first week

This time last week was one of the BEST days of my life....it definatley has been a whirlwind of a week but I have now found a new kind of love not only for my sweet little angel but for my amazing husband as well.

 

I just cant even begin to describe how I am feeling, (Im sure all you other mommies know exactly where I am coming from)...she truly is perfect in every way....I could just sit here for hours on end and just stare at her and watch her sleep....watch those little expressions she makes, the little smiles, the poop face, the way she puts one eyebrow up and I just cant help wonder what she is dreaming about. Then when she opens those eyes, I could just stare into them forever

The dogs are GREAT with her....they are very protective if someone other than Brad and I are holding her they are making sure she is ok....they just love sniffing her or laying beside me while I feed her...They will check on her when she is in her pack n play and when she cries they run over to make sure she is ok...

 

I feel pretty good and really didnt have any complications of healing just mostly sore muscles...We're on a 3 hour feeding schedule and Im starting to adjust to the lack of sleep but honestly she is worth it...Ive been napping when she takes her naps even if it is only an hour, it's better than nothing. Went to her first appt on Monday and DR was very happy with everything....she gained 3oz back so she is up to 7lb 3oz. Have to take her back on the 29th for her 2week check up.

so til next time....xoxo



she's HERE!!!!

Happy to announce that Breanna Catherine Roberts was born on June 15 @ 9:11 am 7lbs 5oz and 20.5 inches long with a FULL head of black hair

(a little less than an hour old)

so it is just a normal Tuesday night getting ready to go to bed and fnally we all got settled and around 11:45 I had to go to the bathroom I felt a little bubble and something a little weird...so went and not much then went back got settled again and next thing I know I am even more wet...so said to B I think my water just broke...so I called my dr and they called me back explained everything and she said sounds to me that is waht happened go ahead into the hospital and they can check you out...so we got to the hospital about 12:30ish...and they checked us in and sent me to triage got me hooked up to the monitors and all that fun stuff and said I was having small contractions but nothing really strong...so the resident that was there came in to check everything out and I was still @ 3cm and about 90% so they finished up checking everything and getting all my info and the resident said let me just double check your water has actually broken cause how far along I was stranger things have happend...so she put the speculum in to check and sure enough the rest of it broke (it was just ruptured when we got there) so they admitted me and sent us to our LDR room about 1:30ish... DR came in and checked me again and I was about 5cm and 100% so it's about 3:45 and I figured my contractions arent too strong so I better get my epidural...got that over with and was feeling pretty good...got checked again about 5ish and I was @ 7cm, I started having really horrible pain in my left hip, thinking it was from laying on my side (since you have to switch sides every hour or so when you get your epidural) so i didnt think much of it....well my mom and B went to get breakfast around 6:30 or so and the pain just started getting worse and worse and within the half hour the one nurse came in to check and I was telling her about it and she asked if I just had one and sure enough it was from my contractions...so by the time my mom and B came back I was in tears ready to rip off the rail of the bed...so they called the DR and she checked me again and I was 10cm ready to go....by this time it was 7:20...so I was ready to push  I have to say it wasnt as bad as I thought it may be .... thank god for the epidural or I prob wouldnt have made it....by the end I was so exhausted I told them I cant do it any more hour and a half later Breanna was here!!!

Here is a little better pic of her yesterday morning before we headed home...

I will try and update as much as I can....when she is napping...we are so in love and really couldnt be happier!!!

xoxo

small update...I see the end in site...

so I just got back from the DR and had my sonogram appt first, they said everything looks great and they're guessing she's about 8# or so...then my weekly appt was really anxious about this one more than the other...
so BP is good, weight is good, and we started talking about inducing and he was like well do you want to be...and I said if it's possible yes please! So Im still @ 3cm almost to 4cm and still 80% effaced and baby is still at 0 Station....he said he was going to strip my membranes and that should trigger labor....however, I hear it can caused  false labor so it can be good yet it can be not successful (so Im crossing my fingers that it's a good thing) so he said if nothing happens by Thursday, call late afternoon and he will call triage and tell them Im in labor and get me in so looking like latest this will be this weekend!!!

I asked him about the size of the baby and he said that honestly it is really hard to determine this far along in the pregnancy cause she is so squished in there so that's just kind of an estimate....(I actually had a friend get told her baby was going to be 9 and he came out 7 so that made me feel better haha)

so keeping fingers crossed she comes before Thrs but I actually feel like there is an end in site now!!!!

40 w & still here...

I cant believe 10 mo ago I was so hard trying to deny the fact that I may have a little one growing inside my belly, I was so nervous to go to the store and get that little stick to prove that what everyone was telling me is true....so I worked up the nerve one day on my way home from work...locked myself in the bathroom and peed on that oh so little stick and sure enough...that POSITIVE word showed up on the test...my mouth dropped so I took another....and yup another POSITIVE...such a whirl wind since finding out and I cant believe here we are today....40 weeks...and she could be here ANY day now!!!

So, here I sit typing this and Ive passed the 40w mark and no sign of little baby girl coming and I am getting more and more anxious for her to be here,  I am just at the point where I am nothing but uncomfortable and I'm back at the 'cant sleep' point. I am just so miserable I just want to cry, Ive been having slight cramping in my back and abdomen however it's nothing enough to time yet...

So if she decides NOT to show up this weekend, Monday I have a growth scan ultrasound to see how big she is then I have another weekly appt was supposed to be on Tuesday but I changed it to Monday since I'll already be out there...so hopefully they will schedule me to be induced next week and this time next weekend Ill be holding my little girl in my arms.

I'm going to be a little stingy for a min here- and just talk about somethings I cant wait to have for MYSELF once she arrives I cant wait to have my body back...well I know it prob wont be FULLY back to normal for awhile but I just want to be able to walk up the stairs without being out of breath, be able to paint my own toenails again, not to waddle around like a penguin and actually enjoy a nice walk here and there without trying to catch my breath, sleep on my stomach, have some REAL coffee, but I do wonder am I going to miss resting my hands on my basketball of a belly, those little movements that only I am aware of and just put a smile on my face no matter what kind of mood I am in...

As my world is about to change once again and I have to say I cant wait, I know I will never be FULLY ready but to just be able to look at that little face and know that WE made that little bundle of joy, I cant wait to kiss her little nose, hands and toes....so little girl please make your grand entrance into this world really soon, I don't want to have to serve you an eviction notice...we cant wait to meet you!!! xoxo

3 more days???

at least Im hoping!!!

Just got back from the DR and a little progress, I guess little is better than none...so now Im @ 3cm, 80% effaced and baby is 0 station.... They wont induce me til I go past my due date....so I already had an appt set up for next Tuesday so she said if I go up til then (which I really hope she comes before then) we will schedule an appt to induce

so now it's basically a waiting game

time is nearing closer...

ok where is this year going!?!? Already June 1....I still cant believe how quickly this year is going and even more how quickly this pregnancy has gone.  Not TOO much to really update on....still waiting for baby girl to join us, went to DR yesterday and things are progressing I am @ 2cm dilated, 75% effaced and -1 station....so looks like she dropped some other than that....it's pretty much just a waiting game now, I am just ready for her to be here!! Dr said with my progress, they most likely will not induce me unless I go past my due date which I am so hoping doesnt happen, so time will tell...

til next time xoxo