Crazy Mom

Today I had my first crazy mom moment. For about a week and a half Em has been spitting up after eating. Yes, I know that every baby spits up but, this was a large amount. And she would be fussy while she was being burped. So, I made an appointment to see the doctor. The doctor told me this was not a crazy mom appointment and that I was behind schedule for my crazy mom appointment. He made me feel so much better.

Good news is she is not losing weight. In fact she is gaining weight. She weighed 11 lbs 4 oz. So since her 2 week appointment she has gained approximately 1.4 oz per day. The average baby gains about 1 oz per day.

The doctor said she looked really good and thinks that we might be experiencing some colic. He said we should expect to see this go away by the time she is 2 months; both the fussiness and the spitting up. In the meantime he prescribed baby Zantec. Hopefully, this will help.

She is also a very strong girl. She loves to stand up in our laps and look around. She is very active with her eyes and loves to look around. The doctor also said that with as active and inquisitive as she is we should see her smile at us any day now. I CAN'T WAIT!!!

Emeline's first month

Emeline was a month old on Sunday, November 15th. Below are a few pictures of her first month.

A very pretty smile.

Taking a nap while visiting Gram at work.

Napping with Grandpa.

Halloween Outfit #1.

Halloween Outfit #3. Her 2nd outfit was a pumpkin costume. My dad has the good pictures of this outfit.

Such a cutie!

First month stats:

At her 2 week check-up she was 9 lbs 6 oz and 21 inches. She is currently on a 3 hour schedule during the day. I still have to wake her up from her naps to feed on the 3 hour schedule. She is having difficultly going down for naps. She wants to be held. This has a lot to do with the fact that Justin likes to hold her and nap with her on the weekends. So, we are learning to go down for a nap still awake and self soothing, via the Ferber method.

At night once she is asleep she usually sleeps 4 hours wakes to feed and then sleeps another 4 hours. So, I get a good 6 hours of sleep at night and usually get an hour nap in during the day.

She is very strong and already stands-up in my lap and has pretty good head control although gets tired and will flop about if I am not careful. We try and take daily walks and loves her baths!

A few more pictures.

She was napping like this one day!

Her favorite; bath time!!!

In the Hospital

While we were in the hospital we received lots of visitors. Justin and I forgot to get pictures of everyone. So, here are a couple.

Sean and Sharon. Sharon is actually pregnant with a little friend for Em; due in January.

Uncle Drew and soon-to-be Aunt Erin.


Emeline's going home outfit. Would you expect anything but an A&M outfit?

Emeline ready to go home.

Justin ready to go home. This was Sunday morning. Remember we went into the hospital on Wednesday night. Justin was ready for a real bed.

Like I said above, we received lots of visitors, prayers and well wishes through Emeline's birth and stay at the hospital. We would like to thank everyone. We are so blessed to have friends and family that love us so much. Emeline is a very lucky girl.

Em's Big Arrival

I know that I am a little late with this post but, hey being a mom takes a lot of my time.

Em's big arrival began on October 14th. We went into the hospital the evening of the 14th at 8pm for "prep work." Below is a picture of us before we went to the hospital.


We arrived at the hospital at 8pm and they began my medicine to get me ready for the induction at 9pm. At 10pm contractions began and then at 12:45 the next morning my water broke. That was a bit of a surprise to me. We then got a couple of hours of rest. The induction was started at 6:30 the morning of the 15th. My labor progressed and then stalled. At 4:30 the doctor said it was time for a c-section. Emeline was born at 5:29 pm on October 15th. Below are a few of the pictures.

Now there was three.

Gram, Aunt Renee, Daddy, Emeline (15 minutes old) and Grandpa

Daddy, Emeline and Pops. Pops came up from Houston for Em's birth.

So, after nine months we have our little girl! Justin and I are so excited and know that we are so blessed. We look forward to enjoying and loving the little miracle that God has given us.

Extremely Behind

Well, I am extremely behind in posting.

Justin and I are so happy to announce the arrival of Emeline Kay Dillard. She made her debut into the world on October 15th at 5:29pm. She is a big girl, she weighed 9 lbs 7 oz and was 19.75 inches.

As you may notice that I am posting almost a month after she was born. I promise to post pictures this week and provide an update on her. All in all, she is a beautiful baby and Justin and I feel very blessed. Justin is completely in love with her. She already is a daddy's girl.

I promise pictures are on the way.

October 15th Deadline

I had one of many doctor's appointments yesterday. The doctor and I went over the results of my sonogram from Friday. All in all, we still have a big baby on the way and she will probably have to induce. The doctor said we have two issues 1) making sure the Em is developed enough and 2) making sure she doesn't get too big. I love my doctor! She is great about talking with me about the issues. I was so worried about Em not being fully developed if I was induced too early. My doctor explained to me that by 39 weeks, she was 99% sure that Em would be developed enough to join us. So, to avoid having a 10lb baby we are going to induce on 15th. Provided Em doesn't make an appearance before then.

Justin and I are so excited! So, provided she doesn't come early on her own, we will be parents three weeks from today. I can't believe it! This last couple of months has just flow by.

Oh, and a little side note. October 15th has special meaning for Justin and I. Ten years ago on October 15th Justin and I started our relationship. We had been a few "dates" before then but, that was the day he said that I was his girlfriend and that we were exclusive. I know so high school but, hey we were 18 and 19 at the time. I just think it is so special that our first child could be born on the 10 year anniversary of our relationship.

We can't wait to meet our little blessing from the Lord!

How is big is my baby?!?!?!

Today I went to my last 2 week appointment. Everything looks good, minus some swelling. Then, we had a sonogram. The doctor wanted to get an idea of how big Miss Em is. Well, she is big. She is measuring at 7 lbs 2 oz; at 35 weeks!!! That puts her in the 94th percentile; meaning out of every 100 babies she would be the 6th biggest. Justin is so proud! The sonogram measurements are not always correct. They told us it could be +/- 1 lb. I am just scared that it might be off and she is really 8 lbs 2 oz!!!

It was so nice to see Em again on that black and white screen! We hadn't seen her since the 17 week sonogram. She looked so cute! All chubby, button nose and sucking her thumb. We can't wait to meet her! I would post the sonogram pictures but, they never look as good printed out is they do on the screen at the doctor's office.

The doctor said when I come in next week she wants to visit about inducing me. I think she is worried about Em getting too big. So, right now it looks like Em will be here around the 12th of October! We are both so excited!!! I guess I need to get in gear and get the hospital bags ready.