tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40173525589829751202023-11-16T07:09:44.657-06:00The Austin Family LifeThis blog was started to follow our journey with our son Noah. It continues in his memory and in the realization that sometimes there are memories worth writing down. These are our memories.E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-43193408425359524352013-06-23T23:07:00.003-05:002013-06-23T23:42:40.846-05:00Backyard Updo<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A and I are not exactly green thumbs...our backyard flower gardens were slowly being taken over by grass and weeds. I didn't mind too much, we just weren't out there enough to pay much attention. Then Miss Clara arrived, and she loves to be outside. So now that we spend more time outside, we noticed just how bad we had let things get. A couple of weeks ago, I suggested to A that since our anniversary was coming up, that instead of just going to a movie or date, we plan an outdoor date and work on our backyard. We made fairly good progress for only having one day to do what we could while my parents watched Clara. Then A's mom came up for a visit. Miss Janna is an amazing gardener. She helped us finish up the gardens and really made everything come together. Here's some before and afters. If we manage not to kill anything, I'll continue to show progress. So far so good!</span><br />
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E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-2634564963680215612013-06-14T14:28:00.001-05:002013-06-14T14:28:17.581-05:00Clara's 4 Month Check Up<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't believe how big Clara is getting. We loaded up this morning for her 4 month check up! Clara is as healthy as ever! She is now 13 pounds 8 1/2 ounces and 24 1/4 inches long. She is cruising along almost right at the 50th percentile in her growth. We'll be starting her out on some cereal soon, can't believe that she's old enough for that already! She is such a good baby!</span><br />
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E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-5771839482876116642013-05-18T21:49:00.000-05:002013-05-18T21:49:25.209-05:00Three Months Old<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Time is flying. Clara is three months old as of yesterday. She is beginning to laugh and to babble back at us. Within the past couple of days she has become aware that she has hands. She will hold them out in front of her and just stare at them...and then try to cram them in her mouth. She isn't quite rolling over yet but in the past week she has started turning onto her side. She is more of a morning person than me, she wakes up smiling at whoever comes to get her. I love her more everyday! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I thought I would share some of our favorite pictures from the last month. I also realized that I never put any of the newborn photos we had done on here so I'll share a couple of those as well!</span><br />
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E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-46180104622632425152013-05-06T11:16:00.002-05:002013-05-06T11:16:34.085-05:00Wishbone Day 2013Today is Wishbone Day! Just in case you don't know what that is, Wishbone Day is a day that raises awareness of OI, what our sweet Noah had. For more info go to <a href="http://www.wishboneday.com/">www.wishboneday.com</a>! Here's a few photos of us in our yellow!<br />
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Clara in her yellow!</div>
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Us with Noah's Yellow Roses.</div>
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E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-66855368702813916562013-04-15T15:31:00.000-05:002013-04-15T15:33:52.460-05:002 Month Check Up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-75825819641817160582013-03-04T19:00:00.000-06:002013-03-04T19:00:41.727-06:002 Week Check Up<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clara had her two week check up today! Her weight is up to 7 pounds 10 1/2 ounces so she almost made it back up to her birthweight. The doctor said most of the time he really wants them to be back up to their birth weight at two weeks, but since she lost so much he's happy with where she's at. She's actually exceeding the expected weight gain per day so no concerns! She is looking healthy and we go back when she's two months old!</span><br />
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-69924431101898899872013-02-28T16:41:00.000-06:002013-02-28T16:41:14.592-06:00Updates and Introductions<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just some small updates!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went went to get Clara's bilirubin levels tested again on Saturday. She was a pro, slept through the whole thing! Her level went down about 5 points so no worries anymore about jaundice!