Announcing Our Little Girl Haines

Hello Friends! We are proud to announce that we are no longer just Victory and Alissa. We are now the Haines Family!

She measured in at 9lbs 9oz and 22 inches! We are both smitten with her and love her very much.

The sad news is that they think she has pneumonia and will need oxygen and antibiotics for seven days. Which means she will be in the NICU during that time. Otherwise she is doing really well.

Maternity Leave

So here I am on my second day of maternity leave and still no baby. I don't even feel uncomfortable right now. Its so weird. I feel like my body has forgotten that its pregnant and that it has a job to do to get her out of me. Sunday morning I woke up and I could see my ankles. My water weight has seemed to pretty much disappear...there's still a little bit but I feel like my body has gone back to normal minus this huge belly I have.

I went to Walmart and the check out lady said, "My you are carrying your baby high! It's a girl huh? You're going to be carrying her awhile longer!" All I have to say is thanks.

So I'm just kinda bumming around, trying to stay productive but what am I supposed to do all day? I'm not used to having this much free time. I pretty much have always gone to school or worked. People tell me I should enjoy this time because I will never have time like this again. So far I am enjoying it but just unsure on how use it all up. Yesterday I went shopping but I decided I shouldn't do that with my free time it will very quickly eat up our bank account. I bought a set of lamps for our living room, a decorative clock which I'm not sure where I'm going to put, new cookie sheets and a few other random items. We won't expose the grand total because I'm not necessarily proud of it.

Anyway, I'll keep you posted but according the walmart lady I'll be like this for awhile.

Take care friends!

39 Weeks

Beware: This isn't a happy, optimistic post, it is written by a hormonal, upset, and ready to go pregnant woman.

Well, as you remember from the last post, I wasn't supposed to make it to 39 weeks but here I am with baby girl still in my tummy at 39 weeks:I think I have a few words for doctors right now. Do they realize that they are dealing with pregnant women? Seriously. Don't say that I'm going to have this baby in 2 weeks with so much certainty....say it as more of a possibility. She did say after I gave her a concerned look, that she "had been wrong before but at least I'd be prepared." Well now I'm prepared (mostly) and very very impatient and onry.

I've been working very hard trying to get things ready for her. My apartment isn't perfectly organized or decorated yet but it is sufficent. I have most everything I think I need for her to come....so why isn't she coming???

I seriously thought I'd have this baby this last weekend....but nothing! All of the sudden I'm starting to realize the distinct possibility that I could go over my due date! That thought had never crossed my mind but now that I'm only one week away (and heard one too many stories at church yesterday) I guess I'd better settle in for another two weeks at least. OYE! Good luck to those who have to be around me! I'm not forseeing a happy Alissa.