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Hello all,
I know its been forever and day, but being a mommy has consumed my life whole. Stella Rose has become my favorite person, and I wanted to share some pictures with y'all to celebrate her new toofie (she just got her first one this week).
And so you guys know what mommy hood does to a Cajun girl:
I hope my little photo bomb brings someone happiness and finds y'all well.
Love,
C
I know its been forever and day, but being a mommy has consumed my life whole. Stella Rose has become my favorite person, and I wanted to share some pictures with y'all to celebrate her new toofie (she just got her first one this week).
And so you guys know what mommy hood does to a Cajun girl:
I hope my little photo bomb brings someone happiness and finds y'all well.
Love,
C
Well...
After over 30 hours of labor, I delivered my beautiful Stella Rose into this world at 9:10 pm on Friday, September 21. All I can say is that I never thought I would ever hold the world in my hands, but, when I look at my daughter, everything else seems so small. She's bigger than everything, and she's snoring in my ear. How did this happen? Whoa.
She had to spend a week in the hospital--my water broke so early, and I had a fever--so we had to deal with looking at an IV sticking out of her head for a while. She's home now, looking more and more like her father every day.
I could eat her up, I love her so.
Wish me luck, y'all.
C
After over 30 hours of labor, I delivered my beautiful Stella Rose into this world at 9:10 pm on Friday, September 21. All I can say is that I never thought I would ever hold the world in my hands, but, when I look at my daughter, everything else seems so small. She's bigger than everything, and she's snoring in my ear. How did this happen? Whoa.
She had to spend a week in the hospital--my water broke so early, and I had a fever--so we had to deal with looking at an IV sticking out of her head for a while. She's home now, looking more and more like her father every day.
I could eat her up, I love her so.
Wish me luck, y'all.
C
Quick update:
The babe and I are well. I've been woken up by sciatic pain and Braxton-Hicks contractions the last couple of nights, but I feel pretty great most of the time. I've dispensed with the iphone temporarily to help save up for my maternity leave, so I'll have to apologize for the lack of photos. I promise to try to steal some from friends soon.
I hope this message finds you all well.
Love,
C
The babe and I are well. I've been woken up by sciatic pain and Braxton-Hicks contractions the last couple of nights, but I feel pretty great most of the time. I've dispensed with the iphone temporarily to help save up for my maternity leave, so I'll have to apologize for the lack of photos. I promise to try to steal some from friends soon.
I hope this message finds you all well.
Love,
C
Hello all!
It's been so long, and I promise I will explain why. First off, me and the baby are doing incredibly well--far better than any of my doctors expected. I have had Type 1 Diabetes since late February of last year, and its because of this that I automatically have a high risk pregnancy. What that all boils down to is that I have to see a Maternal and Fetal Medicine doctor in addition to my OB. That means TONS of doctor visits, including eye exams and dental visits. The major bonus: I get ultrasounds every time I go to see my specialist.
One of the first photos of our baby girl, Stella Rose.
Yep, we're having a girl! The doctor was able to confirm very early on when she used her extremely powerful equipment to come up right under the baby's bottom. Needless to say, there were no dangly bits. Chris's response: "We're gonna need to get a shotgun."
He seems to think she's going to look exactly like me 
Another reason I've been super busy is that we're weeks away from closing on our first home. I hope you guys find it as charming as we do. I'm sure I'll post many more pictures later on, but here's the view from the street.
The shower is going to be sometime in late July or early August, and my mom is completely flipping out. Stella already has tons of clothes, diapers, toys, etc., and we've decided that she will use the crib that I slept in as an infant. We only had to check that there have been no recalls on it since the late '70's, but a little TLC will make it beautiful again.
I have been taking tons of photos of my growing belly, but here are just a few. The last was taken last week.
At first, I was able to keep on my regular clothes, and I only had to wear my looser jeans kind of underneath my stomach.
Then I started to grow out of my bras. I'm currently a full cup size larger, but I've been told they will get even bigger.