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went to get her hearing screen done on Tuesday, but had to wait until today. She passed no problems (we weren't surprised) so that issue is done as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We don't know how much more weight she has gained back, but we can definitely see some chubby cheeks coming back so we don't see any issues coming; we will find out her weight at her two week appointment on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had her newborn pictures done this week. They turned out absolutely beautiful, even if I am a biased momma. I can't wait to show them off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We introduced Clara to our dogs last week. We have a Schnauzer (Kimmie) and a Vizsla mix (Kletus). We introduced them one at a time. Kimmie came in and smelled the whole house. Once she calmed down. I took Clara and gave her to A, then called Kimmie over. She smelled Clara thoroughly then curled up by her and put her head on Clara's feet. She also will come find me if we don't get Clara quick enough when she is crying. I think she likes her. We did the same thing with Kletus, he smelled all over as well, but after smelling Clara, he went on his happy way, he doesn't seem to care one way or another, but he does occasionally come up and smell her.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had a couple concerns to discuss with the Dr. today. The first was her weight. Normally the doctors don't like for babies to lose more than 10% of their body weight. Clara lost about 11% of her body weight while in the hospital (down a whole pound), but we were able to go ahead and go home. Today when they weighed her she had gained about an ounce and a half back. Yay! So her weight is looking good.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second concern we had is her jaundice. Her bilirubin levels were slightly elevated when we left the hospital, once again not enough to worry about. The doctor had us take her to test her levels again. We got the results this afternoon and her levels have elevated further (which we had expected). So now we have to get her tested again tomorrow to make sure that the levels have peaked and are on their way down. If they continue to elevate she will have to be kept and put under a lamp. So we are hoping that her levels are on their way down when we take her tomorrow. I'm not looking forward to them getting more blood from her, but she handled it really well today. They had to stick her twice, first in the arm, and then in the heel...not fun. For now, we had her sunbathing this evening and will again in the morning, hoping to help bring her levels down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Overall the appointment went really well and we'll go back when she's two weeks old. She's keeping us busy! Coming up in our Clara schedule: jaundice retest tomorrow (and possibly Sunday), newborn pictures on Monday, hearing screening Monday or Tuesday. Loving every minute!</span></div>
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E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-62692809860039495332013-02-19T18:49:00.002-06:002013-02-19T18:49:39.037-06:00How We're Doing<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hello all! I just wanted to do a small update on how things are going.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clara is doing really well. After her initial issues from swallowing fluid during the c-section, her vitals have been great. Right now the only issue is she has not passed the hearing test twice now, but nobody is concerned. She does hear, but she more than likely still has fluid in her ears from the c-section keeping her from passing. So the plan is to bring her back up here next Tuesday to redo the test, just to give the fluid in her ears a chance to go away. So we are just asking for prayers that she passes next week with no further issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My recovery is also going well. My only complication is that my blood count has been low the past couple of days. Once again they aren't overly concerned and I'm taking iron pills. Overall my recovery has been worlds better than it was last time. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Right now the plan is to head home sometime tomorrow! The weather isn't supposed to be that great so prayers for safe traveling is greatly appreciated!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us and Clara throughout this pregnancy and her arrival. God continues to bless us! </span>E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-48705334881353080902013-02-17T21:01:00.001-06:002013-02-17T21:57:43.602-06:00Meet Clara Jeanette!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> What a day it has been today! So you don't get confused this is Aaron. We started off bright and early at 6:00, that is as much as we could sleep in this morning. Arrived at 8:00, got checked in. We were scheduled to in for the surgery at 10:00, that ended up being closer to 11:30. This is the small price we play for having an amazing doctor. Things went great until Clara was born. At this point we started to have some concerns. There was fluid in her lungs, as is fairly common with babies delivered via c-section. We kept her in the delivery room hoping her oxygen saturation would climb up above 92%. She was unable to do this. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> So they brought us down the elevator to the transition room. For those unaware, as was I, the transition room is a half-way room between the delivery room and the NICU. If we stayed on oxygen for three hours she would be admitted to the NICU. This was the same NICU where we said good-bye to Noah. This brought back many uneasy feelings for me and I was hoping it didn't come to this for Clara. Typically babies only stay at this particular transition room for three hours. At the 2 hour 45 minute mark the nurse was able to remove the oxygen and her numbers were decent, not ideal but manageable. So this bought us some more time. After another two hours her numbers were consistently where they needed to be and we were finally able to come see Momma! What a beautiful sight to see Clara in her momma's arms! I did not leave her side from the time she was delivered until she was able to see her mother. It was 5 1/2 hours after she was born, but it honestly only seemed about 30 minutes to me. