Saturday, December 17, 2011
The Best Present
Sunday, December 11, 2011
My Pregnancy Expeprience
So I want to just kind of sum everything up about my pregnancy and birth just cause I have SO MANY friends who are pregnant right now and most of them are pregnant with their first! So this is what happened with me
Dave and I had been married just over a year when we got pregnant. I had been feeling strange for a couple weeks and so I randomly decided to take a pregnancy test and then I jumped in the shower for 15+ minutes (something Ill never get to do again..maybe 18yrs from now..) than got out and saw one dark pink line and one super light pink line... I thought "OMG!!!! IM EFFIN PREGNANT!!!!". But I thought it probably was an error because instead of waiting 2min to read i waited 15. So I took another and sure enough there was one dark line and one light line, so I didnt know what to think. So I sent a picture to my best girlfriend who has 2 of her own and she laughed and said yep, pregnant. I didnt believe her so I took like 11 tests and went to the doctor and he confirmed it. I was in shock, it felt so fake.
We made an appointment with my OBGYN and fell in love with her! they did blood work and scheduled an ultrasound for the next morning. I cried when I got to see this tiny perfect 8week old fetus baby in my belly. It was bliss. His heart beat was so beautiful. Everything was great! I enjoyed my appointments after that cause I always got to hear his heartbeat. I had the WORST morning sickness from about 4 weeeks all the way til the middle of my 2nd trimester, and it lasted ALL day :( ick.
I had another ultrasound with a specialist at about 19weeks and we found out the sex! We were so excited to learn we were having a boy. We also learned that the umbilical cord was attached to the side of my placenta and they were concerned about that. I then had an ultrasound every 4 weeks and sometimes even more often, nothing ever became of that cord but it was a worry up until my sweet Owen was born.
I had almost every symptom of preeclampsia after 28weeks and my doctor was worried, She would send me to labor and delivery after my appointments occasionally just so they could monitor my sweet-pea and make sure we were ok and safe.
Preeclampsia made me swell up like a balloon- it was uncomfortable and ugly :( I also had really high blood pressure and they kept a close eye on that.
I started going to the doctor every week about a month before I was far along enough to have such frequent appointments normally. Then it turned into twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week and I was always being sent to the hospital and to the lab. I want this pregnancy to be over. I wanted my sweet Owen in my arms. I started itching really bad all over my body for no reason at about 33 or 34 weeks. Nothing relived it so I finally brought it up to my doctor and she sent me to the hospital for monitoring. I had to do a blood test that took min of 4 days to process. I was so uncomfortable. I could not even sleep I itched so bad. I cried cause it was so horrible and used every possible thing in my home to itch myself. I went in for an ultrasound and they said that my placenta was pre-maturing (meaning it was getting old and hard), They said Owen was so big that if my normal OBGYN did not induce me that week they would induce me cause his fluid was low and he was to big for my body and they didnt want him to get much bigger. I worried about this a lot. Being induced was something we played day by day for a long time. I held out longer than anyone thought I would be able to. I started getting ultrasounds weekly.
After Dave and I got to one of my ultrasounds we were sitting in the lobby waiting for our turn to go back. The doctor on call called me from my OBGYN office and said that I have choleostasis and I had to go to labor and delivery immediatly cause they needed to induce me. Choleostasis is when your liver stops filtering and all the bile is building up and causes you to itch, it can also cause sudden death to your baby in your belly. So we talked to the ultrasound technician and they wanted to send me to the hospital anyway cause my BP was through the roof and my body was done taking care of the baby inside. So away we went to the hospital, I have this whole story back a couple posts so ill make it short. I was in 25+hours of labor, only pushed for about 20 min (my epidural wore off right before pushing time...awesome). My pregnancy problems went away instatly and baby boy was healthy. He did not pass his hearing screening so we had to take him to a specialist but he passed it with flying colors :) He was a big healthy 7lbs 13oz baby. We stayed in the hospital for 4 days, and they took such good care of us. I loved being pregnant even though most of the time i was sick. I would do it all over again though. Owen is the sweetest little baby!
-No matter how horrible your pregnancy may be, its still one of the most amazing, beautiful, wonderful things you will ever go through.
Dave and I had been married just over a year when we got pregnant. I had been feeling strange for a couple weeks and so I randomly decided to take a pregnancy test and then I jumped in the shower for 15+ minutes (something Ill never get to do again..maybe 18yrs from now..) than got out and saw one dark pink line and one super light pink line... I thought "OMG!!!! IM EFFIN PREGNANT!!!!". But I thought it probably was an error because instead of waiting 2min to read i waited 15. So I took another and sure enough there was one dark line and one light line, so I didnt know what to think. So I sent a picture to my best girlfriend who has 2 of her own and she laughed and said yep, pregnant. I didnt believe her so I took like 11 tests and went to the doctor and he confirmed it. I was in shock, it felt so fake.
We made an appointment with my OBGYN and fell in love with her! they did blood work and scheduled an ultrasound for the next morning. I cried when I got to see this tiny perfect 8week old fetus baby in my belly. It was bliss. His heart beat was so beautiful. Everything was great! I enjoyed my appointments after that cause I always got to hear his heartbeat. I had the WORST morning sickness from about 4 weeeks all the way til the middle of my 2nd trimester, and it lasted ALL day :( ick.
I had another ultrasound with a specialist at about 19weeks and we found out the sex! We were so excited to learn we were having a boy. We also learned that the umbilical cord was attached to the side of my placenta and they were concerned about that. I then had an ultrasound every 4 weeks and sometimes even more often, nothing ever became of that cord but it was a worry up until my sweet Owen was born.
I had almost every symptom of preeclampsia after 28weeks and my doctor was worried, She would send me to labor and delivery after my appointments occasionally just so they could monitor my sweet-pea and make sure we were ok and safe.
Preeclampsia made me swell up like a balloon- it was uncomfortable and ugly :( I also had really high blood pressure and they kept a close eye on that.
I started going to the doctor every week about a month before I was far along enough to have such frequent appointments normally. Then it turned into twice a week and sometimes 3 times a week and I was always being sent to the hospital and to the lab. I want this pregnancy to be over. I wanted my sweet Owen in my arms. I started itching really bad all over my body for no reason at about 33 or 34 weeks. Nothing relived it so I finally brought it up to my doctor and she sent me to the hospital for monitoring. I had to do a blood test that took min of 4 days to process. I was so uncomfortable. I could not even sleep I itched so bad. I cried cause it was so horrible and used every possible thing in my home to itch myself. I went in for an ultrasound and they said that my placenta was pre-maturing (meaning it was getting old and hard), They said Owen was so big that if my normal OBGYN did not induce me that week they would induce me cause his fluid was low and he was to big for my body and they didnt want him to get much bigger. I worried about this a lot. Being induced was something we played day by day for a long time. I held out longer than anyone thought I would be able to. I started getting ultrasounds weekly.
After Dave and I got to one of my ultrasounds we were sitting in the lobby waiting for our turn to go back. The doctor on call called me from my OBGYN office and said that I have choleostasis and I had to go to labor and delivery immediatly cause they needed to induce me. Choleostasis is when your liver stops filtering and all the bile is building up and causes you to itch, it can also cause sudden death to your baby in your belly. So we talked to the ultrasound technician and they wanted to send me to the hospital anyway cause my BP was through the roof and my body was done taking care of the baby inside. So away we went to the hospital, I have this whole story back a couple posts so ill make it short. I was in 25+hours of labor, only pushed for about 20 min (my epidural wore off right before pushing time...awesome). My pregnancy problems went away instatly and baby boy was healthy. He did not pass his hearing screening so we had to take him to a specialist but he passed it with flying colors :) He was a big healthy 7lbs 13oz baby. We stayed in the hospital for 4 days, and they took such good care of us. I loved being pregnant even though most of the time i was sick. I would do it all over again though. Owen is the sweetest little baby!
-No matter how horrible your pregnancy may be, its still one of the most amazing, beautiful, wonderful things you will ever go through.
Friday, December 9, 2011
My Birthday Present!!
