Got Stains?

Hey all, just a little tip on stained baby clothes or blankets. What works for us so far is Shout and a little cold water. I (DJ) try to do most of the laundry and I check all of Braelynns stuff as I put it in the wash. She lost her billy cord after just one week old and her belly button will leave a small blood stain. I found that a good shot of Shout on the spot and a little rub between my fingers under cold water gets 90% out before washing. Then one more shot of Shout and in the wash it goes. So far all of the stains have come out 100%. It works great on spit up, blood, and even a messy blow-out.

Also, we save money by useing Free & Clear laundry soap instead of the expensive Dreft. We just run a second rinse cycle just in case. We have an HE frontloader that works great with the extra rinse button.

Hope you find this helpfull and that it works as well for you.

Week 2

Braelynn has now started week 2 of her life. All seems to be going well...except the lack of sleep for me and DJ of course. So far sleeping, eating and making dirty diapers are of course 99% of her days. Our biggest concern so far was that she was sort of Jaundiced, she didn't have to sit under the lights though, it wasn't that bad. She has a Dr. appointment on Friday, so we'll know more then.
Her umbilical cord fell off the night before last, so last night she got her 1st real bath (not a sponge bath). She cried the entire time!
Time is flying by already, hard to believe she's already a week old!
DJ has been trying to get a good pic of her so we can have some birth announcements made, but every time her eyes are open we keep forgetting to take pics...silly us.
We've also been dealing with her having a lot of gas. We even had to get the gas drops (medication over the counter) already, which does seem to help although it takes a while.
Thanks for all your well wishes and things. Can't wait for you all to meet her if you haven't already!

She's Here!

Braelynn Maurine Hudson has come out! She made her arrival at 3:17 PM on Sept. 9, 2008. Her weight was 7lbs 14oz. and was 21 1/2" long and a full head of hair. Her eyes are a real dark gray, but they look like they will turn out like mommy and be hazel/magic color changing eyes that go from dark green to medium blue. Both baby and mommy are doing great and we are all back home.

We want to thank everyone for all the congrats and concerns. You are all great and we can't wait for you all to meet her.

Tomorrow...tomorrow...

Tomorrow is the day. Baby just doesn't want to come out on her own, so tomorrow is induction day. We'll get to the hospital (Travis Air Force Base) around 5:30am. Not sure what all is going to happen exactly other than inserting a portion of a pill and letting that dissolve inside of me for a couple hours to start the induction. Then I'm hopefully going to be able to eat some breakfast and walk around to get things working. After that, hopefully the labor and delivery will be quick and not too painful. One of us will write again as soon as possible.
Thanks to you all for the well wishes and everything!

STILL PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!

We are now 41 weeks and 4 days today. We had another Non-Stress Test (NST) this morning. Baby is still doing fine, nothing to worry about. So, we're letting her stay where she seems to be comfy until either she's ready to come out or until Monday, which ever one comes first. Her final eviction notice has been given for Monday. Unless she comes before, we will be heading to the hospital before the sun comes up this Monday the 8th to be induced. Hopefully the pill they will give me for induction will be enough, and we won't have to go through more than that to get things going.
So, if you don't hear from us for a while don't worry, we're just at the hospital and then getting settled at the house. I'll try to write again as soon as possible, with pictures of course!

41 Weeks / Dr. Appointment

Well, we've gotten to 41 weeks and the baby is still not ready to come out. We had a Non-Stress Test this morning. This is where they hook up monitors to monitor the baby's heart beat and my contractions for about 20 minutes. They also did an ultrasound to ensure that there is enough amniotic fluid in there for her. Then they did a cervix check. The baby is in position, but she's not locked into that position and I am still not dilating yet. So, unless she decides to come out before Friday, we have another Non-Stress Test scheduled for Friday, and if all is well on Friday then they said they will induce on Monday. So Monday is the final straw if she decides to not come out before then.
So, more waddling and uncomfortableness for me for a while longer. We'll try to keep ya'll posted!
(Picture is VERY anxious Grandma Vicki, Me, Grandma Camel, and Great Grandma Swanson)