tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37643694652887276302024-03-12T21:55:57.799-07:00alohaarohalifestyle ○ fashion ○ travelalohaarohahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485410304338802250noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764369465288727630.post-15207586402637084872018-04-05T11:52:00.002-07:002018-06-21T13:33:32.138-07:00After Birth + 2 Month Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The first couple of days after Penelope was born were probably the hardest. Only because we were first time parents and had absolutely no idea what to expect.<br />
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I think the only thing I would change for me was to have actually paid close attention during our Breastfeeding class. The production of your milk really does rely on how you start it off. I'm glad and thankful for the Lactation consultant that came to our room before we left the hospital. I was worried about P being able to eat enough. She lost 5 oz after birth and was close to the 10% that the hospital allows. She tore up my nipples pretty badly and it was very painful when I nursed her. I learned so much about breastfeeding in three days. There were so many helpful tools available to help you with breastfeeding. I'm pretty confident now about my breastfeeding knowledge. After about a week I was used to it. Penelope is not picky at all. She's able to feed from me and her baby bottle. During her two week doctor's appointment, she gained 10 oz. Right now.. she's at 10 lbs 1 oz. She gained over 3 lbs since birth. This girl loves to eat.<br />
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So far our baby girl is eating well, she's very strong and can lift her head up. She was able to do so a couple of hours after she was born. Which I was very surprised at. I didn't know all the potentials that a newborn had already. Penelope is starting to laugh and babble now. Her coos are music to our ears. We love seeing her gummy smile and the hundreds of faces she makes. She sleeps pretty good. We set a routine for her at night and while she's still adjusting to it. She only wakes up 2-3 times at night to eat and then immediately goes back to sleep. We've been very blessed. There are a couple of days here and there where she does get fussy and won't sleep for a while, but we're still learning everyday what works and what doesn't.<br />
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I know everyone says sleep while you can before the baby's born because you won't get any afterwards. And enjoy your time to yourself now because you'll never have it again. While that is the case, I don't see why it has to be so bad. Yes, having a newborn is hard, and yes, Wynne and I don't really get as much sleep as we used to. But I love being a mom. The reward of being a parent and seeing our baby girl grow everyday makes all the negative aspect of it completely insignificant and irrelevant to me. I loved being pregnant too. I'm looking forward to our next one. :)<br />
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<br />alohaarohahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485410304338802250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764369465288727630.post-41842839120234042352018-03-28T14:16:00.000-07:002018-03-28T14:52:45.021-07:00Birth Story<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Giving birth to our daughter was probably one of the most out of this world experience I could ever go through with my husband. I'm happy to say that I would definitely go through it again. Every second of pain I endured was worth it.<br />
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During the last four weeks of my third trimester, I visited my Ob-gyn every week. 37 weeks is when you're considered full term. During my 37 week visit, my doctor told me I was on the right track. I was dilated 1.5 cm already. I went back the week after for my 38 week visit, which my doctor said she was surprised to see me. She told me the week before that I would definitely not pass my due date of February 16. At my 38 week visit, which was on Wednesday, I was 2.5 cm dilated. Dr. Morton (my ob-gyn) told me that I would not make it to the weekend and I'd have my baby soon. This made me really happy. I was very grateful that my pregnancy was easy and there were no complications but I was very ready to meet our baby girl.<br />
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After our appointment, Wynne and I spent the rest of the day together as it was probably the last time it would be just me and him. We also tried to induce my labor. We got breakfast that day and then walked up and down the stairs of our condo unit (28 floors). Afterwards, we went over to the Water Tower Place and walked the entire mall (all 7 floors and all around). He bought me mango shaved ice (mango is one of the fruits that help induce labor) and he bought me raspberry tea from David's Tea. When we were there I asked if they had raspberry tea and the sales associate warned us that particular tea was said to induce labor. Perfect for us because that's what we were looking for. I drank that and we went home and watched Beauty and the Beast while I danced around.<br />
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Everything we've done must have worked because at around 3am I started to get contractions. Mind you, this is my first pregnancy and I don't know how real contractions feel like. During my appointment from the morning, Dr. Morton told me that I was contracting while she was checking my belly. I did not even feel it or know that I was. But I was already having braxton hicks contractions (fake contractions). To me they just felt like my abs were tightening. They did not hurt at all. Anyways, I started to time my contractions at 3 am and after about an hour, I woke Wynne up and he called the doctor and we went in the Triage at Northwestern.<br />
