Week one recap (part two)

ADDING TO

Sunday Sept 13: our first visitors at home, Dash's p'rents came over to meet OSD.

Monday Sept 14: forgot to say went to the pediatrician per hospital Attending Pediatrician orders. OSD weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and measured 19.75" not bad. also he has jaundice... photo therapy for you little boy.

Wednesday Sept 17: eat sleep poop repeat, dad and OSD took a walking the courtyard. 

Thursday Sept 18:  Dad to work and OSD & i had a day planned. took the bus to our Docs office cause momma forgot to have some forms completed the day she gave birth (silly me!) meet all my fans,

this is just a few if my gals!

OSD got held by about 30 different women... and didn't cry once!  we also delivered brownies that nana baked that morning at the request of mom to the High risk clinic, the regular OB clinic and to Labor & delivery. then we went to the WIC office for our 1st newborn appt. and momma got a very nice electric double breast pump from WIC & Medela because she is exclusively breast feeding. (OSD is a champ! he has a great latch and has since about 10 minutes after he was born. if you are PG and considering BFing i suggest skin to skin ASAP afterbirth to help with latch on.) when we got home Nana had left for a few days and it was just the 4 of us Dad, momma OL & OSD. chillaxin and soaking it all in. 

Dad read me my first book.  OSD slept through the night that night. 

that wraps up the first week.

OSD has his own blog now here.

I will be journaling for him there. if you want to be a reader email me or just comment and i'll add you. if you are a village member you can already view.

Week one recap (part one)

Owen Samuel was One week old yesterday. this is a recap of our week as a family.

Thursday Sept 11: Born then nursed

goop in the eyes hat on your head  swaddled tight and off you go.

got checked into the nursery and waited for mom to get her butt upstairs so he could eat.

dad checked on him many times while mom waited for the room to get ready...roomed in, and eat pooped sleep repeat all night long.

Friday Sept 12: Woke up early knew Dr. Sammy D Rockstar would be by to see me early in the am. we had a "procedure" to do.

this later in the day i am not smiling because they baby just had a procedure i was talking to watson.

after that Dad got sent home to catch some extra zzzzs.

we had a gazillion visitors and phone calls.  ok not a gazillion, but it felt like it. nana, Dr. rockstar, nurse nanny, and the lactation coach ang these guys were the only ones we snapped pictures with OSDK.

dr. hellraiser again  -- i think his hand is bigger than the baby?!?

were my nurses at? holla!

i had my blood taken and pretty much hung with the baby, who had a hearing test and saw the pediatrician.  that night we had awesome Pizza and i had a candy bar for the first time in MONTHS!

Saturday Sept 13:  Up early because today was going to be busy. Pediatrician, OBs, new clothes that were gigantic on our tiny baby, dad lost the car for few mins...but then he found it. PHEW! we were first to get discharged YEAH! and then We went home!

Monday Sept 14: sleep eat poop repeat until tomorrow, and us parents slowly catching up on sleep after that hospital stay...

Tuesday Sept 15: Dad had to go to work this day... it was tough, we missed him but he sent us this message from work.

to be continued...

Owen Samuel Danger

Born: September 11, 2008

2:20 pm

6lbs 13 oz

19.5 "

we are doing well i am exhausted so the birth story will have to wait but here is a picture (maybe 6) to hold you over.

Above Dr. Hellraiser

Dr. Sammy D Rockstar

Nurse Colleen the Red


Getting dress to go home



Sleepy boys in the sunshine

Amnio test results

are in 

positive for lung maturity...

i need sleep and a sedative of some kind because i am terrified.

tomorrow 8 am induction.

amnio day

this is how our day went...

slept in late (sort of i was up at 5am but went back to sleep) woke up around 10 ish

brushed teeth 

ate breakfast- pancake (yes just 1) and egg and 1.5 slices of bacon and 1/4 of a nectarine.

brushed teeth again ( yes this is a fact  when i am prego my teeth BUG me to no end)

showered (oh what i would give for a magical shave thingy that would make this easier during Pregnancy)

got dressed (good thing too cause the sight of me au natural is... let's say not for the faint of heart)

gave out my "rules for the next few days"

• under no circumstance are you to make any noise that might be considered a sound effect for pain. or else you will be kicked out of the amino ( this means you too watson)
• I may not be much fun during induction if for some reason you get on my nerves i will kick you out it is not because i don;t love you i just love me & my sanity more.
• Getting kicked out is not the worse thing that can happen. take it as an act of mercy if you know me and my temper you might be better off out of the reach of my vicious tongue.

