Our New Addition

So..this is my first experience with a blog. I have always liked to journal...so why not! I just became a new mommy last month and thought it would be neat to journal about my beautiful little girl Presley Lynn and all of the new things I am encountering as a mom.

Presley Lynn Holmes was born on May 26th, 2010 at 10:05pm, weighing 5lbs 7oz and 20.5inches long. I was induced at 37 wks & 2 days due to finding out I had a condition preclampsia/toxemia and blood pressure issues. I was very shocked and surprised to find out all of this news because I had a very healthy and virtually problem free pregnancy up to about 35-36 wks!

It was a traumatic experience for me... I was on strong medication that was making me ill, and when it came time to push I went for the vomit bag because I was so nervous! Presley came out with the cord wrapped around her neck twice and she was not crying. All I heard was gasps and my husband say OMG...The dr said shshhh! Presley was tiny and take away straight to NICU. This is something that we were definitely not prepared for. We were all so scared. Luckily, she came back within about 45 min and she was healthy. When I finally got to hold my precious little girl for the first time it was amazing. She was and is so beautiful!

After few sleepless nights at the hospital we came home! Presley was a little under 5 lbs when we left the hospital. When we got home we basically force fed her every 2 hrs to make sure she gained an adequate amount of weight because we were so worried. By our 1wk checkup she had surpassed her birth weight! Yay! 5lbs 11oz!

Presley is now 5 wks old today and doing wonderful! She wakes up about 2 times each night for feedings and is eating about 4-6 oz every 3-4 hrs! She did have a fussy/gassy spell but we have switched her formula to a more sensitive one and she is doing much better. Alex and I are loving being parents! He always tells me every morning how hard it is to leave us each day when he goes to work! I am so lucky to have the whole summer off to spend with my little one! I am going to sob when it comes time to go back to school in August! :0(