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We were in the hospital at 5am. I was dilated 3cm and we waited 2 hours to see if I would dilate some more. We were given the option by the nurse to either stay in the hospital or go home since we lived across the street. She said that most people would stay or come to the hospital because of the snow storm that was approaching us for the weekend. I asked her if I was okay to work that day and she told me I could if I wanted to. She said it may actually speed up my dilateion. She said I would most likely come back later that day and I would definitely know how contractions would feel like. My contractions were too inconsistent then. So we went home and I went to work. Yes, I had contractions at work, but they were very spread apart. My employees knew when I was having them because I would stop in the hallway, freeze and just concentrate on my breathing. I lasted all shift without giving birth (I wasn't trying to go into active labor at work anyway). Wynne brought me pineapple and tea (both known to induce labor). I was very proud of myself for making it through my shift with contractions and all. Wynne picked me up from work around 11pm.<br />
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I woke up a little after 1am and started to feel pain around 1:30am. I felt constipated but couldn't make a bowel movement. I guess this is what contractions start to feel like. I started timing them and they were 3 minutes apart. Every one of them. I waited a little over half an hour before I woke Wynne up. At this point I could not take the pain anymore. I started to cry, a bit because of the pain but also because this was it. Wynne woke up and called our doctor right away. It had already started to snow and thankfully the sidewalks were getting plowed. Chicago is very good about clearing the sidewalks. We walked to the hospital and this time was a lot different than the previous day. The nurse was right, you definitely know how real contractions feel like. I was proud of myself for walking to the hospital. I remember making it to the entrance and a contraction hit me and I couldn't make it past the door. I started crying. The lady at the front desk walked outside and helped us to a wheelchair.<br />
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We got to the Triage and went in our room by 3 or 4am. The nurse came and told me I was 6cm dilated and I moved to delivery right away. She was trying to speed up getting my epidural by doing my IV at the triage but she had no luck with my veins (don't know why, but you can clearly see them). I got my IV in my delivery room and I waited for what seemed like an eternity for the epidural (another lady was getting it at the time and I had to wait after her). I think I waited two hours to get it. Contractions are no joke and I salute all moms who deliver naturally and without it. You guys are my hero. I knew that a big needle was going to be injected in my back but that pain was nothing compared to feeling your contractions. Wynne was really supportive and never left my side. He gave me his hand to squeeze and did all he could to comfort me. But at one point, I did not want anyone to touch me. You do all you can to try to be comfortable during contractions. Especially having them come in consistently every 3 minutes.<br />
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It was literally like night and day after I finally got the drugs. I was 8 cm dilated afterwards and I had my water broken. The doctor that broke my water told me baby girl's head was very low. It must've been really low because whatever they used to break my water, got baby's head too. Dr. Friedman told me that Dr. Morton was coming in at 8am and she would be delivering our baby girl. It was about 6:30am then. I was fully dilated to 10cm but since my Dr. was coming in soon, we were told to wait and I was able to take an hour nap. I woke up around 8 and woke Wynne up and told him it was almost time. I started to push after 8:40 and baby girl was born an hour after.<br />
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This was nothing like I was expecting. I was very relaxed and did not sweat or anything. I was almost surprised as to how calming pushing my baby out was. After pushing for two contractions, my doctor said she needed to step out and make a phone call. This had me worried as I thought something was wrong. But I was good. My doctor told me that Penelope's head was very low and she felt her head full of hair. About two inches of hair. Dr. Morton asked me if I needed a break from pushing and I told her no. I was very happy that I was eating ice chips throughout the whole thing (the thing that I craved most while pregnant). We had conversations about dogs during my delivery. She told me that baby girl was almost coming out and asked if I wanted a mirror to see her come out. I declined as I didn't want to get scared of what was happening down there. Wynne was able to record and take pictures of everything.<br />
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It's so crazy that I was in labor for over 24 hours. But hearing other first time mom's labor/birth story, I'm very, very grateful for mine. Some don't dilate at all and would have to go through days with pain and/or get a C-section. I'm so thankful for the man Above. I prayed everyday that I wouldn't have a hard time. He answered our prayers. I'm grateful for the experience that my hospital also gave me. I think if I had given birth elsewhere, it wouldn't have been the same. The experience was so pleasant that it doesn't make me scared at all to go through this whole thing again.<br />
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After my last push, at 9:48am, Penelope came out and it was so surreal. Everything happened so fast. I waited for her to cry and after she did, it was music to my ears. Wynne cut her umbilical cord and they placed her on me. She was 6lbs 9oz and 19in long. She was perfect. The snow brought us something else that weekend. Penelope was born at exactly 39 weeks, Friday, February 9, 2018. Right in the middle of the biggest snowstorm that we experienced in Chicago.<br />
