I don't want to go to church!

This first picture is from Liza's first time going to church... She wasn't very happy about it and she wouldn't keep her socks on.

Hanging out with Mom

Hanging out with Dad

Hanging out on the play mat

Hanging out with the family on Thanksgiving

Today was Liza's first Thanksgiving. She didn't eat any turkey, but we went over to a friend's house where she met a ton of people! We had a great time and lots of food. We made the potatoes (sweet and regular mashed) and other people brought all kinds of other things. I'd say that overall it was a success. We even have left overs for later! We tried to take a family picture and that was the best we got. It took lots of tries to get Liza awake and happy!

For your enjoyment, here is a short clip of Liza hiccuping.

Also, I wanted to take a video of Liza "playing" on her mat, but she doesn't really do much! It's cute anyways though. I like the little noises that she makes. :-)

Poor Liza

So I think it's gas that's making her fussy, but every night for the past few nights Liza has cried and cried and cried. I don't know how long it usually lasts or if it always happens at the exact same time, but she just has had such a hard time! I know she's in pain because of how she's crying... I suppose I should try to figure out if I'm eating something that's hurting her stomach.

Liza had her first Dr.'s appointment yesterday! (Tuesday) She's doing very well and the nurse practitioner's exact words were, "Oh! she's just a thriving baby!" Liza has gained a pound since she was born so she now ways 9lbs. 15oz! I guess there's no need to be concerned with whether or not she's getting enough to eat! It was nice to go to the doctor and hear that everything is going well.

Tomorrow is Liza's first Thanksgiving! We're planning on going over to Jordan's commander's house for Thanksgiving dinner. It should be fun! I'll be sure to share how Liza's first Thanksgiving goes. :-)

The i is pronounced eye not ee

Liza not Leeza.

Liza's been sleeping in her crib for a week now! She's doing really well in there and doesn't seem to miss her laundry basket at all! :-)

Yesterday was Liza's first time going to church! I was hoping that she would make it through Sunday School, but she had a different plan. I ended up missing all of it and Liza and I hung out in the nursery the entire time. After Sunday School one of our friends took her and held her for the entire service. She slept like a baby... oh wait. Liza was very content to sleep in someone else's arms! I'd say it was a successful church visit overall.

Last night our church had a Thanksgiving dinner and Liza did great there as well! I was a little concerned about her because I thought she might wake up and want to eat early, but she waited until we got in the car to get fussy and she ate when we got home! Yay!

It's funny how these are now the things that I get excited about everyday... Liza sleeping and Liza eating... oh dear.

2 weeks!

Today, Liza is two weeks old. Yesterday was Heidi's first birthday and I didn't remember until around 8pm! She got TWO treats though and didn't even have to do anything for them. Wow I wish my birthdays were that good!

For Liza's two week birthday Jordan's squadron threw her a Luau! No not really but there was a Luau and we did go to it. It was basically just a BBQ and an opportunity for Jordan's squadron to kick back and relax. Lots of people got to see Liza and say how cute she is. One guy (I'm pretty sure his name was Jared) said "Oh, she's not that ugly." Thanks Jared! ;-)

When I got home with Liza it was time for her to eat and boy was she hungry! She ate a ton. I was changing her diaper (and of course she was crying) and when she suddenly stopped fussing I didn't think anything of it until I looked up and saw that she had spit up and was now lying in a pool of milk! It looked like a good amount got in her ear too. Silly thing. I guess she ate too much. She doesn't usually spit up after meals... not yet anyways.

There's not much new to report. Liza likes to sleep, eat, look around and sleep again. Here are some new pictures though!

This is a picture from Liza's first outing. (Yes it was that cold, but this was just too cute not to put on her!) We went out to coffee with my parents one morning. I think this was on Monday the 10th! She was only 3 days old :-).

Here is Jordan hanging out with Liza... he already looks like a proud father.

This picture was taken last night. Liza had her second bath (her first was on Sunday) and was very cold afterwards! After we wrapped her up like this she was much happier. (If you're wondering why there's no cover on that changing pad it's because Liza pooped on it earlier.)

At last

Well I can finally give a little bit of an update about Liza and how we're all doing back here at home! I've probably had plenty of time to sit down and do this but my parents just left and I was enjoying spending time with them while they were here.

