tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32206315785932388702012-02-16T00:40:54.298-08:00Adam, Lindsay & Baby LilyLindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.comBlogger381100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-44247723352477883392009-06-01T13:05:00.000-07:002009-06-03T13:21:00.668-07:00

Lily is one month old! (Can you believe it?) She's doing great. At the doctor today, she weighed 9 lbs. 15.5 oz and is 22 inches.This month, we have been doing lots of adjusting -- no big surprise there. I knew having a newborn would be difficult, and even though she's a pretty easy baby, getting to know each other has been trying. Breastfeeding has been a bit of a struggle, but Lily is thriving.

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-25372434520242412742009-05-13T13:21:00.000-07:002009-06-03T13:23:54.915-07:00

No surprise that mommyhood is quite the adjustment. Lily has been what some would call an easy baby so far. She goes to sleep without a lot of fussing, eats heartily, and is generally adorable. But recovering from having a baby is harder than I thought. My body was just totally ravaged by her birth (what mother's isn't), and thankfully my mom was visiting during Lily's first week to help out and

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-37332890285120923292009-05-05T19:00:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:02:10.396-07:00

Well, she's here!After 23.5 hours of labor, Lily Madalyn Crandall was born May 1 at 1:55 a.m. She weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz and was 21 inches long. It's been a whirlwind, but I can't believe how much I love her or how amazing this whole experience has been so far. I will write her birth story soon, when I get a chance to rest and recuperate, and we establish a bit more of a routine.Check out pictures

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-64836144524863080172009-04-21T11:37:00.000-07:002009-04-21T11:44:10.008-07:00

[ 40 weeks ]Today's the due date, but it doesn't look like the baby will be born today. Adam and I sure are ready, though. We're hoping the baby comes before next Tuesday so I don't have to be induced.Expect an update as soon as we have news!

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-11611680745318204962009-04-16T15:06:00.001-07:002009-04-21T11:37:36.500-07:00

[ 39w2d ]Nope, no baby yet. I'm even not dilated more than a fingertip. I went to the doctor today and ended up getting an ultrasound to check my fluid. Everything is still in tact, and it was neat to see the baby's little face. The ultrasound tech estimated that the baby weighs 8 pounds 4 ounces, but she said that could be off by a pound either way.So, I'm still happily pregnant. I've been

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-1256344481824172752009-04-06T10:00:00.000-07:002009-04-06T10:09:07.069-07:00

We got our maternity photos today and I uploaded them to Flickr, so go take a look. They were taken just shy of 37 weeks.My doctor's appointment this week was uneventful. No dilation. No weight gain. Still measuring on track. Busy baby. The doctor said he thinks I'll have this baby right around the due date. That's two weeks from tomorrow. Two weeks!Tonight, I am going to a breastfeeding class at

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-36914136306251143362009-03-30T07:28:00.001-07:002009-03-30T07:52:13.716-07:00

I took a new photograph on Friday that I planned to post here, then Friday evening pushed power on our camera and it won't turn on. We've been having problems with it, which we're hoping are a quick and cheap fix, but we might be in the market for a new camera. And soon! With the baby coming, now is not the time to be camera-less.We did get maternity photographs taken this weekend. A coworker has

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-83203334227203469662009-03-17T07:44:00.000-07:002009-03-17T08:16:51.011-07:00

[ 34w6d ]Five weeks left and this little chicken will be ready to hatch!Adam and I finished both sessions of our natural childbirth class, which was really helpful for us to make a plan for how we'd like to see this baby born. The other day, Adam asked me if I think I can really do this. I told him it's not just me doing it, it's us together, and I'm going to rely on him plenty to help me along.

