WELCOME HOME LILLY!!

Lilly Jean Murri is FINALLY here! She is so beautiful and perfect. Things couldn't be any better! She was born on December 23rd at 10:52 AM weighing 9 LBS 4 OZ and was 20 1/2 inches long! I definitely didn't expect her to be that big. She has a head full of dark brown hair and lond fingers and toes!

I was set to be induced on the 23rd but my water broke while I was walking home from the neighbors house the night before. My contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and I couldn't even feel them. They started me on an antibiotic as soon as I got to the hospital...after poking me 4 times and finally it worked. We started the petocin about 4 ours after we arrived, and then I got the epidural at 5:45 AM. I almost didn't get it...he had to poke me 3 or 4 different times before it finally worked. My back has been so sore! You have got to love it! Everything went great. I was competing with the girl in the next room over...we had the same doctor and were both dialated to and eight! She ended up going first so they were hurrying to get her baby here because Lilly was coming fast! Our babies were born within 13 minutes of eachother. Its amazing how the whole process works! These little babies are such miracles. We are so blessed to have Lilly and Emma!

We got home around noonish on Christmas Eve! It feels great to be home and all together again. I missed Emma a lot more than I thought I was going to. She is one of the best big sisters and a big helper!

We will update more later!

Wednesday!!

I had another follow up appointment today! I am 80% efaced and dialated to a 4+! We set me induction date for WEDNESDAY!! YAY! I am so excited to finally meet Lilly and have this sweet little spirit back in our home again. Emma doesn't seem to really understand that we will be bringing her home this week but she seems pretty excited when we talk about her. I can't wait to see her with Lilly!
I also got thinking back with this pregnancy...I have been really looking forward to mondays for a change. Its funny how kids change things isn't it! I love being a mom. Its the greatest feeling in the world. I am so blessed to be able to not only have just Emma but now Lilly too. Two beautiful little girls. The Lord is so great to bless us with these tiny spirits! I love everything about them. :)
I will update when I know more about the time we go in and everything! Thanks to all of you for your love and support! <3

Santa Claus is coming to town!

Santa Claus came to the clubhouse tonight so I took Emma down to get pictures with him. She doesn't really know who he is so I have been showing her pictures and such online so she wouldn't be so afraid to sit on his lap. No such luck with that....we set her down on his lap and even though I was right there holding her hand the whole time...she FREAKED OUT! It was aweful. This is as close as she would let me get her to him after that. She was so excited for the candy cane though and even told him thank you. Maybe better luck next year. :) I do have to say...Santa looked really great. I have seen a lot of santa's in my lifetime but none as good as this!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

....and it begins....

I had another follow up appointment yesterday...at this point we are down to every week visits! As always they do your regular weight check and blood pressure check. Over the last two weeks I have had a rapid weight gain of 8 lbs. and on top of that my blood pressure was really high! (140/70) Over the past two weeks I have really been feeling really crappy. I have been seriously sleeping ALL DAY LONG...no joke. I am so thankful for Trev's help. When I haven't been sleeping I have been having really bad headaches and bad contractions along with them. Here I am thinking that its just the end of the pregnancy and that I am just being a baby. It turns out that I am at the start of having TOXEMIA! Great news huh?! Thats what I wanted to hear when I went in yesterday! I have to say tho...its better than having to have Dr. Benham turn Lilly around. SHE IS HEAD DOWN!! YAY!! That was such a relief to hear. No C-Section for me. :D I am dialated to 3 cm. If I don't go before monday he is going to strip my membranes to see if that will put me into labor before Christmas. Crossing my fingers that it works! I would love to have her here for Christmas!

Not the best picture of me but at least I got one, right?!

36 Weeks 2 Days

We will let you all know what we find out this coming Monday! :)