3 weeks old, 8lbs 5oz

Yesterday Aubrey turned 3 weeks old (wow, time does fly). She now weighs 8lbs, 5oz. I think she is storing food in her checks for winter!!! Doctor is very happy with her progress and cannot believe that her weight is so good with breastfeeding. She is still a happy baby and does very well on road trips!

lazy sunday afternoon

saturday nap with mom

hanging out on my lilly pad

feeling better

these last few days have been interesting. I started my high blood pressure medicine on Friday and I have been tired ever since!!! While my body has been trying to get used to the medicine, I have been feeling sluggish and drugged up. I have been able to sleep every possible opportunity so that helped. Monday I came down with a 24 hour bug so i have been recovering from that too! Today is Wednesday and I am starting to feel normal again! My friend Laura was here for a few days and we were able to get out of the house this morning and take one of our dogs to the vet (big outing, I know)!!! I have been up all day and feel great so the outlook is good!
Aubrey on the other hand has been GREAT! She is an angel baby! I must have done something right in my life, because God is being very generous to me now! She is so pleasant and very alert. She just will lay in your arms and look around. My favorite thing is when she is sleeping she starts to smile really big... I believe she is talking to her pap paw :)

Well, she had a cute halloween outfit on today and I was going to take a picture. Just didn't do it in time because she spit up on it!!! Needed an outfit change so I will take pictures soon!!!
Sandy

What a day we have had

Today we got to spend all morning at doctors appointments. First, mommy had her appointment to check her blood pressure. Since it was still high, reading 130/110, Doc Payne decided to put her on medicine. She is still retaining water so with more fluids and these pills, she should be better in no time! Doc Payne took her off bed rest (which you will see ended up a busy day for me with all kinds of trips to the stores after our appointments)!!!
I had my appointment with my doctor and guess what I weigh... drumroll please... 7lbs, 14oz. The doctor was amazed! I am doing VERY well with breastfeeding and she is very happy!
Daddy was proud of both his girls today!!! After our appointments Daddy went to work and mom and I went to Office Max, PetsMart, Target and Rite Aide. I think mommy was so excited to be out of the house that we had to go everywhere!!! I slept the entire time so it didn't bother me! Once we were done, we went home and napped some more! Now we can enjoy our friday night and the rest of the weekend!
Much love to all my new friends,
Aubrey Lynn

Our Family

Husband, wife, 2 dogs and a baby! We are overjoyed!!!!

Today was interesting

Well, today I had an appointment with the doctor as a follow up for my blood pressure since it was high in the hospital after delivery. The doctor took my blood pressure again today and since it was high, he ordered the red carpet treatment (wheelchair) to get me over to the hospital right away. After waiting another hour to get registered in the hospital, they put me in a room, had me lay down, and monitered my blood pressure and took blood to do tests. After an hour of this, I was cleared and able to go home. My origional doc appointment was at 11am, we left at 3pm... fun day with baby and gandma :) Aubrey was amazing though. I think it got her off her schedule as she basically slept all day, so we will see how much she is up tonight!
So for the next week I am on moderate bed rest at home. I can only get up to take care of Aubrey and need to be resting otherwise. So what am i doing now... sitting up on the computer?? Well, just keeping everyone posted as I will be a little lazy this week and hopefully we get better results on Friday... or I will have to be admitted to the hospital and given medicine. I pray this doesn't happen!
Take care all!
Sandy

Go Dawgs!

Picture of Aubrey (fourth generation bulldog fan) posing with her proud poppa after an MSU victory! Her great-grandfather Aubrey Sigrest graduated from State in 1927, 100 years before she'll go to classes in Starkville.

First Doc Appointment - Oct 10th

Since Aubrey was a little yellow at the hospital, we needed to go to our doctor on Friday to get looked at. The doctor was not concerned and she got gold stars on her weight, heart and her strength! Proud parents I must say!!! Breastfeeding is going great and she is gaining weight easily!

