Little Miss E.

Okay I'm pretty sure the last time I posted I was 7 months pregnant. I can blame the 3rd trimester exhaustion on that... So let's just get right to it.

My due date was June 19th. Kam was in California the weekend before I was due to work at a football camp.  He left on June 11th, the same day that I had my OB checkup and had my membranes scraped. That day I found out I was dilated to a 3 and figured I had about a week left. I really really thought I would go past my due date for delivery. So I had the weekend to myself and laid in bed and watched movies and tried to relax as best I could without getting to anxious that my husband was all the way across the country. 

Friday night I went swimming with a few friends and when I got home to shower up I had lost my mucous plug and I started researching what that meant. My doctor told me not to panic if and when that happened because some women loose theirs pretty early on and still have weeks or months before they deliver. I still started freaking out because I knew that meant it could potentially be close and Kam wasn't scheduled to come home until Sunday night. 

On Saturday the 13th I went over to one of my friends house to hang out and we decided to go on a little walk with her new baby right before dinner and when I say little I mean like literally a 10 minute walk MAX haha. As soon as we got home I sat down and felt a little rush of warm water in my pants. Not a lot just a little bit and I thought I peed my pants (typical pregnant lady move).  Then it happened 4 more times and I realized that it definitely wasn't pee. My friend mentioned to me that your water doesn't have to "break" it can just "leak". I had absolutely no idea that could happen, so thank goodness for friends.  I called my doctor to let her know my water had broken, she happened to be out of town as well (of course, who WASN'T out of town, ha) so she called the Hospital and I went home to take a shower and throw my hospital bag together (procrastination at its finest). I called Kam and told him that I would be heading to the hospital and he got his flight changed to come back to Houston immediately.  My sister-in-law and friend drove me to the hospital and I was admitted immediately. My sister-in-law stayed with me the whole night, thank goodness for her or I would have been alone until Kam got there around 6am the next day. 

When I got to the hospital around 9pm I was having contractions 2 minutes apart but I couldn't feel them at all.  They didn't start really picking up until around 4:30am. When Kam walked through the door around 6am I felt so relieved that he actually made it back in time. I was so stressed our first born child would arrive without him. I labored until about 11am on my own and I decided to get an epidural which was HEAVEN SENT. Even though I swear out of everything, the catheter was the most painful thing of the whole process. Not only was it painful, it was SO ANNOYING to have my body connected to a cord for like 3 days straight. 

Once I got the epidural everything was a lot more pleasant. I was laughing and talking again enjoying the time with family. My brother and sister in law went to pick up my mom from the airport, who luckily found a flight last minute (she wasn't supposed to come until that Wednesday).  They all got to the hospital around 11:30am and we all just hung out and talked.  I took a few naps here and there. It was very peaceful. The nurse came to check me around 2 and I was dilated to a 7.  I was dilated at a 7 for 5 hours. 5 HOURS. It seemed like my body had just stopped working all of a sudden. The doctor who was going to deliver Emery came in and told me if I couldn't get to 10 and be ready to push in the next hour they would have to do a c-section. My heart sank. Not that I needed a c-section, I wanted the baby to be heathy no matter how she got here, I just was not fully prepared for that to be an option. When your water breaks you only have 24 hours to deliver before the risk of the baby getting an infection skyrockets. My water had broke at 8pm the night before. I think everyone said a quick prayer to themselves that everything would be okay.  The nurse came in and had me move into all these crazy positions to help my body open up and be ready to push. An hour later the nurse came to check on me again and my body was ready to go! I could not believe how fast it happened in the end. Our prayers were answered. 

