Time Flies When You're Having Fun!

at 11/11/09 12:23PM *

Boy I sure have been having a lot of fun these past 4 months. Macy and I are doing great! I have never been around babies very much so every day is a learning process for me and for her.

I have done the full time job thing, working 40 hours a week. I can easily say that being a stay at home Mom is way harder but 10 times more rewarding and fun. Every time she looks at me and smiles I forget about the last hour that she threw the biggest fit and screamed my ear off :) She has gotten to where she doesn't just cry now she screams and cries, oh what fun..hehe. That aside she is doing a lot of stuff such as turning over from back to front, trying to talk, smiling and giggling all the time, practically sitting up on her own, watches everything and everyone...she is very attentive. She is just now starting to reach and play with things that are above her head. On the downside she has been teething for the last month and from what I hear this process can take months. At this point I am thinking that teeth are overrated, I mean who really needs them :D

We just had her pictures taken last week and we will hopefully be able to view them soon. Maybe I can get Lindsey to post some for me since I never learned how to do that :P

I am so excited about her first Christmas even though she will only be 5 1/2 months and won't really understand anything. I just look forward to her playing with her new toys that we have gotten her. Christmas time as a kid was the best and the last few years it has just been kinda blah. Now that we have her I have the Christmas spirit again :D

Her 4 month check up is next Tuesday so I will give you an update then and let you know her weight and height. I hope everyone is doing well and is enjoying the weather as much as I am.

Aww! Sounds like you are enjoying being a mom! :) Can't wait to see the pics! I'm sure she has grown so much in just 4 months. Our little one is expected about the time yours will be almost 11 months. How exciting!

by meh at 11/11/09 1:04PM
Wonderful, precious times...enjoy (even the screaming LOL)!! (I was just thinking maybe you had abandoned pleo... ;-))

by sharbyheart at 11/11/09 3:33PM
Won't be long that you'll not be able to remember the crying :) Ethan was 7 mos his first Christmas and like you said had no idea, but it sure made the holiday more fun. You've got a beautiful girl. Can't wait to see the pictures.

by kimhazelrigg at 11/11/09 5:45PM
:)

by tangsoodotpm at 11/12/09 1:44AM
She's a cutie, she steals your heart with that smile. You and Donald are doing a great job with her. Yes it's hard being a stay at home mom but oh so worth it. Keep up the good work.

by wise at 11/14/09 6:54PM
I would really like to meet her one day! We need to arrange something!

by the_brookester at 11/15/09 12:32AM
During the first trimester, I did feel tired a lot of the time, but it wasn't all that bad...more just sluggish than anything. It's really started to fade though and I'm feeling pretty good now. I just hope it stays that way for a while. Oh and if you want baby updates, we have a password-protected website for all things baby since we really don't want to post a lot of personal stuff (for example, pictures) on pleo. Let me know if you want an invite to keep up on the latest. We've already had a couple ultrasounds and the pictures are on the baby website. :) Hope things are still going well with all of you!

by meh at 12/02/09 7:48AM
Sorry to hack you my dear but I figured it was for a good cause! I HOPE TO SEE YOU SOOOOOOOON! Lord willing I'll be home late, late Thursday night. I'm so ready for this to be over!

by lindsey at 12/16/09 1:11AM
Sorry to hack you my dear but I figured it was for a good cause! I HOPE TO SEE YOU SOOOOOOOON! Lord willing I'll be home late, late Thursday night. I'm so ready for this to be over!

by lindsey at 12/16/09 1:13AM
Aww!!! I love the pictures! She is really cute!

by meh at 12/16/09 7:43AM
Those are beautiful pictures.. She's getting big :)

by serenity at 12/17/09 11:57PM
Just sent you an invite to the baby website. :) Let me know if you have problems logging in, or if you don't get it.

by meh at 12/22/09 11:13AM
I'm having her at Methodist Willowbrook

by serenity at 06/03/10 7:57PM

Macy Elizabeth Hunter

at 07/08/09 1:59PM *

Little Miss Macy Elizabeth Hunter arrived at 11:16 am!

Her stats:
7 pounds, 5 ounces
19 inches long
Dirty blond hair
Blue eyes

I talked to Amy not even 5 minutes ago and she sounds GREAT. Check back soon and I'll have PICTURES!

I love that dimple in her chin :)

She was NOT happy about being woken up

You can click that first picture and it will take you to Amy's facebook gallery. Come back again soon and I'll have a few more perhaps!

