Rose Marie

New Blog!

2008-05-22T20:25:00.001-07:00

I found a new blog website that I like better, so I'll be switching her blog from this domain to the new domain. The new web address is: http://rosepugh.wordpress.com. I'll have a link to it in the link section of this blog, as well. See you over there!

2008-05-20T10:29:00.000-07:00

It seems like Rose has started so many milestones in the last few days.

- Started "talking" and today, "talked" back and forth with me (talking consists of grunts and noises)
- Awake for longer periods of time
- Likes to sit up and look around
- Can pretty much hold her head up
- On the verge of being able to smile when you interact with her
- This morning, she laughed twice in her sleep

All of this within the last 3 days!

My mom's friend, Linda, was in town for the last couple of days. We went out to lunch and Rose was awesome. My grandparents also had a dinner last night for her. Here are pics:
My grandpa holding Rose

My mom holding Rose

Rose and I

2008-05-18T08:11:00.000-07:00

Rose couldn't look more like her Daddy if she tried.

Note the eyebrows between the two. They're.the.exact.same. :)

She also does this mannerism of T's (down below) with the eyebrows (notice how he arches them? She does, too.) Genetics is a very, very interesting science. Who passes eyebrows onto their child?? Noses, lips, eyes; yes, but eyebrows?! Apparently, it's completely possible! :)

2008-05-16T18:08:00.000-07:00

What do you do when you're poor with a one month old like us?

You pack your kid up and take them to Barnes and Noble for all the free reading you want!

She loves to be read to!

She also loves her Daddy...

And her Mommy!

Stay tuned... Many more adventures to come!

2008-05-15T12:37:00.000-07:00

A few things...

First, here's Rose's new page for her Scrapblog.

Also, Rose has become a lot more interactive with her gym toys. She now knows that hitting the toys hanging down hard enough turns on the music on her playgym. She also just started liking playing Peek-a-boo with a blanket covering her face. She's even smiled a few times playing it, which she's never done before, so that was cool. Here are two videos of Rose playing on her playgym.

2008-05-14T10:41:00.001-07:00

Rose isn't just our baby... she's their baby, too.

2008-05-13T19:06:00.000-07:00

Here are the many faces of Rose:

Rose had her one month checkup today. She weighed 8 lbs. 13 oz and was 21 inches long. In the past month (actually, more like three weeks because she was down to 6lbs. 4 oz a week after her birth), she's gained 2 lbs. 9 oz. That's pretty impressive. She's in the 50th percentile so far on height and weight, so no signs of the Big D (my dad, aka. The Giant) passing on the height gene yet. ;)

2008-05-12T07:31:00.000-07:00

Our photoshoot started like this.

And quickly turned into this.

But, Rose had a lot to say...

"I'm a diva, dahling!"

"My Poppy is a tall dude."

"What the hell do you want from me?? You people don't pay me enough!"

"I'm daydreaming about binkies."

"It's time to put on my dancing shoes!"

"Tell my agent to call me back. I'm in the middle of a shoot."

"You're paying me HOW MUCH?!"

"I'm a little shy sometimes."

"Here's my friend, Mr. Bear."

"I'm 1 month old already! Can you believe it?"

2008-05-11T18:03:00.001-07:00

That's Rose and I on Mother's Day. I think the bottom picture pretty much sums up how she feels about me and all of my baby talk I do to her.

2008-05-11T05:32:00.000-07:00

My aunt and cousin made a stop by our house yesterday. It was great to see them! Rose, like always, pretty much slept through the whole encounter, but at least she was there in body and spirit. Gotta love one month olds.

Here is pretty much what Rose loves to do the most. Isn't she so freaking adorable?! Sometimes I have to make myself stop staring. It's hard not to spend hours doing it.

I absolutely love my life.

4 weeks!

2008-05-10T08:47:00.000-07:00

She's almost a month old! ::grabs kleenex:: Before we know it, she'll be 16 and getting her license. ::tear:: I don't want to think about it.

Above are pics from yesterday. We went to my parents' house to celebrate my Grandma Hoefling's birthday. She and my grandpa love Rose. :)

Countdown until we go to Indy - two weeks! I can't wait! Rose is excited to meet her other great grandparents and family!

3 weeks, 6 days!

2008-05-09T16:08:00.001-07:00

Above are pictures from scrapblog.com that I created. LOOOOOOOOOOVE that website. There are some pics from her birth, too.

3 weeks, 4 days!

2008-05-07T10:03:00.001-07:00

Houston, we have smiles! She started doing this yesterday or the day before (can't remember), but this morning, she started smiling everytime her Daddy kissed her on the nose. This smile was in her sleep, though, so it's likely she's gassy, haha. Also, included, is a pic of our living room on any given day of the week. For a 3 week old, she sure has a lot to play with!

