Hospital Fiasco... and Other Tidbits

The Hospital Fiasco 

So this morning Teagan had her first doctors appointment. Easy peasy right? Yeah not so much... Just did not want to cooperate and first thing peed on her cute little outfit when I was changing her the first time. Then when she was weighed she pooed! and when the doctor checked her out she pooed AGAIN! THEN peed all over the examination table... AAHH!! By this time I was running out of diapers, that was four in less than an hour! I had to call Joshua who was great and brought me more diapers and wipes. Thank goodness I thought to put an extra onsie in her diaper bag or I'd have had a naked baby. Naked babies and Alaska do not mix... burrr...

Next we had to go to the lab and get her little heel pricked again :-( poor little one did not like that. Then had to wait to get her vitamins from the pharmacy, but by this time Tea had calmed down and was sleeping like an angel. After a mad dash to our freezing car, we headed home and ended up taking a nap together on the couch... it was, after all, a busy afternoon... ;-)

Nap Time With Mommy

Other Tidbits

Today our house officially sold... We are now houseless... Not quite homeless, just houseless.

Another piece of breaking news is that we are moving to Fairbanks for sure. We still don't have exact dates, and Joshua will be moving before Teagan and I. But we are going. This also means that Joshua will not deploy!! Yes!

Is That Supposed to Happen?

Who knew giving birth was so friggin' painful!?! Ha! Thank goodness for epidurals, and this is coming from someone who is terrified of needles. At that point I didn't care if they had to stick me a hundred times I just wanted the pain gone. That pitocin really kicked my butt! 

Before the epidural

After the epidural :-)

Yup... I highly recommend the epidural... After 13 hours in the hospital Teagan was born! 

It has now been eleven whole days since Teagan Claire was born, and every bit has been pretty wonderful.

Teagan Claire 8 lbs 5 oz 20.4 inches long
11/16/2010

We have had some pretty funny moments already. One of the first came right away when Joshua was changing her first poopie diaper... he was wiping her bottom when suddenly she pooed again... then again... right on the hospital bed. Ha, he didn't know what to do! Fortunately all was taken care of by a very nice nurse. 

Anyways, the next big obstacle for us is getting Tea to understand night and day. So far she pretty much has those reversed. She is a pretty good little sleeper... once she gets to sleep. Sometimes getting her there is a bit of a challenge.  

Sleeping in her bouncy chair

Well, thats about all I have to report for now. Tea is doing great, growing already I think. Joshua is trying to catch up on sleep, and I am trying to get down some sort of routine. Here are a few more photos for you all to enjoy :-) 

Smile!

Cuddle bug

Our little family <3

So sweet

Yummy In My Tummy

What goes perfectly with fresh fallen snow? Beef Stew.... yum... I usually don't like stew, but I made a great one last night. The best part? it didn't take a million hours to cook. And so I thought I would share this yummy recipe with ya'll.

Ingredients

• 3 pounds beef stew meat, cut into 1 inch cubes
• 1/3 cup Italian salad dressing
• 2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons beef bouillon granules
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed beef broth, undiluted
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 small potatoes, quartered
• 6 medium carrots, cut into 1 inch pieces
• 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons cold water

Directions

In a Dutch oven, brown meat in salad dressing over medium heat. Add the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender. Add the potatoes, carrots, green pepper and onion. Cover and simmer for 45 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Combine flour and cold water until smooth; stir into stew. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Discard bay leaf before serving.