new mommy life

You know your life has changed when:

1. it's 5 pm when you finally shower and that's normal.

2. you start burping your husbands back when he asks for a back scratch.

3. the funniest thing that's happened all week is when your daughter poops in

your husbands hand during a diaper change.

4. you realize you are now attached to the

soap opera "One life to live"

5. Going to Wal-mart is planned for days

6. you find wet diapers in different rooms you forgot to throw away

7. we now refer to each other as mom and dad

8. i know that Save by the Bell is on at 6 am

9. my left arm has been so sore for weeks from holding my baby

10. all i think about is how much i love my little girl

i wouldn't trade it all for

the world!

Maggie loves the dryer when she has a tummy ache. Thanks for the idea Grandma :)

families are the best!

I'm so lucky to have a family that loves the new addition to our family

her new best friends!

The excited Aunts

(missing uncles Weston and Brady)

and the Proud Grandparents

Maggie Roene, you are named after an amazing woman! We miss you Grandma Ro. Wish you were here. We love you!

maggie roene

September 28, 2010

6:53 pm

7 lbs 1 oz

19 inches

the arrival

We were checked into the hospital on Monday night at 7pm. I was 6 days overdue and was only dilated to a 1+, so that night they were going to give me cervidel to hopefully speed up the process. The whole night nothing happened. No contractions. A nurse came in at 7 am and repositioned the cervidal. That got things going! A few hours later they gave me pitocin and a few hours after that I got my epideral. I got what they call a walking epideral. It's about 60% of the effect of a full epideral, so I was still able to walk around (with help), move my legs and best of all feel just enough of all the labor because I wasn't completely numb. I absolutely loved that! It was moving slowly but surely. It was abut 5:30 pm and the nurse told me I was around a 5+. We were just waiting for the doctor to show up so he could break my water and hopefully speed things up. When he came in just after 6 he checked me. "Oh ya, we're ready to go!" I thought he meant okay to break the water, but in just over a half hour I went from a 5+ to ready to push! It hit me! This baby was coming!! It felt like it went so fast! When they were ready I sat up, told them when I was contracting and 15 min later and a few pushes she was on my chest. The feeling was overwhelming. My adrenaline was pumping, I was crying, and she just sat there looking at me with her eyes wide open.

I always wanted her by me, so when the nurse took her for a few hours so I could get some sleep that first night, it made me nervous. I was always half asleep. I even heard a baby cry, called my nurse in and said, "I'm just being a paranoid mother, but is that my baby crying?" she let me know, "oh no, you're baby is sound asleep!"

Caden was such a support through this process! I was even surprised he cut the cord and watched some of the labor. ( this is a guy who would easily faint) She came out looking just like daddy!

So content...

She was rooting right after labor! That night she found her thumb. She's tried since, but hasn't been successful. Maybe aunt Mal just showed her that night.

We couldn't be happier!

We love you Maggie!

life around the house

Well of course sometime this week we had to get little Mags dressed up and take some cute pictures.

this is just the start of more to come i'm sure of it!

She wasn't to fond of the naked pics -notice the scowl

I can't get enough of these eyes. One of the best things about being her Mom is when i talk to her she finds my face and does her slow blinking stare at me. I know she can recognize my voice and knows that i am close.

She loved her first bath, until it came time to coming out.

Poor Mags had to be under lights for a few days. It was hard cause all she wanted to do was be held. Thank goodness we had a portable wand with lights to hold her with. but yay! no more pricks on the heel everyday!!

I absolutely love this picture! I think Maggie looks just like her daddy. She has his nose, his lips, his face. i love it! He has been wonderful to us! I think I hear 10 times a day, "What can I do for you?" If i ask for something he is immediately up helping before I can finish. He's very cautious and careful. Sometimes he has the magic touch if she's crying. It's so fun to watch them together. She loves her daddy daughter time.

Just relaxin...

I couldn't have done it without grandma this week. She helped me physically by cooking, cleaning and much more, mentally, when i was running on one hour of sleep and emotionally with my pregnancy hormones still racing. Thank you Mom. I love you!