Nadia's Hospital Photos

While we were in the hospital (speaking of which, I love North Austin Medical Center-especially the Room Service Menu), a lady came by and took pictures of Nadia and us. I thought she was just taking photos for the hospital website announcement, but then she offered to sell us the pictures. I spent $100 on the CD, even though the pictures weren't all that great. Had I known she was coming, I would have dolled Nadia and myself up a little or at least combed her hair. Oh well, I'm still glad I got them, and I love the one of Kevin's hands holding her little head.

Nadia @ Kiddie Kandids 9/21/2010

Here are the pics from Nadia's first photo shoot at Kiddie Kandids. She is only 11 days old. We got some cute photos, even though she was not too happy about being woken up and made to wear hair bows. I just love my little Diva!!

Kevin is Hot!

I sure do love my husband. I'm so glad he gets to have a daughter, too. I'm sure Nadia will love him just as much as I do and have him wrapped around her perfect little finger in no time.

Meeting Baby Sister

From the beginning, both of my boys wanted a baby sister. Hayden was positive he was going to have one, too. Here are some pics from the boys meeting and holding baby Nadia for the first time. I think it is interesting to compare the hair colors. Both Rowan and Hayden had lots of dark hair at birth like Nadia, but I think Nadia's is the longest. So far, Nadia's eyes are blue like the boys, too, but that could change. Both of them constantly want to hold her and love on her. Unfortunately, both of my boys are sick and on antibiotics right now, so it's been hard to juggle allowing them time with Nadia and trying to keep them from getting their germs on her. Anyhow, I know Hayden & Rowan are going to be the best big brothers to baby Nadia and that baby Nadia is going to adore her big brothers.

Rowan's Silly Faces

I just love my big baby, Rowan. Rowan calls Nadia his baby, and he says that he is little just like Nadia. Rowan weighs around 48 lbs, Nadia 9, but they are still both my babies. Rowan has one of the cutest personalities I've ever seen. He constantly wants to laugh, and he is always complimenting everyone on just about everything. He even likes my fat belly. He also likes just about any toy that comes on during a commercial, too. He always asks if he can get it for his birthday. Of course, he can. Because, I love him.

Hayden the Bike Rider

Well, Hayden has had a bike for a while, but we (Kevin) recently started working with him on being able to ride it. Plus, it allowed me to try and walk a little with Rowan in the stroller to see if it would help baby Nadia arrive (she was one day late, afterall). In no time, Hayden was able to take off on his bike, and he loves it. I feel like he has grown leaps and bounds recently, and I'm so proud of him. He has adjusted very well to Kindergarten, and now Kevin is able to just drop him off at the hug zone instead of Grandpa having to walk him all of the way to his classroom. Plus, today he decided he wanted to start buying his lunch, so we'll see how that goes. He just started soccer yesterday with the 5 year olds, too. He loves his baby sister Nadia and kisses her goodbye before he leaves in the morning and runs in the house to see her right when he gets home. Unfortunately, he has been a little sick (double ear infection) and Rowan has, too, so they don't get to love on her as much as they'd like to. I sure do love my firstborn, Hayden.

Introducing Nadia Von Turner

Nadia Von Turner

Before

Rowan's nurse is on the right (Kristin)

After

Introducing, Nadia Von Turner, born 9/10/10, 9 lb. 1 oz, 22 in, 12:47 pm

Friday, 9/10/10, at 4 in the morning, my water broke. Kevin's parent's came over to watch the boys, and my mom and sister Heidi met me at the hospital about an hour later. My contractions always start a few minutes a part. Around 7-8, I got an epidural. Around 10, the doctor on duty told me that after reviewing Rowan's delivery and seeing that he had shoulder dystocia (the shoulders were stuck during delivery), he told me that he doesn't allow his patients to have anything but C-sections afterwards, but that it was up to me. He said my baby looked about 7.5 pounds from the outside but felt larger on the inside. Of course we opted for safety first, so Kevin and I decided on a C-section. They prepped me for a C-section, but then Nadia was crowning. The doctor called a small army into the room, had an even larger army on standby outside the room, and then they got me ready for a "normal" delivery. After an hour and a half of not allowing me to push, the doctor decided to close shop and come back later to see if Nadia would come out on her own. In the meantime, I was given the painful antibiotics via IV, screamed my guts out, and then the nurse decided she would just call the doctor and have me push. The nurse (Ali) was convinced the baby would be out in two pushes. Plus, the nurse (Kristin) from Rowan's delivery arrived, and she remembered Rowan's delivery well, so I felt a little better with her there (she said that my last doctor used the wood screw technique to get Rowan out). Well, the doctor and his army returned, and after two pushes, Nadia arrived. I even got to hold her after delivery, and Kevin cut the cord (both are firsts). She scored an 8 and a 9 from the two nurses on her Apgar test (10 is the best), and she nursed like a pro. After the very scary ordeal of having to have an emergency vaginal delivery surrounded by an army of professionals, I was in shock that I had an extremely healthy baby girl with no complications at delivery. Better safe than sorry. I have a million pictures to upload, but I decided it is always easiest to just start with a few. Well, that is my birth story, and believe me, it was scary! When the doctor came to discharge me he told me to never scare him like that again and that he was sweating severely. He said he never had a baby die on him during delivery before, and I guess he was scared this was going to be his first time. If he thought he was scared, he should have been inside my head. Kevin actually felt comforted by the small army, on the other hand. Well, I'll post cuter pics, soon, but I'm going to go back and cuddle my adorable baby girl. She seriously is the sweetest, cutest, baby girl, ever!!

The Gristmill/Gruene/Cabela's

Can you see what's wrong with this picture?

A few weeks ago, we drove to Gruene with my mom and sister, Heidi. First, we ate at the Gristmill, then we got ice cream and snow cones at this little store there. We even stopped by Fickle Pickle to buy some of their yummy pickles (mix between sweet, spicy, sour, & garlic). Afterwards, we stopped at Cabela's on the way home. Of course, no trip to Cabela's is complete without the boys getting pop-guns to shoot all of the stuffed animals.