I'M A MOMMY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone reading this I'm sure already knows....but I went into labor early Tuesday morning around 4am. My early labor was so fast and I went into active labor almost immediately. My ENTIRE labor, from early labor to having Collin, was only about 10 hours.. sounds like a long time, but it really wasn't.
I had Collin at exactly 3pm on 2/24/09. He weighed 7 lbs. 8 oz. and was 20 inches long at birth.
It's been a CRAZY past couple days, but I wanted to post just to update that we're now at home, with our other family member Stoli. She did great when she met her baby brother! I have a TON to talk about, but I'm so exhausted right now. I'll update and post pictures as soon as things settle and calm down a little bit (which is probably never... I'll really be back in 18 years when he goes to college... haha) Just kidding...keep checking in! :)
FYI..... HE'S PERFECT!!!!!!!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
2/23/09
Ok... just had a doctors appointment.... good news and bad news..
Bad news, well not really bad.. just unfortunate... is that I'm STILL pregnant waiting for the baby..
Good news is I'm already about 4 cm dilated...sheesh! You'd think I'd have had the baby already!! However... she set my date to be induced next Tuesday (March 3rd) if I make it that long. It's so much nicer knowing that there is at least an end in sight. I'm still hoping it won't be a whole week longer, but at least I know it won't be longer than that! Pat was laughing at me because he says I basically told her to induce me sooner than later.. haha. She said "Ok...well we'll go ahead and set your end all be all date should you go past your due date.. next week sometime...probably later in the week" and I said "umm... how about earlier in the week?!?!" She just kind of laughed and said "ok earlier"
Weird thing... I have actually started losing weight. I lost a whole 3 pounds since last week! I wonder if I'm just not retaining as much water?? I've read that women do start losing when they are close though...so maybe it's gonna be soon!!! I'll keep you all posted! :)
Bad news, well not really bad.. just unfortunate... is that I'm STILL pregnant waiting for the baby..
Good news is I'm already about 4 cm dilated...sheesh! You'd think I'd have had the baby already!! However... she set my date to be induced next Tuesday (March 3rd) if I make it that long. It's so much nicer knowing that there is at least an end in sight. I'm still hoping it won't be a whole week longer, but at least I know it won't be longer than that! Pat was laughing at me because he says I basically told her to induce me sooner than later.. haha. She said "Ok...well we'll go ahead and set your end all be all date should you go past your due date.. next week sometime...probably later in the week" and I said "umm... how about earlier in the week?!?!" She just kind of laughed and said "ok earlier"
Weird thing... I have actually started losing weight. I lost a whole 3 pounds since last week! I wonder if I'm just not retaining as much water?? I've read that women do start losing when they are close though...so maybe it's gonna be soon!!! I'll keep you all posted! :)
Sunday, February 22, 2009
2/22/09
Countdown is at 5 days till Collin's due date. Discomfort just keeps getting worse. On the upside.. yesterday was a good day. My mom came in early in the morning and we had a full but relatively relaxing day. We went to HEB to stock up on food so she can cook for us, since my poor husband has been forced to eat out more than usual due to my laziness and overall being too tired to cook. We also went to Lowe's and she bought us some beautiful flowers to plant in our yard. I cant wait!! We haven't had flowers planted since we moved in 3 years ago :~/
Anyways... we came home and unloaded the car and my mom made turkey chili for dinner that was sooo good. I was hoping the cayenne pepper in it would help...but nope....
Well the highlight of the day was that we went to get pedicures. My poor feet haven't exactly been cared for for the past 9 months. It's the best pedicure in the world. They wrap your feet in this warm wax and then put warm booties on you while you sit and enjoy for awhile. Everyone tells me my toes need to look good for the delivery room.... I hope that's not where my doctor is looking when it comes down to it!!!
Anyways... we came home and unloaded the car and my mom made turkey chili for dinner that was sooo good. I was hoping the cayenne pepper in it would help...but nope....
Well the highlight of the day was that we went to get pedicures. My poor feet haven't exactly been cared for for the past 9 months. It's the best pedicure in the world. They wrap your feet in this warm wax and then put warm booties on you while you sit and enjoy for awhile. Everyone tells me my toes need to look good for the delivery room.... I hope that's not where my doctor is looking when it comes down to it!!!
Thursday, February 19, 2009
2/19/09
Excitement has worn off.... I'm still pregnant... I was thinking maybe I wouldn't make it through the week after my doctor's appointment on Monday..but here I am... almost 5 days later...still pregnant.......
At least tomorrow is my last day of work!
At least tomorrow is my last day of work!
