tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39953312672533298792024-03-14T11:20:50.975-04:00Simply AmyAmy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-53295109213942562182016-07-12T16:00:00.000-04:002016-07-12T16:00:17.065-04:00Adalee's Birth Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Sorry I haven't updated my blog in forever. Life is just too busy anymore to keep up with it. I posted <a href="http://www.amymoyers.com/2014/06/bradys-birth-story.html" target="_blank">Brady's birth story</a> shortly after he was born for family and friends who had been asking for it. I also did so for my record, so once again I am doing the same for Adalee.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Adalee Rose Moyers was born June 14, 2016 at 7:42 PM at the midwife birthing center in Madisonville. She weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and was 19.5".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Labor started about a week earlier and slowly intensified until I decided to have Brad drive me to see the midwife at 3:30 PM on Monday the 13th. My midwife checked me and found I was already 6 cm dilated. I stayed inside while she went out to let Brad (who was waiting in our car with Brady) know that I would be checking in and that he needed to go home and get our bags and let our babysitter know that she needed to get to the house asap to watch Brady. I was in shock because I had gone in the previous night around 10:00 PM thinking that it might finally be time, only to find out that I was only 3-4 cm (which I was a week prior). Just like with Brady, my contractions were inconsistent, so it was hard to tell when it was really time. So, when I went in this time to see if I was moving along at all, I was shocked that I was 6 cm because the pain was nothing like it was when I was 6 cm with Brady.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brad returned about an hour later and brought me a Subway sub. I was starving! I was able to eat when I was between contractions. Speaking of, I actually had a break and wasn't in constant pain like I was with Brady. My back with Brady killed me the whole time and then during contractions was almost unbearable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Contractions and dilation continued steadily until around 5 when I decided to get into the birthing tub. I had an amazing nurse and midwife I felt very comfortable around and we were talking and even laughing between contractions. Everything went smoothly and I was able to deliver in the tub and even catch Adalee, which I always wanted to do but didn't think I'd ever be able to do after my first experience of not being able to leave the hands and knees position at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Everything about this labor was so much smoother and easier than it was with Brady. I am so grateful that I didn't have back labor this time. I did feel the ring of fire this time (I didn't feel it with Brady because the pain in my back was so intense) but it was nothing compared to the pain of back labor. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Just like with Brady's labor and delivery, it was only about four hours from the time I was 6 cm dilated until I delivered.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Again, I had a minor tear which my midwife sowed. Also, I did have some heavier than normal bleeding but it was nothing like I had with Brady after they delivered my placenta. That blood loss was so substantial that I was genuinely concerned that I might have to be rushed to the hospital. Even Brad looked concerned but he tried to keep a brave face for my sake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Adalee is such an amazing baby. I can't believe how tiny she is. She sleeps so well (unlike Brady for his first year) and is such a snuggle-bug. She's SO fun to dress! I can't get enough of the adorable outfits and bows.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The funniest part of all of this is she looks exactly like Brady did. Brad's first words as soon as I pulled her out of the water were, "She looks just like Brady!" It's so true. Brady's pictures at that age are indistinguishable from hers. I am so happy and would love to have a female version of my little boy who, everyone says is so cute. Funny thing is that I said through my whole pregnancy that I thought she would come out looking just like Brady ... mother's intuition, I guess. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Brady is absolutely in love with Adee, which is such an answered prayer. I was concerned he would be jealous or rough with her and he isn't at all. He always asks to hold her and hugs and kisses her. He also likes to bring her blankets and put her paci in her mouth. It totally melts my heart to see them together.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">God is so awesome and faithful! My heart's desire was always to be a mom and my dream since I can remember is to have a boy and then have a girl two years later. After 7-1/2 years of praying, hoping and waiting, God blessed us with Brady. Then, even after God being so faithful with that, I didn't hold much hope that I'd have another one, especially a girl two years later and BOOM, the FIRST TIME we tried for another one I got pregnant with my little girl and she was born two years and nine days after Brady. God does answer prayers and His timing is perfect. Being a mom is the biggest blessing in the world and I am forever grateful for the children God has given me. I don't deserve it. It's the hardest job ever but also the most rewarding. I wouldn't trade it for anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I doubt I'll be able to do monthly updates of Adalee like I did with Brady because it was hard even finding the time to do that when it was just him, much less now that he's a non-stop, full-of-life and energy two-year-old and I have a newborn. Lol. I do hope to post updates from time to time, though. Until next time ... whenever that is. Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You can see all of her newborn pictures <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmyMoyers/media_set?set=a.10201883677171736.1073741843.1777754230&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>. Also, you can see Brady's two-year pictures <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmyMoyers/media_set?set=a.10201790572124168.1073741842.1777754230&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-30350827222487052762015-06-05T21:21:00.000-04:002015-06-10T10:53:06.830-04:00Brady is One!