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mandyjo
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Shes here!!!!!!! We changed her name to Autumn Faith!! Birth story at the bottom.

my sons preschool graduation!! hes the one with his diploma in the air, in the middle. kinda blurly but i took it with my phone.

my son walking down the isle at graduation.


i am due on nov. 7, 2007!!! i am so excited. just wanna congrats all of u out there who r expectin too!! i have a 5 year old son who turns 6 in dec. So hopefully this one will be my little girl!!

37 week belly!!

38 week belly!!



April 9, 2007
well today im 9 weeks and 5 days pregnant! and the morning sickness is now only an hour after i get up. then it starts and lasts for about 2 hours.....better then it was, i was having it throughout the whole day....today was the first time i threw up!!! and it was so gross!! is anyone else experiencing this?? i dont know why i wouldve threw up today if i havent earlier in pregnancy????? just wonderin if anyone else is feelin like this too?
April 10, 2007
im 9 weeks and 6 days pregnant. i had to go to the dr. today cause i felt really dehydrated. the dr. gave me an i.v. and the prescription Zyrtec. i guess the Zyrtec is suppose to help with the nausea. has anybody else took Zyrtec for nausea??
April 11, 2007
im 10 weeks today, and this is the first day i actually feel normal!! but im afraid i gonna curse myself......hopefully not!!! im just prayin to god that it is all done for......i started the Zyrtec last night and took one this morning. the dr. said to take one every morning to help with the nausea. so we will see how this goes....i had major cravings for pizza the past couple weeks, and sweets. ive been takin a bunch of those baby prediction charts and they all say that were havin a boy........we want a girl. but then i take the quizes and they all turn out as were havin a girl...so i dont know. anybody else do these???


Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:mandy
Age?:23
Height?:5'3''
Pre-pregnancy weight?:105
About The Father
Name?:casey
Age?:36
Height?:5'8''
Are you still together?:
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:nope 4th, had 2 m/cs
When did you find out you were pregnant?:march 1st, 2007
Was it planned?:yes...didnt expect it this soon!
What was your first reaction?:omg! finally!
Who was with you when you found out?:no one
Who was the first person you told?:casey
How did your parents react?:moms happy
How far along are you?:37 weeks
What was your first symptom?:big boobs!!!! sickness and hunger
What is your due date?:nov. 7th, 2007
Do you know the sex of the baby?:yep its a girl
If so, what is it?:girl
Have you picked out names?:yes
If so, what are they?:summerlynn
How much weight have you gained?:29 lbs
Do you have stretch marks?:no
Have you felt the baby move?:yep shes a kickin!!
Have you heard the heartbeat?:yes
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:yes
Home or hospital birth?:hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:medicated!!
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:casey and hopefully my son
Will you breastfeed?:maybe
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:hope not
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:yes...most likely
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:i love you
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:no
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:little of both
April 17, 2007
im 10 weeks and 6 days and the past week i have been feelin normal....about time!! i gained about 6 pounds and im startin to get some energy back at least. so maybe the m/s is gone now....so we hope! i get to see my dr. on the 26th and get to hear the babys heartbeat. this will be the 2nd time we get to hear it. and everything seems to be good so far. ill keep everyone posted on how my drs appt. goes...

April 23, 2007
today im 11 weeks and 5 days! im feelin alright i guess, just waitin for the mornin sickness to be gone and never return!! still feel gaggy and certain smells still get to me.....i have a drs apt on thurs. let ya all know how it went!! im craving nothing but fruits, veggies, and sweets! i am wantin smoothies all the time. i drink alot of milk and i never drank milk...yuck! and most of the time i just feel so lazy and still gotta take the naps during the day. i eat all the time, i feel like a huge balloon!! hope all u mommies r doin ok and that everything is well....bub bye for now!
April 25, 2007
im 12 weeks today!! still kinda feelin gaggy, so i hope this is the last week of this. i love vanilla yoguart and fresh blueberries lately. also love lemonade! yummy. my moodiness is starting to level out more and more everyday, thank god! i still pee alot, and eat like a hippo!!!! well tomorrow we will see how much weight i have gained so far!! good luck to all you mommies!
April 26, 2007
well my drs apt. went really well. except that i gained 8 lbs!! we got to hear the heartbeat for the 1st time and it was 153. so that was pretty exciting for us! now i dont get to go to the dr. for 5 weeks!! he had some emergency thing goin on so now i gotta wait an extra week :( i will be 17 weeks by then.) then after that i get to find out the sex at 21 weeks!...yay! but other than that everything is well!

