A Baby Story

Trent and I just finished his first nightly diaper change and feeding. I am not a pro at getting his diapers on tight enough (yet), so we had a wardrobe malfunction that required a new set of pj's as well. Usually he does NOT enjoy changing clothes, but he handled it really well tonight, for which I am so thankful. My FMIL (fabulous mother-in-law) has stayed with us the past 3 nights, but tonight I am trying to do everything on my own, to see if I can manage it, and using her only as needed, so it was wonderful that my little guy didn't scream at me! I get a little antsy with everything, so I couldn't fall back asleep and decided this would be a good time to tell Trent's birth story...

We arrived at the hospital at 6:00 AM on June 30, 2009. I was prompty changed into a hospital gown and started on Pitocin.

Last belly bump - 40 weeks and 3 days

A little before 8:00, my doctor came and broke my water. The contractions got SO intense immediately that within 15 minutes I was asking for my epidural. I felt a little bit like a weenie, but when I found out I went from 1 1/2 cm to 4 cm during that time, I felt a little more justified! The nurse asked me which side I wanted to lay on, and I said left so that I could look at and talk to Brent. Bad decision. The baby's heart rate immediately plummeted and the nurse couldn't get it back up. They rolled me to my right side and put me on oxygen, but his heart rate was still hovering around 60 beats per minute (want it around 120-160). The doctor was paged, she came sprinting to the room, and his heart rate jumped back into a good range. Thank goodness. I was pretty upset and crying by this point. The Pitocin was turned off, and I was given a shot to stop contractions to let everything settle down and give Baby Boy a chance to rest (it feels weird calling him Trent when he was still Baby Boy at this point).

Me on oxygen

We moved right along once the Pitocin was turned back on for a few hours...discovered Baby Boy was sunnyside up (facing the wrong way) and I was dilated to 6 cm. Then we tried the left side again and Baby Boy's heart rate dropped again. After another round of oxygen and another hour of Pitocin, my doctor said she I was showing signs that I might need a c-section (since the baby wasn't handling contractions great and was positioned wrong).

Everyone was cold (but me) - thankfully I ruled the room that day and they all got blankets!

Another few hours passed, and I started feeling contractions in my left side but my right side was TOTALLY numb. Because we couldn't put me on my left side or risk more heart rate drops, I'd stayed on my right side the entire day, and the epidural was pooling in the right side. Let's just say those contractions were NOT enjoyable, and we slowly got me turned to my left side. Baby Boy reacted beautifully (meaning he didn't react at all), the medicine got redistributed, and I was dilated to 8-9 cm. This makes for a HAPPY mommy-to-be.
The doctor came and realized I was dilated to 10 cm. I pushed a few times so that she could work on turning Baby Boy. We got him halfway turned, and it turned out that I am an excellent pusher (who knew?), so my doctor decided we'd try to deliver, but she wanted to wait an hour to let him labor down on his own some, since he was still not in an ideal position.

40 minutes later, I couldn't wait ANY longer...it was TIME to PUSH! An hour and 15 minutes later...BABY BOY WAS HERE!!! Brent was so amazing through everything - he knows my personality so well and was so supportive when I needed it. He mostly let the nurses and doctor do their jobs and held on for the wild ride.

Taking in the moment - totally in awe of this little guy

Meeting Dad for the first time

Look at his little tongue (and not my sweaty face)!

Bath time

All clean and ready to hang with Mom and Dad

Ready for his close-up

I am still in a state of shock over how amazing/crazy this experience has been so far. Birth is everything and nothing like I expected. My doctor told me the next morning that she really thought I would need a c-section and that made me feel like such a rock star.
Trent is fussing a bit, so there you go! How he made his grand entrance. :)

All My Bags are Packed...

...I'm Ready to Go...

We are inducing tomorrow morning!! I have mixed emotions about it, but overall I am very excited to meet Baby Boy. I am nervous that labor will be worse because of the induction, but my doctor seems to be very confident that my body is ready for labor. I will post again when I can with details of everything (including Baby Boy's name)!!! Thanks for all the kind words and prayers, we appreciate it!

Decorating

We FINALLY have something on Baby Boy's walls! Our friend, Crystal, makes these super cute wall hangings and made one for Baby Boy. She usually puts their first initial in the middle...since Baby Boy doesn't have a first initial, we did a 'G' instead. I think it is super precious and love it!!! I love that it matches his room perfectly and is unique too. Thanks Crystal!!

Check back this afternoon to find out if we are being induced tomorrow...getting a little nervous about that...

40 Week Check-Up

Just back from my 40 week appointment. Baby Boy must really like it inside...no change from last week...still 1 cm dilated and 75-80% effaced. We have a tentative induction set for Tuesday (June 30), but she wants to see me the day before first, and if she doesn't like my cervix (she didn't today), we're cancelling the induction... So pray that Baby Boy decides to come out on his own before then or that my cervix makes my doctor happy on Monday!! :)

I also thought I'd give you an update on Stephanie (my friend who is having twins). She has made it past 32 weeks and is on daily monitoring in the hospital. She will be having her babies on Monday via c-section. Her son weighs almost 4 pounds and her daugher weighs almost 2 1/2 pounds. Pray for a safe delivery and that the babies gain strength quickly so that they don't have to stay in the NICU for too long.

I'm having another afternoon visitor (Patty and Miles), so I will post some pictures of my precious nephew later!!

What is He Doing in There?

Wordless Wednesday (Almost)

Only onesie missing is his 'coming home' outfit - thanks to Dena for getting these made for Baby Boy - can't wait to post him in his 'coming home' outfit - I thought it would be a fun surprise!

