Hip, hip, hooray! Lexi is getting better. After going to the doctor’s/hospital everyday for almost two weeks and using light therapy at home, her bilirubin count is finally going down and should stay down. She looks much less yellow and is acting a lot more like a newborn. Instead of sleeping 5-6 hours, she sleeps 2-3. Who knew I would be thankful for less sleep. Light therapy is over, and we don’t have to go to the doctors for another week!

Here she is at 24 (she looks like she’s praying):

Here she is at about 17 (wearing the bili blanket):

And today at an 11 (her left eye is still pretty yellow):

We are so happy to have our little Lexi home with us. Ellexis Kinzy McBride was born on March 17, 2010 at 1:16 pm after only 30 minutes of pushing. She weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. After a couple nights of wonderful help from the nurses at the hospital, we thought we were finally ready to bring her home. Little did we know she was slowly turning yellow. On Sunday we went back to the hospital for a serious case of jaundice. Thankfully, they got her feeling better, and by Monday night we were finally able to have her home with us for good.

Here is Lexi with her Mommy and Daddy.

One of her first pair of pajamas were the bunny pajamas that her aunt Quin gave her, they are soooo soft. She even tried on the headband her mommy made for her.

Isn’t she soooo cute.

“Please, no more pictures. Let me sleep.”

Thank you family and friends for two very fun baby showers. I got tons of cute clothes and things I need for this soon-to-arrive baby.

My first shower was over Christmas break. It was planned by my sister and in-laws.

(Fun facts: I made the necklace my sister is wearing…and I’m totally stuffing my face with party food; note the cracker in hand.)

My family got crafty on some onesies.

Then I had a baby shower in NC a few weeks ago hosted by some wonderful friends.

We played a fun game of baby pictionary. It was pretty hilarious watching people try to draw breast feeding and yelling out “Bottle! Nipple!”

Thank You for two very fun nights of celebrating this little girl.

My friend gave me a boppy pillow, so I decided to make a slipcover for it. This is the first time I’ve used a pattern since 8th grade. It was very frustrating, but it came out good in the end.

As you can tell, I have time on my hands. Here are two more things I’ve finished:

1. A baby headband that I saw on Etsy but decided to make myself to save money:

I made one for myself:

2. A baby swaddling blanket. I got a sewing machine for Christmas, and wanted to practice using it and the cool stitches it has programed:

And for good measure here is a picture of me at about 32 1/2 weeks and laughing at Ryan:

I saw a lamp at Pottery Barn Kids that was awesome. It cost $50 just for the shade, so I made my own.
Here is project number two for the baby:

We braved black friday and came back with loot!

10% off of our favorite bedding + $20 dollars towards our next purchase

20% off of our favorite stroller and car seat combo

50% off a comfortable glider and ottoman (we can’t afford our favorite, which costs $1,000 hahaha)

We totally scored.

Here is what I’ve been up to since I have time on my hands. I made a few applique onesies. My friend helped me get started, and I finally finished.

I put a heart on the back of everyonesie for funsie. The tree is felt, and it didn’t work so well. The others turned out great once I got the hang of it. Now on to making a knit/purl baby blanket. Wish me luck.

Here are some updates:

* Last week I could feel the baby kick for the first time.
* I had my first ultrasound, and everything looks good and healthy.
* This baby girl is kicking and moving like crazy. For 30 minutes Ryan and I watched her jump on my bladder, and then she curled her legs up and kicked other random organs.
* Yes we have names, and no we’re not telling. Sorry

Here she is sucking her thumb and then her profile. The ultrasound technician printed out about 10 pictures, but this is all you get.

She was really good (besides kicking me constantly) and moved all around so we could see her from every angle.

And, by popular demand…the belly shot. I didn’t have much to show before, but I will please the masses and give you this profile picture of me at 18 1/2 weeks.

There is now a poll on that sticky note to the right. Guess if our baby is a boy or girl. We have two weeks until we find out, so guess soon!