First Few Days with Fallon

I don't know how you can love someone so much that every time you look at them, you want to cry out with happiness. Fallon is that for me. She is my beautiful baby girl that I would die for and do everything in my power to make happy. She has been great with sleeping and being on a mild schedule. She eats and needs a diaper change every 3 hours, just like clockwork.

We bought an Amby Swing and I could kiss the man or woman that designed it. For the past few nights that we've had Fallon home, she has only gotten up once or twice through the night and slept for 3-4 hours at a time. We haven't had any problems with her taking to the swing either. I don't know how hard it will be to get her to take to the crib when she outgrows the amby swing. Fallon is taking to breastfeeding well too. I am a little behind the learning curve on this topic though. I sort of trudge through it and deal with the pain when it occurs.

I have had problems with hormones and not wanting to let go of Fallon. It's been hard watching other people holding her and really hard when she cries. It kills me to hear her cry even for the shortest time. I guess I will get through this as well. David's been doing really well with Fallon and she's got him wrapped around her little pinky, well me too though.

I can't put into words how I feel with my emotions and love for Fallon. I am sure that a lot of mothers can agree with how I feel. I would do anything for her and she takes my breath away everytime that I lay my eyes upon her. God really gave me a blessing when he brought this beautiful baby girl into our world. My life is really complete and I couldn't ask for a more perfect and beautiful family.

Fallon Zora Lee Barnette

Welcome to the world...

Fallon Zora Lee Barnette


I went to my Dr's appointment on Friday and my blood pressure was elevated so they admitted me to start the induction process. It was quite a shock to the system because I wasn't expecting it to happen like that. I was so scared and really didn't know what to think or how to react. I thought that I was ready for it but when reality struck I wasn't so ready. So I went home and got my bags, some vanilla ice cream down since I wouldn't be eating the rest of the day till she came, and we headed to the hospital. They started the pitocin about 11 am. Supposedly I had been having contractions on a regular basis but I felt nothing. I had started to feel them a little bit as I was able compare what I was feeling with what the monitor was saying. They broke my water at around 1230-100, that was very painful because Dr. Wolf doesn't have the smallest hands either. I would not really want to go through that again if I didn't absolutely possible. Then I begged for my epidural. The contractions became so painful that I was crying. I couldn't manage breathing or focusing on anything else in the room to help with the pain and it kept intensifying. It felt like someones ripping your lower stomach out with a dull knife to be perfectly honest. I know whoever created an epidural needs a Nobel prize. They are the best thing ever!!!! I didn't progress very fast at all but as soon as I reached 6 cm dilated within a half hour I was 10 cm and complete. So around 8:30 Friday evening I started the pushing process. It was very rough because I had to push 3 times every time a contraction was coming on. The epidural was starting to wear off as well. She was face up and needed to be face down and was at the -1 position (higher up in the canal, +3 is crowning). So come 11:30 that evening, my Dr and I made the decision that a c-section was required. Fallon was wedged into my pelvic bones. Fallon arrived Friday evening at 11:53:58 PM at 8lbs 2 oz and 20.5 inches long.

I am doing pretty good. Not really having a lot of problems with the c-section. We came home yesterday afternoon and settled in. The hospital was great and has spectacular food. The nursing staff in the women's center are extremely helpful and knowledgeable for breastfeeding and such.

39 Weeks and Still No Fallon

We are at 39 weeks tomorrow and are all sitting on pins and needles waiting for Fallon to show. David and I are very anxious about her getting here and really are waiting for some answers as to when we can do an induction or whatnot. I haven't felt like she is going to make a showing anytime soon. It's not very fun being pregnant this last few weeks.

David's mother came down this week and has been a great blessing into helping around the house and being here just in case something does start. My mother arrived home on Wednesday from jail and it's so good to be able to talk to her again.

I went to Habitat today and they gave me a going away present and it brought tears to my eyes. I didn't expect it and it was very sweet of them. I am really going to miss being there in the office but maybe I'll be able to go back when I get Fallon situated or be able to do stuff from home for them. I don't plan on my relationship with the girls in the office or with the organization to have ended, just postponed.

Sick with 2 weeks to go

I can't believe I got sick with only 2 weeks left to this pregnancy. I was doing great with David being sick and not catching whatever he had gotten into but somehow this past weekend, I got the bug. I slept all day yesterday and had a doctor's appointment today. I am very ready to have this child. Fallon is not making any attempt at wanting to be part of this world anytime soon. We were hoping that the full moon last night would be a little push that she needed but I guess it's a good thing that it didn't because David's got a huge work project that he needs to complete on Sunday.

We are going to pick his mother up tomorrow so that she can keep me company for the week. It will be really nice to have the company around the house.

Beautiful Weather

March came in like a lion and now it's settled into being a lamb. Friday started out as a beautiful day in the upper sixties then the rest of the weekend just got more and more beautiful. The mornings started out grim and on Sunday it led to having to take another nap of course. Today it's supposed to be around 77-80 degrees. I hope that it stays like this and Fallon decides to come soon enough.

My roses are budding out and I have a lilac bush that is getting ready to bloom. I am very excited about the beautiful weather and Spring finally being here. The pear trees are blooming and everything else is starting to leaf out. The world shall be beautiful for Fallon's arrival.

I am very excited to have my grandparents joining us around the 20th of this month until Fallon's arrival then they shall go see my Uncle Bud in Texas. I pray that their trip is uneventful and that they get down here safe and sound. I do worry about them being their age and traveling this great distance. I hope that this weather holds out for them as well because all they are dealing with up there is cold and snow. I sure do miss the snow sometimes though.

This weekend

This weekend, David and I traveled north to Nashville to visit with your neices and nephews. It was a very enjoyable weekend. We got to play with my great niece Heather. She really took to David on Saturday and they played and became really good friends. She is getting so big. Saturday, we got to see Benjamin and did some shopping. Then we went downtown to Demo's Steak House and had a great meal there. Heather really enjoyed the rolls, soup, and her cheese sandwich. We didn't realize that our meal was taken so long but the manager came over and offered us a free appetizer. We had the chicken nachos and my word were they so good. So by the time our meal came, we were all pretty full.

We were worried about the possible snow storm that they were calling for in that area. Saturday night it did snow in Burns and Sunday we woke up to 2-3 inches of the white stuff on the ground. David stepped out Sunday on the driveway and slide half way down it. So he brought the car up to the garage so there wasn't an issue with the ice and me falling. I was worried about getting over Monteagle Mountain but they only got 2-3 inches as well where Murfreesboro got over a foot of snow. It was so beautiful coming down the road.

March definitely came in like a lion with the snow around the state and the freezing cold temperatures. I know that I am ready for warmer weather and for Fallon to join us. I really enjoyed seeing David interact with Heather because it made me excited for him to be able to interact with our own child.