Miley Paige Fields

I went to my regular OB appointment on 1/10/2012, this week I was measuring 4 weeks behind.  My OB was a little worried about that but we had been doing weekly ultrasounds to check the amniotic fluid levels (since the levels were low and I needed to be induced with Jackson at 38 weeks) so she was just keeping an eye on things.  I could tell almost immediately in the ultrasound that the levels were smaller than the previous week.  I said to my DR... the pockets look smaller than last week!  She said YES!  Let's have a baby! Since I was 39 weeks there was no alarm just time to have the baby!  My DR said it was ok to go home... I'm so glad!  My mom came to be with the kids and we left for the hospital.  We got there around 7 and they got the pitocin going at about 7:45.  Once hooked up to the monitors they showed that I was having some contractions, so I probably would of gone into labor that night anyway.  The contractions were about 3 minutes apart but weren't very strong, I could still talk through them.  The nurse upped the pitocin twice cause I looked to happy she said! LOL!  Things were only intense and I had to focus on breathing for about 40 minutes and it was time to push!  I pushed for about 5 minutes and Miley was here!  She was born at 3:05 am. weighing 6 lbs. 6 oz and 18 inches long. 

I tell you what having a baby in the wee hours of the morning messed us up! LOL we had no clue what day or time it was... and was pretty darn tired!  That night I think I slept 3 hours.  But it was all worth it and it always amazes me how you can function on such little sleep.

So here is our beautiful girl...

Daddy holding Miley for the first time

Daddy about to hand Miley to Mommy.

Can I please hold my baby!?

I can not remember what in the world he was telling me.

 Me holding Miley for the first time.

You would look rough at 4 am too! LOL

Gramma and Baby Miley

Beautiful girl!

Nurse giving Miley her first bath.

Miley didn't cry at all during her bath!

Baby Shower

I am so blessed with amazing friends and family.  My friend Sarah threw a beautiful baby shower for me!  I felt so loved and special :) and it was really nice to celebrate the arrival of our sweet baby. 

Sarah thought of everything for the shower.  She had a kids table with activities set up for them.  There was plenty of room and it was beautifully decorated!

 Aunt Cindy and Jackson

Me and Addy

The girls were very excited about the presents for Baby Sister

Family and Friends

Donnae made Miley a beautiful baby blanket.

Jackson hamming it up!

We are so blessed and appreciate each and everyone of our friends and family.  Thank you for a great time and the wonderful presents!

36 weeks Pregnant!

I turned 38 weeks pregnant on Tuesday... this is me at 36 weeks.

I'm due mid January.  This pregnancy has gone by very fast!  We feel so blessed to have another sweet girl in our family.  I'm excited to hold her.  I'm ready for labor and delivery to be over with!  But I would also be perfectly happy if she were a week late!  Never thought those words would come out of my mouth!

Little Miley could join us any day or wait another 3 weeks!  The time clock is ticking.

Addy Update

We have had 4 appointments for Addison in December.  So I am putting them all in 1 post.  We had followed up with the pediatrician and she agreed with me that we should go to another allergist and to also go back to the GI doctor.  We also had our follow up with Urology coming up at the end of December. 

So mid December we had our appointment with the allergist.  He thought that we should test her cause it could be allergy related and he also wants to talk to the GI doctor.  They tested her for the common food allergies.  She showed a small reaction to Soy and Chicken.  We don't have to take her off these foods right now.  We have to keep a food diary and keep track of when she is sick.  The allergist is hoping that she has 3 reactions during this time and see if we notice a pattern. We go back in February and go over things.

Here is her back from the testing :(  Addy is a trooper!  She cried a little more because she had to have her shirt off.  Afterwards we got an ice cream cone! :)

The following week we went to a follow up appointment with GI.  After talking with them and some of Addison's symptoms have changed since our last visit.  She has more vomit each time she is sick than she has before.  So she is now being treated for Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome (CVS) .  CVS is hard to diagnose. The only way a doctor can diagnose CVS is by looking at symptoms and medical history to rule out any other possible causes for the nausea and vomiting. Then the doctor must identify a pattern or cycle to the symptoms.  There isn't a certain medicine that makes this go away. But they have found that an antihistimine can help with the symptoms.  So Addison is taking that twice a day.  If we don't notice a change in about 6 weeks there is another medicine that we can try.  With that medicine you take when you can tell a sickness is coming on and it will help lessen it or make it go away.  So far her last attack was December 6th.  And it usally comes on between every 2-4 weeks.... 

