Olivia Juliet Aguilar

OLIVIA JULIET 

So after nine months of waiting for the love of our lives; she has arrived. Born on Friday February 22, 2013. The journey was a hard one but she was worth every push and tears. The delivery was 12 hours from 8:30 AM to 8:53PM. She gave us a scare but my mom and Tony comforted me during that moment that gave me strength.

BATH TIME 

FATHER AND DAUGHTER
my favorite picture

OUR ANGEL

Being induced: I was at first worried I was making the wrong choice by electing an induction but when we were in the hospital we found out my water had been broken for a while and she had a bowel movement inside.

Epidural: AAAAAMAZING although I think that i might have had a rare experience that I still didn't find it upsetting because it felt better after that. So I had to get the epidural done twice because the first time it didn't go in the right place and I started squirting blood from the catheter  So a 30 minute process took about an hour since they had to start all over. Oh and Tony didn't faint either time which the nurses where impressed with. More power to you if you can do it naturally but I couldn't take it so I opted for the drugs.

Pushing: It took 3 hours to push her out and her shoulder got stuck towards the end of the delivery. The doctor, I think, anticipated something was going not so well and cleared out my mom and Tony from the bed side and she pulled and tugged on Olivia while a male nurse pushed down on my stomach because Olivia wasn't breathing  and purple. They moved her over to where NICU had their station set up and it felt like for ever because she wasn't crying but the amazing team at Parkview worked on her and cleared her lungs and made her respond  One of the multiple things that I am thankful for is that Parkview has a 4 level trauma center where there is always CHOC NICU doctor there in case of emergency.

Tony and I feel so completely blessed to be able to have her and she is amazing and just watching her and staying up the last few day has been hard but I wouldn't trade it for anything knowing that she is with us now. When she open her eyes it a overwhelming feeling of this beautiful connection that overwhelms me with unspeakable emotion. I never thought that I would ever be so blessed to experience this type of love.

Gelish by Harmony

So since I am still at home waiting I decided to go out and buy a gel manicure system so when I go back to work I don't lose touch on how to do things. The product has been out for about a year but has been in development for about 8 years. The reason why the company took so long to come out with Gelish is because they wanted to come out with a product that would actually work the way it says it should. I personally am starting to love it. I have had three girls get a manicure done at my house and they love the color and the thinness of the product. They have over 74 colors and glitters available so there is something for everyone.

                         

Week 39/Olivia's Room

Sheldon the Turtle (got it on Zulily)

So I am down to a week left but it doesn't mean it's over. This little bundle of joy could be like her father and be late for everything or maybe just forget to come out. I had my check up on Wednesday and I am now 2 cm.  I also had to have a stress test because she isn't really moving as much as she has before but it couldbe that she is bigger now. So the doctor said that if I want I can talk about being induced on this coming Wednesday. We can decide what to do then although I don't know if I want to be induced so we will see. I am getting really tired where driving is getting hard for me. But we finally have her room ready and here are the pictures.

          This was her room before we did all the painting and all the decor

           

 We were given the changing table by a co-worker but we removed the varnish and painted it a green to go with our theme.

Baby Shower

Saturday January 19th 2013 was our family and friends baby shower and it was such a fun day. I have so many people to thank but I am so grateful for my sister in laws Amanda and Lavina because this wouldn't have been such a beautiful day if it wasn't for these amazing women. Olivia will be so lucky to have them to look up to. Also my mom and dad are the best for making all the food and drinks; they are amazing parents. Here are some pictures of the day. Oh, and a thanks to Joseph for taking the pictures. Thank you for your friendship.

CAKE 

My aunt surprised me with my baby blanket and I started to choke up. 

My uncle and I showing off our bellies.

Surrounded by our nieces and nephew

ALL DONE

Friends Krystal and Taylor

Friend Ry and Tyler

Me and Friends Ash and Erich

Olivia's Cousins

Olivia's Cousins

Winners

Firends and Family

My Parents

My Dad

Winner

Tony and His Mom

BABY LOOT

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Hospital Visit

So on Monday we went to labor and delivery because I have been having pain in my abdomen but I had been having this pain for over a month. The thing is that on Sunday night I could not sleep because this pain started to wrap around toward the back of my ribs. So better to have been safe than sorry we went in and all the nurses were nice. I didn't expect to get into a hospital bed and strapped in to monitors which was okay because that fear of what is going to happen when my water breaks went away. So we just waited while they monitored the baby and figure out this pain.
I had an ultrasound to check what was causing this pain and had to take tons of deep breaths for them to figure out it gallstones. As I was getting back an amazing nurse Mary Maguire found me and Tony in our room and she was telling me that gall stones are common in pregancy and that I will have to lay off the greasy food because it's what is irritating my gall bladder which I am fine with but I need to stop watching food commercials because that is how I get my cravings going. Oh and we heard a little baby come into the world; it was super amazing hearing the cries. Anyways I have gall stones and now I have to diet and I am glad that I know our baby girl is okay and I just need to watch what I eat. I love everyone at parkview that I met on this last visit.

Nesting

So this next week we have a lot of activity in our household. My brother and sister in law have found a wonderful home and are moving out which make us sad but will allow us to work on the nursery for baby Olivia. I started to wash the babies clothing and putting them in their bins. Next I have to find a frame so I can put some art work up for her room. I will have actual pictures of what the room looks like before and after but here is what is going in it:

We got 5 of these in green and so far they are amazing and sturdy (container store).

Bookcase Ikea

Crib Ikea

New Year and New Journey

I have decided to make a New Year's resolution and it is to update my blog more often. I thought I would be better at it but I am not; so here is to updating.

We are closer and closer to our due date and I am pretty scared but I don't know what to pin point on what I am scared of most:.the delivery; just having a baby; or even not being alone ever again.When people say that even if your'e young or old you really are never ready for a baby emotionally I can now understand what they mean.

I hope everyone had a great holiday season. I know we had a good one spending it with our friends and family. January is coming by fast and we are completely booked up.
January calendar is filled with baby showers, maternity classes and packing my diaper bag/hospital bag. I may be late with it but I will post those pictures and what we learn.