May 2, 2007
im 13 weeks today! yea! i still am feelin sick, which can go away now anyday. i dont get another drs appt untill june 1st. my energy levels r gettin back together more and more eachday. i feel like a complete blimp cause thats all i seem to do is eat. oh well a little exercise wont fix=) anyways ill put up my 13 week beely pic up later today for everyone to see how big i feel. hope all you mommies are doin wonderful!!!
May 10, 2007
well today ive been just tired and yesterday i felt nausous all day.....thought it was gone. i guess not! :( anyways the past week i have been feeling great except with the heartburn durin the evening. feelin the baby move somewhat again.....but not like i used to. my appetite is slowin down a little bit...which is nice! haha not eating like a cow anymore! well until then.....
May 23, 2007
geez....if i could get the right angle everytime in my pics!! (taken with phone) anyways, the past 3 days been feelin great! lots of energy! today we r leaving to go up north to our cabin until saturday. so itll be nice to get outta here for a couple days. i havent took a nap in the last 3 days either which is nice. our house is finally being kept up with and spotlessly clean. laundry is all caught up! still get mild m/s...but i think its on its way out for the most part. get to see my dr next fri. on june 1st!! yay!!! then after that we get to find out the sex at the next appt!! we r gettin really excited just knowin that its finally gettin closer for us.anyways lots of luck and belly rubs for the mommies out there!! xoxox
june 1, 2007
well we went to the drs today and everything turned up very well untill the end when the dr started talkin about when i can have my u/s. he told me i gotta wait until im 25 weeks!!! thats a bunch of bull i think. im 17w 2d today and hes gonna make me wait another 8 weeks??!!! whatever! the babies h/b was at 143!! all this time i thought that we would be able to find out when we were at 21 weeks but then again what do i know?? i have gained 13 pounds total!! good luck mommies!
well heres an update again! well after being all upset about the whole ultrasound thing i found a place an hour away that does the 3d/4d u/s and i have an appt on tues. june 5th! but i need a drs. approval first so i hope he lets us do this. i never heard of a dr. refusing a thing like this. after all we r payin it out of our pockets. well i finally got my way after begging the hubby to do this. after all he said yes so im pretty excited. xoxoxo
june 2, 2007
well now im upset again...i heard that they 3d/4d u/s wont happen until i get the "big" u/s from the dr. so i tried callin the u/s clinic and no answer. so i emailed them to see if we can still come in to find out the sex. but maybe they r not open till later today. cause they r open today. so yeah if we cant still go im gonna cry!! i am doin anything i can to get an u/s to find out our babies sex!! and im goin crazy!! as soon as i find out my answer about if i can still go or not i will update!!!
i can still go to the 3d/4d u/s on tues!!!!!!!!!!!! just got off the phone with them!!!!!
its a girl!!!!!!!!!!
i will try and post up the u/s pics for everyone!!! thanks for all the pink wishes everyone has givin me!! xoxoxox
The day you deliver, outside will be warm. Your baby will arrive at night. After a labor lasting approximately 9 hours, your child, a girl, will be born. Your baby will weigh about 7 pounds, 10 ounces, and will be 18-1/2 inches long. This child will have green eyes and some very fine hair. But there is more. I sense that you wonder if you will have a difficult time during labor and birth. Why don't you go listen to an actual birth? It may give you some encouragement!