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> She is healthy and beautiful! She was 7lbs 12oz, 20 1/2" long. She has dark brown hair and is absolutely perfect! As I am typing this tonight Erin is feeling pretty well, sleepy, but well. I am beyond content with the blessings that God has provided us. I am looking forward to the next chapter that lies before our family. Thanks goes out to all of those who have offered prayers for us! I do not know where we would be without those prayers. I love you guys and I am about to go hold my darling little girl!</span></div>
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-19770613037839834432013-02-15T23:42:00.001-06:002013-02-15T23:42:32.958-06:00Final Countdown!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are in the final weekend! I haven't updated in awhile, but everything is still going well! Our c-section got moved up a day so we will be meeting Clara Sunday morning! Today and tomorrow we will be getting all the little things done here I want to have finished before we leave Saturday evening for the city. My dream is for the house to be clean when we get back so I don't have to worry about it so we'll see how it goes. As far as everything being ready for Clara though, we are all set. Her nursery is set up, her bag is packed, cloth diapers are all prepped and ready to go, we are just waiting to meet her! We will update here either Sunday evening or Monday morning! In the meantime here are the pictures of her finished nursery. We will hang some newborn pictures up on the wall above her crib and I may get a rug for the floor but otherwise it is done!</span><div>
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E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-35209119745306385882013-01-21T22:18:00.000-06:002013-01-21T23:28:55.974-06:00Four Weeks To Go!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had an appointment to check up on Miss Clara today along with an ultrasound. We learned a couple of things. Up to this point we had only had morning appointments, however today's appointment was at 3:00 PM. After today we hope to never have another afternoon appointment. We waited about an 1 1/2 hours before we went in for the ultrasound, it was 2 hours before we saw the doctor. Needless to say it was a long wait, one that we had never had before with this doctor. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The second thing that we learned was that even though we had to wait that long, we go to an amazing practice. We were called back for the dreaded weigh-in and the blood pressure preliminary stuff pretty quick like normal, then they gave us the option of waiting in one of the rooms or back out in the waiting room (which was full!) We opted for a room. We were in there for a long time, and then they came in and told us there was still a wait, but they were moving us into another room that had a tv and a nice cushy recliner for me to keep waiting, which we had all to ourselves. So although we had to wait, I have to say it wasn't awful and I was pretty comfortable in that chair!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now for the actual appointment, it went well! The first thing the ultrasound tech and then later the doctor commented on was her hair. It is definitely visible on the ultrasound. The old wives tale about heartburn being related to the baby having hair has been true for us it seems, first with Noah and now with Clara. The tech ended with telling us her estimated weight is 6 lb, 8 oz! We had to laugh at that. Once the doctor came in and confirmed everything looked good, he also commented on her weight, along the lines of "She's looking like she's on the bigger side, it's a good thing you are having a c-section!" So it looks like we will need to be prepping for a big baby!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are so thankful for another good appointment! We will be going back next Friday (morning!) Our c-section is scheduled for Monday, February 18, in the morning and we can't wait to meet her! In the meantime here are a few pics we got today!</span><br />
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-27144933820061505342013-01-18T00:19:00.000-06:002013-01-18T00:19:35.818-06:00Clara's Custom Bedding!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Once again I need to thank my WONDERFUL mother-in-law for the work she's done on Clara's bedding and curtains! They turned out beautiful!!! And the blanket I made goes with it too! Here are a few pictures. The next time I share it will be the finished nursery with decor and everything up!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-90557118491035062212013-01-08T19:31:00.000-06:002013-01-08T19:31:08.053-06:00Clara's Blanket<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I just thought I would show the finished blanket I made for Clara! It's not perfect but I'm excited about how it turned out!</span><br />
