Abby:
1. When Abby calls "Ring Around the Rosie" "Pack-a-loli"
2. When I pick up Lucy's things around the house and find baby dolls in them....the swing, the swaddle, the cloth diaper, the regular diaper.
3. Whenever we go somewhere we sing "______ time!" "Villa time!" "Alice Time!" "blue car time!" - it is so cute.
4. Seeing Abby's face light up when she sees her friends, especially Alice, Millie, and Evie.
5. Abby loves to paint and would do so all day if I was up for it.
6. When Abby goes to the bathroom on the potty.
7. When Abby gets in trouble, her eyes get full of tears and she gets a huge frown on her face. It kind of makes me laugh, but I have to hold it in because I am disciplining her.
8. When Steve comes home, Abby RUNS to the door to greet him...It doesn't matter what we are doing.
Lucy:
1. When Lucy stretches, her little body is so sweet.
2. The fact that she always has milk on her face no matter how many times I wipe her up.
3. She is 8.8 lbs! Wahoo!
4. Her "gas smiles"
5. The way she sleeps - arms above her head or out to the side.
6. The way her face turns bright red whenever she needs to go to the bathroom, poor girl!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Friday, March 29, 2013
Lucy Grace
Our precious new girl is doing great! Platelet levels are up and bilirubin levels are down! She gained a ton of weight this last week and we don't need to go back to the doctor until our 2 month checkup!
Look at how precious she is!
She loves cuddling with Daddy! And he loves it too!
"Hi guys"
Abby loves her little sister.
This one makes us laugh out loud.
No more hospital stays for Lucy G!
We love you Lucy Grace and are already so proud of how hard you are working to prove to everyone you aren't a premie! Keep up the good work kiddo!
Abby Girl
Our weeks have been busy around here...We haven't done much but just figuring out life is busy enough for us!
Playing with sidewalk chalk outside!
Photo shoot!
Tea party that ended up with mommy having water all over her! Abby took a sip that was too big and ended up coughing with her mouth full of water...Water went all over mama!
Peek a boo!
An Easter dress preview!
First real haircut with Nana....Monkey boots and pacifier to keep her still!
I'm a cutie pie!
Monday, March 25, 2013
Announcing!!!!
Our precious girl, Lucy Grace Klenke!!
Born at 35 weeks, with a high platelet count and she came out screaming! What a set of lungs!
(two HUGE prayers answered right away...no risk of a bleed and no respirators needed!)
She only had to stay in the NICU 1 day and all the treatments were worth it!
More to come later on the birth of this little girl...
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
My Lucy
Well....
It is coming to an end (provided all goes to as planned)
Amniocentesis on Thursday to determine if Lucy's lungs are developed.
Last IVIG treatment Thursday night at Memorial.
C-section on Friday morning.
I can't wait to meet this little one. She is a stinker already. When I go in for my non stress tests she stops moving. But, I think she does that as a sign as well....She falls asleep and we get to watch her "breath." Her little lungs move up and down and give me confirmation that God has her little body and lungs in His hands...She will be here when she is ready.
Oh Lucy Grace. This pregnancy has been tough. IVIG treatments every week. They take 6-7 hours each...I have been doing them since week 12.....
That is 23 weeks, 161 hours, and about 92 lbs. of liquid being infused into my body. Granted the IVIG is supposed to wear off after about 7 days which means that I have to do it all over again, but still 92 lbs of liquid! Thankfully, my body is doing pretty good with this stuff and I don't get too sick. I have only been really sick three times and those times were rough to say the least...But, some people have morning sickness their entire pregnancy, so dealing with a few days of sickness isn't horrible.
I am also on prednisone...That helps suppress my immune system so that my antibodies don't attack yours. It also has other side effects but those are hopefully temporary. Thankfully the "bad" side effects haven't messed me up that much...My feet swell, I have blotchy skin, and my legs often have a purple hue to them....But, that will pass.
Lucy Grace, you are beautiful in my eyes already. I can't wait to hold you, kiss your face, and tell you I love you. You are our precious girl and I can't wait to show you off to this world. God has big plans for you my girl and I can't wait to be a part of it.
It is coming to an end (provided all goes to as planned)
Amniocentesis on Thursday to determine if Lucy's lungs are developed.
Last IVIG treatment Thursday night at Memorial.
C-section on Friday morning.
Baby Lucy......
I can't wait to meet this little one. She is a stinker already. When I go in for my non stress tests she stops moving. But, I think she does that as a sign as well....She falls asleep and we get to watch her "breath." Her little lungs move up and down and give me confirmation that God has her little body and lungs in His hands...She will be here when she is ready.
Oh Lucy Grace. This pregnancy has been tough. IVIG treatments every week. They take 6-7 hours each...I have been doing them since week 12.....
That is 23 weeks, 161 hours, and about 92 lbs. of liquid being infused into my body. Granted the IVIG is supposed to wear off after about 7 days which means that I have to do it all over again, but still 92 lbs of liquid! Thankfully, my body is doing pretty good with this stuff and I don't get too sick. I have only been really sick three times and those times were rough to say the least...But, some people have morning sickness their entire pregnancy, so dealing with a few days of sickness isn't horrible.
I am also on prednisone...That helps suppress my immune system so that my antibodies don't attack yours. It also has other side effects but those are hopefully temporary. Thankfully the "bad" side effects haven't messed me up that much...My feet swell, I have blotchy skin, and my legs often have a purple hue to them....But, that will pass.
Lucy Grace, you are beautiful in my eyes already. I can't wait to hold you, kiss your face, and tell you I love you. You are our precious girl and I can't wait to show you off to this world. God has big plans for you my girl and I can't wait to be a part of it.
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