Dane was 9 days early, so as far as I'm concerned, this little girl is already late. I'm not tired of being pregnant (thankfully I have pretty easy pregnancies), I just want to hold her and kiss on her already!!!!!!!
Showing posts with label Pregnant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pregnant. Show all posts
Monday, January 18, 2010
Monday, September 14, 2009
Then and Now
*If you can't read the tiny writing on the pictures:
in the left picture, I was 20 weeks pregnant with Dane.
The right picture was taken on Saturday, at 21 weeks with baby girl.
*I weigh now what I weighed at 14 weeks with Dane.
*At 22 weeks with Dane, I had gained a *gulp* whopping 15 lbs
With Baby girl, at 21 weeks, I've only gained 5
I'm eating a LOT healthier this time, and I'm still running
(not to mention I'm chasing after an incredibly active 15 month old every day).
*Yes, I chopped my hair, and No, this is not the best picture of the haircut, but Dane happened to get ahold of the camera, and erased the good one. I promise a good one soon. Don't judge it by this picture alone...
in the left picture, I was 20 weeks pregnant with Dane.
The right picture was taken on Saturday, at 21 weeks with baby girl.
*I weigh now what I weighed at 14 weeks with Dane.
*At 22 weeks with Dane, I had gained a *gulp* whopping 15 lbs
With Baby girl, at 21 weeks, I've only gained 5
I'm eating a LOT healthier this time, and I'm still running
(not to mention I'm chasing after an incredibly active 15 month old every day).
*Yes, I chopped my hair, and No, this is not the best picture of the haircut, but Dane happened to get ahold of the camera, and erased the good one. I promise a good one soon. Don't judge it by this picture alone...
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Now that both our families know...
We can make the awesome news public:
*Nope, not me, and not Dane, but you get the picture (I hope)
Sorry to all those friends out there who I have not personally called to let in on the good news. It's been crazy busy with girls camp, then youth conference, and I've not felt the greatest ever as I'm sure you can imagine. We could not be happier, and are SOOOOO excited to meet our little peanut in January 2010.
Sorry to all those friends out there who I have not personally called to let in on the good news. It's been crazy busy with girls camp, then youth conference, and I've not felt the greatest ever as I'm sure you can imagine. We could not be happier, and are SOOOOO excited to meet our little peanut in January 2010.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Labor Story
For all those who have been dying to know how labor went, here you go:
When I went in for my appointment on Friday, June 13, I was dilated to a 2, and 50% effaced. She stripped my membranes, but said that they were still pretty in tact, so not to plan on anything exciting happening. That was also my last day at work, because I wanted a week or so to get things ready around the house, and I had this awful fear of having my water break while at work.
So Monday came, and I had a wonderful friend come help me clean the house, so I at least felt somewhat ready to have the baby without worrying about coming home to a mess. I still felt really good, though tired, but no contractions to speak of besides the typical Braxton Hicks. Wednesday I spent the day with my mom running errands, and getting some last minute items. I had some random contractions, but nothing regular. That night we went to our niece Lindsay's dance recital, and I started to not feel so good, but nothing too unbearable.
We went to bed at about 11:30 that night, and I got up at 1:30 for my typical night-time trip to the bathroom. As soon as I laid my head back on the pillow to go to sleep, I felt like I had peed my pants. I knew that I had just emptied my bladder, so thought to myself, "I think my water just broke." Then, as if to confirm my suspicion, another gush came. I woke Brock up and told him that my water had broken, and I've never seen the boy wake up so fast! I wasn't having any contractions, so this wasn't at all how I had imagined things would go. I wasn't even sure if we needed to get to the hospital right away, so Brock called and asked. They told us to get there as soon as we could. Brock packed his bags, and we were off. I guess the good thing about going into labor in the middle of the night, is the lack of traffic. We made it in record time!
I got all checked into my room by 3:00 am. Still no contractions. They didn't want to check to see how far dilated I was since there is an increased chance of infection once your water breaks. So we just walked around the floor trying to get my contractions to start coming. They started about an hour later, and were really very bearable. Not that they didn't hurt, but I could breathe through the pain. Brock was great with helping me, and being a great labor coach. They came in around 6:30 and wanted to start me on some pitocin, because my contractions still weren't close enough together. I wanted to do an un-medicated delivery, and I knew that once the pitocin started, that would be harder to accomplish, so I had them check me to see how far progressed I was. I was at a 4, and 90% effaced. I asked them if I could try it for a bit longer to see if I could continue to progress on my own. They were okay with that, but didn't want to wait too long, since my water was broken. They give you an 18 hour window to deliver vaginally after your water breaks. After that, they seriously look at c-section, because the risk of infection is too high.
