life gets in the way

I don't have much time to blog anymore (big surprise)... but even less so this week. We were in the hospital the majority of the week - Ryan's umbilical stump fell off and we were greeted with a nasty infection underneath. After taking her to the doctor Monday afternoon, we were sent straight to the children's hospital at Fairfax Inova. We had no idea we would be admitted that night and stuck there until Thursday afternoon... but we were! Ryan was a great little patient - she had the tiniest IV ever and a newborn-sized hospital gown and she was such a trooper. The doctors were concerned that she had a urachal remnant, which would have meant the infection spread to her bladder. Luckily, it was just a local infection inside her bellybutton and it looks much better today!

She still has just as much hair as she did two weeks ago... and we're still just as tired.

one crazy week

Ryan is one week old! I have been a mommy for one whole week and what a crazy and unbelievable week it has been... she is amazing and wonderful and so adorable - I could go on forever. Steve went back to work today so this was my first day at home alone with her and the dogs... it's a lot of work - but definitely worth every tiring minute. :)

P.S. I've lost 30 pounds in one week!

Childbirth is the ultimate weight loss tool.

i'm in love

Ryan Kennedy Velasco

September 25, 2008

10:16am 8lbs. 4oz. 21 inches

big old belly!

Stick a fork in me, I'm done...

suburban rhythm

We are officially a two adult, one child, two dog, homeowning, SUV driving family... who knew? As much as I was in love with my cute car, we chose to give up the 4dr sedan lifestyle and become a member of the SUV club. Don't get the wrong idea... we didn't buy a gas guzzler. Of course, anything we could have bought would get less mpg than the other car, but we were mindful of the mpg when we were car shopping. So, we are now the owners of an brand new awesome CRV in taffeta white (searched high and low for that color!)... had to stay in the Honda family, of course... now we have enough room for us, the baby and the dogs - comfortably!

I am really enjoying my time off, too. ;)

i take that back

So, my last day ended up being yesterday... not next Friday! The swelling isn't cute anymore - the sausages kept growing and spread to my ankles and legs and I was barely hobbling around by the time I got home from work last night. Luckily my doctor took pity on me when I went to see him this morning - he provided me with two interesting nuggets: a doctor's note saying that I shouldn't be at work anymore (hallelujah! - it's great being paid to be at home) and I am officially one centimeter dialated and "thinning". I think 1cm is a good number - any less than that and I would have probably been disappointed... any more than that and I would be nervous that I would go early.

1cm is perfect. Good progress!

puff the magic...

Without a doubt, my favorite side effect of pregnancy thus far has got to be my puffy feet. I just noticed the puffiness last Thursday (pretty certain it didn't exist for long before that) and when I discovered it at work and pointed it out to a coworker... she laughed and said they looked like Fred Flintstone feet. They do! I wasn't even offended! They're getting puffier and puffier as each day goes on (and generally start off less puffy at the beginning of the day and the funniness progresses as the day goes on)... and now they are even more interesting. If you press on the top of my foot - it leaves an indentation! Amazing. They're only just now starting to get uncomfortable, so I may not find them funny for long... but for now, favorite side effect of my pregnant body... hands down. Errr, feet.

My due date is two weeks away! My last day of work is next Friday!