Also included is a video of Rose holding her head up! Everyday she's holding it up for longer periods of time!

3 weeks, 3 days!

2008-05-06T14:14:00.000-07:00

Rose and I went to visit Great Grandma Anderson this afternoon. Of course, she slept the whole time we were there and then was wide awake as soon as we got home, but at least she got to visit.

3 weeks, 2 days!

2008-05-05T09:24:00.000-07:00

Rose has discovered the mirror on her play yard! This is also the first time she's really shown interest in the play yard and/or even tried to play with anything hanging from it! She's growing up!!

3 weeks, 1 day!

2008-05-04T18:28:00.001-07:00

With her cousin, Elizabeth, on her First Communion Day

Looking cool in her shades

With Grandpa

3 weeks!

2008-05-03T18:03:00.000-07:00

Well, today is my due date! Funny how three weeks has already passed by. I wish time would slow down, but I know it won't and the more I bet it to, the more it will speed up. I just have to love every moment as they come!

Today we went over to my parents' house and hung out in the afternoon. For the first time, she actually grabbed at a toy, grasped it and moved it around. She also was really alert for a good 45 minutes or so, and loved watching the different toys we had out. As of yesterday (2 weeks, 6 days), Rose weighed 7 lbs 10 oz. The last day or so, though, she's been cluster feeding a lot and seems to be going through a growth spurt. I'm going to a Tuesday breastfeeding support group meeting next week, so I'll weigh her there to see how she's gaining. She's eating lots, so I hope it's a good gain!

Starting up the Blog! - 2 weeks, 3 days

2008-04-29T12:09:00.001-07:00

I have a rare moment of free time, so I thought I'd start up Rose's blog. I really need to type of my birth story, but the short version is that I went for my 36 week pregnancy appointment on April 8 and my blood pressure was through the roof. I had been on bedrest for the blood pressure, so it wasn't a complete surprise. However, my doctor wanted to see me back on Friday to check it again. We went in on Friday and I ran the same extremely high reading again. So, the doctor came in and said that it was time for Rose to be born and would do better on the outside than the inside. I was completely and utterly shocked. I had NO IDEA that it would be that soon. I was thinking they were going to wait until I was 38 weeks.

The next shocker part came after she left and went to book the hospital time. She was planning on doing it the Tuesday of the next week, but the hospital was booked. Since she was working that weekend, she told us that we were going to check into the hospital that night (the 11th) and have Rose the next day. My eyes seriously popped out of my head. I think I said something to the degree of, "You have got to be kidding me!" She was not kidding. I expressed my extreme concerns about Rose being born too early (I was just a day shy of 37 weeks, and would be 37 weeks when I delivered - just barely term) and she said that Pregnancy Induced Hypertension babies usually developed quicker than normal babies and that hopefully, she would be just fine.

So, we went home and called everyone, including our in-laws who live three and a half hours away and everyone was shocked, obviously. The in-laws headed down, we got our stuff together, and checked into the hospital Friday night. I ended up going into labor on my own Friday night and by Saturday morning, I was having contractions 5 minutes apart regularly. Pitocin was started at 6 am Saturday morning, and Rose was born at 7:56 p.m. that night, the twelvth of April.

I absolutely loved labor and giving birth. If I could do it again and again and again, I would in a heartbeat. Giving birth is the most completely awesome, awe-inspiring act one can ever do. Bringing life to something is beyond any high ever. There are absolutely no words for the complete miracle it is. It was the best day of my life by far, next to getting married, of course.

Rose, thankfully, had no problems and was a healthy baby girl. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz at birth, and was 20.5 inches long. Breastfeeding was extremely important to me since I found out I was pregnant, so after she was born, I got to nurse within the first hour. It was great. Unfortunately, because Rose was born early, her suck/swallow reflex and just getting her to stay awake while eating weren't up to par. She ended up dropping down to 6 lbs 4 oz and I had to start pumping every 2 hours and feeding her that way. At first it was finger feedings and then that graduated into bottle feedings. As of yesterday, April 28th, she's finally back up to her birth weight of 7 lbs 6 oz. She also *just* started feeding at the breast yesterday after struggling with sucking continuously the last couple of weeks. So, things are looking up in the breastfeeding department!

I'm absolutely in love with her. I can't even imagine how I enjoyed life before her. Just the way she looks at me melts my heart. She's the sweetest baby and so easy to care for. My dream my whole life has been to be a mom and now that I am one, I just thank God everyday for being able to live it and for having her in my life. She is such a blessing and will always be.