Going Home - Oct 9th

On Thursday Oct 9th we were able to go home from the hospital. We were kept an extra night since I am having high blood pressure. I go back to the doctor on monday to follow up, but they let me go home... thank goodness!!! The journey to get us out the door was pretty funny. First, our outfit was very big but we managed to make it work! You should have seen me and Steve trying to figure out car seat. Even though Steve had read all the directions and played with it enough that he told me not to worry... he had it under control! Well, trying to put a live baby in it was a little different! The latches were hard to close and then she says with her knees bent that it made the procedure a little tough! Then trying to get it out of the car was also fun!!!
In the end we managed to leave the hospital, drive home without geting in a wreck, and introduced the dogs to their new sister. They are taking to her great but Byron is struggling a little with being lower in the ranks around the house! Here are some pictures of our precious angel!

What a day!

Or should I say what a couple of days. On Monday morning Sandy's doctors agreed to go ahead and schedule induction for Tuesday morning which means we checked into the delivery room Monday evening around 5:30. The nurses gave her a regimen which finished thinning her cervix out so the induction on Tuesday morning would go more smoothly. Easy night, huh?

Little did we know that our brain dead neighbor in the adjoining room was going through her induction that evening and doing so "naturally" . The blood curdling screams heard through the walls began at around 1:30am followed by an ever so pleasant "request" for an epidural. Unfortunately the nurse informed her that the anesthesiologist would not be available for another hour and on top of that the treatment would take an additional 30 minutes to kick in. This left me curled up in the fetal position sucking my thumb wondering what in the world I would be in store for tomorrow until about three in the morning.

At least I got around 3-4 hours of sleep. Poor Sandy was going on around 45 minutes by the time the induction began. Our experience was exactly the opposite as the screecher next door. The induction started around 9:30am with a complimentary water bursting (kudos Dr. Evans), and the epidural was promptly administered at around 10:30 so Sandy only had to truly experience 45 minutes or so of discomfort before the I.V. goodness kicked in. She was never truly in pain from then on she diolated 4 centimeters over the next several hours. The last 6 centimeters of diolation only took around an hour to progress so around 3:00 pm Sandy had her knees in the air and after 10 minutes of pushing, out popped little Aubrey.

A huge thanks goes out to Dr. Payne, even though she is a freaking LSU fan, Mariete our nurse and especially to Izzy and Sandy's mom. Izzy's infectious laughter probably knocked a couple of hours off of Sandy's labor and her mom was the steady guiding hand helping us through the whole day.

Now begins the real journey. Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. I can't wait for you all to meet Aubrey share in our happiness.

Dr. Payne (Yes, that's her real name), Sandy & Steve

Aubrey all bundled up.

The apple of her father's eye

Aubrey Lynn Williams is Here!

She's here! 7 lbs and 6 oz of cuteness!. I'll update the blog later but here's some quick pictures.

Oct 5th, what WOULD have been Aubrey's birthday

Nothing! Today we went to a pumpkin patch, walked around the outlet malls, had a big lunch and dinner... but no baby!!!! Aubrey is taking her time I guess. Tomorrow morning we have an appointment and will get an ultrasound to check on her since she will be past her due date. Let's just hope she has great plans for tonight!!!



Sandy, Mom, and our little corn on the cob!!!

1 day until due date

My first lesson in being a parent... it is no longer my schedule!!!! Aubrey is due tomorrow and it is looking like we might go past her due date. I am 100% efface but have not started contractions or broken my water. We will continue to try all the old wise tales to help her along! If we do not have her this weekend, I know we will definitely be scheduled to arrive at the hospital Wednesday night for Thursday induction. Everyone has been so sweet to keep up with us on how things are going! Thanks again!!!
Sandy

Oct 1st, Doc appointment update

Well, we have made it 39.5 weeks and Aubrey is staying nice and warm in my belly. She hasn't progressed any from last week so it is not looking like we will have her this weekend... never know, but I am planning for next week instead! Tonight I am going to have eggplant lasagna, walk a lot these next few days, and take any advise on how I can get her to progress sooner than later! I have another doc appointment on friday to try and see if we are any closer so we can have her this weekend so I will keep everyone posted!
thanks for all the sweet notes :) We are going to let her "bake" for now!
Sandy