This Wonderful Thing Called Life: May 2010

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Aylin Jewel's Party Pics

I know this is late but...

My photographer took so many great pics at her birthday party. Here are a few:

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Sunday, May 9, 2010

On May 1, 2010, my little Aylin Jewel Bug turned 1! I can't believe how fast the time goes by and can't believe she is growing up so fast. She is doing wonderful and is the greatest blessing in our lives. My precious baby was born 5 weeks early weighing in at 5 lbs 14 oz and at her 1 yr. check up she weighed 19 lbs 13 oz!! The picture below was taken on the day we came home from the hospital, when she actually only weighed 5lbs 8oz! Our baby girl has 5 teeth showing and loves to bite when she is really excited. She still has her blue eyes and head full of brown hair :) She speed crawls everywhere and loves to "run" away on her hands and knees. She pulls up on anything but is not cruising or taking any real steps yet. She still has physical therapy every 2 weeks and thankfully loves her playtime with Ms. Beth. We are currently working on the switch to whole milk and getting rid of bottles, good luck to us :)

Louie, the Boxer

Buster is 4

Our 2nd little blessing, Hilton Isaiah, was born 3 weeks early via an emergency c-section also because of preeclampsia. He was already 8lbs8oz and spent 9 days in the NICU because of a spontaneous pneumothorax (popped right lung); he also had a heart murmur and had to have a blood transfusion his very 1st night. Poor guy suffers from febrile seizures, and also took physical therapy for about a year b/c of delayed gross motor skills. We are so thankful to have this little man blessing our lives.

Puppy is 2

Our 3rd blessing, Weston Julian, was born 5 weeks early via another C-section because of preeclampsia. This pregnancy was a rough one: at 24 weeks I started having severe stomach pains and at 28 weeks had an emergency umbilical hernia surgery, and have been on bed rest ever since because of preeclampsia. At 32 weeks I started having daily headaches and frequent migraines (at least 2 a week). At 33 weeks our ultrasound technician discovered my amniotic fluid was decreasing and he was not showing much growth, so now we started twice a week visits and at least 1 ultrasound each week to keep a closer eye on him. We are incredibly thankful that our last little blessing arrived safely and weighed 5lbs 13oz and did not have to go to the NICU.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Aylin Jewel's Party Pics

Sunday, May 9, 2010

My Little 1 Year Old