Yayyy! Its that time of year! Full of parties, family visiting, LOTS of tasty treats, big meals, hot cocoa, fires, presents, birthday!!, snow, cute boots and hats, vacations, etc. I LOVE this season!
My wonderful husband and I have been wanting a good vacuum. We just had a hoover and were looking into getting a Kirby. The only thing i did not like about the Kirby is this: ITS FREAKIN HIDEOUS!!!!!!!
We have also been wanting an air purifier. If you knew what the air inside any building/house was like you would too, and with Owen breathing the air it became a lot more important to us.
We had a small carpet cleaner that we used alll the time! It was actually Daves sisters and she wnted it back, so since then we have been shopping for one that was not a horrible price and did the job. good.
Another thing I have been wanting is a humidifier and vaporizer! (Yes. There is a difference between the two).
For my birthday my wonderful husband bought me my very own HYLA!!! Im so excited about it, I want to take it and use it at everyoneshouse! It even looks cool! It is amazing how good it works!! Davids vacuumed everyday since we got it :( I want to be the one to vacuuum! and I want to use the remote control it has (awesome I know, right?). So instead i have been doing other things with it. I wannna brag about this beast all day long, all week long, and just all the time! If youever need a job done call Dave and I we'll come clean your house! ;) ..maybe..
My wonderful husband and I have been wanting a good vacuum. We just had a hoover and were looking into getting a Kirby. The only thing i did not like about the Kirby is this: ITS FREAKIN HIDEOUS!!!!!!!
We have also been wanting an air purifier. If you knew what the air inside any building/house was like you would too, and with Owen breathing the air it became a lot more important to us.
We had a small carpet cleaner that we used alll the time! It was actually Daves sisters and she wnted it back, so since then we have been shopping for one that was not a horrible price and did the job. good.
Another thing I have been wanting is a humidifier and vaporizer! (Yes. There is a difference between the two).
For my birthday my wonderful husband bought me my very own HYLA!!! Im so excited about it, I want to take it and use it at everyoneshouse! It even looks cool! It is amazing how good it works!! Davids vacuumed everyday since we got it :( I want to be the one to vacuuum! and I want to use the remote control it has (awesome I know, right?). So instead i have been doing other things with it. I wannna brag about this beast all day long, all week long, and just all the time! If youever need a job done call Dave and I we'll come clean your house! ;) ..maybe..
Thursday, December 8, 2011
NEW BLOG
I started a new blog where i will be sharing our favorite recipes!! :)
http://cole-house-recipes.blogspot.com/
I hope its awesome ;)
http://cole-house-recipes.blogspot.com/
I hope its awesome ;)
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Anniversary Weekend
Today is Sunday. Church is not til 1pm. My calling doesnt require I be there til 12ish. Owen is asleep, David is asleep. I went to bed way to late, and im way to tired BUT like many mornings I like to have 'me' time and do the dished uninterrupted, fold a basket of laundry uninterrupted, read, blog, sit quietly- all uninterrupted. I love the chaos in my life but also love a quiet moment :)
This weekend was our anniversary weekend. Friday we went to Tucanos, one of our favorite places, dressed up a little, and it was wonderful, of coarse. Then we came home and watched some episodes from one of our favorite tv shows (How I Met Your Mother). It was the perfect night. Saturday my best girl friend came over with one of her babies and we went to Boise and shopped, we went to the Christmas Bazaar, visited another good friend, and had a GREAT time. When I got home around 4 I had just enough time to cuddle my baby to sleep, make cookies, and get everyone ready before we went to my work Christmas party. It was a good time :) Then we came home and watched some more of our favorites- The Office, Raising Hope...yep just those two :) We already exchanged anniversary gifts a couple weeks ago (WHICH WAS AWESOME!!!!), it was a great weekend! I fully enjoyed it!
Yesterday I had to clean out my boys closet and armoire :( He has grown out of so many of his clothes already! I love to watch him grow but at the same time I never want him to grow up. I always sing "Never Grow Up" to him and he smiles at me when I do and the whole thing makes me tear up hahaa I tear up over everything Owen-related, happy tears though ;)
Owen doesnt cry or even wake up most nights but ill get up and feed him at least once while he sleeps. Those 10 minutes are my favorite, I love waking with/for this little guy. Seriously. I always think about how blessed I am to be his mom. This is what I have always wanted :) The sweet little guy had a belly ache this week that lasted 2 days! It was awful! Then he woke up Friday morning his giggly smiley self. I love this guys giggle. It. Is. Preshhh!!!!!
Im so excited for Christmas!! It will be Owens first and Dave & I's third! Whoaa! Time flies! Than the 26th we go to McCall for a few days and the 27th is my 21st birthday!!! Actually now that im old I dont care about birthdays.
Im the happiest lady by far :)
I did not post this earlier so this is what we did this evening :)- We went to our friends house for dinner. Shalisa, Kerry, and Mon. We watched some TV, did a lot of chatting and laughing, and ate some yummy dinner. I love our friends :)
Im the happiest lady by far :)
I did not post this earlier so this is what we did this evening :)- We went to our friends house for dinner. Shalisa, Kerry, and Mon. We watched some TV, did a lot of chatting and laughing, and ate some yummy dinner. I love our friends :)
Friday, December 2, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Thanksgiving Weekend
The morning of Thanksgiving Dave woke ip early to go hunting with a good friend leaving me home to make rolls and stuffed mushrooms while I kept Owen and hopefully got ready before he got home so we could go to dinner. I was fine with this I mean I had 7 hours to do it all before dinner :) Just so happens Owen wouldnt nap or let me put him down. After kneading the bread i put it in bowls to rise and 1 of the bowls was given to me a year before by Daves Granny Barb. Oh i miss that woman. it made me think of all the good times i had with her when i would go spend the day with her, just the two of us. It made me think of the night before she died when i spent the whole evening/afternoon at her house, getting her dinner, visiting, watching tv together and doing a few chores that she needed done. it was just a couple days after that i found out we were pregnant and my heart hurt so bad cause i knew Owen would have to wait a long time before meeting her. I miss that crazy woman, she was out of control and that is why we loved eachother so much :)
So at 12 when Dave got home I was just finishing pulling rolls from the oven, i had made stuffing mix but not stuffed the mushrooms, and owen and i were still in our jammies. Good thing Dave helped me pull it all together before we had to leave :) This was Owens first Thankgiving and itwas spent with just my side pf the family since Daves were out of town. As much as i like to think Owen loved his first thanksgiving. he didnt care. he slept the whole day almost. and he had no idea this thursday was more important than the last haha but i njoyed pretending he had the time of his life :)
I made some effing good clam chowder on Saturday with some home made rolls. yumm. Dave helped with dinner by making some yummmmyy dessert! We took dinner to the missionaries watched a couple movies and then...We then went and got our christmas tree!!!, we picked outthe perfect one! 6+feet tall, nice and thick. just. plain. beautiful. So we decorated it and it was awesome. Owen had the time of his life ;) Owen and i were up all night. so frustrating for both of us and really early this morning while i was rocking owen in the living room that perfect tree we got tipped over! it scared the heck out of me. I yelled for dave to come fix it. and then we got to looking at it and turns out our perfect tree is perfectly effing crooked. gosh dangit. unfixable crooked. still looks amazing though :) Ill post some pictures tomorrow.
Since Owen didnt sleep last night we spent 2.5 of 3 church hours in the car trying to sleep, than we got a wonderful 3 hour nap. 7-10 :) now its 11 and were off to bed :)
good night.
So at 12 when Dave got home I was just finishing pulling rolls from the oven, i had made stuffing mix but not stuffed the mushrooms, and owen and i were still in our jammies. Good thing Dave helped me pull it all together before we had to leave :) This was Owens first Thankgiving and itwas spent with just my side pf the family since Daves were out of town. As much as i like to think Owen loved his first thanksgiving. he didnt care. he slept the whole day almost. and he had no idea this thursday was more important than the last haha but i njoyed pretending he had the time of his life :)
I made some effing good clam chowder on Saturday with some home made rolls. yumm. Dave helped with dinner by making some yummmmyy dessert! We took dinner to the missionaries watched a couple movies and then...We then went and got our christmas tree!!!, we picked outthe perfect one! 6+feet tall, nice and thick. just. plain. beautiful. So we decorated it and it was awesome. Owen had the time of his life ;) Owen and i were up all night. so frustrating for both of us and really early this morning while i was rocking owen in the living room that perfect tree we got tipped over! it scared the heck out of me. I yelled for dave to come fix it. and then we got to looking at it and turns out our perfect tree is perfectly effing crooked. gosh dangit. unfixable crooked. still looks amazing though :) Ill post some pictures tomorrow.
