New Haven

1st Real Bath!-March 29, 2009

So Haven loves the bath. He wasn't crazy about the sponge bath, but now that he can get in the water. He loves it!!!

Haven is HERE!!!- March 11, 2009

Baby Haven is finally here. It sure took him long enough. We are so excited. He arrived on Wednesday, March 11 at 7:36pm, via c-section. He weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs 14 oz and was 21 inches long. He had brown eyes and a head full of dark brown hair. He is the most beautiul thing Kelly and I have ever seen.

I went into my doctor's appointment on Tuesday, to be checked, and since I had not dilated (just like I thought) they told me to go ahead and check into the hospital to start cervadil. We were allowed to get some dinner first, so we went to South 21 before we checked in. And boy was I glad we did, cause I didn't get anymore solid food food until Friday morning. We got all checked in and by 6:15 I was given the cervadil. I didn't feel to much going on until about 11pm, then I was starting to fell some contractions. Nothing unbearable. I tossed and turned most of the next few hours and at 2:30am my water broke. I felt a pop and then some gushing. I called the nurse and she confirmed it. I was now in active labor. So I tried to go back to sleep, but the contractions got stronger. Still nothing unbearable. I was able to get my epidural around noon and I was Sooooo ready for it by then. I was comfortable for quite a while after that. I was checked again at 3:45ish and was fully dilated. I began pushing at 4pm. I pushed for 2 hours but he wasn't getting far enough down in my pelvis. Apparantly my pelvic bone is narrow, so he was having a hard time getting past it. The nurse decides to let me rest for a few minutes and then she changed her mind and decided to up my epidural and let me sleep for 30 minutes. I thought this was strange, so I figured something must be up. She and Dr. Barnes come in 30 minutes later and he checks me and tells me that I have 2 choices. 1- I can push for another hour and see if I make some progress or 2- go ahead with a c-section. I asked him what he would do and he said he did not think that I would make any progress in pushing for another hour (my pelvis was just too small) and I would have to have a c-section anyway. He would go ahead with the c-section now and not exhaust himself. So I spoke with Kelly and my mom and they agreed. Kelly wanted everything to be ok with both of us and he wanted it to be over. So we decided to have a c-section. They prepped me and I was in the operating room. He was born shortly afterwards. I was very groggy afterwards and fell asleep when I was wheeled back to my room. I finally got to hold him when I woke up and it was awesome.

People have asked me "What was the worst part of the whole thing?" And honestly, the worst part is the recovery process from the c-section. The labor was not bad, the pushing was not bad and the c-section was painless. The getting up and moving around afterwards with the soreness is absolutely the worst part of it. Everything else was totally bearable. But Haven is completely worth all of it!!!

Day Ten Overdue

Looks like today will be the day that we start things off. I go into the doctor at 3:45 and they are going to check and see if I have dilated. If not, then I check into the hospital at 5pm. If I have dilted then I check into the hospitall tomorrow morning. I have a feeling that nothing has happend, so I'll be checking in tonight. Kinda nervous. But I keep telling myself "If all these other women can do, so can I."

Day Nine Overdue

Still nothing. Looks like I'll be going to the doctor tomorrow. I have a feeling that I still haven't dilated. So I bet they will just admit me tomorrow at 5pm and start the cervadil. I had hoped that something would have happened by now, but it doesn't look that way. Oh well. This baby can't say in there forever. So wish me luck tomorrow. I'll try and post soon.

Day Eight Overdue

I thought that maybe something might be happening yesterday. Kelly and I went on a walk Friday night and when I went to sleep that night, I was SUPER uncomfortable. My pelvis was sore and I tossed and turned all night along. Then I got up yesterday morning and was still uncomfortble. We went to Lowes and I was walking ultra slow and I was just whipped. So I go on home and lay down. I took about and hour and half nap. Woke up totally refreshed. My pelvis didn't hurt aymore and I wasn't tired. Oh well.
However, I do think that Kelly is the one nesting, rather than me. While I took a nap yesterday he proceeded to clean all the windows on the bottom floor. I'm talking on the inside, outside and the window seals. He even went upstairs to clean off the paint we accidentally got on the crib railing when I was painting it. Then he couldn't sleep last night to save his life. He told me this morning that he thinks he may have slept for all of about 30 minutes. Starting to think that his body is the one that's getting ready for a baby!

Day Six Overdue

Went to the doctor today for the Non Stress Test and the Ultrasound. He is not stressed out at all about being in there so long and his fluid levels are fine. So they will see me again on Tuesday afternoon, if nothing happens before then. And knowing our luck, he'll still be in there on Tuesday. I would really like for this to happen on my own, but it's looking like he's going to be stubborn. Can't imagine who he gets that from? For those of you that are saying your prayers for us...Say it LOUDER!!!