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I went in for my C-section on March 1 - 39 weeks pregnant! The epidural was done in the room before going to the operating room and it took longer than expected to kick in, but it eventually did - we thought. I didn't feel anything with the incision, but apparently I kept saying that I had a little circle of pain and the nurse anesthetist gave me something so that I had no idea what was going on. Rob later told me I was awake when the baby came out, but I don't remember anything until I got into the recovery room and found out I had a BOY!

 Here is our little boy at just a few minutes old. He was 5 pounds 15 ounces and 19 inches long! I was surprised he was so small considering that almost 2 weeks earlier we had an ultrasound in which they said he was about 6 pounds. I had expected him to gain at least a half pound since then.

 Unfortunately little man couldn't keep his O2 saturation levels up and was confined to his bed in the nursery. The nurse took his glucose level and it was 31, so they decided that he needed to be fed. I did not want this since I wanted to nurse, but I understood it was for the best. Once he had been fed, his O2 sats came up and he was fine! Because I was unable to actually meet him for awhile, he was left nameless for awhile.

 After hours of waiting, I finally got to meet my boy. The first thing the nurse had me do was nurse him and he did great. She was as surprised as I was since I had not seen him all day. We named him Blake Robertshaw Eynon. A name actually came to me once I got back to my room, but wanted to be sure it was right when I saw him. I kept telling Rob that I would come up with a name if I had a boy and that it would be one we hadn't thought of yet. What is amazing is that we both like it!

 Lorelei did not get to meet her little brother until the day after he was born, but she was excited when she did. She wanted to hold him all by herself and did not like someone helping her.

 We were able to go home after only 2 nights! I made sure when the doctor came in that I was sitting up and looking ready because I wanted to get back to my Lorelei and my home. When we got home Lorelei wanted to watch over him. She has since grown used to him being around and doesn't seem to pay much attention to him. If she can't find him, she will look for him or say "Baby where are you?" She also did not like it when my mom told her she was going to take him home. She has walked up to him and said that she loves him, which is a good sign.

 Here is our little Blake at home. Amazingly enough he is awake. Normally when he is awake, he is eating. Nursing is actually going much better than I expected and even though I am constantly tired, I know it is worth it. We were told before we left to watch to see if he had lost any more weight as he was down to 5 lbs 7 oz when we left, but I have no idea how to tell.

Here is my family the morning after coming home. Lorelei loves to share chocolate milk with her daddy and hopefully she will share with Blake one day too. At a week old, I have figured out that Blake does not like his pack-N-play, but he loves to sleep on the couch, just like his daddy. We all love Blake and look forward to learning more about him.

January 2012

The last month has been busy with me starting back to school for the semester. It was tough getting back into it, but after the exams this past week I think I am getting back into the swing of things. Lorelei goes to stay with Pops while I do my classes and she has learned to pull the stool around the counter and steal drink from Granny. Granny has been on a diet and is only drinking water now, so Lorelei is not having as much luck anymore.She enjoys eating white donuts as much as Gabe did when he was her age, only she makes a much bigger mess as shown by the hand print next to her on the couch and the white mouth.
We went to eat Mexican with Pops one day and Lorelei found a new way to eat her salsa. She will eat maybe one chip with salsa and then she just wants the salsa.
We went back to eat Mexican for Granny's birthday in January and Lorelei decided since she didn't have a straw that she would just drink the salsa. Granny bought her this hat and when she gave it to her she wouldn't take it off. She has even worn it on days that have been pretty warm.
This past month, my parents dog had puppies. My dad had the feeling that he should put a light and some straw in the dog house and the next morning he went out and saw that Ginger had had 10 puppies. Lorelei has claimed this black one (with white paws) for herself and named her Cocoa. She says that all the white ones are mommy's puppies. When Pops starts to give the puppies away I don't know what she is going to do. We will probably bring Cocoa home, but she is going to be very disappointed that there are no more white puppies!
One weekend we went to Asheville for me to go a conference for some pharmacy meetings. I have to get in hours each year for school. The hotel we stayed in, Grove Park Inn, was huge! It even had a spa that several people visited for massages and loved, but Rob and I prefer that other people not touch us. Lorelei made herself at home as soon as we got there by climbing into the bed. She also loved jumping on it! Asheville isn't the best place to take a young kid, especially when it is raining, but Rob took her swimming one morning at the indoor pool and she loved that. We also went to eat at a great restaurant called Tupelo Honey Cafe. I had some great shrimp and grits and Rob had homemade tomato soup and with a grilled cheddar cheese sandwich. I also took Lorelei out to get ice cream at The Hop. She ate all of her chocolate ice cream and I had a salty caramel. It was sweet, but really good.
This past week while I studying, Rob insisted that I come see what Lorelei was doing. Of course I went. He had set up some pillows and blankets on the floor so that she could "fly" onto them. She was jumping off of the couch and landing on them. She would even just fall right off onto them. She kept doing it again and again. Every time she would jump she was something else: Nemo, a dragon, a parrot, penguin, pigeon, rooster, and any other bird Rob could think of. We still have them set up because now she thinks she can just jump off the couch whenever she wants.

I am now 35 weeks pregnant and the countdown has begun to March 1! Just in time for spring break. We have planned our C-section and now we just have to make sure we are ready. Before the baby comes I have several exams to take, so I am praying the baby will wait until the set date. Still no boy name, but I am hoping that if it is a boy I will know what to name him when I see him. I hope Lorelei takes having a new baby around well. As long as she doesn't pull the baby around like she pulls those puppies around I think we will be okay. It is hard to believe we are a little less than a month away from having another baby, but I am definitely ready to be done with being pregnant and can't wait to meet him/her.

December 2011

It has almost been 2 years since my last post. I can't believe it! Lorelei and being in pharmacy school has kept me busy, so now that I have a few weeks off I thought I would add a new post. Lorelei is now 2 and baby #2 will be here at the beginning of March!

We started off December by enjoying a parade in Hartsville. It was a pretty cold day, so we bundled Lorelei in her purple scarf and pink gloves. She was so thrilled to have a purple scarf like a snowman in a video she watches on You Tube.

I have a difficult time getting Lorelei to smile when I have her dressed up, so this is one of my favorite pictures. I just wish I had been able to get her juice from her.
Lorelei loves her Play-doh and Granny helped her with this project. They covered an ornament and Lorelei had fun stabbing it with her crayons to make it look "fantastic" as she has started saying.
Cousin Gabe came over for a visit to see the pigs! Lorelei is Gabe's shadow whenever he is around. He is definitely her favorite cousin. This picture was one of the few I could get of them together with the pigs because Lorelei kept running to them and they kept running away.
We attempted to take a family Christmas picture. This is not the one I chose for our Christmas card, but this picture describes how it was most of the time while trying to get the picture. Next time we need to try to get one a few hours before Lorelei's nap time.

I haven't gotten Christmas pictures on the computer yet, but Lorelei racked up. She woke up at quarter to five Christmas morning and noticed her new kitchen from Santa. She also got a new Little People's Pirate ship from Santa. She had many more presents, but I won't list them all. She loved opening presents (except for clothes) and still asks to open them. Rob got a metal detector (exactly what he asked for), a video game, a headlamp and dress pants for church. I got a GPS, which will definitely be needed when my mom and I drive to Nebraska next summer! I am glad Christmas is over, but not looking forward to starting school again. I have enjoyed my time off with Lorelei and I am not sure how things are going to go when the baby comes, but I think it will all work out!