More of Leah & Jeremiah

These are just some snapshots I took of Leah the other day, her eyes look weird in most of them I think I got her in between blinks (well duh, you say), Anyway, here they are.

I took Jeremiah and Leah to the park the other day and Jeremiah was dancing to some music in his head I think. It was hillarious. Of course you can't see it in the picture, but his moves were pretty cool.

Jeremiah LOVES helping me fix things with the "screwdryer" and "plieyes," yes, I let him use the real tools when we have to fix the vacume, plus it keeps him entertained for about twenty minutes trying to get the screws out. He's such a good helper.

Jeremiah put his baby doll (care of my friend Sarah) in the window to watch for Daddy to come home from work. It was pretty funny. Then he tried standing like the baby doll... much more difficult for those of us without a fabric body.

Leah and Jeremiah

Here are some pictures comparing Jeremiah and Leah.... They are definately related. Greg said I needed to label who was who... he couldn't tell :) Man our kids are cute!

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Leah Mae Hirschi

So, here is the short version: less than 4 hours of serious labor, 12 minutes of pushing and Leah joined our family. She was born on Friday, September 12, at 7:42 pm, weighing 5lbs 13 oz. and measuring 18 3/4 inches long.

We got to the hospital around 3:45 or so in the afternoon, I had been bleeding a little and having more regular contractions. I wasn't in real pain, but I didn't know how long labor was going to take, since it only lasted 6 hours with Jeremiah, so I wanted to play it safe and go to the hospital anyway. I was checked around 4:30 and measured 1cm.... the same as the previous two weeks... I was discouraged to say the least. At 5 they let me get off the monitors and move around for an hour. If I was still at 1cm at 6pm they were going to send me home. They checked me at 6 and I was a 3... thank goodness. they checked me at 7 and I was almost 7cm, I got up, went to the bathroom, had some more contractions and said that I felt like I needed to push, the nurse checked at said I was a 7.... WHAT? Just then the Dr came in and prepped to break my water, but when she checked I was at a 10... in about 60 seconds I dilated 3cm. So they broke my water, and I began pushing. 12 minutes, and no tearing, I DID IT!!! Throughout labor the nurses kept asking me if I wanted an epidural... I wanted to tell them to shut it! I managed without an epidural, even though it hurt, but I liked being able to move around. So that's it! We've been home for a week now and I am just now overcoming the overwhelming feeling of having two kids and not knowing how to function with 2. My mom has been here this past week which was a life saver. I couldn't have done it without her. We'll see how I feel at the end of this next week. Greg is going to San Fransisco on Tuesday until Wednesday.... AHH!! two kids with no right hand man? We'll see how I'll feel on Thursday.

Me and Greg after getting to the hospital just waiting for the busy nurses to come and hook me up to the monitor.

I'm not sure if this is her first photo, but here she is:

I know it looks like a peace sign, but that's supposed to be me saying this is baby #2. We have a picture with #1 so it seemed appropriate. Oh, and the IV was because I tested positive for Group B Strep, which can be fatal to the baby if its not treated with antibiotics. Unfortunately my labor was so fast that they didn't have the time to give me the second round, so Leah had to be monitored closely and have blood work done to make sure she didn't get sick, but luckily she was fine.

This is Jeremiah's visit to the hospital. He snagged the apple on my side table that I was saving for a snack. I didn't know the could eat an apple whole. He didn't even care that there was a baby there with me.

Like I said, Jeremiah didn't even notice the baby. This was on Sunday before church.

This is Sunday evening getting ready to go home.

This is my beautiful baby girl sleeping like an angel. She sleeps and eats so much better than Jerem did as a baby. Thank goodness! She is also much more mellow when she is awake. I love it! Anyway, enjoy the pictures! I'll post more later.

Baby Update

Baby Hirschi is now "engaged" in the birth canal. My Dr. did give me the go ahead to go to Utah this weekend (though we chose not to last minute) so she musn't have been too worried about me going into labor this weekend. Anyway, we'll see! I am now 36weeks exactly, and Jeremiah was born at 36weeks and 6days.... hmm... unfortunately my Dr. is off next weekend... :( I'm a little worried.

The best day of the month

Friday, August 22 was baby birthing day in our circle of loved ones. My sister in law Kristina was scheduled to be induced that day so we were already planning on one nephew.... then my sister Amber was admitted that morning as well, yes, two nephews on the same day. I kept joking that I was the only one missing, and that I'd better get cracking if we wanted to go 3 for 3. Yeah, it didn't happen. :) I'm okay with that. THEN this morning I got an email saying that one of my best friends from high school, Jenn, had had her baby boy yesterday too! Those were the three people I knew who had due dates near mine and they're all happily snuggling with their bundles of joy already! So we have Horatio Smith (real first name is yet to be determined) born at 2:55 Ohio time, weighing 7lbs12oz, 20.5 in. long. Ashton Martin Gollaher born at 4:45 Utah time, weighing 7lbs8oz., 20 in. long. WooHoo! Now I guess it's my turn. We'll see how many weeks I have left. I am so happy for Kristina, Amber and my friend Jenn. Congratulations!

