First day of school!!!!

This is a picture of my hair if you can see it.

Caleb had his first day of school today! Pre-k that is only half a day, 8-11. And they have breakfast instead of lunch or a snack. He had a good first day. The teacher said he had a hard time listening and following directions but he was overall good. I can believe it! We have been working hard to get him to listen and follow directions so maybe today was just first day trials. He gave us a hug and then immediately went to go play. No crying or anything. No crying from us either. We were excited to see him excited.

Now lizzie is doing well. She is still a little jaundice but she is at low risk so she needs just a little more time to filter it out. She has gained an ounce from her original weight, and that makes about 5 ounces since the typical weight loss right after birth.

I went to church yesterday. Everybody was amazed that I was there. It was only 5 days since I gave birth. But I made it through. I was a little sore. And lizzie slept through pretty much the whole thing. She did wake up for the last speaker in sacrament meeting. So I changed her and fed her pretty much till church was over and then we went home. We have sacrament meeting last, which I don't care for particularly. The sisters have been nice to us and have brought good food. And I am feeling much better. I was having pelvic pain like I was out of whack, but I think that has mostly worked itself out. I am so glad for that! It is really hard to get dressed when you can't lift your foot but 4 inches off the ground. My contractions have finally calmed down a lot. they started to calm down after some clots came out. I guess they're called clots. My milk seems to be regulating itself. And I do not mind too much the getting up in the middle of the night. I usually get one good nap in the middle of the day and that seems to ease my interrupted nights. I think I can begin lifting things like laundry baskets full of clothes tomorrow. I need to get some laundry done!

Elizabeth Theresia Walsh!

Welcome to our family Elizabeth Theresia Walsh!!!!!!

Yes Little Lizzie was born Wednesday August 20th at 8:39 AM. She weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 20 inches long. She has long dark brown hair! Lots of it!

I went into labor Tuesday night late. It came on VERY fast. I timed them at 4 min and then when I timed them correctly 2 1/2 min. And So we drove to the hospital and I received my epidural. I had to wait for a little bit but I eventually got it. I was able to sleep for a while till they came in and checked me at about 7 am. I was dilated all the way and ready to push! So push I did. I nearly pushed my brains out! I was told that pushing usually takes an hour and I was ready in 30! I had to stop and wait through some contractions till the doctor could make it! I did have some tearing so the doctor had to suture that up. But then family got to come in and meet lizzie. Some of the family thought I would take longer then I did too so they got here a little bit late! But I got to see everybody.

I got moved around and got some rest, and got to see lots of people. So I recuperated all Wednesday, got checked Thursday and went home Thursday afternoon. Thursday night there was a parents meeting for Caleb's school. Eric and I went to that. We had a fine first night. And then Friday we had to go and get immunizations for Caleb so he COULD go to school on Monday. That night there was a meet the teacher so we took Caleb and he got to see his class and play with some of the toys. he really enjoyed that! So he starts school on Monday! How exciting!!!

Lizzie is good. She is a little jaundiced but not enough to be worried about. She had her follow up billiruben appt this morning. She has a weird eating schedule. At the hospital it was 2 hours very constant. Here she might sleep for 3 and then eat if she is being held she can sleep for 4 and then eat. And then yesterday night she ate like every 45 min for a while. It was confusing. But she knows what she needs I guess. I try to wake up the poor girl for some sort of consistency but she will not wake up! It is like I am holding a piece of wet limp cardboard!

I am sore and having contractions that are NOT fun. But I guess I will live. My milk is coming in and that adds to the soreness. Breastfeeding is going fine. I am sure it will get better. I still cannot sit down for very long or in certain positions. And walking is still slow. but I am getting better.

I think what kicked the labor into gear was, one Dad put my name on the prayer roll at the temple, and 2 I went school shopping for Caleb. It was like 4 hours of walking and standing! But I got everything and found some cheap clothes too! And I got to have a natural delivery!

Still Pregnant!

It has been over a week and I have been anxiously waiting to see if I go into labor. Nothing yet. I am still humongously pregnant. I get slower and more uncomfortable with every day! I have been going back and forth between corsicana and Mansfield trying to get Jeanne and George packed and moved out of Corsicana. Don't worry no lifting for me! I just sit in a chair and pack things. I get eric to move the boxes when I need more room for more boxes! So with no Internet in Corsicana which is AWFUL! I have not updated in a while. We have only come back up when we had doctors appointments or scouts or church. I did get called to teach Sunday school to the 14-16 yr olds. I think it is just that group. Sometimes they combine. I think he said I have about 10 kids!! I hope I can do it well! I have had a hard time relating to teenagers before.

I have been to the doctors a few times. I am dilating a little and effacing a little but not that much! And the doctor pressured me to set a C-section for Friday. I did but I have had a blessing since then and I have prayed and fasted (I was promised that I could fast and do it safely from the blessing) and I am going to move the C-section to monday or tuesday. I think I am going to go into labor on Friday.

I have had some contractions but they are just fake, and I did lose my mucus plug Saturday! well some on Sunday too. So I think that means that I have dilated and effaced enough for it to just fall out. That does not mean I will go into labor anytime soon though! AWW MAN! Yeah I looked it up and women lose their mucus plug anytime from three weeks before labor to not until the water breaks or the second pushing phase!

