Belly Button be Gone!!

Jack's belly button stump fell off today!!

Jack's First Bath!

Jack got his first bath today in his baby tub. He loved it!! So relaxed and content. I was afraid he was going to cry because he hates having his diaper changed and hates his clothes being messed with.

Jack's Birthday Pictures

Just a few pictures from Labor and Delivery.. Nothing too personal, but thought I would share anyway...

Birth!!

On Wednesday November 9th, about 11:45 I was sitting on the couch with Matthew watching Sex in the City. He was not sleepy so he was "Legolas" and we had been reading Goodnite Moon. I thought I would paint my toe nails. I had just finished my last toe and I sneezed. I felt a gush, and I thought OH crap. I just peed on the couch, even though I had just gone potty a few minutes before. I stood up and gush.. I went upstairs and woke hubby up and he freaked out. Started ripping clothes out of the closet and breaking hangers left and right. I looked at him and told him to calm down, we had a little while.. lol. I changed and went down stairs to drag the kids out of bed. All of our "babysitters" weren't answering their phones soo we had to take the kids with us.I got to the hospital about 12:00 am on Thursday morning and they tested my panties for amniotic fluid and hooked me up. I hadn't had any significant contractions, but every time I moved I gushed more fluid. It was soo gross. They had me get up and walk around to get my contractions going but It was so uncomfortable, I had so much pressure I thought I was going to have to have hubby carry me back to my room. I was 3 cm and 50% when I arrived but he had moved from -1 to -3 since my appointment two days before. I started having some contractions and I got uncomfortable and ordered my epidural and catheder about 3 am and I was about 4 cm and 80%. It was soo nice. Hubby had to take the kids to the lounge and the nurses held me while they did the epi. It hurt going in this time, the left side felt like she was scraping my nerves, but it worked really well and within a few minutes I was good to go. But my contractions weren't that close together. I had told them I had always had pitocin to keep things going with all my labors but the nurses wanted me to try going on my own. Finally about 5 ish they hooked me up with the pitocin. Finally I started having contractions and things started to pick up. I started to get uncomfortable about 7 am and they ordered a "bolster" for my epi and the nurse checked me. I was about 6 cm and 80% effaced but baby was at 0. This is about the time I talked to Ginna. My anestheiologist came in and gave me the bolster and about five minutes later I had a really painful contraction, which I knew was my que to push. Bad thing was hubby had just left to move the car and no one had showed up to help with the kids or take pictures for me. The new nurse that came onto shift checked me again at 7:15 and I was complete. She said "I will be right back" and left. I layed there alone for about 10 minutes hanging onto the side of my bed, trying NOT to have my baby and hoping that hubby got back.. Hubby walked in and I said "GOO get the dr." He did. My nurses and Dr. were so slow and weren't even setting up my supplies. AND! The woman next door and I are were in the pushing stage at the same time. She was on #3 and it was a 12 pounder, so she told the Dr. to come work on me. The Dr. said "Okay, you can push" when she got into the room, and I looked at her and said "I am not pushing untill you get your gloves and gown on and are ready". LMAO. She asked if I thought It was going to be a quick birth and I said YES! so, she prepped and sat down. Then I didn't have any contractions and she started massaging and stretching to help with the delivery. I think my contractions got stage fright because for a few minutes NOTHING happened. I was shaking so bad. Finally I had a big contraction and started pushing. I pushed about 6 times before he started crowning and he was born shortly after. Andrew was awake and was so thrilled about being part of the birth. The put baby on me as soon as he was born and I couldn't believe how tiny he was. I was so expecting a huge baby. Daddy cut the cord. They didn't take him out of my room but they took him to the warmer and did stuff for a while. He scored an 8 and 9 on his apgar. and Andrew was right there at the warmer calming him while they prodded him. I tore but I didn't need stitches. The worst was my tubal. They scheduled it for the next morning at 11. I really wish I had not done it. I have had a really hard time with my decision :(I got hysterical about 2 hours before my surgery and I could not stop crying. I didn't cancel it because I really don't need anymore children. And my body really can't take another pregnancy but it has been really hard. They had to give me Vallium to calm me down and was still bawling when they were giving me my spinal. I opted for the spinal instead of the general so that I would be able to breastfeed when I got back to my room. I was gone for about four hours and baby was fine. I threatened David and the nurses to not give Jack any formula, but told them they could finger feed him the colostrum I pumped the night before and sugar water but no Formula. But he had had his circ earlier that morning and he was tired from it. The Dr. said he didn't even cry and he wasn't crying when they brought him back, so it went really well.I haven't been getting much sleep but thats to be expected. I did laundry last nite and It felt so good to do something normal again. My milk took a few days to get here and now that he is here hes not drinking very much. But he is definitely gaining weight, hes gotten so chunky! All of the new born clothes I have are HUGE on him and he fits nicely into the preemie stuff I picked up. We have been going through soo many diapers! I forgot how often you have to change a new baby!! I change him before every feeding, and hes been eating every hour or every two hours. Thank goodness I stocked up on diapers!! He had his first bath today and he loved it! Our ped. told us it was okay to go ahead and give him one even with his little belly button. I have pictures too. So, its almost day five. NO ppd here yet, other than my being sad about being sterile. Everything else seems to be going good though.I am having trouble sharing my pics with the aol picture thing so as soon as I can I will put some pics in an album I can share. oh, and our hospital picture is not up yet..Hubby has to go back to work tomorrow :( We were going to have him stay home a few days, but payroll is telling us we have no Vacation left :(

