Kimmie's due date

Well, today is Kimmie's due date. It is crazy to think that she wasn't even supposed to be here yet, I can't imagine our lives without her. She now weighs 9 lbs 4 oz and she is 20 3/4 inches long. She is our big girl:) She is doing really well, eating like a champ and waking up more during the day. Our little family is doing great!!!!!

New photos

So, we had our family photos taken with Seth's family. I added the pictures of us as our new header so make sure you look at it:) Hope everyone likes them!

Kimmie update

Well, Kimberly's doctors appointment went great. She now weighs 8 lbs 10.5 ounces. He wants to see her again in a week just to make sure she is still gaining weight. If she is then we don't have to go back until her 2 month well check. Kimmie is 4 weeks old today, CRAZY!!! She is getting much better at eating. She normally wants to eat every 4 hours. Last night she slept great until her 5 am feeding. Then she didn't want to go back to sleep until 8 am. It was a little rough but I can't complain, she is a really great baby. Although she was up she wasn't crying or anything, she just wanted to be held.
Seth and I went to a meeting at Portland Community College today about their nursing program. Seth is thinking about going into nursing so we went to check it out. He's still not sure if that is what he wants to do so instead of applying to the nursing program right away he is looking into becoming a CNA, working in that field for a little bit and seeing how he likes it. If he likes it then he will continue onto nursing school. The CNA program is only 6 weeks long so he would be able to start working soon. Plus, it's better that he try this in case he doesn't like it, then we are only out 6 weeks of school instead of over 2 years. We'll see what happens. It's pretty exciting, he is getting really close to figuring out what he wants to do. I am so proud of him. It is not easy picking a career. He is doing great and I know he will succeed at any career he chooses!
I am feeling much better! A little tired but Seth and I have a pretty good system set up. When Kimmie wakes up for feeding Seth changes her while I sleep and then he brings her to me and I feed her while he sleeps. If she is being fussy we take turns. He helps me so much. I am the luckiest girl ever!!! Well, Cyndy is watching Kimmie right now (so we could go to that meeting at school) and I miss Kimmie so much so it's time to end this and go home!!!!

P.S. We went to dinner with Seth's family last night at Old Spaghetti Factory. We had never been there before and probably won't ever go again. The service could have been better, but mostly because the food was not that good. It was fun being out with the fam but not my favorite restaurant.

Warning....

Warning, if words like uterus or breastfeeding make you nervous I suggest you stop reading.....
This has been a busy week for us. Since Kimmie was born early she wasn't ready to breastfeed and neither was I. But, I am happy to say that it is going well. She is mainly breastfed now, with an occasional bottle during the night. She eats well during the day but for some reason during the night she doesn't want anything but a bottle. Does anyone have any suggestions??? The good thing, but it sometimes makes me nervous, is she sleeps at least 3-5 hours at a time. She doesn't even want to wake up to eat most of the time. She has another doctors appointment tomorrow so as long as she is gaining weight I guess it's ok. I didn't really like her old pediatrician so I scheduled her to see a new one. I heard he is great so hopefully it goes well.
On Labor Day I woke up feeling really sick, kind of like I was getting the flu. We were supposed to go to Seth's parents for a BBQ but I was so sick Seth & Kimmie went alone. I started to feel better and then on Friday morning I started getting really bad stomach pains. I have been having them a lot, but since I just had a baby I figured it was normal. Well, Friday it got worse and I started bleeding a lot more. So, I called the doctor and they told me it was normal and to rest and call if it got worse. So, I took a nap and when I woke up I couldn't even breathe without it hurting. My stomach felt swollen and it hurt to touch it, walk or do anything. I called the doctor again and they told me to come in right away. Well, it turns out my uterus is infected!! They are not sure how it happened, but the doctor says that is what caused me to go into labor early. I figure that, along with the urinary tract infection I also got while pregnant, caused Kimmie to come early. Add that to how big Kimmie was and she just needed to come. I am glad to know why she came. The doctor gave me some hard core antibiotics and I am feeling much better. The bleeding has almost stopped and I can walk and breathe without pain:) So, it has been a crazy week. Seth has really helped a lot and I don't know what I would do without him! He is such a great husband and a wonderful dad!!!!
Kimmie has grown so much. She is starting to stay awake more during the day and sometimes at night. She is more alert and her face is changing so much. She looks so much more grown up! She is almost a month old, I can't believe it! I'll post some pictures of her soon.
Seth is still not working but it has been such a blessing having him home. With Kimmie coming early, then me getting sick there is no way I could have done it without him. He is applying for a couple of jobs this week so we'll see what happens. It's strange to say but I am still not in that big of a hurry for him to go back to working.
Well, that's pretty much our week in a nutshell. Hope everyone else had a fabulous week!!!!