june 15, 2007
well taylor is done with preschool:( last night was his graduation and i cried through the whole thing. there was 8 kids in his class. they all wore cap and gowns. to cute. they sung songs and during the "u r my sunshine" song they picked up a rose that was underneath their chairs and walked to their moms and gave it to them......i cried even more!! then the teachers talked about the kids and how they learned so much. then they played a movie that they made with all the kids. i got a copy. then each of them walked up and recieved their diplomas. i tried puttin the movie on here, but it wouldnt work. my mom took a bunch of pics so when she gets them back i will put them up. i am still crying....im happy but yet sad cause hes gonna miss his friends and teachers. they were all so good to him. im gonna miss gettin him up and takin him to school and pickin him up. wondering if hes gonna forget things that he had learned throughout the year. he learned spanish and sign language along with everything else like numbers and the alphabet, manners,etc. im gonna miss seein all the kids and his teachers. gonna miss things he had made and brought home to show me. well im gonna stop blabbing now since i feel like a baby bout crying about this. kids grow up to fast and im learning that right now. and i think its hard for me to accept that hes growin and getting older. its just been hard for me the past couple days knowing this. anyways hopin all mommies and babies r healthy!! xoxoxo
june 30, 2007
i went to the drs yesterday and i only gained 1 lb in a month!! so that puts me at 14 lbs all together. heartbeat was 143 and everything looked good. i have to go back in 2 weeks for the BIG u/s. yay!!! then 2 weeks after that i have to go see the dr and get to do the sugar test and get my rogham shot and review the u/s. kinda nervous but i hope everything goes well. been feelin alot of movement from her. i am now 21 wk 3d. good luck to all mommies!! xoxoxox
july 5, 2007
well i have been having the WORST heartburn ever!!!!!! i called the dr today and he gave me Nexeum (sp) i woke up at 3:30am last night cause of it and couldnt go back to sleep until 6am!!! i am sick of burping up everything i eat....i get depressed cause it makes me sick and i cant stand it anymore. anyone have any suggestions feel free to let me know......thank you!!! i didnt take a belly pick last week...i forgot!!!
july 11, 2007
well im 23 weeks today and the nexium seems to be really working.....thank god!!!! i thought i was about to die from the heartburn!! anyways have the big u/s on fri(in 2 days). so we r excited to see our little girl again. hopefully they will tell us how much she ways....just curious i guess. then on the 27th i go back for the results and other testing. my little girl is moving so much, its like she never sleeps!! haha. we r just counting down the weeks till she arrives. my back hurts every now and then. my ankles swell up once in a while. been having the braxton hicks contractions almost every day. they dont really hurt but can be uncomfortable. hope all mommies r well!!! xoxoxox
23weeks and 3 days. well i had my u/s yesterday and i hope everything went ok. i was in there for an hour by myself then my bf and my son came in to see her. she weighs 1 lb 3 oz. i wont get the results untill the 27th. i wasnt nervous at all. she was kickin the whole time she was doing the scan!!! but right now my baby girl is laying on her side in my belly. what a cutie already!!! she has her fathers nose for sure!! ill put up the pics later.....until then, hope all babies and mommies r healthy!!
july 27, 2007

had my drs. appt. today. i gained 19 lbs total!!!! got my rogham shot today which i had to get it in the butt!! lol. also had to drink that sugar drink for my gluclose test. my next appt is in 4 weeks then after that we go 3 weeks 1 time then the rest is every 2 weeks then every week!!! yay!!! this is the last time i gotta wait 4 weeks to see the dr. other then that baby is doing great. her heart beat was 134 today.........xoxoxox

august 25, 2007

had my drs appt on fri. i gained 3 lbs since last month. so far i gained 22 lbs!!! she has dropped. i noticed her when she dropped about a week ago. i can breathe better. everything looked good. her heart beat was 157!!! i go back in 3 weeks.....gettin closer!!!! yay!! i cant go into labor before 34 weeks otherwise the drs gonna stop the labor. after 34 weeks the drs gonna let it happen!! we r getting really exctied that the time is getting really close!!! been having alot of BH through out the day and evening. but as long as they arent close together and strong im ok. i got 1 more test to do before she comes and thats the group b. where they touch ur cervex for a bacteria. i still get mild nausea. and i dont eat as much. my nails grow like crazy. but thats really about it. update in 3 weeks!! hope all mommies r doin well!!!!

october 4, 2007

well nothing really new here. my last update got erased somehow. i go back to the dr on the 16th. i get my group b test then and hes gonna check my cervix. ill be 36 weeks 6 days then. but im hoping that i go into labor before then!! my dr was talking about me getting induced and us picking out a date....well casey got really excited and wants her to be born on halloween. im not so sure about that!! ive been getting kicked in the ribs constantly. so im guessing shes still head down. dr didnt say anything to me last time i was in. im measuring right where im supposed to be. getting nauseas alot lately. maybe its just what i eat...idk. im really tired and it doesnt take much! im almost done with her room. i put up some pics yesterday of her crib and stuff. i think i dropped looking at my pics...hopefully she will be here soon!!! labor dust this way please!!! lol.

