9 month well check

Makayla had her 9 month well check yesterday afternoon and of course it didn't go quite as expected. Makayla was not a happy baby when we arrived because we had to wake her up. She is a bit grouchy like her father when awakened from a good nap lol. They did all of her measurements as I have listed them below and then gave us the information on a couple tests they were going to be doing. One of the tests is the TB test (Tuberculosis), for this the nurse injected fluid just under the skin of her arm. If it stays bumped up within 48 hours then she has been exposed to TB. The second test was a prick on the tip of her big toe in order to get a small blood sample which by the way she did great for not even a peep. Of course Nick and I were not concerned and figured we would be out with no problems and no medicine for once, well that failed. Makayla's iron came back too low therefore she is considered Anemic. Because of this yet again we left the doctors office with more medication that needs to be given to our poor little girl. She will be on daily iron supplements until her 1 year checkup and at that time she will be retested. I feel so bad for Makayla as she already is taking two medications morning and night that she must take until at least 1 year of age. Try getting a baby to want to take multiple syringes full of medicine twice a day, it's not easy. =( The TB test obviously I don't know the results for sure yet but I can't imagine it would be positive. Anyhow, I guess just another day as being parents and more challenges to overcome. I am saddened by the fact Kayla got mommy's bad immunity and all but hope that she grows strong and healthy like her dad. I will update on the TB if there is anything found otherwise assume all went well.

~Head Measurement 79 percentile (45 inches around)
~Weight 35 percentile (17.15 pounds)
~Height 82 percentile (28 1/2 inches tall)

9 Month Birthday!!!

Wow I have not been on here in just over 9 months now, and I am sorry for that. There is so much I can share about our little girl. Makayla is now 9 months old to the day and is just amazing. We have had little set backs along the way but she is otherwise a healthy perfect baby girl. For those of you who do not know Makayla was diagnosed with Kidney reflux and (Acid) reflux when she was only a little over a month old. Both conditions are doing very well with daily medications. We have also had many sick days as Makayla has an immune system like her mommy (sorry Kayla). We’ve been in hospitals, Urgent cares and frequent visitors to the doctors for kidney infections, flu’s, Bronchilitis multiple times, and the occasional cold or virus. In other words life as a mom and dad are very busy for us but we wouldn’t change it for the world.
Below I have created a list with a few milestones that my baby girl has accomplished including the crawling which is very recent. If you are a parent you know what that brings, STRESS lol. She is everywhere and everything seems to need some sort of baby proofing. It’s amazing the things that little ones will find. We have found ourselves sometimes vacumming multiple times a week because when Makayla is on the floor somehow with her x-ray vision she will find that one scrap of paper that is only ¼ inch big that is all the way across the room in the corner and pounce it, then in the mouth it goes. Wow are things different now that she is mobile.
Today we have Makayla’s 9 month check up so I will update on that tomorrow. Other than that I promise I will start taking more time to update everyone on our little angel. Hope everyone enjoys!

~Rolled over from back to tummy on August 23rd 2008 (Only 9 days old)

~First tooth was on February 13th 2009

~First word was Dad (dadadadada she loves screaming it) March 19th 2009

~Second word was baba

~Third word Mama/mommy on May 10th 2009 (What a great Mother’s Day gift)

~Second tooth broke through on March 25th 2009, 3rd tooth 07/14/09 (top front rt tooth, 4th tooth 07/26/09 (top front lt tooth), bottom (her rt front top tooth) 09/05/09.

~First long car ride March 20th 2009 to Kino Bay Mexico (11 Hours in the car and she did perfect, really I’m not kidding!)

~First airplaine ride was on April 16th 2009 to Kansas City to see all the Lang’s (Again she did amazing both ways)

~First time crawling was May 7th 2009 and there is no stopping her now.

~First steps without mommy and daddy holding her May 21st 2009!

~Standing without holding onto anything June 25th 2009

~Words: "Dog" 07/02/09, "Meme" 07/03/09, "Go" (which is her no)07/13/2009, Wheres Sarah?(wheresora) 07/18/09, "Kitty" 09/05/09

~Waving Hello and Bye bye 07/11/09

Post Pregnancy Dad Update

Wow...

okay, its been a long time since we have posted anything but its just been so frekin busy!!! haha, anyways if you dont know alredy, theres something seriously wrong with you, but Makayla is here. woo hoo! So anyways, the blog title is prob gunna be changed around a bit...ok bye

The last Dr. Appt until induction!!!!!

August 7th at 3:00 we had our last appt with the Dr. Of course Dr. Folkstad was out delivering a baby (such a busy doctor) so we had a L&D nurse do the exam etc but first we went and had an ultrasound to do a weight check on Makayla. The ultrasound went well my only question was HOW BIG IS HER HEAD NOW!?!? The answer as usual made me shudder lol. Her head is measuring a little over 40 weeks, now remember I am only 38 weeks plus she already weighs around 7 1/2 pounds! This reminded me why we are having an induction. If I wait around she will be 10 pounds and have an even bigger head lol. Otherwise she looks great! Her heartbeat was in the 140's during the ultrasound and she is really low in the pelvis and hard to see. After that I went in for my exam and sur enough I have progressed a little more. I am now 75% effaced and 1 and 1/2 centimeter dialated, WOOHOO. During the check Kayla started getting excited bringing her heartrate up to the 170's. I think she doesn't like someone poking her head like that. Anyhow all is well, Makayla looks healthy (thank god) and we are ready for the induction.

38 Weeks, this is it!

Your baby's hanging out, enjoying her last few weeks of snuggly comfort in your womb. Two more weeks to go and your nesting instinct is in full throttle. You're busy washing and folding (and refolding) baby's clothes, marveling over how anyone could ever fit into such a teensy weensy T-shirt. If you haven't set up the crib, bassinet or wherever you plan for baby to sleep—now would be a good time. You don't want Dad frantically trying to figure out some incomprehensible instruction manual between contractions.
Wondering what color your baby's eyes will be? You may not be able to tell right away. If she's born with brown eyes, they'll likely stay brown. If she's born with steel gray or dark blue eyes, they may stay gray or blue or turn green, hazel, or brown by the time she's 9 months old. That's because a child's irises (the colored part of the eye) may gain more pigment in the months after she's born, but they usually won't get "lighter" or more blue. (Green, hazel, and brown eyes have more pigment than gray or blue eyes.)

- I can't believe it nine months have come and gone and our little one is on her way! Can't wait until August 12th.

37 Weeks

Congratulations — your baby is full term! This means that if your baby arrives now, her lungs should be fully mature and ready to adjust to life outside the womb, even though your due date is still three weeks away.

Your baby weighs 6 1/3 pounds and measures a bit over 19 inches, head to heel. Many babies have a full head of hair at birth, with locks from 1/2 inch to 1 1/2 inches long. But don't be surprised if your baby's hair isn't the same color as yours. Dark-haired couples are sometimes thrown for a loop when their children come out as blonds or redheads, and fair-haired couples have been surprised by Elvis look-alikes. And then, of course, some babies sport only peach fuzz.

-Wow 37 weeks it has been such a long time yet it has flown by surprisingly!

Appt update

I had an appt with the doctor on 07/31 and not much new. I passed my GBS test so no antibiotics will be needed before or after labor which is great. I have progressed a little more I am now 70% - 75% effaced, a finger tip dialated and the baby is at -1 station! I couldn't be happier that means that the induction should go smoothly since my body is preparing itself. Not long to go before we see our little baby girl.