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To this day, I still can't believe that I'm a mom and I gave birth to our precious princess. She is truly a blessing from above.<br />
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I'll post Penelope's birth video up soon.<br />
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Finding jeans that fit me, is probably the toughest part of getting ready and putting an outfit together during my pregnancy. I probably bought about 6 pairs so far not knowing what size I was and just guessing and ended up returning all of them. Pre pregnancy I wore a 24 or 25. I guess nothing changed but my growing belly because when I finally went to A Pea in the Pod, I'm still a 24-25 in pregnancy jeans as well. I have tried Asos and their maternity line but had to return all of the ones that I've bought. The only brand I've had luck with is Luxe Essentials and Articles of Society. Those brand fit me pretty well. I am a little over 23 weeks right now, and baby girl will probably grow a whole lot more. I haven't really bought any pregnancy tops as the clothes I wore pre pregnancy were pretty loose. I'm not a big fan of wearing my tops fitted.<br />
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So my advice for those newly preggos, just stick to your normal size whenever you decide to buy maternity jeans! 😊 Don't spend a lot of money on them either because you won't really wear them a lot. My pregnancy is flying by!!<br />
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I have a really big sweet tooth before I got pregnant and I think it's safe to say that my pregnancy had just enticed that even more. I'm really thankful that we live in downtown Chicago and that Sprinkles and Molly's Cupcakes are right around the corner. Wynne and I love really love Molly's Cupcakes! We love how we can just walk over and try all their flavors. All are good btw. If you're ever in the area, make sure you stop by!!<br />
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My shoes are super duper comfortable. They're from Steve Madden. They're so comfortable that I got them in two colors. It's hard to find shoes to walk around in all day, especially living in the city. It requires a ton of walking. My jeans, bag, and vest are now on sale! If you haven't already checked out Alex and Ani's collaboration with Harry Potter, grab a piece before it's gone. The sales lady told us that it was only around for the holidays. I've been wearing my necklace and bracelet everyday. If you know me, you know I'm obsessed with Harry Potter. My bachelorette party was HP themed and spent at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Orlando. 😆<br />
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On Sunday, October 15th, 2017, Wynne and I finally got to know the sex of our baby! We have truly been waiting for this day. Our doctor gave us the gender in an envelope and we gave the envelope to my baby sister. She and her fiancé were the only ones who knew this whole time. After finding out, new sets of emotions start pouring over you. It's different from knowing you're pregnant. It gets even more real. That's why I was so emotional after finding out.<br />
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Wynne thought we were having a girl (he said base on our family statistics. He has 3 sisters and I have two) and of course, I had to go the opposite direction and go with a boy. Either way, we didn't have a preference at all of whether we wanted a boy or girl as our first child. We prayed for a healthy baby and that's all we could I ask for.<br />
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My husband loves to golf so this was how he wanted to find out the sex of our baby. I actually love how it turned out!<br />
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Our God mother threw us such a beautiful gender reveal party. We couldn't have asked for anything more. Everything was so perfect. The rain didn't stop our sun from shining. We felt so blessed by the love and support from our family and friends. Thank you to everyone who made it so special! Find out Baby Awdmfy's gender below!<br />
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<br />alohaarohahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16485410304338802250noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3764369465288727630.post-22400872798850739702017-10-06T00:55:00.000-07:002018-03-28T14:18:36.159-07:00Telling Wynne<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk4vL_Qw_FE3z6tFkT5p0a80yoqKqIW8RDFdXfCXiaRwKSHdiMvbnwj75gZGsZP-jmFvrlEQE2ryBZ0MT-jKtzDQeI25V48FW3ggBuMfPN3CovJYCuGHTpzaNUrsj904hCA9cpiT_WqQ/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqEr2I-cVvikZrV3wDa5o_Z4lYRyG8vnAP84RT8mYFLIKW_56cTW_05YoOI2coQIy8RVglCFriFVT5u0e2wWhefDTNF5rZnpdJA815x4dCXwkr_0wbk3OFf9lSBzkPTlPLVbyOnr8PMk/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuqEr2I-cVvikZrV3wDa5o_Z4lYRyG8vnAP84RT8mYFLIKW_56cTW_05YoOI2coQIy8RVglCFriFVT5u0e2wWhefDTNF5rZnpdJA815x4dCXwkr_0wbk3OFf9lSBzkPTlPLVbyOnr8PMk/s1600/FullSizeRender.jpg.jpeg" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk4vL_Qw_FE3z6tFkT5p0a80yoqKqIW8RDFdXfCXiaRwKSHdiMvbnwj75gZGsZP-jmFvrlEQE2ryBZ0MT-jKtzDQeI25V48FW3ggBuMfPN3CovJYCuGHTpzaNUrsj904hCA9cpiT_WqQ/s1600/IMG_3498.JPG" /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I couldn't wait to tell my husband my biggest news. Telling him was the easy part, keeping it a secret was the hardest. Even though I had mentioned it almost daily before Father's day weekend, he didn't have the slightest idea that I was being for real. I had saved all of the pregnancy tests I'd taken, just because I knew he wouldn't believe me if I just told him. I had one week to figure out how to do it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I was in Cincinnati that weekend I found out but he came down to visit. I was so happy to see him since it's been a whole week since. I had ordered an "i love my grandpa" onesie to give my dad as a present for Father's day. I'd also ordered "big brother to be" bandanas for