october 16, 2007
okay heres an update from when i went to my drs appt today. well i had my group b test done today, which was lovely. lol. i dont like when ppl r all up in my stuff!! haha. anyways, havent gained any more weight since last time. which puts me at a 29 lb weight gain all together, her head is down, hb at 135. and im still CLOSED!!! i tried everything!! but thats what my dr said. how disappointing. im gonna be the last person to have my baby out of all of us!!!! oh well i guess. i asked the dr if he would know how much shes gonna wiegh and he said upper 6 lbs to lower 7 lbs. so we will see if hes right. lots of pressure and bhs still. couple days ago i thought i had to go in cause contractions were 3-4 mins apart. but of course the way my luck goes it aint happening!!!! i need labor dust my way..lol.
october 24, 2007
well im 38 weeks today. and im tired of being pregnant. i have my belly pic up and it looks like i dropped. but maybe its just the way shes laying. i go to the dr on fri. im hoping she will be born by then. i thought for sure that she was gonna be here today. i thought that last week, but i was wrong.......just wishful thinking. oh well. im on this yogurt kick. i love my yogurt!!! nothing to new. just wanting her here....
october 26, 2007
well UPDATE!!! i went to the drs this morning at 11am. and walked out with an induction date for monday!! im very scared and nervous but yet so happy knowing that i can finally see my little girl after a long 9 months. i feel sad a little cause everyone has been so supportive and helped me through a lot during my pregnancy. i wanna thank each and evey one of u. i will keep updating when shes here. and wont forget any of u. so yeah i go in at 730am on monday morning. i gained 3 lbs in 1 week, her hb was 150. and the dr said that i was measuring at about 37 weeks instead of 38w 2d. and everything else looked good. if anyone has any advice to keep me calm about this induction thing leave it on my page.......good luck to the rest of the mommies out there!!! xoxoxox
MY BIRTH STORY

well i had to go to the hospital at 730am for my induction. i was scared out of my mind and crying. casey comforted me the whole time. we got hooked up to monitors until the dr came in to check me. i was 1.5 cm and 50% thinned out. then we started my pitocin at 845am.. i was getting contractions every 3-4 mins. every 15 mins they turned it up a notch. i dont know what time the dr came in but he broke my water to help speed things up. it was probly about 930 or so. contractions were getting painful so i got some pain reliever in my arm. it made me feel drunk. i tried to sleep but i was to excited to. dr kept coming in and checking me. he kept saying that i was progressing. (but i wasnt, he just wanted to keep my hopes up). so here we sat and sat waiting for the dr to keep commin back to check me. i finally got to 4cm and recieved my epidural. he had to try to get it right with the needle 3 times. i couldnt really feel anything for a while. then i got to 6 and i felt alot of pressure. i dialated to 10 right away. it was at 9pm. i started to push at 9pm and she came at 922pm. i felt almost everything. i didnt tear or need stitches. she weighed 6lbs 3oz and 19 inches long. she barely cries, and loves to be held. she is so perfect. i look back on my vip page and just cry cause i really miss being preggo. i know having her here is such a blessing but i miss the kicks, running to the bathroom to pee, aches and pains from her, my belly moving all over the place. im kinda emotional over it but itll get better. i will get pics up today sometime for everyone to see. oh yeah i forgot that she was born at half time for the packer game!!! just what casey and the dr wanted!!! lol. they both were watching the game in my room. i was in and out of it for a couple hours while they were watching and having fun....lol.

november 3, 2007

well its been 5 days since i had autumn faith. last night i took her to the hospital to lab cause she looked jaundace. but her levels were fine. shes doin great!! she gets up about 2 times a night. shes still so tiny she drowns in everything...lol. i never thought i could love another child but its amazing how much love u have for another one. i love it and wouldnt want it any other way!! shes so perfect. taylor loves her and sings to her. he does get jealous at times but thats normal. i miss my belly and being preggo though. im still feeding her my breast milk, but i pump it now since i got home from the hospital. she is such a mommas girl...lol.

november 12,2007

autumn is now 2 weeks old!! time is flyin fast! we had her 2 week checkup and she now weighs 6lbs 8oz and is 19 3/4inches long. shes doin great but still on the tiny side!! she is now on formula and is taking it very well. she gets up every 3-4 hours at night to eat. she sure is my precious lil girl!!

november 18, 2007

she is 3 weeks tomorrow!! i cant believe how the time is just flying!! shes so precious. now shes starting to fight a little to stay up...its so cute. and she has some baby acne and i guess there is nothing to do with it but to let it be. itll get better in a couple weeks. shes now pooping like once a day instead of everytime she eats. but thats due to her being on formula. shes almost been on formula for a week now. and its so much easier then breastfeeding and pumping. shes still pretty tiny. she looks everywhere. she goes back to the dr for her 2 month check up in the begining of january. im getting used to having her now. just wish i could get some sleep. but its impossible for me. i cant sleep during the day what so ever. i feel like ive been up for a month straight. my bleeding is barely there. which is normal. and i dont go back to the dr until begining of dec. anyways shes a very spoiled little girl. and im so proud and happy shes here.