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Brady is one year old today! He weighs 21 lbs and is 30 inches long. I seriously can't believe that I'm a toddler mom now. It's amazing how much babies change in the first year. It seems like yesterday that I found out that I was pregnant, heard his heartbeat, found out it was a boy, felt him moving and kicking, was in labor and holding him in my arms and kissing him for the first time, then seeing him smile, laugh, roll, crawl, walk, talk, etc. Time has just flown by and I'm treasuring every single second of it. He is my sunshine. I totally love the toddler that he is and the kid that he is becoming ... wildness and all. ;-D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We went to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate today and he had a blast ... ok, so Brad and I had a blast, too! Lol. He also got spoiled with tons of toys from both of our families and us. We went to Ohio last week and had an early birthday party for him which I think we'll do every year, Lord willing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We're getting his one year pictures taken on Monday by the same lady who did his newborn pictures. I can't wait to see them because I know they'll be awesome (she does a great job!). I bought him a couple of really cute outfits and a birthday hat. We're also going to do a smash cake session which should be fun and messy. Haha. I'll post pictures on Facebook as soon as I get them, of course.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just in the past couple of days he's started saying "mama" and "mom" which completely makes my heart smile. I've been waiting so long for him to start saying that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I can't say enough how thankful I am for God giving Brady to us. There is nothing that compares to being a mom and you don't realize how much love your heart can hold until you have a child. I'm truly blessed beyond measure. </span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-36119010575546932752015-05-05T16:16:00.000-04:002015-05-05T16:16:22.350-04:00Brady's 11 Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It's that time again. Brady is 11 months old today. Seriously, months are flying by way too fast these days! He weighs 21 lbs and is 29 inches tall. He's growing like a weed!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's been a pro-walker for quite some time but here in the last week or so he has started being able to bend over and pick stuff up without having to get on the floor to get it. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He won't sit down for baths anymore; he has to walk around playing with his toys the whole time. It's funny. I'm telling you, he really doesn't ever sit still, unless he's asleep. Even as he's falling asleep, his legs are going. Lol. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He had his third haircut on Sunday. Speaking of hair, he loves to eat hair and fuzz. Like, he'll pull hair and fuzz off of his stuffed animals and other things. I have to even take one with longer hair away because of it. Weird and nasty at the same time. :-P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I've been meaning to mention this but I keep forgetting: When Brady's drinking milk he always says one of these four things while drinking, "yickle, yickle, yickle," "gickle, gickle, gickle," "nickle, nickle, nickle" or "goya, goya, goya." I wish I knew what he was saying in his mind. Lol.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-58149512666832848632015-04-05T16:22:00.000-04:002015-04-05T16:22:04.025-04:00Brady's 10 Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He has five teeth now. I had to get crib rail protectors because he decided to start chewing his crib. He loves eating ... not just food. :-P</span><br />
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-84586789015062276712015-03-05T12:30:00.004-05:002015-03-05T12:33:30.906-05:00Brady's Nine Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Wait for it ... wait for it ... Brady walks now!!! He will still crawl but he can totally walk. He'll even let go of furniture and walk to me. Of course, he falls sometimes after 10 or so steps but he is getting more and more steady every day. I've been trying to film it to post on Facebook & Instagram but it's hard because I want to make sure I'm there to catch him if he falls. I'll get a video soon, though! :-D On the 15th of February is when he took his first steps. I can't believe my little man is already walking.</span><br />
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-37333067665917106672015-02-05T09:39:00.001-05:002015-02-05T09:49:03.521-05:00Brady's Eight Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: normal;">Well, as of yesterday, his top two teeth are popping through the gums. I can't wait to see them come all the way through. :-D He is now walking (more like running) around all by himself with his walker. I think he'll be walking in no time! Last night he started trying to climb furniture. He's a mess. Lol. He talks all the time and is non-stop saying "dadada uh-da dadada" and other baby talk all day long.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: normal;">His sleep is SO much better this month! He only wakes up once or twice a night, eats, falls right back to sleep and is up for the day around 6:00 or 6:30. It's been great!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif; font-size: normal;">We've been really busy moving into our new house (we outgrew our last house). We're almost settled in. It's much bigger and he has way more room to get out all of his energy. Needless to say, he's adjusting well. I'll have to take pictures sometime when I get a chance and post them on Facebook. It's a beautiful house with amazing Smoky Mountain views from every room. We're blessed.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-74149414075770451732015-01-05T09:02:00.000-05:002015-02-05T09:49:55.215-05:00Brady's Seven Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He NEVER stops moving, literally. He's always on the go, unless he's sleeping (he's definitely lived up to his nickname, "Monkey"). Changing his diaper and clothes has become a two-person job because he just wants to roll and squirm. He fights sleep like crazy, too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">This month has definitely been the month that he's changed the most. He started to crawl around 6-1/2 months and is a speed-crawler now. He loves sitting on his knees to play with his toys and can also pull himself up to a standing position when he's holding onto something like his toy box. He's really advanced for his age. I suspect it won't be too long until he's walking. He also just started picking up his finger food snacks and feeding himself.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's toy-crazy and his toys (which he has a ton of) are always all over the place which has helped me overcome my OCD quite a bit. I care more about him having fun than how perfect and in place everything is. Not to mention, he makes a mess when he eats solids, which I actually think is quite funny. