2 MONTHS OLD

Elizabeth is now two months old. She has been to Lake Isabella, Lancaster, Yuciapa, and Pismo in the last month (a traveling baby). She even went camping for the first time and put her feet in the ocean(which she hated). She is beginning to develop a personality and loves to smile at everyone. She had her two month appt today and got her shots(mommy was a nervous wreck). She cried at first but seems to be doing well. She is now 11lbs 11 oz and 25 inches long. She is a beautiful blessing and we couldnt be happier.daddy and his girls playing video games...

ONE MONTH OLD

Here are the one month old pictures! Elizabeth is doing great. She is starting to develop a personality. She is a wonderful baby during the day. Unfortunately it looks like she has colic, so the evenings are a little rough. She still has her red mark on her eyelid. We dont know if it is a birth mark or something that will go away eventually.

ELIZABETH JO ANN LOWRY

Elizabeth was born July 26th @ 6:04 pm. She weighed 9 lbs 11 oz and was 21 inches long. She is a very expressive baby and is a very good baby. Here are her first professional pictures!

July 20th appt

Still no changes. Will see the dr again on Friday to make a plan if nothing happens before then.

July 17th appt

Still no changes. Doc says there is a small window of hope and he is going to allow me that time to see what happens. Next appt is Monday!

Ultra sound and July 15th appt

Ultrasound went great. Baby is big. It estimated it was already 7lbs 15oz. Not much to see at 39 weeks because everything was squished. No pictures either because it was squished.

Appt went okay. No dilating, no dropping, and no signs of labor anytime soon. Dr. wants to keep a closer eye on me. Next appt is on friday. We will see what the plan is then.

More Pics and July 1st appt

Here are some more of the maternity pictures. She has been working on touching them up first.

My Appt went great again. The doctor says the baby still hasn't dropped. Just waiting for the baby to be ready. The heart rate was 160. He does want to do another ultrasound next week just to check up on the baby. Check the fluid level, position, and weight.

The furniture is here and looks great. Now i feel like i have a nursery and am ready for the baby. It was nice to put everything away.

We did the belly cast on my birthday. It was weird and fun at the same time. It turned out cool. Now we need to sand it and paint it. I think in a weird way i will miss my belly!

Maternity Pictures/ June 24th Appt

Well on monday we got maternity pictures. It was hard to let the belly out but i think some came out good. I am not comfortable with them all so here is a preview instead.

Dr. Appt went well. Said the head was still floating so i have at least two more weeks. He plans on doing another ultrasound soon though to make sure everything is still good. Heart beat was 142 and strong. I was afraid it had changed positions but the doctor says its still head down.

Furniture update: it is on its way. I will most likely have it before giving birth. It would be nice to put the clothes and everything where it goes!!

June 17th Appt

Let the weekly appts begin. Nothing new. Dr. says it is a big baby but that i seem to be handling it well. It doesnt should like he is too concerned about the baby getting too big anymore. Maybe he knows something from the ultrasound he isnt sharing. Anyways now it is just a waiting game for the baby to make its move!

36 week ultrasound

The baby is in the position to evacuate. It wasnt very cooperative during the ultrasound so the pictures arent that cute. The tech said it was being stubborn. It had all the organs in all the places it should of. Next time we see the baby it will be on its birthday!!!!!

June 10th Appt

Yesterday I had another dr. appt. Everything is still going great. The baby's Heart rate was 160. My b/p is still low and good. I have been changed to weekly visits. I guess i should have my bag packed by now but i hate packing. They did some labs and set me up for my last ultrasound on friday. We are nearing the finish line now!!!

Latest Update

Had a doctor's appt on May 27th. All is still going perfect he says. Baby's heart rate was 152. Just waiting to see when the little guy or gal will come.

We ordered our baby furniture but it is backordered until the first of July. We might not have it before the baby arrives. We purchased a pack and play for our bedroom and it has everything we need until the furniture gets here.

We missed our window of opportunity to get the 4D ultrasound. After the first time was a mess we went in again a week later and they still didnt know what they were doing and the machines were broken. What made it worse was they told us we should of called but they had told us prior thwy would call if it wasnt going to work out. Oh well. An adventure we can do with the next.

