This is the face you get when you talk to Abby Cate. I am so thankful for such a happy little gal!
Friday, April 30, 2010
All Smiles!
This is the face you get when you talk to Abby Cate. I am so thankful for such a happy little gal!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Your Hands
I have unanswered prayers
I have trouble I wish wasn’t there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That you would take my pain away
You would take my pain away
I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land
Make straight the paths that crooked lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands
When you walked upon the earth
You healed the broken, lost and hurt
I know you hate to see me cry
One day you will set all things right
Yeah, one day you will set all things right
When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands
Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still
I have trouble I wish wasn’t there
And I have asked a thousand ways
That you would take my pain away
You would take my pain away
I am trying to understand
How to walk this weary land
Make straight the paths that crooked lie
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
Oh Lord, before these feet of mine
When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands
When you walked upon the earth
You healed the broken, lost and hurt
I know you hate to see me cry
One day you will set all things right
Yeah, one day you will set all things right
When my world is shaking, heaven stands
When my heart is breaking
I never leave your hands
Your hands that shaped the world
Are holding me
They hold me still
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
First Day!
Monday was Abby Cate's first day of preschool! Sunday night, we made sure everything was ready to go before we went to bed. We checked our list and checked it twice just to make sure Miss Abby Cate had everything she needed for her first day at the preschool.
Drop off went well & yesterday afternoon, I got a text message from one of the teachers that said she was doing well - everyone was sneaking in there throughout the day to play with her! There are only 6 children in the infant room (with 3 workers & 2 floaters). I know she is receiving lots of attention and spoiling from the teachers! They marked on her info sheet that she is such a happy baby and a joy to be with! YAY for happy babies! Who wouldn't love to play with these chubby cheeks all day long?!?!
When I got home, she was still so happy & in the greatest mood. She talked and talked and talked while I gave her a bath and got her in her jammies! It was like she was trying to tell me all about her day - I think she really enjoyed the social interaction with the other babies too! She ate around 6 and went to bed at 7:30 and slept until almost 3 this morning!
Tomorrow she'll be 4 months old - time is going by so quickly & before I know it, her first year will be gone!! Skyler received her registration forms for MIDDLE SCHOOL as well! Slowwwww down, life - slooooowwwww down!!!
Drop off went well & yesterday afternoon, I got a text message from one of the teachers that said she was doing well - everyone was sneaking in there throughout the day to play with her! There are only 6 children in the infant room (with 3 workers & 2 floaters). I know she is receiving lots of attention and spoiling from the teachers! They marked on her info sheet that she is such a happy baby and a joy to be with! YAY for happy babies! Who wouldn't love to play with these chubby cheeks all day long?!?!
When I got home, she was still so happy & in the greatest mood. She talked and talked and talked while I gave her a bath and got her in her jammies! It was like she was trying to tell me all about her day - I think she really enjoyed the social interaction with the other babies too! She ate around 6 and went to bed at 7:30 and slept until almost 3 this morning!
Tomorrow she'll be 4 months old - time is going by so quickly & before I know it, her first year will be gone!! Skyler received her registration forms for MIDDLE SCHOOL as well! Slowwwww down, life - slooooowwwww down!!!
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Here it is...
Okay, here is the story....
When I left off on blogging, we were sitting at 37 weeks. I went back to the dr. on Monday, Dec 21 for my 38 week appointment. Originally, my dr. wanted to induce that week, but after the ultrasound and examination, he said he felt that we would be ok to wait another week. WHOOHOO! I really wanted to wait until after Christmas because I had a strange feeling we would be in the hospital for a few extra days & didn't want to miss Christmas with Skyler & Grady.
So, we scheduled induction for Monday, Dec 28. I arrived at the hospital Sunday night, checked in, and they inserted the Cervadil. I did let the nurse know that I didn't think I should take the Ambien because it did not help me rest with my previous Cervadil induction, but she thought maybe I had not taken a good enough dose. Soo......against my better judgment, I took 2 Ambien. Shortly after 10 that night, Abby Cate's heart rate started doing funny things, so the nurse came in and had me get on my right side to sleep and also put me on oxygen. Grrr, I hate those masks! We did this routine all night long so needless to say, by 7 a.m. Monday morning, I was exhausted.
My dr. came in to break my water and start the pitocin that morning. He was unsuccessful at breaking my water, but we did start the pitocin. Abby Cate's heart rate began to do the same thing again, so over on my right side I went and out came the oxygen mask again! About an hour after starting the pitocin, the dr. came back in and broke my water successfully and inserted a catheter to pump in fluids around baby girl. He also turned off the pitocin because my contractions were good and strong on a low dose. I continued to contract very good and the fluids appeared to be helping her heart rate stabilize, so I got in a more comfortable position. About 45 minutes into relaxation, her heart rate went crazy again! UGGGHHH!!!!
