Saturday, January 19, 2013
Hospital Visitors
Our hospital stay was a good one. We had good nurses that took good care of us all. A couple of them were a little on the annoying side but that's ok.
Our hospital stay was a good one as well because we had just the right amount of visitors. We're so blessed to have family and friends that care about us so much! Thanks for visiting! =)
Friday, January 18, 2013
Birthday!
Around 8:30 Tuesday night while Chad was getting ready for bed, and I was sitting on the couch watching tv, my stomach started feeling a little crampy, like when you've eaten something that's not agreeing with your stomach. I blamed it on the huge bowl of caramel cheesecake ice cream I had just downed and ignored it. Between 9 and 10 pm Chad went to bed and I, still on the couch, had two more crampy pains. Again I blamed it on the ice cream. I went to bed just after 10 and kept having these pains. I started watching the clock and realized that my ice cream blamed pains were happening every 10 minutes on the dot. I had no clue if I was starting labor pains or not. After an hour of dealing with it I finally got up and went in the other room to call the hospital. I explained to a nurse in labor and delivery what I was experiencing, that it was every 10 minutes, and that I was clueless if it was labor pains or really just bad ice cream. She told me it sounded like I might be having contractions and to keep timing them. If they got to be every 5 minutes then I should head to the hospital to get checked out as a precaution. I went back to bed and tried to sleep. Every time I would doze off another wave of pain would hit, and it was starting to get more frequent and more painful.
Around 1 a.m. I woke Chad up to inform him he wasn't going to work, that I think we might be having a baby instead. We watched the clock together and just before 3 a.m. I told him I couldn't take the pain anymore and that we needed to head north. My contractions weren't quite 5 minutes apart but I had had all I could take and didn't want to be 20 minutes away from the hospital when things really got going.
We made good time getting to the hospital. Between home and there I had 16 contractions! We were getting worried we would have a baby on the freeway because they had gotten so frequent and strong. Boy were we wrong! We checked in through the emergency room and headed up to labor and delivery. We had to make several stops along the way so I could hunch over and breath through the pain. The nurses asked us a lot of questions and then took us to a delivery room. I was sure we were going to have a baby soon but the nurse checked me and informed me I was only dilated to a 1 and that the doctor would most likely send me home. I was in tears from the pain and that news and told her there was no way I could make the ride home, just to most likely come back, in this kind of pain. She suggested we walk the hallways to see if that would help me dilate more. So we did.
We took 3 laps around the labor and delivery floor, stopping a lot so I could hunch over and get through the contractions. They were now happening every 3 to 4 minutes and were really strong. After our 3rd lap I told Chad I couldn't go anymore so we headed back to our room. The nurse came in to check me again and wahoo I was dilated to a 2! Which meant we were staying until baby Long was born!
I got hooked up to the monitors and an IV. After 1 liter of fluid the anesthesiologist showed up with my epidural. He came in and told us something like "don't worry, we'll get you out of pain and get that little tike here." Chad and I looked at each other and almost laughed because we knew that if we had a boy we were 99% sure we were naming him Tyke. I was really nervous about getting the epidural and had even considered not doing it but after getting hooked up to it and going numb I was in heaven! The anesthesiologist did so good I never felt a thing, just pure numbness. All pain was gone and I was able to relax and get some rest. I was then started on pitocin to speed things up. I was in and out of sleep for hours, feeling totally drugged up. I kept trying to move my legs just to see if I could but I couldn't. I had to keep having Chad move them to a more comfortable position for me.
Chad and I kept an eye on the machine measuring the baby's heartbeat and my contractions. Every time I had a contraction baby Long's heart rate would drop. The nurses said as long as things stayed in the blue area on the graph we were fine but every once in a while baby Long's heart rate would drop making the nurses and us a little nervous. They finally put me on oxygen for the rest of the day to see if that would help. It did and it didn't. At one point baby Long's heart rate really dropped and scared Chad & I enough that he rushed out of the room to get the nurse. She came running in along with 2 others and threw me on my side so fast it freaked me out. They moved the monitor around and around trying to find the heart beat. I'm sure it was only seconds, but it felt like it took FOREVER for them to find it. They were freaking out, I was trying not to freak out, and Chad looked super nervous. One of the nurses suggested they call Dr. Nance and get permission to break my water without him there. The pitocin was stopped and we waited things out. Dr. Nance showed up around 3 p.m. and broke my water. He and the nurses then put a monitor on the baby to more accurately watch the contractions. An IV was also put in to help cushion baby Long. Dr. Nance went home and told us he'd be back in a while.
