Christopherson Lane

Cheryl Love Christopherson was born on 01-05-09, weighing 6 pounds 11 ounces, and 18 inches long. Happy Birthday, we love you! We went to the hospital at 2a.m. Monday morning to be induced for labor, they gave me Patocin to get it going...I was already dilated to 3 centimeters at that time. At around 11 or so I received the wonderful Epidural, Yeah! I still was not progressing, and next thing we knew Cheryl was not handling the contractions very well. They had to turn the Patocin off and turned the Epidural off...because I couldn't feel my legs at all. The doctor said if we don't progress and the contractions keep bugging the baby then we would have to do a C-section. Great! I thought...get this over with already....I don't care how! Well, I didn't have to have a C-section after all and by 5 p.m. I was finally in full dilation. Witch meant...Time to push, I pushed for 2 hours and there she was, a beautiful little girl at 7:18 p.m. What a long day, to say the least! Ther...

We have been in the hospital three times this week, under doctor's orders. Not because I was in labor...it still hasn't happened yet. My doctor stripped my membranes to try and kick start the labor on Friday. Well, no labor yet. We have a scheduled Induction on Monday at 2 a.m. and so if I don't go into labor by then....than Monday is the day. She just doesn't want to come out unless she is forced. I would have gone until the tenth...but my blood pressure has been high...and the doctor is concerned. Everything is still going good. No major contractions yet. I am just so ready! Yep, I am so done being pregnant. We are so excited to see our new baby girl! Can't wait to hold her in my arms. XOXO-Erin

My doctor has said that my due date is between January 5th to the 10th! I would like to know what everyone thinks when I will have this baby. Take a guess and whoever is the closest then we will name Cheryl's teddy bear after you! We are definitely ready now! We have a cradle, made by my Dad and also a great car seat and stroller finally. I think we were supposed to get that first, but oh well. Thank you Grandma and Grandpa Campbell. Cheryl can now come home from the hospital and sleep in the cradle. XOXO-Erin

My sister, Joi, came out from California to visit me before I pop. It was so much fun. We saw Twilight finally and loved it. We went shopping a lot. Hung out and ate yummy food. There was a snow storm and Joi did a great job driving in the snow. She also gave our little girl some really cute clothes and much needed shampoos and clippers n' things like that. She is so thoughtful. She started Cheryl a cute little collection of fairies. Wow...this girl is so spoiled! Thanks Aunt Joi. Here are some more pictures after Joi left of the 5-7 inches of snow we just got. I love the snow...I just wish I could play in it. Once I squeeze this child out...I can't wait. I am so anxious to have her in my arms. Then I can make snow angels! XOXO-Erin

We had a Baby Shower Thanksgiving weekend at Grandma Campbell's house. Thank you everyone who helped out and came. It was so good to everyone and for everyone to see my big belly! I was a little overwhelmed that it was my shower and that I am actually having a baby, so I was a little under talkative and that doesn't happen very often for me. Cheryl got so many cute things and I was teary eyed on a few things. Thanks, everyone! XOXO-Erin

It's been a little while since I have complained about the wonderful changes that I am going through...so I thought I would catch everyone up on them. First things first, I have major unexplainable heartburn...if that's what you call it. I have polished a bottle of tums in a mere two weeks. Tums are like candy to me now. I also am swelling up everywhere...my ankles mostly. I am still trying to exercise every day and I must say I do feel much better when I do. Although it doesn't get rid of my heartburn/acid reflux crap. Everyone is asking me..."when are you due? You look like your going to pop right now!" Let me give you a little hint...do not say that to pregnant women...it is kinda rude. I feel like a house...so I don't need to hear that I look like one too! I feel like I have a long ways to go still. Really I do feel pretty good. I just like to complain. XOXO-Erin

I went to another Ultrasound and Doctor's appointment this week. They said that our baby is now 2 pounds 13 ounces. She had her foot and hands up by her face when we started looking at her and by the end she kicked her leg back down. I think we startled her. She looks perfect right now...she just needs to get bigger. Can you please explain to my why I have stretch Marks on my butt only? Yep, that's right, I have been rubbing that stretch mark cream on myself like I am showering in it and the only place I got them is on my used to be small butt. I have the biggest butt now with stretch marks. I am so glad they are behind me so I really don't see them all the time. They just hurt like hell. Give me a butt pad or something. Ahhh. My back has been killing me lately too...so I went to a chiropractor. It was amazing! Who knew that adjusting my back would make a huge difference. It cleared up my sinus problems and I can actually breath now. And that was just my first appointment. ...

