Oh yeah - we had a baby. That's a good place to begin :)
On Monday, July 17th at 9:46 p.m. at Woodwinds Hospital in Woodbury, MN.
Genevieve Kathryn Daly.
We call her Eve.
She was 7 lbs. 5 oz., and 19 1/2 inches long.
She made her quick entrance into the world screaming at the top of her lungs.
I promise to have pictures to post and a full birth story, SOON. She is beautiful and perfect and healthy and everything we prayed for.
I am doing well, and feel pretty much totally healed already. We have been having struggles with breastfeeding, some successes and mostly failures, but we're plugging along.
Dad is doing well, coping with the lack of sleep quite well. Incredibly supportive of my swinging moods and raging hormones.
Big sister Josie is adjusting. It was a rough first couple of days. Sharing her world is not easy, but she is starting to realize that there is room enough for both of them on our laps and in our hearts.
I have a hungry baby to tend to. Hmm, I wonder when she had a diaper change last?... more to come.
Sunday, Sunday
Sunday, July 16, 2006
And nothing to report. Contractions start, contractions stop. Cramping starts, cramping stops. And so we wait. I'd like to say that it will be soon... but I just don't know. I FEEL like it will be soon... but I guess the baby gets the final say. I need ice cream. That much I can control.
37 Weeks??!
Thursday, July 13, 2006
Can it be? I've officially carried a baby to a point safely called "full term." Amazing!
I'm off the Terbutaline. It's been 2 doses not taken now... not that I'm keeping track or anything. :) All day yesterday I was having contractions off and on, nothing worth keeping tabs on, but having them nonetheless. And today I felt crampy - although it could have just been the anticipation of today's appointment and going off the meds.
Speaking of which - here are today's stats:
I'm dilated to a "stretchy 2."
BP 114/78
Belly - 36 cm
Baby heartbeat - 150
Weight - up 1 lb.
Dr. Ro freaked me out today when he checked me and said that not only was I at a 2, but that baby's head is "right there," and that whenever I go, he thinks it will be quick, so he'll have his running shoes ready. I know second babies can come fast - but hearing him say it put me even more on edge!
Oh - and he asked me if I wanted him to strip my membranes today. wh - WHAT??!! That took me by surprise, and I think I sat there for a few moments with my mouth hanging open. It was totally up to me, and I decided that going off the Terb was enough excitement for one day. If I'm still hanging on to this baby a week from now, then we can talk more about stripping. Membranes, that is.
So, here we are. Waiting for something to happen. I don't have to be technically "on bedrest" any longer - but I'm at the point where getting up, walking around and being on my feet in general gets a bit difficult. Baby has "dropped" (I think in the womb is the only time where it's acceptable to drop a baby!) as I'm feeling a LOT of pressure down low and have to visit the bathroom much more frequently. But taking a nice, deep breath is easier now, so everything has an upside.
Patrick took the afternoon off and we went to Snuffy's Maltshop for - of course, a malt, and burgers, then went to the cheapie theater to see MI3. Perhaps our last "date" for a few weeks??
Josie is very into combing her own hair lately, and tonight thought that our cat, Baxter, needed his hair combed, too. Stinkin' cute. :) Baxter was less than enthused, to say the least.
More to come - have a good evening!
I'm off the Terbutaline. It's been 2 doses not taken now... not that I'm keeping track or anything. :) All day yesterday I was having contractions off and on, nothing worth keeping tabs on, but having them nonetheless. And today I felt crampy - although it could have just been the anticipation of today's appointment and going off the meds.
Speaking of which - here are today's stats:
I'm dilated to a "stretchy 2."
BP 114/78
Belly - 36 cm
Baby heartbeat - 150
Weight - up 1 lb.
Dr. Ro freaked me out today when he checked me and said that not only was I at a 2, but that baby's head is "right there," and that whenever I go, he thinks it will be quick, so he'll have his running shoes ready. I know second babies can come fast - but hearing him say it put me even more on edge!
