Days 3 & 4

I'm a little behind, but I'm trying to take pictures of

Miss Stella at least the first 14 days of her life =)

There are some pictures below!

The days have gone by so fast, but we're loving every

minute of it! Stella fits into our family so perfect! God

could not have given us a better little baby!! The girls

are so in-love with her it just melts my heart! Every

morning Hunter and Alli Jo wake up and ask to hold her

or give her kisses =) It's too cute!

Daddy hasn't got to hold her much, b/c mommy keeps

hogging her! lol He finally grabbed her and told me,

"She's just fine!" ha ha I can't help it though, when I'm

not next to her, I feel like something is missing. She is

such a little miracle!! Our Father is wonderful!

Welcome Stella Alyse

Well she is here….Praise the Lord!! I am beyond blessed!
Everything went extraordinarily well! We are pleased to
announce that
STELLA ALYSE ROBINSON
is here!!!!!!
Her middle name is pronounced (uh-lease).
I was scheduled to be induced on Wednesday, January 13th.
I could hardly sleep on Tuesday night; I think I finally fell
asleep about 2am. The girls were so excited that night, they
both slept with mommy and daddy had to sleep on the couch.
It was the last night it would just be us three girls and it was
so fun. We laughed and giggled all evening =) We all guessed
what we thought Stella would look like. Of course both the girls
said they thought she would look like them, ha ha! I said I bet
she would look like both of them!

We went to admitting at about 6:30amWed. to check in to the
hospital. I had bought the girls shirts that say “I’m the biggest
sister, Hunter” and “I’m the big sister, Alli Jo” as well as a lil
night gown for Stella that says, “I’m the little sister, Stella”.
They were too darn cute! So of course they wore them to the
hospital. We checked in and they came and got me with a
wheelchair. They took me to room 265 and got me settled in
to my beautiful gown haha! My nurse was Stacy and she took
my vitals and got me set up with an IV. Since I was being
induced they already had a PITOCIN bag ready for me. She
also took my blood sugar because of the Gest. Diabetes. We
waited for Doc to get there to break my water. He arrived
about 8am. He broke my water and then they started my
pitocin. It wasn’t but minutes and the hard contractions began.
Of course I asked if I could get an epidural right away. I was
already at 4cm going in to the hospital. The anesthesiologist
was already in a procedure so the nurse said it would be within
the hour. Well one hour came and went and still no “happy
juice” LOL They ended up calling the other anesthesiologist
in so that I could get my epi. So for about an hour and ½ I
had the hard contractions. And they were STRONG, ugh!
My nurse gave me some pain meds to take the edge off, but
it made me a little loopy, sort of like I just didn’t care I was
in so much pain LOL Then finally about 9:30 or so I got my
epi and was in a much better mood =)

I was progressing very fast. We kept joking that Stella might
beat her big sister’s birth time of 11:31am. Doc had
called over at 11:10am, and the nurse checked me….and of
course I was 10cm and ready to go LOL. So my mom peeked
out the window and here came doc running over to the hospital.
I was a good pusher with Alli Jo, so we didn’t want to take any
chances of pushing before he got there. I was starting to feel tons
of pressure so it was very difficult NOT to push. It seemed like
only seconds and doc was there. He had me push once to see
how well I could. He told me that two more pushes and we’d
have a baby!!! Sure enough…two pushes and out Stella came
at 11:30am!!!!!! One minute before her sister 3 years ago haha!
I jokingly said they are competitive already!

They laid her on my stomach and she was soooo tiny! I could
tell she was MUCH smaller than Alli Jo (8lbs 6oz). She cried
the cutest little cry right away!! I could tell she looked a lot
like her big sisters!! Her big sisters came in and got to hold
her for the first time. It was truly the happiest moment of my
life to see all three girls and my awesome husband holding my
all together! The girls could not stop smiling, it was precious.
They cleaned her up and took her to the nursery to do all her
vitals and give her a bath. The nurse came back to tell me she
weighed 6lbs 12oz!! She was tiny =) Her Apgar scores
were great, I think 8 and 10!

We got several visitors the rest of the day. It was a little
overwhelming, but very kind of people to think of us. Stella
continued to do well all day! All her test came back great!
She had to have her blood sugar taken 3 times to make sure
it wasn’t too bad b/c mommy’s diabetes. They took mine as
well later and it was good, 85 I think. So doc told me I did
not have to take the insulin anymore, PRAISE THE LORD!!
And that most likely it will not return, but I have to see the
Endocrinologist in 6 weeks just to make sure!

The next day went just a great. We had our little couple’s
dinner that the hospital provides for mom and dad. And
after that doc came to check on me. The only problem I
was having was my headache. He said he would give me
some meds that would help with that. He said whenever I
was ready we could go home!! I had not been able to
sleep well at the hospital, so I wanted to go home as soon
as possible. So they discharged both Stella and I and we
went home! We stopped by the pharmacy to pick up my
pain meds on the way home. I had a prescription for my
cramping and for my headache.