december 2, 2007

5 weeks tomorrow she will be!! shes getting so big!! her baby acne is gone now. shes eating about 3oz now every 1 1/2 - 2 hours during the day and at night its about every 3 hour. shes starting to fit into clothes finally...lol. she looks in ur eyes when u talk to her. and shes startin to smile a little. taylor is doin so wonderful with her. bleeding is totally gone now. and taylor thinks that the reason that girls dont have a "stick and peanuts" is cause they play with it and they fall off. its to funny. anyways ill post up new pics soon.



january 5, 2008

autumn is now 68 days old!!! she is smiling so much now and gets so excited. she tries to kick herself backwards in her crib....shes so funny!! she eats 3 oz every 2-3 hours. and she finally slept through the night for the first time last night!!! yay!! shes into her 3 month clothes now. and she sure loves her mama!! she doesnt go get her 2 month shots until january 24. shell be 3 months old then. im doin great. havent had a period yet, just 4 days of spotting. thats about it for me.

Feb. 2, 2008

i havent updated in forever!! autumn ways a little over 11lbs now!! she smiles and tries to giggle but just cant quite get it. so cute. she eats about 4 oz every 2-3 hours. and has been sleeping through the night for a couple weeks. she is such a mamas girl. havent really had a real period yet. just spotted for about 2 weeks. shes into 3-6 month clothes. she now has a bad cough and took her into the hospital here which was a mistake cause they no nothing here. they said she was fine. and taylor has bronchitis so i figured she got it. i just have to watch her closely. when autumn gets mad she kicks her left foot....its so funny. she talks (coos) so much. she still kicks herself back in her crib. well thats my update.

March 18, 2008

Its been forever since i updated....sorry. anyways, autumn will be 5 months on the 29th. time is flying so fast. she giggles, and is such a happy baby. she is teething and u can see on tooth that wants to come through. she loves to stand. she loves when shes walked around the house and to be held. she is really spoiled already!! when i took her in for her 4 month shots she weighed a little under 13 lbs and is very tiny for her age. shes been sleeping through the night. and is eating solids. and she loves her food!!!

May 1, 2008

She is now 6 months old. she got her 6 month shots today.....boo. anyways she weighs 14.6lbs. she is very little for her age. but she eats like a piggy!!! lol. she can roll from tummy to back. and kicks herself back and moves all over the floor. she has 2 teeth and has such an attitude already!!! i introduced her to the cup a couple days ago. but is not all that intrested yet. she is such a good baby.

June 6, 2008

My baby girl has been doing so good. she wont crawl, or isnt close yet. shed rather laugh at you and chew her feet...lol. shes getting her top 2 teeth. not intrested in her cup at all yet. she plays paddy cake and says mama and dada. she can kinda wave bye bye. other then that ive been doin good and taylors been doin good also. today was the last day of school for him.....off to 1st grade!!








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hollie - Friday, 20 June
I dont really care too much bout seeing them. I guess whenever they have money to come up, or if i have money to go down there. Give her a lil more time. She'll do it when shes ready. I give Chase graham crackers. He loves them. They get soft really fast too, so theyre good. I break them into lil pieces and he picks them up and eats them. Its so cute to watch him feed himself. He tries to put more in his mouth before the first bite is even swallowed. lol


hollie - Thursday, 19 June
My moms sad that i moved. She misses Chase. She was like i wanna squeeze him! lol. We're renting the house, but John said after our lease we can sell it, so i dunno. He probably doesnt know what hes talking about. I cant believe autumn has so many teeth already! Do you feed her cherrios and stuff?


hollie - Saturday, 14 June
Hey! Everything is going good here. I moved to North Carolina last weekend. Things have been hectic, but im with John now, so im happy. Chase has been being naughty though. I dont know if the new enviromnent freaks him out or what, but he screams every time John or I leave his sight. Not good. He's never done that before. He's always been happy to play by himself, but not now. :( Hopefully he will adjust soon. He stands in his crib now, and hes trying to crawl, and he finally got his first tooth! :)


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melissabkr - Tuesday, 6 May
wow,6 months and 2 teeth already!! can't believe it it's crazy,Ryan is 5 months today,he's really big,well that's what people always tells me and i think so too,he's really healthy,thank god,sleeping good thru the night,lucky me!! the only bad thing is that he gets really scare of loud noises and screams that makes him cry =( i don't know how get rid of that.
About myself ,i'm doing good,just being a mom i love it,so happy because my husband is coming next month and finally he's going to meet Ryan i just can't wait.it's been 10 long months


hollie - Monday, 28 April
Wow 2 teeth already?! Thats great. How old is she now?

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