Life Change #2

Well..The next bit of news might be new news to some of you and old news to others of you. But just so that everyone knows. The Mabry's are moving again! Or wait we already have! Some of you knew about the fact that in December Jeff applied for a job as a Program Director for Flat Rock River YMCA Camp, in Saint Paul, Indiana and that he got it. (Check out www.flatrockymca.org) This was a huge blessing because it allows me the chance to be able to stay home with Adelyn for as long as I want. And we don't have to mess with daycare or trying to find the money for a nanny. Childcare is expensive and we would of been able to make it, but it would have been a crazy life. This job allows us both to have a life, a quality of life that Jeff and I have talked about having when we have kids. And although I am very excited to be able to provide care for Adelyn and begin this adventure of camp life with Jeff. I am also very anxious for the change. I will be returning back to school to finish out the school year at Covenant Christian on the 13th of May (a week from today). And than I will be packing up my classroom and saying goodbye to a great group of kids and friends that I have made during my last 5 years at Coveant. So I am a little weary and yet excited for the up coming 2 1/2 weeks. I will be closing that chapter of my life, in a way. However, I know that my relationships will grow at Covenant, even though I am in St. Paul. Doors close and others open... And I still grow.

So now that you know all that information. Do the Mabry's live in Indinaplis or Saint Paul still? We now live in St. Paul, IN. We moved a couple of weeks ago. So I have not only been trying to take care of a newborn, but I have also been moving and unpacking. HELP!!! But things are beginning to settle down in our new place. Thanks to the Mabry visitors. Jefff and my family have been big helps through the moving process. And I am so glad that they got the chance to visit! : ) On the other hand we are now in the process of finishing up some touch up projects on our old house so we can put it up for rent. Know anyone that would like to rent a house in Indianapolis? Anyways. Once that is done and rented, I will feel so much better about life.
So needless to say my life has been a whirlwind.....I will try and keep you better updated in the future.

Keep the Mabry's in your prayers as we continue on in our adventure....

Life Change #1

Life has brought about many changes for the Mabry's the last 2 months... The number 1 change in our life is how fast Addie is growing right before our eyes. Here are some pictures of her last week!

Addie is growing so fast!! She has started to smile and wiggle around. I am not to sure how much she weighs right now. Her next dr.'s appointment is in another week or so, but you can see from the pictures above that she is filling out and growing. Recently she has even firgured out how to sleep for 5 hours in a row at night, so we are happy for that. She has been a wonderful joy to have in our family.

Eat, Sleep, Poop, Cry

Here are some pictures of Adelyn from the last 3 weeks.

Addie with mama!

Addie in her sling.

Addie getting some lovin from daddy.

Adelyn looking at the camera.

Adelyn doing her usual pirate pose.

Addie and her first bath time.

Today marks 3 weeks since Addie (Adelyn) came into the world! It is crazy how time flies. These last three weeks have been a blur. It probably has to do with the lack of sleep that I get. But it is worth it. Yesterday I woke up feeling pretty good. I even thought I could maybe start some laundry and put dirty dishes in the dishwasher. But my question is, "How does one do house work or even eat lunch with a new baby?" I really think that I don't have enough hands for it all... God should of let woman not only grow a child in 9 months but maybe an extra arm/hand too....

The last few weeks since we have come home with Adelyn we have made it through sleepless nights and I have been the breast feeding queen! But it hasn't been easy. I got really sick last week and because of that I was having a hard time breastfeeding and just relaxing. Due to that Addie was not getting all the milk she could get and so she was sucking sooo hard that she took off part of my nipple!! OUCH!! But I just kept going on with feeding her, even though it hurt! But last Thursday I had enough, so I went and saw a lactation consultant at Methodist Hospital and got things taken care of... So things are getting better! : ) I am really happy because there was a time during last week that I thought man if this is what motherhood is all about...I don't know if I can do this again...But things finally have started to get better in the nursing situation, so that is good. Thanks to all those people who were praying for me! I needed it!! And probably still do! Adelyn and I are still working at getting her to her birth weight. So lets pray that she gets there soon.