By 9:00, the contractions were really strong, and a bit harder to handle. I got in the tub, and though it usually relaxes me, it did nothing. I had them check me again to see how far I had progressed, and much to my dismay, I was still at a 4! Though I guess the consolation was that I was now fully effaced. Wooohoo!!! In nearly eight hours of labor, I had only dilated 2 centimeters at the most (who knows what I was when I went in). I decided that I just couldn't do 6 more centimeters and then push the little guy out. It was a tough decision, but I opted for the epidural. Best decision ever! They still had to give me a little pitocin to speed up my contractions, but by 1:30, I was complete.
He was still sitting up pretty high in the birth canal, and the doctor (who unfortunately was not my OB, but one of her partners) still had some appointments upstairs, so I just laid there ready to go, and let the contractions push him down for me. At about 4:00, I started pushing, and at 4:34 pm, our little boy entered the world.
He was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, and I still can't believe that he is mine. He had a little difficulty breathing at first, so they were suctioning out his lungs, and had him on some oxygen. Brock overheard them discussing whether or not to call in the NICU team, but he finally cried that beautiful cry, and pinked up. It was truly the most amazing experience of my life. I can't imagine anything being better than that first moment when I got to meet the little angel who had been growing inside of me for the past nine months. He is perfect, and such a sweet boy, and I love him more than anything!
When I went in for my appointment on Friday, June 13, I was dilated to a 2, and 50% effaced. She stripped my membranes, but said that they were still pretty in tact, so not to plan on anything exciting happening. That was also my last day at work, because I wanted a week or so to get things ready around the house, and I had this awful fear of having my water break while at work.
So Monday came, and I had a wonderful friend come help me clean the house, so I at least felt somewhat ready to have the baby without worrying about coming home to a mess. I still felt really good, though tired, but no contractions to speak of besides the typical Braxton Hicks. Wednesday I spent the day with my mom running errands, and getting some last minute items. I had some random contractions, but nothing regular. That night we went to our niece Lindsay's dance recital, and I started to not feel so good, but nothing too unbearable.
We went to bed at about 11:30 that night, and I got up at 1:30 for my typical night-time trip to the bathroom. As soon as I laid my head back on the pillow to go to sleep, I felt like I had peed my pants. I knew that I had just emptied my bladder, so thought to myself, "I think my water just broke." Then, as if to confirm my suspicion, another gush came. I woke Brock up and told him that my water had broken, and I've never seen the boy wake up so fast! I wasn't having any contractions, so this wasn't at all how I had imagined things would go. I wasn't even sure if we needed to get to the hospital right away, so Brock called and asked. They told us to get there as soon as we could. Brock packed his bags, and we were off. I guess the good thing about going into labor in the middle of the night, is the lack of traffic. We made it in record time!
I got all checked into my room by 3:00 am. Still no contractions. They didn't want to check to see how far dilated I was since there is an increased chance of infection once your water breaks. So we just walked around the floor trying to get my contractions to start coming. They started about an hour later, and were really very bearable. Not that they didn't hurt, but I could breathe through the pain. Brock was great with helping me, and being a great labor coach. They came in around 6:30 and wanted to start me on some pitocin, because my contractions still weren't close enough together. I wanted to do an un-medicated delivery, and I knew that once the pitocin started, that would be harder to accomplish, so I had them check me to see how far progressed I was. I was at a 4, and 90% effaced. I asked them if I could try it for a bit longer to see if I could continue to progress on my own. They were okay with that, but didn't want to wait too long, since my water was broken. They give you an 18 hour window to deliver vaginally after your water breaks. After that, they seriously look at c-section, because the risk of infection is too high.
By 9:00, the contractions were really strong, and a bit harder to handle. I got in the tub, and though it usually relaxes me, it did nothing. I had them check me again to see how far I had progressed, and much to my dismay, I was still at a 4! Though I guess the consolation was that I was now fully effaced. Wooohoo!!! In nearly eight hours of labor, I had only dilated 2 centimeters at the most (who knows what I was when I went in). I decided that I just couldn't do 6 more centimeters and then push the little guy out. It was a tough decision, but I opted for the epidural. Best decision ever! They still had to give me a little pitocin to speed up my contractions, but by 1:30, I was complete.