UPDATE: She is sick tonight 1/1/12 woke up this morning feeling sick.  She laid around all day, slept.  Didn't eat a thing or barely drink.  (the sickness usually comes on just before lunch so this time it was a little different) She started throwing up around 8 pm.  She has only had a little bit of water and has probably gotten sick about 6 or 7 times in 2 1/2 hours.  So now I'm really concerned about dehydration.  We're deciding if we should take her to the ER or not.  I don't see any signs of dehydration at the moment.

It's funny to me that she is now being treated for CVS because a friend brought this syndrome to my attention months ago.  I did some research on it and asked her drs but they didn't feel it was it because she didn't always throw up... well I guess since the vomit has increased it's a good time to try that route.  SIGH....

The following week we had her 6 month follow up sonogram to check her kidney and her ureter to make sure that it hasn't gotten larger.  After the sonogram we had an appointment with the urologist to get the results.  Her kidney and ureter have gotten larger.  This is not a good thing.  It was enlarged before at 9mm and has grown to 13mm in about 7 months.  The doctor says it's a miracle that she isn't having any complications from this and that everything is functioning properly.  However over time this could cause damage to her kidney and some other issues.  He wants to see her again in April and have another sonogram and the DR said seeing that they are growing they will continue to grow and she is going to need surgery probably in the spring. This is something that we found in the first sonogram that she had done because of the vomit and diaherra.  They are in no way related to each other. 

We serve a BIG GOD and we know that He has amazing plans for Addison's life.  We very much believe in healing and are praying for her with both of these issues going on.  Please pray for her too. We know that this will be a testimony!

Christmas Traditions Part 4 - Christmas Day

Christmas morning is pretty low key for us. We wake up (or I wake everyone up! :) and we open gifts play with them and just enjoy the time together. I woke up at 6 am, wide awake! I couldn't sleep I was so excited to see the kids faces. I waited until 7:30 to wake everyone up :)  Papa and Nana were in town and we were blessed to have them spend Christmas morning with us.

Before Christmas we asked the girls (Jackson is to young to care)  What is the one thing that you want for Christmas... so that we could make sure to try and get that special item for them.  Taylor and Payton's special item changed a few times... :)  but Addison's did NOT waver... at all.  She talked about this certain Princess Belle doll (Beauty and the Beast) everyday... in extreme detail.  We happen to see this doll at Burlington Coat Factory back in September!  She hadn't forgotten about it.  I got it and it was the last one! :)

 Jackson said alot of Ooooh's and Wow!

Each kid got a piggy bank and they lined them up.

Jackson loves this toy.

Taylor and her Hello Kitty headband.

Payton got a bracelet from Papa and Nana.

Jackson loves this car ramp thing... he loves all his "boy toys!"

Addy got her Princess Belle doll!!!

 She loves her!

Payton loves Cinderella

We made this scrabble art for Boo.  I don't have a close up pic.  But it's made out of scrabble tiles and it's everyone in the Fields family names.... She loved it! 

WOW!  That's a mess!  Here is the after math of Christmas...

Daddy showing Jackson how to golf.

Last year I cooked Christmas dinner for our entire family, my mom's side and Nathan's side.  It was our first Christmas living back in Jacksonville and I guess I was super excited about it or something.  As much as I enjoyed doing it... it was a ton of work! Whether it's being 9 months pregnant or I grew some sense this year.... we invited everyone over for desserts this year.  I love seeing our extended family!!! 

My brother Adam...

The girls got new shoes and pajamas

And a princess mirror!  It tells them how beautiful they are :)

I feel so blessed to be back in Jacksonville and spend this special holiday with our family!