Congratulations...so glad she came on her own schedule. Haha to the hospital's full beds ;-)

by sharbyheart at 07/08/09 2:47PM
Congratulations............what a beautiful name...............yes, a 7 8 9 baby!........can't wait to see pics and her in person.

by silvia at 07/08/09 2:52PM
Congratulations to you and Donald. What a sweet blessing to now hold your baby girl in your arms. Enjoy every moment!

by wise at 07/08/09 2:54PM
yay! alright!

by bonnyswan at 07/08/09 4:16PM
Alright! I guess we'll have to be making a trip down to visit soon!

by plato at 07/08/09 5:50PM
Congrats!!!

by tangsoodotpm at 07/08/09 7:06PM
awwwww she is beautiful.....................i'm glad to hear you are fine! gotta go to church, but i'll come back for more!

by silvia at 07/08/09 7:45PM
Congratulations on a beautiful baby!

by sdmf at 07/09/09 2:48PM
Congrats! She is beautiful!!

by meh at 07/09/09 2:55PM
Adorable! We are so happy for the Osteen family baby factory's newest product off the assembly line!

by emersonk78 at 07/09/09 10:17PM
Wonderful! Congratulations :)

by gone2neptune at 07/14/09 1:34AM
Sweet little one. Hope ya'll are doing well!

by jamie at 07/23/09 5:04PM
Thanks!! How's Ms. Macy doing? Hope her mama and daddy are doing great as well! :D

by serenity at 10/13/09 12:12PM
Thanks! I'm looking forward to it. Sounds like you are enjoying it as well. :)

by meh at 10/28/09 12:46PM

No baby yet...

at 07/07/09 7:51PM

Oh my goodness, I am ready for this day to be over with. Ok so originally I was supposed to be induced at 5:30 this morning. Well, I get a call from the hospital at 4:30 saying there are no beds available that they will call me back at 7. Which of course they didn't so I called them and there still wasn't anything and they would call me if anything changes. So 9:30 rolls around and I am thirsty and hungry since I couldn't eat or drink anything after midnight and I am just wondering how long they are going to let me starve :P I was tired of waiting on them so I called them and they called my Dr. to see how much longer they could wait before just calling it quits for the day. I guess she told them to go ahead and let me eat and to just reschedule it for tomorrow morning at the same time. She also said that stars would be put by my name to ensure I got a bed first since I got put through all this mess. So during all this I have been having contractions. They began around 6:50 this morning and have continued throughout the day. We have been keeping track of how far apart they are, and they haven't been consistent yet.

Well, we just got another call from the Dr.'s office saying that they are now rescheduling it for Friday morning. Apparently Wednesday is my Dr's surgery day. I don't know how things have gotten so messed up.

Anyway, I'm still having contractions so we are thinking that I won't make it to Friday. We will see!

Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers :)

Maybe you don't need to be induced after all and have your sweet baby girl by tomorrow..................I'm glad to hear you are fine now, but boy, what an adventure! You are doing great.....................maybe the baby will please Linds and be a 7 8 9 baby.

We are praying and anxiously waiting for the news of your little girl's arrival.

by silvia at 07/07/09 9:03PM
i hope your contractions increase! have you scrubbed your floors? :)

by bonnyswan at 07/07/09 9:27PM
Good luck!

by plato at 07/08/09 11:41AM
UPDATE!

Macy Elizabeth Hunter
Born: 07/08/09
Height: 19 inches
Weight: 7.5 pounds
Time: 11:16 am
Dirty Blond Hair and Blue Eyes

Momma and Baby are doing well

Thank you for your prayers

by preacherdavetx at 07/08/09 12:56PM

Quick Baby Update

at 07/06/09 12:23AM

I just wanted to let those of you that don't know, I will be induced at 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning if I don't have her before then. I have been in a bit of pain the last few days, so needless to say I think I'm ready to have her sooner rather then later. We were hoping for a 4th of July baby but oh well, I guess she didn't want to be :P The actual due date is tomorrow so we will see if she is one of those few that are born on the actual day. Please keep us in your prayers that everything goes ok and that she is as healthy as can be, I greatly appreciate it! I will try and get someone to update this as soon as possible after she is born to give you an update and maybe a pic or two :)

I hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July weekend!

--Amy--

I'm still hoping she holds off till Wednesday so her birthday can be 07/08/09. Sorry but I REALLY hope she does!

by lindsey at 07/06/09 1:04AM
I know your excited and nervous. We will pray for a successful birth for the baby and you! What an exciting time.

I remember the night before Carissa was supposed to be induced. We ate at BJ's Pizza. That was our last meal together by ourselves. Then we did not sleep that night, at all. Literally. I remember we were so nervous we didn't sleep. Had to be at the hospital around the same time.

Looking back, it was a great experience. We actually talk about how we look forward to doing it again.

by sdmf at 07/06/09 1:50AM
I am so excited!! I'm praying for you, Donald, and baby. I can't wait for her to get here!

by emily at 07/06/09 2:51AM
I"ll be praying that both you and the baby have an easy time, and of course Donald does too.

by wise at 07/06/09 12:49PM
Well I have to second everything my husband said earlier. It was the most wonderful experience, and if you're like me you won't want to even think about the possibility of having another one later on down the road, but once a few months pass and you realize how wonderful it is. You"ll forget the unenjoyable parts of having a baby and realize how much you love her and you'll want another one! Do you have a name picked out for her? I haven't heard one so I thought maybe you were keeping it a surprise. That's what we did. Anyway, I'll be thinking and praying for your family.