Otherwise motherhood is going well. She is becoming more alert during the day, so it is fun to just sit and let her stare at me! I think that she is beginning to focus a little better. Although she tends to go crossed eyed sometimes. Adelyn is a sweet baby and has been a real joy to have these last few weeks.

Sweet Pea

Jeff and I took some pictures of our precious sweet pea on Sunday at the Hospital before we left and we thought we would share them with you!

Adelyn Grace Mabry

Adelyn Grace Mabry was born on the 13th of March at 11:51 p.m.

She was 20 inches long and 7lbs4oz.

It is an amazing thing. You go to the hospital to be induced because you are "ready", and you have a baby 28 hours later. Stephanie went through one of the most incredible endeavors I have ever seen. If I could explain everything that went wrong, I would, but I will just say that Adelyn is beautiful, healthy, and safe. Stephanie was able to have a natural birth, even after being induced, which I found out is difficult for women to do. The coolest part about the whole birth was the instant she was born, she was placed on Stephanie's chest, skin to skin, and her eyes were open and alert; not a cry at all. Adelyn is fully worth the wait and turmoils pregnancy (of course I can say that; I wasn't the one who was pregnant). I honestly don't know what I am going to do now that Steph is not pregnant anymore; I can't talk to the baby in the belly anymore!

Not in My Vocabulary

On Monday I went to my weekly appointment. The first thing that the nurse usually does is checks my blood pressure. Well, on Monday it was 156/100, so they were a little bit concerned and decided to send me to triage at Methodist Hospital. I was a little bit worried about the situation since Sharon (my midwife) threw out the word induce if for some reason my blood pressure didn't go down once I got up there. I have prepared myself and educated myself on the different vocabulary that I thought I would need to know for the upcoming birth of our baby girl the last few months and I know that I don't like that word - Induce!! As you all know I am trying to do this natural (that means NO drugs), so an induction possibility is not in my vocabulary. : ) Once I got to triage though, my blood pressure went down. So that was good. They ran some other tests on my blood and urine. And ended up finding out that the protein level in my urine was borderline, so that means I have borderline pre-eclampsia. So when I finally got to leave triage they handed me a huge jug and said, "you get to do a 24 hour urine" Which means any time I pee during the next 24 hours it goes into the jug. Sounds like fun right... : ) And then I get to turn it in and they check it to see what my protein level is. If it is too high than that is a problem. I have another appointment on Thursday so we will see what happens. Hopefully nothing comes back negative and I can just keep on progressing naturally. Hey, I guess I am this far and not had anything else major happen. We will see... Just be praying for me as the time gets closer, that no matter what I will be able to deal with what ever I have to deal with and that I can let the situation control itself. Because there is not much I can do to change the situation. What happens, happens. And in the end there is a healthy me and a healthy baby girl! I know once she is in my arms it won't matter. : ) Well, that is what at least my other "mom" friends tell me. Oh and by the way I am 3 cm dialated and 80% effaced. So maybe she will just get here on her own. Lets pray for that!

Estamos Esperando..Solamente..Estamos Esperando

Estamos Esperando...or in English we are just waiting... I am officially 39 weeks on Friday... I didn't realize how hard it was going to be to wait. I am just anxious to meet our little one and see her for the first time. It probably doesn't help that everyone at work continually asks why I haven't had her yet and my mother calls everyday to see how things are going...BAHAHAHAHA...It is just hard. But I know that there is a perfect time for her to come, so I wait in anticipation.
On Monday I went in for my weekly appointment and everything is going well. Nothing to really write about just that things are still looking good. Which is a good thing. Better to have nothing to write about than to have a lot of bad things to write or say. I am officially due on the 13th of March so I will continue trucking through this experience.