Patience...

Dallis is teaching Chase and I both to have patience. It has been eleven days since she was born and we just can't wait to take her home. She is making huge improvements. The only thing left for her to do is eat without a feeding tube. It will take time so we are just waiting patiently.


Grandma and Grandpa's number 10 :) grandpa was finally feeling better and got to hold her



Her gorgeous smile!

One week :)

After one week we finally got to give her a bath! :) I held her and Chase washed her hair it was so much fun!

She's a princess :)

She looks so tiny when she is in her dad's arms, I just love it :) my little girl




We put this cute hat Katie made her on her after her bath :) it looks better when she's all naked!

Bili Lights

My little tanner! :) she actually hated the lights she just wanted to be swaddled in a blanket not exposed. After 3 days she is finally out from under the lights so we can hold her again.

Daddy's little Girl :)

Daddy loves her so much! we just can't wait to take her home!!!

Eyes :)

Since she was born so early all she did was sleep. I finally saw her eyes for the first time!

All cleaned up :)

After her bath they started her on a feeding tube. With time they gradually increase her food by 3ml and decrease her iv fluids until she can be taken off the iv and only on fluids.

These pictures show her beautiful face without all the tubes :)

Her first bath!

She looks so beautiful and has so much hair! She got it from her dad :)

Our strong baby Girl!

After one day she made huge improvements. She was taken off the machine that holds her lungs open and was able to breath of her own! We could finally hold her!

Wires...monitors...

Dallis was quickly rushed the the nicu where they started an iv of fluids, put her on oxygen, got her lungs working, and ran all kinds of tests. That night they ran a test to see if her body was able to take in oxygen and get rid of the carbon dioxide correctly. If she passed she would stay at american fork hospital but if she failed they would have to transport her to utah valley. We were all crossing are fingers and she passed! She is so strong already. Their have been two other babies born at 34 weeks and both of them were transfered to utah valley. So she is doing well!

She's HERE!

Dallis Chris Nelson was born on August 12, 2010 at 2:33p.m. She weighed 5lb 6oz and was 17 1/2 inches long. She is already my little stinker she didn't want to stay cramped inside me any longer.

Labor

Since she decided to come so early I never got a chance to get maternity pictures taken so my mom started taking them :) they are not the usual maternity pictures but it was fun. And made my contractions not quite so painful.

How it all began...

Labor
This month has been quite the crazy month. I started off with the flu or food poisoning. This put me in the hospital for the first time. I was so dehydrated from throwing up all day that I started getting contractions. The hospital was great they put me on an iv and sent me on my way home feeling much better.

Two weeks later it was Monday afternoon (August 9th) I started to not feel very well. We went up the canyon with my family for family night and I started contracting. Chase and I went back home and I got in bed, then the tub, drank tons of water, hoping the contractions would go away. At about 1:00am we finally went to the hospital. I was dilated to a 3 and fully efaced. They gave me this crazy medicine to stop the contractions it made me all shaky. They also gave me a steroid shot to help Dallis's lungs develop faster just in case she came early. They sent us home after 3 hours and put me on bed rest.

The next day I was feeling much better (although bed rest is the worst!) I sat and watched tv and that's about it. I could only get up to use the bathroom. At about 10:00pm my contractions started up again. We had to go to the hospital anyway for a second steroid shot so I had them check my contractions again. I was still at a 3 and fully effaced. This was good news and me and chase were sure we would be going home. The doctor decided to keep me over night though. So we were moved to the labor and delivery room and had a fun sleepover at the hospital. In the morning I was still at a 3 so they let me go home at 5:00pm still on bed rest.

After we got home on Wednesday I was feeling much better they sent me home with medicine to take every 6 hours that would stop the contractions. I went to bed and at 2:00am Thursday morning woke up in tons of pain. I got in the tub, took more medicine, watched friends, ate food, but nothing would stop them. At 6:30 we finally decided we better go to the hospital.

I was dilated to a 4 so they observed me for an hour and then was dilated to a 5. They moved me to the labor and deliver room and told me she was coming! :) It was scary but exciting at the same time. She was barely 34 weeks that day so they let me stay at the American Fork hospital to deliver her.

The Zoo!

We went to the zoo with Chase's family. My favorite part was of course the baby elephant! She is so stinking cute... but chase likes to think he has monkey arms they're almost as long :)

YELLOWSTONE! :)

These are some of my favorite pics from yellowstone :) me and chase got super close to a buffalo and got yelled at by the ranger.... it was worth it ha

My big 21st

For my birthday Chase took me mini golfing at boondocks and to Roadhouse :) best birthday ever... even though it was a million degrees outside it was the best!