such a great baby and my pride and joy. She is finding everything so funny these days. She is playing more with her toys, but still HATES tummy time. She has been sleeping through the night since she was about 10 weeks old, which has been a saving grace for me. She is doing well at daycare and her teachers and the director just love her, they say she has not fussed once since she started.
Poor baby was sick last week with a stomach bug, but I have to say she was great through the whole thing, she hardly fussed and she never had a fever. Poor thing just could not keep anything down for about 2.5 days. She finally was able to keep a little milk down on Sunday and has been doing well since.

I should be done with my medical transcription course by the end of October and then do that part time until I get the hang of it, then hopefully I can quit my job and stay home with Lily and do transcribing full time. I just hate that I have to be away from her and really do not want to miss out on the big things in her life, like her first steps and her first word. My goal is to be able to quit by next April to June. Plus, since it is only me raising her, I just want to be able to give her all that she needs.

I Cannot Believe She is already 6 weeks old

2009-06-06T11:15:00.000-07:00

Well, I cannot believe that my Lilypad is already 6 weeks old. She has really started to talk to me and I noticed her smiling on Tuesday night. We started rice cereal before bed about 3 weeks ago and she is able to sleep 5 hours in a row now, it has been really nice.

She is the best baby and just so beautiful. She amazes me everyday. It is truly a blessing to be a mom to her.

We met up with a couple of friends this week for lunch, I love getting the chance to show off my little one. She has also been up to my sister's beauty salon about 5 times, my sister eats Lily up. I only have 5 more weeks off and then it is back to work. It will be hard but I have to do it since I am a single mom. I will alawys treasure this time that I have had with her forever.

Lily is a week old today

2009-04-29T09:48:00.000-07:00

Sorry it has been a while since I updated the blog, but Lily is here and such a great baby. I just love her so much!
She was born on April 22, 2009, by C-section. She was too big for me to deliver naturally and my pelvic bones never moved out enough for her head to pass through them anyway. I cried when I heard her cry for the first time, truly the most amazing feeling in my life. My mom and dad stayed in the operating room with me and held Lily right by my head the whole time.
We got to come home on Saturday and I am just taking things one thing at a time so I do not get overwhelmed. We had our first doc appt yesterday and the doc said she was perfect.

2.5 weeks to go

2009-04-04T19:39:00.000-07:00

Went to the doc on Thursday and had my last sonogram, and Lily is already 6lbs and 10 ozs. She is in position, so now we are just playing the waiting game. They started my physical exams too and those are not so much fun. I am not dialated yet and Lily has not dropped. If Lily is not here by 04/22, then my doc will be inducing me on 04/23. I cannot wait to meet her!

March 19, 2008

2009-03-20T06:18:00.000-07:00

Went to doc and had just one of the quick visits. I am measuring at 34 weeks and Lily's heartbeat is still in the 140s. My doc is suppose to be out of town on my due date so we have decided to induce labor if Lily has not decided to come on her own by 04/23. I cannot believe I only have 5 weeks left.
Next appt I will have a sonogram just to make sure Lily is in the right position and she how much she weighs at that point. My doc can tell she will be a big baby already, YIKES. The doc will also start the fun physical exams.
Stay tuned...

March 6, 2009

2009-03-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

I had a doctor's appt on Friday, and everything is moving along great. She is already 4.5lbs, and he thinks by the time it is her time she may be 8lbs or more, YIKES. My doc is scheduled to be out of town on the day that I am due, so we talked about inducing me on 04/24, and I think I am going to go that route, because I would rather him deliver Lily rather than one of his associates. Reality really set in when we were discussing the option, I am going to be a mom in 6 weeks from this Friday! I am so excited to meet her!

3D Sonogram

2009-03-09T08:57:00.000-07:00

I went on Friday and had a 3D sonogram done, it was the coolest thing and we think that Lily has my lips and nose. We had tried the Monday before, but my little stinker kept moving her head back, she did not want to be seen I guess. I have posted a picture of what we were able to get and I just cannot wait to meet her.

