Phew

Ok...day #2 of on my own with Ella...today was a bit rough I must say. Normally Ella naps from like 8-11 in the morning & she refused to sleep. :( she was just fussy the whole morning. Then she had a doctors appointment for her two week check up & those always put her in a mood. :) It is quite funny though, every time she's been weighed she pees all over the scale. hahah :) that's my girl! ;) but I am glad to announce she has gained another lb! yay! She now weights 9lbs 4.9oz! So that is good! Doctor says she is healthy & doing great. So that is exciting to hear!

Nights are going ok...I mean she is up every 3 hours with with either needing a diaper change, or needing fed...but I am adjusting. This week Jeremy is speaking on Sunday so since I am off on leave I told him I'd take care of her at night...so that's been working out. I'm glad he is able to rest...he was sick the beginning of this week, so he needs his rest for sure.

Things all in all are going well...Jer is SO amazing with her! It is wonderful to see!!I'm doing good too...I have my ups & down still but I think that is more from being out of a routine & not getting a lot of sleep. Its just that I'm such a scheduled person that this has kind of thrown me for a loop & I don't feel like i have my bearings down yet...but all in good time. Everyone says it gets easier so I am assuming it will. :)

I will be posting some updated pictures of her...she's already changed so much in two weeks! Its amazing.

Love you all & hope all is well on your side of the world. ♥

Head Spinning...

So it has been quite a while since I posted anything...and for good reason! Ella Jaydan Wilkinson was born at 11:47am, Sunday July 11th, weighing in at 7lbs 15oz, and 20 inches long.
My last post was a hard day for me...its funny how you can look back & be reminded....yet again...that God is in control. Always. i love that.

So what happened was..it was Saturday July 10th & Jeremy went on a hiking/rock climbing trip with some guys from Blue Ridge....so i was just at home that day. I cleaned, finished Ella's scrapbook, watched some TV...and just relaxed. Around 6pm I got a text from Jeremy that said he was still about 2 hours away. I jokingly sent him a text back that said, "Well good thing I didn't go into labor today..." So then I went upstairs to start making dinner...when all of a sudden...MY WATER BROKE! They said you will not be able to miss when that happens, and boy were they right! It was crazy! I ran to the potty & then ran to my phone & started frantically calling Jeremy. They were in the mountains so they didn't have good reception, so I finally called Stephanie & asked her to keep trying to get in touch with him...so that was awesome & she was a huge help! She finally got in touch with Nan, who called one of the guys who was on the trip with him....in the mean time I called Megan & had her come to the house to be with me. Then I called the Dr & asked what to do, next I called Andy because I knew she had done this before so I needed her help to. So Andy comes over to the house too...so at this point its been an hour after my water broke & Megan & Andy are at the house with me. Jeremy called & he said he was about 45 min away! I was so relieved! The contractions were getting stronger & stronger at this point, but were still bearable. Then around 8pm Luke & Steph came to the house too...so it was like a little labor party...except at this point it wasn't so much a "party" for me. To say contractions "hurt" is an understatement. They were a pain like no other & were dropping me to my knees. It was unreal. haha
So finally around 10:30pm the contractions were about 4 minutes apart & they were pretty unreal so we all piled in the cars & drove to the hospital. The car ride, was so awful to say the least. I couldn't' even open my eyes the pain was so intense & then when we got out of the car I was nauseous & threw up. Luckily a nurse was there with a wheel chair & she wheeled me up to the Labor & Delivery area.
After getting all checked in & the questions answered...they let me get in the tub that had the jets in it. I stayed in there for a long time, but the pain was just getting way too intense..so I told Jer that I needed an epidural. Once the medicine kicked in, I was in heaven! Luke, Steph, Megan, Andy, Jeremy, and now at this point Wade were all there with me in the delivery room. I felt amazing! :) I would suggest an epidural every time! At this point it was 3am & I wanted to get some sleep so everyone left & was going ot come back in the morning.
We slept till about 6:30 & the Dr. suggested I start potosin because I had only dilated a 1/2cm in 2 hours....so that was around 7am.....everyone came back around 8am & we just hung out. Well around 10:30am the Dr. came back in & checked me again...and here is what she said...."Well are you ready to have this baby?" The girls started screaming & I started crying! haha it was TIME! I couldn't believe it!!
Andy, Megan, and Steph were all there right with Jeremy & I! It was a fantastic experience and I'm so glad I was able to share the experience of having my daughter with all of them. I was feeling so good that i watched Ella come out in a mirror! It was an amazing experience & one I will never forget!
AND
All my worry & stress of her not coming in time for my parents visit was banished!! We got out of the hospital at noon on July 13th & my parents flight landed at 4pm on the 13th!! The timing was amazing & I am so thankful for the prayers and so excited Ella came in time!! YAY!!!