Baby Update

We had an ultrasound today and everything is fine with baby hirschi. She's measuring spot on, fluid levels are good, placenta looks good, and I've got the green light to continue as usual. Greg decided that this girl just likes getting her picture taken. :) Either that, or our OB gets a kick-back from the ultrasound technician. :) Thank you for your prayers. They are much appreciated.

Baby Update

This will be a fast post:

I had another Dr's appt. today, and I lost a centimeter. It might have been explained if the baby had dropped again, only further this time, but my Dr. checked and she hadn't, SOOOO, she's sending me in for an ultrasound. During the ultrasound they will be able to more precisely measure the babies growth and figure out why they're not able to measure the growth the way they normally do. Hopefully they will be able to fit me in tomorrow. I will post again when we know more. Your prayers would be appreciated. I'm sure everything will work out just the way it should.

Father And Sons Campout, Etc.

This past week Jeremiah had his friend Izzie over for the day. Izzie's mom wasn't feeling too hot, so we got a full day of older kid fun! Jeremiah loves it when he gets to play with Izzie because she teaches him such fun ways to play with things! Like building forts our of couch cushions!!! :) This was their creation:

Another favorite past-time is finding every pillow in the house, throwing them down the stairs and making a pillow fort. It keeps him entertained for at least twenty minutes. There is something in this picture that doesn't belong... can you guess what it is?
Yes, when I put Jeremiah down for his nap he wasn't in the mood for sleeping, but was keenly interested in paying under the baby crib. So I gave him a blanket, said goodnight and left the room. A few minutes later he had climbed out, gathered the rest of his blankets and stuffed animals and gone back under the crib for a nice nap. Unfortunately when he did end up waking up he was a bit disoriented so he was crankier than usual. Luckily it hasn't happened since.
Greg took Jerem on the father and sons campout this weekend. Here are the pictures they came back with:
Panning for gold: some of the men had a good time, sorry, no pictures of Greg, he was behind the camera the whole time.
This was Jeremiah "panning for Gold: he came home talking about rocks... now I know what he was trying to tell me about.

Notice what Jeremiah's pants looked like at the beginning of his adventures at the creek. Then came the throwing of the rocks into the creek, Greg said this was his favorite activity of the morning.

Notice Jeremiah's lovely pants? Now a bit darker shade of brown. :) They are soaking right now, I'm trying to save them from permanent staining.

Baby Hirschi Update

For those who want to stay updated:

I had another Dr's Appt today and I grew three centimeters, so no worries about not growing. No threats of bedrest or induction, I didn't even have to have an ultrasound. I'm good to go for at least another week! :) Baby Hirschi is growing and very active. Her feet have recently found a cozy spot underneath my right rib, and have been staying there for most of the time during the day at least. It doesn't hurt, just makes me feel a little cramped. My midwife is fantastic, by the way, I love her, so if anyone is looking to a referral up in Boise.....

Greg's phone pictures

Greg sent me all the pictures he has taken on his phone recently, so I thought I'd post some of them. First are pictures of Jeremiah at Chuck-E-Cheeses where Greg took him for some "boy time" one saturday when I really needed a break (I have the greatest husband ever).It has been a long time since the infant car seat has been used and it needed a good cleaning, so Jeremiah was helping me put everything back together. He is a great buckler!

A few weeks ago we had a big company BBQ at Greg's bosses house. They had "pony rides" on their horses, great food, tennis, beach volley ball, a swimming pool and a few big blow up toys for the kids (and the adults). Jeremiah was intrigued with the horses but did NOT want to ride one at first, but once he saw all the other kids doing it he patiently waited his turn and didn't want to get off! He loved it. He is still asking to go back to "Mike's House!" to ride the horses.

Here are a few of Jeremiah in the big jumping house thing, I don't know what you call it. He spent almost an hour in there running around and falling down. It was great fun. And you can bet I had to go in there with him. He labeled me the "monster" so I chased him around.
These are pictures of Greg letting Jeremiah drive the car. I was wondering why he has started trying to climb up into the front seat when I unbuckle him from the car seat.... hmmm...

Last but not least, this is our family home evening trip to the dairy queen I think for ice cream cones. This is the first time Jeremiah ever got to eat his own, it was WAY to big for him and he wasn't a very good or clean eater. Luckily they gave us a wet wash rag to clean him up before we went home.