Addison Update

Our little Addison will be two weeks old tomorrow. She is doing really good. She wants to eat 24/7 and sleeps really good (considering she is a new born). Maya loves her! She always wants to kiss her and touch her.

Bakersfield Half Marathon

Phillip was able to run the Bakersfield Half Marathon this past Saturday.

His time was 1:55:00, he improved his time by 1 minute 34 seconds. His pace was 8:47. I am proud of Phillip! I was sad to not be able to run this race, but I know I will get back on the road really soon.
Here is Phillip approaching the finish line.
Here he is crossing the line.
A picture after the race

Martie and Wes have been here with us since Friday. They were able to come see Phillip finish his race.
Honey you did a good job! I am proud of you :) And by the way, I forgot to tell you how SEXY you looked in your running clothes.

Family Outing

We went to the park this morning to have a little family fun. Maya attempted to ride her tricycle, we had snacks, and walked around.
This little outing was much needed because this postpartum lady was about to go crazy. I like to relax and rest at home, but after a while it gets boring.

Addison Victoria Tomlinson

Addison Victoria
Born: February 10
3:30am
19 1/2 in
7lbs 5oz

Holding my little girl.
Addison getting her 1st bath.
Since this is the only journal I keep, I will share the story of Addison's birth.
My contractions began at around 6pm Feb 9th (baby's due date). I started timing them at around 6:40pm and they were about 10 minutes apart. My Doctor had given me the instructions of going to the hospital when they were 5 minutes apart, 1 minute long. The reason for that was because I tested GBS+ and they needed to have at least 4 hrs. to give me two doses of antibiotics. Since my contractions were still 10 minutes apart I didn't panic, I was just going to keep timing them until it was time, I was expecting them to last a long time. I continued on with my daily routine, cleaning, giving Maya a shower, feeding her dinner and I still had to get a couple things ready before we headed to the hospital. I started noticing that my contractions were getting stronger and closer together, but still they were not 5 minutes apart. Phillip got home from work at his usual time, 11:45pm and so I told him that my contractions were getting closer. We expected to head to the hospital sometime during the night. He decided to get in the shower and shave ( he wanted to meet his little girl all nice and presentable). When he got out, I told him that I needed help counting and timing my contractions. By the time he got ready they were already a couple minutes a part, and they were really painful and intense. We knew we needed to HURRY! We got stuff in the car, got Maya and headed out the door (1:00 am). We needed to drop off Maya at our friends' house. We got to the Hospital at 1:30 am. The transport guy asked me if I needed a wheel chair, but I told him I was fine. I guess he must have seen me in pain because he insisted and got one for me. I was wheeled up to the second floor, they gave me a room and checked me to see how far dilated I was. To my surprise I was at 9cm and my cervix was almost 100% defaced. I was scared and worried because I knew I needed 4 hrs. in order to get the 2 full doses of antibiotics. I was also relieved to know that I was almost done. They hooked me up to an IV as fast as they could to start the antibiotics and told me we needed to wait. My doctor said that after I got a dose of the antibiotics he wanted it to run through my system for 10 minutes, then he would brake my water. As he was leaving the room I said to him, "Okay, I will wait 10 minutes, but I am counting." He came back after the 10 minutes, broke my water and said that I would deliver within 30 minutes to 1 hr. When he broke my water he realized that I was ready to push and so he instructed me to do so. Addison was born within a few minutes and I saw her cute little face for the first time. I held her tiny little body and my heart was filled with joy. I fell in love with her instantly! All my aches and pains were worth it. We are so excited to have her here with us.

Our first family picture with Addison.

Maya loves Addison already :)

Proud Phillip :)

Addison already to come home!

"I want to sing"

"I want to sing," is a phrase we hear quite often.

Maya loves to sing.
She has the cutest little voice :)

He Loves Me

He really does love me!
Last night when Phillip got home (at around 12 midnight), I told him I was craving a donut (I know, so unhealthy). Then he proceeded to tell me he had thought of donuts earlier in the day. He had already taken off his work uniform and was ready to lounge on the couch. So, I asked him if he could go get me a donut at the 24 hr. donut shop. He first said, "you go." But then he got up, got dressed and went to buy donuts. I thought it was so nice of him to do that, and it made me feel loved! When he got back home, I just wanted to kiss him.
Eating a donut felt so good, we hadn't had donuts for like a year. How can someone go that long without having a donut?! Since I know how bad donuts are for my hips, I think it will be another year until I enjoy another delicious donut.

The Business of Being Born (Round Two)

I have watched the documentary film, The Business of Being Born twice. I watched it the 1st time because it sounded interesting. After watching it, I felt empowered and knew I could have a natural birth. Today, as I am getting closer to giving birth the fear started to strike again. I needed to watch the film once again. I am trying to prepare myself mentally for the pain that comes with childbirth. I have talked to people who both encourage me to go natural and believe in me, and I have talked to people who just say to get the epidural because it is much more convenient and gets rid of the pain (sorry longest sentence ever). I didn't have an epidural with Maya and I just remember feeling so proud of myself for enduring the pain. I felt like after that experience I could do anything. With this pregnancy I feel like it is different because I know what to expect (or so I think). I want to believe in myself and I want to do it naturally once again. I NEED to believe in myself! I know I can do this! Childbirth is a natural thing and our bodies know what to do. Our bodies are amazing! I understand there are circumstances and times where going natural is not an option, but if we have the opportunity we should take it.
Okay, so that is all for tonight. I hope baby Addison joins us soon. I can't wait to meet her :)