My nurse called the doctor to come to the hospital so she was on her way. I pushed with the nurse for 2 contractions and she said we needed to stop because baby girl was coming FAST. It's harder than it seems to hold in a push when your body knows its go time haha.  The doctor finally got there it seemed like an hour later, but in reality it was probably 10 minutes. My mom was holding one of my legs, with the nurse holding the other and Kam was right by my head holding my hand and talking me through it. I pushed with the doctor for probably 10 minutes and then she had the whole crew come in and set up. 2 more pushes and there she was in all her perfect little glory. They placed her on my stomach because her cord was too short for her to reach up to my chest. I put my hand on her little body and there was the most precious little cry my ears have ever heard. I cried tears of joy and tears of exhaustion.  Kam cut the cord and they placed her on my chest, she immediately stopped crying and just looked up at me. She was perfect. The nurse took her to do measurements and I just couldn't believe that I had a baby. She was ours and she was finally here and she was absolutely perfect in every way

Emery Michelle Krebs

6lbs 12oz . 20in

6 . 14 . 15

8:51pm

(check out that cone head)

(A huge shout out to my sister-in-law who was able to be in the delivery room with us and take some amazing photos that we will be able to keep and cherish forever).

She was born 51 minutes after the 24 hour mark so she had to have some extra tests done to make sure she wasn't at risk of infection. Those next few days at the hospital were by far the hardest of my life to date.  There are so many emotions and pains and aches your body goes through that there is NO way to prepare for. But we got through it together and needless to say I was so glad to go home with our precious baby girl a few days later. 

Thank you for coming into this world and making me a mom little Emery, we all love you so much. 

A Little Adventure...with a Donut on the Side.

So the "ginger and me" went on a little adventure this last week. Kam got to go to Jacksonville Florida for a work trip and I got to fly out to hang out with him for a long weekend.  It was definitely an adventure to say the least. 

Kam flew out a few days before I did and so he came to pick me up from the airport on Wednesday.  We went and got lunch together at this place called Newks.  It seemed like it would be so delicious but I wouldn't really know because honestly I ordered a salad. A SALAD. I've been on this new kick in my pregnancy recently where I'm really trying to eat nutritious meals and get all my grains, proteins, fruit and veggies in for the day.  Lets just say this wasn't my strong point the first half of my pregnancy.  But it's never to late to try. I guess it just clicked one day when I finally thought to myself, what I eat my baby eats, therefore WHY would I feed her Taco Bell twice a week? I was the worst. But again, I'm trying to be good. But sometimes I have to splurge on icecream or a donut, or both.  ANYWAYS, 

We were staying at a really sketchy hotel but it really made the experience that much better, ha. We were surrounded by construction guys who were always drunk and constantly checking me out. I mean I'm a waddling pregnant lady for heavens sake, there's not much to look at! So because of these few reasons, I went with Kam to work everyday and it was SO FUN! Kam works for a steel manufacturing company that makes rebar mesh sheets.  Yeah it sounds like jibberish, but it's so awesome.  He's learning how to fix all the machines right now and lets just say that's anything but easy.  After this trip I respect what my husband is doing so much more.  Not that I didn't before, but now that I've spent a few days watching everything that goes on inside those factories, I respect the whole process that much more. 

My father-in-laws sister and her family live in Jacksonville and Kam and I were able to spend some time with their family which was super fun! I have never actually met them before so it was wonderful getting to know them and playing with the kiddos.  We went to the beach on Friday and it was a perfect day! The weather was slightly overcast and warm, perfect to sit out on the sand and play ALL DAY.  The water was soooo freezing, but I enjoyed the sun and the company! It made for a really good day. 

The weekend was wonderful! No work and ALL play :) we just hung out and explored Jacksonville. We got brunch together and just spent the day together enjoying being in a new place, it was perfection.  Sunday we went to St. Augustine and it was such a cute little town with so much to see! We took the trolley all around town and saw all the historical spots (It was settled by the Spanish in 1565).  After taking the trolley around the city and walking around the town, we went the Pirates museum and looked around in there for while.  Kam is obsessed with pirates (and vikings) and wishes he could be one so badly, so I thought this museum was fitting.  We learned all about the Pirates that passed through St. Augustine and through the Bahamas. I have to admit it was really cool and I learned a lot of new things.  I now appreciate the life of a Pirate.

Monday was another work day and I tagged along, I flew home last night and got home around 10. It's always so hard to sleep when I'm home alone, but hey gotta do what you gotta do. So right now I'm holding down the home front just anxiously awaiting my ginger to come home to me. I miss him so much already! 

