Cupcake is One!

Well August has come and went and our little cupcake turned 1.

It was a great day spent with family and friends. 

As we so with Issabella we spent Ivy's actually birthday as a family. We went to the Indianapolis Zoo and had lunch at Macianos. 

We love you Ivy!! 

Five months

Dear ivy. 

On January 6 you turned five months old. You can roll onto your belly and think you are big stuff because of it. You go to sleep at 6:30 sleep for 8 hours get up and then go back to sleep. You still love your big sissy. 

Four months old

Dear Ivy,

On December 6 you turned four months old. You weighed 12 pounds 14 ounces. You are now a whole two feet tall. 

You have rolled over three times and are staring to enjoy some solid foods. You favorites are squash and pears. You have learned to pull things toward you that you want.  You must be working on getting a tooth because your drooling is even crazier then normal. 

We love you little cupcake!!

3 months

Dear Ivy, 

On November 6 you turned three months old. You still have all your hair. It has gotten a little wild. Super curly on top. 

You have a beautiful smile and a sweet voice. The best part of your day is talking with your big sister. You still are the first person she says good morning to. Your face just lights up when you see and hear her. 

You are trying to roll over and are super drooly. You sleep through the night most nights. We love you little cupcake. 

Love mommy  

Two months old

Dear Ivy

On October 6 your turned two months old. You weighed 10 pounds 1 ounce. You were 211/2 inches long. You have found your voice and learned how to smile. 

Right now...

You drink 4 oz 

You like to snuggle. Aunt Casi likes this. 

You sleep 5-6 hours at night. 

You found your voice. 

Love you cupcake! 

Week in NICU

It has been six weeks since Ivy has been born. We can not imagine our lives without her. We wanted to write down about her first week of life so she can read about it when she gets older. 

So here we go...

She was born two days late. We finally got to say hello at 2:27am on August 6. I was able to hold her for just a few minutes and the doctor took her to examine her. She was very puffy and extremely large compared to when issabella was born. The doctor and nurses checked her out and the doctor turned to use and shocked us. He thought she might have Down syndrome. Seth and I could not believe what we were hearing. We wanted the warm and fuzzyness of having a new baby not a flood of emotions we were not ready for. Ivy had fluid on her lungs and they were hearing something odd with her heart. The nurses too her to hook her up to oxygen. We would spend the night and next day wondering about our little cupcake. 

Wednesday morning came and so did an ambulance ride to the NICU.  Seeing your new child being takin away in an incubator was scary. Seth and I followed in our car. 

When we got to the NICU the doctor was waiting for us. The first thing he said was asked us if we saw the Down syndrome. Our hearts sunk because we did not see it but here was another doctor talking about it. We decided to keep it between Seth and I till we knew for sure. It was a long and emotional week. She had X-rays  and echoes. The one bright spot were the nurses. They were amazing. 

Ivy had a feeding tube first in her mouth and then in her nose. We were able to stay up in a room and the nurses joked that they did not need to do anything because we were always there. Issabella was able to come and visit and was wonderful. She did not understand why we could not bring her home.

The following Monday a new dr took over and made us a little more comfortable. She was training a new dr and wanted to show him why she thought ivy did not have Down syndrome. She has her sisters nose and eyes. My turned Ears No creases in her hands or a back flap.  This was the first time in almost a week that someone took the time to talk with us about it in length. She was 95 percent sure ivy did not have it. 

Ivy had to do a two hour car seat test to make sure her o2 was ok for the car ride. 

We left that afternoon still not Knowing for sure. Later that night she called and gave us the wonderful news that Ivy's results came back negative. We cried and celebrated with her over the phone and told her to tell the nurses who were waiting to hear too. 

So we are happy to say we have a healthy baby girl with a perfect heart and lungs. She just discovered she has a voice and can smile when she wants. 

Cousins

Ivy you are loved more then you know. 

One Month

Dear Ivy,

Today you are one month old. You weigh 9 pounds 5 ounces. You still have a full set of hair.  People are wondering if you will lose it.  I don't think so. Your big sister Issabella loves you more then you know. She is always giving you hugs and kisses. If we are out somewhere and someone comes up to look at you she is right by your side protecting you. She enjoys singing to you. 

Right now...

🌸 You have dark hair

🌸 You don't like sleeping in your crib

🌸 You like to cuddle ( aunt Casi likes this)

🌸 You weigh 9lbs 5oz

🌸 You sleep about 4 hours at a time at night 

🌸 Your big sister loves you

We love you little cupcake!

Mommy and Daddy