Oh - and he asked me if I wanted him to strip my membranes today. wh - WHAT??!! That took me by surprise, and I think I sat there for a few moments with my mouth hanging open. It was totally up to me, and I decided that going off the Terb was enough excitement for one day. If I'm still hanging on to this baby a week from now, then we can talk more about stripping. Membranes, that is.
So, here we are. Waiting for something to happen. I don't have to be technically "on bedrest" any longer - but I'm at the point where getting up, walking around and being on my feet in general gets a bit difficult. Baby has "dropped" (I think in the womb is the only time where it's acceptable to drop a baby!) as I'm feeling a LOT of pressure down low and have to visit the bathroom much more frequently. But taking a nice, deep breath is easier now, so everything has an upside.
Patrick took the afternoon off and we went to Snuffy's Maltshop for - of course, a malt, and burgers, then went to the cheapie theater to see MI3. Perhaps our last "date" for a few weeks??
Josie is very into combing her own hair lately, and tonight thought that our cat, Baxter, needed his hair combed, too. Stinkin' cute. :) Baxter was less than enthused, to say the least.
More to come - have a good evening!
Hallelujah!
Monday, July 10, 2006
THAT was the longest 2 1/2 weeks of my life. No e-mail. No blogs. No instant connection to my "blogosphere." Finally, with the help of a not-so-helpful data security department, Patrick was able to get the whole internet connection via work thing figured out and I'm back up and running. I feel like a kid in a candy store, I don't even know where to begin. But, if something should happen again, please be patient (this is mainly a note to myself!) and I'll be updating as soon as I can. The verdict on our home computer is not good right now, so we are going to get a second opinion, or have to buy a new one. So, no picture updates for a while, sorry.
Even though it's been a couple of weeks... there really isn't much to update you on. Bedrest is bedrest, and it pretty much blows goats. I try to nap, I read, I watch tv and I watch movies. And that's about it. For the sake of my back and hips, I have to get up and move around, so am naughty and still do a bit of laundry and such now and again. Don't even think about chastising me until you spend over 2 weeks laying around doing nothing! I'm trying to "enjoy" some time alone before the chaos of adding another child to our family begins. So I stop and listen to the quiet and take a bath now and again to remind myself of the simple things that I may not be able to do soon. But it is very hard to say goodbye to my husband and little girl every morning - I miss them terribly during the day and would much rather have them here with me.
Let's see... I had my 35 week doc appointment on June 30th. I had lost 1 lb. since the previous week, my belly still measured at 34 cm and my blood pressure was good. The doctor did not check me as his philosophy right now is to "leave well enough alone." I had not been having regular contractions and he's going to hold off checking to see what I'm dilated to until 37 weeks. Oh - and he gave me the option to decide whether I wanted to stay on the Terbutaline until 37 weeks, as well. Which I did decide to do to give baby the best shot at being able to latch on so we can successfully breastfeed, since Josie was not able to.
And I made it to 36 weeks! Yahoo! I had my check-up last Friday, blood pressure was 112/66, my weight was up 3 lbs. since the previous week and belly measured right on 36 cm. So far, so good. I was feeling some regular contractions before I got out of bed that morning, and had also felt a bit crampy on the 4th of July, so was a bit anxious as I waited to see my doctor, but all is well. I will be going off the meds this Thursday, and will have another doc check that day, too. And this time, he will check my cervix to see if anything is going on "down there." So... my nerves are a little rattled as we approach the big day. It's hard looking ahead to the next few weeks - and days - and not know what to expect! Although, we, or at least, I, am feeling ready. We're very excited to meet our new little one!
Miss Josie has been doing very well through all this. She's had a great time hamming it up with some of my family that has been able to come up and spend time with us during this fiasco. We're being challenged by her every day, and seeing new facets of her personality all the time. She is such a big girl now. She's sitting in a booster chair and loves to be at the table with us, and is getting pretty good at using a spoon and fork to feed herself. She loves to dance, and still relishes any time she can spend playing outside. Of course, along with that, the tantrums at having to come back inside have intensified, but we're trying our best to hold strong and ignore the fits. She's a riot running around the house yelling "go, go, go!" and has gotten good at putting books and toys away when we ask her to - most of the time. Still waiting for her to start using more words so we can understand what it is she's trying to tell us she wants, which usually ends up in a fit because we just don't get what she's pointing at and whining about :) The highlight of my day is hearing Daddy and Josie walk in the door and to see her run across the kitchen yelling "Mommom" coming to give me a hug. I could just eat her up.