Our visit with my parents was so refreshing & MUCH NEEDED. I can't imagine if they weren't here...or were only here a week. Two weeks was awesome (although I would have liked them to stay forever) and gave us time ot catch up on sleep & get some sort of routine down. They were a huge help to us & we could not be more thankful! Now if Jeremy's parents will get here we'll be set! :)

I'd be lying if...

I'd be lying if I didn't say I wasn't a little sad that Ella is four days late. We went to the Doctor on Wednesday & the Dr said I am no where close to being ready to have her. So inducing is not an option right now...until I progress a little more. She also said that because I didn't get my first appointment until 26 weeks that they could be off on the due date by up to 3 weeks. So what she was saying is that there is a chance I am only 37 weeks right now. So she said we don't want to endice until around 42 weeks because if I AM behind, then at that point I would be 39 weeks along. So yeah that was kind of disappointing because my parents will be here Tuesday & I wanted them to have all their time here with Ella. But of course ultimately her health is #1...so I'm not going to induce just because...so all that to say, more than likely we won't meet Ella till the week of July 19th.
I am just trying to rest in the fact that God knows her birthdate & all I have to do is trust Him! Harder said than done some days but I'm trying.

So that's it for now...we go back to the doctor on Tuesday the 13th...so we'll let you know what we find out!

Due Date!

I hope everyone had a very Happy 4th of July! We didn't do much...went to church, grocery shopping, hung out by the pool, grilled & then watched a movie....typical Sunday for us around here.

Today is Ella's actual "due date" and I am pretty confident she is no where close to being born around this day! :)
If she does come soon then it will come on just like that with no warning (which is possible I know)...but I still have had no Braxton Hicks contractions...no signs of baby coming...nothing. So that leads me to believe that she will more than likely come next week. Not sure why but I feel like she will come around the 14th...and that we will have to induce. I don't know if thats because I'm just a skeptic & don't think labor will happen on its own for me...or if its just me preparing myself & not getting too anxious about her arrival?
But whatever it is...I will have a baby in the next week to two weeks!!! I can't wait to go back & read this post when I'm acutally holding my sweet girl. What a feeling that will be! I love too, that I can trust that God already knows her 'birth'date! how fun is that! Its only my job to trust Him & trust that I will have a baby soon enough, and that it will be His perfect timing for this life to enter the world!

I am so excited. I love that I get to see this story start & watch how He changed me & how He changed Jeremy...and how He changed our lives! Ella's life is bathed in God's grace & provision...and I can't wait to tell Ella Jaydan the story! ♥
You know we'll keep you posted!!!

Maternity Photo Shoot

So on Wednesday (June 30th 2010) Jeremy took me on a date...we went out to dinner to our favorite restaurant & then he took me on a photo shoot! I've been wanting to take maternity pictures with our friend Luke who takes pictures, but we tried 3 times & it rained ALL 3 times! It was such a bummer....so when I got home Jeremy said he would take me out....he did an OUTSTANDING job & I'm soooo happy with the pictures he took! Here are a few of them....I have more on my facebook page.

Last Appointment!

Well today could possibly be the last official Doctor appointment we have before meeting Ella!!
We are going for the normal check up & Monday is her due date so we will talk with the Doctor about the next step, if she doesn't come on her own...so if you think about it, pray for us...that we would have wisdom to know what to do (induce or wait longer) or that Ella would just come! (that's the ideal plan!)
Thanks everyone & happy Friday!! ♥

June or July: That is the question

Well today its official. I will have a July baby, with a Ruby birthstone! ♥
I was excited about either because both months have nice birthstones (not sure why that mattered hahah but it did)...June is a pearl...and then another stone...not sure which one, I guess they couldn't decide on one for June so it has two...and then July is a Ruby. I love that stone! I also didn't mind which month Ella came in because my Dad's birthday is in June & my mom's birthday is in July...so I guess...Momma...you WIN!!! ;)
So a July baby it will be!
Still no action as far as contractions or anything yet....I am so curious as to see what will actually happen. I sure hope it just happens naturally & she comes on her own...but you know the other way works too. I guess I just need to remember that inducing isn't a sentence for a c-section....plenty of girls I know have had to be induced & they have given birth naturally...some with an epidural & some with out anything! So. We are in good shape & God knows the date of this sweet baby's arrival. After all...didn't hasn't he had this thing planned out this whole time without my input?? YEP.
So...here we are...I will wait & trust & just believe that this is in God's hands....still...I don't need to pick it up & try to control it. Its not mine to control.
So, once again Lord I lay this down too....and my responsibility is to Trust you...and so I will. ♥


Psalm 91:2
2 I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

Psalm 111:7
7 The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.

Psalm 143:8
8 Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.

Proverbs 3:5
5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding

Romans 15:13
13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Amen