Change

So much has changed in the last few months with Bastian. He has started to crawl properly and is very good at it. He loves to pull him self up on any thing and every thing. He loves to get into every thing he is not suppose to now. He has now been taken off formula and moved to whole milk. Now that he can drink liquids with out them being thickened he has had juice for the first time, and loved it. Now the only thing we are keeping an eye out for is his speech. We found out that he is tong tied but the doc said that it would be best now since he was the age he is to just wait till he is about 5 and if he has some speech problems then they can fix it. But all in all Bastian has become a happy healthy little toddler.

On another not Raelynn is just as smart as ever! She loves to try and help with things around the house. She even puts her toys away when we ask (most of the time). She has started Sunbeams and I think really likes it even though it is different from nursery. The only hard thing is that I am primary teacher and so we have sharing time together so it is a little hard to get her to stay sitting with her class and not come to visit me.

Other wise every thing seems the same here, just little things that keep life going.

Bastian Scott Woodland is turning One soon!

So it is now August and time has gone by so fast. It is so hard to believe that in a month my little baby is going to turn one! He doesn't look like a one year old yet to me anyways. He has been doing great with his little helmet and will hope full get if off with int he next two to four weeks. He had is first real physical therapy appointment last week and had improved so much with in two weeks that he didn't need to go back for a month. We ended up doing what the doc suggested and had is eyes checked out. They are good he is just a little near sighted. They say it will probably correct it's self in the next six months or so. Then we will take him back to make sure. We are now working on trying to get Bastian to sit by himself witch he doesn't do yet because of his balance. But he is getting better day by day. He is a happy little boy. Loves to watch his sister and enjoys when she pay attention to him. He brings me so much joy every day. I am so proud of him, and all the little obstacle he over comes every day. Please keep him in your prays so that he can continue to grow and develop like he should. Happy early Birthday to my baby boy!

Man it has been for ever but I thought that I would put up some pics of what is going on lately. I am going to try and post tomorrow.

Welcome Bastian Scott Woodland

I know it has been a while since I have posted but there is a good reason, we had our second child- Bastian Scott was born on September 28,2010. He was four weeks early. Here is his story-
The day of my baby shower which was September 16Th seemed to be going like any other day. I got up took Dan to work started to make cupcakes for the shower. Then I had my doc. appointment at 3:20. Every thing to me seemed fine but then when they took my blood pressure it was high. So they had me lay on my side till the doc came in. Then the doc came and took it again but it was still high. So she asked if I could go to the hospital, I said if I have to I will. She said well it is pretty high so I really did have to go. Well I went out to the car called Dan and told him what was going on. He was able to get some one to cover the rest of his shift and we went to the hospital. Poor Raelynn was so board. So I called my mom and told her that I might be late and that Dan's mom was going to pick up Raelynn and bring her over. So at the hospital they hooked me up to an IV and a monitor for the baby and took my pressure again. It was still high. By about 6:30 I saw a doc. and they told me that I had preeclampsia and that they want to keep me in the hospital because it could go to being really bad really fast and they wanted to get me to 36 weeks, and I was at 34. So I called my mom and told her to go ahead with the baby shower with out me.
When they finely moved me to a room around 11 I was tired and up set. I knew how expensive it would be and being away from Raelynn that long would be hard. They came in every few hours to take my vitals. It was pretty boring I was not allowed to walk except to the bathroom. Then they weighed me the next morning and I had gained ten lb of water wight . But they kept me on the IV. So by the second day with the same result they took me off. I was happy because it made it easier to sleep. My parents were great for being so willing to take care of Raelynn. They would bring her to see me most days. The first week went really slow, the Internet wouldn't always work and since we were so unprepared we didn't have anything with us the first two day's. Dan had to make several trips to our house to take care of the dogs and pick things up as time went on.
The second week was still slow. I got sick a few times and they would get my hopes up and say they might deliver but no such luck. By September 28Th I was happy that it had finely come. But the c-section was not till 5. I counted down the hours till they finely got me. They came and took me back to get me ready. I was excised thinking it was going to be as great as Raelynn's birth. They took me into the O.R gave me my spinal which was great. Then I started to feel a little sick. Luckily though I didn't through up. They got me positioned on the table put the sheet up and started their work. This was not as pleasant as Raelynn's I felt everything this time- the pushing tugging and pulling. Then out he came- I was so happy he was out but a little worried because he didn't cry right away. They weighed him and he was 4lb 9.2oz and 18inc long. Then they kept pulling and tugging and I started to cry because I felt like I couldn't breath. So they put me on oxygen. They finely got me stitched and stapled up and into recovery. There the problems continued. I was so cold they put five or six blankets on me. They still could not get my blood pressure under control and my temp was way low. so from about 7-10:30 I was in recovery. They gave me magnesium for my blood pressure and got my temp up. On they way to my room they stop at observation so I could see him. Then off to my room. I don't remember a lot that night because I was pretty drugged up. But they finely brought him to our room around 11:30. He had a little jondus but every thing was working and he was healthy.
Then next day was great we spent the day getting to know him. Then on Thursday he got circumcised. Well he got so upset after that that his oxygen level went down so he had to stay in observations for a few hours.
Then Friday I was ready to leave and thinking that Bastian would be able to come home with me because I was told by the NICU doc that 90% of 36 week old babies go home when mom goes home, I packed everything up to go. They called the doc to discharge Bastian so we waited for him to come look at him. Four hours latter he came. Said that he wants him to stay over night under the billy lights because his jondus levels were higher. So after crying for and hour feeding him I said good by and went home to my mom's and dad's. I called that next morning at 7 as soon as I got up to see how he was. They said his levels went way down and that he would probably be able to go home. So we went to the hospital to pick him up. Well the doc that saw him the day before was not there and a new doc came to look him over. She saw in his chart about his oxygen level (which the other doc said was not anything to be concerned about) and that he had lost about 5 oz but gained an oz back. She said she wanted him to stay for one more day to make sure he won't loose any more wight and that his oxygen would be OK. So upset and crying we went back to my parents packed our stuff up and went home. On Sunday I called again as soon as I got up they said the doc says he can go home if he passes his car seat test.
They would put him in the car seat hook him up to something that monitors his breathing and heart rate for the length of our trip home or a half hour. So we brought his seat in they got him hooked up and started the test. As soon as he was put in the seat he started crying. So his hart rate was to high and if we gave him a pacifier to calm him down is oxygen level would drop. So again we didn't get to bring him home. This time Dan was sad but they told us that they would test him again first thing in the morning and if he didn't pass again they could get a car bed for us.
Monday morning when I called they said he failed again but they got the bed for us and that we could come and pick him up! Finely after all this time our baby was coming home. So we went got him and his bed hooked up in the car and headed home.