Since Owen didnt sleep last night we spent 2.5 of 3 church hours in the car trying to sleep, than we got a wonderful 3 hour nap. 7-10 :) now its 11 and were off to bed :)
good night.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Bittersweet
No, i didnt really post twice in the same day, technically i did but i wrote that last one last week and just never published it :) So here is whats new this week-
My sweet boy rolled over!! He amazes me everyday, and every day makes me so proud! He is 6 weeks old today, he rode in his stroller for the first time yesterday, while we were shopping at the mall- let me tell you Zumiez was not made for strollers. I have been trying lots of new recipes lately and creating things and cooking in general a lot more. I made my own version of stuffed mushrooms the other day and they were sooo good so I made then again this morning :) and I am making more tomorrow for Thanksgiving, I also made TONS of fudge (my Gmas recipe) Its so good, Thats also for thanksgiving, I made it because it was demanded by my sister (and my visit teaching families needed some), I also am in charge of the rolls. I feel like I make homemade bread often.. very.often. (popular demand by my husband).
I do a lot of thinking anymore... Since I had Owen I feel like im a lot more genuine. I was thinking how lucky I was to have such a beautiful family- A wonderful husband of 2 years (yeah thats right, were celebrating our 2 year next week!!!), a beautiful baby boy of 6 weeks ;), my own brand new home ( I always love to throw in the 'brandnew' part), a fricken awesome dog (who makes the cutest babies!!), a college degree (got when I was 18!), Great family (both mine and Daves), Wonderful friends, and a sweet A church full of awesome people :) Im blessed with so much more though- A great job, Davids fantasic job, a working vehicle (that I effin love), a sweet tv....Ok now im rambling and you all know i hate cheesy 'im thankful fors'. But this is all mine forever and im only 20!! Im so blessed! Than I started to reminisce about past things and how fast our lives go by its reallly bittersweet. So i got some pictures together that are in order so you can compare them a little... just cause its fun :) Im so happy tomorrow is Thanksgiving :) Owens FIRST Thanksgiving.
Ultrasounds of Owen--- just a couple of the 10+ we had :) and him as a 10 min old baby
A couple pictures of my belly starting with 20 weeks, ending with 36 weeks, than a beautiful picture of my son.
More pictures of my boyy :)
4 days old, coming home from the hospital and 4 weeks old, shopping with mom
Both my boys :) They love eachother sooo much! It's priceless.
This huge guy was the baby of the cousins til O was born. Owen 1mo, Will 6mo
My strong baby who has held his own head since he crawled out of my belly :)
This is just for fun its Athena at 4mo as a puppy, 10 mo as a even bigger puppy, and her as a mom with her babes at 18mo. I love her sooo much. :) (im the one in both pup pics fyi).
:)
My sweet boy rolled over!! He amazes me everyday, and every day makes me so proud! He is 6 weeks old today, he rode in his stroller for the first time yesterday, while we were shopping at the mall- let me tell you Zumiez was not made for strollers. I have been trying lots of new recipes lately and creating things and cooking in general a lot more. I made my own version of stuffed mushrooms the other day and they were sooo good so I made then again this morning :) and I am making more tomorrow for Thanksgiving, I also made TONS of fudge (my Gmas recipe) Its so good, Thats also for thanksgiving, I made it because it was demanded by my sister (and my visit teaching families needed some), I also am in charge of the rolls. I feel like I make homemade bread often.. very.often. (popular demand by my husband).
I do a lot of thinking anymore... Since I had Owen I feel like im a lot more genuine. I was thinking how lucky I was to have such a beautiful family- A wonderful husband of 2 years (yeah thats right, were celebrating our 2 year next week!!!), a beautiful baby boy of 6 weeks ;), my own brand new home ( I always love to throw in the 'brandnew' part), a fricken awesome dog (who makes the cutest babies!!), a college degree (got when I was 18!), Great family (both mine and Daves), Wonderful friends, and a sweet A church full of awesome people :) Im blessed with so much more though- A great job, Davids fantasic job, a working vehicle (that I effin love), a sweet tv....Ok now im rambling and you all know i hate cheesy 'im thankful fors'. But this is all mine forever and im only 20!! Im so blessed! Than I started to reminisce about past things and how fast our lives go by its reallly bittersweet. So i got some pictures together that are in order so you can compare them a little... just cause its fun :) Im so happy tomorrow is Thanksgiving :) Owens FIRST Thanksgiving.
Ultrasounds of Owen--- just a couple of the 10+ we had :) and him as a 10 min old baby
A couple pictures of my belly starting with 20 weeks, ending with 36 weeks, than a beautiful picture of my son.
More pictures of my boyy :)
4 days old, coming home from the hospital and 4 weeks old, shopping with mom
Both my boys :) They love eachother sooo much! It's priceless.
This huge guy was the baby of the cousins til O was born. Owen 1mo, Will 6mo
My strong baby who has held his own head since he crawled out of my belly :)
This is just for fun its Athena at 4mo as a puppy, 10 mo as a even bigger puppy, and her as a mom with her babes at 18mo. I love her sooo much. :) (im the one in both pup pics fyi).
:)
My pre-Thanksgiving Day Post
I went back to work this week. I was very nervous to go back to work with a baby, worried that he would fuss the whole time and that our clients and clinicians would be pissed. But, he has been great and so happy and everyone loves him (duhh), and he is quiet at work!! I love that I get to bring in some money still and keep my awesome job and not have to send Owen to daycare, I cant imagine ever leaving him with anyone beside David! Im lucky to have such a great employer who lets me bring my baby to work. When he gets to old to bring to work ill probably stay home with him or im sure by than i will be more than happy to send him to grandmas for a few hours 
David got fitted for his uniform the other day and he brought tons of stuff home that the sheriffs office issued him for his new job, They give him a generous allowance each year to buy boots and whatever else he might need/want. They gave him his uniform (more than one so I dont have to wash it every day! Yay!) he got a couple pairs of handcuffs he gets a gun and all that good stuff. Poor guy has to get tazered! But they do it in a padded room so when he falls he wont bruise Im super excited for Christmas this year I have almost all of my shopping done alreadY! I cant wait to get our tree and have everything all festive! I cant find my christmas cds and im afraid they might be in my christmas boxes in the attic and David wont get them down for me until thanksgiving he said! David and I are celebrating our 2 year anniversary this year! December 3rd I cant believe 2 years already! My wonderful best friend is moving home in a little over a week and I cant wait to see her! We only get to see eacother like every 5 months and she is due for a visit So im glad that she is coming and wont be leaving! I also cant wait for our kids to be besties! SHe has 2 and I dont think I will be catching up to her any time soon... I went on my first coupon trip to the store, it took longer than normal but I saved loads and bought unnecessary items. Awesome! I love being grateful (and i am for everything) and I love when other people are but i am so ANNOYED by the facebook status daily "im thankful" status'. Just cause its November people think they have to show off by posting everythting they are grateful for "im grateful for forks" " IM grateful for toilet paper" "Im grateful for facebook" "im grateful for cookies" "Im grateful for pencils" I mean come on thats cheesy, really mean it and dont be weird. Also I hate when people act like dill holes on facebook for no reason, I have done it but i dont do it.. make sense? Anyway that is all, I have some more to share but it doesnt really go with the rest of this stuff not that any of it went together Ill save it for another time Owen gives me 10minutes of uninterrupted typing Happy thanks giving!
