Sisterly Love

Lexi is loving her new little sister. And Audrey is patient little baby....

Pictures Finally

I decided just to buy another camera...should have done that earlier. Here are a few pics; I took about 20 and they all look the same. So here are a few for now. I think Lexi and Audrey each have their own looks but I found a newborn picture of Lexi and they do look a lot alike in these pics; then again, a lot of newborn babies look alike. Anyway, I'm loving my little Audrey more and more every day! She is such a sweetheart!

Audrey

Lexi as a newborn

Audrey Ann Battisti

Born December 1, 2009 at 11:15 p.m.; 6 lbs 7 oz; 17 inches. As for a brief report, the pros and cons of this labor/deliver/transition are:

Pros:
1. Short labor and delivery (2 hrs as opposed to 14)
2. Baby is nursing and sleeping great!!
3. Recovery seems to be WAAAYY better this time around; I am feeling 100x better and I think the recovery will be a lot faster.
4. Overall, I feel more prepared and confident than last time. The transition seems to be easier than last and easier than I thought. Then again, I've only been home for 1 day.
5. Lexi is already loving her sister and is VERY curious about her.

Cons:
1. NO Epidural. Worst pain of my life. Was totally unprepared for that. The anesthesiologist got there when I was pushing the baby out so it was too late. I only pushed for like 5 minutes so although that was really painful, it was quick. The contractions were the worst and I don't think it helped that I was scared to death.
2. Mean, unsympathetic nurse.
3. Lexi is already jealous of her baby sister:)

Overall it has been a great experience and I am enjoying being a mother of two:) Pictures to post soon (I either lost my camera or Lexi threw it away...she is learning to throw away EVERYTHING in the garbage can and I can't find the camera anywhere.)

9 Month Belly Shots

Here I am, posting my first pregnant belly shots...at 9 months (Due Dec 7th). My sister in law is starting her photography business and was so kind to take some pregnancy shots for me. It was a super fun shoot and was pretty relaxing since I got to lay down for most of the shoot:)

Hope none of you are offended by the bare belly; I certainly don't think it is sexy or inappropriate, but I do think it looks cool and beautiful in its own way:)

She only took about 400 shots, so I thought I did good to narrow it down to 7.

What do you do with the left over cookie dough?

*Update on this: Lexi woke up several times in the night throwing up everything she ate that day. I didn't think I gave her even enough to matter, but I guess no more cookie dough for her! After lots of laundry, cleaning the carpet, and 3 baths, I'd say the pictures weren't worth it:)

Church Has Never Been So Good

Why?
1. It only takes 5 minutes to get to church now (instead of 20). We actually get there early b/c if we don't, we don't get a seat (our ward is huge), so more incentive for Derek and me to plan ahead and get there on time.

2. I'm in the same ward as my sister Sabrina. We probably talk too much in church, but what people don't know is that we are usually talking about the lesson--and that is a good thing for them so they don't have to hear 10 comments from us.

3. Lexi is 18 mos now--NURSERY ready or not here we come!! I forgot what it was like to actually get something out of church! Maybe all those times of sitting in the hall, watching Lexi run back and forth through the halls is helping me learn on Turbo to make up for lost time since I'm much more appreciative and attentive now:) Lexi has been pretty good in Nursery for the past 2 weeks but every time I go to get her, she is being held by someone. So, I think she is demanding a lot of attention from the nursery workers but they haven't complained yet:)
Lexi with Uncle Dustin (Sabrina's husband)

So Much for Beginner's Luck

Turns out the hardest thing is not getting Lexi to fall asleep in a toddler bed; it's getting her to stay in bed and not wake up a few times at night, not fall off the bed, and not get up too early in the morning. I really do want to try again b/c it would be nice to not have to lug around two pack n plays for vacations after this next baby comes, and I think she can get it. I'll just need to plan on it taking more than one night:) But, I don't think I have the energy to try again tonight; maybe in a few weeks.