Around 5 p.m. I was checked and was dilated to a 7. Around 6ish I started to feel the epidural wearing off a little and pressure building up. This was normal, the epidural wearing off, so that I would be able to push when the time came. Around 7 p.m. I was dilated to an 8. Around 8 pm the nurse came in to check me again and I was finally at a 10. I told her that I really felt the need to push and wasn't sure I could wait for the doctor to come. She turned around to leave the room to go call Dr. Nance and thank goodness, before she made it to the door he came walking in! He got me in to position and told me what needed to be done: to take a deep breath, count to 10 and push during contractions.
I ditched the oxygen mask and we got down to business. I was supposed to hold my breath/push to the count of 10, which Dr. Nance did the counting for me. At about 6 I deflated and he got after me. I couldn't help it! I did a set of 3 pushes, each time only making it to the count of 6 or 7 no matter how hard I tried. Dr. Nance got after me each time and I informed him that I was going to pass out if I went any longer. He informed me that no one has ever passed out, get ready for round 2. After every round of pushing Chad would put my oxygen mask back on me. With only about 10 minutes of pushing our baby BOY finally made it into this world!
The umbilical cord was wrapped around our baby boy's little neck twice. Dr. Nance told Chad that he usually lets the daddy cut the cord but he needed to work fast so Chad didn't get to. Dr. Nance had the nurses call respiratory to come and help out. Chad told me we had had a boy but I was so out of it that I didn't hear him. He headed over to the table with Tyke. I kept asking everyone "what is it? what is it?" And finally Dr. Nance heard me and said, "oh yeah, you didn't know what your were having! It's a boy!"
After cleaning him off and weighing him, I watched as the respiratory nurses handed our little boy to Chad. It was pretty awesome! He brought him over to me so I could get a look at him. He was the cutest thing I had ever seen and we knew instantly that he was definitely Tyke. I didn't dare hold him for a few minutes because I was shaking so bad. I looked like I was freezing but really it was just all the adrenaline working its course.
Tyke Terry Long weighed in at a whopping 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. Long and skinny. He was a lot smaller than I thought he would be considering he was 3 days overdue.
Chad and I and Tyke had a few minutes to ourselves before our first visitors showed up. My parents, Ashlee and her kids were first to arrive. My dad was pretty excited to hear that our little guy was going to be named after him: Tyke Terry Long. Soon after, Chad's mom, sister Jenny and niece Darian showed up.
We all had a good visit while Chad and little Tyke went to the nursery for bath time and a check up from Dr. Fullmer.
After our company left, and after getting cleaned up, the nurses came in to help me get moved to our new room. It was torture getting up and then sitting in a wheel chair. Every bump along the way was pretty painful. I was glad to get in my new bed and stay there! It was well after midnight before we finally called it a day. I was so exhausted I slept great that night! The nursery nurses brought Tyke in a couple of times for feedings and then took him back for me so we could sleep.
It was such an amazing, long, painful, rewarding day! I'm so glad that it's over and that our baby boy is here with us safe and healthy and oh so loved!
Around 1 a.m. I woke Chad up to inform him he wasn't going to work, that I think we might be having a baby instead. We watched the clock together and just before 3 a.m. I told him I couldn't take the pain anymore and that we needed to head north. My contractions weren't quite 5 minutes apart but I had had all I could take and didn't want to be 20 minutes away from the hospital when things really got going.
We made good time getting to the hospital. Between home and there I had 16 contractions! We were getting worried we would have a baby on the freeway because they had gotten so frequent and strong. Boy were we wrong! We checked in through the emergency room and headed up to labor and delivery. We had to make several stops along the way so I could hunch over and breath through the pain. The nurses asked us a lot of questions and then took us to a delivery room. I was sure we were going to have a baby soon but the nurse checked me and informed me I was only dilated to a 1 and that the doctor would most likely send me home. I was in tears from the pain and that news and told her there was no way I could make the ride home, just to most likely come back, in this kind of pain. She suggested we walk the hallways to see if that would help me dilate more. So we did.