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-78989904451012727182013-01-04T20:02:00.001-06:002013-01-04T20:04:37.751-06:00Updates<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clara and I had a doctor's appointment today. No ultrasound this time, just a stress test and everything continues to look great! We also have a tentative date set. As long as the Dr. doesn't change his mind, Clara will make her arrival on Monday, February 18! Our next appointment is in two weeks and we'll have another ultrasound then.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I also wanted to let everyone know that I have started up my Noah's Snowflake page after a long break. I have a link to my page at the top of the blog. I'm going to be continually adding stuff to buy, as well as taking custom orders so go check it out! I'm actually doing a giveaway until tonight at midnight so if you go to the page, there is a picture posted to share to be entered. Just share it and let me know you did by commenting or sending a message and you'll be added to the drawing! I'm excited to be starting the page up again, I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed it. While we were in Norman, I definitely raided Hobby Lobby's yarn section.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!</span></div>
E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-63284343847108296692012-12-14T23:08:00.003-06:002012-12-14T23:08:55.616-06:00Nine Weeks to Go!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today we had an appointment to check on Clara so we decided to make a day of it. We went to the appointment which went great! Clara has turned head down and her estimated weight is 3 pounds 8 ounces, right on track with her due date. It's hard to believe we've only got about 9 weeks to go before we meet her! She is getting some chubby cheeks! Here's our new pictures!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We then went and ate at Five Guys Burgers and Fries (YUM!!!) and got some more Christmas shopping done. (I may have found some cute shoes on clearance for me, yay!) We ended the day by going to watch The Hobbit. It was a good movie but not up to par with the Lord of the Rings trilogy yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was a great day for us, although we are heartbroken with the tragedy that happened today with the children and teachers who were killed. We have lost a child and it is devastating, but I can't even begin to imagine losing a child that way. Our prayers go to those families.</span>E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-38539508393204074292012-12-02T19:36:00.000-06:002012-12-02T19:36:03.367-06:00Nursery Swirls Part 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been a busy, busy weekend! Saturday was our first baby shower for Clara at the church I grew up in. It was absolutely wonderful and my sis-in-law, mom, and grandma did an amazing job decorating. Beautiful! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Then today, I worked some more on the nursery! I've finished up the swirls in the nursery on the gray wall opposite the pink panels. So aside from some touching up the painting should be almost done! Which is a good thing, because we have got to get all of Clara's goodies moved into her room!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span>E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-45582173715046675982012-11-28T22:51:00.001-06:002012-11-28T22:51:52.546-06:00Nursery Swirls Part One<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since we got the main painting done in the nursery, I finally got the chance to add the accents that I wanted. I started on the pink panels. I've free-handed swirls on them. I'm using a technique that I mentioned in a previous post, the base was done in a flat finish and the accents I'm adding are in high gloss in the same colors. It's subtle in person so it's hard to get great pictures of, but I tried. Anyway I've finished pink panels, minus a few touch-ups. I'm also doing the opposite wall, but haven't started on it yet. Here's the progress!</span><br />
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-15317721681900246342012-11-26T20:40:00.000-06:002012-11-26T20:40:01.204-06:00Clara's Nursery Decorating Begins!We (finally!) began Clara's nursery yesterday! We have done most of the painting, however the final touches still need to be done. Here's the progress we have so far!<br />
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The Before Picture</div>
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All Primed!</div>
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First spot of color!</div>
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Taping out the panels</div>
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Painting in progress</div>
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First coats of color!</div>
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-8636688000289389342012-11-16T18:13:00.000-06:002012-11-16T18:13:20.755-06:00Clara's Still Growing!<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had our appointment this morning at 9:30 and everything went great. They surprised me with the glucose test this morning, which had I known or had some warning, I wouldn't have had a glazed donut for breakfast along with hot chocolate, but oh well. I didn't pass the one hour test with Noah, and it looks like I probably won't with Clara, but I shouldn't have a problem with the three hour test.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Miss Clara is measuring right on schedule! She had a heart rate of 141 and her estimated weight is 1 lb 13 oz. Aaron and I know that she is our rainbow baby when one of our favorite things to see are her straight, long femurs and her ribcage. (Looking perfect as well!)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here's my favorite part, some of the pictures. We have a few to scan onto the computer that the doctor took that are really good, but didn't make it onto the CD we were given, but here are a few good ones!</span><br />