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-44326782026306233882009-03-03T13:41:00.000-08:002009-03-03T14:16:51.531-08:00

[ 32w6d ]My due date is seven weeks from today. My last day of work before "maternity leave" is five weeks from tomorrow. The weeks are flyin' by!Friday, I had a doctor's appointment. He said I was measuring right on target, and we had a long talk about natural childbirth and epidurals. His perspective is, why go through all that pain if you don't have to, but he's okay with me trying the natural

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-64187827581816971242009-02-23T07:21:00.000-08:002009-02-23T07:37:45.407-08:00

[31w4d]This week, I definitely hit a new phase in the pregnancy. In combination with the baby's punch/jab/ninja routine, it has started pushing out against my stomach, sometime sweeping its body along my insides. It usually catches me off guard and often it tickles. It's strange that putting my hand where the baby is moving, I can feel whatever is pushing out. Then, I usually start feeling around

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-11949582590344070052009-02-13T12:59:00.000-08:002009-02-13T13:17:40.774-08:00

[30w2d]Okay. Don't look directly at the double chin in this picture. I swear my face doesn't really look like that -- it's just that I'm turned and looking down. This is what happens when I take a self-portrait instead of waiting for a time Adam is around. But look at that belly! It's funny to me that in the day to day it doesn't seem to change a whole lot, but some weeks it grows a bunch.Today

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-62324847497200496952009-02-04T08:27:00.001-08:002009-02-04T09:16:16.366-08:00

[29w]Between being out of town for a week and then being exhaustingly sick for the past five days, I haven't had a chance to update here. But here it is -- sickly me and my belly at 29 weeks. If you look closely at the closeup, you can see my belly button poking out. It hasn't turned inside out yet, but a lot of what used to be the inside has become part of my belly or a small protrusion. I guess

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-52122970369857095422009-01-19T07:04:00.000-08:002009-01-19T07:24:10.210-08:00

[26w5d]Depending on who you ask, today is my last day in the second trimester. Some say I have another week. At this point, it really doesn't matter. We're in the home stretch. I have three months and two days until my due date.Three months still feels like a long way off. I know it isn't, but when I consider how much hip pain I have (especially on my left side) and how hard the baby kicks, I

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-42336005079305432842009-01-14T07:48:00.000-08:002009-01-14T08:04:58.238-08:00

[25w5d]This past Sunday marked 100 days to go before Baby C's estimated arrival! And while I'm in New York next week, I'll make the switch to the third trimester!It's been an uneventful week, babywise. My mom sent down a few gifts from our registry, so we have a few things for the baby, though still not much. It feels like we still have lots of time to get things together. I hope that's true.Adam

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-66862274032083298992009-01-05T08:49:00.000-08:002009-01-05T09:05:04.656-08:00

[24w5d]In this picture, I'm fighting a cold. We fought all weekend, mostly on the couch with my eyes closed. Today, I feel better.Adam said he though my belly grew this week, and it looks like he's right. It's hard to believe how big my belly might (and probably will get) in the next few months. Right now, it's a great size -- just big enough to be noticeable but not getting in the way of things.

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-66722704794830388082008-12-29T07:18:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:00:55.291-08:00

[23w5d]Merry Christmas to everyone (albeit, a bit late) and happy new year! Tomorrow, I will 24 weeks along, and I've been feeling great. I had a doctor's appointment last Friday, and he said everything looks good. I heard the heartbeat and was given clearance for my trip to Rochester in January. Dr. Ives said that as long as I'll be near a hospital with a NICU -- just in case -- it's fine for me

Lindsayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05795843104180989118noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-33599562158541605902008-12-17T08:11:00.000-08:002008-12-18T11:51:52.361-08:00

[ 21w5d]Not much to report. I feel the baby move more and more frequently. It feels like little taps in my lower belly and always happens if I bend forward, I suppose because that squishes things. Speaking of bellies, mine is not so little anymore, but it's small enough that people haven't felt compelled to touch it. It's weird when I hug Adam, though, because my belly protrudes enough that I

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-67939352485519816722008-12-11T08:09:00.000-08:002008-12-11T08:42:18.057-08:00

Yesterday, we had another ultrasound at the specialist's office to check on the cysts in the baby's brain. The ultrasound was more intensive than the previous one. They checked the heart, brain, and other major organs thoroughly, as well as other indicators like the face and the behavior of the hands. Thankfully, the cysts are gone and the baby looked completely normal! From what we read about

