with a little girl named Mallorie…. I love her so much! She is 3 months old now

She does not like her bouncy for more than 15 mins    

She’s teething and sucking on her fingers now

She still doesn’t have any tears when she cries

She is the happiest little baby when she’s not hungry, wet, or sleepy

She pukes all the time

She does not like bottles only my nipple

She loves her binky

She’s eating cereal out of a spoon

She does not like to be rocked to sleep by daddy

Her nails grow like crazy

She loves bath time

She LOVES her big sister

One of my favorite lines out of the movie Crooklyn from the mother of 5 kids w/ a husband– “I can’t even go to the bathroom without 6 people hanging off my tits!” Lol….. Every time I hear that I laugh because its a true statement.

While I would be out I would feel like I was going to lose my mind… I would be driving and Madison would be buggin about something and then the baby would start crying. And when the baby starts crying I try turning the music up or putting the binky in her mouth but nothing really works b/c I’m driving. It gets so bad sometimes, I would tell Madi to unhook the top of her seat belt in her carseat to put the binky back in her mouth. Now, for those of you who want to call the child protective services on me; she’s still buckled in its just the part across the chest that she loosens and then she puts it back together. Hey! Desperate times calls for Desperate Measures:-/

Today it happened again but this time when all else failed I just let her cry and she cried herself to sleep… I realized I can’t keep trying to do so much while I’m driving b/c I’ve almost crashed a couple of times…Lol

When I found out I was pregnant with Mallorie, I knew that one day I would have to go out alone with her and Madison but I always felt like I wouldn’t be able to handle it AND sometimes I feel like I can’t, even when I’m out with them. Slowly but surely I’m conquering going out with both of my girls and it feels good. I’m almost a Pro!

Tootles

1.) Mommy I went to the potty and my pee was yellow and my boo boo was black

2.) With a very concerned look on her face she told her father that veggie tales don’t have arms

3.) Mom daddy’s car is dirty and he needs to clean it, I’m scared to clean it so he needs to clean it

These are the funniest things that she said today…. Just thought I would share:-)

Tootles

Drumroll Please……………………………………

MADISON IS OFFICIALLY POTTY TRAINED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

She has been wearing panties everyday all day for a whole month now and has had 0 accidents… The only time she puts on a pull up is at bedtime and most of the time she wakes up dry:-)

I am one PROUD mommy!!!!

I’m going to try and make this as short as possible:-)

On October 17, 2011 Little Miss Mallorie Victoria Lockwood was born!

To make a long story short on October 15th around 11pm I started having little cramps and they begin to escalate to me. I dont know if it was b/c I just wanted her to come out or if it was really happening but I ended up calling my Dr. on Oct 16th around 5 am and he told me to head to the hospital (I was 38 weeks and 4 days at this point) so we dropped Madison off at my Aunts house and headed to the hospital. We got there signed the papers and headed to my Labor & Delivery room. I’m going to skip a few things and lets just say I wasn’t in active labor but I was 2 centimeters dilated and 70% effaced. My contractions had slowed down so they had no reason to keep me but my Dr. came and said he wanted to keep me so we knew that she was coming soon.

While we waited on something to happen I got extremely hungry and I begged my Dr for an hour to let me eat so my husband went downstairs and got me a big mac meal and I was good to go. The meal put me to sleep so while I was sleeping I was awaken with 3 nurses at my side yelling telling me to turn over because her heart rate got really low and to make a long story short throughout the entire day I went through that and yes it was a little aggravating having to lay on my left side for hours but I knew I had to, they also put me on pitocin to help speed up my contractions.

I think I was around 6 or 7 centimeters when I decided to get epidural and after that epidural I couldn’t feel ANYTHING until a few hours after she was born. I was told that the nurse pumped a little to much of it in my IV. However, after the epidural I went back to sleep for a while and when my nurse came back in to check me and a she was checking me I said I feel something tingling. Honestly, thats all I could feel. It wasn’t a pop or a gush that I felt but it was sort of like butterflies in my stomach and my husband was standing over me and said that my water had broke and I look down and water was just flowing everywhere and while that was happening her heart rate got extremely low and all I can say is that everything started moving so fast at that point, I got so scared.

They put me on oxygen because they said the baby wasn’t getting enough oxygen. Dr came in and they were like push we have to  get her out, so I started pushing and to my knowledge I was so numb I thought I was pushing but I wasn’t so he has to use a vacuum to get her out which I couldn’t feel either. Luckily, I didn’t tear throughout that whole process. My husband was unable to cut the cord because it was so much going on but she came and she was healthy and that’s all that matters. She was born on October 17th at 1:05 am weighing 6 pds & 9 oz. I was so happy and so was my entire family who was waiting in the waiting room to meet her. By the way- Northside Hospital Atlanta is THE best hospital Ever! AND so is my DR.:-)

I had her on that Monday and the night before we got ready to leave (Tuesday Night) we found out she had Jaundice and to make a long story short we weren’t able to go home that Wednesday and she had to stay an extra day until her skin was a little clearer. However, they let us stay with her and we all came home Thursday Night!

After having Mallorie I totally didn’t have time to write on my blog…. Especially having a 3 1/2 year old and a newborn at the same time it was pretty rough. I would try and start and then Madison would want something or Mallorie needed me as well so it became impossible. I’m back and ready to share my day to day adventures of a S.A.H.M and wife… Things have been so rough for me lately! I’ve felt lonely, afraid, happy, furious, depressed, excited, etc. I have been on a crazy emotional rollercoaster and this is my place to release and share so today I may be posting more entries than I have in a day I guess it depends on how free I am. However, I’m glad to be back to the blogging world, I will try my best to stay faithful to my blog! HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Mallorie Victoria Lockwood has arrived…. She made her Grand Entrance on October 17th 2011 weighing 6lbs 9oz! We are more than excited to have our now 3 week old daughter… Madison is doing great being a big sister and I think I have to tell her to leave her sister alone at least 50 times a day. I am sleep deprived & tired but all is well. I haven’t been on here in a while and that’s all because I have a newborn and things have been a little crazy around here especially being sleep deprived, breastfeeding, and having a toddler running around here but I am blessed and loving these precious moments and when I get some more time I will give my interesting birth story but until then here is a picture of my princess fresh out of the womb!

Today is Friday Oct 14, 2011 but on Wednesday Oct 12, 2011 my doctor stated that I was 2 centimeters and said I wouldn’t make it until the end of the week. He also gave me a membrane sweep (which was very uncomfortable) to help me dilate. I’m so excited…. My little Angel will be here soon and I can’t wait to see her:-) Papa Bear & Maddie Bear are so excited and so is the rest of my family. I’m 38 weeks and 2 days and I think she’ll be here by week 39. GOD IS SO AMAZING!

Here are a few Family/Pregnancy Portraits….