Baby Update-

I am 27 weeks along and SO close to getting to that 3rd trimester. I keep getting bigger and bigger, especially in my face ha.  I feel like my face has ballooned over the last few weeks, oh well. My belly button is also trying to pop out ever so slowly.  I think within the next few weeks it will be a very pronounced outie. I can already see it trying to make an appearance through my clothes.  I haven't had any cravings lately, except for everything I shouldn't eat. My eyelashes have gotten shorter (super weird) and I have no idea how that even happens and its really disappointing.  I feel her move and kick and punch mostly at night and early morning, or whenever I am sitting still.  Kam has felt her move and kick quite a bit :) she kicks a lot when he talks to her and plays the guitar for her. She loved it already, it's SO cute.  I love being able to feel her move around in there, it's the best feeling in the world.  We are anxious to meet her and know she's gonna be cutest girl there ever was!  

Here, There and Everywhere

Holy cow its been over a month since I posted anything up... my apologies. Life has been pretty busy around here for the Krebs. 

I'll just do a few quick overviews. 

1) We went up to Dallas for a quick trip for Kam's cousins wedding. Dallas is about a 5 hour drive from Houston, which wasn't too bad, plus Kam's brother and his wife went up there also so we had some fun company.  It was a fun adventure and it was good to be able to see some family.  

On a sidenote-- we ate some REALLY good food while we were there. 

2) It was Kam's 26th Birthday on February 2nd and it wasn't that exciting to say the least. I really tried to make it as special as possible, but honestly there's only so much you can do when the birthday boy has to work 12 hours a day.  But I did manage to do some decorating, I got some presents together for him and we went to dinner with family and ate some delicious cheesecake to end the day.  It ended up being a pretty great!

3) Kam and I helped our Brother and Sister-in-law move into a 2 bedroom apartment! They were sharing a room with their baby...who is now one, so the upgrade was VERY necessary to say the least.  Baby finally has her own room and she is a very talented escape artist who figured out how to crawl out of her crib and open the locked door on night 1.  But honestly, how can you even stay mad at a baby who looks like this...

She's just SO freaking cute I can't handle it.  

4) The weekend after we helped move our brother and sister-in-law, we decided to move into their old apartment.  We were having serious issues with our old place and we made the last minute decision to move.  Kam had to kindof force me to agree to it, ha. I just didn't want all the hassle of moving and changing our address and everything, especially being pregnant.  It was literally the last thing I wanted to do. But I gave in and I am SO HAPPY that I did. Best. Decision. Ever.  The place is SO MUCH BETTER in every way possible.  So, we spent the weekend moving and nesting.  We got all the decorations up and situated by the end of the weekend (I can thank Kam for that, ha. I was in NO mood to do much of anything). 

5) So Kam and I were plannning on going to Jacksonville, FL for a quick work trip (and I was going to just tag-along of course), that very Monday after we got all moved in.  We had everything worked out to go and we were so excited.  But we found out a few days earlier that all 8 of us Krebs kids (Minus Kels, who is serving a mission in Tacoma WA) would be flying over to Hawaii to spend about 8 days over there.  My father-in-law wanted us kids to go have one last "hoorah" and help pack up the place because they sold the house. It was pretty bittersweet saying goodbye, but it was amazing to be able to spend those few days playing on the beach, surfing, enjoying the last few moments in that house and eating all the delicious food on the North Shore.  It was definitely an experience I'll never forget and the memories I have in Hawaii with my husband and his family will always be dear to my heart.  I know we'll go back again someday to show our kids where Kam grew up. 

Sidenote- I am 23 weeks along and my belly looks HUGE in this picture. Im not sure if that's how big it always is these days, or if it's a food belly and pregnant belly all in one, ha.  