Today is the anniversary of the passing of my mother in law and Nathan's mom. She is always in our thoughts. She was a strong, intelligent, beautiful and spiritual person. She was always learning and growing. Her legacy will be remembered through the naming of our daughter, Cheryl. We love her very much. I just wanted to remind every woman to do a self breast exam. You could possibly save your life. Breast cancer is still a very serious disease and can be prevented by early detection...and also by getting second and third opinions. Life is precious and should be lived every day to the fullest. XOXO-Erin

I finally finished the cute little dresses for our little girl. She probably won't be able to wear them until she grows a bit bigger though. I think I am going to retire my sewing machine for a little while. I am totally done with sewing for now. Just wanted to let you know that I have our last year's Halloween picture at the bottom of the page and there is some new music that you might want to check out...compliments of Nathan(He wanted some of his music on here). Also, my newest pregnancy picture is on the right of the screen. Many pictures to look at. Sorry they are just of me mostly. We had a fun snow fall this weekend. It was apparently really early for Utah. It didn't really stick to the ground but it was fun to see from inside the house. It is officially winter, I think....very cold and snowy. Time to bust out the Hot Chocolate! XOXO-Erin

I feel like a punching bag! This little girl of ours has a really strong kick. The doctor says that she must be very healthy because she is so active. I am glad I am not a kangaroo...they keep there baby's in there pouch and those kangaroo's have big feet. She has kept me up at night kicking away. I can't wait until she gets bigger...she is going to kick my ribs and organs. Yeah! We watched The Church of Jesus Christ's Semi-annual General Conference this weekend. It was so nice not to have to dress up and go sit on hard chairs at the Church on Sunday. We are so blessed to be in Utah where they play Conference on three different channels. XOXO-Erin

The Baby room is getting more attention now. I have decorated the walls and put new bedding in the crib. I thought about painting the walls but I think it looks better with the original cream color. I really didn't want to much going on in there. She is one lucky girl to have all this attention to her room. If you didn't notice from the pictures we have decided to name her Cheryl Love Christopherson. She is named after her Grandma Christopherson that has passed away from breast cancer. She was a amazing woman and so little Cheryl has some big shoes to fill. My next project is to make some cute little dresses for her. We can't wait for her arrival. XOXO-Erin

On Friday I had another doctor's appointment. It went really good. I am still gaining weight...although the doctor says it is mostly water. I am happy it is not all fat. I have still been doing yoga and that has helped with my back pain. I recommend yoga to anyone pregnant or not. My doctor says that if I keep up having such a great pregnancy than I will have a short delivery...and I really hope so. I am trying to keep positive about everything and maybe it will actually happen. I will update another picture tomorrow, so watch for my ever growing belly. I would like to do a shout out to my father in law. Happy Birthday Grandpa Joe. We went to Rusty's Steakhouse for dinner on Friday night for the big birthday celebration and it was so much fun. Thank you. Great food and great company. XOXO-Erin

Sometimes I feel like a toddler, discovering my belly button for the first time. My belly button is so unrecognizable now. The only problem I am finding about being pregnant is all the body changes. I mean, weight! Being thin for 28 years then ballooning up in a matter of months has really scared me. I know, I know, everyone says that I will loose it all very quickly, but I still don't like it. At church I looked down at my feet and ankles and realized that I no longer have any ankles...they have morphed into cankles...Yuk! I was so discussed that I almost threw up. I wish I was one of those women who don't gain hardly anything and don't really look like they are pregnant until they give birth. Okay, enough of poor me! It's not hard to remind myself that I am pregnant though...I can't go an hour without her kicking me. There is life in there...I am so happy whenever I can feel her. I am happy really easily...just give me chips or ice cream and I am fine. Which isn...

