Catching up - weeks 5-6

Ok lots to chat about here. Been really busy this summer going here and there and adjusting to the new life of "Sydney rules the house." Here we are down in Longview. Jeff and Susan and the boys were in town from North Carolina and we got to hang out. Here I am with Syd and Jonah...AKA the blue eyed cousins.
Uncle Justin spending some time with his favorite neice :) I can say that cause it's his only neice. But I like to think he'd agree with me. Justin and Lindy drove up from Cali to spend the weekend in Longview as well. Uncle Scotty Bumps and Baby Zekey.
The three Herzog cousins first picture all together!! Jonah did such a great job holding his baby cousin. Zekey was a trooper and looked at the camera. Zekey and Sydney lined up together. Syd thinks Zekey is fun to hang with. Grandma and Baby Syd. Something about Grandma that makes her pass out almost immediately. She would love Grandma to hold her all day and I think Grandma would do it....

Daddys all passed out in the middle of the day for a cat nap in between baseball talk.
Here we are the following weekend at Grandad's Memorial. It was very nice and really great to have the whole family together for the occasion. Here is a picture of the cousins playing with Syd.

Aunt Linda's getting some time in with Miss Sydney. She did so well getting passed around from person to person. And everyone was so great to Purell their hands prior to touching. I think that was more for mom and dad than for Sydney. Here second Mariners game. Her first one was July 4th and this one was July 22nd. Between that time it was AMAZING to notice how much more she is seeing. She stared the whole game, it was so fun to watch her. The colors must have been really striking for her. She's growing so fast!!
Had to take a pic of this. This was when Aunt CC was in town and we came back from some errands. She looked like she was in a yoga meditation pose. More flexible than her daddy already.

Aunt CC holding sleeping baby in her new ever so fabulous BabyLegs!!! Super cute trend coming back from the 80s.

Momma and baby

Month One

Baby's Strong Neck!



A Smile? I'd like to think so....

We have hit the month mark and I thought I'd be kinda sad that she's growing so fast but she's changing so much every week that it's so much fun and different so not sad, although she should slow down just a bit :) She's sleeping pretty good and we're still just truckin away at our little schedule. She's really starting to use her voice more and her newest nickname from daddy is shuggie and I call her squirmy squirmerson. Last night (night before 5 weeks) she slept in her room for the first time.....now that was sad but we want her to get use to those surroundings before she gets bigger and decides she loves mom and dads room best :) But she seemed to enjoy it and slept well. But it was hard not having her right next to me in the pack n play. Ahhhh, my first "letting go..." Not a fan and I'm sure it will get harder. Enjoy the pics....

Snuggle time with Grandpa!

First mariners Game

Snuggle time in the yard with Lucy-Belle

Touchdown!!!

Visit from Yudith

All dressed in PINK! Bunny slippers and all....

How cute am I???

Week 3 - More growing

This week we had such a great time with daddy being home. Daddy helped teach mom that going out and running errands with baby isn't so scary. But it was so nice to have daddy there to help out cause little miss is a handful at times. She's getting so big as I see all of these pictures compared to Week 1. I want her to grow up but not too fast. Sydney's learning to use her voice more. The other morning she was talking some and her eyes got all big like "what was that....was that me?!" It was super cute. She's also really starting to notice things visually. She really loves to stare at the Jungle Book wall. Sleeping is going well. She usually sleeps about 4-5 hours then another 2-3 hours after that. It could be worse for sure as many of my girlfriends and sisters tell me so I can't complain :) We had our first bath this week. The doc said she most likely won't like it but she loved it. She just laid there and stared at us, it was super cute. So we've got our little routine down with bathtime now. Enjoy the pics!

Chillin in her pack n play

Tummy Time in her Jungle Gym

Jealous Neo looking for some attention

You looking at me?

Week 2 - Out and about

Lots going on this week, we are trying to get her out and about so we don't feel cooped up in the house all the time. The weather is awesome out and we should try to enjoy it. Also, Nana went home this week which was very sad but grandma and grandpa came up to stay for a quick visit before their Hawaii trip and then daddy is staying home with mom next week so not quite alone just yet :) I'm fearful for it to just be me and Syd. How will I survive.

