He's Here!!!

Well all of you probably know by now that Luke is here. Today he is actually 10 days old. But for those of you who don't really know what happened here is our story.
Monday April 2oth at 3:38 am, Sophie woke me up by trying to claw her way out the window. Then Luke was moving around so much inside my tummy I was having a very hard time falling back to sleep. Around 4:40 am, I was kind of angry because I had been up for the last hour trying to fall back to sleep but now our alarm was set to go off at 5am and I was going to start my last week of work before maternity leave. My throat was kind of dry and I started to clear my throat when all of a sudden I thought I peed my pants a little. Totally upset and annoyed that I was one of those pregnant women who could not control her bladder anymore I started to get out of bed to go to the bathroom but as I got up more came out then I ran to the toilet and the whole time its coming out and once I get on the toilet it just gushes. I yell to Jason (who is still sleeping) either I can't stop peeing my pants or my water just broke. He jumps out of bed but he thinks that maybe Sophie got out of the window so he says I'll get her. Then when he realizes what is going on he goes into take charge mode. I told him I wanted to take a shower and he said we needed to call the hospital to make sure it was ok first which they said was fine so I took a shower and we took the next couple of hours finishing (or starting!) packing our bags for the hospital the whole time looking at each other saying oh my gosh I can't believe this is happening today. We weren't ready. We still had 2 weeks to go. So we leave the house. I'm in tears because Sophie is acting very strange. She can feel our vibe and knows that something very big is going on. I had already called my mom and set up for her to pick Sophie up and take her to my grandmas for the day. So out of the house we went, however our first stop was not the hospital, no we are so Lakeside white trash that we stopped at Walmart before the hospital (and yes I was still leaking water all over the place, I put pads in and had to change them twice while at walmart) to get last minute things that I had been meaning to do.

7:15 am check into hospital. They check my cervix and I'm dialated to 1cm and 50% effaced.
They hook me up to the monitor and they say oh you are having a contraction can you feel it? At that point I couldn't even feel them happening. At 8:30 they decide to start me on pitocin. For the next 3 hours the contractions got very very painful and I decided to go ahead and get the epidural. Once I got that we had a very big scare and Luke's heart rate went way down. While they got the doctor on the phone it went back up and all was good again although they made me stay on my left side saying he did better on that side.

Sometime before 4pm my doctor came in and checked me. I was at 7cm and 95% effaced. She said about an hour until show time! Then Luke's heart rate dropped again and she looked really concerned. The nurse told her its because I need to be on my left side or the baby doesn't do well. My doctor said that's ridiculous. It shouldn't be like that so she had me move from my back to my right side and then Luke's heart rate went down into the 60's. The next few minute were so surreal I still don't know what happened. All of a sudden about 5 extra nurses rushed into the room. They threw a bag at Jason without saying a word to him with scrubs. The doctor started telling me that the cord was wrapped around Luke's neck and that we had to get him out now. They had me sign some papers (that I have no clue what they said or how I signed them) and then I was wheeled out to the OR. Now the next part is super unclear to me. All I know is that it was like an episode of ER. All the nurses were talking about me like I wasn't even there talking about what had happened. At this point Jason is not with me.They had him in some small room all by himself waiting. They were doing things to me and put a curtain up and an oxygen mask (which I had to wear after the first little scare and let me tell you for someone who is claustrophobic oxygen masks are not good!). Finally Jason came in and sat by my head. We were both terrified. Things were happening so quickly. I kept panicking that I would feel when they made the incision, not that I would feel pain but just feel them doing it. I kept waiting for it and waiting for it and then all of a sudden someone said they were in and getting ready to pull him out. What?? They had already cut me? Then they told Jason to stand up and just as he did they were pulling Luke out. The cord had been wrapped around his neck 1 and half times. The sad part is that Jason did not get to cut the cord. He really wanted to do that and I will always feel terrible that he did not get to do it. Then as they are working on me Jason goes with the baby and I'm left there alone, totally out of it. I can't swallow, I'm nauseous, and I feel so sleepy that I just want to sleep but am afraid I will never wake up if I fall asleep. The part that bothers me the most about having a c section is that when they brought my son to me for the first time I felt so sick and out of it that I did not even enjoy seeing him.