We took 3 laps around the labor and delivery floor, stopping a lot so I could hunch over and get through the contractions. They were now happening every 3 to 4 minutes and were really strong. After our 3rd lap I told Chad I couldn't go anymore so we headed back to our room. The nurse came in to check me again and wahoo I was dilated to a 2! Which meant we were staying until baby Long was born!
Chad and I kept an eye on the machine measuring the baby's heartbeat and my contractions. Every time I had a contraction baby Long's heart rate would drop. The nurses said as long as things stayed in the blue area on the graph we were fine but every once in a while baby Long's heart rate would drop making the nurses and us a little nervous. They finally put me on oxygen for the rest of the day to see if that would help. It did and it didn't. At one point baby Long's heart rate really dropped and scared Chad & I enough that he rushed out of the room to get the nurse. She came running in along with 2 others and threw me on my side so fast it freaked me out. They moved the monitor around and around trying to find the heart beat. I'm sure it was only seconds, but it felt like it took FOREVER for them to find it. They were freaking out, I was trying not to freak out, and Chad looked super nervous. One of the nurses suggested they call Dr. Nance and get permission to break my water without him there. The pitocin was stopped and we waited things out. Dr. Nance showed up around 3 p.m. and broke my water. He and the nurses then put a monitor on the baby to more accurately watch the contractions. An IV was also put in to help cushion baby Long. Dr. Nance went home and told us he'd be back in a while.
Around 5 p.m. I was checked and was dilated to a 7. Around 6ish I started to feel the epidural wearing off a little and pressure building up. This was normal, the epidural wearing off, so that I would be able to push when the time came. Around 7 p.m. I was dilated to an 8. Around 8 pm the nurse came in to check me again and I was finally at a 10. I told her that I really felt the need to push and wasn't sure I could wait for the doctor to come. She turned around to leave the room to go call Dr. Nance and thank goodness, before she made it to the door he came walking in! He got me in to position and told me what needed to be done: to take a deep breath, count to 10 and push during contractions.
I ditched the oxygen mask and we got down to business. I was supposed to hold my breath/push to the count of 10, which Dr. Nance did the counting for me. At about 6 I deflated and he got after me. I couldn't help it! I did a set of 3 pushes, each time only making it to the count of 6 or 7 no matter how hard I tried. Dr. Nance got after me each time and I informed him that I was going to pass out if I went any longer. He informed me that no one has ever passed out, get ready for round 2. After every round of pushing Chad would put my oxygen mask back on me. With only about 10 minutes of pushing our baby BOY finally made it into this world!
The umbilical cord was wrapped around our baby boy's little neck twice. Dr. Nance told Chad that he usually lets the daddy cut the cord but he needed to work fast so Chad didn't get to. Dr. Nance had the nurses call respiratory to come and help out. Chad told me we had had a boy but I was so out of it that I didn't hear him. He headed over to the table with Tyke. I kept asking everyone "what is it? what is it?" And finally Dr. Nance heard me and said, "oh yeah, you didn't know what your were having! It's a boy!"
After cleaning him off and weighing him, I watched as the respiratory nurses handed our little boy to Chad. It was pretty awesome! He brought him over to me so I could get a look at him. He was the cutest thing I had ever seen and we knew instantly that he was definitely Tyke. I didn't dare hold him for a few minutes because I was shaking so bad. I looked like I was freezing but really it was just all the adrenaline working its course.
Tyke Terry Long weighed in at a whopping 6 pounds 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. Long and skinny. He was a lot smaller than I thought he would be considering he was 3 days overdue.
Chad and I and Tyke had a few minutes to ourselves before our first visitors showed up. My parents, Ashlee and her kids were first to arrive. My dad was pretty excited to hear that our little guy was going to be named after him: Tyke Terry Long. Soon after, Chad's mom, sister Jenny and niece Darian showed up.
We all had a good visit while Chad and little Tyke went to the nursery for bath time and a check up from Dr. Fullmer.
After our company left, and after getting cleaned up, the nurses came in to help me get moved to our new room. It was torture getting up and then sitting in a wheel chair. Every bump along the way was pretty painful. I was glad to get in my new bed and stay there! It was well after midnight before we finally called it a day. I was so exhausted I slept great that night! The nursery nurses brought Tyke in a couple of times for feedings and then took him back for me so we could sleep.
It was such an amazing, long, painful, rewarding day! I'm so glad that it's over and that our baby boy is here with us safe and healthy and oh so loved!
