Can you tell these girls are sisters?
They share some of the same features but at the same time have their own looks. What do you think?!
Saturday, August 21, 2010
Sisters
They share some of the same features but at the same time have their own looks. What do you think?!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Dr. Joke
So, I wanted to see if you can guess which one is Brooklyn and which one is Aubrey...
The funny part is the first one is Brooklyn and the second is Aubrey but if you go off of my doctor's features it would seem the other way around...hint look at his hair! We just find it funny.
I wouldn't trade my doctor for anyone though!!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
2nd Time Around
So it all started Sunday morning at 5 am when we checked into the hospital for the induction. My nurse walked in and I said "Scurr???" she said "Kelsey Farmer?!" It was Kasey Scurr who had a younger sister my age that I grew up with and she also took piano lessons from my mom {who didn't right?!} It was so funny to have her as my nurse, although it was only for an hour or so. She told me I looked too good for coming in to have a kid, I told her that's what is nice about being induced, you can plan it that way! I wanted to look better then I did with Brookie and hoping that it didn't take 22 hours.
By 6:15 they had me hooked up to antibiotics and pitocin so we could get rollin.
When I checked in I was at a 2.5 which was what I was at at my last appointment the previous Tuesday. While Clark, Julie and I waited we watched TV. Nothing really happened, by 11 my nurse said she would call Dr. Beck to have him come in to break my water. Well, we just waited, and waited, and waited. He didn't call back or come in so by 12:25 I was feeling more contractions and knew I was going to get an epidural so told Debra, my awesome labor nurse, to send Larry in. {Larry was the Magic Man, you know the one who gives you the epidural} Both Julie and Clark left the room during it, Clark almost passed out last time when I got it for Brooklyn's labor so we didn't want that to happen again. Right after the epidural Debra checked me and I was at a 4.
We were still waiting for Dr. Beck. He finally came in at 1:35 and broke my water at which point I was still at a 4. I took a little kitty nap until 2:45 when Debra checked me again I was then at a 5. At this point we were guessing another 3 more hours till Aubrey would come because of how slow everything seemed to be going. I was getting very nauseous right at the beginning of each contraction and felt sick. Ugh, it was the worst feeling. {Side note: Another weird feeling was not feeling my legs but feeling them from the outside when I touched them, it felt like I was rubbing a hot dog. I know I am weird but seriously I couldn't get over that feeling.}
At 3:15 I told her I felt some pressure at which point she checked me again. I had progressed to a 7 in 30 minutes. That got us all excited! We were ready to get going with everything. Then at 3:40 I told Debra I really felt some pressure and low and behold I was at a 9.5 and ready to go. They called Dr. Beck which when he got there his hair was ratted in the back. I said "get a nap in?" he said he was watching golf. Clark takes over the conversation and the men talk about who is ahead in the PGA Championships, I guess it's a good thing when your doctor and husband can spend time casually talking while you get ready to push out a baby! While Dr. Beck got his booties and gloves on Debra had me do 2 pushes to see how much we had to do. She stopped me, Dr. Beck got in ready position and 3 pushes later she came! While I was doing a push Clark says "She's not a ginger, she has dark hair" I was worried Aubrey would be complete opposite of Brooklyn, not that there is anything wrong with that...oh whatever, for those of you who know me know why he would say this!
From the moment they laid her on me I was in love! I was a little worried it would be different with her than Brooklyn and it was but in a good way. Aubrey completed our family, we really feel like a family now. This birthing experience was so much nicer the 2nd time around, and easier. I just wished it didn't take Dr. Beck 7 hours before getting there to break my water, things could've gone a lot faster but what can you do?!
Recovery was harder with Aubrey, in the hospital I threw up several times and almost passed out due to the pain meds not agreeing with me. Once we got that fixed I have healed better and felt 10xs better. We came home on Tuesday morning and had a great day just the 4 of us.
We love our Aubrey and love what a sweet spirit she brings into our home. It still feels surreal with everything, I can't believe I had her just 3 days ago! She is such a good baby already and I have loved being her mother to care for her. My love for Brooklyn has grown more too, it's amazing how everything changes. Our home is filled with overflowing love for all of us and it is so touching, I am just soaking it all up.
By 6:15 they had me hooked up to antibiotics and pitocin so we could get rollin.
When I checked in I was at a 2.5 which was what I was at at my last appointment the previous Tuesday. While Clark, Julie and I waited we watched TV. Nothing really happened, by 11 my nurse said she would call Dr. Beck to have him come in to break my water. Well, we just waited, and waited, and waited. He didn't call back or come in so by 12:25 I was feeling more contractions and knew I was going to get an epidural so told Debra, my awesome labor nurse, to send Larry in. {Larry was the Magic Man, you know the one who gives you the epidural} Both Julie and Clark left the room during it, Clark almost passed out last time when I got it for Brooklyn's labor so we didn't want that to happen again. Right after the epidural Debra checked me and I was at a 4.
