update...

So since Nov 12th a lot of things have changed, after going to the hospital 4 times, they finally let me have the baby! I had a horrible experience with the hospital nurses and the Dr they assigned to Zoe was an idiot. But besides that it wasn't my last time at the hospital for the Lueras! My dad couldn't wait to see the baby until December so he and my mom surprised us and drove down to see us in the hospital! My dad left my mom down in Sin City to help out for a little while (little did she know that it was going to be weeks that she stayed to help us out...and SO THANKFUL for that!) So because I had gallstones the Dr's had to recheck my levels before letting me leave the hospital- I asked one of them finally because they said my levels were high (not knowing what my levels were or what normal was) what they were (and because uncle mitch wanted to know to make sure I was ok) apparently normal is in the 50s...mine 430! and another was in the 180s...after I had little Z they were in the 80s so at least I was able to go home before I had to go back...So a week later back to the hospital for our same day surgery we went- I was worried about it, having just had a baby you start to think the worst! I went into surgery telling one of the two Teng brothers (both the Dr and the Aneisteiologest were named Dr Teng) that I was sorry if I said anything too stupid, that I might just keep talking and talking (Amanda said something similar to Uncle Mitch) well I fell asleep shortly after and woke up with a tube down my throat I started coughing thinking why in the Hell is this down my throat don't they know I'm alive?!?! they removed it shortly after i started gagging and all I hear is the Dr say she is getting admitted until 2300 having it be 830 at night when it all started I was thinking ok thats just for the observations then I'll be home with my baby! shortly after Derrick comes in and says so did the dr talk to you? I said he said I was getting admitted and everyone keeps telling me its because of the stones- but didn't I just have surgery to get rid of them? Derrick pulls out X-rays and pictures and goes you have to have another surgery tomorrow. See this is your gallbladder its full of stones- see this? its your GI track, you have gallstones stuck in there so they have to go in and clean them all out. GREAT! another night at the hospital and my baby was at home with my mom...I had been given 10 different IV's in the last two weeks and I was sick of them and the hospitals! Well I wasn't able to eat anything before the first surgery and where they didn't know when the second one would be I wasn't allowed to eat anything after it- I was allowed to drink water for 30 mins and then nothing...I wanted to scream I just wanted to drink some Damn water! haha oh well- the next morning another Dr showed up he was going to do the 2nd surgery and wanted it done by noon. So down we go to the operating rooms again- this time I was determined to be home by 4 at the latest! haha yeah right! at least we made it home by ten! As I was getting put under I hear the Dr doing the procedure freaking out at an operating room tech and was dropping the Mother F'ing bomb like noones business- I almost told the guy putting me out that I wanted a different Dr because this guy couldn't control himself! But I was already on my way out and didn't hear anything else...I woke up this time with NO tube down my throat and apparently this time no stones or fragments of stones! I was free at last to recover and then get home!!! I am like my sister a little too much...but apparently this time I thought I needed to one up her and spend an extra night and surgery in the hospital! NEVER AGAIN!! anyway...more pictures of the baby will be up soon!

baby ZOË

She is finally here!

11.12.10
6 lbs 8 oz
18 inches long
12:19 pm

these are pictures from when she was 5 days old

My sister Amanda

So ever since I was little I wanted to be just like my sister Amanda Panda Bear. She was funny, she wanted to be the Jazz Bear, She always had the coolest clothes/hair, the best friends, and well I wrote a book about her in 5th grade after we did a really cool dance to the song Celopatra Comin' Attcha. This past week of pregnancy Derrick has found it scary how much I am now like my sister. After 3 hospital visits, mulitple IV's of anitbiotics/ Zofran (my best friend!) they find out that I do not have Kidney Failure or any sort of Kidney infection. I have the Amanda disease of Gal Stones. Amanda found out about hers when she was pregnant with Baby A. And I find out about mine when I'm pregnant with Baby Z. Yup...we are too much alike my sister and I. We are the only people in our family to be pregnant at the same time, My Aunt Cid and my mom never were, and I secretly think that our babies have some evil plan going on to keep us together in ways we don't really want the other to ever have to go through! Hopefully I'll be able to have my baby girl any day now- and then off to surgery for me. At least now I have a reason to be in this mysterious pain and now the Dr's can tell I'm not just "making up the pain" or "trying to get attention". So Amanda you are correct- I did have gal stones...not kidney ones...too bad I can't do anything until baby Z is here though!

i love halloweenie

This was the first year we have carved pumpkins as a family, Derrick picked them all out, and Jacob (his little brother) lives with us on weekends-and he had NEVER carved pumpkins so he got one as well... Derricks is the Biggest Orange one (because he is the Dad) Jacob is the small orange one (because he is little Derrick) Mine is the white one (because I am white) and Zoë's is the striped orange and white one (because she is half and half)

lollipop cupcakes

I had a good idea for cupcakes, Derrick had to help me with them to get everything into the frosting bag, and then I didn't end up having sticks to make them how I wanted, I wanted them to look like giant lollipops, hopefully the idea is still the same (or you can see how it would have looked)

best day ever!

today we were taken off of the high risk pregnancy! hopefully we won't have to go back ever again!

Here are a few pictures taken today of baby either Kayzlë (Kay-z lee), Kya, or Zoë

cookies

So I was home alone yesterday scrubbing carpets when I saw my high chairs sitting up against the counter...and I got this picture in my mind...me with my little girl decorating cookies like I did with my mom (well up until I moved out and Ruby and Scarlett took over...) I dug out my cook books and found my moms sugar cookie recipe and went to work, I had trouble with the recipe so I had to call the expert and get help! The whole time I was making them I was smiling! I can't wait until my little girl is big enough to stand on a chair and help me cut out and frost cookies, it is a small little thing, but it is something I am THRILLED about doing! I was always....ok still am my mom's third thigh- and I hope to have the same relationship with my daughter as I do with my mom! So here are some pictures minus my little girl in tow of our cookies we made for Daddy Derrick! I hope that I am able to pass onto my daughter all of the wonderful traits my mom has passed onto me! Even if it celebrating silly holidays such as Jack Frost and Ned the Elf! I know Derrick won't understand the crazy little things like that, but its good to know my mom has given me a little bit of her holiday crazy traditions- Layered Jello must be at Thanksgiving, Valentines Day needs sugar cookies, birthday's must have a homemade cake, and Halloween is to be celebrated to its fullest extent EVERY year! Thank you mom for passing these onto me! I cannot wait to do all of this with my daughter and show her how awesome it is to enjoy the small things in life...like licking the frosting off of a spoon!