by serenity at 07/06/09 2:21PM
Hope all goes well! Will definitely be thinking of you and praying for you!

by meh at 07/06/09 4:45PM
I'm keeping you and your baby girl in my prayers.

by silvia at 07/06/09 5:52PM
praying!

by bonnyswan at 07/06/09 9:14PM

AHHHHH Moment!

at 06/17/09 5:29PM

Ok so I had my weekly Dr. appointment yesterday and I had a AHH moment :) I told the Dr. that my ultrasound last week showed that the baby still hadn't turned. So she told me to go get another one done and I asked her what happens if the baby still hadn't turned. She said she would schedule a c-section for the end of next week!! Enters my AHHHHHH moment :D I mean, I know that I don't have that much longer to go but next week!! Well, I had my ultrasound and baby has turned, so no c-section next week. I am already considered full term so there really would be no problem in having her next week, it just really took me by surprise.

It is really getting harder to sleep as she is gaining 1/2 a pound a week. I have never found it so hard to turn over in my life :P Next week is looking better and better to get her out. Oh well, it will happen when it happens (thats the part that makes me so nervous, when, where...) What have I got myself into :)

We pretty much have everything we need and have everything set up and ready for her arrival. All we have left to get is a baby monitor, any suggestions? There are so many out there, it is hard to decide which one to get. Ok, well I am going to get back to resting :D (the upside to being pregnant).

--Amy--

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I'm so glad we talked yesterday and I'm so, SO glad she turned! Do you want me to talk to her and tell her to hurry up? I'll kindly let her know that if buns stay in the oven too long they burn and that's just not good!

By the way, after a separate discussion last night, you and I are more and more alike every day. UH OH! Oh I had a freak out and I am still a little freaked but it will be fine, I'm certain. I'm certain!

by lindsey at 06/17/09 6:20PM
Try to enjoy being very uncomfortable ;-) As a friend of mine said, "We are only blessed to be very pregnant a few times in our life at best...enjoy!"

by sharbyheart at 06/17/09 6:35PM
Amy I'm so glad she turned. Now there is a little time left you need to go to Panchos for lunch.

by wise at 06/17/09 6:42PM
"What have I got myself into"... you have no idea

by preacherdavetx at 06/17/09 9:35PM
Baby Monitor - Buy the most expensive, that way you will never have anything to feel guilty about.

by preacherdavetx at 06/17/09 9:36PM
Yay!!! I can't wait till she gets here!!!

by amyclanton at 06/17/09 11:32PM
Wow, I really typed alot, hope that it makes sense. Let me know if I can answer any questions about it.

by jennifermy at 06/18/09 12:07AM
Pancho's will surely make Baby come in the next few days.

Baby monitor, I forgot to tell you my opinion again even though you know it. Get one that will monitor breathing! It's not worth it to NOT get it.

by lindsey at 06/18/09 12:20AM
There is one on I-45 between belt way and 610. Make Lindsey drive, or maybe I can go eat tamales with you.

by wise at 06/18/09 12:34AM
Yay! I'm so ready for baby to get here.

by emily at 06/18/09 1:00AM
Check with Jennifer Y about a monitor. She was just telling us the other day about one they used with some sensors that she really recommended!

by gracie03 at 06/18/09 12:42PM
Just realized that Jennifer must have left you a private comment with the info, based on the public comment above. :) I didn't see that before! Yea for baby!!!

by gracie03 at 06/18/09 5:48PM
I was not a huge fan of being pregnant, especially there at the end, but hearing you talk about it actually makes me miss it! enjoy this time even though comfort has left you all alone. It will no longer just be you and your hubby. That was one thing that scared me when I was at the end of my pregnancy. But obviously i'd have it no other way than it is right now. praying for a safe delivery, and awesome news about her turning! no c section is the way to go!

by serenity at 06/19/09 3:11AM
I am the baby monitor :)

by preacherdavetx at 06/22/09 12:16AM
....it's funny...............after we used ours (one with two receptors), and we loved it, we grew to 'hate' it.............then I would have it for so long I could hear their conversations.........and at one time I could turn it off and still hear their cry (specially princess #1, the toughest of my two babies)

by silvia at 06/22/09 9:31PM
ah.....glad to hear she turned......and hoping she continues to be that great behaved! LOL

by silvia at 06/22/09 9:32PM
I just have a regular Graco monitor. To tell you the truth, you'll probably be in there checking on her several times per night :)

by kimhazelrigg at 06/22/09 10:34PM
I still go with the most expensive. Video monitor, breathing monitor, sound monitor. This is my neice we are talking about. Spare no expense!!!!

by preacherdavetx at 06/22/09 11:33PM
We have a Phillips monitor that I love! It allows you to turn on a light and play lullabies without getting out of bed! You can also talk back and forth from tow rooms, like a walkie-talkie, I love it! We are praying for you and your baby girl to have a safe arrival, and soon! :)

by jamie at 06/23/09 3:15PM
*two rooms

by jamie at 06/23/09 3:15PM

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