My Doctor has been bugging me to start doing Yoga. Now, I really resisted him because I thought that walking and lifting 2 pound weights were plenty of exercise for me. Well, that is until I had to get weighed at the last Doctor's appointment. I cannot reveal what I weigh, but it is a lot...and I got a little teary eyed when I found out the amount. Needless to say, I am starting to look at doing the whole yoga thing. I tried it out today and I gotta say, I can't really bend like those women can. This picture pretty much sums up what I can do right now. I hope I can get better...but I am also getting bigger...so I don't know how much I will do. XOXO-Erin

Does anyone want to know if we are having a boy or girl? Well, I went to the Doctor on Tuesday, while Nathan was in Salt Lake working. They have the ultrasound technician there only on Tuesdays and there was no way that Nathan could be there because he goes to SLC every week for work. So, we didn't want to share the pictures from the ultrasound until Nathan saw them first. Then we had another appointment at the doctor's for a check up on Friday. I am gaining so much weight it is disgusting. Before I went to the first appointment, I gave our baby a pep talk...you know, to be photogenic and all that. Our baby did so good. Oh, I haven't said what we are having, have I!? Okay, no more stalling, boy oh boy, we are having a baby girl! We couldn't be happier, and now we can buy tons of pink. She is so active...keeping me up at night already. She really doesn't stop moving. So far, I think she takes after me...Nathan is so mellow and she is anything but that right now. I gu...

Ever since we wanted a baby we have been collecting baby stuff. Including baby fabric. Since I sew and have a sewing machine...I started to put together all the baby fabric that I have and make some baby blankets. So far I have six blankets. I also have some fabric books that I need to do. Here are some pictures of the blankets that I have done. I love to sew...it is just so time consuming. I have some fun new facts about my baby too. Right now he or she is starting to grow fingerprints. Cool, huh!? Well, I thought that was interesting. XOXO-Erin

No one told me that I would turn into a Porn Star. My boobs were always very big. It runs in my family. I just didn't expect them to be this big. I have already had to change sizes and it looks like I need to change another size. I weighted them on a scale and they are each 5 pounds...that is 10 extra pounds added to my ever growing body. Not only do I have big boobs, but I now fart and burp as much as any guy. So, to feel pretty is kind of out of the question right now. For how many noises I make...it doesn't matter if I actually got a boob job...because that is how I feel. I just didn't have surgery and it looks as if I did. It's not really sexy to be kissing my handsome husband and start farting in the middle of it. I am so disgusting right now. Up until now, I told Nathan that women just don't do those things...because we are lady's right!? Ha, some lady I am right now. I apologize for anyone who takes offense to these things...not every women fart's an...

I had a Doctor appointment on Monday the 14th. Same day as my friend Danielle's birthday and my Nephew, Daniel's too. Happy Birthday guys! The appointment went good. I am now a lot heavier and the most that I have ever weighted in my life. I am not saying how much. I guess the routine is, pee and a cup, give some blood and we'll see you in a month. I am really happy that everything is going so wonderful. My legs are not cramping any more...so really other than my ever stretching skin I am great. Next appointment I will find out what we are having. Which is in about five weeks. Then I can buy pink or blue. How exciting. I also got to hear the heart beat again...and the nurse found it really quick, so that means that everything is going great. I am starting to feel fluttering inside, so I know that our baby is active already. This whole baby thing is still so surreal. I can't wait...time is going by so very fast too. XOXO-Erin

We now have a crib, changing table and a dresser. Yep, we now have a place for the little one to be. We were so excited that Nathan stayed up late to set everything up. Of course, I was not allowed to help...that is a man's job you know. We still have quite a bit to get, but we are surely on our way. Thank you, thank you Bonnie and Joe for the much needed furniture. You two are so wonderful, and we are so happy that you are in our lives. I also found a rocking chair at a Thrift Store for only ten dollars...I am going to recover it of course. Our baby's room is coming together. XOXO-Erin

I am usually a very picky eater...only because I am allergic to many foods, not because I don't like them. Now I really can't stand to eat certain things. Here are a few... I can't stand eggs. Smelling cooked vegetables makes me gag. Nathan loves to eat speghettios...can't stand those either. As for the smells that I love... I can't get enough of Peaches. I love the smell of meat...specially steak. I love mini wheat's cereal. And I am eating more sugar than I have ever had before. (probably not a good thing) There are a lot more things I could add but I try not to write too much at one time so everyone wants to read the whole thing. I read that my baby can actually move it's fingers and even suck it's thumb right now...pretty cool huh? XOXO-Erin