New Arrival

Sorry to keep you all waiting a week for this post!

I was hoping that the lack of posting would let you know she arrived! Monday, June 29th at 10:58 PM. Abby Grace Miles is 7lbs 11oz and 20 inches long and HEALTHY!!!

We went to the ER around 530 and were discharged around 730PM because I wasn't progressing enough. 10PM we were back at the hospital and she was born 58 minutes later. Needless to say there wasn't time for my epidural that I asked for...but I survived.

Now she is already a week old! Steve and I are so blessed to have this little girl. We want to thank everyone who prayed for our pregnancy, Abby's health and an easy delivery. Thank you, thank you, thank you!

She has had some visitors in the last week and looks forward to meeting others who are healthy and feeling good!

Abby already has a new best friend who was born on July 1st, Celia Grace Michel was born to our friends Christy and Burt.

Just a quick update

We are 3-3.5cm and 50-75% effaced. She stripped my membranes. Having some contractions about 5-7 minutes apart and heading out for a walk right now to see if they are real or BH.

Someone will be sure to keep you all updated. If you have facebook check there first!

Have a great day!

~Amy

39 weeks and 1 day

The pictures above are Shelly (22 weeks) and I (38 weeks) after our pedicure and then Steve, Anna, and I after her belly rubbing (39 weeks). Also a picture of Steve at AJ's family fun center in Grand Rapids raising money for Paws for a Cause.

Here we are at 39 weeks! Tomorrow we go to the OB...the way I have been feeling I sure hope that there is progress. This pain can't be for nothing! MAybe she is just waiting for our country's birthday.

Yesterday we went to a friends college open house and she claims to have the magic touch. So we let her rub the belly and she said that within 24-48 hours we will go in to labor or my water will break. :)

Steve and I have just been hanging out and enjoying having the summer off. Its the first time that we have both had the summer almost totally off! He has his masters class, but other than that we are just being bums and its GREAT! Today we were sitting on a towel in the yard and had a monarch and swallowtail butterfly come near us. My first thoughts were Faith and Drake. I saw the same butterflies a few days ago within minutes of each other. Another CDH mom, said that she had a pinkish butterfly linger by her the other day too in NC. The angels are keeping an eye on everyone and showing us they are near.

We will update again tomorrow after the OB appointment. Our friends in Louisiana are set to have a C-section on Wednesday to welcome their little girl Celia Grace Michel. She is Drake's little sister and we are so happy for them. Christy and I have been trying to get the girls to arrive on the same day. We will see how that works out.

Have a great day and enjoy the weather!

Love,

Amy, Steve, ^Faith^, and baby Miles

38 weeks

We had our 38 week appointment!

1-2 cm and 30% effaced I can't believe there was actually some progress! Pray that we continue to progress. I have been having some false labor. Contractions 10 minutes apart..today is the record amount of time of 1hr and half that I actually paid attention to them. Then it just got boring keeping track of them so I am doing other things! :)

We will keep you posted. Our next OB appointment is June 29th.

Take care!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day Steve! I know that today our little girl is smiling down on us and thinking about how amazing her father is! He raises awareness and funds for CDH, runs 15.64 miles for her, donates blood, and every day sends his love to her in Heaven.

It's hard to think that this is our 2nd father's day with out Faith on Earth.

Next year we will celebrate Father's day as a family with two little girls!


Steve I hope that you had a great relaxing day today!

Happy Father's Day to all Dad's with babes on earth and in Heaven.


Love,

The Miles Family

37 weeks on Saturday

Steve and I have officially nested the ENTIRE house! I think its the cleanest it has ever been! We cleaned carpets, closets, under sinks, reorganized, and threw things away! It feels good to be done with that. After 2 years it actually feels like we are somewhat done. We still have some electrical stuff to do. Anyone out there in the West MI area that could offer some help????

My parents arrived on Thursday and are ready for the baby to arrive. They are staying here a few days and then heading to MP to see family and friends. My mom's birthday is on Saturday and my sister and nephew are coming to GR for her party.

We went to the doctor today and there is no progress in the baby dept. No dilation and a little bit of softness. But nothing to write down. So we see her partner next week while she is on a cruise and then her the following week. So we may have a little firecracker babe after all.

Hope all is well your way. Please keep all CDH babes in your prayers. A few I follow are Ava, Carter A., Ruby, Avery, Jamie, Giavanna and James. More CDH babes are on the way. Pray for their families as they start this journey.

Take care,

The Miles Family

Just think you only have 3 more weeks till you find out her name!


The picture in the post is items that will be sent to Gabriel's Gifts in Memory of Faith. My aunts donated money for Faith's book drive and we were unable to get the books in time for the drop off. So we used the money to purchase things for this CDH project. A friend of ours and fellow CDH mom to an Angel makes bags for CDH families/NICU families. She fills them with items that NICU parents need and could use. I will post more information about the project and how you can donate if you are interested. Thanks!

36 weeks

We have finally reached 36 weeks! Next Friday we will head back to the OB and get "checked" to see if things are starting to progress. I have no expectations for that exam, with Faith I didn't dilate to a 1 until I was 40 weeks and 1 day. So I expect this little girl to be just as stubborn.

I have been feeling pretty well, just started experiencing some serious heartburn. So I started taking an OTC acid reducer. She has been calming down a little bit. I haven't been able to sleep really well lately, so I am being prepped for the late nights with a beautiful baby in my arms.

Thinking of holding her is so exciting and so emotional. It makes me think of Faith more and the last time I held her. Her sweet face to my face. I know that God is watching after her now, but I will always miss her and think about how much fun she would have had here on Earth.

All of our maternity photos are posted on http://kristyphotography.zenfolio.com/amysteve so be sure to check them out. Kristy did an amazing job! I think we are going to make a little collage of some of the maternity pics and then the newborn pictures we get taken.

Last weekend I cleaned out our linen closets, a bedroom closet and under the kitchen sink. This past week I have been making baby hats. So my nesting doesn't require as much energy! The picture of the hats I made is at the top of the post I believe. I feel like I don't know what I am doing on this blog!

I have about 2 more days of work and then I am off for the summer. Steve and I have many projects to complete before the baby arrives.

This week we also received a surprise from Maxton's Memorable Moments. It is a beautiful painted picture with a verse on it from Maxton's mommy Ashley. Maxton is a handsome boy that was born with CDH and earned his wings 18 days after he was born. He fought every step of the way. His mommy makes these pictures for other CDH babes and they are fantastic! She is very gifted. You can check out a picture of the one we received at http://www.maxtonsmemorablemoments.blogspot.com/


We hope that everything is well your way!