I'll start with last Thursday night (Nov. 10th). When Jordan and I pictured our trip to the hospital to have our baby, neither of us really pictured a leisurely drive up the mountain, but that's exactly what it was! We were supposed to get to the hospital at 5:30pm to start the induction process so we left a little early and ate at the Subway across the street from the hospital. Thursday night was fine. It was a little hard to sleep because I had to stay still. I couldn't lay on my side because Liza's heart rate kept dropping a little. At one point they decided to give me oxygen to make sure that Liza had enough. If you've looked at our pictures on Picasa, that's what those pictures are from. (By the way I'm not super excited about all of the pictures that Jordan put on there... I'm not sure I wanted the world to see me at my "best" while in labor!) Jordan didn't wake up when they came in to give it to me so when they left and I finally got his attention he freaked out for a second. ;-)

Friday morning at 8:30ish Dr. Harkins (our obstetrician) came in and started the pitocin. It wasn't so bad until they broke my water around noon. After that, I started to feel the contractions a lot more and by 5 I was really having a hard time. I had decided that I wanted to try my best to go without an epidural, but at 5 when they checked to see how far along I was and I still had a while to go, I realized that I needed to give in and just get the epidural. Boy was it worth it! ;-) Since I was able to relax more, the last part of labor went a lot faster and by 8:48pm we had our little Liza! I think Jordan was thankful for the epidural as well because he didn't have to be concerned about my pain and was able to just enjoy the whole experience.

Since we've been home things have been going really well. My parents were here and my mom helped out so much. She cleaned all sorts of stuff that I didn't even know was dirty, and she made us some meals that she put in the freezer for us to enjoy later. We played lots of Bridge too and Jordan and I really enjoyed that.

Now Jordan and I are alone with the baby! So far we're doing a good job, but this is only our first day. Liza got her first bath today and other than that she's just been sleeping. We'll see how I do tomorrow by myself all day with Jordan at work and no more parents, but I'm sure that all will go well. Liza has been really easy so far and just an incredible blessing. Jordan and I just love her so much and we can't wait to share her with all of you!

Since Jordan posted a video of Liza crying, I thought I'd at least try to share a video where she's a little more pleasant. This one is really short, but yesterday when my mom was changing her, Liza was just so happy to be on her changing pad and kick all over the place! I only caught the end of it but she's just so cute!

awake

My parents wanted to see some more of Liza awake and alert, so we took this video.

Liza

Liza Massie Firth
7 November 2008 at 8:48 PM
8lb 14oz
21½in






(Liza is short for Elizabeth)

Everybody is home and doing well.

Countdown

So that little baby countdown thingy is getting removed because it obviously messes up after you go past your due date. It's starting to add days back on! It now says 2 days left! What?! I don't think so... So don't think that the baby is here. She's not... she just doesn't have a countdown anymore. :-)

Due Date

Well I tried to talk to the baby today and tell her that it's rude to be late but I guess she didn't take too well to her first life lesson. Not one contraction today but I suppose there are still a few hours left. When I realized that she wasn't coming today regardless of whether or not I told her it was rude not to, I assured her that if she at least started trying to come out today then that would be alright. So far she hasn't cared too much about that either.

Jordan finished putting down the carpet in the storage room today! Now he has to put up trim and then we can start putting it together! We're getting closer and closer to an organized house. At this rate we'll be completely organized for a couple of days and then we can start packing for our move! Ha. I'm just teasing. Jordan is doing a fantastic job with all of our projects and they have all made our house look and feel a lot better.

Doctor's appointment tomorrow! We'll see what he says. :-)

1 more day?

Still no baby! The countdown thingy says 1 more day, but we'll see. The due date is tomorrow though! That's exciting because even if she doesn't come tomorrow, she will come soon.

At my last appointment, (last Tuesday) Dr. Harkins decided that he wanted to induce labor at 41 weeks. After realizing that he would be out of town that day (Monday, the 10th) he scheduled me for induction on the 7th which is this Friday! So only 5 more days no matter what! Please pray that the baby would come before that though. I really don't want to be induced and would rather have her naturally without the pitocin. (The drug that they give you to make your contractions start) If you think about it, your prayers would be appreciated. We're so thankful for all of you that are praying already. :-)

Heidi seems to be feeling much better! I was going to take her to the vet tomorrow, which I was a little concerned about because of how much it costs to take her in, but she has been so much better today that I don't think that I'll need to! She must have had some sort of doggy cold or flu. She had been coughing/gagging, had diarrhea and a runny nose, was scratching her ears, and was just really lethargic. Today she was smelling EVERYTHING. It was almost like her nose hadn't been working for a few days and suddenly today everything was new and needed to be sniffed! She seems much happier and it makes me feel better about taking her to the kennel when it's time for the baby to come. What a relief. :-) (She doesn't do very well at the kennel as it is so that's why I was concerned)

Well that's all that's new. I have another Dr.'s appointment on Tuesday so if I find out any new information I'll be sure to pass it along!

Still Waiting...

No baby yet! We're still waiting. My due date is 2 days away so... yeah that doesn't really mean anything. She's just going to come when she's ready!

Poor Heidi has something wrong with her ears. She's been shaking her head and looking around like she hears a noise. She's scratched them a few times too. If she's still bothered by them on Monday when the vet opens I'll take her in to see if there's something we can do for her. I just feel badly because she's miserable. If the baby comes, then I guess she'll have to just wait until we can take her in. Poor dog... she's already being pushed aside for the baby. Her life is about to change drastically! She'll do fine.