So today I am going to go register Caleb for pre-school. I have been such a slacker! They start next week and I have not done it yet! And then I am going to go to CVS and Kroger. Maybe walmart. I might also go with Mom and my sis's for a little road trip. And then I have a doctors appointment today at 3:45 for a non-stress test. I am going to change my c-section date as well.

Great DEALS!

Memorial Day Trip a While back

Okay so this week I finally got my hair cut! I went to JCPenney because I was in the area when Eric went to this one Office to try and meet more pharmaceutical reps. I went with him because I had some things to do in the area and why waste gas for two cars. It was a good thing I did too. Mom needed a ride back to house! My hair is now short. About chin length in the front and even shorter in the back, off my neck. It is sooo nice! I do not have to put it up any more! No more hot neck! Nor hot head for that matter! She thinnned it a bunch! The only drawback is now that my hair is constantly down you get a nice look at all my gray hairs!!! When I had to pull it up they were hidden! I might have to start highlighting or something. Any ideas on hair anything? I have never colored highlighted whatever it is, and I have no idea which is best.

Anyway this week at CVS I had to make two trips and I should make one more if I can, and hopefully they have what I need. I got some great stuff too!

Trip one:

2 crest toothpaste on sale for 2.49 each

used .75 coupon making them 1.74 each

1.50 each ECB back making it .24 each!

1 gillette fusion Power razor on sale 9.99

used 4.00 coupon making it 5.99

3.00 ECB back making it 2.99!

Used $10 ECB oop (out of pocket) $0!!!!!!!!!!

Received $6 ECB back!

2nd Trip, because they had run out of the rest of the stuff I wanted when I went first trip!1 dawn on sale on sale for .88

used .50 coupon making it .35

1 colgate advanced toothpaste on sale for 2.99

used 1.00 coupon making it 1.99

2.00 ECB back making it FREE!!!

2 sure deodorant on sale BOGO (buy one get one free) 2.99

Used 2 1.00 coupons making it .50 each!

I didn't use the BOGO coupon they said I should use (to make it free) as it came from an earlier paper then I had started coupon collecting. So I made do with the coupons I did have available.

My best deal of the week!

1 Advils infant medicine on sale for 5.79

used 1.00 coupon from Advil.com making it 4.79

5.79 ECB back which means I made a dollar!!!! WHOO HOOOO! lol

my total came to 8.15 I used 6.98 ECB oop (out of pocket) 1.17!

And I received 7.79 ECB for another purchase! AWESOME

I still have one dawn soap I can get, and 2 free pert plus but the sales end tomorrow and I might not be able to find them in stock if I go again. No biggie if I miss them I say.

I do not have the deals for next week yet. But I have received some coupons this week to use next week. I go and scan my card at the little kiosk thing and it prints off random coupons aqnd one coupon I got was 1.00 off of 3 CVS toothbrushes. And for August they are giving everybody a gift and my gift is a free CVS toothbrush. So getting 3 toothbrushes, I get 1 free and 1.00 off the other 2 should make them really cheap!

Tasted better then it was supposed too!

Well swim class was a lot of fun. In fact it tasted better then it was supposed too! We went to the swim class and no one was there!! We were a little late but not too late. We waited, and then we decided no one was showing up. Too bad! So then we felt like doing something so we decided to put some ice cream coupons to good use! We tried to find a baskin robbins but no luck so we went to Brusters instead. It was good!

Not Ready!

I went to the doctor today and he checked to see if I was effaced or dilated. No such luck!! He did say that we could wait to see if I needed to schedule a c-section. He might even be willing to go over my due date. Maybe if I keep stalling.... I am trying my hardest! Unfortunately I can't induce because I had a previous c-section and inducing with hormones causes higher chance of risks.
I plan on doing a little bit of walking with the treadmill that our neighbor generously gave us after he says it slows down after 20 minutes. COOL! Any other suggestions to get things going I would love to hear! I am also going to the swim class again tonight! Oh and at the doctors office I had dropped to 281! down from 284. I just have not been that hungry lately. I cannot get the energy to make anything if I don't feel hungry either. I bet Eric doesn't like that at all!

Weekend

This last weekend I helped my best friend Elizabeth move into her new apartment. Then I went down to Corsicana and helped Jeanne pack some mroe boxes. Of course I had to take a lot of breaks. I did not get as much done as I wanted. But I did get the entire desk cleaned off. and another portion of the same room as well. It is going slowly but I guess it will get done. I did not go to church on Sunday. Caleb was sick and Jeanne and George were sick, but they can not handle throw up so I stayed home. We came back up today and I have been going through my newspapers for the coupons. I am going to get some good deals this week.

The biggest news of all! I finished Breaking Dawn by Stephanie Meyer. IT is AWESOME! I read it in 2 days but that is only because I read faster and faster when it gets to the good parts and there were TONS of good parts! But that is okay gthat I finished it so fast, I now get to go back and read it over and over again!

100th post!!

I can't believe I have had this blog so long. a year and a half! It seems to have flown by! Well I am soo close. My next doctors appointment is tuesday.

I went shoppng today. I picked up the next monthly CVS book. They have some items in that that correspond with some coupons. I still am waiting for the next week coupons and circulars to come out!

We also qualified for reduced YMCA today. Eric is looking forward to that. We are going to register him for their fall soccer league.

I am more then half way done with my baby blanket. Still working on it slowly. Same with the baby blessing gown.

I am jut moving slower and slower these days! More and more uncomfortable!

I am looking into making some home made cheese. If you guys have any good site links or recipes let me know!