2 weeks

Wow, this is going by fast!!! Today I am two weeks old and I even surprised momma and papa by sleeping for a whole 3 hours and 15 minutes at one time! Momma said it felt so good to be able to sleep the extra hour. Not a problem momma, you've earned it!

I also had a check up today. I am now 7 lbs 5 oz, and 20 inches long! Dr said I am doing great and looking good! He even suggested momma start giving me a bottle (of course with mommy's milk) if the evening feedings were getting too much. BUT momma tried to give me that silly bottle and I only wanted the real thing!!!

A week already!

So here I am!! Has it really been a week already!?!? I love my new home and of course my pups Leena and Fenton. I am sure they like me too, they are just a little shy at first.

Mommy and Papa are trying to adjust with all the changes, but me- I just do what I want. If I'm hungry mommy feeds me, if I have a diaper, papa changes me, and if I'm tired I go to sleep. Life is easy for me, not sure why everyone keeps saying baby's are hard work!

Mommy and Papa are very tired now. They take turns napping during the day because I am awake most of the evening. I feed every 2 hours and sleep for 2 hours. I am pretty set on my schedule- even if mommy doesn't like the routine :)

A true birthing story

On December 9th 2009, 6:30am

Mommy wakes up, looks out the the rain drops on the window and rubs her tummy to say hello to me. Hello mommy! Today was the day. Mommy and Papa were getting ready to head into the hospital for an induction. Mommy is so nervous, and I bet Papa is too- but he is better at hiding it. After taking care of a few things around the house, Papa packs up the car with mommy's bag and mine too and we head into Chesapeake General Hospital.

At 8:30 we arrive and head up to the 3rd floor. Checking in I can tell mommy was getting scared. She said she hated hospitals and didn't like the idea of being "tied" to a bed. I kicked her a few times to let her know I understood. So off we headed, straight to a room.

Mommy's doctor came in shortly after and at 9:30 he broke mommy's water and started her on a drug called pitocin. At the point the nurses asked if mommy wanted and epidural. She declined at the moment but as smart enough to stay "on the list".

Immediately contractions started. I was handling them very well and so was mommy. Papa was doing great to, talking mommy through each one and keeping her mind off of the pain. They weren't too bad! At least not at that moment.

Once the doctors came back to check up on us, mommy was still only 3 cm and 50% effaced. So up goes the pitocin, and up goes the pain. It had been almost 4 hours now. At this point the contractions were coming one after the other and mommy didn't have much of a break in between. Papa was doing great, counting mommy through each one and letting mommy almost pull his arm out of socket.

It wasn't long before mommy started losing awareness of what was going on. She was tired!!! The nurse came in again to check up on my pain. Mommy really wanted to keep going, but knew she didn't have much energy and was fearful she wouldn't have the strength when it came time to push. Papa was worried too so she went ahead and got the epidural.

Sadly, no one ever took mommy's blood when she first came in and so it took much lower than expected to actually get the epidural. Papa continued to help mommy through the pain, and while getting the actual epidural, she went through 3 contractions!!!

Finally when mommy could lay back down, she was having a lot of pressure much lower than before. The nurse went ahead and checked us again. Now mommy was almost 9 cm dilated and 100% effaced. There wasn't even time to put a cath. in!!! The nurse called in another nurse to get things ready and called in for the doctor.

Mommy was still having contractions, and while the pain wasn't as long, they were just as painful. For some reason the left side never went "numb". Now it was time to push. I had been waiting long enough and I really wanted o meet my mommy and papa.

Papa was there coaching mommy. Breath in, and push, push, push, push, push. Again, and push, push, push, push. Again and push, push, push!!! Papa said mommy was doing great, but mommy felt she wasn't doing enough. After pushing for about 30 minutes, the doctor still wasn't in and so they told mommy to take a break and not to push for the next few contractions. NOT TO PUSH??? I want out!!!

Sadly mommy's pelvis was 'small' and so it was a little harder. Finally the doctor comes in and encouraged mommy to push harder by telling her that he might have to use a vacuum since my head was turned in the wrong direction. A vacuum?? OH MOMMY PUSH HARDER!!!