David got fitted for his uniform the other day and he brought tons of stuff home that the sheriffs office issued him for his new job, They give him a generous allowance each year to buy boots and whatever else he might need/want. They gave him his uniform (more than one so I dont have to wash it every day! Yay!) he got a couple pairs of handcuffs he gets a gun and all that good stuff. Poor guy has to get tazered! But they do it in a padded room so when he falls he wont bruise Im super excited for Christmas this year I have almost all of my shopping done alreadY! I cant wait to get our tree and have everything all festive! I cant find my christmas cds and im afraid they might be in my christmas boxes in the attic and David wont get them down for me until thanksgiving he said! David and I are celebrating our 2 year anniversary this year! December 3rd I cant believe 2 years already! My wonderful best friend is moving home in a little over a week and I cant wait to see her! We only get to see eacother like every 5 months and she is due for a visit So im glad that she is coming and wont be leaving! I also cant wait for our kids to be besties! SHe has 2 and I dont think I will be catching up to her any time soon... I went on my first coupon trip to the store, it took longer than normal but I saved loads and bought unnecessary items. Awesome! I love being grateful (and i am for everything) and I love when other people are but i am so ANNOYED by the facebook status daily "im thankful" status'. Just cause its November people think they have to show off by posting everythting they are grateful for "im grateful for forks" " IM grateful for toilet paper" "Im grateful for facebook" "im grateful for cookies" "Im grateful for pencils" I mean come on thats cheesy, really mean it and dont be weird. Also I hate when people act like dill holes on facebook for no reason, I have done it but i dont do it.. make sense? Anyway that is all, I have some more to share but it doesnt really go with the rest of this stuff not that any of it went together Ill save it for another time Owen gives me 10minutes of uninterrupted typing Happy thanks giving!
Friday, October 28, 2011
On The Best Day of Our Lives
So we knew this day was coming at any time.. and it finally came :) Tuesday at 3pm I went in for my ultrasound and as we were in the ultrasound waiting room my OBGYNs on call doctor called me and said dont even have your ultrasound just go to Labor and Delivery and they are going to induce you cause you have cholestasis- a pregnancy disease where the liver is not filtering the bile and it leaks into the placenta and skin and because it was in my skin i was itching icredibly bad, i could not sleep at night and it just made me cry cause it was so awful :(. So we leave to go to the maternity center and we get in the car and...it wont stsart :) wonderful. we knew we had a bad battery cable but thought it would be fine til Dave got around to replacing it it the neart future, so lucky for us the hospital was 2 buildings away so we walked haha
3:30pm- I was officially a patient in the materity ward. I changed into my beautiful gown and layed in bed waiting to be pampered, and very ready for a baby!
The on call doctor came in and checked my cervix and because I had not made enough progress on my own she prescribed a pill to be inserted into my cervix that would help me thin out and dilate, They started this at 6pm and said they would be back every 4 hours to insert another one. BUT that first one did it... fast. My contractions started right away and I soon dilated to a 3. My labor was pretty strong all night, and very painful. I spent most the night in the tub trying to relax than at around
4am I couldn't handle the contractions so my nurse gave me painkillers through my IV, I felt so much better right away and was able to rest... not sleep really, but rest :)
6am David left to get some stuff from the house and check on the dogs.
7am they started me on pitocin hoping to make my contractions come in a constant pattern (through 25hours of labor they were still irregular the whole time).
9am my new best friend came into the room! My anesthesiologist :) they gave me the epidural, I was always so scared of getting one but it was easy and painless, my wonderful doctor came in right after that and broke my water, wow, having your water broke is a strange feeling. Also, what comes with an epidural? You got it. A catheter. Dave got back at this point and hated that a student put my catheter in :) I couldnt feel it so i didn't care.
3pm my epidural started to wear off and i was dilated to a 8 or 9 so i knew I would soon be pushing. i was so scared cause i could feel everything! so my anesthesiologist came into the room and they filled my epi back up and it wasn't working. so she shot some painkiller in that was stronger than an epi and it helped a tiny bit so she did it again. I was feeling more numb but could feel so much pressure. so my doctor came in and they started to adjust the bed and take it apart and pull out the stirrups. my mom, my mother-in-law, and Dave were in there with me.
5pm I started to push. I never cried, screamed, yelled, or got mad. my adrenalin was so crazy that the pain didnt bother me and I was even making jokes. the nurse told me first time moms normally push 2-3hours. so at about 510pm the staff and my moms were telling me how beautiful my babys hair was. I couldnt believe it. 527pm my beautiful baby was out and laying on my chest. i cried. he had his tight little hand grabbing onto he umbilical cord and the doctor had to pry him off :) my mom cut his umbilical cord. and they weighed him in at 7lbs13oz 19 3/4in. I couldn't believe this tiny human was mine and Daves, i grew this perfect person in my belly. amazing. this was the best day of our married lives, i would say of our lives but meeting and marrying Dave were pretty darn good days too :) Dave was so sweet and the best support person. baby Cole latched right on to eat, i felt so lucky! I was up and walking around about 10 or 15min after delivery...obviously my epi wasn't working or i wouldn't have been able to.
My family is the best family, i have the best husband, baby, and dog ;)
Friday the 14th, the day we were released to go home we finally picked a name for baby Cole. Owen David Cole. :)
My Beautiful Baby Boy-
Owen David Cole
5:27pm Wednesday
October 12th, 2011
7lbs 13oz, 19.75in
3:30pm- I was officially a patient in the materity ward. I changed into my beautiful gown and layed in bed waiting to be pampered, and very ready for a baby!
The on call doctor came in and checked my cervix and because I had not made enough progress on my own she prescribed a pill to be inserted into my cervix that would help me thin out and dilate, They started this at 6pm and said they would be back every 4 hours to insert another one. BUT that first one did it... fast. My contractions started right away and I soon dilated to a 3. My labor was pretty strong all night, and very painful. I spent most the night in the tub trying to relax than at around
4am I couldn't handle the contractions so my nurse gave me painkillers through my IV, I felt so much better right away and was able to rest... not sleep really, but rest :)
6am David left to get some stuff from the house and check on the dogs.
7am they started me on pitocin hoping to make my contractions come in a constant pattern (through 25hours of labor they were still irregular the whole time).
9am my new best friend came into the room! My anesthesiologist :) they gave me the epidural, I was always so scared of getting one but it was easy and painless, my wonderful doctor came in right after that and broke my water, wow, having your water broke is a strange feeling. Also, what comes with an epidural? You got it. A catheter. Dave got back at this point and hated that a student put my catheter in :) I couldnt feel it so i didn't care.
3pm my epidural started to wear off and i was dilated to a 8 or 9 so i knew I would soon be pushing. i was so scared cause i could feel everything! so my anesthesiologist came into the room and they filled my epi back up and it wasn't working. so she shot some painkiller in that was stronger than an epi and it helped a tiny bit so she did it again. I was feeling more numb but could feel so much pressure. so my doctor came in and they started to adjust the bed and take it apart and pull out the stirrups. my mom, my mother-in-law, and Dave were in there with me.
5pm I started to push. I never cried, screamed, yelled, or got mad. my adrenalin was so crazy that the pain didnt bother me and I was even making jokes. the nurse told me first time moms normally push 2-3hours. so at about 510pm the staff and my moms were telling me how beautiful my babys hair was. I couldnt believe it. 527pm my beautiful baby was out and laying on my chest. i cried. he had his tight little hand grabbing onto he umbilical cord and the doctor had to pry him off :) my mom cut his umbilical cord. and they weighed him in at 7lbs13oz 19 3/4in. I couldn't believe this tiny human was mine and Daves, i grew this perfect person in my belly. amazing. this was the best day of our married lives, i would say of our lives but meeting and marrying Dave were pretty darn good days too :) Dave was so sweet and the best support person. baby Cole latched right on to eat, i felt so lucky! I was up and walking around about 10 or 15min after delivery...obviously my epi wasn't working or i wouldn't have been able to.
