Christopherson Lane

We went to the Dr. for a two month check up, and everything looks good. Cheryl is now 10 pounds, 12 ounces and 22 1/2 inches long. She is getting really heavy. She has a little bit of cradle cap and a rash caused by this wonderful winter weather. I just have to up the lotion dosage more. She is in great health and was smiling and happy with our new Dr. She loves mommy, and loves to sit up. She is noticing a lot more and smiling when she gets her diaper changed. We got a new swing for her, and she would much rather be held...darn it. I am doing good too. Dr.said I can exercise more, so I am happy about that....the pounds are coming off, but coming off slow. We have a gym in our new apt. complex, so I have been going in there when the weather is bad. That stair climber is brutal. She is being blessed on Sunday and we can't wait for all the family to see her. For those of you who can't make it...I will definitely post lots of pictures of her in her beautiful white dress. I mus...

Well, we are all moved in. Thank you mom and dad for all the help! We couldn't have done it without you. So far, we really like it here in the big city. It is still snowing out here...can't wait for better weather so I can go walking outside. I am still super busy with Cheryl and Nathan is really busy with his new job. I have been trying to exercise every day...and you will not see a picture of me until I have reached my goal weight. I have to say that baby's grow very slow. I can't wait until she can walk and talk and do things on her own. It is really hard to get anything done with her attached to my hip every minute. The good news is that she is sleeping at least five hours at night. What a good baby girl I have. XOXO-Erin

That's right...theirs no typo...we are moving to Salt Lake City! Nathan was able to get a great job opportunity, and here we go. With the packing, no sleep from baby Cheryl, and stuck in the house like a hermit, I am definitely ready for this to be over. We are very excited about moving and can't wait to be in a big city again. I am just excited to be near some real shopping. Woo Hoo. We will be up there on Valentine's Day weekend. We are so blessed that Nathan was able to get a job in this hard economic time right now. My heart goes out to all the people that have lost there job. All I can say is that someone is looking out for us. Thank you everyone that has been there for us during the good and bad times. We are so happy right now. Cheryl is one happy little baby too...she is all smiles and laughs already. Although, she is very addicted to mommy right now...daddy tries, bless his heart, but all she wants is mommy. We are about to pack the computer now...so I will blog wh...

I thought that squeezing her out would be the hardest thing I could do. But, I was wrong. No one told me that the after effects of labor would be so painful...I tell you what...my tailbone hurt so bad I could barely sit. Not only did I have to deal with healing from a traumatic experience of labor, I had to try and get her to breast feed every one to four hours, try and sleep and eat, and learn that my world is now turned upside down. The only thing that makes it worth it, is when I look at her beautiful face. Bytheway, breast feeding is not all it cracks up to be...I really didn't mind it to much, I just don't think that she wanted to do it. She had a hard time latching on and staying on. I gave it a really good effort, and decided to go with the bottle. I am so glad I did. Ever since then, she is now sleeping better and gaining weight. Thank heavens for formula. I have to say...if anyone decides to bottle feed instead of breast feed...don't give them a hard time about it....

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