By this point, it was around 11:30 and I was already so tired from all of the excitement. I wasn't really in too much pain but my contractions were getting stronger. Not only that, but I wasn't dilating very much at all.
My dr. was called and he decided that we needed to go in and do a c-section right away. He knew how quickly I was wearing down and he didn't want to risk any trauma to Abby Cate by continuing with labor. Abby Cate was born shortly noon weighing 4 lbs. 6 oz. and 18" long. She came out screaming, but because she was so small, it sounded like a little kitty cat squalling!
After snuggles and kisses from mommy and daddy, she was whisked off to the NICU - the NICU dr. and staff were in the delivery room as we already knew she would be small. I stayed in recovery for about an hour and then they wheeled me downstairs to see her. She was SO tiny and I was almost afraid to hold her.
She never required a feeding tube or breathing tube. She ate like a pig from day one and breathing was fine. She did require an iv because of her blood sugar, but that was the one and only thing that kept us there for any amount of time. She was there for 11 days before it was stabilized enough to come home. Because we live over an hour from the hospital, the dr.'s wanted to make sure they were comfortable with her feedings and sugar so that we would not have to rush her back in the case of something happening.
We came home doing 4 sugar checks a day (heel pricks) and as she grew and steadied herself, we weaned down to 3 a week. As of Monday, we are down to NONE! She has received her pink slip from the endocrinologist and she is cleared! Now, she can be a normal little girl who only goes to the dr. for regular check-ups!
So that is our birth story and a little bit of what's been going on. I went back to work the day after her 3 month birthday - I was so thankful to be able to spend those 3 months with her! Big sister and big brother are completely in love as well as mommy and daddy!
When I left off on blogging, we were sitting at 37 weeks. I went back to the dr. on Monday, Dec 21 for my 38 week appointment. Originally, my dr. wanted to induce that week, but after the ultrasound and examination, he said he felt that we would be ok to wait another week. WHOOHOO! I really wanted to wait until after Christmas because I had a strange feeling we would be in the hospital for a few extra days & didn't want to miss Christmas with Skyler & Grady.
So, we scheduled induction for Monday, Dec 28. I arrived at the hospital Sunday night, checked in, and they inserted the Cervadil. I did let the nurse know that I didn't think I should take the Ambien because it did not help me rest with my previous Cervadil induction, but she thought maybe I had not taken a good enough dose. Soo......against my better judgment, I took 2 Ambien. Shortly after 10 that night, Abby Cate's heart rate started doing funny things, so the nurse came in and had me get on my right side to sleep and also put me on oxygen. Grrr, I hate those masks! We did this routine all night long so needless to say, by 7 a.m. Monday morning, I was exhausted.
My dr. came in to break my water and start the pitocin that morning. He was unsuccessful at breaking my water, but we did start the pitocin. Abby Cate's heart rate began to do the same thing again, so over on my right side I went and out came the oxygen mask again! About an hour after starting the pitocin, the dr. came back in and broke my water successfully and inserted a catheter to pump in fluids around baby girl. He also turned off the pitocin because my contractions were good and strong on a low dose. I continued to contract very good and the fluids appeared to be helping her heart rate stabilize, so I got in a more comfortable position. About 45 minutes into relaxation, her heart rate went crazy again! UGGGHHH!!!!
By this point, it was around 11:30 and I was already so tired from all of the excitement. I wasn't really in too much pain but my contractions were getting stronger. Not only that, but I wasn't dilating very much at all.
My dr. was called and he decided that we needed to go in and do a c-section right away. He knew how quickly I was wearing down and he didn't want to risk any trauma to Abby Cate by continuing with labor. Abby Cate was born shortly noon weighing 4 lbs. 6 oz. and 18" long. She came out screaming, but because she was so small, it sounded like a little kitty cat squalling!
After snuggles and kisses from mommy and daddy, she was whisked off to the NICU - the NICU dr. and staff were in the delivery room as we already knew she would be small. I stayed in recovery for about an hour and then they wheeled me downstairs to see her. She was SO tiny and I was almost afraid to hold her.
She never required a feeding tube or breathing tube. She ate like a pig from day one and breathing was fine. She did require an iv because of her blood sugar, but that was the one and only thing that kept us there for any amount of time. She was there for 11 days before it was stabilized enough to come home. Because we live over an hour from the hospital, the dr.'s wanted to make sure they were comfortable with her feedings and sugar so that we would not have to rush her back in the case of something happening.
We came home doing 4 sugar checks a day (heel pricks) and as she grew and steadied herself, we weaned down to 3 a week. As of Monday, we are down to NONE! She has received her pink slip from the endocrinologist and she is cleared! Now, she can be a normal little girl who only goes to the dr. for regular check-ups!
So that is our birth story and a little bit of what's been going on. I went back to work the day after her 3 month birthday - I was so thankful to be able to spend those 3 months with her! Big sister and big brother are completely in love as well as mommy and daddy!
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