A Late Start

So I know that the new year started about a month and a half ago, but I think I've got some pretty good excuses for not blogging. Besides welcoming our new baby girl two days before Christmas, I welcomed a very unwelcome gallbladder attack on January 7th. I went to the ER and they did some tests and told me that I had a urinary tract infection (which was ridiculous) and they sent me home with pain medication and antibiotics. Well, that ended the breastfeeding for Jordyn because the antibiotics weren't safe to take while breastfeeding, and the pain in my stomach wasn't going away so it was hard to breastfeed anyway. 4 days later, still in pain and thinking I'd much rather be in labor again, I went back to the ER and they made the correct diagnosis (finally) and I had my gallbladder removed on January 11th. It was the first real surgery I'd ever had and I was nervous, but everything turned out okay. The surgery was supposed to take 1 1/2 hours and only include 4 incisions, but my gallbladder was so infected that the surgery took 3 hours and 6 incisions. The surgeon said it was 5 times the size it was supposed to be and that I should have been in a lot more pain than I was and that it was a good thing we got it out. He gave me two of the largest stones (although there were lots more) and he gave me a picture.Anywho, I started going back to work on February 1st, and it wouldn't have been so bad if Jordyn would sleep through the night. She would do okay sometimes, but most of the time she would wake up every 3-4 hours. I got used to it pretty quickly, and I started setting my alarm about half an hour earlier than normal to make sure I had time to feed her and get ready for work. It really has made me appreciate my weekends a lot more! She is actually doing fairly well now and sleeps about 4-5 hours at a time, if she gets a good dinner :) She has been fighting a cold the last few weeks that congested her really bad, and for a while she couldn't eat very much because she couldn't breathe through her nose. She is starting to get over that and that makes a very happy mommy! Uriah got a double ear infection and just finished his 10 day antibiotic and is back to his happy self. I don't know what I would do without him! Jared is working and taking Genetics and Chemistry, and those classes are giving his brain a good workout. He doesn't get very much sleep, but like me he is getting used to it.

Well, I've talked a lot about my baby girl, so I suppose I'd better post pictures of her :) Jordyn Rae was born on Dec. 23 at 10:37 am and weighed 7 lbs 14oz. It was a very fast labor/delivery. I was induced around 1 am and when that didn't get me anywhere my doctor broke my water at about 8:30 am. At 10 am I was dilated to a 5 and half an hour later baby Jordyn was here! The nurses weren't prepared and were rushing around to set things up for the baby to arrive and the doctor barely made it there in time to catch her. She just didn't want to wait anymore!


About a week ago I had some professional pictures done of my two babies. It was a lot of fun and Uriah was a big ham. Here are the preview pictures that I got before I got to see all of them. When I finally buy them I will post them on here to show them off.
For Valentine's weekend I planned a surprise trip for Jared and I to the Anniversary Inn in Logan. We staid in the Tipi room. Sounds corny, but it was so relaxing and quiet, we just shut ourselves up in the room and forgot about the outside world. The tub was absolutely FANTASTIC. I swear, one day when I'm rich and build my own house it's going to have a tub just like that one. Here is a link to the room we staid in: http://www.anniversaryinn.com/logan/room/29-the-tipi. It's a lot easier to post a link than post a lot of pictures. As far as gifts, Jared and I got ourselves new furniture with our tax return and I got Jared an ipod nano so he can listen to music at work. I absolutely love my new sectional. There is a huge difference between 20 year old furniture and furniture that's never been sat on :)
Well, I have a lot more pictures of Jordyn and Uriah to post, but for now I've gotta get back to work. Time for lunch!