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It gets slung on the floor, on me, everywhere. It's actually pretty funny. Especially when he laughs about it. Messes can always be cleaned. I do manage to still keep my house pretty spotless, though (minus the baby drool all over the floors which I'm always cleaning up). Haha! :-P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />OH! He got two teeth on the bottom this month! The first one popped through on the 21st. They are SO cute! As if he wasn't cute enough already, those two teeth put him over the top! He makes this new toothy fuss-face and grin now that is hysterical. He also sucks in his lips to look like a bird beak (Brad calls them his bird lips). He is such a funny baby. I fall more in love with him and his personality every day. He's definitely not lacking in the personality department.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He also got his first haircut this month. I was trimming his bangs and around his ears (it was really long!) and then when I wasn't looking, Brad snipped a big piece off the side and totally messed up his hair and I had to try to fix it, which I couldn't because he cut it way too high up. I never even got to save his first locks. I cried like a baby. I would go get it fixed but there is no way Brady would sit still to let a stylist cut it (I had to TRY to fix it when he was sleeping on Brad's shoulder). I'll just have to live with it and wait to get it cut. It will grow back and Brad said he'd never cut it again and leave it to the professionals.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-55555767764027375132014-12-05T12:37:00.000-05:002014-12-05T12:37:36.916-05:00Brady's Six Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Brady is six months old today. Where has half of a year gone?! I suspect time will only go faster and faster the older he gets. All the more reason to enjoy every second. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He's still non-stop. He can sit unassisted. He pushes up on his arms and legs and rocks back and forth, trying to crawl.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He usually only wakes once or twice in the night now. He's even gone the whole night without waking a couple of times. He's on a fairly consistent schedule now with naps and such as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He doesn't use his baby bathtub anymore. He sits in the bath with his bath toys and splashes around like crazy. He loves laying flat on his back in the tub.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He's still obsessed with jumping in his Johnny Jump Up and also 'driving' his walker car all around the house.<br /><br />Brad and I are convinced he's the happiest baby in the world. He's always smiling and laughing. :-D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He is SOOO ticklish ... like everywhere! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He hasn't wanted his paci the last few days, so I'm not sure if he's phasing it out already or not. He'll just suck on it for a few seconds and then spit it out. Oh, well, better now than later, if that's the case.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">He eats solids like a champ now. He's a foodie like his mommy. :)</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-90354380318002125652014-11-05T17:47:00.000-05:002014-11-05T17:47:04.528-05:00Brady's Five Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is the most energetic baby I've ever known. He's a real wild child but I wouldn't have it any other way because it's part of what makes him my little monkey. He's always jumping, rolling (front and back now), kicking, swinging -- anything to keep moving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Just today he started trying to crawl and I wouldn't be surprised if one month from today he's almost or is crawling. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He loves putting his fingers in our mouths, pulling our lips, caressing our necks when he's falling asleep and caressing Daddy's beard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">His sleep is still inconsistent. The only way he can get any deep sleep is on his tummy in his crib. We've tried everything and this is what works best for him.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-4833272822338447632014-10-05T14:52:00.000-04:002014-10-05T14:52:12.841-04:00Brady's Four Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My little monkey is four months old today. He weighs 15 lbs 13 oz and is 25.75 inches long. He's growing like a weed! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He rolled for the first time on Monday and has been doing it ever since. Brad and I BOTH missed his first roll. I told Brad "I'm going to go shower but Brady needs some tummy time for a bit." And then I told Brady, "You'd better not roll for the first time while Momma is in the shower." This was one of the only times I had him do tummy time without me watching because I wanted to see that first roll. Sure enough, Brad comes walking in the bathroom and tells me that he was doing something on the computer and he looked behind him and Brady had rolled. Figures! That little stinker. Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's had two little teeth nubs on the bottom for a couple of months that are definitely getting bigger. He's definitely teething and is a total drool bucket. I'm so excited to see those two little teeth pop through. As if he wasn't cute enough already, those two teeth will put him over the top. :-D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He officially loves his paci and it's pretty much a must-have for him to fall asleep. Speaking of sleep, we're transitioning him off the swaddle. We bought him a Zipadee-Zip. It doesn't work for him like we hoped it would but it is making it a much easier transition than having nothing at all would. He's been sleeping for longer stretches this past month and even went 8.5 hours one time. His first stretch of sleep at night lasts for an average of 5-7 hours, then he eats and falls back asleep for another 3-4 hours. A lot of it isn't really restful sleep yet though because of his arms still constantly moving.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He can hold and drink some water from a sippy cup now. He has also started eating a little bit of solid food. Momma's milk is still his favorite, though! :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Let me start by saying that he is a total hoot! The kid has so much personality that I don't think he knows what to do with it all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is always smiling, laughing and giggling. He's such a happy baby! :-D He 'talks' to us all the time. He chews on his tongue like it's a piece of gum (he LOVES that tongue!) and has also started <a href="http://www.chicagoparent.com/magazines/chicago-baby/2010-fall/6-12-months/raspberries-and-spit-bubbles-aren%27t-just-drooly-fun---they%27re-good-for-developing-babies" target="_blank">blowing raspberries</a> and bubbles, talking in gibberish sentences and making a loud popping sound by suctioning his tongue to the roof of his mouth. Adorable! He also has started opening his mouth when we give him kisses.