When they took me to recovery Jason and the baby joined me. I could not move my body at all. Jason talked the nurse into putting Luke on me to nurse so we tried that for awhile. I was in recovery for 3 hours. Our families and friends were waiting to see the baby but Jason and they baby had to stay until I was able to go to my room. By the time I got to the room everyone was holding the baby but I don't really remember that. I don't really remember until later that night when it was just Jason, Luke, and I and how Jason had to take care of Luke all by himself because I couldn't do anything. He is such a great father. He basically took care of Luke the entire 3 days we were in the hospital. He has got the swaddle thing down way better than me.

Today is the 1 week mark since we have brought Luke home. Its such an amazing experience and I am having so much fun, although its been really easy for me since my mom has been here during the day every day this week. Next week it will just be Luke and I so we will see how it is going then. Although he is such a good baby that I don't expect it to be much different.

Here are some pictures of our little man for now:

37 weeks!!

Our baby is considered full term! Wow can't believe we made it this far without some major problem. Jason and I thought for sure I would end up on bed rest. Although at this point I feel like I should be because my feet are so swollen and itchy right now. Oh well not very long to go. My last day at work will be April 25, unless of course I can get him to come out sooner (that would be really really nice kid). Its not looking like he will come anytime soon though since while at the doctors last Wednesday my cervix was still closed. I'm hoping this Wednesday for a little progress but we will see.

Tax season is finally over!! I am so happy. I hate tax season and I don't do taxes. Jason is happy too. He got a whole day off yesterday (well I guess not a whole day off considering he did a high school baseball game in the afternoon). Unfortunately he starts his CPA review courses this week so his break didn't last long. Last weekend we celebrated his 30th Birthday! Can't believe he is 30. We are going to get him a nice grill for his birthday. Hopefully we can go pick it out this weekend. I already got him some accessories for it and my parents and grandparents gave him some money for his birthday to go towards it!

Sophie is getting ready for her little brother to get here. She is testing out all the stuff in his room. She has now moved on from the car seat to the changing table. That is her new bed and she loves it. I just love her so much. She is the cutest little kitty in the world. She has been pretty loving lately. She cuddles with me all night long and then she has even cuddled with Jason sometimes which is pretty rare for her. I just love her so much! Here are some pictures of Luke's room, me at 37 weeks prego, and of course the princess herself.

35 weeks and swelling!

Well I am now 35 weeks. Only 5 to go (hopefully). I wake up with swollen feet and legs and then it just gets worse as the day goes on. By the end of the day my hands are swollen too. I try to put my feet up at work as much as possible and just hope that the doctor doesn't tell me to stop working because I really don't want to take much time off before Luke is here. I want all my time off to be spent with him so wish me luck. Here is my 35 week picture. I know I know I'm HUGE. I seriously think its impossible to get much bigger. I hope he is not a huge baby! We were looking at this picture next to the 23 week picture a few entries down and it is amazing how big I got in 12 weeks. And I thought I was huge at 23 weeks.

My friend April had her baby yesterday! He was 3 weeks early. He is adorable. Jason and I went to see them at the hospital yesterday. Jason's cousin also had a baby yesterday. A little girl 9lbs 8 oz! Makes me very excited. It also makes me nervous because April was early and so that means we really need to be prepared. Jason has been saying this for weeks. April didn't have a bag packed for the hospital yet and Jason has been telling me the last few weeks we might as well just get it done but I thought it was silly to do it so early but I guess he is right. Darn. So on Sunday we are going to get the last piece of furniture (a book shelf type thing) for the baby room and we are going to work on it just in case he came early. Plus we need to put the car seat bases in our cars and take them down to the sherriff's station to make sure they are installed properly. Guess I better find some energy this weekend.

Our little girl Sophie has decided that the car seat is hers. I had put a receiving blanket around it so that in case she got in it and sure enough it took a couple of weeks but every night by 9pm we can't find her and sure enough she is sleeping in the car seat. She sleeps there ALL night and then comes in to lay with me for a few minutes before the alarm goes off. She used to sleep with us every night but now she sleeps in Lukes room in the car seat. I'm kind of sad because I miss her cuddling with me. I keep telling Jason maybe we need to go get a used car seat for her so she could have her own! Here are some pictures of the princess in her new space.

Baby Shower!

This weekend was my baby shower. It was so beautiful and such a good time. Thanks to Valerie, Kristen, Karen, Nancy, and my Mom for making it so nice. Here are some pictures from the day.

Me Due 5/5/09, Loralyn Due 5/19/09, and April Due 4/22/09!!!!!