Monday, February 16, 2009
2/16/09
We got some exciting news today... well I guess kind of exciting..since it really doesn't tell us too much... But I had my doctors appointment this morning and she said I am dilated to 3 cm already!! Hey...that's almost a 1/3 of the way there!!! haha.. She said "well...we'll see if we see you here next week.." but then when Pat asked her if that meant I wouldn't make it to my due date she said that it was totally possible for me to walk around at 3 cm for awhile and that I could still make it to my due date..dang it!!! She said the good news is that I have a good head start on labor....
I have come to the conclusion that people don't want me to call them anymore until I am in labor though. For the past couple weeks every time I try to call or text someone they say they got excited because they thought I was calling to say I was in labor. Don't worry people... if my first words aren't "I'm in labor" or something to that effect.. you don't have to ask!! :) I'm not holding out on you! Today I called Steph to give her an update on my doctors appt and when I said "no i'm not in labor," I actually got an "uggh...what do you want?" hahahaha.... thanks Steph! I'm just not gonna call anyone anymore until it's time!!! Then people will actually be excited to hear from me!!!
In other news.. our friends Sarah and Eddy had their baby last night at 11:30pm. They had a boy too! He was born 30 minutes before his due date. That's pretty punctual! We went to visit them this evening, and it makes me want Collin to come soooo baddly!!! He was absolutely adorable! I held him for like an hour and I just couldn't believe that we will have our own baby so soon. Pat wanted to hold him, but he is holding out for Collin to be the first baby he ever holds. Can you believe he's never held a baby before???? I think it's awesome that the first baby he holds will be his own son! :)
I have come to the conclusion that people don't want me to call them anymore until I am in labor though. For the past couple weeks every time I try to call or text someone they say they got excited because they thought I was calling to say I was in labor. Don't worry people... if my first words aren't "I'm in labor" or something to that effect.. you don't have to ask!! :) I'm not holding out on you! Today I called Steph to give her an update on my doctors appt and when I said "no i'm not in labor," I actually got an "uggh...what do you want?" hahahaha.... thanks Steph! I'm just not gonna call anyone anymore until it's time!!! Then people will actually be excited to hear from me!!!
In other news.. our friends Sarah and Eddy had their baby last night at 11:30pm. They had a boy too! He was born 30 minutes before his due date. That's pretty punctual! We went to visit them this evening, and it makes me want Collin to come soooo baddly!!! He was absolutely adorable! I held him for like an hour and I just couldn't believe that we will have our own baby so soon. Pat wanted to hold him, but he is holding out for Collin to be the first baby he ever holds. Can you believe he's never held a baby before???? I think it's awesome that the first baby he holds will be his own son! :)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Saturday, February 14, 2009
2/14/09
Ok...so I've been hearing a lot about different things that can bring on labor. I think I've tried just about everything!
One of the things I heard to eat is eggplant parmesan. Haha..good thing it's one of my favorite foods!! Pat and I didn't want to go battle the crowds in the restaurants, so we picked up Maggianos....my favorite!
The other thing I made today were "labor cookies." hahah.. Sarah, my friend, gave me the recipe that someone had given her. They supposedly make you're water break and make you go into labor. I'm very doubtful...but anything is worth a shot..right?? These cookies are kind of crazy...they have all these spice (including Cayenne pepper!) and molasses. I was pretty sure they were gonna be terrible, but they actually aren't too bad. They taste like spicy gingerbread cookies. At first.. they're just like regular gingerbread, and then as you're finishing them the cayenne kicks in! My mouth was tingling for like 30 minutes after eating them. The recipe says "eat as many as you can and lay down and wait for labor to kick in." Hahaha.. nothing yet....... They're just gonna get me fat! Damn!
One of the things I heard to eat is eggplant parmesan. Haha..good thing it's one of my favorite foods!! Pat and I didn't want to go battle the crowds in the restaurants, so we picked up Maggianos....my favorite!
The other thing I made today were "labor cookies." hahah.. Sarah, my friend, gave me the recipe that someone had given her. They supposedly make you're water break and make you go into labor. I'm very doubtful...but anything is worth a shot..right?? These cookies are kind of crazy...they have all these spice (including Cayenne pepper!) and molasses. I was pretty sure they were gonna be terrible, but they actually aren't too bad. They taste like spicy gingerbread cookies. At first.. they're just like regular gingerbread, and then as you're finishing them the cayenne kicks in! My mouth was tingling for like 30 minutes after eating them. The recipe says "eat as many as you can and lay down and wait for labor to kick in." Hahaha.. nothing yet....... They're just gonna get me fat! Damn!
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