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I had to move his bathtub from the sink to the actual tub a couple weeks ago because he loves the tub so much that he gets excited and splashes water everywhere during pretty much the whole bath. Bath time is my favorite time of the day with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He is obsessed with bouncing. I pretty much always have a pulled muscle in my shoulder and neck because I am always bouncing him up and down on my lap. We got him a Johnny Jump Up and a Jumperoo but he's a little too short still (they are for 4+ months) and can't really do much but he stills enjoys being in them from time to time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He has been able to pull himself up and stand up with just holding onto my fingers for a few weeks. He still hasn't fully rolled over yet but has done a half roll a few times.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-30231099418976106322014-08-07T15:10:00.000-04:002014-08-07T15:10:44.691-04:00Brady's Two Month Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Brady is two months old and I just can't get enough of him! He is my total joy. He weighs 12 lbs 7 oz now and is 22 inches long. Yet again, I'm late in posting. I realized Tuesday night that he turned two months ... I was thinking it was today. I wouldn't have been able to post anyway because I've been so busy. My baby comes first. :) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He has changed so much in just one month. His personality is really starting to show and I LOVE it! I seriously can hardly even handle the cuteness. He smiles and coos all the time now and is trying really hard to giggle. He's almost ready to roll over. He officially has the nickname "Monkey"; we hardly ever call him Brady. He got that name because he reminded us so much of a baby monkey when he was born and he still does. We love our little monkey! Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">We got his newborn pictures taken when he was 13 days old. I made the album public on Facebook so all of you who aren't friends with me can see it. Click <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmyMoyers/media_set?set=a.4447390601042.1073741834.1777754230&type=3" target="_blank">here</a> to see them. (Warning: extreme cuteness awaits you!) Like I said last month, I post pictures all the time on Facebook of him, so if you want to see them, just <a href="http://www.facebook.com/amymoyers" target="_blank">add me</a>. :) I don't really blog much anymore because, like I said, I'm so busy, so adding me would be a good way to keep in touch as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's still sleeping about the same as last month, which is really hard, but I know it will get better. He pretty much always has to be swaddled tightly to sleep because his arms go crazy and wake him up (Brad refers to it as "the jimmy arms" -- <i>Seinfeld</i> fans will get it). I'm hoping he'll grow out of that soon because I'd like to put him in his crib more (we put him in there now with blankets rolled up on each side of him, just in case he decided to roll) but once he's able to roll, he won't be able to go in there, if he's swaddled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">His like are:<br />Bath time and being in the water (He's a total water baby!)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Having his head and face caressed<br />Getting burped or having his back beaten </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Being bounced, rocked or carried around<br />Music and being sung to<br />Being talked to<br />Putting his hands in his mouth<br />Playing with his tongue<br />Trying
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Going new places and seeing new things<br />Stretching<br />Cooing and smiling</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">His dislikes are:<br />Gas<br />Loud, sudden noises<br />Heat</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-77977121267721938852014-07-07T21:52:00.000-04:002014-07-07T21:52:07.479-04:00Brady's One Month Update <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My little guy is one month old; I can hardly believe it! He actually turned one month on Saturday but I have been super-duper busy and am just now getting around to writing it while he's sleeping. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Where do I even begin? Well, first of all ... I think he's the cutest baby on the planet but I know all moms think that about their babies. :) Being a mom is the most amazing thing in the world. It's a ton of work but I wouldn't trade it for anything! My heart is so full of love for him that I feel like it could explode. Every day I wake up loving him more and more. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's such a good baby. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's
starting to give real smiles and is super attentive and aware. </span></span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He's starting to wiggle when he's laying on his back like he's trying to roll over. </span>He's also starting
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Being bounced, rocked or walked around with<br />Music and being sung to<br />Putting his hands in his mouth and sticking his tongue out<br />Trying to stand up ... yes, you read that right ... he's been trying to stand up for a couple of weeks now and he actually can push himself up with me holding on to him. He's super strong!<br /><br />His dislikes are:<br />Laying flat on his back<br />Gas (which he gets a lot)<br />Being warm or hot at all (he's very heat-sensitive and loves to stay cool like his mommy)<br />... and that's pretty much it right now.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-69300298130471359962014-06-14T18:30:00.000-04:002016-07-13T20:27:24.773-04:00Brady's Birth Story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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THIS POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF LABOR AND DELIVERY. IT IS NOT JUST FOR THE MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WHO HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR IT BUT FOR MY RECORD AS WELL.<br />
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I'm sorry I've left you all hanging but I haven't had a moment of free time since I gave birth. In fact, Brad is the one typing for me as I lay in bed with my sleeping angel.<br />
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Brady Scott Moyers was born June 5, 2014 at 1:53 am at the midwife birthing center in Knoxville. He was 7 lbs 3.5 oz and 20".<br />
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Here is the sequence of events. I tried to keep it as short as possible but it's still pretty long.<br />
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Around 2:00 am on the 3rd I woke up to what I thought was a really bad back ache with stomach cramps. I wasn't sure if it was contractions because I'd had lower back pain and some crampiness for a while but this was by far the worst I'd felt with them up to this point. I went to the bathroom and noticed I was starting to pass my mucus plug (which I continued losing in chunks all the way up until delivery).<br />