6) I had an ultrasound yesterday and it was so exciting.  It was technically my 20 week checkup where they run a whole bunch of tests and measurements on the baby to make sure she's doing okay and growing on track.  I had one at 18 weeks, but baby was in such a funky position that they couldn't check half the measurements they needed to, little stinker.  This time, baby was again not cooperating! Finally after 2 whole hours, 2 doctors later, and a lot of movement, they got all the measurements they needed to. Baby is looking great :) She was laying like a frog in my belly with her legs folded up.  She would cross her legs and then kick out and pull them back in SO fast.  She also kept sticking her tongue out at us.  It's like she new that we were all watching her, it was so funny.  I have a riot child already, who enjoys giving me a hard time, ha. The last 2 ultrasounds that I've had she's been sitting in such a complicated position that I STILL haven't seen with my own eyes if "she" is actually a "she".  I got blood work done at 14 weeks which told us that we're having a girl, but that's all I've got.  The doctors haven't actually been able to see whats going on down there, ha. I know blood work is typically 98% effective, so I'm counting on her being a girl. But if she comes out a he, he'll be wearing pink and headbands forever. 

Baby is looking more and more like an actual baby! Keep growing little Miss, we love you so much already!

June Baby

So the "ginger and me" have some big news. We are expecting our first baby in June and we are so excited.  This wasn't exactly planned, but it also wasn't prevented. But we are so thrilled to say the least.  

We found out about the pregnancy probably the earliest you can find out. I was just 4 weeks along when I took a pregnancy test and it came out positive! Then I took a few more just to make sure, and they were all positive. I literally couldn't believe my eyes, so I just kept taking pregnancy tests, ha. Of course we spent the next few days researching ALL things baby, until the nausea hit. Then it wasn't so fun anymore. Although I will say I was extremely lucky and never had the dreaded morning sickness. I was just ALWAYS tired, but hey I'll take that any day.  

The pregnancy so far has been really good, I mean I'm not the type that feels the amazing "pregnancy glow" by any means, I mostly just feel thick and tired and hungry 24/7. I have been working out regularly which has been a LIFESAVER. I've noticed that waking up and going to the gym right away, after eating breakfast of course, makes me feel the best. I avoided a lot of nausea because I hit the gym in the mornings, for whatever reason it worked for me during that dreaded first trimester. 

at 17 weeks, I am finally starting to see a little bump pop out by the end of the day. It usually stays hidden until about 4ish and then after that it just gets bigger and bigger until bedtime and then the process starts all over again each day ending with a tad bit bigger of a bump.  I can't deny that I am kind of excited to officially start showing, mostly to start feeling the baby move around and apparently those two things go together.  I know I get to start feeling the baby kick and move around within the next few weeks and I am SO excited.  My sweet husband has already started playing the guitar and singing because he knows the baby can hear him now haha, I don't think he'll ever stop and it's pretty cute.  I love seeing him get so excited about being a Dad, makes the process of being pregnant that much easier.  

We were in Philadelphia with my parents for Christmas this year and it was a blast. We were able to travel to NYC and just spend some quality time together with my parents. Sidenote- I am an only child and my husband is 1 of 7, so my husband was in for a lower key Christmas than he is used to, but he was a trooper and had a lot of fun with my parents. 

On Christmas Eve, while we were working out, we received an important phone call from my doctor here in Houston. She told my husband and I that my blood work from the previous appointment had come back and the baby looks completely healthy. We were SO happy, it was the best Christmas news to hear.  She also told us that we are having a little baby GIRL, and we were even more excited about that.  We broke the news to my parents and my in-laws and all my husbands siblings later that day by wrapping up little pink socks and having them open them up, they were all so thrilled! It was truly a Christmas to remember! Hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas!

BABY GIRL KREBS coming JUNE 2015

The Beginning

So I'm just going to start by saying I've tried starting a blog multiple times in the past and it has never worked out. Mostly because I couldn't even figure out how to "template" one. Or whatever it's called. So let's just say this is my 6th time attempting a blog and the 1st time at being successful, kind of. If you call finally making a single post successful, ha.

Yesterday I probably spent 4 hours trying to put this together, I know its pretty pathetic, this stuff is apparently supposed to be extremely easy. My sweet husband also tried helping me, which ended in nothing being completed and us rearranging our apartment... shout out to my amazing husband who surprised me with a new kitchen table and area rug this weekend. I think he has better style than I do. I can thank my mother-in-law for that. 

With all my attempts at post-blogging, I finally nailed down a name for this one which I think fits our little life perfectly. That's because I am married to a red-head which really makes life that much more spicy for the both of us. I hope that life can become a little more "spicy" for all of you by staying updated on all the adventures of the "ginger & me".