We were still waiting for Dr. Beck. He finally came in at 1:35 and broke my water at which point I was still at a 4. I took a little kitty nap until 2:45 when Debra checked me again I was then at a 5. At this point we were guessing another 3 more hours till Aubrey would come because of how slow everything seemed to be going. I was getting very nauseous right at the beginning of each contraction and felt sick. Ugh, it was the worst feeling. {Side note: Another weird feeling was not feeling my legs but feeling them from the outside when I touched them, it felt like I was rubbing a hot dog. I know I am weird but seriously I couldn't get over that feeling.}
At 3:15 I told her I felt some pressure at which point she checked me again. I had progressed to a 7 in 30 minutes. That got us all excited! We were ready to get going with everything. Then at 3:40 I told Debra I really felt some pressure and low and behold I was at a 9.5 and ready to go. They called Dr. Beck which when he got there his hair was ratted in the back. I said "get a nap in?" he said he was watching golf. Clark takes over the conversation and the men talk about who is ahead in the PGA Championships, I guess it's a good thing when your doctor and husband can spend time casually talking while you get ready to push out a baby! While Dr. Beck got his booties and gloves on Debra had me do 2 pushes to see how much we had to do. She stopped me, Dr. Beck got in ready position and 3 pushes later she came! While I was doing a push Clark says "She's not a ginger, she has dark hair" I was worried Aubrey would be complete opposite of Brooklyn, not that there is anything wrong with that...oh whatever, for those of you who know me know why he would say this!
From the moment they laid her on me I was in love! I was a little worried it would be different with her than Brooklyn and it was but in a good way. Aubrey completed our family, we really feel like a family now. This birthing experience was so much nicer the 2nd time around, and easier. I just wished it didn't take Dr. Beck 7 hours before getting there to break my water, things could've gone a lot faster but what can you do?!
Recovery was harder with Aubrey, in the hospital I threw up several times and almost passed out due to the pain meds not agreeing with me. Once we got that fixed I have healed better and felt 10xs better. We came home on Tuesday morning and had a great day just the 4 of us.
We love our Aubrey and love what a sweet spirit she brings into our home. It still feels surreal with everything, I can't believe I had her just 3 days ago! She is such a good baby already and I have loved being her mother to care for her. My love for Brooklyn has grown more too, it's amazing how everything changes. Our home is filled with overflowing love for all of us and it is so touching, I am just soaking it all up.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
A New Family
We welcomed
Aubrey Estelle
into our family Sunday August 15th, 2010 at 3:58pm.She was 7 lbs 12 oz
20 inches long
More on the labor story later, just pictures to enjoy!
Mommy and Aubrey
My awesome labor nurse Debra
The New Phillips Family!
Aubrey today at home
Mommy loving on her girl
Not the best of pictures (on clark's phone) but one of Daddy's 3 girls!Brooklyn meeting Aubrey for first time
Brookie already playing with her sister! She gives her kisses and hugs all the time. Right after she laid down with her she got up, went to my belly, touched it, then looked back at her sister and said Aubrey! She was understanding Aubrey was no longer in mommy's belly that she was here with us, it was so sweet and such a tender moment.Well hope you enjoyed them. Off to bed for now
Saturday, August 14, 2010
It is time
Ahhhhhhh,
As I was trying to sleep tonight I just laid there feeling Aubrey's insane kicking and moving I couldn't help but smile and just be pure happy. Even though I am not getting any sleep I am trying to enjoy these last few movements I will feel from her inside of me. I know I will miss that once she is here. It got me thinking a lot:
I can't believe it's August
I can't believe in 5 hours we start the process of bringing another daughter into the world
I can't believe Brooklyn is going to be a big sister
I can't believe we are going to be a family of 4 now
I can't believe how quickly the excitement of Aubrey coming came for me
I can't believe her room is just about finished
I can't believe how lucky we are
I can't believe this is my last night pregnant
I can't believe how blessed we really are!!
As I was trying to sleep tonight I just laid there feeling Aubrey's insane kicking and moving I couldn't help but smile and just be pure happy. Even though I am not getting any sleep I am trying to enjoy these last few movements I will feel from her inside of me. I know I will miss that once she is here. It got me thinking a lot:
I can't believe it's August
I can't believe in 5 hours we start the process of bringing another daughter into the world
I can't believe Brooklyn is going to be a big sister
I can't believe we are going to be a family of 4 now
I can't believe how quickly the excitement of Aubrey coming came for me
I can't believe her room is just about finished
I can't believe how lucky we are
I can't believe this is my last night pregnant
I can't believe how blessed we really are!!