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I was up all that morning and was only able to fall asleep a few times because I was so uncomfortable. I had started timing the pain intervals and they were all different, so I wasn't sure if I was in pre-labor or what exactly was happening.<br />
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That day, we went to the park and took Oopsie on a long walk. All throughout the day, I was very uncomfortable but not in what I would consider much pain.<br />
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That night is when the ball got rolling faster. I wasn't able to sleep at all. The lower back pain and abdominal cramps were much worse but I still wasn't sure if they were contractions because they were still so irregular.<br />
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All day the next day I was pretty much on my hands and knees as the contractions came and grew more intense. That's the only position I found the least uncomfortable. The contractions were becoming more frequent and Brad finally convinced me that I was at the very least in early labor.<br />
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During the afternoon and early evening, the contractions continued to increase in intensity and were becoming more regular at about 8-10 minutes apart. By 8:30 pm, they were 3-5 minutes apart, which is considered active labor.<br />
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(Something I have yet to mention is that for the last couple weeks I'd been having Brad feel my cervix for dilation. He used to be a registered nurse, although not in obstetrics, but you can learn anything on Google.)<br />
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Brad checked my cervix that morning and it was still not dilated and had not dropped. When he checked in the early afternoon, his eyes got really big and his jaw dropped as he told me that my cervix was at the opening of my vagina. He felt it and said it was 1-2 cm dilated.<br />
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When active labor started around 8:30, he checked me again and was shocked that my cervix was now 4-5 cm dilated. I just couldn't believe it and thought he must not be checking it right.<br />
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The contractions continued and I was miserable. By 9:45, Brad insisted that he call the birthing center because he was concerned that I was going to deliver at home or in the car. The midwife on-call said to head on over. During the 25-minute drive, my contractions were two minutes apart and were keeping me off my seat. We arrived at 10:35 and the midwife immediately checked my cervix and said I was 6 cm dilated. (Brad gave me an <i>I told you so</i> wink and nod.)<br />
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While the midwife was preparing our room and filling the birthing tub, I stayed on my hands and knees and had Brad press on my lower back, which he did throughout my labor and delivery. My lower back felt like it was going to explode and him putting pressure on it was the only way I got a little bit of relief from the pain.<br />
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I got in the birthing tub for 90 minutes or so. It may have helped a little bit with the pain but it wasn't significant. It was nice that the bottom was padded because I remained on my knees while in it. I went through my transition while in there; that was excruciating. The midwife wanted to check me every few minutes but I kept refusing to get on my butt because it was so painful. Brad said all I kept saying the whole time I was in labor was "I can't!" It didn't matter what anyone said to me. My response was, "I can't!" During my transition, I even was doubting that I could deliver a baby. Fortunately, we knew beforehand that this is typical and Brad kept reminding me and telling me that we were going to get through this.<br />
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At some point while in the tub, I felt like I needed to push. The midwife shined a flashlight on me from behind and felt me and said I was 9 cm dilated. I got out of the tub because I was hot and went back to the bed. I pretty much remained on my hands through delivery.<br />
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It was around 1:15 am when I went back to the bed and began pushing. (Pushing is a love-hate thing -- at least for me. It felt good to push but it also was painful.) Brad kept reminding me that it was going to be over soon.<br />
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At one point, about an inch of Brady's very hairy head began poking out of me. Brad excitedly told me that about an inch of Brady's head was showing. I looked at him in horror and exclaimed, "That's it?!" It felt like a bowling ball was poking out, not a tiny head. Pain aside, it was pretty amazing to feel him coming out little by little. They also allowed Brad and me to feel the hair on the top of his head that was poking out.<br />
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Once his head popped out, my water broke it was only five minute or less before I gave the final push and his whole body shot out. As soon as he came out -- perfectly clean, by the way -- he began crying. They didn't have to suction his nose or mouth either. And he didn't have a conehead because he wasn't in the birth canal very long. They placed his naked little body on my bare chest and we stayed skin-on-skin for quite a while. During this time, Brad got to cut the cord.<br />
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I had a pretty bad uterine hemorrhage after the placenta was pulled out. There was blood everywhere. The midwives came in periodically to change the pads and sheets and to remove clots that were not coming out. Eventually, they gave me a couple medications to help stop the bleeding. The whole process was very painful and the room looked like a war zone with all the bloody sheets and blankets. I also had a labia tear that made urinating excruciatingly painful.<br />
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Later, I developed a fever, uncontrollable chills and vomited once; they were considering sending me to the hospital but we prayed for the fever to go down and it slowly did.<br />
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It wasn't until about 10 hours after delivery that I started to feel better. I took a shower because I felt disgusting. Around 2:00 pm we were cleared to go home.<br />
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God answered all of our prayers throughout my pregnancy. I didn't want to have to go to the hospital for anything and I also wanted a fast labor and delivery. He gave me all of that. I give Him all the glory. All of the strength I had came from Him. I am a wimp when it comes to pain but He got me through it.<br />
