Sunday, April 24, 2011
Adelyn meets her paternal grandparents
Friday, April 22, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Adelyn's Birth Story
I went into early labor on Thursday morning, 4/14. I was having regular contractions every 3 minutes, but they weren't very strong or painful, and I was only 1cm dilated. They continued into Friday, so I stayed at home and tried to get some sleep every now and then. Starting around 9pm, the contractions got stronger and I was definitely noticing them. By 11pm they were getting pretty uncomfortable, and they were still happening every 3 minutes, so I didn't get any sleep.
At 5am on Saturday morning, 4/16, Andy convinced me that we should head to the hospital. We were ready to go by 6am, but I knew change of shift was at 7am, so I wanted to wait until after that. We got to the hospital at 7:05 and I was admitted immediately since I was 7cm dilated already! My contractions seemed much more painful once I realized how far along I was. They asked if I wanted an epidural and I said yes, so they started an IV and drew some blood to check my platelet count. The anesthesiologist got there around 9am and was about to prep for the procedure when Andy asked if my platelets were okay. The anesthesiologist stopped and went to check on that. I got so mad at Andy! About 30 minutes later the anesthesiologist came back and said my platelet count was good - 124K - and administered the epidural. After 5 minutes, I felt no more pain. I was really thankful that I was able to get the epidural.
Around 10am, the on-call OB came in and wanted to break my water, but about 10 minutes later my water broke naturally. At noon, I was 9cm dilated and the OB gave me some pitocin to speed things along. Around 1:30pm I was finally 10cm and ready to start pushing. For the first hour I couldn't really feel anything, but then by the second hour, the epidural started wearing off, and I could feel the contractions again, but the OB said that was good so I would know when to push. By 3pm, the baby started to crown. They kept asking if I wanted to feel or see the head, and I was like, no!! By 3:30, I was exhausted and could barely push anymore. The OB decided to just reach in and pull the baby out, and I was very thankful that she did! A minute later, at 3:44pm, Adelyn was on my chest. It was a pretty surreal experience.
At 5am on Saturday morning, 4/16, Andy convinced me that we should head to the hospital. We were ready to go by 6am, but I knew change of shift was at 7am, so I wanted to wait until after that. We got to the hospital at 7:05 and I was admitted immediately since I was 7cm dilated already! My contractions seemed much more painful once I realized how far along I was. They asked if I wanted an epidural and I said yes, so they started an IV and drew some blood to check my platelet count. The anesthesiologist got there around 9am and was about to prep for the procedure when Andy asked if my platelets were okay. The anesthesiologist stopped and went to check on that. I got so mad at Andy! About 30 minutes later the anesthesiologist came back and said my platelet count was good - 124K - and administered the epidural. After 5 minutes, I felt no more pain. I was really thankful that I was able to get the epidural.
Around 10am, the on-call OB came in and wanted to break my water, but about 10 minutes later my water broke naturally. At noon, I was 9cm dilated and the OB gave me some pitocin to speed things along. Around 1:30pm I was finally 10cm and ready to start pushing. For the first hour I couldn't really feel anything, but then by the second hour, the epidural started wearing off, and I could feel the contractions again, but the OB said that was good so I would know when to push. By 3pm, the baby started to crown. They kept asking if I wanted to feel or see the head, and I was like, no!! By 3:30, I was exhausted and could barely push anymore. The OB decided to just reach in and pull the baby out, and I was very thankful that she did! A minute later, at 3:44pm, Adelyn was on my chest. It was a pretty surreal experience.
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
What's in a name?
Adelyn comes from Adeline, which means “noble or nobility” in German and French. The name gained popularity during the reign of German Princess Adelaide as the Queen of England, alongside King William IV. The city of Adelaide in Australia was named after her.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Memorable Pregnancy Moments
Nausea: week 7 – 21
Round ligament pain: week 12 – 21
Carpal tunnel: week 21 (12/11)
Feeling baby movement inside: week 22 (12/18)
Feeling baby movement outside: week 23 (12/25)
Feeling hiccups: week 30 (2/8)
Seeing baby movement outside: week 31 (2/16)
Sciatica (from massage?): week 32 – 36 (2/21 – 3/21)
Feet swelling: week 36 (3/21)
Bleeding/cramping (after first internal): week 38 (4/8-4/9)
Braxton Hicks contractions: week 39 (4/10)
Round ligament pain: week 12 – 21
Carpal tunnel: week 21 (12/11)
Feeling baby movement inside: week 22 (12/18)
Feeling baby movement outside: week 23 (12/25)
Feeling hiccups: week 30 (2/8)
Seeing baby movement outside: week 31 (2/16)
Sciatica (from massage?): week 32 – 36 (2/21 – 3/21)
Feet swelling: week 36 (3/21)
Bleeding/cramping (after first internal): week 38 (4/8-4/9)
Braxton Hicks contractions: week 39 (4/10)
Reason #897 I love my husband
From November 26, 2010...
Andy said that if we have a girl, her middle name should be Heidi after my aunt. :)
Andy said that if we have a girl, her middle name should be Heidi after my aunt. :)
Good News
From August 10, 2010...
Not going to post this yet, but just wanted to remember this date - the day our lives changed forever!
Not going to post this yet, but just wanted to remember this date - the day our lives changed forever!
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