And that pretty much sums up the first couple days of our
angels life. We are beyond blessed and so happy to have
her home and part of our family!!!

3 days

Well the true count down has begun.....now that we know I
will be induced Wednesday!! So unless Stella decides that

she wants to pick her bday, January 13th is the day =)

I was really excited for doc to give me an induction date,

b/c it makes me feel a little more prepared. I can now plan

for the g-parents to keep an eye on the girls while Joe and I

get settled into the hospital. Just thinking about checking in

and getting all "hooked up" makes me nervous. I know I am

not as nervous thinking about it as I am when I'm actually

there! The final moments just knowing there's NO turning

back LOL

So many changes are about to happen, and I hope and pray

that I can still be the mother my girls need. I pray that I

can give my attention equally to all 3 of my children. I know

it's done with more children, but I pray with God guiding me

my girls will ALWAYS feel loved! As well as Joe =)

If you have a second...go to this link and guess what you

think baby Robinson's stats will be:

www.expectnet.com/games/LRobinson

As most of you know we got a few inches of snow the other

day. Joe took the girls out to play in it, while I sat on a lawn

chair in the garage with my zoom lens and snapped away LOL

Here is a picture comparison from last year and this year:

And here are a few more pictures from this year

Photo of the Year 2009

Head on over to my photography blog and vote for YOUR favorite

photo of 2009!!

www.leahrobinsonphoto.com/blog

Don't forget to share the link with friends and family =)

What a year --2009

2009 has brought our family so many great memories! Here

are just a few of those shared in pictures:

Threw a baby shower for my bestie Kayla

Little cousins showing some love
Hunter in her 4th dance recital

The birth of Braxton Michael Neidigh
Alli Jo had her tonsils and adenoids removed

Hunter in softball

Our Family

Some BIG news

Alli Jo's Birthday

Hunter's Birthday

My growing girls

My growing baby

Alli's first year of preschool

Found out it's a girl

Our new ride

Halloween

Growing baby

Christmas

In less than 8 days......

We will meet our lil' angel =)

Doc said if I don't go by next week Wednesday, he will induce

me. I will be 39 weeks! He doesn't want to induce me too early

b/c of her lungs and doesn't want to wait too late b/c of her

weight (G.D.). In some ways I wish it would just happen, but in

other ways I know God is keeping her safe inside me as long as she

needs to be! I have no worries about the induction, b/c I had one

with Alli Jo and it went picture perfect!! He started my induction

at 8:30am and I had Alli at 11:30 =) Plus I had an epi!

So no pain and only 3 hrs of labor if you even want to call it labor

LOL And just 15 min or less of pushing! I pray it goes just as easy

with Stella!

And I also pray that she is still Stella and not a boy hahaha! Oh

the worries that go through your headtowards the end!

Everything at home is ready for Miss S to make her debut. I

think all I need to get is a boppy pillow. I completely forgot about

it =( I realize I can just use a normal pillow...but they're so

nice for nursing and sitting her up!

Joe has been an absolute angel himself to me! I honestly

could not ask God for a better husband for me! He has put

up with my crazy hormones for the 2nd time now and doesn't

complain a bit! He knows just to let me cool down and in the next

5 minutes I will be back to myself haha! He has really helped me

with all my complications this round. He doesn't have to be told

to help clean, which in itself is answered prayers!

It has been really hard to just sit in bed and look at all the things

that need done. But he comes home from a long days work and

keeps going. Gosh I love him!!

The girls are VERY ready for their lil sis to get here! Alli Jo

got to meet our dear friend Adalyn the other night and just

adored her! She was so stinkin tiny....made me really wish

Stella was in my arms =)

Alli Jo was really possesive of Adalyn and wanted to be

the only one to hold her.....so I can imagine that's what it will be

like with her sis. I'm not sure what the negatives will be yet.....

Alli Jo has mentioned already that she wants to be a baby again....

so I would assume there will be a tiny bit of jealousy..but that's normal.

Hunter is getting more excited as the days get closer. She is going

to be such a great helper!

Well until the next time..........

Happy Birthday Jesus!!

Well one of my favorite days of the entire year came....

the day we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus.....

CHRISTmas!!

This year I felt like I wasn't ready at all, b/c I really

didn't get to shop for presents like I usually do. But

I finally just told myself to remember the true reason
behind this season and everything was going to be ok!

Here are a few pictures from Christmas time......

Baby and I are still resting as much as possible. I continue

to have contractions several times a day! This week I didn't get

checked by doc b/c he wasn't there and I saw the other on-call

doc. I did do my first NST of the week.....it was LONG! We

couldn't get a good steady heartbeat on the monitor so the nurse

had to just hold it on my belly....and press so that we could get

a reading. We concluded she must be really low and far away

from the surface of my belly =) Little sinker!

Last week on Christmas Eve, I did my NST at the hospital.

It was like I was admitted, b/c I had to answer tons of questions.

Gave me a dose of what it's going to be like again when she's on

her way!

Anyway....all is looking good. Bags are packed and we're just

waiting on our Angel to be healthy and ready to meet us!