My family is the best family, i have the best husband, baby, and dog ;)
Friday the 14th, the day we were released to go home we finally picked a name for baby Cole. Owen David Cole. :)
My Beautiful Baby Boy-
Owen David Cole
5:27pm Wednesday
October 12th, 2011
7lbs 13oz, 19.75in
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
About Taking Pictures
I think taking pictures is the best thing in the whole world, I litterally have 2million hahah :) One thing I do HATE is when people pose in the mirror and take pictures of just themselves, and then add the pouty lips. ick. nope. hate it. I take pictures in the mirror...of my belly. I took pictures of myself, with my butt sticking out and my lips puckered, and my boobies in the air...when I was in highschool (and I dont mean a senior, I mean a freshman). For some reason this was really bothering me today :) Please, all you highschool graduate aged people, do not take pictures in the mirror, with your lips puckered, flaunting your body UNLESS you are showing off your new hair?, Showing off you new lipstick (even thought that would probably annoy me too ) OR if it is a joke :) That is whats been on my mind today that is appropriate to share anyway ;) Yayyyy! Might get a baby tomorrow!!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Induction Time :)... Almost!
So Dave and I have been keeping busy with our cute little dogs :) We only have 5 at our house (plus Athena so 6), 2 are sold, 1 is ours, and the other 2 have interests but not at full price so we will keep them a few more days and than see what happens. We havent been doing anything much, just the usual.
So for the baby I have 2 different doctors- 1 is my regular doctor for all my baby needs, and the other 1 is my ultrasound technician, she keeps an eye on my babys umbilical cord :) Yesterday I went to my general baby doctor and she said that she wants to see me again on Friday and before my appointment I have to do another 24hour urine and turn it in before my appointment and if it comes back with the results she expects it to we will skip the appointment and go straight to the hospital to get induced :) Im excited! At my other appointment today, it was an ultrasound, that doctor told me that if I by chance did not get induced this weekend she would induce me cause my placenta is maturing and my baby is WAY TO BIG! He is already 7lbs 9oz! Please lets get him out of me! Im 37 weeks yesterday. I really want to have him this weekend but im scared and part of me wants to wait another week :) Its not up to me though, never was. Im happy to have him whenever he decides (or the doctor decides) to come!! That is all the new news I have for today :) Ill keep everyone updated (obviously) :)
So for the baby I have 2 different doctors- 1 is my regular doctor for all my baby needs, and the other 1 is my ultrasound technician, she keeps an eye on my babys umbilical cord :) Yesterday I went to my general baby doctor and she said that she wants to see me again on Friday and before my appointment I have to do another 24hour urine and turn it in before my appointment and if it comes back with the results she expects it to we will skip the appointment and go straight to the hospital to get induced :) Im excited! At my other appointment today, it was an ultrasound, that doctor told me that if I by chance did not get induced this weekend she would induce me cause my placenta is maturing and my baby is WAY TO BIG! He is already 7lbs 9oz! Please lets get him out of me! Im 37 weeks yesterday. I really want to have him this weekend but im scared and part of me wants to wait another week :) Its not up to me though, never was. Im happy to have him whenever he decides (or the doctor decides) to come!! That is all the new news I have for today :) Ill keep everyone updated (obviously) :)
Thursday, September 29, 2011
My Crabby Post.
THIS IS NOT A PLEASENT POST- IM CRABBY- THIS POSTING WAS JUST SO I COULD VENT (in hopes it would lower that dang BP of mine).
:)
I have had a very crabby last couple of days, partly because im giant prego with raging hormones, and not working and being home all the time im sure adds to it. I cooked nice dinners all week, tuesday for example I made fried chicken (of course, cause its His favorite), home made mashed potatoes and home made gravy and I even cooked up a fresh zuchinni (of course, I was the only one to eat it, David is allergic to anything slightly healthy and fresh). So yesterday I worked a fricken long day, which good for me im not supposed to be workin anyway! I got home around 8, my legs are so swollen they are throbbing, I have a headache, I just feel sick period, plus some other things were making me crabby So I call my wonderful husband on my way home from work so I can talk and vent and let him know how icky I feel (he had been home for a couple hours by now) and as soon as I tell him how sick I feel he says "oh.. whats for dinner" Ughhhhhh! Its 8 at night, I dont want to make dinner. So I was crabby, and he did not get anything fancy for dinner. I made cheese tortillas with meat in them. Than we went and got ice cream and that made me feel less crabby :) Than we were in bed before 10pm. I love nights I can be in bed in the 9 o'clock hour! Today I thought I would be happier, hoping all my crabbiness wore off yesterday, but no, it did not. All the same people I hated yesterday I still hate today. My doctors appointment went awful! Im still sick as ever, and the doctor was in a hurry to go deliver a baby thats momma was 9cm dialated (this made me happy, I love new moms and babies). The doctor said unless something happens over the weekend we will leave him in until Monday at least UGHHHH!! I wanted him here today! I packed the car seat, and the diaper bag and the breast pump and all that jaz into to car last night so I would be ready! ALSO- I wanted to participate in 'See Spot Walk' this saturday, and the Dr. said NOOOPE you cant, Plain White T's will also be here Saturday and guess what? Yeah you guessed it, cant go to that either! So I will go see my momma this weekend :) The doctor did give me 1 scoop of good news though... im 75% effaced! Whooooooo!!! :)
Thats all for today- still pregnant :)
I feel better already after typing up my blog of crabby :)
Happy Thursday!
-Laura
:)
I have had a very crabby last couple of days, partly because im giant prego with raging hormones, and not working and being home all the time im sure adds to it. I cooked nice dinners all week, tuesday for example I made fried chicken (of course, cause its His favorite), home made mashed potatoes and home made gravy and I even cooked up a fresh zuchinni (of course, I was the only one to eat it, David is allergic to anything slightly healthy and fresh). So yesterday I worked a fricken long day, which good for me im not supposed to be workin anyway! I got home around 8, my legs are so swollen they are throbbing, I have a headache, I just feel sick period, plus some other things were making me crabby So I call my wonderful husband on my way home from work so I can talk and vent and let him know how icky I feel (he had been home for a couple hours by now) and as soon as I tell him how sick I feel he says "oh.. whats for dinner" Ughhhhhh! Its 8 at night, I dont want to make dinner. So I was crabby, and he did not get anything fancy for dinner. I made cheese tortillas with meat in them. Than we went and got ice cream and that made me feel less crabby :) Than we were in bed before 10pm. I love nights I can be in bed in the 9 o'clock hour! Today I thought I would be happier, hoping all my crabbiness wore off yesterday, but no, it did not. All the same people I hated yesterday I still hate today. My doctors appointment went awful! Im still sick as ever, and the doctor was in a hurry to go deliver a baby thats momma was 9cm dialated (this made me happy, I love new moms and babies). The doctor said unless something happens over the weekend we will leave him in until Monday at least UGHHHH!! I wanted him here today! I packed the car seat, and the diaper bag and the breast pump and all that jaz into to car last night so I would be ready! ALSO- I wanted to participate in 'See Spot Walk' this saturday, and the Dr. said NOOOPE you cant, Plain White T's will also be here Saturday and guess what? Yeah you guessed it, cant go to that either! So I will go see my momma this weekend :) The doctor did give me 1 scoop of good news though... im 75% effaced! Whooooooo!!! :)
Thats all for today- still pregnant :)
I feel better already after typing up my blog of crabby :)
Happy Thursday!
-Laura
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Going Back to Work with Baby..
So, My belly has been getting so so large im 35+ weeks now and I just fall more inlove with my stretch mark free belly everyday! My belly button has been flat since about 3.5months and now its not just flat but it pokes out. So. Adorable. :) Last night Dave drempt that we had our little baby 4 weeks early, so next week, and I named him Drake Shadwick Cole :) He weighed 6lbs and 11oz. In the dream the doctor sent me over to the hospital again and I was all alone and than surprise, they made me have a baby and I did it with out anyone being there so I named him by myself too :) By the way we had talked about Drake and 1000 other names but it didnt really move us, and we have been talking about Shad... not Shadwick hahaha So Im not sure where he pulled that from. I almost want to name the baby this now. If he is born next week than I think we need to for sure ;)
So I am not to be working anymore, says my doctor. I was talking to my wonderful boss the other day and she said when I work at the Meridian office (I work at Meridian, and Nampa offices- 2 of their 5 locations), because its pretty slow and relaxed than I can bring Baby Cole to work with me!!! Im so excited :) So I am going to try and work only at the Meridian office everyday its open which is only 4 days a week. Perfect ammount of time to work, lots of momma and baby time, dont have to worry about a baby sitter- or paying for one, I can breast feed just as often or MORE than I will have to pump! Im so excited about this opportunity and so excited my baby will be bonding and learning from me, his momma and not a babysitter (not that baby sitters are bad).
