Saturday, December 24, 2011

christmas details!

here are some of my favorite christmas details from around our home!

we have 3 stockings now!
i had so much fun buying stocking stuffers for baby violet.

my crafted snowman & trees are out of course.
(my instructions are here)

love this little gingerbread house set. 

our tree. it's huge!

i started violet's ornament collection this year!
i bought her the cutest blue robot ornament but it shipped broken :(

 this one cost 10 cents at a thrift store!

and this one was 25 cents!

i LOVE everyone's holiday cards!
and they are still coming in!

this is my favorite :)
thank you baby girl for humoring me!

Friday, December 23, 2011

Saturday, December 17, 2011

baby shower #1.

violet had 3 baby showers. crazy, right?
we felt so loved.
here is the shower that was thrown by violet's aunties: emily, kelly, laura & sara.
thank you danielle for the lovely photos!

i loved the mixed flowers and the birdie decor.

 craft station! make a headband, hairclip, or a onesie for baby violet.
lots of fun vintage craft supplies to use.
i wish i had some pictures of the finished goods! they're amazing!
 

my friends are so creative. they made the cutest things for violet!

there were lots of yummy treats. coconut cupcakes!

emma's baby wearing a headband i made! she's so pretty!


 

 everyone spoiled violet! what a lucky girl!

some handmade goods from sewnclever - baby leg warmers and a baby turban!

 violet's baby cousin kate...they are going to be the best of friends!
look how photogenic she is :) it was cracking us up.

 some of my fun friends! so happy to see everyone :)
 

and here i am with violet's aunts:
laura, sara, emily, and kelly :)
thank you ladies for a beautiful baby shower!!!

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

VIOLET'S BIRTH.

on sunday our little newborn turned 2 weeks old!
we have been cherishing her so much.
and i still can't think about her birth without tearing up.

i had a really great experience with her labor & delivery,
and i thought i'd share it here.


starting on thursday 11/10, i had contractions for a few hours in the evening.
they were irregular but they were quite uncomfortable.
the same thing happened on friday night,
but in the morning they would be gone.
saturday night it was even worse so we suspected the baby might come the next day.
we went to bed and i woke up around 9:30am with contractions 5 minutes apart!

that morning i took my time showering and packing some last minute things.
we didn't want to be at the hospital for longer than we needed to be.
i tried to eat a big meal but the contractions were so painful i didn't have an appetite.

we got to the hospital around 12:30pm.
we were stuck in an assessment room for awhile.
i was dilated to a 3, and the contractions were getting stronger.
yes, they were the worst pain i have ever felt.
will was such a good husband and did everything he could to help.
the nurse had us walk around for an hour to see if i would progress.
at this point i could hardly walk - i had bad pelvic pain for the last 2 weeks,
and adding contractions into the mix, i was quite disabled.
but we did what we could. i knew i was NOT going home without a baby.
the pain was just too bad!
when she checked me again, i was a 5!

they finally admitted me and we were moved into a nice LDR suite with a view.
around 4:30, i was given my epidural, and i was at a 7.
the epidural was much quicker and less awful than i expected.
immediately i felt relief. loved it!

the nurses got the room all set for delivery.
around 8pm i was dilated to a 9, then a 10, and i got to push a little.
we stopped and waited for the on-call doctor.

i actually enjoyed pushing.
it was exhilarating, knowing our baby was just a few minutes away.
i had such a great team cheering me on,
the epidural was amazing, and i was full of energy and anticipation.
i even used the mirror so i could see my progress. it really helped.
after about 45 minutes of pushing,
violet joined our family at 9:37pm on 11-13-11.

i thought i would totally lose it and start crying.
but instead, when they handed me my little girl,
i was shocked, amazed, in disbelief.
i couldn't believe she was here. i couldn't believe we were done.
i was just stuck in a state of astonishment. she was here!!!

will got to cut her umbilical cord.
the first thing i did was give her my finger,
and i'll never forget how it felt when she held on to it.
i'll never forget her big white swollen face,
and her big dark eyes and lovely dark hair.
she was a little eskimo.
i will never ever forget how she stared up at me,
her brand new mommy. i melted.


and here is proud daddy holding his daughter for the first time!

other sweet hospital moments...

her first visitors...

nana

grandpa

uncle ben

aunt kelly

nana

violet gets dressed to go home!!!
putting her in our car and saying a little prayer before we drove off
was the most special moment we have had as a family so far!
we pretty much cried the whole way home.

we are madly in love with this sweet little angel!

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