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The pediatrician at Willow Creek had asked us to get Will's weight and skin color checked today, so we took him by the clinic. He weighed 8 lbs. 12.5 oz. (2 1/2 oz. under birth weight), which is normal for 4 days old. Dr. Youmans said
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If you'd like to see the picture the hospital took of Will go to: http://www.growingfamily.com/webnursery/babypage_view.asp?URLID=1J2Q1E0K5R There are four different pictures you can see there. This afternoon, John and I decided we will take Will out to my parent'
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Hello all, Thank you for all your prayers, I think I am feeling them. Yesterday my anxiety started to subside mid-afternoon and I had a good time visiting with Becky, Laura, and my sister Bekah. By evening it began to return, so I don't know if the good
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Hello again. John, Will, and I got home a little after 7:00 last night. Will has his nights and days completely confused, so I am running on very little sleep. Unfortunately, because the doctor couldn't come until the evening to discharge us, I did not get my
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I'm here still in the hospital having just nursed little Will and thought I'd update with more details for those of you who are curious. It all started, well, I don't know when to say it all started. By God's great design
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William Phillip Lein (Will) was born today at 12:33 pm, weighing 8 lb 15 oz, measuring 21.5" long. Everybody is healthy and doing great. A couple photos attached - for more visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/22465159@N00/ We'll update with more info soon.
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I am now two weeks from my due date and could feasibly go into labor at any time. I had a regular check-up at the doctor today, and he says everything looks fine and it is basically just waiting for labor from this point on. I have been experiencing contractions
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Things looked good today at my doctor appointment. I wasn't there long, despite the fact that the waiting room was pretty crowded because of the holiday tomorrow. The baby's heartrate was 140 beats per minute. My braxton hicks contractions have been picking up and getting stronger,
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I drove up to Sulphur Springs today to visit Lucy, my past midwife and my doula this time. I took her a copy of my birth plan and we discussed anything pertaining to her part in the birth. I am really excited that she plans on being there for my
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Today was my 36 week appointment. My mom came with me and I left Elise with John's Mom because she is not good at knowing when not to interrupt. I had a lot to talk over with the doctor, and I thought she'd slow it down
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I've struggled a lot with this concept lately. I had reached the chapter in my devotional The One Year Book of Hope by Nancy Guthrie on "The School of Suffering." As I read through verses saying "we are called to suffer," I became quite
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Today I am officially 6 weeks from my due date and 3 weeks from what is considered full-term. Sounds close, doesn't it? This morning I had a general pregnancy check-up. The heartbeat sounded strong, as usual. My main concern this morning was the braxton hix contractions I'