Lilly's First Trip

4 Generations (Great Grandma, Mamaw (my mom), Me and Lilly)

Great Grandma and Lilly. (Lilly is talking to her)

Ready for bed (Daddy fixed her hair) Haa

Tummy Time (Wasn't too sure about that)

We went to Tennessee for Memorial Day to visit my Mamaw, Lilly's Great Grandma.

She was such a good traveler. We had to stop one time to let her stretch out and eat. She was a trooper. Everyone loved her and just couldn't get over how big she is. She is almost 10 lbs!!

Above are a few pics of her first trip :) I was so happy that my Mamaw could meet her. That's been my prayer for 7 yrs that my Mamaw could meet my baby. And well... she did. God is so Good!!!

More to come...

2 Month's Old

Mother's Day & Baby Dedication

It's been awhile since I've last blogged. We are just enjoying this precious little miracle of ours.

I had my first real Mother's Day and that same day we had Baby Dedication. We gave Lilly to God and promised to Him that we will raise her in a Christian home.

See her cute little dress. I looked everywhere and finally found something.

Lilly weighs 9.12 pounds. She is almost out of Newborn diapers :( She is getting so big and full of life. She makes us laugh all the time. She is so strong willed and I think she will be crawling soon. She wants to do things herself. She sleeps great during the night. 8 hrs last night. We were so excited :) I hope she keeps that up.

I had to take her to the dr today. She's been having crust behind her ears and it seemed like it hurt her when I tried cleaning them with water. She has eczema :( The dr gave me some cortisone cream. Have to apply that to the dry spots twice a day for 7 days. It should get better soon.

We are going to TN this wknd to visit my Mamaw. Lilly's Great Grandmother. I am so excited for my Mamaw to meet Lilly. It's been a prayer of mine for 6 yrs that my Mamaw will live long enough to meet my son or daughter and now we finally have that opportunity. :) We will be taking lots of pictures.

More to come...

1 Month Check Up

Lilly did great and is growing so fast. She now weighs 7.14 and the dr laughed and said she is finally on the percentile chart :) YAY!

She is sleeping very well through the night. 7 hrs last night. I woke up to make sure she is still breathing. We will move her to her room this weekend. It will be so hard, but it's time.

Lilly is being dedicated this Sunday and on Mother's Day. What a special moment this will be. My parents are coming in and all our family will be there with us to share this excited time. We finally found a dress. It was hard to locate a newborn dress. But we found the perfect one.
I'll post pics after dedication :)

More to come.. need to feed my baby. She is growing so fast

1 month Old Today

I am 1 Month Old Today!!

1 Month Picture

Wow.. I can't believe Lilly is already 1 mth old. Time really flies when you are having fun. She is really a blessing from God! Russ and I have been so blessed. She is a happy baby. She actually slept 5 hrs last night. Yes, after breast feeding : ) Makes Momma happy. She woke up, ate and went back to sleep. Maybe she was tired after her 1 mth photo shoot, but we will say she was happy after eating at the buffet :)

She loves her swing and bouncy seat. It's relaxing to her and she will swing all day if we let her. But we can't seem to keep our hands off of her. She is such a great cuddle bug and gives great sugars. She is truly amazing.
Lucy and Lilly being lazy

My 3 girls (Lucy Lu, Lilly and Annie Sue)

We took Lilly to Church last Sunday (4/18) On Daddy's birthday. She was such a good little girl. Sat still through Church and then decided to pass some gas during communion. Haa!! Oh well, it happens. We were proud.

My 1st Sunday Dress and going to Church

She goes for her 1 mth check up on the 29th. Daddy and I decided to spread her shots out. Instead of 18 mths, more like 3 yrs. 2 shots a month. It just seems like too many shots going in that little body of hers. The Dr is ok with our decision. We just have to make sure we stay on that schedule.

I need to go snuggle my baby

More to come...

Lilly's 1 week check up

Lilly had her 1 wk check up. She did great! Gained 5 oz, the weight she lost when leaving the hospital. Dr Sankaran said she was doing great and looked really healthy. Her jaundice is starting to go away, which is great. She will go back for her 1 month check up in April.