That's probably enough for now. I'll do my best to keep the updates coming. Thank you all so much for your support and to all of you who have called, sent flowers, sent messages or stopped by.
Oh - and no, we do not have a name picked out yet. Sore subject. Perhaps we'll pass a street sign or something on the way to the hospital and be inspired with the perfect name. *sigh* :)
Love and miss you all terribly. Later - Carol
Even though it's been a couple of weeks... there really isn't much to update you on. Bedrest is bedrest, and it pretty much blows goats. I try to nap, I read, I watch tv and I watch movies. And that's about it. For the sake of my back and hips, I have to get up and move around, so am naughty and still do a bit of laundry and such now and again. Don't even think about chastising me until you spend over 2 weeks laying around doing nothing! I'm trying to "enjoy" some time alone before the chaos of adding another child to our family begins. So I stop and listen to the quiet and take a bath now and again to remind myself of the simple things that I may not be able to do soon. But it is very hard to say goodbye to my husband and little girl every morning - I miss them terribly during the day and would much rather have them here with me.
Let's see... I had my 35 week doc appointment on June 30th. I had lost 1 lb. since the previous week, my belly still measured at 34 cm and my blood pressure was good. The doctor did not check me as his philosophy right now is to "leave well enough alone." I had not been having regular contractions and he's going to hold off checking to see what I'm dilated to until 37 weeks. Oh - and he gave me the option to decide whether I wanted to stay on the Terbutaline until 37 weeks, as well. Which I did decide to do to give baby the best shot at being able to latch on so we can successfully breastfeed, since Josie was not able to.
And I made it to 36 weeks! Yahoo! I had my check-up last Friday, blood pressure was 112/66, my weight was up 3 lbs. since the previous week and belly measured right on 36 cm. So far, so good. I was feeling some regular contractions before I got out of bed that morning, and had also felt a bit crampy on the 4th of July, so was a bit anxious as I waited to see my doctor, but all is well. I will be going off the meds this Thursday, and will have another doc check that day, too. And this time, he will check my cervix to see if anything is going on "down there." So... my nerves are a little rattled as we approach the big day. It's hard looking ahead to the next few weeks - and days - and not know what to expect! Although, we, or at least, I, am feeling ready. We're very excited to meet our new little one!
Miss Josie has been doing very well through all this. She's had a great time hamming it up with some of my family that has been able to come up and spend time with us during this fiasco. We're being challenged by her every day, and seeing new facets of her personality all the time. She is such a big girl now. She's sitting in a booster chair and loves to be at the table with us, and is getting pretty good at using a spoon and fork to feed herself. She loves to dance, and still relishes any time she can spend playing outside. Of course, along with that, the tantrums at having to come back inside have intensified, but we're trying our best to hold strong and ignore the fits. She's a riot running around the house yelling "go, go, go!" and has gotten good at putting books and toys away when we ask her to - most of the time. Still waiting for her to start using more words so we can understand what it is she's trying to tell us she wants, which usually ends up in a fit because we just don't get what she's pointing at and whining about :) The highlight of my day is hearing Daddy and Josie walk in the door and to see her run across the kitchen yelling "Mommom" coming to give me a hug. I could just eat her up.
That's probably enough for now. I'll do my best to keep the updates coming. Thank you all so much for your support and to all of you who have called, sent flowers, sent messages or stopped by.
Oh - and no, we do not have a name picked out yet. Sore subject. Perhaps we'll pass a street sign or something on the way to the hospital and be inspired with the perfect name. *sigh* :)
Love and miss you all terribly. Later - Carol
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