Some pics from our summer activities (most of them before Conrad's arrival).
Friday, July 20, 2012
iPhone
Just realized I can blog from my iPhone. Not sure why I just figured this out, but it may mean that I actually update the blog more often than every 6 months :). Maybe.
Some pics from our summer activities (most of them before Conrad's arrival).
Some pics from our summer activities (most of them before Conrad's arrival).
Conrad Birth Day
Here is the story of Conrad's birth. If you aren't interested in the details, feel free to skip to the pictures :)
Leading up to the big day...
At 36 weeks, I had an ultrasound that estimated his weight at 6lbs 1oz. Knowing that Wyatt weighed 6lbs 12oz at birth at 40 weeks and I pushed for 2 hours, my doctor and I both hoped that I would go into labor on my own around 38 weeks :) That didn't happen. At 38 weeks, I was not dilating at all. I cried and then walked alot. At 39 weeks, I was dilated to 3 cm and having irregular contractions. My doctor gave me the option to wait it out or schedule an induction at 40 weeks...I chose the induction, but still hoped I would go into labor earlier. I didn't.
Induction Day (June 12, 2012)
We were scheduled to be at the hospital at 6:30 in the morning. That is very early!! I barely got any sleep that night, so much excitement and anxiety, knowing that we were going to meet our little guy, but not knowing how labor and delivery were going to go. We left the house bright and early, stopped at Starbucks for breakfast and coffee for Daddy, and arrived at the hospital. We got checked in and then waited around in our room. The night nurse finally got me checked in, hooked up to the monitor and IV started (ouch!! Those things really do hurt!). Then we waited for day shift to get things rolling…
The resident made it in around 8:00 and checked me (still 3 cm and 75%) and did a quick ultrasound to make sure baby’s head was really down (it was). Really glad I opted for that induction!! I was having irregular, mild contractions on the monitor, so the nurse got the pitocin started at 8:30 am to try to get them going in a regular pattern. It didn’t take long for them to get regular and painful! Dr Johnson arrived at 10:20am and broke my water (4-5cm and 75%)…that was not a pleasant experience! Nothing like feeling like you are constantly peeing your pants. No wonder Conrad didn’t want to come out…he was hanging in his own private swimming pool. You could actually feel my stomach go down considerably after getting all that fluid out! And then the contractions got even more painful. I quickly asked for the epidural and was very glad to see the anesthesiologist arrive at 11:30. The relief was amazing, although there was a small area on my left side that never got numb from the epidural, so I could still feel the contractions there, but it was still so much better! My right side also got more numb than my left side (odd). Things progressed pretty quickly after that. Around 12:30pm, I started having some bad back pain and had a feeling that something was going on. They paged Dr Johnson to get back to the hospital. It took her awhile to call back because her and her partner had accidentally and unknowingly switched pagers! Once they got it straightened out, she quickly arrived at 1:10pm, checked me (10cm 90%), and said I could start pushing!
Conrad tolerated the first 2 sets of pushes without problem, then during the third set, his heartrate started dropping, and dropping and dropping until they couldn’t find it. I didn’t need to hear my doctor say “we need to get him out now”, I already knew, so after 4 hard pushes, Conrad entered the world at 1:30 pm…and he was perfect and healthy!! I was so happy to hear him cry and hold him on my chest! My big guy weighed in at 8lbs even and was 21.5 in long! They even weighed him twice to make sure he really weighed that much (he did!) J He looked so much like his big brother, I was amazed and instantly in love with my second sweet boy!!
Leading up to the big day...
At 36 weeks, I had an ultrasound that estimated his weight at 6lbs 1oz. Knowing that Wyatt weighed 6lbs 12oz at birth at 40 weeks and I pushed for 2 hours, my doctor and I both hoped that I would go into labor on my own around 38 weeks :) That didn't happen. At 38 weeks, I was not dilating at all. I cried and then walked alot. At 39 weeks, I was dilated to 3 cm and having irregular contractions. My doctor gave me the option to wait it out or schedule an induction at 40 weeks...I chose the induction, but still hoped I would go into labor earlier. I didn't.
What my belly (and Wyatt's) looked like at 39weeks 6days
Induction Day (June 12, 2012)
We were scheduled to be at the hospital at 6:30 in the morning. That is very early!! I barely got any sleep that night, so much excitement and anxiety, knowing that we were going to meet our little guy, but not knowing how labor and delivery were going to go. We left the house bright and early, stopped at Starbucks for breakfast and coffee for Daddy, and arrived at the hospital. We got checked in and then waited around in our room. The night nurse finally got me checked in, hooked up to the monitor and IV started (ouch!! Those things really do hurt!). Then we waited for day shift to get things rolling…
The resident made it in around 8:00 and checked me (still 3 cm and 75%) and did a quick ultrasound to make sure baby’s head was really down (it was). Really glad I opted for that induction!! I was having irregular, mild contractions on the monitor, so the nurse got the pitocin started at 8:30 am to try to get them going in a regular pattern. It didn’t take long for them to get regular and painful! Dr Johnson arrived at 10:20am and broke my water (4-5cm and 75%)…that was not a pleasant experience! Nothing like feeling like you are constantly peeing your pants. No wonder Conrad didn’t want to come out…he was hanging in his own private swimming pool. You could actually feel my stomach go down considerably after getting all that fluid out! And then the contractions got even more painful. I quickly asked for the epidural and was very glad to see the anesthesiologist arrive at 11:30. The relief was amazing, although there was a small area on my left side that never got numb from the epidural, so I could still feel the contractions there, but it was still so much better! My right side also got more numb than my left side (odd). Things progressed pretty quickly after that. Around 12:30pm, I started having some bad back pain and had a feeling that something was going on. They paged Dr Johnson to get back to the hospital. It took her awhile to call back because her and her partner had accidentally and unknowingly switched pagers! Once they got it straightened out, she quickly arrived at 1:10pm, checked me (10cm 90%), and said I could start pushing!
Conrad tolerated the first 2 sets of pushes without problem, then during the third set, his heartrate started dropping, and dropping and dropping until they couldn’t find it. I didn’t need to hear my doctor say “we need to get him out now”, I already knew, so after 4 hard pushes, Conrad entered the world at 1:30 pm…and he was perfect and healthy!! I was so happy to hear him cry and hold him on my chest! My big guy weighed in at 8lbs even and was 21.5 in long! They even weighed him twice to make sure he really weighed that much (he did!) J He looked so much like his big brother, I was amazed and instantly in love with my second sweet boy!!
Isn't he just gorgeous!?
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Pregnancy #2
I certainly did not do as well documenting pregnancy #2 as I did with #1. Not that is was any less special! There was just a certain active little guy taking up most of my time :) Thankfully, the pregnancy was pretty uneventful, and I did manage to take some belly pics. Here is a slideshow of my growing baby bump. Hopefully, I will be posting Conrad's birth story soon and some pics from his big birthday!!
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