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<><><>Baby Mariah right after birth

A little about the family....

~~~My name is Niki and I am 25. My husband Marcus and I have been together for 8 years and married 6. Kind of one of those, Love At First Sight deals... Hes wonderful. He has been a contrator for 13 years but has decided to do a carrer change and now is going to school full time to be a EMT. How exciting!

~~~ We just had our 6th baby on September 28,2007. We have 3 boys and 3 girls. Im so excited.

~~~ At 26 weeks I got put into the hospital due to kidney stones. I had to have a stent put in but that sent me into preterm labor so I was put on complete bedrest until I delivered.

~~~ We decided to homeschool our children this year so with the birth of our new baby, it will take some time to get into a routine. It will all work out though.

August 22, 2007,

It was so hot out today... and humid. The heat Ican deal with but once you add that humidty in with it, its unbearable wspecially with no a.c. I am so uncomfortable today. The baby feels so low and the pressure is just ridiculous. The ice pack has become my new best friend along with my pain meds that I have to take daily. I am trying to decide between pain medications,(yes im already planning for the delivery) I have done it completely natural i have had the intrathecial or spinal as some say and i have also sat in the tub for a bit. Oh decesions. I am open to any suggestions that anyone may have...

August 24,2007:

What a horriable start to my day. I woke up today getting ready for a funeral and I looked outside and I noticed my van was gone, It got repossesed. That was our only vehicle and we have no way to get another one. The baby is all over the place, her feet like my ribs on the right side. OUCH!! My dad asked me last night if I was sure the doctor had the dates right because of how big i am. I told him I have 8 weeks left and he couldnt believe it. Just another day...

August 31,2007:

I went to the doctors on wednesday and he sent me over to the hospital for a non stress test, urine and blood work. I woke up wednesday morning with a severe headache and really sharp pains where my cervix is. He checked me and I still was not dilated and my blood work and urine came back fine. The baby passed her stress test by 2 points. So I go back and see him on wednesday September 5th. ...

October 4th,

I am so upest, All of my postings Between August 31 and Sept, 28th is gone. That really is bothering me. On the other hand, Baby is doing great. We had her on friday and she was in the special care nursery until tuesday when she got to go home. SHe had to be in there for her jaundice. She is such a little joy to have around!!! I go today to my urology appt. and im hoping to get this stent out when I go back there at 2. I will update later and let you know when I get back.

October 7th,

Well since I havent updated in a few days and since the baby is sleeping, I will take advantage of my time. Thursday I had my appt. with the uroliogist. I used to like him but now I think he is a arrogant prick. He didnt take my stent out and he said I didnt need lithotirpsy done.( A machine where super high sound waves break up the stones) so I asked him well if you take out the stent then wont I have have the pains again from the stones still being in there and he said no well at least not for right now. Well alrighty then. So then I ask well when can i get the stent out and he said tomorrow or monday and i said well i pick tomorrow and he said well ya if we have any openings, then he wrote on my paper to have it done on monday. What a ass. So they scheduled me for 2 on monday, Well about 5 minutes after we left the called with a cancelation for friday so they fit me in at 8:30 am. Well when I get back there, im OBVIOUSLY uncomfortable, and the lady said well youare still red and swollen down there and I said ya well probably cause I just had a baby 7 days ago. Um hello!?! some things you just dont say. ANYWAYS, the arrogant prick walks in and doesnt even say hi or anything hes just going to tell me to relax my legs and try to stick the scope up my pee hole. so I say um hello. And he said Oh hi. How rude. Anyways long story short, I got it out. Well then we went to walmart afterwards and I had to pee really bad.,(still had not went since the stent was removed) well I get in there and start to go and I almost screamed until I realized I wansnt at home and had to clench my teeth as hard as I could cause it hurt so bad. Then I went shopping:)