February 19, 2009

2009-02-19T18:06:00.000-08:00

Went in for my doc appt and had a sonogram done today. Lily is already 3lbs and 11oz. I could not believe it. The doc is thinking we are going to have a big baby to deliver come time for me to deliver. I got to see her hair forming, and was just amazed. She is already in position, she just needs to turn her body a little bit so her face is facing my back. Her feet are up in my chest, but I could have told you that just from these past 3 weeks of discomfort, but only 9.5 weeks left so I think I can hang in there.
The doc thinks she will be coming between April 23 and 28, but if she is not here by April 30th, he wants to induce. He said he is not a big fan of letting his patients go past their due date. I start my prepared childbirth classes next Wed night and I am a little nervous. It is getting down to the wire.
The crib and dresser came in yesterday and we are having them delivered this weekend.

I have uploaded a few of the portraits my friend Jeff took of me this past Sunday.

Coast is Clear

2009-02-10T09:13:00.001-08:00

I went into the drs office yesterday to get my Rh negative shot and they told me that my glucose test turned out normal, so the coast is clear. I was scared that it would come back positive and I would have to change my diet, which we all know how picky I am so that would have been a challenge. I did find out that my bloodwork showed I was a little anemic so I have to start taking iron pills.

My friend Jeff is going to be taking my pregnancy portraits this Sunday so as soon as I have pictures back from that I will post them. I finally posted a few pictures from a couple of weeks ago. She is definitely a mover and I feel like her foot is stuck in my chest all the time. She stretched last night and that felt so funky and kind of hurt. I have a feeling we are going to have a fiesty little girl on our hands.

I also will be getting a 3D sonogram done on Monday and cannot wait to see if we can tell who she is going to look like.

Another doctor's appt

2009-01-09T07:13:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, went to the doctor for a check up. I measured right at 24.5 weeks, which is right on schedule. Her heartbeat is still really strong. My blood pressure came down, so my doctor was happy, and he is also happy with my weight gain.
Next appointment, I will do the glucose test. They also will do the Rh negative shot. I promise I will get a picture of my belly on the post soon, just have had too much going on to download my pictures.

Drum Roll Please, It's a Girl!

2008-12-15T06:31:00.000-08:00

We got to find out on Thursday, 12/11, that we are having a girl. We are super excited! Unfortunately, Andy was still not well enough to be there for the appt and was really upset that he could not be there, but we are both just so happy and feel so blessed. My mom and dad did get to go with me to the appt and it was a great moment to share with them since I am their baby. They are both over the moon that it is a girl.
Now the hard part starts, trying to figure out a name, we just cannot seem to find a name that we both like. If I like one, Andy does not, and vice versa. Stay tuned for more updates...

Update on Andy

2008-12-15T06:21:00.000-08:00

Well, Andy was discharged last Wednesday (12/10), and then we had to put him back in the hospital on Thursday (12/11). The doctors discharged him too early and he scared me to death on Thursday when he fainted twice on me. Friday, the lung doctor had to put a chest tube in so that they could drain the fluids that were building up in his chest out. Andy was not in the greatest spirits after that and really has not had good sleep in about two and half weeks. He finally slept on Saturday night and was in good spirits yesterday. They should be taking the chest tube out today and he could possibly be coming home tomorrow.

