Flowers from my work

My work spoiled me, they sent a pack and play, clothes, bouncer, rocker. Feeling loved, enjoying the daily goodies.

After one night in the hospital we are home

 First morning home cat is not happy. 

Welcome Cadence McKenzie Sneed

She arrived four days early 12/6/17, I started to have contractions at 5:30 by 6:30 I started making calls to have family come pick up Temperence and Chris to come home from work. We arrived to the hospital at 7:30 I was dialated to 4. The contractions were very painful I was given pain medicine via the IV to ease the pain until the epidural. The pain became so unbearable I was flopping around on the bed, my body felt like it was splitting into two. Once I had the epidural life was soooooooooo much better. I enjoyed that the was able to feel my legs the entire time. I also was able to feel the contractions but not the pain. At midnight they came in to check me and I was ready to push. Since baby and I were healthy and not in pain. They asked if I could wait till lunch’s were over. Started pushing and 14 minutes later Cadence was born. 8lbs. 7.oz 21” long. Total labor time a tad over 8 hours. 

Second day

Silly elf is roasting marshmallows on her second day back.

Temperences was beyond thrilled to see the elf this AM before school. I didn’t take a picture but she was hanging on the window with a sign. I am back and I missed you. Tonight before bed she made her a home. Temperence made a ring rope to tear off one a day for a countdown till Christmas, a vitamin, a bath and an elf on the shelf game.

Book Fair

Yesterday Nathan took Temperence and Molly to the book fair at school. Temperence picked out a book with Christmas facts from around the world. Today she asked for money since her class was going, I pick her up from school and she is so excited she was able to get a Minecraft book. She read during recess and was on chapter 3. On the way to tutoring she read in the car two more chapters. I am watching her transition right in front of me. She used to only read before bed and it was a battle, then she went from battling it to enjoying it. Now she is reading on her free time. 

38 weeks

Almost there! Getting so excited, feeling good just rather large. Have another appointment next week. Not sleeping at all at night but catchimg up with naps. 

Decorations

We spent the evening getting our tree and decorating. We did a Disney themed tree. 

Lopsided

38 Week Appointment

Today I seen the doctor not dilated or effaced. They did an ultrasound checked the fluid around the baby and of course the heartbeat. All is good and now we wait, doc said if labor started they wouldn’t do anything to stop it as she is considered full term. I asked how big they think she is going to be, she guessed by looking at the ultrasound 7.5 lbs. and said she would only get bigger in the next couple weeks. 

Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoyed a lovely meal at the Azule house, first year I didn’t do anything as I am super pregnant. 

Helping feed the less fortunate

After a morning at Christmas in the park she joined her troop in feeding the homeless. The church in Los Gatos hosts a dinner every week. They also have two showers so they are allowed to shower and have a hot meal. They had clothes and toiletries for them to use and take if needed. The girls help decorate seeing how this is a special Thanksgiving meal. They also served our guests, poured cider and coffee as needed. Even cleaned up. I am/was so proud of them. 

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Christmas In The Park

Today Temperence decorated a tree With her troop with the ornaments they made at the last meeting. She had a blast, I enjoyed seeing how the girls worked together and took ownership. We didn’t help with the lights and they made a beautiful tree.