He was still sitting up pretty high in the birth canal, and the doctor (who unfortunately was not my OB, but one of her partners) still had some appointments upstairs, so I just laid there ready to go, and let the contractions push him down for me. At about 4:00, I started pushing, and at 4:34 pm, our little boy entered the world.
He was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen, and I still can't believe that he is mine. He had a little difficulty breathing at first, so they were suctioning out his lungs, and had him on some oxygen. Brock overheard them discussing whether or not to call in the NICU team, but he finally cried that beautiful cry, and pinked up. It was truly the most amazing experience of my life. I can't imagine anything being better than that first moment when I got to meet the little angel who had been growing inside of me for the past nine months. He is perfect, and such a sweet boy, and I love him more than anything!
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
How Embarrasing!
So, I'm totally embarrassed that I haven't written since January. I don't even know if people are still checking this thing. For those of you who still are--thanks for being patient! :)
Well, for those of you who don't know, we are having a BOY!!! It's crazy to think that we only have 6 1/2 weeks left to go. Pregnancy has been great. I really can't complain. Every weird thing that happens to my body is 110% worth it. We are getting so anxious to see our little angel, and hold him in our arms. We are grateful that everything has gone well, and that he is healthy.
My wonderful friend Michelle put some of my belly shots together in hopes that I would post them here. I've been promising her for months now that I was going to do it. Tonight's the night! Finally.
I am aware that my 30 week belly looks absolutely ginormous, but I am sticking to the story that it is strictly due to the outfit I am wearing. The round face I have no excuse for...Let's just say it's one of those weird pregnancy things that is totally worth it.
Well, there is much more updating to be done, but I've got to get back to watching the rest of the Jazz game. (A little insane that I have become a fan of professional basketball, but what can I say? My husband has some strong mind powers.)
Thanks for keeping track of us. We're all doing great, and I'll post more later. I promise it will not be another 4 1/2 months before I get back on here.
Well, for those of you who don't know, we are having a BOY!!! It's crazy to think that we only have 6 1/2 weeks left to go. Pregnancy has been great. I really can't complain. Every weird thing that happens to my body is 110% worth it. We are getting so anxious to see our little angel, and hold him in our arms. We are grateful that everything has gone well, and that he is healthy.
My wonderful friend Michelle put some of my belly shots together in hopes that I would post them here. I've been promising her for months now that I was going to do it. Tonight's the night! Finally.
I am aware that my 30 week belly looks absolutely ginormous, but I am sticking to the story that it is strictly due to the outfit I am wearing. The round face I have no excuse for...Let's just say it's one of those weird pregnancy things that is totally worth it.
Well, there is much more updating to be done, but I've got to get back to watching the rest of the Jazz game. (A little insane that I have become a fan of professional basketball, but what can I say? My husband has some strong mind powers.)
Thanks for keeping track of us. We're all doing great, and I'll post more later. I promise it will not be another 4 1/2 months before I get back on here.
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Third Time's a Charm
We are ecstatic to announce that we will be welcoming our first precious little baby to our family in 2008!!! As many of you already know, getting to this moment has been a long, and difficult road for me and Brock. We feel so blessed to have gone through what we have, and especially to be where we are now. It was the hardest thing I have ever done to lose two babies (though some may argue that I never lost anything when the pregnancies were so short lived), but it just makes this pregnancy--and this child--that much more special for us. We can't wait to be parents and to be able to realize that dream.
We are due on June 28, which makes me about 14.5 weeks pregnant. We announced to our families on Christmas that the family (and my belly) would be expanding. It was so much fun to see people's reactions. It is a bit bizarre to not have it be a secret anymore. We have been extremely cautious, and could not be happier to be past the first trimester and have everything looking great!
We've had the privilege to have three ultrasounds thus far, and seeing our little baby, and hearing the heartbeat has to be the best thing I've ever seen/heard. What an amazing experience to know that we created a life (most definitely with the aide of Heavenly Father) and to be able to see it. To see it move, and to hear the heartbeat...even if I wasn't an emotional pregnant woman, I still think I would have balled like a baby! We just feel so blessed and feel so strongly the love of the Lord, and our Father in Heaven. We know without a doubt that this would have been impossible without their help.
A huge THANK YOU to all those people who have kept us in their thoughts and prayers. We couldn't have done this without the help and support of so many wonderful people who mean more to us than words can say. We love you all so much, and hope you know what a huge part you play in our lives, and who we are.
We'll keep you updated on the progress. Make sure to vote on what you think it will be...and YES we are finding out what we will be having! Those of you who know me know how impossible it would be for me to wait:)
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