Speaking of breastfeeding, I went to my breastfeeding class and it was very..interesteing! Saw lots of naked boobies and they were not all beautiful hah :) But, Im glad I went. I have been very nervous to do it and this comforted me a lot and reassured me that YES, This is what I want to do! Im not as worried about it now, but its still very foreign to me obviously so I am still a bit nervous. Well, Thats all I have on my mind for today!
Happy Wednesday!
-The Coles
So I am not to be working anymore, says my doctor. I was talking to my wonderful boss the other day and she said when I work at the Meridian office (I work at Meridian, and Nampa offices- 2 of their 5 locations), because its pretty slow and relaxed than I can bring Baby Cole to work with me!!! Im so excited :) So I am going to try and work only at the Meridian office everyday its open which is only 4 days a week. Perfect ammount of time to work, lots of momma and baby time, dont have to worry about a baby sitter- or paying for one, I can breast feed just as often or MORE than I will have to pump! Im so excited about this opportunity and so excited my baby will be bonding and learning from me, his momma and not a babysitter (not that baby sitters are bad).
Speaking of breastfeeding, I went to my breastfeeding class and it was very..interesteing! Saw lots of naked boobies and they were not all beautiful hah :) But, Im glad I went. I have been very nervous to do it and this comforted me a lot and reassured me that YES, This is what I want to do! Im not as worried about it now, but its still very foreign to me obviously so I am still a bit nervous. Well, Thats all I have on my mind for today!
Happy Wednesday!
-The Coles
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Dave, Athena, Momma, and Baby
I have been so busy lately, and I have felt like I have nothing fantastic to write about BUT I didnt want my next post to be me announcing the arrival of our baby boy soooo here I go :)
ABOUT DAVE: Dave has been doing his usual, he is the busiest person I know! He has his internship with the sheriff dept, full time school, and when he has time he works on his dads farm. He still finds time to help me clean the house, and take me out on dates though :) He is the sweetest! I lovehim!
ABOUT ATHENA AND PUPPIES: Athena has all her puppy energy back (she lost it all when she was pregnant and nursing)!! She is always bouncing around and playing and wanting to play with her pups, she is not the most gentle dog when it comes to playing with her puppies so when they get tired of it we yell her name so she calms down. :) The pups all weigh over 20lbs! SO BIG! They are fun, The ones that are sold are almost ready to leave us and its been emotional for me :) (cause im pregnant im sure!! (; !!)
ABOUT BABY AND MOMMA: So I am 35 weeks pregnant.. wow only 5 weeks left to go (if I made it to my due date..) Not my whole pregnancy but this last trimester we have really really been struggling with my health, babys health and preeclampsia (pregnancy disease). My BP has been high but nothing to crazy, My feet have been so swollen and my hands and everything else, its so uncomfortable. Some days I dont have much swelling and I try to enjoy those days and take advantage of it :) I was feeling really icky one day at work so when I got off I called the on care doctor and they said go to Labor and Delivery just so they can do a check up, we (the doctor, Dave, and I) didnt think it was anything serious but we just wanted to be sure, and nothing to serious was wrong :). Just a couple days before this I got a pimple in my armpit and I thought I would just tough it out and it would go away, OMG it hurt sooo bad! So I showed it to my doctor 3 days after getting it (the day after I went to L&D) and she said OMG! She didnt think it was a pimple or an ingrown hair, so she prescribed me a strong antibiotic that was safe for baby and said if it got worse to call her ASAP (this is Thursday). (Sorry this part of the story is sooo gross ) So by now ive had it for like 3-4 days its like 3 inches long and is sticking of my underarm like a 1/4 inch, it looks like its filled with black, its so sore I cant even move my arm, shave, or put on deodorant! AWFUL! It was hard as a rock also :( So I called my doctor on Friday when I got off work and she said go to Urgent Care and have them lance it open. So I did. It was so painful, they numbed it up. The stick of the needle killed me since it was so sore and tight, the anesthetic BURNED, when he cut into my arm I could feel it :/ than he had to drain it.. So he squeeeeezzzeeedddd the EFF out of it owwwwyyyy! That he did a pack dressing so he had to pack it with gauze, than they bandaged me up, I could not move my arm for like 3 days... and the next 2 days were Lamaze class :) yay! SO they sent the 'stuff' off to be cultured and told me to keep taking my antibiotics and to keep changing the dressing and come back in 2 days to have the pack dressing changed.
So we had Lamaze! It was so fun, met some great people! Learned a lot, saw a lot of interesting videos, toured to Labor and Delivery, and the Postpartum wing of the hospital! Im so exited :) I chose a good hospital, but I didnt really question which hospital to go to since that's the one Dave 'lived' in. So now its Sunday and I had to go to the clinic to have them change my dressing so they laid back on the table and took off the bandage than pulled the dressing out of it, holy cow I had the biggest hole in my arm :( ick! Than they said "Oh we got your culture back and you have MRSA" Great.. and they also said its resistant to every drug except like 3 and one is class x for pregnant ladies, one was class c, and one was class d (safety classes). X causes big problems for baby, D most likely will and C eh? it might. Wow I was so worried about it. So I talked to my doctor before taking it and toldher it was MRSA blah blah. I said where the heck did I get it!? I lysol my walls twice a month, I vacuum everyday, I never have dishes in the sink, I wash the windows regularly, I clean my shower once a week, blah blah you get the idea. They said "who knows?" :) Oh thanks Doc! So when I went to my weekly appointment on Thursday, They did my weight and my BP and asked how I was feeling, and I happened to be feeling very icky that day. The doctor came in the room and talked to me about me MRSA and my antibiotics than she said "Im admitting you to the hospital" and I said ughhhh?? What? Right now? and she said "yeah Ill have you walk over they know youre coming and ill be over in a little bit". OHMGSH I was at the doctor alone and I was so scared. I tried so hard not to cry but hey, I have a lot of emotions right now! :) She sent me over cause she was worried I might finally have full blown preeclamsia. So they hooked me up to all the monitors and just took the best care of me :) when Dave got there I was in high spirits even though I was scared to death they would evict my baby from his cozy nest in my belly. Joked around with the nurses and tried to be fun, and not worried cry baby. So we stayed in the hospital until I stopped contracting and until my BP dropped. The doctor came over and said she wanted to try to keep him in til I was 37 weeks....ughh what ? thats in 2 weeks! OH! Because I have MRSA I had to be in isolation.. so there was a sign on my door and everyone had to suit up before coming in to see me, I thought oh great everyone is going to think I have AIDS or something :( I also got assigned to do a 24hour urine test... If you dont know what that is its when you get to save ALL your pee for 24hours and keep in refrigerated yummm Dont come to my house and drink out of containers unless you are POSITIVE its OJ or something ;) So the next day, Friday (2 actual days ago) I had to take my pee in to the hospital lab :) than my doctor called and said we might have to start seeing eachother TWICE a week now :) good thing she is wonderful and takes such good care of us! AND I get to do a 24hour urine every week now. To have full blown preeclampsia your urine has to score a 300, mine was 2XX (XX cause I cant really remember the number) But she said I was so close to having it and Im not to work anymore.... :( So I told my full time job that my doctor doesnt want me working and they are great about it and said to do what ever I needed! When I have my baby I will also have to be in isolation and so no one can be in there with me :( SAD!
So here I am trying to keep it easy and relax since I have all this time to waste :)
ABOUT DAVE: Dave has been doing his usual, he is the busiest person I know! He has his internship with the sheriff dept, full time school, and when he has time he works on his dads farm. He still finds time to help me clean the house, and take me out on dates though :) He is the sweetest! I lovehim!