Now that the shower is over there is a lot to do. So far we have the crib together with all bedding set up. We really want to put the mobile up but I think Sophie would try to play with it so we are going to hold off. Jason and Chris picked up the dresser and my rocker recliner while we were at the shower so I was able to wash all clothes, towels, and blankets and have them put away. We are looking good in the diaper department. My mom has been buying us diapers every paycheck and she just gave them to us so those are put away ready for him to get here and dirty them up. Valerie and her sister are super awesome and are letting us borrow a bunch of stuff so we have to figure out where to put everything.

As if tax season weren't enough we are very busy because Jason is opening his very own office in Old Town. We had to pick out the paint for it the other night so things can get started ASAP. Last night we went looking at office chairs for him. Its hard to find a good comfy chair that looks good. His chair needs "look" important since he will be the manager of the office. It is pretty overwhelming all the changes going on in our life right now. We have so much going on with Jason and his job that we don't even have time to think about Luke being here in 7 weeks (hopefully!). I can't wait until tax season is over then I might be able to sleep in until 5:45!!!!

32 weeks...and some big changes!

So I am now 32 weeks!! Only 8 to go (hopefully). Now they tell me my kid is about 4 lbs and 17 inches. Can't believe he is getting so big. I really can't believe he will be here so soon. My shower is this weekend and I am very excited to see everyone. While I'm at the shower Jason and my cousin Chris will be picking up my rocker/recliner and the dresser for Luke's room. It will be so much fun to finally get things all set up. Guess I know what we will be doing on Sunday!

The other night Sophie, who likes to lay on my stomach during the night was purring away on my huge belly and the baby started kicking. It was really cute. Maybe they are bonding. I just hope the introduction of baby and kitty go well. Princess Sophie is used to being the center of our attention and it makes me nervous that she might not take to well to the baby.

So yesterday my awesome husband quit his dream of becoming a major league umpire for the sake of our family. It was a very sad day around here. I feel so lucky to have married the most amazing man in the world who realizes that our family is the most important thing in the world. He is becoming a full time accountant and next month starts his review courses to get his CPA license. I know he never intended on being a CPA but he is doing to make a better life for our little one. As much as I also will miss baseball I'm looking forward to finally spending a full summer with my husband. We have never been together a whole summer before and Jason is super excited to finally be a part of fun summer activities like 4th of July, the races at Del Mar, the Del Mar fair (or whatever its called now), baseball games, and I'm sure many more things that I can't think of right now. This will be the most exciting summer because both my husband and my son will be here!

30 Weeks...Only 10 more to go!!

Wow can't believe I'm 30 weeks now. Can't wait until the remaining 10 (hopefully no more than that) are done and I get to see my son. I am starting to get slightly more uncomfortable as things go on. My belly is huge, my lower back hurts if I do anything (even stand for a long period of time), I had to pee 4 times in 4 hours last night, and if I eat too much (which can be really random amounts) I feel so uncomfortable for hours. I am taking iron since I'm anemic and it has helped with the tiredness a little bit but I'm still always tired and could take a nap at any time. Other than that everything is great.

This weekend my husband spoiled me by buying me my recliner rocker chair. It is so nice and comfortable. He is going to go pick up the chair and our dresser on March 14 while I'm at my shower. I can't wait to get the room all set up. Right now we have the crib full of all the baby stuff we have. I just want things to start coming together.

On another note we need all the prayers we can get right now for Jason's potential new job that would keep him home full time. We should know soon whether or not it will happen but I am really nervous it won't go through and he will have to go back to baseball. I just don't want to do the rest of this pregnancy and have the baby without him home! Please pray for us. Thanks.

Sophie and 28 weeks!

So yesterday morning I got woken up by Jason yelling at Sophie. I got up to see what the problem was to find him holding her in his arms, both of them covered in paint with a long line of white kitty paw prints down the hallway. Apparently while he was painting in Lukes room she got the idea to put her paw in the paint can, then when she freaked out and shook her arm and splattered paint everywhere. Here is a picutre of the two:
For some reason it doesn't look as bad as it was. Sophie did not like getting cleaned up and made some pretty funny noises. Man I love this littly kitty so much. She has such a funny personality. I'm so glad we got her. I just hope she loves the baby and doesn't get upset when he gets here.

Well tomorrow is 28 weeks for me. The third trimester!! Yeah. Finally only 12 weeks left. Can't believe in 12 weeks I get to see my son, assuming he wants to make his appearance then.
And most importantly I got my test results back today and DO NOT have gestational diabetes. I'm so happy I can't even explain it. Thanks for all those of you who were praying for me.