Isabella is 3 months old!!!!

I prefer 13 weeks, but my little Isabella is exactly 3 months old today. I cannot believe it. She continues to coo and talk up a storm. She smiles in response to your smiles and is beginning to have a little giggle. I am enjoying watching her grow and change.





Morgan continues to be an awesome big sister. I could not have asked for a better set of girls :)

Char

A chatter Box in Morgan's absence

This weekend, Morgan is away on a Girl Scouts trip. She is camping with her Girl Scouts troop. This is the first time Morgan is away from us for an entire weekend, not just at a friends house for a sleep over. I miss her terribly, but I am sure she is having a blast.

In Morgan's absence, Isabella has all of the sudden become a chatter box. Here is a video clip of her chattering away.

Enjoy.
Char


Isabella the Chatter Box- 12 weeks

Isabella talking, laughing, and smiling caught on tape!!!!!

So cute! Enjoy!


Isabella ~12 weeks old

We made it!!

Well, we made it through our first week back at work (for me) and daycare (for Isabella). Isabella is going to a daycare which is located directly inside the school I teach. It is a private daycare that rents space from the school. It is quite convenient. I go down at lunch time, and any other time during the day, to see my little one. However, every time i go down to see her, she is sleeping. She is such a sleepy baby. She seems to enjoy her daycare. She is taken very good care of by Noona, Sissy, and Kaitlyn. I will post pictures next week of her at her daycare. Somehow, in all of the commotion of returning to work, and putting my little one in daycare, I forgot to take a picture of her during her first day. I will bring my camera to work on Monday and get a good picture of her.

Noona discovered that we have a Primadonna.....She has been drinking 2 oz of her 4 oz bottle, burping, and then not wanting more. Noona figured out that the princess would like her formula re-warmed during her burping. Too funny!

I took Isabella to the Dr. today because she is still slightly congested from 2 1/2 weeks ago. i wanted to make sure that her lungs were clear. All was good. Spoke with Dr. about her increase in spitting up (which has gotten pretty bad. The daycare almost needs to wear a raincoat when they feed her :( ) Anyhow, he upped her dose of Zantac to 1.8 ml 2 times per day and we will see if that helps. He also said her cold can cause her to spit up more, too. One day at a time with my reflux baby. Thankfully it is not as bad as some kiddo with reflux.

Well, until next time.
Char

Isabella found her tongue!!

I was trying to video tape Isabella laughing, smiling, and talking and caught on video her discovery of her tongue. This is too cute! Click on the image below and it will take you to the video. Enjoy!
Char


Isabella 10 weeks old...

A Little Behind

Sorry I have been MIA for some time now....been adjusting to life with a new baby. Everyone has been doing well. Let's see.....here is a quick catch up:

Isabella is now 10 weeks old. I cannot believe it! She weighs 11 pounds 6.5 ounces! She is doing well. When she was 4 weeks old, she was formally diagnosed with Reflux. She had an ultrasound and Upper-GI done to confirm the diagnosis. She is on Zantac for the reflux and we thicken her formula with rice cereal to help her to keep it down. She spits up ALOT! I never knew a baby could spit up so much! We have also put her on Nutramigen, a special formula for babies with tummy and allergy issues. She sleeps in her bouncy seat (thanks mom-mom) to keep her from refluxing in her sleep :( She sleeps real well. At risk of jinxing a good thing, I will not elaborate further :) The dr. said that many babies outgrow their reflux by 6 month.....keep your fingers crossed.

Isabella has always been an amazing baby. Here are her milestones thus far:
Head control - birth
smile- 8 weeks
cooing- 8-9 weeks
batting at her toys above-8 weeks

Forgot to mention...Isabella met her great grandfather a few weeks ago. He is 100 years old!! How awesome is that??????

Morgan is such an awesome big sister. She really grew up this summer, with having to take care of mommy and then her little sister. She is a natural with Isabella. I am embarrassed to say that I am surprised at how well she is with her. She holds her, plays with her, helps get her dressed, feeds her, and has even begun changing diapers. Morgan adores her Izzy.

Morgan started 5th grade last month. I cannot believe that this is her last year of elementary school. Next year she is a middle schooler...OMG! She continued with swimming and karate this school year. We are very proud of her!!'