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-72458786721241474922008-12-06T15:53:00.000-08:002008-12-07T15:38:20.367-08:00

[20w4d]

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-1186269790444945352008-12-05T12:50:00.000-08:002008-12-05T12:58:45.112-08:00

Today, I went to leave the house after lunch, got in the car, and realized I forgot something. I quickly unlocked the door, grabbed what I needed, locked up, and got back in the car. I put the key in the ignition and realized I forgot something else. So, I did it all again, this time annoyed and promising the cat, who was stretched out on the back of the couch, that I would not be back no matter

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-63111863874258934652008-12-03T08:23:00.000-08:002008-12-03T08:36:04.591-08:00

Yesterday was the halfway point. It's all downhill from here -- to the birth and meeting our little bundle of joy!Not much to report. I think a few times I've felt the baby move, but nothing definitive yet. As much as I want to feel it, I'm trying to enjoy the little bit I have left before this kid starts going ninja-style on my insides.I finished reading a book about writing a birth plan and now

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-68046748813957639982008-11-24T07:10:00.000-08:002008-11-24T07:31:49.263-08:00

[ultrasound 18w3d]There's Baby C, alive and kickin'. We had our big ultrasound Friday, and because my dad is here visiting, he got to go with us (what a surprise for a first-time grandpa, huh?). The baby is measuring great and has all of its parts -- two arms, two legs, one head, etc. The heartbeat was 136 and the baby weighed 10 ounces, about the weight of a full soda can.My doctor said the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-73584149730000727182008-11-17T07:13:00.000-08:002008-11-17T08:45:59.844-08:00

This weekend, it was my mission to find two to three pairs of maternity pants that would get me through the next five months (sorry, corduroy, but you won't last past February) and would be appropriate for work and play. So, Saturday, I set out for the mall. I looked in a handful of stores (JC Penney, Dillard's, Ross, Target) that either didn't have a maternity section, had about two racks of

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-87437441830606258912008-11-14T05:35:00.000-08:002008-11-14T06:42:35.637-08:00

For being four months' pregnant, I am still very small. I measured my belly last weekend for the shirt I'm sewing, and it has grown to about 30 inches, enough to give me a slight muffin top as it hangs above the only pair of pants I can still button. I was surprised when a student of mine asked me last night if I am expecting, a fact I thought I could hide from the class at least until the end of

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-57586934270019048332008-11-10T07:10:00.000-08:002008-11-10T07:37:28.438-08:00

[ 16w5d]The time between visits to the doctor seems endless. When at the appointment, the pregnancy seems real and immediate. The last two visits I've heard the heartbeat, which adds to the magic. But slowly the warm and fuzzy starts to fade and I'm ready to get back to the doctor's office to make this all feel real again. Our next appointment is in less than two weeks. It is also when we'll get

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-41445590773689263322008-11-03T08:32:00.000-08:002008-11-08T11:20:52.231-08:00

[15w5d]Questions from a pregnancy survey:First reaction when you found out you were pregnant?I had a very strong suspicion that I was, but I was still kinda flabbergasted.How did you tell your husband? I walked the pregnancy test from the bathroom to the living room, showed it to him, and said, "I knew it."What is your favorite thing about being pregnant? Least favorite?Favorite: People ask me

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-82677749683943838922008-10-27T08:29:00.000-07:002008-10-27T09:11:25.982-07:00

[ 14w5d ]My belly grew quite a bit. I showed it to my friend Monica, and she was blown away by how big it had gotten, and how hard. It was finally cold enough, so I pulled out my favorite pair of corduroys this week and found that I couldn't button them. Thank goodness for my bella band and the old rubber band trick. Within a month, I'm guessing I will have to graduate to full-blown maternity

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-78138812366665592152008-10-18T13:10:00.000-07:002008-10-20T14:01:51.058-07:00

[ 13w4d ]I had my third doctor's appointment yesterday. They drew some blood, I got to hear the baby's heartbeat, and found out I gained a measly half pound. The doctor asked me if I've been eating enough, and I told him I've been eating everything in sight. He said he's not concerned, but for the next three months or so, I should be gaining about a pound a week. I'm glad to be running regularly,

