The Binkie Monster

Oh my goodness time is flying by! I look at the clock every day and I am constantly shocked by the time. Where does it go? I still can't accomplish much during the day, but I'm sure that will come eventually. I'm just enjoying spending the whole day with my baby girl. She is already changing and getting so big! We are learning all sorts of things about Julia. Like she loves to eat! She never stops- I have to end meal time after about an hour. If I let her, she eats until she throws up! She is such drama when she's hungry, or thinks she's hungry. She totally has Brian fooled- he thinks if she whines we need to feed her. Boy, she already has him wrapped around her finger.
We call her "the binkie monster" because she loves it so much. I was so against it the whole time I was pregnant, I had read so much negative stuff about pacifiers. The second night in the hospital though, she had a breakdown and we couldn't figure out what else to do to make her happy! The nurse finally convinced me to try the binkie... lifesaver! I promise though she won't be one of those two year olds walking around with a pacifier in her mouth:)
She has a hilarious stink face- it seems she always has a scowl on her face. Daddy has the same one though... she looks so much like him! She is a very happy girl, she sleeps so well at nights (hallelujah!) and just loves to listen and observe everything. She loves to go on walks and just be outside anywhere- she is so content when she's outdoors. We are loving everything about her...
Recovery is going slow but good, but my emotions are driving me nuts! The first few days I thought I was a psycho, and just yesterday I had a cry baby break down in the grocery store. After my mom left, we were sitting eating dinner and a Walmart commercial came on about a mom taking her daughter to college. The mom walks out to leave, and the daughter runs out to hug her and say goodbye. I don't know what it was, but I was sitting there sobbing while eating my dinner. I missed my mom so much! I'll be glad when these emotions get back to normal... so will Brian:)
Other than that, things are great here. Brian started school yesterday, so it was the first time I was left alone with baby for an extended period of time. I was lucky to have mom and him here for the first little while- but luckily he has a pretty easy load this semester, so he'll be able to be here with us a lot. Well, Brian's convinced she is hungry again... so I better wrap this up. She's gonna weigh 50 pounds by her first birthday at this rate!!! We'll write more next week!

Our Baby Girl...

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Introducing... Julia Leighton Glenn!

Well, she's finally here! After nine long months, baby Julia has made it here safely! Early Sunday morning (4:45am) my water broke. I hadn't had any contractions so I was kind of in shock when it broke! I called Mom and she immediately got on the next flight. We left for the hospital, and were quickly admitted. (I think they were in a hurry to get me out of their hallway since I had a big puddle of lovely amniotic fluid puddling up on their floor.) After that, it was a big long waiting game. I was dilated to a 2, and sat there for five hours and nothing happened. The doctor was worried since my water had already broke about an infection, so we started Pitocin to speed things up. Oh my goodness did the contractions start! I stuck it out for a few hours, until a phone call from Melissa encouraged me to stop trying to be a hero. Holy smokes thanks for epidurals!!! I don't know how women do it naturally. After lots more waiting and worrying (baby's heart beat kept dropping so I was put on oxygen) at about 5:30pm I was told that I was finally effaced. I was told I could wait a little bit longer to start pushing, or I could push right then. I was so scared at this point- Brian was such a good support, but I was hoping that my mom would make it. I decided to wait. Oh my mistake. Shortly after, I was in a whole lot of pain- even with the epidural. The contractions were killing me, and I felt like I had to push so bad. The doctor came in, and told me that there was an emergency C-section she had to deliver and asked if I could wait. Wait?!!!? Oh my goodness, the next half hour was the longest of my life. By the time she came back, I couldn't wait to start pushing. After about an hour and a half (with Brian right by my side- I couldn't have asked for a better coach) little Julia came screaming her way into the world (7:23pm). It was such an amazing experience... one I will never forget every little detail of. It was so amazing to see her healthy beautiful little face, I didn't even care that on a scale ranking to a 4, I ripped at a level 3. I was just so happy to have her here. Mom got there an hour later and I was so glad she finally made it. She is staying for the week, and it already makes me cry when I think about her going home. I'm so scared! I know it will all be okay, but this having a baby stuff is hard! I know I will catch on eventually. She is such a big baby (9 pounder!) It's hard to keep that tummy full. Everything has been all so worth it though- it's absolutely incredible the love that you immediately have for this little infant... I just couldn't ask for anything more. She is perfect, and we are so happy to have her here!

TAH DAH!!!

She's here! Julia Leighton Glenn was born yesterday, August 9th at 7:23 p.m. She came out a whopping 9 lbs, 2 oz, and measured in at 23 in. long. Here's a few preview pics, more to come when Mom comes home from the hospital... Everyone's healthy and doing great, and she was a great girl for waiting until everything was ready for her!