Jaundice

After we got back from the hospital on Tuesday, we went for our 2 day check up on Thursday. Unfortuantely, Wes had Jaundice. We had to go back to the hospital and stay overnight. Wes had to be under ultraviolet light for 24 hours in a incubator/isolette with foam goggles. I was there in the room and had to feed him every 2 hours and do diaper changes. The so called "bed" was a recliner that either sat upright or all the way down. It was low to the ground and very uncomfortable. Not fun with my stiches and such. Since the seat was low and the arm rests were very high, I couldn't breasfeed and had to resort to either pumping my milk and bottle feeding it to him or use formula. To make things worse, I also had roomates that had visitors constantly coming and going. Good thing they have a limit on when visitors can be there. But, the next morning everything was OK and the Doctor gave us the OK. He score went from a 19.6 to an 11 which was really good. As you can see, they let us keep the goggles. I thought i would throw in a pic of him with them since it looks like he's going skiing!

He's Here!

Here's a pic of Wes. Here he is at 2 days old. I finally got a chance to catch my breath and a little less sleep deprived. Last Saturday night at 1:30am, I finally started to have contractions (they felt like menstrual cramps). They were 20 mins apart. At 3:30am, they were coming 5 mins apart and I noticed bleeding! I got worried and immediately called the hospital. They told me this was normal..bloody show. Why didn't anyone tell me before that this time bleeding was ok?!? Even though they were 5 mins apart, they still wanted me to stay home, take a shower, and call in a couple of hours. 5:30am - called. They said I sounded fine and that would probably send me home if I came in and take another shower..I should sound miserable..OH-KAY. 6:30am - OK, they are really starting to hurt! 7:00am - I want to go to the hospital NOW..I don't care if they send me home. Since we are 2 miles away from the hospital, we dropped off the Blockbuster Video before we went to the hospital...UGH..it's not fun driving in the car with all the bumps while you're having contractions. We get to the hospital, I'm 4cm dialated. I get to stay. They said the Anesthesiologist will be up in an hour and 1/2 for the epidural and that I should walk around til he got there. I took a shower. As soon as I got out and dressed and was about to walk around, the Anesthesilogist came in. YEAH! I LOVE Epidurals! 11:30am - I was 8cm dialated. They had to up my dose around 1:30 due to the pressure below was getting more painful..I was 9 cm dialated. I didn't get to push until 3:30pm. By then both legs were numb and it was kinda hard to know where to feel the pushing. I started feeling nauseous with the pushing and had to have an Oxygen mask on. I had a midwife, Dr, 3 nurses, and Jay in the room with me. The baby needed help with a couple of snips below and a suction. but, Wesley Calvin Hann was born at 4:32pm on Sunday, March 19th. He was 18 inches long and weighed in at 6 lbs, 7 oz. Oops gotta go! I'll have to write more and post more pics later.

4 Days Overdue

It's about 9:20pm right now. Nothing to report.

St. Patricks Day

Well, today is supposed to be his original due date. As you can tell, nothing is going on. It's about 1:27pm. It looks like half of the people from the pool are wrong about the due date, they thought it would happen before today.

On another note, I forgot to post these pictures of the cute diaper cake my friend, Marie made me. She is so creative!:



The "cake" is made up of diapers. Besides the stuff you can see, there's also a receiving blanket and gown wrapped around the "cake". It's seems too pretty to take apart.

2 Days Overdue

Well, it's about 9:52am and he's still not here yet. 2 Days overdue. I wonder if he'll come on St. Patrick's Day, his original due date? Yesterday, we had White Chicken Enchiladas for Dinner and a Chocolate Chip cheesecake Pie for Dessert (Labor Pie). As you can tell, both did not work. I have a hair appointment tomorrow morning. I'm going to assume that I'll be keeping that appointment, since it seems that's the way things are going. I've been getting minor cramps on and off, but that's about it. Will keep you updated...

Well, What Did the Dr. Say?

Jay went with me for my 40 Week check up. Today is the Due Date. The Dr. did an ultrasound to see if my amniotic fluid was too low. Finds out that everything is OK. But, I've only dialated MAYBE and ALMOST 3 cm. Guess it sounded more like 2 1/2. Big Progress, huh? So, that was a little disappointing. It's better than staying the same. He was surprised I still had not had the baby yet. He stripped my membranes again to see if it will bring the labor hopefully sometime this week. If not, what's the next step? Well, I have an appointment again next Tuesday Morning, the 21st. They'll do a non-stress test on me to see if the baby is ok and will probably schedule an induction before I hit 42 weeks. So, I guess it's good news. At least if he's not here by then, I'll know the latest he will arrive.

Each Day that I wait, the more I'm feeling like this is how it always will be. Me with a Big Tummy and uncomfortable. It's hard to imagine what it will be like to have a baby in this house or to really go into labor or how our lives will really change. The longer the wait, the more I think and the more worried I get. I haven't really felt any contractions this week, so I can't really anticipate the big day. Everyone says how wonderful it will be..I just can't relate to it right now. I have no idea what I'm getting myself into.

Still Not Here

I think I gotta stop Nesting. I wanting to nest, but at the same time I'm being very clutzy due to lack of sleep. What did I do the other day trying to clean up and put things togethers? Let's see.. I broke a glass coaster, constantly dropping things, and punctured my hand with a knife. How am I going to be with the baby with lack of sleep? eeek! Also since I've been home, my appearance has become very sloppy. No makeup and all I wear are sweats (and usually they are the same ones day after day). I now dread getting dressed up to go out to lunch with people. I'm feeling lazy. Well, the laziness is partly due to the lack of sleep I've been getting. I either wake up from hip pain from having to sleep on my side or getting up to go to the bathroom. So far, since I've seen the dr. on Wed, I haven't really haven't had a lot of contractions (beside the braxton hicks - i get those all the time). I think when I went to the Dr.'s the time before, I had the contractions on and off for a week after he stripped the membranes(to try and make Labor happen earlier). He didn't do it this time. I think this baby is like his daddy. He's laid back and loves to sleep. Jay says why leave? He's getting 24 hour "womb" service.

39 Weeks

Well, he's still not here. Last Tuesday when I went to the Dr.'s, I was 2 cm dialated and 75% effaced. He was also able to touch the baby's head. His prediction was that the baby would arrive within the week. NOPE....Nada. I had anxiously been awaiting the contractions. Yes, I've been getting contractions, but only when I'm in bed at night. During the day, they disappear. So much for everyone hoping he'd arrive on the weekend. Apparently, he's taking his time. He seems to be laid back like his daddy.

I had my appointment with the Dr. today. What are the results? I'm still the same! AND, it looks like my cervix might have moved back. The Dr. could've sworn it had moved forward last week. I'm resigned to believe that the baby is either going to come next week or be late and have us go to the hospital in the middle of the night. I think he wants to mess up everybodys schedules and predictions! I guess I'm already learning that the baby is not always going to go by what you want. I'm learning I have to be flexible and patient about it. Maybe he'll be better natured if he's cooking longer!