Well I know it has been a while since we have been updated but here is whats going on with us. I had a baby shower planned for September 16Th and a doc. appointment. Note to self don't plan a doc appointment on the same days as other events. So I went to my docs and my blood pressure was hi. She asked if I had plans and if I could go to the hospital. I told her I would if I had to but I had my baby shower that night. She asked if I could go before the shower and again I said I would if i had to but I had cupcakes at home I had that I had to finish. So she took the blood pressure again and it was still hi so she said I better go to the hospital. So I did and they did test and turns out I have mild preclamsia. So they decided to keep me in the hospital till I'm 36 weeks then have the baby. So I have been here for over a week. Tomorrow is the day of the c-section at 5 pm. I'm so tired of being on bed rest. I'm can't even walk around. oh well just one more day then we get to meet our little boy. The hardest thing is so far is being away from Raelynn for so long. Lucky for us my parents have taken care of her and have done a wonderful job. Dan's parents took the dogs for us which is nice now they have a place to run around and get energy out. Dan has been a great husband coming to visit me when ever he can and I love having all the visitors. So thank you to all for keeping us in your prayers.

Woodland up date

OK so my sister says I need to up date my blog. the problem is finding the time. With a toddler running around and house work that needs to get done by the end of the day I just want to relax. So here is what is going on with us. We just moved about a mile from our old house. The new house is great for a family with little kids. We are expecting our second child on October 20Th. We are having a boy who's name will be Bastian Scott Woodland. Dan is really excited to have a boy on the way. This pregnancy has been pretty good so far just tired all the time. Only had morning sickness for a week and only got sick a few times. By this time with my first one I was swollen but not this time, its nice to still fit into my shoes. Raelynn is growing so fast. Still a little girl but getting older. She started going to nursery in May and likes it for the most part. Dan just got transferee to another store about seven miles for the house. Hoping to get a promotion in the next year. Well that's what the Woodlands have been up to the last few months, hope all is well with every one.

Update

Okay so I know it has been a long time since I have written anything on here, but for good reason having a little baby in the house takes some work. Here is the update on our lives Dan is still at Walgreen’s and enjoying it. Our daughter just learned how to walk. She now has six teeth. Two on the bottom that are all the way through one on the top that is all the way through and two more on the top coming in and then on the bottom. She is such a great baby. So easy as my brother puts it. It has been fun this last year getting to know her and the things about her. She is a very social baby. Hates being alone loves to be the center of attention. She is my pride and joy. Well hope fully I can write more often now. But we will have to see.