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In summation, being a parent is the hardest but most rewarding job in the world. You just can't imagine how much you can love another human until you have a child. I can't say enough how thankful we are for this precious gift God has given us.<br /><br />
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-20913180839329492282014-05-28T19:03:00.000-04:002014-05-28T19:03:43.515-04:0039 Week Pregnancy Update and Baby Bump Photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I can't believe this is my last pregnancy update blog. The next time I write, Brady will be here; </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Brad and I are super ready to meet our little one! </span></span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-16989047434083236742014-04-30T13:41:00.000-04:002014-04-30T17:57:30.954-04:0035 Week Pregnancy Update and Baby Bump Photos<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Brady is now the size of a coconut and is around 17.2-18.7 inches long and weighs around 4.2-5.8 lbs. I only have two weeks left until I'm full-term and five weeks until my due date; this pregnancy continues to just fly by for me! Hey, this might even be my last monthly pregnancy update, if he decides to come before my due date. :)<br /><br />We are totally ready for Brady. His nursery is completely done (I posted pictures and such on my last post, in case you missed it), we've bought everything he could possibly need or want, we've installed his car seat and we even sold our car and bought a 2011 Ford Escape to make traveling with him, especially when going to visit our families, much easier and roomier.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">So, this past month I've definitely experienced more pregnancy symptoms. I've been super sensitive to heat (although, I always have been ... it's just much more so lately) and have been sweating very easily. I'm pretty sure I have the nose of a dog: I'm always asking Brad if he smells whatever it is I'm smelling and he hardly ever does. I can still bend over and get up and down pretty easily but it's starting to get really uncomfortable. It feels like a bowling ball is pushing out against my ribs, especially on my right side.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Speaking of my right rib cage, that's where I'm always feeling his kicks. He's been head-down since 20 weeks and in my appointment Monday the midwife said he's kind of laying sideways with his feet facing my right rib cage, which would explain why I'm always feeling his kicks on my right ribs and side. Also, I've been getting a ton of Braxton Hicks contractions every day and I've been feeling abdominal pain</span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"> that only lasts a few seconds or so</span> at random times, especially when I get up or down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My hair is growing like a weed (and is much shinier than normal), as well as my nails. I've been waking up every night with the thirst of someone who has been stranded in the desert all day. LOL. I've been keeping bottles of water on the bathroom counter and chugging during my nearly once-an-hour pee calls. I've also noticed that I'm starting to get really hungry in the middle of the night, like I was during my first trimester, but just like then, I refuse to eat in the middle of the night and force myself to fall asleep through the hunger pangs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">My nose has been extra stuffy-feeling lately. My wedding ring is starting to get REALLY tight; I could hardly get it off the other day. I was hoping I could wear it for my entire pregnancy but I'm starting to lose hope.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">In the last week or so, it feels like Brady has doubled his weight and strength. I thought his movements were strong before but they are insanely strong now. I love feeling his arms, feet, legs and butt move all around. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The weather has been awesome the past few weeks and I've still been walking a lot. I try to go before the temps get out of the 60s or 70s each day because, like I said, I've been getting so hot and sweaty.</span></div>
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forehead (my forehead isn't as big as Brad's, although I still think I
have a good-sized forehead. :-P). We think he'll have blue eyes when he's born, like Brad and I did, but I think they will change to green (my favorite eye color!) or hazel (we both have hazel-green eyes). I really want him to have hair when he's born, even
if it's just a little. I love baby hair; it's so soft. I think he will,
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trying to picture what he will look, whose features he'll have and what
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-65029349767649433752014-04-17T12:49:00.000-04:002014-04-17T12:49:00.627-04:00Brady's Nursery<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It took a while to get everything delivered that we had ordered. It seemed like it took forever to find the right crib and dresser. We wanted a convertible crib that was durable and going to last and that wasn't dark (I don't care for dark furniture) and I didn't want white because I thought that was too girly for a boy. We ended up going with a maple set in natural color and we absolutely love it!<br /></span><br /></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-14776799121024119772014-04-06T10:11:00.000-04:002014-04-06T10:11:25.743-04:00OH Baby Shower<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Yesterday was my Ohio baby shower and I had a wonderful time. My mother-in-law, Sandy, hosted it at her house and my sister-in-law, Katie, helped. The turnout amazed me! A lot of Brad's family I hadn't seen in a long time came. It was nice seeing everyone again. I got a ton of great gifts and feel extremely blessed and loved. :) We played a few games which were really fun. We did the clothes pin game where people couldn't say "baby" and if they did, you steal their clothes pin and whoever has the most at the end of the shower wins. We also played count the candy in the baby bottles, guess the measurement of my belly, name those TV show kids game, finish the nursery rhyme and match the names to their meanings game. Thank you to everyone who came and made my day so special. Here are a few pictures from the shower.</span></div>
