Deep in thought...

 Must have been a dream to ponder lol 
I was cleaning up the house a bit, went to check that Evie was okay and walked in on this.

Pumpkin Patch

Evie Gene the pink skeleton slept the whole time we picked pumpkins : ). Having decided not to go to Goeberts since 1 -she can't do anything there, 2 -you have to pay just to get in, 3 -there pumpkins are expensive, and 4 -I am still sore, we decided to go up to the guy that has pumpkins on Hopps road. He had a very nice selection and his prices were low.

She would not wake up. It was very sunny out and she had just ate. My mom said she looks like a corpse.

We also got the big corn stalks from the Hopps rd Pumpkin patch. Bo wanted to be in the picture : )

 The cool chair Dad picked out of the garbage for me.

 The front steps. I need to put a rock in the bucket, it keeps blowing into the yard. I'm going to lose it one day.

The corn stalks from our garden. Our corn just stopped growing. It looks very cute on the flag pole though. Its mini sized compared to the big stuff we bought.

Randoms

 Random Pictures
 I wonder when I will get to the point when I stop taking dozens of pictures of her a day?... never?  She is just the cutest baby I have ever seen. (Yes, I'm a little biased here.) I am so thankful to have a happy healthy child. Thank you Lord. My heart breaks for the conjoined twins Mom for her sad loss. I can't begin to imagine what she is going through, or pretend to know how she feels. I do know the love I have for my child, and can't bare to imagine how I would feel or cope. My prayers are with them and there family.

Oh Evie! She is going to be just like her Mom in the hot weather, CRABBY!! : ) Those few last 80 degree days she was so hot and sweaty and just plain angry.

 Uncle Josh finally holding Evie!! He was pretty nervous at first but caught on real quick.

 : ) 6 am and ready to play!! She really is a very good baby, I just have to get used to a new schedule... Hers!! She will sleep through the night only waking sometimes to eat but will go right back to sleep.

Hehe.. Eugene ran the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, October 9. He got a calf cramp around mile 16 but finished anyway. Someone didn't put sunscreen on so he is burnt.

I could post dozens and dozens of random pictures. I already am filling up my iphone with pictures of miss Evie Gene. I love the newborn stage, but am very excited for all the fun milestones to come.

First Pediatrician Visit - October 2, 2011

First visit to the pediatrician!!
Evie was a very good girl at the doctor. She never cried, she just yelled a little : )

October 2, 2011
6lbs 14oz
20.5 in
35cm head

Ah!! We are parents bringing our daughter Evie Gene to her Dr. Appointment. Proud Daddy!!

Cousin Courtney taking her length. She pouted for this and made a few yelling noises.

Phew, back to Daddy.

Bella Baby Photos 9/30

Bella Baby Pictures(Pictures taken in the hospital) The hospital offers baby pictures that are taken in your room at the hospital. This nice young girl game in and set everything up on the bed, did a mini photo session and that was it. Very cute pictures. Lucky us, being an employee, we got the CD of all the pictures for free with the purchase of the medium size package.

Little stinker would not wake up for pictures!! She opened one eye ever so slightly and went right back to sleep.

She has already grown so much!! She is getting a little budda belly and chubby(er) cheeks : )

Holding Daddy's finger.

Evie Gene Martin

She's here!! Evie Gene Martin, born September 27th, 2011 at 7:13 pm, 7 lbs 1 oz, 20.5 in, 31 cm chest, 34.5 cm head.


We were scheduled for an induction at Sherman on Sept. 26 @ 730 am. I called at 5 am to make sure they had room for us - they didn't! I was told to call back at 8... nope, call back at noon.... nope, don't call us, will call you : (.  At 3 o'clock I received a phone call saying that we were on the schedule for the next day at 630. I cried all day out of frustration, I had my mind set that it was going to happen that day and when it didn't i was so bummed. I took two Tylenol PM and went to sleep at 830. Woke up the next morning and called at 5 again. They said we are busy now but just

come at 7. I was so scared we were going to get there and be sent home that I wasn't even nervous about the induction. We got there at 630, we registered(good sign), received a room number(even better sign), went up to L/D(great sign), got a room(fantastic sign), they had me pee in a cup(YAY! This is really going to happen!!). The nurse came in and told us if we would have been 5 minutes later we would have been sent home. Phew!!! She started my IV and the pitocin was started at 0730!! Labor progressed really well. Evie didn't really tolerate contractions from the beginning. I had to continuously flip from side to side or on my back because her

heart rate kept dropping really low. I stood next to the bed for 45 minutes until I got my epidural because it felt better to stand to tolerate the pain, and because she never dropped her heart rate while I was standing. At 10 I started having painful contractions, at 1030 I asked for an epidural, and at 11 I got an epidural. They were very busy that day. I was third in line for an epidural, Perks of working at Sherman, the anesthesiologist did mine first : ). The epidural was fantastic!! I would recommend one to all!! Dr Korzen came and broke my water at 1230 and I was dilated to 4cm. I stayed at 4cm for awhile because Evie wouldn't tolerate any higher level of Pitocin. Around 4 I told my nurse I was having a lot of tail bone pressure. She checked me and I was 9 cm dilated!! She called Dr Korzen. Evie kept randomly dropping her heart rate with contractions but would recover. We started pushing at 430. Pushed for an hour but Evie kept dropping her heart rate. Dr Korzen said lets let you labor down for an hour and will start pushing again then, we might try to vaccum if you cant push her out, and if she keeps dropping her heart rate we might need to do a c/s. 20 mins later she comes running in, Evie had dropped her heart rate really low, and Dr. Korzen said lets push now, she didnt move with every push, they did a quick ultrasound and Evie was side ways, Dr Korzen tried to Vaccum her twice and it didnt work. Evie dropped her heart rate REALLY low with no contraction and dr. korzen said thats it were doing a c/s.... 6 nurses popped up out of no where, they called the c/s at 655, baby was born at 713!!

The c/s was horrible!! Evie was lodged in my pelvis and would not come out. One dr was pushing on my ribs, dr korzen was pulling  Evie, and there was a nurse up me pushing evie back up, I felt so much PRESSURE... Eugene was VERY pale(Dr. Korzen let him watch). They finally got her out, she was very pale and grey, and not crying. The SCN nurses and Childrens Memorial Dr. worked her and after what seemed like FOREVER, she let out a very sad cry... phew. After she was ok they carried her over and let me see her. SO WORTH IT!! Then they thought they knicked my bladder for they were moving all my organs around. Horrible feeling. They sewed me up. My legs were dead... I was so uncomfortable, I threw up. It took three hours for full feeling of my legs to get back. an hour to even feel them. Once I could feel my legs, even a little, I felt better.

I am so excited she is here!!! It makes me tear up just typing all this up and how emotional everything was. She is so precious. Gene and I are so in love. Gene is so good with her, it makes me smile and love him even more when he talks to her, feeds, changes, or just holds her. <3