I've taken up trying to play the ukulele, but I'm not very good at it yet. Since we found out Stella can hear us, she's been rocking out to some pretty sweet jams
I guess that's about it for now. I'm attaching the links to our gift registries here, but I gotta say the best gift so far has been this little angel.
The doctor has 4D ultrasound--as any moms here will probably understand, the fact that we get this for free is frakking outstanding!
Amazon Gift Registry
Walmart Gift Registry
See you all soon!
It's been so long, and I promise I will explain why. First off, me and the baby are doing incredibly well--far better than any of my doctors expected. I have had Type 1 Diabetes since late February of last year, and its because of this that I automatically have a high risk pregnancy. What that all boils down to is that I have to see a Maternal and Fetal Medicine doctor in addition to my OB. That means TONS of doctor visits, including eye exams and dental visits. The major bonus: I get ultrasounds every time I go to see my specialist.
One of the first photos of our baby girl, Stella Rose.
Yep, we're having a girl! The doctor was able to confirm very early on when she used her extremely powerful equipment to come up right under the baby's bottom. Needless to say, there were no dangly bits. Chris's response: "We're gonna need to get a shotgun."
He seems to think she's going to look exactly like me Another reason I've been super busy is that we're weeks away from closing on our first home. I hope you guys find it as charming as we do. I'm sure I'll post many more pictures later on, but here's the view from the street.
The shower is going to be sometime in late July or early August, and my mom is completely flipping out. Stella already has tons of clothes, diapers, toys, etc., and we've decided that she will use the crib that I slept in as an infant. We only had to check that there have been no recalls on it since the late '70's, but a little TLC will make it beautiful again.
I have been taking tons of photos of my growing belly, but here are just a few. The last was taken last week.
At first, I was able to keep on my regular clothes, and I only had to wear my looser jeans kind of underneath my stomach.
Then I started to grow out of my bras. I'm currently a full cup size larger, but I've been told they will get even bigger.
I've taken up trying to play the ukulele, but I'm not very good at it yet. Since we found out Stella can hear us, she's been rocking out to some pretty sweet jams
I guess that's about it for now. I'm attaching the links to our gift registries here, but I gotta say the best gift so far has been this little angel.
The doctor has 4D ultrasound--as any moms here will probably understand, the fact that we get this for free is frakking outstanding!
Amazon Gift Registry
Walmart Gift Registry
See you all soon!
Hello dear friends.
My life has changed drastically in just over a week. We've found out that we're expecting a baby later this year, and I've had to make some rather sudden decisions in this short time. No worries, I plan to keep SG close to my heart--especially when I need to remember what my body used to look like
Obviously, I had to give up dancing, but I've been wanting to for a long time. It's been so easy to give up smoking and drinking, but I can't tell you how much better it is to be out of that environment all together. Just trying to avoid it all was making me quite desperate to make a run for it. After nearly a decade of hoofing it, I thought I would go out with a bang, but it was more like a whimper. I quietly walked out of the dressing room with nary a word for anyone and less than $200 to show for it. Oh, well. That's probably a sign they only want the drunk version of me anyways.
On a good note, I've found a nice, cushy desk job part time. Hopefully, after my training I'll be able to find another waitress job elsewhere. Mommy's gotta eat
I've started a blog on tumbler for little Eggbert (temporary name, of course). It's just a few words here and there as they come to me, but I hope you all can find some humor in them. I promise not to be too grousy. Well, maybe a little.
Anyways, I hope my words find all of you well. Wish me luck.
C
For Eggbert
My life has changed drastically in just over a week. We've found out that we're expecting a baby later this year, and I've had to make some rather sudden decisions in this short time. No worries, I plan to keep SG close to my heart--especially when I need to remember what my body used to look like
Obviously, I had to give up dancing, but I've been wanting to for a long time. It's been so easy to give up smoking and drinking, but I can't tell you how much better it is to be out of that environment all together. Just trying to avoid it all was making me quite desperate to make a run for it. After nearly a decade of hoofing it, I thought I would go out with a bang, but it was more like a whimper. I quietly walked out of the dressing room with nary a word for anyone and less than $200 to show for it. Oh, well. That's probably a sign they only want the drunk version of me anyways.