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-12911868038213000132008-10-13T07:05:00.000-07:002008-10-13T07:16:31.110-07:00

This week, we finally got the word out, and it feels strange. It's a relief not to hide the pregnancy anymore, but it's sort of scary that this is all really happening. From here, we can't go back. This baby is coming.I ordered a bella band online, and it showed up on Friday. It's a band that goes around the top of prepregnancy pants to keep them up when the waistband gets too small. The pants

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-31917721824317918082008-10-03T12:45:00.000-07:002008-10-27T09:31:48.366-07:00

[ 11w5d ]Well, here is the beginnings of a baby belly. I read that in the 11th week the fetus doubles in size (only about 1.5 inches, but still), so it made sense when I noticed that some of pants started cutting in to my middrift this week. It's really exciting, though nobody else can tell. And I'm almost through the first trimester. It's been a long couple of weeks of praying and hoping the

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-11131353448495749942008-09-29T07:00:00.000-07:002008-09-29T07:07:42.586-07:00

Today, the baby is officially a fetus and no longer an embryo!

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-31356992305623452362008-09-28T14:23:00.000-07:002008-10-27T09:31:13.021-07:00

[ 10w5d]Well, here it is. Ten weeks, five days, and no pooch yet. Part of me is enjoying the fact that I can still hide the pregnancy, and part of me feels ready to see a real manifestation of this child's growth. I started checking a 1st trimester message board on webmd.com and read that a lot of women are outgrowing their regular clothes as early as six weeks. I did a little research this

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-51393000800683474372008-09-19T14:16:00.000-07:002008-10-18T13:21:56.351-07:00

Today, we saw the first pictures of the baby via ultrasound. Everything looks good, and we even got to see it wiggle around. According to the measurements, I am 9 weeks 3 days today. This changes the due date to April 21. I figured I wasn't as far along as they had calculated, and I'm kind of relieved to find out I was right.[ The baby is facing us. See its arm and leg buds? Just imagine it

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-4293210472242330532008-09-12T12:16:00.000-07:002008-09-12T16:45:54.587-07:00

This week was a wild one. It started pretty slowly, with a very lazy weekend where I did little more than lie on the couch watching TV, but by midweek I was a hormonal mess and spent all day Wednesday trying to hold back tears. This was the first day I've felt this way -- crazy, scared, tired, crabby, and weepy. It was much like have PMS, all the irrational feelings. Even after a good cry at home

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-86627484101382238082008-09-05T18:18:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:11:36.889-07:00

Well, I figured it would be good to get a shot of my belly pre-baby. Hopefully, it will look like this again (post-baby). This week marked the ninth week -- or at least, we're guessing it did -- and we're on the downward slope through the first trimester. Two weeks from today is the ultrasound that will give us a better clue as to how far along I am.This week has been more of the same: exhaustion

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-16280828015578017952008-08-29T13:55:00.000-07:002008-09-04T14:40:06.625-07:00

This week, I've felt a bit better, mostly because I've been getting to bed earlier and trying to take more naps (even if it means sleeping at home during my lunch break and taking food back to work to eat). If I get enough sleep, I feel much better, though this isn't always the case when the animals wake me up around 5 o'clock to be fed.I'm also realizing that exercising energizes me, so even

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-72109342617851165722008-08-22T13:17:00.000-07:002008-09-12T12:13:11.740-07:00

Today was my first appointment with the doctor. They confirmed the pregnancy and estimate a due date of April 13, 2009 -- though we won't know for sure until the first ultrasound. I also weighed 147 pounds (surprising!). I have a new doctor because my previous one left to take a job in New Orleans, but I feel comfortable with him. We talked about my miscarriage and that the chances of having a

Lindsaynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3220631578593238870.post-39000924026182615812008-08-15T13:09:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:47:10.489-07:00

This is what we saw tonight, after being a week late. I'm pregnant! Not sure how far along yet, but I'll be making a doctor's appointment this week.

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