our dogs. As for the hubs, I decided I wanted to give him a onesie too, of all the important dates in his life thus far. I figured it wouldn't be out of the ordinary to give him a gift for Father's Day since I already do with him being a great pet parent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Friday before Father's day, we were on our way to drive up to Michigan. I decided to tell him before we took off. I gave him his present and he didn't get it. The dogs were wearing their bandanas and he didn't really pay attention to it. When he opened his present he still didn't have a clue. He thought the onesie was for Charlie. He opened the card and still didn't understand. He saw the pregnancy tests and that's when he was like "no way". He still didn't believe me. haha. After he finally realized that it was real, I could tell by the look on his face, (the same one he had when he asked me to marry him and when we were saying our 'I do's') it lit up. He was so happy!! I'm glad I got it recorded.</span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">One of the main reason for starting this blog... </span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wynne and I had discussed about having kids, but also not having kids. We weren't trying, but we also weren't not trying. We said if we have one, great, if not, it's no rush. The idea of having a baby was not really front and centered in my mind after we got married and discussed it. We would be happy if it happened and okay if it didn't and just leave it all to God's will.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I may or may not have taken a handful of pregnancy tests any time I felt the slightest bit of difference in my body. Each time it was negative. I would always joke around with Wynne and just say I'm pregnant and then have the pregnancy test prove me wrong. So I don't think he'd believe me if I ever told him I was. I think this happened for a couple months straight. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">During December of 2016, I was offered an opportunity too good to pass up with my company. It did require moving to a whole new city and living the city life. We made this official in March and have decided to just let go of the idea of being parents all together any time soon. I was also getting even more stressed with finding a place to live in the city that was close to my job. After finding a place and making everything official, I was finally able to breathe and relax and not worry about anything again. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">My mom already talked to me about seeing a specialist if we didn't get pregnant after our one year wedding anniversary. I started to think maybe something wasn't right with us. She also bugged me to take a stress test since I was diagnosed high risk pregnancy by my cardiologist because of my heart murmur as a kid. After Mother's Day, we drove to UofM and i took my stress test. I met with my cardiologist and he told me everything was fine and I would be okay to have children. My body probably took it as a sign because I got pregnant later that month. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Wynne and I also go to church every Sunday and prayed to God to bless us with a baby whenever He thought it was time. We are grateful everyday for the countless blessings He's poured down upon the both of us. This by far has been the biggest. I guess He thought it was time and we couldn't be happier.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The day I found out...</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It was a Thursday evening. I had just had sushi for lunch that day too. Wynne was in Michigan for the week and I was in Columbus with our [fur]babies. I haven't seen my husband for the week and he was going to be back from Michigan that Saturday, but I was going to head out to Cincinnati for work the next morning. I was on FaceTime with him and my mom that evening just talking. My baby sister facetimed me too so I hung up with the both of them. I was telling her that I haven't been feeling normal that week. I was constipated but figured it was just because I started drinking my venti Machiattos from Starbucks again and my stomach wasn't used to it anymore. Mind you, my mind was set on not being pregnant any time soon since we were going to live in downtown Chicago. I jokingly told her, "hey what if I'm pregnant, should I take a test?".. haha. Being a mom that my sister can be, she told me yes to be sure.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I went and grabbed my very last pregnancy test from underneath the bathroom sink and the rest was history. I was on FaceTime still while I peed and I looked down on the stick and there it was, something that I've never ever seen, those two positive lines. I was pregnant. I immediately started bawling my eyes out. I was almost hyperventilating. My sister and her fiancé told me to calm down and just breathe. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. I was so incredibly happy, all these emotions came over me. I couldn't wait to tell my husband. I went to Target and bought another test just to be sure. Same results. I was for sure pregnant according to these sticks.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Being that Father's Day was only a week and a half away, I decided to wait until then to tell Wynne that he was going to be a dad. It was perfect timing. I didn't know if I was going to be able to keep it a secret until then, but I managed. I told him almost everyday that I was pregnant, but of course, with my track history with being preggos, he didn't believe me or suspect a thing. The only people that knew was me and my baby sister. I waited until Father's day weekend to tell my family too since we were going to be together. I think this was the hardest secret I've ever had to keep. It's so hard to keep something so big to myself when all I wanted to do was scream and shout and tell the whole world!</span><br />
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