Monday, January 14, 2013
Scheduled!
Today we met with Dr. Nance at the office for the last time! Chad was so ancy the past few days playing this waiting game for baby Long to get here that he told me we were going to tell the doc stories to get him to induce labor. (Dr. Nance informed us weeks ago that he would NOT start me unless my blood pressure was high or other circumstances)
Our appointment went well. I have lost 4 pounds since last week and my blood pressure is perfect. Dr. Nance walked in the room with his usual smile on his face and asked how we were doing. I told him that Chad was driving me crazy and that he had to do something! (meaning, get this baby here!)
Dr. Nance checked me out and I'm still only 75% thinned but finally dilated to a whopping....1. Chad and I looked at each other with a little disappointment, but then Dr. Nance took a seat and starting talking to us about our options. Luckily he told us what we wanted to hear, that it was time to consider starting me. He left the room to go and call the hospital to make arrangements and came back to inform us to be at Payson hospital Thursday morning at 5 am! This is just what we wanted to hear! (except for the whole 5 am thing, I'm no morning person you know)
We're so excited! I'm so nervous! I can't believe this is finally happening for us. It's mind blowing to think that in just a couple of days we'll be parents, we'll be holding our new little boy or girl, and that this whole pregnancy thing will be over with. It's so scary and exciting at the same time! Bring on Thursday!!!! =)
Our appointment went well. I have lost 4 pounds since last week and my blood pressure is perfect. Dr. Nance walked in the room with his usual smile on his face and asked how we were doing. I told him that Chad was driving me crazy and that he had to do something! (meaning, get this baby here!)
Dr. Nance checked me out and I'm still only 75% thinned but finally dilated to a whopping....1. Chad and I looked at each other with a little disappointment, but then Dr. Nance took a seat and starting talking to us about our options. Luckily he told us what we wanted to hear, that it was time to consider starting me. He left the room to go and call the hospital to make arrangements and came back to inform us to be at Payson hospital Thursday morning at 5 am! This is just what we wanted to hear! (except for the whole 5 am thing, I'm no morning person you know)
We're so excited! I'm so nervous! I can't believe this is finally happening for us. It's mind blowing to think that in just a couple of days we'll be parents, we'll be holding our new little boy or girl, and that this whole pregnancy thing will be over with. It's so scary and exciting at the same time! Bring on Thursday!!!! =)
Sunday, January 13, 2013
40 Weeks
We made it! I made it! We are officially 40 weeks today! Today is due date and we have no signs of baby Long coming today. I was told to try bouncing on the excercise ball, drinking raspberry tea and a few other things to get things moving along. Nothing has worked, yet. I must admit though that after drinking the tea I felt a little crampy for about 30 minutes and then it stopped. We have an appointment tomorrow with Dr. Nance. Our fingers are crossed that I've made some progress and that this baby will be here soon. Here's hoping!
Thursday, January 10, 2013
39 1/2 Weeks
I'm seriously surprised that I'm still pregnant. Back in December I kept telling Chad that I would be surprised if we made it to the end of the year without a baby. Boy was I wrong. In December I was so miserably sore. The doctor said it was because the baby had dropped and was putting a lot of pressure on me. Well here we are, just days away from due date. At our doctors appointment on Monday the doctor said there's no sign of baby coming soon. The baby has dropped a little more, but I haven't began to dilate yet. So, we go back on Monday at 40 weeks (unless something happens this weekend). I'm so eager to get this little one here and see him or her, see if it's a boy or girl and who it looks like. I can't even imagine how great it's going to be. But, I'm very hopeful the little bugger will keep being stubborn and stay in for a few more days, 1 because I'm not sure I'm ready for this! and 2 I've caught the head/chest cold from hell! I've been so sick for a week now and it sucks that I can't really take anything for it. This morning I woke up around 5 am suffocating because it had moved into my chest and I couldn't breathe. I tried getting into the dr with no luck so I called up to Dr Nance's office and told them my prob and asked if there was anything besides sudafed I could take. He called in an antibiotic for me and I can already tell a difference. I am really hoping and praying that I get better in time for baby so I can hopefully have an easy delivery and love on that baby without worrying about getting him/her sick.