Syd with her Aunt Kelsy at Jet's Bday

Sydney with her Nana

Baby's first bottle given by her daddy at Kelsy's Bday Dinner

A day at the Horse Races

Checking out her new rattle from Aunt Vick

Week 1 - Baby Sydney

Week 1 - Little miss is keeping us very busy. Adjusting to new parents has been a lot different than I had ever imagined. No book can ever prepare you for this. I think the first week was a big blur cause it just didn't click that I'm a new mom. Somedays I still don't believe that I'm a mom....a freaking PARENT!! Sydney like I mentioned in my last post is a great eater. She came out looking to eat and hasn't stopped since. We introduced a binky to her on day 2 because I was sore being used as a binky ;) We went home on the 10th. Scott and I were both really ready to be home and start this whole parenting thing on our own. She's cute as a button, even at 3 in the morning :) Everyone is saying she looks like Scotty but I think she has my toes (thank god) and my mouth. She's got striking blue eyes and pretty lashes. I just can't wait for her to start really being able to see us and smile and giggle. She's got the crying game down to a "T" that is for sure. Scott says she's got her mother's attitude already when she wants something. I have to agree with him haha When she is hungry she lets the world know.

Labor and Delivery!!!

Wow, it's been a while since I"ve posted, I know I know I"m awful at keeping up with this. But as we get more adjusted and settled the more I plan on keeping up with things. So let's start from the beginning.

Day 0 - About 2 weeks late and still waiting. Poor mom and dad have been here for over 2 weeks now and we're all waiting ever so patiently. Monday the 9th is the scheduled induction date but still in my heart I don't want to induce yet I'm so worried something is going to go wrong. It's Sunday the 8th and we are watching yet another lame movie that Scotty picked out from Netflix:) We get into bed around midnight and bam I'm starting to have contractions more frequently. I get up, figure they'll go away and take a bath and shower to help calm myself. Well all I do is get really hot and wish i was back in bed so I get back in bed and wake Scott up and say I think we should start timing them. We're about 6 minutes apart and they aren't the lame contractions I had been having for many weeks prior to this. I call the doc and she says come on in when you are ready and can't take the pain anymore. I mean "can't take the pain" well it's 1am and I'm really tired so can't take the pain means I can't sleep. We get to about 4 minutes apart and I wake up Scotty again and say it's time to go. We get mom and dad up and pack everything up and head out the door. I call Kelsy, Vick, Nicole, Katherine and Courtney and let them know we are on our way and that we'll keep them posted. We arrive at Swedish around 130am and they check me and I'm about 3 cm at this point and still 80% effaced (I've been 80% effaced for about 3 weeks now). They tell the doctor and they decide to admit me. At this point I still feel like this is not really happening but the contractions really aren't fun at all. I get admitted and change into my sexy gown and jump back into bed. Scott and I go for a few walks down the hall and I bounce on the big ball and took a bath and we're just all hanging out. Scott calls his parents and they are on their way now as well. We have a nice big delivery room for lots of people to be in but doc tells us it's going to be a long while before any action happens. At about 8am, I text Kelsy and tell her that the contractions really really suck and she says just get your epidural. Well I said I wanted to hold off and she asked me why.....and I couldn't answer that!!! So I immediately requested my epidural at around 5cm at 8am. They were quick and the guy that did it was really nice and walked me through it. I was super super nervous but it went really well and i was feeling good in no time!! I highly recommend drugs!! Once it kicked in I was off to sleep which was really nice since I didn't get any sleep during the night.

Thankfully the epidural didn't slow down labor at all and I progressed slowly but as expected throughout the day. By about 4ish it was time to push. Well I started to get really really sick to my tummy. I hadn't eaten anything since the prior day around 8pm and it's been about 20 hours and you can't eat or drink anything once you get your epidural. Plus they say one of the side effects of labor can be nausea. Leave it to me to get it :) Once I got more drugs to make me feel better it was time to push push push. I pushed for about 2 hours and there she came. It was the most amazing experience I've ever experienced!! As much as I wasn't a fan of pregnancy the birthing experience was awesome. It almost makes me want another one... one day......

Ok I'm going to publish this post and start the good stuff next!!