Our scare with Andy

2008-12-10T05:39:00.000-08:00

Well, Andy has been in the hospital since last Friday, we had a pretty good scare with him. He has pneumonia, but on top of that he has an abscess on his lung that covers about 3/4 of his left lung, so right now he is only working on 60% lung capacity. He might get to come home today but it may be tomorrow or Friday.
It all started the week of Thanksgiving, he caught a nasty virus and was so sick, and lost his voice on top of that, so we thought it was the flu. Of course I had to stay some what of a distance away from him since I am pregnant. Plus we were moving that week, so double stress. By Thanksgiving he was feeling better, just tired, but he had his voice back somewhat, just raspy. Then Sat night came and he woke up gasping for air and complaining about chest pain. It was pretty scary but by Sunday he said it was better. Well, he continued to go through the week in pain and waking up gasping for air, until last Thursday when I made him go to the doctor. Turns out he had pneumonia and they saw a mass on his lung but did not know what it was and were just going to give him a shot and send him home. He also had a 103 fever. Well, by Friday morning it was so bad, Andy woke up and took himself to the ER and called me at work to let me know that it was pretty bad news and that they were admitting him to the hospital.
He is in alot of pain right now, but it is slowly getting better. The lung doctor has told us that Andy has a long road of recovery ahead of him. We are hoping he can maybe get out today, because he really wants to be there for the sonogram tomorrow, but if he has to stay in the hospital for a little bit longer then he has to stay.

I will post more on Friday after we have our sonogram. Can't wait to share the news of what we are having, stay tuned...

November 13, 2008 3rd Appt

2008-11-14T06:19:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, I had my third appt with the doctor. Nothing too exciting went down, my blood pressure is still normal, I did gain 6 lbs, which embarrassed me but they said that was totally fine. The doctor measured me and then we listened to the heartbeat, which was in the high 150s. Overall he is pleased with my progress. Next appt will be the exciting one because we will get to find out the sex of the baby and look at all the organs. That is set for December 11, at 3, so stayed tuned...

Also, I will have Andy take a picture of my growing belly and post it within the next week.

October 22, Great News Received

2008-10-23T06:05:00.000-07:00

Received phone call from doctor's office today and the test for down syndrome is definitely negative. They ran some other test too that I did not realize they were running and that one was negative as well. Just feels like a weight has been lifted.

October 16, Second Doctors appt

2008-10-17T07:14:00.000-07:00

We had our second appt yesterday to do the down syndrome screening. They took me back first and did the sonogram and it was just so amazing to see a little person inside me. The first time it just looked like a little blob in there. I was just in awe and loved seeing the baby's little nose. When they first put the baby up on the screen it was sucking its thumb, then he or she stretched his or her hand out. At one point the baby reached for its toes. It was just fun seeing it be so active. They have made a guess that it is a girl but they we will know for sure by mid December, but they were 85% sure it is a girl.
I met with the doctor for about 5 minutes and he said everything looks great and that the heartbeat is really strong. He said so far the measurement in the fold of the baby's neck was in the normal range, so he was going to go ahead and put me in the low risk category for down syndrome.
Our next appt is on 11/13/08, so stay tuned for more exciting developments

September 24, 2008

2008-09-26T13:43:00.000-07:00

Well, my morning sickness took a turn for the worse and we ended up having to go to the ER Wed night. I was diagnosed with Hyperemesis Gravidarum, which is basically severe morning sickness. I was so dehydrated they had to give me 3 or 4 liters of fluids to get me back in somewhat balance. I was told to rest the next day and to just drink gatorade all day long and then to try soup later on that night. I am feeling better but just very weak. It was kind of scary but the ER nurse took really good care of me. They think the condition should go away by my 12th week, so everyone keep your fingers crossed for me.

September 15, 2008

2008-09-16T06:04:00.001-07:00

We had our first appointment yesterday, September 15. We got to hear the heartbeat, which of course made me cry. The doctor said the heartbeat was really strong. The baby is about a half an inch right now, and the doctor took several pictures of the baby for us, so we have our first memories to frame for our little guy. My 9th week starts today, and our due date is set for April 28, 2009.

September 6, 2008

2008-09-12T11:34:00.000-07:00

I decided to take a pregnancy test because I had been feeling so sick to my stomach for several days, and I was late. Sure enough it said pregnant, so I decided to take the second test just to confirm and once again it said pregnant. We were a little in shock, but we are so excited to add to our two person family. We think even Oscar and Jackson know something is up with their mommy because they will not leave my side. Our first doctor's appointment is set for Monday, September 15 at 2:00. I will update our blog at that time. Stay tuned...