Can't Get Enough!

...and Baby Makes Three

As most of you may have heard, we welcomed Avery Jo into the world early yesterday morning. She is so precious and (as most parents say about their children) she's perfect. She was born on 6/23/10 (3 days early) at 6:56am at a wopping 7lbs 15oz and 18 3/4" long. The most surprising is that I was only in labor with her for 5 hours. I started having hard contractions around 2am Wednesday morning and they began at 4 minutes apart with absolutely no pain or clear warning of labor prior to my first contraction. We immediately left home and by the time we reached the hospital, I was already dilated to an 8. My contractions continued to be intense and by the time I received the spinal anesthesia around 5:30am, I thought I was going to die! They don't call it LABOR for nothin'! After I received the spinal and thanked Paul, the anesthesiologist continuously, Avery arrived on her own time right before 7am....only 5 hours from my first (felt) contraction.

These past few days have been a blessing and we can't wait to continue our lives with our new baby girl. Other than some breastfeeding trouble during the first day, Avery and I are doing quite well. We're slowly mastering the ART of breastfeeding and she continues to be a happy and healthy newborn who loves her daddy very much! It's only been 31 hours but her looks continue to change with every hour...looking more like her dad. Here are a few pictures of Avery and we will continue to post new pictures frequently.

Hurry Up & Wait...

It's been awhile since I've posted anything and now that we're getting closer to the due date I thought I'd bring everyone up to speed. We just got back from the doctor today and he said that I am dilated to a 3 which is exciting that actual progress has been made. I feel no different...no braxton hicks...no real contractions...no slight twinges...nothing.  He says that if nothing happens by next week, he will induce me in the middle or near the end of next week. I think I need to invest in a yoga ball. Maybe doing a little bit of bouncing will irritate her just enough to make her wanna come out! Other than that, nothing is new. I'm feeling fine, other than having to waddle a little.  We go back to the doctor on Friday and we'll keep you updated with everything. Wish us luck!

Maybe God Forgot About Us...

...that's what I've been thinking lately. Even though it's still a little early for me (20 days left) people all around me are having their babies...even those who were due around the time I am. I can't help but think "Hey! It's our turn now!"  I have 10 days of work left, then I'm on leave and the only thing keeping me going is the fact that I haven't reached the miserable stage yet. Occassionally it's been hard to walk but thankfully those days have fallen on my days off where I can relax at home. And now that the weather's been getting warmer, I swell easier. My feet were so swollen the other day I felt like Martin Short on the movie Pure Luck when he gets stung by the bee. I tried finding a picture on the internet but couldn't but if you've never seen the movie, it's worth watching.


I definitely have a few pre-labor symptoms and people have been telling me ways to get labor started but as of now we're both comfortable and I'm just going to let her be and come on her own time. That is, unless she chooses to be stubborn past her due date but I think our doctor will do something about it before then.  We usually have our doctor appointments at the end of the week but he's starting to cycle me toward the beginning of the week incase he needs to induce me. He'd rather induce me on a Monday rather than a Friday so we don't have to worry about it over a weekend which is fine with me. I'm ready for anything!


Anyway, Jesse and I took a tour of the birthing center the other day and it's really nice. They've been remodeling it and the nurse said they should be done by Tuesday so it will be completely done by the time I give birth.  It put me at ease because they have everything there that we could ever need including a pantry filled with snacks, a variety of gifts for the baby, a hide-a-bed for Jesse, a walk in shower with 6 shower heads, a jacuzzi tub, a full room service menu, and many extras. I just might not want to ever come home! And the nurses seem extremely nice also.  Although I might have to hide Jesse's PS3 from him so he's not tempted to bring it to the hospital and hook it up to the flatscreen. And yes, he asked the nurse if she's ever seen that happen before. Shockingly, she said she had...but only by 15 year olds :o) We had to laugh at that one!


That's the latest news and we'll try and keep y'all updated on everything.