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-11701988641422130282014-03-27T13:34:00.000-04:002014-03-27T13:34:54.962-04:0030 Week Pregnancy Update and Baby Bump Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My back is starting to really ache but I'm thankful that I have a husband who rubs it for me every night. My sleep is also starting to not be so great because of having to sleep on my side (I'm so not a side sleeper). I wake up throughout the night with my shoulders and hips hurting. Oh, and I'm peeing all the time again, which is fun. :-P Still no weird cravings.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I have Brady's nursery pretty much done, except for a couple more things. I love it! I'll post pictures sometime next month when it's completely finished.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For those of you wondering about my birth plan and such ... I've been going to a midwife birthing center in Knoxville for all of my appointments; I love it and they are great there. I plan on having a natural water birth. Also, I plan on breastfeeding (I'm actually going to my breastfeeding class tonight).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Are you as excited about spring as I am? Our forecast says we'll be in the 60s and 70s the next 10 days (PERFECT for long walks with my boys, which I've been doing a ton of). I love this time of year! Flowers blooming, the smell of fresh flowers in the air, trees budding, birds singing, butterflies flying, sun shining, etc. It's great! Not to mention, my precious baby boy will be born this season! :-D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Here are my baby bump pictures for the month. I'm definitely starting to feel 'fat' again. It's hard looking in the mirror and seeing myself gain weight all over my body, especially after having just lost it all (and only being three pounds from my goal weight when I got pregnant) but all I can do is try to continue to eat right and keep on exercising. I wouldn't trade the weight gain for anything though; the payoff is well worth it. I know that I'll get it off gradually after he's born, just like I did the first time, by God's grace. </span><br />
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Amy Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06993571237319665179noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3995331267253329879.post-18434780783003399522014-03-23T21:02:00.000-04:002014-03-23T21:06:20.914-04:00TN Baby Shower & 8-Year Wedding Anniversary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Yesterday was my baby shower here in TN. My friend, Tina, hosted it at her house and my friend, Cheryl, made the cake (she did an awesome job!), planned the games and such. It was owl-themed and I loved all of the cute owl decorations. We played <em>guess the mashed-up chocolate candies in the diapers game</em> (fun and gross at the same time) and <em>try to get as many babies out of the container of beans game</em> without looking (I totally won! :-D). I got some really nice and adorable gifts. It was a great shower and I had a great time; thanks again to everyone who came! I'll put a few pictures below. You can see the rest <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AmyMoyers/media_set?set=a.4030389496275.1073741832.1777754230&type=3" target="_blank">here</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">In other news, Brad and I went out after my shower to celebrate our 8-year wedding anniversary, which isn't until tomorrow. We went to Red Lobster and to see the movie, Divergent, which we really enjoyed. I'm so thankful to God for blessing me with such an amazing husband and father (he's been an amazing dad to Oopsie and I know he'll be the same to Brady). This is a bad picture of the two of us from yesterday in the Red Lobster parking lot but it will have to do. :-P</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Brady is now the size of an eggplant and is around 13.6-14.8 inches long and weighs around 1.5-2.2 pounds. Two more weeks and I'll be in my third trimester and only three more monthly pregnancy update posts and he'll be here. Hard to believe, right?!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">This is going to be short and sweet since there really isn't anything new going on pregnancy-wise this month. Besides the growing belly, I'm just getting stronger and more frequent movements, which never cease to amaze me and put a smile on my face. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The weather here has been slowly getting warmer. It's gotten into the 60s and even 70s. That's been great for walking, which Brad, Oopsie and I have been doing a lot of. I've even broken a sweat a few times ... which isn't hard to do these days. Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I'm still not craving anything weird and since I haven't thus far, I doubt I will. I bought watermelon, cantaloupe and honey dew quite a few times this month because I was craving them so badly and they were actually all really good for being this early in the year, which made me happy. <br /><br />Here are my baby bump pictures for the month. I took the first picture on the 17th and posted it to Facebook since I had some people requesting to see my belly more than once a month. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">In other news ... yesterday was my sweet little boy, Oopsie's, 8th birthday! He's the cutest, sweetest, funniest and most loving little boy ever; I'm so blessed to be his mom! <3 I snapped this picture of him sunbathing yesterday. I love the look on his face.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope everyone is staying warm! We got three inches of snow yesterday and I was stuck in the house yesterday and again today because the roads are so bad but I'm enjoying every minute of the beautiful snow and relaxation with my boys. :)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm 22 weeks today! I can't believe that I'm over halfway through my pregnancy. Brady is now the size of a papaya and is around 10.5-11.8 inches long and weighs around 12.7-20.8 ounces. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I figured out that I have been feeling Brady kick and punch me since about 17 weeks. I never got the butterfly feeling or anything like that. It felt like small twitches that have gotten more and more powerful each week. My belly moves when he kicks and punches and Brad and I can both feel it very easily with our hands now. He was practicing karate moves last night when I laid down for bed. Brad was amazed at how strong his kicks and punches are already. It's such a miracle to feel! He's definitely a happy, healthy and active little boy. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I've started buying stuff which is super exciting! I've bought Brady some clothes, all of his bedding and some décor and stuff that goes along with the bedding set, a couple of books, a Jesus Loves Me singing monkey, diapers and other miscellaneous things. It's so fun! I completed my registry, which took a while. I decided to only register at Walmart to make it easy on people. Whatever I don't get, I'll buy myself. Plus, I have a list of stuff I didn't even add, like all of the furniture and things I'm not getting at Walmart. I cant wait to have his room all set up and everything ready for him. My friend's Tina and Cheryl are throwing me an owl-themed (I love owls!) baby shower on March 22nd and then my mother-in-law and sister-in-law are throwing me a shower on April 5th in Ohio. I feel so blessed! <3</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Well, I definitely look pregnant now. I think my belly grew a lot since last month. This was definitely the month that I popped. It's about time since I'm in my 6th month now! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Cravings: Nothing out of the ordinary. I've been eating a lot of strawberries, blueberries and blackberries. They've been really sweet, which is surprising since they aren't in season. I've really been wanting some watermelon and cantaloupe but that will have to wait.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">... And because I'm sure a lot of you are wondering, I'm still walking for exercise and trying to eat healthy. I'm hungrier much more often now that I'm pregnant but I still try to make good/healthy choices and watch how much I'm eating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It's a BOY and we couldn't be happier! We were totally happy with either but we just knew it was going to be a boy. I'm so excited that I can start calling him by his name, Brady Scott, instead of Bean. Although, Bean will probably always be a nickname for him. Lol.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Let me tell you, my son is a wiggle-worm! He was moving the entire time. It was the most amazing thing watching him. How anyone doesn't think babies are a miracle is beyond me. We prayed that he'd cooperate so we could find out the gender and the entire time he had his legs spread wide open; he isn't shy. :-p</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">He really loves touching his face and was even sucking his thumb during the ultrasound. It was the cutest thing ever! I'm so in love with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The ultrasound tech spent a lot of time checking every bone, organ and square inch of his body and she said that he is 100% perfect from head to toe. God is so good! His heart rate is 145-150 and going strong! He's also head-down already which my midwife said was great. He weighs 11 ounces right now. Neither of us can remember if the tech said how long he is. He measured at 20 weeks but they are still keeping my due date June 4th, since that's only a two-day difference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I found out that I have an anterior placenta which just means that it usually takes a little bit longer to feel the baby move, which is probably why it's taken me so long to feel movement. However, I'm 90% convinced that I am now feeling movements, kicks even. It's the greatest feeling ever. I wasn't sure it was the baby because I was expecting it to be really low and it's been around my belly button, but since finding out that's he's already head-down it makes sense that's where I would be feeling the movements. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm a day late in posting this blog. I was busy with family yesterday. </span><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I hope everyone had a great Christmas with your loved ones! Brad, Oopsie and I are heading back to TN tomorrow morning (we've been in Gulfport, MS visiting family since last Friday).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm 17 weeks and 1 day today. Hooray! That kind of rhymed. Haha! My bean is now the size of an onion and is about 5.1 inches long and weighs about 5.9 ounces. Everything is still going wonderfully! Praise God!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I did have quite a scare on Saturday and Sunday though. My dad always takes Brad and I out to eat at a buffet when we visit and I got a bad case of food poisoning afterward. It hit me about 3 AM on Sunday. I got up and was vomiting, had the runs and was sweating; then getting cold chills. The puking and runs lasted until my last round at 11:45 AM. I couldn't even keep water down; it was awful.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Then, I still felt bad and was battling being really hot and getting chills, so I took my temperature and it was 100.7. I Googled and everyone said to drink lots of cold water (I was keeping it down by this point) and take a Tylenol. My temperature was back to normal by 10:00 PM. Thank God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Fear was hitting me pretty badly about all of this affecting the baby but I had to reject it and continue to put my faith in God. He didn't bless me with this miracle baby for nothing. I know my bean is in His hands and that I will have a healthy baby with no side-effects from being sick. AMEN! :-D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">I'm loving going to my midwife appointments each month and hearing my bean. This month my bean was jumping while we were listening to him/her. It was so sweet!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">Speaking of him/her ... we find out the bean's gender on the 13th! I can't wait! Brad and I are like 90% certain that it's a boy and everyone we've asked, with the exception of my stepdad (Bud) and best friend (Emily), thinks it's a boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">So, what do you all think it's going to be? I'd love to know!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">In other news, we changed our girl name from Emma Lee Moyers to Emilee Grace Moyers. Brad and a few other family members weren't crazy about the name Emma. We went though every girl name out there (we're not a huge fan of girl names) and couldn't find one that we both liked more than Emily but it's so popular and I really wanted my middle name Lee involved and I didn't think Emily Lee sounded right. So, we decided on Emilee Grace (because it's by the grace of God I'm pregnant) and I absolutely love it! If it's a boy, we're still naming him Brady Scott (a play on his daddy's name, Bradley Scott). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">My pregnancy this month: I still don't feel pregnant. My only symptom continues to be burping. I've noticed this past week that I have started sweating much easier though, which I read yesterday hits a lot of women around this time. My nose is also getting stuffy a lot more. Oh, I've also been experiencing round ligament pain sometimes. My belly is growing but I still feel like I could go either way to people ... fat or pregnant. I'm hoping by the end of next month I'll for sure look pregnant. I know I keep saying that but it has to happen one of these months. *Crosses fingers*</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I'm supposed to be able to feel the baby any time now. I've read and heard that it feels like butterfly wings, gas bubbles, twitching or rolling. I've had quite a few moments the past few days where I thought, <em>Is that the baby?!</em> but I still can't be certain. I'm waiting for the moment where I know without a doubt that it is the baby; I'm so excited for that moment! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Cravings: Still carbs and fruit. </span></div>
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