Mommy wasn't going to let that happen so for the next few pushed she pushed harder, and harder. And finally, after an hour and a half, I was ready to come out!!!

The bed went up, the bottom part went down and Papa was there holding mommy's hand. Here we go!!!

Push! Push! One more! Okay, big push!!...okay stop, and pant, pant, pant..... Mommy had to have an episiotomy. OUCH! Why hadn't the epidural kicked in yet! Mommy felt every second of the cutting and said that was probably the worst part.

Ok, again. Push, Push......

And at 5:06 on December 9th 2009, I came into the world!!!



6 lbs. 10 oz.
It's cold out there and people kept touching me and taking my picture!!!
I see my Papa, and he watches over me while mommy is being "fixed" up. It doesn't take too long and finally, after a long long 9 months, mommy got to hold me in her arms!

Today is the day!

Morning world!!! Well, that's morning to you, mommy and I have been up all night long! It's going to be a long day, but mommy sang to me all night and told me how much she loved me and couldn't wait to meet me.

It's almost 7am and at 7:30 we will be calling the hospital to make sure everything is still a go. Arriving at the hospital at 8:30am and hoping to just get started right away. If I am anything like my mom, I will NOT like waiting around.

Mommy feels terrible about having to take medicine to get me to come out. She is scared it will lead to more serious interventions such as a c-section. Papa is trying to keep mommy calm and even my puppies have been very "loving" this morning.

So I shall see you soon- better yet you'll be seeing me! Wish mommy and I luck, and a safe, easy, and healthy delivery

Induction!?

Today mommy and I had yet ANOTHER appointment. Everything looked good and the doctor even said he'd let us go to 41 weeks before scheduling an induction. However before leaving the office he wanted to do a stress test just to make sure everything looked good.

So for 20 minutes mommy and I laid there, with one monitor on my heartbeat and one on mommy's tummy to see if there were any contractions. Mommy said she wasn't having any, but after the doctor took a look at the chart, it showed she was having a few. Contractions?? Really?? She said she didn't feel a thing!

The doctor was concerned however because I wasn't moving much. Moving much!? There isn't any room to move, what do you expect!?

So into another room we go where the doctor wanted to check out my fluid level. He said that sometimes if the fluid gets too low that the baby no longer moves as much, this of course would be a red flag.

During the check, the doctor notices that there isn't much fluid around me. Looking back at the last ultrasound (just 6 days before) I had 15 (mm? oz? no sure of the measurement they are using) and today there was only 6. WHAT? Now that is a red flag!

Doctor said that at 4 there is grave need for concern and that he would send me to the hospital to deliver at that moment. However, he said that my bladder looked full and so the number should go up. But since the fluid is lower then what is ideal- if mommy doesn't go into labor before Wednesday the 9th of December that she will have to be induced.

Now this comes to a disappointment to mommy. She really wanted to go naturally and labor at home without drugs as much as possible. However, she knows my health is much more important then her feelings on the matter.

So come hell or high water, I will arrive and make myself known by the end of my actual due date...cross your fingers it will be a easy and fast delivery for mommy's sake!!! :)

One week to go!

Today mommy and I are 39 weeks! We were both every excited to go to the doctor today to see how things are coming along. After a check, mommy is 2 cm dilated and 25% effacted. The doctor was concerned about allowing mommy and I to go past our due date. He is worried that because we had complete previa earlier in the pregnancy and there may be blood vessels too low lying. Allowing me to grow too big or having mommy's water break on her own might cause these vessels to rupture which could cause a lot more problems that neither mommy or I want.

Mommy really wants to see if her and I can go into labor on our own. She really wants to try to go natural because she feels that since she couldn't conceive naturally, this is the least she could do. OH mommy, in the end it really doesn't matter- just as long as you love me :)

So right now mommy has turned down an induction. However, the doctor wants to schedule a date this coming Monday if we have not already gone into labor. Mommy said she is going to take these next four days and try everything to see if she can help move the process along!!!