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Going by the book
The past couple days have been quiet miserable for me, I am not one to complain because really I have it easy and am blessed with the pregnancy I have but I am officially done!!
Sunday night I had contractions that wouldn't get stronger yet were enough to keep me up from 2-6 only after going to bed at midnight. Then all day Monday my stomach was extremely tight, like having braxton hicks but constantly tight, I was in so much pain. I wanted it to be over. Well I was hoping it was at least doing something for me to progress...
Then Tuesday I went walking all day. Julie took Brookie at 9 and I headed out the door to the mall to get some good walking in. I walked, and walked, and walked. I took a break for lunch while meeting up with Jilene. Then I went to Ross, walked to the Home Goods store, then to old navy, then to Kohls, then to Walmart, then to...you get the idea. I walked until my appointment at 3 only to find out yes I had lost 2 lbs {probably from all the walking that day} but I was only at a 2.5-3. He only said 3 because he felt sorry for me, let's be honest. He strips my membranes and tells me we should know if this works or not by late at night to early in the morning.
Well folks, obviously it didn't work. Here it is Thursday night at midnight and I can't sleep. Aubrey seems to be enjoying bruising my ribs and won't let me rest, she is going crazy and honestly I am getting there myself. I am so frustrated that I can't sleep, that's all I want to do. I have been having contractions off and on but nothing is consistent. On Tuesday we also scheduled my induction for Sunday at 5 am so it's nice to have an end in sight!
I have tried everything to get this girl to come! Everything you can, everything written in books. Well besides the castor oil and I doubt I will ever try that in this life time.
Eaten spicy foods: check
Walked: check, check and check
hanky panky: check
cleaned and kept busy: check
membranes scraped: check
Brooklyn has been having the most amazing fits lately, today she had one that lasted about 40 minutes of non stop screaming and surprisingly I didn't get mad at all. I didn't loose my cool and I think that's why it lasted so long, she wasn't getting to me. In the end I put her in her crib naked, she was fighting me about putting a diaper on, and she slept about 40 minutes to wake up in her own pee. I of course cleaned her and her bed and I think she realized why we have to wear them. Man, life is good.
I am ready. Clark is ready. Brooklyn senses something is happening and that makes her ready ;) so let's do this already!!!
Sunday night I had contractions that wouldn't get stronger yet were enough to keep me up from 2-6 only after going to bed at midnight. Then all day Monday my stomach was extremely tight, like having braxton hicks but constantly tight, I was in so much pain. I wanted it to be over. Well I was hoping it was at least doing something for me to progress...
Then Tuesday I went walking all day. Julie took Brookie at 9 and I headed out the door to the mall to get some good walking in. I walked, and walked, and walked. I took a break for lunch while meeting up with Jilene. Then I went to Ross, walked to the Home Goods store, then to old navy, then to Kohls, then to Walmart, then to...you get the idea. I walked until my appointment at 3 only to find out yes I had lost 2 lbs {probably from all the walking that day} but I was only at a 2.5-3. He only said 3 because he felt sorry for me, let's be honest. He strips my membranes and tells me we should know if this works or not by late at night to early in the morning.
Well folks, obviously it didn't work. Here it is Thursday night at midnight and I can't sleep. Aubrey seems to be enjoying bruising my ribs and won't let me rest, she is going crazy and honestly I am getting there myself. I am so frustrated that I can't sleep, that's all I want to do. I have been having contractions off and on but nothing is consistent. On Tuesday we also scheduled my induction for Sunday at 5 am so it's nice to have an end in sight!
I have tried everything to get this girl to come! Everything you can, everything written in books. Well besides the castor oil and I doubt I will ever try that in this life time.
Eaten spicy foods: check
Walked: check, check and check
hanky panky: check
cleaned and kept busy: check
membranes scraped: check
Brooklyn has been having the most amazing fits lately, today she had one that lasted about 40 minutes of non stop screaming and surprisingly I didn't get mad at all. I didn't loose my cool and I think that's why it lasted so long, she wasn't getting to me. In the end I put her in her crib naked, she was fighting me about putting a diaper on, and she slept about 40 minutes to wake up in her own pee. I of course cleaned her and her bed and I think she realized why we have to wear them. Man, life is good.
I am ready. Clark is ready. Brooklyn senses something is happening and that makes her ready ;) so let's do this already!!!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
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