A Day of Rest

No appointments today and no visitors during the day means a day of lounging and napping. We needed this. Clinton goes back to work tomorrow. I feel good, so he doesn't NEED to stay home. We decided he should go back and take some more time off in a few weeks.

First Pediatrician Appointment

Little man lost to much weight :( The pediatrician said if he doesn't gain any back by Friday, then we will need to start supplementing with formula. I do NOT want this unless absolutely necessary.

He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce today. He did have 6 meconium diapers in the 24 hours prior to the appointment, so she thinks that was at least 5-6 ounces. I *think* my milk is coming in and she seemed confident this would boost his weight.

Rough night

Our first night home was a little rough. Luke acts like he is starving, my milk isn't in and we don't know his cries yet. Clinton was amazing and did anything asked or what he thought would help.

Home Sweet Home

We were discharged after Luke had his hearing test and PKU drawn at his 24th hour.

We are resting and expecting visitors tonight. Mel, Dag & Sam came up to meet Luke.

Our lives changed forever

at 10:15 am our little boy was born.

Walter Luke weighed 9 pounds 8 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long.




I'm working on typing up my birth story...

In the next 24 hours

we should have a baby! My water started "leaking" at 5 this morning. Currently having what I would consider braxton hicks like contractions. We are going to walk to try and get stuff moving along.


*If you know any of our family, please do not mention ANYTHING yet*

We are trying to keep this on down low until this show gets moving.

Could the membrane stripping be moving this process along?

*-*Do not read if you do not want to hear about bodily fluids*-*























I lost my mucus plug on Saturday afternoon. Again, doesn't mean anything. It can regenerate.

I experienced what I assume to have been my "bloody show" this morning. It has continued for 7 hours now, so my doula also believes that this was it. I'm not contracting, but do have a fair amount of back pain.

What does that mean? That we could have a baby soon or that we could have a baby in a week.

Will update if there are any changes :)

38 week appointment update

Luke passed his bio-physical profile. The physician that we were scheduled to see ended up going to an emergency C section, so we saw one of the others. The physician that we saw, was the one that wanted to induce at 37 weeks. I was NOT looking forward to seeing her.

She came in said everything looked good, but we needed to schedule a date to get this boy out. Clinton and I had agreed that we would be honest with her and told her we really hoped to attend Clinton's grandmothers funeral on Monday. When I replied to her with this statement, she asked could she check me and strip my membranes if I was dilated at all. I agreed. I had heard horror stories about how bad it hurt. I didn't think it hurt. Some pressure like a pap, but nothing that made me want to scream or cry.

As we were walking towards checkout, the physician says, I hope you have to cancel your appointment next week because you have a baby in your arms. Sounds great, but I did laugh.

Stripping the membranes is not guaranteed to do anything.

Maternity Pictures

It was a chilly afternoon. Which I had NOT planned for. I assumed it would be in the 70s. Nope, it was 56 degrees when we left our house for the pictures.





















Pictures taken by A.Denette Photography.

Cleared to Return to Work!

Had our followup ultrasound and non-stress test this morning and Luke scored a 10/10.

When I asked to return to work the nurse and physician started laughing. The nurse said you are one of the only women that I have dealt with that wants to be working. Doctor joked about women asking to being taken out of work before they finish the first trimester. Ok, so maybe I am odd? I have absolutely EVERY intention to work until I can not. Staying home is boring. I obviously can not shop all day, every day.

My BP was at a level that he would "accept". I'm still supposed to take it easy.

We have our maternity session this afternoon, excited and and nervous at the same time.

Stubborn little boy in there

Had my scheduled ultrasound/appointment this morning. Lay down for the ultrasound at 9:25, typically it is a 5-10 minute deal and then on to the appointment. Luke did not want to move. No big deal to me, I felt him kick earlier in the day. Ultrasound tech is starting to freak out. She said he has until 10 to move or I am going to have to give him a bad score. Ok, that is fair. She pushed and prodded and pushed some more. Do you think this little boy moved? Nope. He was practicing his breathing the entire time, but he had to move two different body parts as well. Needless to say he did not pass the ultrasound (bio-physical profile).

Back to the waiting room to wait for the next step. Clinton nor I were concerned. This seems to be typical for Luke. Next step is 25 minutes on the non-stress test. He moved! It satisfied the physician for the day, but he wanted to repeat the test within 24 hours. We scheduled the followup for 7:30 on Saturday.

Will update after the appointment.

Bed Rest.. AGAIN!

Boo!

Yesterday I felt "off". Achey neck with black spots in my vision. Had my BP taken at work and sure enough it was elevated. Called the OB and didn't hear back for SIX hours. I wasn't overly worried, just irritated that they told me to call if it was over a certain level, but they didn't bother to return the call in a timely manner.

Had my regular appointment and NST scheduled for today. BP was up again this morning, but I knew I would be seeing them soon. Luke danced all around while on the NST today (good boy). The OB, C and I were going over our questions when the OB says, wait your still working? (This is the one that sent me to L&D last time) He was NOT having that. He did warn that he will not think twice about intervening with this pregnancy/birth if the BP continues to increase. I agreed as long a it didn't mean automatic c-section.

So baaaack on light duty (what he called it). He said I can not work, but I can do light things.

I cried, like a baby. I really lost it in the car. I know this is best for Luke and myself, but this is not how I pictured the last 4-5 weeks of my pregnancy going.