She is starting to get a little personality. Very strong and independent. Not sure if that's a good thing or not.. haa :) We are really enjoying her and love her so much. God has blessed us truly.

Easter is this Sunday. I would love to go to Church, but am afraid of all the germs. She is 9 days old and not ready to get out in the world yet.

Here are some pictures of our lil' Lilly...

More to come...

Lillyan Hope Tidwell is here!!

I really think Lilly wanted to make her grand entrance into this world early. I lost my mucous plug Saturday, March 20th. I started getting contractions about 15 minutes apart. Dr Schilling told me to time them and if it gets 4-5 min apart then I would need to go in. Thank goodness that didn't happen. We were still on schedule to be induced March 24th.

Russ and I arrived at the hospital at 5:45am March 24th. We could not wait to get this going.

Dr Schilling was there delivering a baby that morning. He said, I will go home and take a shower and then come back and see where we are with you. The nurses got me all ready, gown, ivs, etc..

Started the pitocin at 8:30 am. We were well on our way. Contractions started coming closer and closer. Around 11:30 I stood up to go to the bathroom and there was a constant drizzle. I told the nurses and they had to do a test to see if it came out positive. Sure enough my amniotic fluid was leaking. Dr Schilling was getting excited and so were we. About 30 minutes later I felt this little pop and my water broke. Schilling said, well it looks like we will have a baby by 9:00 pm tonight. YAY!! He was thinking I would need a c-section because my uterus is tilted. But he told Russ, there goes plan B.. we will do this tonight. They bumped up the pitocin and the contractions were 1-2 minutes apart. It was nothing I've ever felt. My blood pressure went up so they gave me something to relax me during the contractions. Half a dose is all I wanted. It helped a little, but the pain was so bad. Schilling checked me and I was dilated to a 4. We went ahead and opted for the epidural. It worked really fast and I could no longer feel anything.

Once my body was relaxed I started progressing realy fast. Lilly was not liking it and her heart rate dropped to 90. The nurses could not read her signs nor my contractions. They had to do a vaginal reading to get a more accurate reading. They dropped the pitocin way down to get Lilly to relax and then turned it off. She finally got her heart rate up. Russ and I were so scared and just looked at each other the whole time. Schilling came in around 7:30 to check on me and wanted to know what was going on. He was able to watch what was going on at home and monitor me that way. I told him that they turned the pitocin off and then an hr later turned it back on to a 1. Schilling got fired up and said I didn't tell them to do that.He checked me and said that I was complete. Next thing I heard was him storming out and getting on to the nurses for not checking me. He said we have no idea how long she's been ready to push. He came back in and said we are Having a Baby!! let's get this moving :) Nurses prepped me to start pushing, had to have an oxygen mask to make sure I was getting enough oxygen and giving the oxygen to Lilly. I did 5 big pushes (3 sets each time). They placed a mirror where I could see her come out. The nurse said "your baby has dark hair" I lost it and started crying, it was becoming real!

Schilling came in and finished up and told me one big push.. and then here came Lilly. She was so sweet and so calm. He placed her on my chest where I could look at her.

It was all a dream. Our family came in and just ooh'd and aah'd over her. She was just so content and so alert.

What an amazing Gift From GOD!!! He truly out did Himself :) This is one miracle we are in love with!

Lilly latched on to my breast really well. She loves to nurse and that makes mommy happy :)

More to come...

March 24th

Well it looks like I will be induced March 24th. We have to be at the hospital at 5:30 am! Yikes! We will have to make sure things are packed etc.. the night before. That's really early. I can't eat anything after midnight :( I know I will be too nervous to think about eating or drinking.
Please pray that the process will be smooth and Lilly won't be too stubborn. We are getting anxious and ready for this little girl's arrival
My blood pressure is doing good, able to keep it down. Thank you Lord!

I have 2 more showers before the 24th. Busy.. Busy. My mom and dad are coming in for the shower. I am really excited. I need her help this weekend to get me organized. It gets overwhelming not knowing where to put things. Then they will be back down after she is born and staying for a couple weeks.

Our life is about to change really soon.. for the best! :)

More to come...