At 1pm was Mariah's doctor's appt. She weighs 5# 12 ounces so she lost a little more but not a big deal. They perscribed her some " magicbutt cream" cause her little bottom is so raw. She pooped so many times in the hospital that it took the first layer of skin off her bottom so I had to have them look at it cause nothing is working. Also her little skin keeps breaking out so I asked them if she can have a sensitivity to the soap and she said it looks like it so to use DREFT and so a second rince on her clothes. Poor little peanut. Her umbilical cord fell off this morning so tonight I put her in the bath tub with me, kind of special to have that close bond there, she was so relaxed. She is awake more at night and wants to eat more at night then during the day, but that dowsnt suprise me cause even inside of me I could tell she was a night baby. Oh ya, I asked the doc about that spot on her eye lid if it was a bruise or a birthmark and she said its not a bruise, it looks like a hemonge something or another and that we will just have to keep an eye on it. But that was just her assistant so when I go back for her 1 month I will ask her actual peditrition. ( I know I just spelled that wrong) And even if it is, I know GOD wont anything bad happen to her eye sight.

Well even though I get on a few times a day, When I get more than a few minutes I will update again. I have to keep track of liz on here and her progress. I keep waiting for that update that says I went into labor, I think I am just as excited for her as she is for herself. Its neat to be able to go through such a beutiful time in somebody's life with them even though you have never met them, Its kinda like you are holding each others hand through the journey together. That kind how this site is actually if you think about it. All of us women are going through this together, weather its holding each others hand through trying to concieve or through a death, through pregnancy or through birth, we all track each others progress and we follow it through and most of us will never meet each other and we live hundreds or thousands of miles from each other but we are all kinda like a extended family to each other.

October 12th,

I took Mariah to the doctors today just to do a weight check to make sure she hasnt lost anymore weight and I am excited to say that she hasnt she actually gained and now she is up to 6pounds 1 ounce. Yay. A lady from special care nursery called the other day just to check on her which I thought was very nice. Mariah is such a good baby. I have found that she LOVES taking a bath with mom. She just floats in there and is so relaxed and just peaceful. She cried and cried last night and when I put her in the tub she stopped right away and was just looking around and fell right asleep. After I had Mariah I realized I will probably not loose my stomach or thighs or anything else that put on the weight, again, and I was fine with that, but last night I was sitting on the couch with my tank top on and I looked down and forgot I wasnot pregnant because of how my stomach looks and I got totally disgusted and the way I look just totally grosses me out now. I cant believe I actually accepted the grossness. I got my pregnant pistures back and I need to pick some for my book but Im having a really hard time. Go to this site for me and check them out and let me know what you think.....

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enjoy!

October 16th,

Little Mariah is doing wonderful. SHe is staying awake alot longer and she looks all over the place. She likes looking out of the window. I wish my sister in law could concieve and have a baby...I know that was way off topic but it just came in my thoughts. Jacob's 6th Birthday is Thursday and he is getting so excited. I have been trying to space Mariah's feeding's out at night to only 2 so that way she learns to sleep all night. But on the other hand its bitting me in the butt cause she just keeps me up wanting her binkie....But she is wonderful..... GOD I love my children.

October 30th,

It's been awhile since I have done any updating so here goes a quick run down.I took Mariah to her wic appt. yesterday and she now weighs 6#15oz and 20 inches long so thats wonderful. She is such a joy to have around. She is a wonderful baby. She stays awake alot longer now and loves to just look around all over the place and watches the kids play back and forth around her. I was talking to her yesterday and she gave me the biggest smile. I loved it. She is now 1 month, 2 days old. As far as mom, I feel like a fat cow. My stomach seems to be going up rather than down and I have put on 3 pounds. What the heck?This crap sucks. Mariah has her 1 month check up on Nov. 8th and mine is on the 7th.

November 5th,

I took Mariah for her 1 month checkup today and she has gained great weight. Last week she weighed 6#15oz and was 20 inches. Today she weighed 7#5oz and is 21 inches so the doctor was very pleased. Also that spot on her eye the doctor said would eventually disappear so I am happy about that. I am so upset.I have to go back to work this week and I am so upset. I dont want to go back and every time I think about it I get so upset. I have so many worries and fears. She got her second hep b shot today and I have never heard her scream so bad. It broke mommy's heart. I will have updated pictures up in the next day or so.

May 15th,

Wow it sure has been a long time since I have been on here and updated. SO here goes a quick version cause I have to be to work in a hour. Mariah is getting so big. She sit's up by her self and also crawls all over. She tried going up a step today so it looks like the gate is going to have to come up. Sarah will be 2 in 11 days so I am super excited for that. I will update more later.