38 Week Belly Shot

Ironically the last day of my pregnancy, the last pregnancy ( unless I have invitro).. I would later be on the couch with Matt reading him "The Giving Tree", painting my toenails red and eating pumpkin pie when my water broke just after 10:30 that night.. Here is my belly in the last of its pregnant glory..

38 Week Appointment!

I went in today for my 38 week 2 day appt. I am 3 cm dilated, 50% and he is -1. The my Dr. stripped my membranes and doesn't think I will make it to my next appt. I gained 1/2 a pound and my blood pressure was 118/86 and I measured 39. But... Baby is 8-8 1/2 pounds!!!!! Time to come out and play now.. the membrane stripping didn't hurt, which was weird, but I have had some cramping and contractions since. But nothing to brag about.. I am ecstatic about being 3 cm though.. So I am off to clean the house, vacuum and get things going.

WOW

fourteen days until my due date! Crazy.. I would have never thought I would be here again. Last November when I was getting ready for Thanksgiving, worrying about Christmas cards and what to buy and who to give it to for Christmas. Last year about this time I put my tree up.. I really wanted to enjoy the holidays. I did and oh my gosh was I ready to take it down after Christmas. This year I constantly cleaning my house, trying to push Christmas and Thanksgiving as far away as I can. If I don't think about or stress about it, maybe it won't come right?? lmao.. I am trying soo hard to keep my house spotless for when baby comes. Not that I need to, my mom would clean and will clean when I am gone if she stays here. Like my baby is going to notice if I cleaned behind the toilet in the upstairs bathroom or if it will effect him if ALL my laundry is done and put away 99% of the time.. lol.. I keep finding new things that I absolutely need before I give birth. I keep feeling like there is something very important that I am forgeting, but when I think about it, I am really only missing the baby.. lol. I hope he comes soon. I know he will, if I don't go before my due date they won't let me go over.. I don't know why I keep saying soon.. Two weeks is nothing. My life is going to change soo much. I should be enjoying the last two weeks I have with my family before we completely change again. I know from experience it will be quite a while before we are adjusted and feel settled in again. I am terrified hes growing into a sumo baby. Can I really do this again?? LOL.. I guess I will find out :) And soon ;)

37 Week Belly Shots

gross!!

sooo I thought I had lost it, I had some blood tinged discharge back in August/early september. But I guess not because when I went potty a little bit ago I wiped and a big goob that looked like a clear jelly fish flew off onto my hand. IT WAS SOOOOOOOO Gross. I remember loosing it with one of the kids but I can't remember which one and how much and it was bloody not clear. blech..