Daddy & Mommy think I'm pretty funny when I sleep like this! I LOOOVE to stretch out my legs while I sleep.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Sleepy Baby
Things are going pretty well here at home. Addy is like every other newborn who loves to sleep! But, she does have a fussy time, and it just happens to be late at night. The last few nights she's been fussy for about 3 hours starting around 10-11 p.m. It makes for a rough few hours, but then after that, she actually has fallen asleep until about 5 in the morning, depending on when the fussiness starts, so at least we are getting a few good hours of sleep in the middle of the night!
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I can't take enough sleeping baby pics...they are just so peaceful!
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I can't take enough sleeping baby pics...they are just so peaceful!
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
June 3, 2009
I figured I'd recap the day of Addalyn's birth since I haven't said much on here yet!
We got to the hospital at 7:30 to be induced. I was only dilated to 2 1/2 cm & they had to get me to 4 cm before they would start the Pitocin to induce me. We started the Pitocin around noon.
We got to the hospital at 7:30 to be induced. I was only dilated to 2 1/2 cm & they had to get me to 4 cm before they would start the Pitocin to induce me. We started the Pitocin around noon.
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I got an epidural around 2, and at about 3:30 they manually broke my water. Addalyn's heart rate was not reacting well to the contractions, so they wanted to monitor her internally rather than through my tummy. They stopped Pitocin at that time because they wanted her to "recover a bit".
A little while later, they started the Pitocin again. Then, our little Addy decided to cause a little bit of drama, and scare her mother VERY much! At about 7:30 p.m. our nurse and doctor came into the room, and were frantically having me go from my left side & right side because Addalyn's heart rate was so low. It was not increasing, so they had me get on my hands and knees (and due to the epidural, they were holding me on my hands/knees since I could not do it myself). More people were coming in my room as this was occurring - there were probably about 8 doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.
I was so scared, that I was crying and almost hyper-ventilating 'cause we did not know exactly what was going on - everything was happening so fast. Aaron was a saint, trying to keep me calm, especially when you could see in his eyes that he was scared also.
Long story short, we were about 1 minute away from an emergency c-section because of her heart rate being so low & the length of time it was taking for it to increase. But - being on my hands and knees helped, thank goodness.
At that time, I was dilated to 9 - they stopped the Pitocin again for us to relax & recoop - and said I'd probably be able to start pushing in an hour. My epidural was starting to ware off by then, so I was pretty uncomfortable. But, when I was finally able to start pushing, I only had to for about 20 minutes, then Aaron told me before anyone had the chance "It's a girl" and little Addalyn Jane was born.
Sooo, it was a little more dramatic than we hoped for, but that's okay. In the end, we have a healthy little girl who already has her daddy wrapped around her finger and melts her mommy's heart every time I look at her!
I got an epidural around 2, and at about 3:30 they manually broke my water. Addalyn's heart rate was not reacting well to the contractions, so they wanted to monitor her internally rather than through my tummy. They stopped Pitocin at that time because they wanted her to "recover a bit".
A little while later, they started the Pitocin again. Then, our little Addy decided to cause a little bit of drama, and scare her mother VERY much! At about 7:30 p.m. our nurse and doctor came into the room, and were frantically having me go from my left side & right side because Addalyn's heart rate was so low. It was not increasing, so they had me get on my hands and knees (and due to the epidural, they were holding me on my hands/knees since I could not do it myself). More people were coming in my room as this was occurring - there were probably about 8 doctors, nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.
I was so scared, that I was crying and almost hyper-ventilating 'cause we did not know exactly what was going on - everything was happening so fast. Aaron was a saint, trying to keep me calm, especially when you could see in his eyes that he was scared also.
Long story short, we were about 1 minute away from an emergency c-section because of her heart rate being so low & the length of time it was taking for it to increase. But - being on my hands and knees helped, thank goodness.