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-3436914753496215592012-10-19T14:55:00.004-05:002012-10-19T14:57:08.874-05:00Clara's 21 Week Appointment<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We had an appointment for Clara this morning. While this was a small routine appointment, it was a bit of an achievement for me. I can't remember the last time that I had an OB appointment where I wasn't stressed or worried about what we might find out. It was so nice to be able to sleep the night before and be completely relaxed the whole time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Clara is doing great once again. We knew there wouldn't be an ultrasound and assumed that we would get to hear the heartbeat. We were partly right. No traditional ultrasound, however instead of checking the heartbeat with a fetal heart dopper (Is that the right name for it? I'm not sure...) they used a hand held ultrasound machine called a Vscan. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's a picture:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> We couldn't hear Clara's heartbeat but we got to see it and her for a minute or two. It is just amazing what is available to doctors these days. My husband wants to buy one to keep at home. (I'm sure my mother would not disagree with that either!) Anyway Clara looked great with a heartbeat of 140. That was all we did today besides me getting the flu shot. Great appointment and a great day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On another note, when we got home, some of the fabric for Clara's nursery came in! Oh the planning begins!</span>E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-22948212235477863642012-10-13T19:59:00.000-05:002012-10-13T19:59:54.228-05:00My Already Spoiled Girl<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just a small update. Clara is a very active little girl. I never knew how little Noah moved. He always moved, but he was always in the same general spot and would kick and fist bump every now and then. Miss Clara on the other hand, is all over the place! When she starts kicking she keeps kicking. She was being stubborn and not letting her daddy feel her, but she is now kicking him as well. She has now decided to be stubborn with her grandma and not kick her yet.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We spent some time with my family today to watch the OU vs. Texas game (Boomer Sooner!) My mom and sis-in-law gave me all of the clothes they have gotten for Clara so far. Let me tell you and just show you, Clara will never lack for clothes. I counted it up and there are around 35 outfits, not counting leggings and diaper covers and hats and bibs. She is already very spoiled and very loved!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Just thought I'd share a little preview into Clara's blanket. These aren't the only colors in the blanket but this is what I have done so far! </span><br />
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<br />E N Ahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01888794045449178922noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4017352558982975120.post-52463196987859341162012-09-25T12:24:00.000-05:002012-09-25T12:24:52.344-05:00Let the Nesting Begin!<div style="text-align: center;">
Let me just say that Pinterest is one of the best websites ever! I've been pinning baby stuff for awhile now, but now that we know we are having a girl, I've gone a little nuts with the pinning. I have an idea of how I want the nursery to work, color scheme, painting techniques, decorations; all thanks to Pinterest. lol I also began working on a blanket this weekend using a free pattern that I found on, once again, Pinterest. I thought I would share some of the inspiration I've found and then as I work on it, share our own progress for Miss Clara's room. Instead of linking to my Pinterest page, I'm linking to the original source of the pin.</div>
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I'm planning on using this technique for the walls in the nursery, I will probably do swirls like this as well. Perfect for a little girl's room!</div>
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I love this pattern so this is what I'm using for Clara's first blanket. My circles will hopefully match her bright nursery.</div>
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So there is a little sneak peek into what I'm planning. Like Noah's nursery I will be posting progress as we make it. Step one: Clean out the nursery!</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Let me introduce you to our DAUGHTER, Clara Jeanette! She weighs about 8 oz right now and to quote the doctor she is "picture perfect healthy." She is measuring about 4 days ahead but not enough to change our due date. We are so thankful for all the prayers we have received and we cannot wait to meet her! Here are a few more pictures!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Over to the right of her face is her leg, her foot is about level with the top of her head. lol She was curled up into a ball.</span></div>
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