Life with Zoey

Two days ago Zoey bear turned 2 months. We went to the doctor yesterday and got her shots. My brave little Zoey cried for a few seconds and stopped as soon as I picked her up. She now weighs 9 lbs and 9 oz and 21 ¼ in long. We still can’t figure out why she can’t eat more than 2 oz at a time. It’s not the formula and it’s not the bottle nipple either. We wasted so much formula over the last month trying to figure out her feeding schedule. I’m just grateful that it doesn’t have to come out of our pocket, thanks WIC. Her pedia thinks she has an acid reflux so she decided to give her zantac and we hope it’ll work.

Yesterday was probably the hardest day I’ve ever had with Zoey. I was a little frustrated but knowing that she just had her shots, I had to suck it all up and be a little patient with her. She slept the whole day in my arms. I tried to put her down but she just cried hysterically and it took me longer than usual to console her. The longest she laid still in bed was 5 minutes and boy was I grateful for that. I took that chance and ran to the bathroom, fixed myself and then ate a sandwich. I made sure I let Zoey know that I was thankful she gave me time for myself. I never knew I could do so much in 5 minutes.

I hope today will be a better day for both of us.

Zoey Mei Ault

Born May 8, 2012 at 3:36 PM. 5 lbs 10 ounces and 18.5 in long. 

 3 day-old Zoey just got home from her doctor's appointment. She weighed 5 lbs 6 ounces. She was 5lbs 3 ounces when we left the hospital.

11 day-old Zoey. She is now 5 lbs 13 ounces and 18 3/4 long. She's still tiny but she's growing slow and steady.

                                                      With her Lola (Grandma) Nieves

                                                                      Baby Blessing

At 1 month she weighed 7 lbs 13 ounces and 20.5 inches long. We love her smile. The first time I saw her smile was at the hospital when I gave birth to her. I wish I could have taken a picture of that one.

Baby Shower

Thank you to everyone who came to my baby shower. Thank you to my mother-in-law for preparing the delicious food. I wish I could have taken a picture but I was too busy enjoying the moment.

Scott, Baby Zoey and I are grateful for all the wonderful presents we received. Thank you for the generosity, kindness, friendship and love.

Thank you to Pennie who organized the games, I had so much fun.

Pregnancy Update

Today we found out that I have to deliver my baby earlier than my due date. A little complication here and there but I'm already 37 weeks and 2cm dilated so no worries. I guess all the packing and moving helped a lot. I will be induced Tuesday morning so that means the long wait is over. Hopefully it won't be too long and painful. I'll keep my fingers crossed.

Moving While Pregnant

Packing isn't so much fun especially if I have to throw away half of my magazine collection. If only I was in Hawaii, I could just give 'em away to friends and neighbors.

Yesterday was my 36th week-mark. I am 1 1/2 dilated, not that it means anything. When I got home from my doctor's appointment I noticed I was bleeding and instead of freaking out I just took a 2-hour nap. It turned out I just lost my mucous plug. I have to get another ultrasound tomorrow just to make sure baby didn't fall back to 10th percentile. I started doing a non-stress test 2 weeks ago and will be doing it every week now until I give birth. Can't wait 'til the baby comes out! Scott and I celebrated our 3rd year anniversary 2 days ago. Like any usual day, he went to work, I slept in and endured another day of being pregnant. I am not very good with words nor affectionate in any way but I am grateful I married a wonderful man. He is going to be a great baba!

3D ultrasound

I had to go get another ultrasound at 34 weeks because my doctor was worried that my uterus stopped growing at 28 weeks. We saw our little lumpia again and this time it was a lot clearer. We saw her reaching for her toes. She's perfectly safe and healthy in my buddha belly and just chillin' there kicking and punching me non-stop. Oh I'm sure she loves me. She's in the 13th percentile right now and there's a big chance we might go back for another ultrasound before she comes out. The ultrasound technician said she might weigh 6lbs at full-term which is good because it'll be easier for me to push her out. My uterus is growing just fine I'm just a tiny person that's all.

She has my nose.

32 weeks and counting

Oy I'm getting close. This pregnancy has been slow, fast, and now back to slow again. And these are the things I went through for the past 32 weeks.

1st trimester - My face was in the toilet most of the time. I hated eating because it made me so sick. From 101 lbs I went down to 95 lbs. For a couple of months mac n cheese and donuts kept me alive. I slept, watched 3-4 episodes of Criminal Minds a day and slept some more. I hated getting up and seeing how tangled my long hair was. It was a disaster combing it every single morning I had to get it chopped off. I hated taking showers, brushing teeth or anything that has to do with keeping myself clean. I hated the smell of the bathroom, the soap, shampoo, lotion, and perfume.

2nd trimester - After getting an ultrasound and seeing my baby waved at us I felt so much better. I was back to my normal life and I realized how much I miss my long hair. I ate like a pig and still couldn't gain any weight. This time I was addicted to hot coco. 2nd trimester went by fast I hardly remember it.

3rd trimester - I'm glad to say that I gained 11 lbs. and hoping that the scale will keep going up. I've been really addicted to ice (cold drinks) lately and sniffing detergent (weird I know). Scott is scared that one day I might actually eat soap. My baby likes to kick my left rib cage thus giving me constant pain. My whole left side starting from my upper back down to my legs is just so sore I can't sleep well at night. My right hand has this tingling feeling almost everyday. All these things make me want to get the baby out already but not just yet.

Was it all worth is? YES! I may not make the best craft or cook the best meal like a good wife should, but I created something precious. This is the best time of my life, next to being married to Scott Wei. And when she comes out it'll be the for real best day of our lives.