ABOUT ATHENA AND PUPPIES: Athena has all her puppy energy back (she lost it all when she was pregnant and nursing)!! She is always bouncing around and playing and wanting to play with her pups, she is not the most gentle dog when it comes to playing with her puppies so when they get tired of it we yell her name so she calms down. :) The pups all weigh over 20lbs! SO BIG! They are fun, The ones that are sold are almost ready to leave us and its been emotional for me :) (cause im pregnant im sure!! (; !!)
ABOUT BABY AND MOMMA: So I am 35 weeks pregnant.. wow only 5 weeks left to go (if I made it to my due date..) Not my whole pregnancy but this last trimester we have really really been struggling with my health, babys health and preeclampsia (pregnancy disease). My BP has been high but nothing to crazy, My feet have been so swollen and my hands and everything else, its so uncomfortable. Some days I dont have much swelling and I try to enjoy those days and take advantage of it :) I was feeling really icky one day at work so when I got off I called the on care doctor and they said go to Labor and Delivery just so they can do a check up, we (the doctor, Dave, and I) didnt think it was anything serious but we just wanted to be sure, and nothing to serious was wrong :). Just a couple days before this I got a pimple in my armpit and I thought I would just tough it out and it would go away, OMG it hurt sooo bad! So I showed it to my doctor 3 days after getting it (the day after I went to L&D) and she said OMG! She didnt think it was a pimple or an ingrown hair, so she prescribed me a strong antibiotic that was safe for baby and said if it got worse to call her ASAP (this is Thursday). (Sorry this part of the story is sooo gross ) So by now ive had it for like 3-4 days its like 3 inches long and is sticking of my underarm like a 1/4 inch, it looks like its filled with black, its so sore I cant even move my arm, shave, or put on deodorant! AWFUL! It was hard as a rock also :( So I called my doctor on Friday when I got off work and she said go to Urgent Care and have them lance it open. So I did. It was so painful, they numbed it up. The stick of the needle killed me since it was so sore and tight, the anesthetic BURNED, when he cut into my arm I could feel it :/ than he had to drain it.. So he squeeeeezzzeeedddd the EFF out of it owwwwyyyy! That he did a pack dressing so he had to pack it with gauze, than they bandaged me up, I could not move my arm for like 3 days... and the next 2 days were Lamaze class :) yay! SO they sent the 'stuff' off to be cultured and told me to keep taking my antibiotics and to keep changing the dressing and come back in 2 days to have the pack dressing changed.
So we had Lamaze! It was so fun, met some great people! Learned a lot, saw a lot of interesting videos, toured to Labor and Delivery, and the Postpartum wing of the hospital! Im so exited :) I chose a good hospital, but I didnt really question which hospital to go to since that's the one Dave 'lived' in. So now its Sunday and I had to go to the clinic to have them change my dressing so they laid back on the table and took off the bandage than pulled the dressing out of it, holy cow I had the biggest hole in my arm :( ick! Than they said "Oh we got your culture back and you have MRSA" Great.. and they also said its resistant to every drug except like 3 and one is class x for pregnant ladies, one was class c, and one was class d (safety classes). X causes big problems for baby, D most likely will and C eh? it might. Wow I was so worried about it. So I talked to my doctor before taking it and toldher it was MRSA blah blah. I said where the heck did I get it!? I lysol my walls twice a month, I vacuum everyday, I never have dishes in the sink, I wash the windows regularly, I clean my shower once a week, blah blah you get the idea. They said "who knows?" :) Oh thanks Doc! So when I went to my weekly appointment on Thursday, They did my weight and my BP and asked how I was feeling, and I happened to be feeling very icky that day. The doctor came in the room and talked to me about me MRSA and my antibiotics than she said "Im admitting you to the hospital" and I said ughhhh?? What? Right now? and she said "yeah Ill have you walk over they know youre coming and ill be over in a little bit". OHMGSH I was at the doctor alone and I was so scared. I tried so hard not to cry but hey, I have a lot of emotions right now! :) She sent me over cause she was worried I might finally have full blown preeclamsia. So they hooked me up to all the monitors and just took the best care of me :) when Dave got there I was in high spirits even though I was scared to death they would evict my baby from his cozy nest in my belly. Joked around with the nurses and tried to be fun, and not worried cry baby. So we stayed in the hospital until I stopped contracting and until my BP dropped. The doctor came over and said she wanted to try to keep him in til I was 37 weeks....ughh what ? thats in 2 weeks! OH! Because I have MRSA I had to be in isolation.. so there was a sign on my door and everyone had to suit up before coming in to see me, I thought oh great everyone is going to think I have AIDS or something :( I also got assigned to do a 24hour urine test... If you dont know what that is its when you get to save ALL your pee for 24hours and keep in refrigerated yummm Dont come to my house and drink out of containers unless you are POSITIVE its OJ or something ;) So the next day, Friday (2 actual days ago) I had to take my pee in to the hospital lab :) than my doctor called and said we might have to start seeing eachother TWICE a week now :) good thing she is wonderful and takes such good care of us! AND I get to do a 24hour urine every week now. To have full blown preeclampsia your urine has to score a 300, mine was 2XX (XX cause I cant really remember the number) But she said I was so close to having it and Im not to work anymore.... :( So I told my full time job that my doctor doesnt want me working and they are great about it and said to do what ever I needed! When I have my baby I will also have to be in isolation and so no one can be in there with me :( SAD!
So here I am trying to keep it easy and relax since I have all this time to waste :)
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Only 7- Weeks Until the Big Beginning.. :)
So I am probably the most tired person on the planet. Being pregnant is a HUGE job..literally :) My sweet sweet baby has dropped into position and when the doctor checked to see if I had started to dilate she could feel his sweet head and ALL his beautiful hair!! The week before when I had anther doctor appointment I had an ultrasound and you could see all his fuzzy hair on the ultrasound!! WOW :) Im so happy. The big boy weighs over 5 lbs, I really have felt this whole pregnancy that he will be early, and now with the problems we have and him being dropped so low he honestly could be here any time! Im so scared :) and Im sooooo uncomfortable. Try having a babies head crammed into your pelvis :) it does not feel good and it makes your bladder hurt like 24/7. Its so cool though :) we have Lamaze next week and I can not wait... But to be honest I dont want to have to let this kid crawl out of me. Yuck. Owwwy. Ickk. Dont have a choice :)
MY baby shower was beautiful! There is still so much I need to do! :( that makes me sad hahah There is still alot to buy though too.. I think I am most stressed out about SHEETS! He only has ONE sheet! I need to go shopping but im to tired, I know I know im a big baby :) I am working twice as many hours as before now and it wears me out too.
Our puppies are almost giant dogs already :) they love to pull my hair and pull my lacy shirts..little punks :) I love them. I cant wait to love on my little man, he will be here before I know it!! :)
32wks 5dys
7wks 2dys to go...
MY baby shower was beautiful! There is still so much I need to do! :( that makes me sad hahah There is still alot to buy though too.. I think I am most stressed out about SHEETS! He only has ONE sheet! I need to go shopping but im to tired, I know I know im a big baby :) I am working twice as many hours as before now and it wears me out too.
Our puppies are almost giant dogs already :) they love to pull my hair and pull my lacy shirts..little punks :) I love them. I cant wait to love on my little man, he will be here before I know it!! :)
32wks 5dys
7wks 2dys to go...
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| 32 exact weeks :) |
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Preemies..
Well I have 2 months until our little boy is supposed to arrive. But, we have a really high chance of having him here early. Any time. The first worry was because of where the umbilical cord is attached to my placenta- it could cause him to not get enough nutrition and not grow well, so far so good on that. It can often cause and early delivery though. That was a worry but since everything has gone well so far I have not been to concerned. That is why I have monthly ultrasounds though, since everything has been so far so good I have loved them, and loved that I can see our little son so often!