At that time, I was dilated to 9 - they stopped the Pitocin again for us to relax & recoop - and said I'd probably be able to start pushing in an hour. My epidural was starting to ware off by then, so I was pretty uncomfortable. But, when I was finally able to start pushing, I only had to for about 20 minutes, then Aaron told me before anyone had the chance "It's a girl" and little Addalyn Jane was born.
Sooo, it was a little more dramatic than we hoped for, but that's okay. In the end, we have a healthy little girl who already has her daddy wrapped around her finger and melts her mommy's heart every time I look at her!
Cuddling up after a little sponge bath at home
Friday, June 5, 2009
Our Beautiful Babe!
Sorry for the delay in posts! We are home from the hospital as of about 2 today, and just settling in. I'm going to post some pics of Addalyn - I'll update this weekend with some more details :)
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It's tiring being born :)
The very proud daddy!
My first bath
The three of us :)
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It's tiring being born :) The very proud daddy!My first bath
The three of us :)Thursday, June 4, 2009
It's a Girl!!
Addalyn Jane Anderson was born at 10:19 p.m. on June 3rd!! 7 pounds 10 ounces. It was a very very long day for everyone, but well worth it. She's beautiful!!!!
I will post more details later (and of course pictures when we are home!)
I will post more details later (and of course pictures when we are home!)
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
A Light @ the end of the Tunnel!!
Well, today I am 6 days overdue - we had an appt. yesterday afternoon that included a "Non-Stress Test", an Ultra Sound, and a check up with my doctor. The test was to make sure the baby's heartrate responded well to stimulation, and the ultra sound was to make sure that there were still okay levels of amniotic fluid.
Well, everything was fine, and I was surprised when we met with my doctor to find that there was NO CHANGE. WHAT?????? You've gotta be kidding me! I'm still only a little over 1 cm. dilated. But, there is some good news! Tomorrow, if all goes well, I will be induced :)
Mayo Clinic has a 10 day policy - where they are supposed to schedule an induction for at least 10 days after you are due. They have it this way because it is so much better for your body to go into labor naturally...which I'm still hoping happens sometime today instead of getting induced (but there are no signs of that happening!). Day 10 is actually Saturday, so my doctor said she could play with it since that was over the weekend. She tried to schedule the induction for Friday - and they were booked. Thursday was booked also, so she cheated and scheduled it for tomorrow. Hurray for Dr. Marnach! Otherwise it would be next Monday, and I'm just too excited to meet my baby to wait another whole weekend!
Sooooooo - today I am cleaning my house to make sure it is nice & clean for me and the baby when we return...going to take a nap because it will be the last time in a LONG time that I can take a nap when I want to...and just relaxing.
Please pray that there aren't a lot of deliveries going on overnight. 'Cause if it is too busy, we'd get a call in the morning that the induction has to be rescheduled - I promise to cry if that happens! Ha ha!
Well, everything was fine, and I was surprised when we met with my doctor to find that there was NO CHANGE. WHAT?????? You've gotta be kidding me! I'm still only a little over 1 cm. dilated. But, there is some good news! Tomorrow, if all goes well, I will be induced :)
Mayo Clinic has a 10 day policy - where they are supposed to schedule an induction for at least 10 days after you are due. They have it this way because it is so much better for your body to go into labor naturally...which I'm still hoping happens sometime today instead of getting induced (but there are no signs of that happening!). Day 10 is actually Saturday, so my doctor said she could play with it since that was over the weekend. She tried to schedule the induction for Friday - and they were booked. Thursday was booked also, so she cheated and scheduled it for tomorrow. Hurray for Dr. Marnach! Otherwise it would be next Monday, and I'm just too excited to meet my baby to wait another whole weekend!
Sooooooo - today I am cleaning my house to make sure it is nice & clean for me and the baby when we return...going to take a nap because it will be the last time in a LONG time that I can take a nap when I want to...and just relaxing.
Please pray that there aren't a lot of deliveries going on overnight. 'Cause if it is too busy, we'd get a call in the morning that the induction has to be rescheduled - I promise to cry if that happens! Ha ha!
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