38 Week Check-Up

We finally have some progress to report! After being told last week that I was 'thick and closed', I am officially dilated 1 cm, 50% effaced, and Baby Boy is at a -1 station. All very exciting!! Everything else is measuring great and right according to schedule, let's just hope he gets bored inside and decides to come out and play really soon. :)

More Miles

My parents and I ventured to Babies R Us to get a few last minute (super important) things...like my glider. Miles needed some new pajamas, so we picked up a few things for him and then headed over to Patty's. I bribed my parents into helping me with the trip to see Miles at the end. (I'm so sneaky!)

Patty got a kick out of this pose (so I must not be the only one who finds it funny)!

Look at that face - Mr. Serious! (Check out Patty's 'Team Bella' shirt - we are definitely 'Twilight' nerds. David's dad lives near Forks and got her the shirt and some other random stuff - I am way jealous.)

Babs and Miles

Names...Oh My!

Brent and I continue to debate names for Baby Boy. It has turned into an almost daily argument. It's not that we're fighting about it - it's just that we can't agree on ANYTHING. I don't want our son to have a super popular and trendy name, that's my only criteria. Brent thinks this is a stupid requirement and continues to suggest the most popular and trendy names out there and then gets mad when I say it's too popular. We go round...and round...and round... I hope we can figure out a name for Baby Boy before he's born, but it's looking doubtful. Any help? Suggestions? Words of wisdom?

It's Getting Real

Someday VERY soon...a person is going to ride in this in my car... It's getting real, y'all!

Toys

I finally took pictures of the precious night-night and block toy Laura made for Baby Boy. It's going to be neat to see Baby Boy play with these! Thanks Laura!!

1 Month Left

My due date is officially in less than 1 month!! I can't believe it. This weekend is going to be all about organization. I am not an organized person and have yet to have any nesting...which doesn't surprise me. But I have my last shower on Saturday, so Sunday is going to be all about getting Baby Boy's room organized and figuring out what I still need, need to return, etc. It should finally look like a nursery instead of a holding pit for presents... Then I have to figure out what to put on the walls...any suggestions? I'd love to put his name above the crib, but since Brent and I aren't discussing names for a while (I get too mad), that's unlikely!!

My Little Mexican Jumping Bean

I captured this little video yesterday at work. I hope it comes out clearly via Blogger. I always wanted to record Baby Boy's activities, and he was going nuts yesterday, so I was able to capture some of his movements. I can't wait to see this same dance on the outside!

Nursery Update Part 3

Yesterday our chair rail was installed!!! I absolutely love how Baby Boy's room looks so far. I think it's going to be amazing when it's all done. Today our carpets are getting cleaned (for the first time since buying our house 3+ years ago), then this weekend I will putting together furniture - can't wait.

Miscellaneous

Random stuff to talk about today... I have had some big deadlines at work (one today and one tomorrow), so my life the last few days have revolved around work, which is SO not exciting!

Kristen is here and staying with, which is so fabulous! Last night we stayed up late talking and found out this morning that we kept Brent awake we were so loud. Oops!

Janet (the fabulous mother-in-law, I might start calling her FMIL) is ordering the fabric for the nursery soon, we have decided on how it is all going to look, which is a huge relief. It took a LOT of time to figure out which fabrics would go where on the quilt, valence, bed skirt, bumper, etc. We also have made a change in the nursery. No longer doing bead board - painting the room 2 different colors with a chair rail. Here are the 2 colors:

We had a great Easter weekend and spent time with my family on Saturday and Brent's on Sunday. Miles slept almost ALL day on Saturday, but I got this cute picture of him sleeping. He was wearing an outfit I bought him, and he looked just precious.

That's about all I've got for now!!

Nursery Update

Brent and I bought Baby Boy's nursery furniture last night! Big step for me. I can be really indecisive when it comes to big purchases - I think and think about it, I ask everyone else's opinion, I think and think some more, I change my mind and drive everyone around me crazy. I actually switched our crib at the last minute in the store, which I'm really glad I did. I was explaining to Brent why I was on the fence on the one I'd put on hold versus the other style in the store, and he decided for me. Thanks honey!! {And if you're thinking this looks oddly similar to what Patty has, you'd be right - I copied my big sister - as usual - and got furniture by the same manufacturer.} My fabulous mother-in-law is going to start painting today, so there should be some real progress in the next weeks.

Bump Watch 2009

28 week baby bump - getting big now - although I know I have a long way to go. Baby No Name (as Allison calls him) is getting more and more active - I love feeling him jump around inside. Sometimes I really wonder what he is doing in there.

I'm officially in the 3rd trimester now and going to the doctor every 2 weeks. It seems like time is flying by and going so slow all at the same time. We are going to buy our nursery furniture tonight, and my fabulous mother-in-law begins painting the nursery tomorrow. It's all starting to come together...except his name, of course!

Babies

Many things to note today:

1. My nephew is precious, and I have evidence. Doesn't it look like he's starting to fill out? Getting a little chub on his cheeks - I LOVE it.

2. My own son has caused my feet/ankles to swell. Last night I had no sign of an ankle bone. Dena laughed so hard she cried and almost wet herself. Will this stick around for the next 3 months? I meant to take a picture last night of how bad/hilarious they looked, but I didn't. Lucky you for not having to see the atrociousness.
3. I am:


You should too!

Guess?

Guess whose baby is due in exactly 3 months? I hope you guessed MINE!!! He is still nameless (names keep coming off the maybe list with none really being added), his room is still an office, I still haven't started my registry (although Dena and I will fix that tomorrow)...but he'll be here in roughly 3 months... Maybe I should work on some of this stuff? :)

Double digits, baby!

Anyone else notice only 99 days until Baby Boy Gurley's expected arrival?!?! It still seems like an eternity from now, but at least I'm out of the triple digits!!!