left for Clinic

rode in car to clinic, don't think i yelled at watson in the car once (ok maybe once)

got to the clinic a few mins late

then we waited 

played with mom's cell

and waited

played with the ipod 

and waited  after about an 1.5 hours we were called in....

we got in the room i made MOm sit in one chair and watson sit in another... Just in case.

quick sono to check heart rate.

in come the Docs. not 1 not 2 but 3 of our 5 Docs were there.

in attendance Dr. D (Rockstar Chief Resident), Dr. W (perinatalogist #2 i have 2 that are supervising my case), Dr. H (Resident in High Risk clinic). Watson, my mom and the MJ the sonographer me and the poppy (DUH)

The ACTUAL procedure:

sono to find a good pocket of Amniotic fluid

Dr. W does first pass find a pocket he would push with one finger on my belly when he found a pocket on the the screen to see where if the pushing would correspond on the screen.  Then Dr. D & Dr W switched places so Dr. D could do the "TAP" (that is OB speak for an amnio)

Dr. H was great distractor, we like her a lot, but Dr. D wanted to do the procedure.

once a good pocket was found my belly was swabbed with betedine and a one of those blue plastic cloth type surgical drape thing that stick to you with a 6" x 4" "window" in it. 

Sono doppler in one hand and back on belly needle in other hand

the poke it self was not so bad i watched the monitor. i used few relaxation techniques for the stick. not so bad.

it did take a few seconds to collect the fluid but not too long. few deepish breaths and it was over.

Dr. W said "Looks mature" 

the other two said  i did great and that they hoped to see me tomorrow and some other small talk. we asked again what exactly we need to have the induction.

we need positive lung maturity of 3.5 or higher (because of the Gestational diabetes) and PG+  (this is some kind of lipid found in amniotic fluid when the fetus is mature) 

off they went then, MJ came over and  clean up my belly did another quick sono to check heart rate post amnio

then down the hall we went to the the second part of the procedure a NST to confirm the baby hasn't gone into distress.

my BP was up a bit for me 120/80 not terrible especially considering i had just had a 6" needle stuck in my belly.

on the monitor for 20-30 mins...

baby was perfect. even had a few small contraction while i was there... WOOHOO.

Dr. W came in to check the tracing (more OB speak.)

he said "you can't ask for a more perfect reading"

no real restictions. relax and wait. and hope for good numbers.

from there we went to lunch 

the cemetery to visit Lucy

then i said let go by the mall for a walk around

then we hit a small farmers market

called A (it's her birthday today she is 7)

stuck my finger to check my Bg --141. YIKEs! i guess super cheese Quesidilla, w/ beans, steak & No veggies not a good meal option for a girl with GD oh well)

came home 

and here we are 

I spoke with a different Dr. H at 9 pm and my results aren't in yet... so we continue to wait....

in the mean time check out this belly shot!

37weeks

Friday's NST was great.

2.5 hours of Braxton Hick contraction that night... fun fun fun.

SAT Officially Full term- 37wks

Sun not to exciting

Monday on self imposed bed rest to rest up for possible thursday induction

today Tuesday 

BPP great!

Exam reveals i am now 2cm 50% effaced. yeah for progress!

and Dr. H (awesome OB #2) stripped my membrane to help things along.. Effective i have been having a few contractions since we left. yeah baby!

Amnio: tomorrow afternoon Rockstar Dr. D will being doing the procedure

results by 9pm. *hint check back here around 10pm EST if you can't wait for an update.

Induction: thursday 8am

fingers crossed and many tears have been shed this week. on a personal note i am terrified.

36w3d

last week BBP was good and NST was hard work I spent almost an hour chasing this bittty monster all round my uterus.  then it got hiccups which i have to say sound like the hiccups you and i get out side... WILD! i tell you just wild.

BPP today was good.
weight: aprox. 6 lbs 13 oz

Amnio date: YUP 8 days away!

Induction date: only if i don't go on my own... cause the good news is I am 1cm 50% effaced...

funny moment today...
Dr H to us: hey we may not need to induce your 1cm & 50%  and i can feel the baby's head... 

me: Yeah baby! i thought this baby dropped this weekend i could feel the difference

watson: HUH? really? already? 

So place your bets folks get them in now... will i or won't I?

Tomorrow Nana comes! yeah Nana!