Elijah's birth story

Oh my heck what a week it has been!!! Having two children is a lot more work then I ever expected it to be.. BUT I wouldn't have it Any other way:) 

On Wednesday last week my mom,cousin,grandma and my friend Samantha convinced me to take some castor oil and orange juice to try and get me to go into labor. It was around 3pm when I took 2tbls of it (it wasn't bad at all) about 30 minutes after I started to feel nauseous.. We took Lola for a walk around the block before bedtime and when we got back I was super sore and tired. I started having contractions around 5ish. I went to bed and slept a little I woke up at 3:30am with a super painful contraction and I knew it was time. So we headed to the hospital they checked me and I was at 3cm 50%. 

They waited an hr through my contractions am checked me again I was now at 4cm. So they decided to keep me :) my doctor came in and broke my water am I immediately went to a 5cm!! I then got my epidural and they gave me a little pitocin to speed things up a little. I started puking and my blood pressure started dropping and I felt like I was going to pass out.. That went away after a little while so we decided to play skip Bo (my fav card game) up until about 5 mins before they had me start pushing. She checked me I was at a 10 and it was time! I pushed 2x and the doctor said if I laughed he would probably come out so I laughed an out came our precious baby boy :) it was the easiest delivery! I felt no pain what so ever:)))) 

This is Mr. Elijah John Amos weighing 7lbs 4oz and is 18 3/4 in. Long. He is perfect!!

A little late :/

Ok things have been sooo hectic around here these past couple of weeks and I am finally getting the chance to update the blog.. Sorry :/ 

On Sunday I was in the hospital with a ton of painful contractions but they weren't changing my cervix so I was sent home :/ but my mom and grandma drove down here the next day to help me and be here with me when the baby finally makes his debut. So I have been doing all the final touches to Eli and Lola's room and hanging out with the family trying to walk walk.. 

Today we went to church and then went to get my cousin from the airport because she got time off to come be with us and celebrate Eli's arrival! We are so blessed to have family who are willing to put their lives on hold to come be with us. 

We have been battling a middle ear infection with Lola which if you don't know she has tubes in her ears due to a recurring double ear infection. She goes again to see her ENT tomorrow after we have tried 2 different ear drops with her that haven't cleared it up yet:/ poor baby!  Lets pray they can get it figured out so she isn't in pain much longer...

Here are some pictures of the room and some random ones of the past few weeks:) 

Our weekly happenings...

       The past week has been one of the hardest weeks for me physically and emotionally..
I went to the doctor for a check up on Monday and I now weigh 134 and am dilated to a 1cm still. I have been experiencing a lot of pressure which leads to no sleep which leads to an overly emotional pregnant girl :( but on the bright side I only have a total of 27 more days until my due date!!!!! AMEN :) I am so ready to have our sweet Eli here so I can love on him!
On Tuesday it was my 22nd brithday so Lance being the awesome guy he is took me out to the Cheesecake Factory. I ahve never been there but for desert I got the Oreo Dream Extreme ahhhhh maazzing!!! Then we went to Khols and he got me a gift card to use after I am back down to my pre pregnancy weight to get some clothes to wear! whoohoo go me :)
On Thursday we had a morale event for the Coast Guard that was held at the Moody Gardens Palm Beach. We had never been there before and it was sooo much fun! I wasn't going to get wet due to me having a massive basketball infront of me but this mushroom tower I was standing under had other plans for me :) Lola had a blast as well even though she doesn't like water very much she got to play with her friend Serena.
On Friday and today we all started feeling under the weather so we have been laying low watching movies. Which consisted of 3 or 4 replays of Toy Story :( anything to make Lola happy while mommy and daddy got some rest :)

Tomorrow we are attending church which for us it is an all day event being as our church is about 45 minutes away from our house but we love it :) We are in the series of SolomonKnows right now which I will elaborate more on what we are taught next blog! And later in the day my dear friend Jaclyn is putting on a baby shower for me at La Brisa and I CANNOT WAIT!

Here are some pics we have taken they are just random photos being as I still have Facebook and have posted many of them there already. WHICH I WILL BE DELETING AFTER MY BABY SHOWER ON SUNDAY!!! 

Goodbye FB Hello Blogger

Hey guys!! 

I have made the decision to delete my Facebook do to my inability to be disaplined with my usage. I have found myself using it while I should be spending time with Lola. I know there are a lot of family that keep up with us out here in Texas through the pictures and posts to Facebook, but if you have internet you can write down this blog site and be able to keep up with our family events through the blog. 

I haven't been very good at keeping up with blogs but because I won't have a Facebook anymore this will be the only way family and friends will be able to keep up with what is going on out here so I will try by absolute best to keep it updated at least twice a week.

To start with as you all know I am 35 weeks pregnant with our second baby Mr. Elijah John Amos. At 30 weeks I went into labor and the doctors were able to get it stopped which was a blessing (even though at that point I was already ready to get him out :) ) They ended up sending me to a pediatric cardioligist to check some things in his heart that the normal doctor was unsure of. They found that the ductus arteriosis was closing prematurely and were a little worried about it closing before he was born. Thankfully our prayers were answered and it resolved itself within a few weeks. I am dilated to a 1cm so we will have us a baby boy in no time (hopefully within the next few weeks). 

Our Little Sassy Lola is now 20 months old! I can't believe in the next few weeks she will be a BIG sister and just a short while after that she will be turning 2! Holy Cow where the heck did the time go??? She is learning all sorts of new things everyday. She can now say her ABC's up to D, we are working on shapes and colors as well. Her favorite word is NO. I wish that was never brought into her vocabulary but every toddler goes through this stage and she will hopefully soon grow out of it! I am amazed everyday at how smart she is and watching her mind work is the best feeling in the world! 

So there you have the update on us crazies out here in Texas and I promise I will keep up with this blog to keep you all informed of the happenings in our house! 

Have a great rest of the week and I will see you in a few days :)

<3 Amanda