Another Dr. Appt May 14th

Today the appt went well. The doctor was concerns about the swelling in my hands and feet saying it was a little early but that it happens. My blood pressure was good though and they did a urine test just to make sure. We are just going to keep an eye on things. The babies heart rate was 153. I cant wait to be done and let the fun begin.

Purchased cloth diapers today (yes we know we are crazy). They are really cool though because they have biodegradable liners that you can toss or flush. Its all the benefits of cloth diapers without the hassle. Cant wait to see if they work!

4-D Sonogram First Attempt

Yesterday we had a 4-D sonogram to just see the baby and get some needed encouragement and excitement. We went down to the radiology and they had accidentally scheduled me for it in Lancaster. They had the machine to do the ultrasound but not the printer. They lady said my face looked so disappointed she at least had to let me see the baby and she needed to practice with the new machine. The pictures aren't that good cause like i said there was no printer but she played with the baby for a while so we could see it. It was sucking its thumb or rubbing its eyes the whole time. We saw it breathing(just to practice), she said the palette of the mouth is closed(no cleft lip), the diaphragm was closed and working(important for breathing), the heart was beating great, the bladder was full(it was swallowing amniotic fluid and the kidneys are working), and it was moving around alot(i didnt need a sonogram to tell you that).

We will try again next week when they have a printer.

It is sucking its thumb with the index finger curled over the nose.

Oh how precious and sweet the baby looks!

Cute baby face! Big cheeks , two eyes, nose and lips. On the baby's right eye is the hand again.

The hand sitting on the chest with thumb out just waiting to be sucked on again!

April 29, 2009

Another doctors appt today. The doctor says everything is going perfect still. The heart beat was 148 beats per minute. I am measuring bigger then 28 weeks so he says he thinks i am more like 30 weeks. He has been trying to add weeks for a while. He says my next ultrasound is at 36 weeks but they have a new 4-D ultrasound thats really cool. We havent decided if we are going to do that one yet.

The baby's room is coming along. Still a lot to do and the time is ticking away.

April 15, 2009- Maternity Leave

So the last two weeks have not been easy. I am begining to feel how immobile I am getting, my nausea is returning at times, and my energy is down(probably from carrying around all this extra weight.). On Tuesday I had another dr's appt and I am officially on maternity leave. I did all the papers this morning but they knew it was coming. I am scared of how bored i am going to get so i am trying to keep busy. I am making a list of things i can do just so i know there is something to be done.

Did the glucose screen today and some other labs. I was terrified to do the glucose screen because i had been in there once before and a pregnant lady was crying because she couldn't stand it. It wasnt bad. It was like a really sweet hawaiian punch soda. My biggest complaint was i couldnt eat breakfast.

The baby is moving alot. The latest thing the baby does is stretch out and you can tell because my whole belly shifts.

April 1st doctors appt.

The doctor is still very happy with the pregnancy. The heart beat was 153 beats per minute. The baby was kicking the doctor and moving around alot during the appt. The doctor asked me to go on maternity leave stating Nursing was a physical and emotional difficult job. I refused. I am not ready for that yet. He has changed my appts from every 4 weeks to every 2 weeks. We are almost in the third trimester!!!

SAVE THE DATE

In looking at family calendars and the numerous family events we have this June, we decided to have the baby shower June 20th in Ridgecrest. Please mark it on the calendar. Hope everyone can make it. It is still to early for invites but schedules are filling up.

We had another Dr.'s appointment on Tuesday. The Dr. says everything is going well and it is so far a perfect pregnancy. We heard the heart beat again. It was 149 strong beats a minute! The baby has been doing summer saults in my stomach all the time!

The Addition to Our Happy Family

We found out we were pregnant early Nov but kept it secret until Christmas day. We are so excited. Our due date it July 22. With every week we go to Pregnancy.com to see how big the baby is and what is forming this week. It was a rough pregnancy at first but the symptoms are decreasing and my energy is finally coming back. It will all be worth it in the end. We have elected to NOT find out the sex of the baby. We believe it will make it that much more special. Also we have names but dont ask what they are because we are not telling. These Ultrasound pictures were take at 12 weeks!