I now go to the doctor every 2 weeks and than in like 3/4 of a month or in a month I would start going everyweek til the little man arrives- BUT, I went in the doctor today and a new problem/ worry arose. Preeclampsia. The only cure is delivering the baby. So they are monitoring me even closer, and more often. So I now have to go every week. UGhh like I dont have enough stress ! If I start to have more of these symptoms its off to the hospital, the only cure is delivering our little baby. I dont want to do that yet. So I need to finish his room hopefully this week and I am getting my hospital bag packed and ready with the car seat, hopefully it will sit in a pile in his room for 2 more months but its better to be safe than sorry :) Only 5-8% of pregnant ladies suffer from this. So I am, maybe, the 'lucky' 5-8%. Joy. Basically it is: all the vessels in my body are 'leaky' so I dont know... nor do I care to know :) BUT I am stressed and I thought this would be a great place to vent, and worry and let it all out. WHEEEWWWWWW I just want everything to be good and all of us to be healthy!
We will see, so far were all fine. :)
Please no preemie baby for us!
-30w3d
I now go to the doctor every 2 weeks and than in like 3/4 of a month or in a month I would start going everyweek til the little man arrives- BUT, I went in the doctor today and a new problem/ worry arose. Preeclampsia. The only cure is delivering the baby. So they are monitoring me even closer, and more often. So I now have to go every week. UGhh like I dont have enough stress ! If I start to have more of these symptoms its off to the hospital, the only cure is delivering our little baby. I dont want to do that yet. So I need to finish his room hopefully this week and I am getting my hospital bag packed and ready with the car seat, hopefully it will sit in a pile in his room for 2 more months but its better to be safe than sorry :) Only 5-8% of pregnant ladies suffer from this. So I am, maybe, the 'lucky' 5-8%. Joy. Basically it is: all the vessels in my body are 'leaky' so I dont know... nor do I care to know :) BUT I am stressed and I thought this would be a great place to vent, and worry and let it all out. WHEEEWWWWWW I just want everything to be good and all of us to be healthy!
We will see, so far were all fine. :)
Please no preemie baby for us!
-30w3d
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Im....exhausted!
Let me just say, Im exhausted! My house is a mess! I have a 'to do' list 1 mile long! Whhhewwww I am just 100% stressed out. I cant sleep cause im waking up feeding puppies, or my back hurts, or I have to pee. I cant get any work done cause I worry about everything and im at work all the time and there are only 24 hours in a day!! My grass is extra long, when I try to mow I get so tired and hot and I cant breath cause this little joy bundle is stuck in my teeny tiny short torso and smashes my lungs! I have 4 loads of laundry to do, and every time I do one I have another load that needs done! I dont even know where to start on my 'to do' list.
BUT
I love not being able to breath, and having to pee, and being in pain cause my son is sooo big. I love having 12 dogs and helping Athena take care of her precious babies. I love having blinds so I can shut them and not see how long my grass is. I enjoy work cause it is generally a very quiet place. I dont mind wearing the same pair of pants twice.
Im lucky to have so many good things :) and so many good people to share it all with!
BUT
I love not being able to breath, and having to pee, and being in pain cause my son is sooo big. I love having 12 dogs and helping Athena take care of her precious babies. I love having blinds so I can shut them and not see how long my grass is. I enjoy work cause it is generally a very quiet place. I dont mind wearing the same pair of pants twice.
Im lucky to have so many good things :) and so many good people to share it all with!
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| I dont know why this picture turns to the side every time I upload it and I dont knowhow to fix it BUT Im sooo lucky to have such an awesome husband. We love eachother, and will always be there to lean on eachother. Love isnt easy. Its a lot of work. Hard work. But its so worth it. Who wants to go through life alone? With out someone there to hold their hand and pick their head up? I know I dont and luckily for me I will NEVER have to, I love this man :) and he loves me. |
Friday, August 12, 2011
Finally a New Post!!
I have been crazy busy lately!! I feel like I will NEVER EVER EVER catch up before my son is born, hopefully im wrong :)
Since our week going to the temple, My belly has grown to be quit enormous! I love it so much though!! (most days). My cousin and her kids came down for the week a couple weeks ago and it was so much fun to catch up! We took all the kids swimming and that was, well.. an experience :) 3 adults/ 12kids really stresses me out! It was so much fun though :) First time I have worn a swim suit since I got this big belly of mine and I will say my belly didnt look that bad.. Its just the rest of me I cant wait to get into shape!
A couple days ago I went swimming again with my sisters and my mom and all their kids and it was very fun :) my moms friend owns a 'pond' called Christensens Pond (go figure!), they originally built it for the boy scouts so they would have a place to go camping (its like 10min outside of Fruitland), He planted tons of trees around it so you have a forest scene and he build this little lake with water slides and canoes and a zip line and it is really fun!! I do love to go there :)
Our gorgeous dog had her babies!! We got 11 WOW :) That is a big litter especially for the first time. They are 3 weeks old today, their eyes are open, they can hear, they can walk..pretty good, they bite, and growl, and their teeth are growing in, were trying to ween them but wheewwww its a big job. Athena has been such a good mommy :) and her babies are BEAUTIFUL!
I finally got to go register foe baby and I :) (a couple weeks ago, I guess). I love Babies-R-Us, I could have stayed in there for 4 hours. I bought a belly band and it is a wonderful idea, I love it! I dont like to wear it outside of the house however cause I look like some weirdo with back problems ;) My baby show is in a couple weeks and I cant wait!!! I just want to have the little guys room all set up and ready to go! But I work 6 days a weeks and feel like I never have time :( Im now 30weeks pregnant (in2days).. where has the time gone, I have so much to do to get ready and I feel like I have just started (partly not my fault though, I had a really douche living in what is now going to be the baby nursury) These are the 2 most recent belly only pictures I have :) They were taken at 28w6days or 29 weeks :) IDK
WOWWWY! Look at that belly grow :) I go to the doctor every 2 weeks, I have ultrasounds monthly, and I get to feel this sweet little baby kicking my ribs, and beating at my left side, But I love it, its so amazing. He has taken all my iron so I have to now take iron pills for the anemia, He has taken all my calcium so my bones are brittle and my teeth flippin hurt so I have to drink lots of milk and I hate milk but I do it with a smile :) He is going to be one beautiful baby I cant wait for him to get here!!
That is all :)
Since our week going to the temple, My belly has grown to be quit enormous! I love it so much though!! (most days). My cousin and her kids came down for the week a couple weeks ago and it was so much fun to catch up! We took all the kids swimming and that was, well.. an experience :) 3 adults/ 12kids really stresses me out! It was so much fun though :) First time I have worn a swim suit since I got this big belly of mine and I will say my belly didnt look that bad.. Its just the rest of me I cant wait to get into shape!
A couple days ago I went swimming again with my sisters and my mom and all their kids and it was very fun :) my moms friend owns a 'pond' called Christensens Pond (go figure!), they originally built it for the boy scouts so they would have a place to go camping (its like 10min outside of Fruitland), He planted tons of trees around it so you have a forest scene and he build this little lake with water slides and canoes and a zip line and it is really fun!! I do love to go there :)
Our gorgeous dog had her babies!! We got 11 WOW :) That is a big litter especially for the first time. They are 3 weeks old today, their eyes are open, they can hear, they can walk..pretty good, they bite, and growl, and their teeth are growing in, were trying to ween them but wheewwww its a big job. Athena has been such a good mommy :) and her babies are BEAUTIFUL!
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| We got 2 that look like this |
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| We got 3 blues who look just like their momma :) |
I finally got to go register foe baby and I :) (a couple weeks ago, I guess). I love Babies-R-Us, I could have stayed in there for 4 hours. I bought a belly band and it is a wonderful idea, I love it! I dont like to wear it outside of the house however cause I look like some weirdo with back problems ;) My baby show is in a couple weeks and I cant wait!!! I just want to have the little guys room all set up and ready to go! But I work 6 days a weeks and feel like I never have time :( Im now 30weeks pregnant (in2days).. where has the time gone, I have so much to do to get ready and I feel like I have just started (partly not my fault though, I had a really douche living in what is now going to be the baby nursury) These are the 2 most recent belly only pictures I have :) They were taken at 28w6days or 29 weeks :) IDK
That is all :)
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