On a good note, I've found a nice, cushy desk job part time. Hopefully, after my training I'll be able to find another waitress job elsewhere. Mommy's gotta eat
I've started a blog on tumbler for little Eggbert (temporary name, of course). It's just a few words here and there as they come to me, but I hope you all can find some humor in them. I promise not to be too grousy. Well, maybe a little.
Anyways, I hope my words find all of you well. Wish me luck.
C
For Eggbert
It's been a while, folks. I hope you all made it through the holidays ok. I haven't much to say except that I wish that just once the person in my mind could be the person I'm with. I guess we all have our fantasies, right?
C
C
Dear friends,
Gonna be away from SG for a few weeks because I really need to concentrate on school. I'll see you all again after the first week of December.
Much love, hugs, and kisses.
C
Gonna be away from SG for a few weeks because I really need to concentrate on school. I'll see you all again after the first week of December.
Much love, hugs, and kisses.
C
I said goodbye to the first car I ever really loved today. The insurance company is making sure that I can get another one, but it just isn't the same. There's just no forgetting your first love.
This one's for you, my sweet baby blue.
C
This one's for you, my sweet baby blue.
C
My dear friend Grendel1018 sent me this video when I was having a particularly bad day. I cheered up right away, and it's been my go-to video for a quick laugh ever since.
Enjoy.
C
Enjoy.
C
Hiya!
Get ready for a massive photo blog. I'd been meaning to do one, but I only just got the time--actually, I'm avoiding cleaning the kitchen. So, here goes:
I got some new hair setters, and this is what happened. Kinda cool, really.
I went to New Orleans and got to sit at the park a while.
Met up with my dear friend Larry Bone at Tattoo A Gogo to touch up my finger and add a little something more.
My darling baby boy. My life wouldn't be the same without him. He's teaching me patience.
So happy together.
Random funny thing.
Me as a blond. So strange.
My angel. My namesake. He reminded me that I can love unconditionally.
After a particularly bad visit to the doctor. I had to go to work, but I just couldn't stop crying.
A reminder of why my life isn't so bad.
I clean up kinda nice.
He started collecting these old license plates. I hate the LSU one, but I've learned to not look at it.
The beer I cheat with. I still don't know what the carb count is.
Random sign from my school commute. Too funny.
My dad. He's so great. If he knew you all, he would love you, too.
The one teaching the other.
So tired after 4 exams in one week.
Starting to cook in front of tons of people. Not so nerve-wracking as I thought it would be.
I hope I didn't bore any of you too much. I'm off to try to convince my mom to buy me the med alert bracelet on my wishlist. Is it too early for Christmas?
Hugs,
C
Get ready for a massive photo blog. I'd been meaning to do one, but I only just got the time--actually, I'm avoiding cleaning the kitchen. So, here goes:
I got some new hair setters, and this is what happened. Kinda cool, really.
I went to New Orleans and got to sit at the park a while.
Met up with my dear friend Larry Bone at Tattoo A Gogo to touch up my finger and add a little something more.
My darling baby boy. My life wouldn't be the same without him. He's teaching me patience.
So happy together.
Random funny thing.
Me as a blond. So strange.
My angel. My namesake. He reminded me that I can love unconditionally.
After a particularly bad visit to the doctor. I had to go to work, but I just couldn't stop crying.
A reminder of why my life isn't so bad.
I clean up kinda nice.
He started collecting these old license plates. I hate the LSU one, but I've learned to not look at it.
The beer I cheat with. I still don't know what the carb count is.
Random sign from my school commute. Too funny.
My dad. He's so great. If he knew you all, he would love you, too.
The one teaching the other.
So tired after 4 exams in one week.
Starting to cook in front of tons of people. Not so nerve-wracking as I thought it would be.
I hope I didn't bore any of you too much. I'm off to try to convince my mom to buy me the med alert bracelet on my wishlist. Is it too early for Christmas?
Hugs,
C
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