I am doing well. Learning how to juggle everything. I go back to work on Monday and Isabella starts daycare, too. We had a few trial runs of daycare this week. Her daycare is in the school building where I teach...ideal situation. Keep your fingers crossed that I can successfully juggle it all and get us to school, work, and daycare in the morning on Monday. I am a bit rusty with all of this juggling but it is slowly coming back.

Until next time...
Char

Isabella Paige McNab....Born 7/23/2008

Hey all...I have been MIA for the past few days trying to adjust to our new life with Isabella. Things have been wonderful and could not have asked for a better little girl :)
Greg and I left for the hospital at 5:00am on Wednesday, as we had to check in at 5:45am. On the way to the hospital, I took a Klonopin (anti-anxiety med prescribed by my OB to help take the edge off) When we got there, they took us back to surgery prep where I changed into my gown and answered TONS of ?. They put my IV in and I spoke with my OB and the anesthesiologist. I was relaxed and calm until the anesthesiologist came in to talk to me...then my legs started shaking. i think i was more scared of the spinal then the actual surgery. Anyhow, they walked me down to the OR while Greg had to wait. I walked in and it was COLD! They had me sit on the table and I got my spinal. Not as bad as I remembered. Then I laid down and they prepared for the surgery. Greg came in and they played my Marvin Gaye CD I brought. I delivered Morgan to this same CD :) The C-section was not too bad actually. I was a lot more relaxed this time around...I think the Klonopin and the Marvin CD helped alot. I have to say that as soon as I heard them say here she is...and heard her cry, I balled hysterically. I thought to myself, "OMG...there really was a baby inside of me." It was all so surreal up until she came out. They cleaned her up. Apgars were 1 minute: 8 then 5 minute was 9. Most of the discomfort that I felt was when they were stitching me all up. I was getting air in my diaphragm and it felt like someone was sitting my chest. it felt like it took them hours to stitch me up...I just wanted to see my baby. When they were finished, they asked me if I wanted to see my baby..."OF COURSE." They handed her to me and pushed me to recovery with Greg. She is so beautiful!

I held her so tight and just stared at her and cried. I was in recovery for about 2.5 hours. Then they pushed me up to my room. The ride to the room proved to be difficult, as i became nauseaous and dizzy. To make matters worse, the AC was broken in room and I was so hot I began throwing up. Morgan was the first one to enter the room to meet her new little sister. We had to decide on her name before we introduced her to the rest of the family. We decided that our new little one looked like Isabella Paige. Then my mom, dad, MIL, sister came into the room to meet Isabella. They all loved her!

My experience at the hospital was horrible, between the nurses not coming into the room to help me pee for the first time after the catheter was removed to forgetting the remove my IV and bandages, broken AC, etc....I could go on and on but I will remain positive for the time being :)

Isabella stayed in the room the entire time with Greg and I. Greg slept over both nights. By Friday, I asked my OB if he would discharge me as I was doing ok and did not feel my medical needs were being met at the hospital anyway. He DC me :) I was home by 2 pm Friday. Isabella was slightly Jaundiced but not enough to stay. Morgan was so excited to see us at home and I was so happy to be home. Mom was at the house to help out and Greg was a godsend. I am so lucky to have such a great and wonderful man!

Since being home things have been ok. Isabella is doing wonderful! She is a great baby. She sleeps most of the time, crying only when hungry, needs a diaper change......we are both learning breast feeding. It is going ok...I am sure it will get better for both of us. My healing is happening slowly. My incision is not really too sore, although it challenging getting up and sitting down from a seated or lying position. Constipation is a pain and the swelling in my feet and legs is TERRIBLE. My feet and legs are so swollen. My feet are so tight and have rolls of their own. I called the doctor on friday and was told it was normal and I will go away by 2nd week. it still scares me so I will call again on monday to see if they can give me a water pill.

We are all so excited to have Isabella in our lives. She is a precious little girl who we cannot wait to get to know. It blows my mind that she was in my tummy. I lay her on my stomach and am blown away at the thought.

I will continue to update this blog, as it is now a blog for Isabella and Morgan/

Thanks for checking in...
char