I can honestly say that the past few days, pregnancy wise, I've felt really good. The whole psyatic nerve pain is gone, my back is feeling better, and morning sickness is finally gone! Yay after 8+ months! I officially "started" maternity leave on Monday. Until baby arrives I'm actually doing a little bit of work from home, which has been nice considering how sick I've been. Also, I'll be taking 3 months off, but I'll be working from home as soon as I feel up to it (because work is so busy and so I don't go crazy). Should be interesting.
Chad & I are about as prepared for baby as we can get, well, not really. We have the nursery done, everything but gender specific clothes bought, and bags are packed and loaded in the car. All we'll need to grab is the camera and our phone cords. We have no names picked out for baby. We're both freaked out that we're going to actually be parents! It's hard to imagine how much life is going to change. It's not going to be just us anymore, it's going to be so weird having a little person to take care of. My brain can't grasp it all.
I'm so anxious and scared about the next few days. I really don't know what to expect. Every little pain or movement gets me wondering if this is it? It's driving me crazy!
I can honestly say that the past few days, pregnancy wise, I've felt really good. The whole psyatic nerve pain is gone, my back is feeling better, and morning sickness is finally gone! Yay after 8+ months! I officially "started" maternity leave on Monday. Until baby arrives I'm actually doing a little bit of work from home, which has been nice considering how sick I've been. Also, I'll be taking 3 months off, but I'll be working from home as soon as I feel up to it (because work is so busy and so I don't go crazy). Should be interesting.
Chad & I are about as prepared for baby as we can get, well, not really. We have the nursery done, everything but gender specific clothes bought, and bags are packed and loaded in the car. All we'll need to grab is the camera and our phone cords. We have no names picked out for baby. We're both freaked out that we're going to actually be parents! It's hard to imagine how much life is going to change. It's not going to be just us anymore, it's going to be so weird having a little person to take care of. My brain can't grasp it all.
I'm so anxious and scared about the next few days. I really don't know what to expect. Every little pain or movement gets me wondering if this is it? It's driving me crazy!
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
36 Weeks!
I can't believe we only have 4 weeks, or less, until baby Long gets here! We've slowly gotten bags packed, furniture put together, and the nursery all painted and decorated. At our doctors visit on Monday Dr Nance started checking me. I was thinned out 50% but not dialated at all. The doc said that if he were a betting man he would bet NO on a Christmas baby, but he's definitely thinking New Years. Wouldn't that be something? Right now I'm feeling really well. I still have morning sickness but it's not every day thank goodness. The break is nice! My stomach is getting huge! I have a few stretch marks but nothing horrible. It's hard to get comfortable to sleep, I always feel like I can't catch my breath, and I've been having braxton hicks like crazy for the last 2 or so weeks. I think there have been a couple of real contractions mixed with it all but I'm not really sure.
Friday, December 14, 2012
Wedding Day
My baby sister Tiffany got married today to Mr. David Clark in the Manti Temple. It was such a great day and we're so happy for her.
Our morning started out a little hectic. Chad and I somehow got stuck with Addi and Trayson for an hour or so and then Brooke, Callie Jo and Kayslee ended up with us too. The Olsen's were kind enough to lend their suburban to us so we could drive all the little rugrats over to the temple. It felt like total chaos transporting that many kids and being 8+ months preggo. Also, we were going to travel over with my parents but after they made it to Nephi they realized they had forgotten Tiffany's bouquet so they had to run back to Mona.
I was so stressed that none of us were going to make it to the temple in time to see Tiff and David come out. I was seriously about in tears and so mad. But as luck would have it we made it, with time to spare, because Tiff and Dave were slow to come out. Thank goodness!
As soon as I spotted Rachelle I handed her keys to the suburban and told her the kids were now her problem. (Chad & I bummed a ride home with Heather Jo and Alex).
We did the traditional family pics in front of the temple and then worked our way back to Mona for the wedding dinner. Of course on the way home we had to stop at the Malt Shop for a little snack. I was starving, Jo was hungry and Sophie will eat anything. We ordered milkshakes, fries, a burger and a taco. The service was a little slow but well worth the wait. Sophie got super mad at Alex because he wouldn't let her have any fries (he thought they were ours). Jo got in trouble with Sophie because she took a sip of the eggnog shake, Sophie really didn't want to share. It was pretty funny.
We spent the rest of the day at the new Mona church. The company that Tiffany and David hired to decorate and cater did an awesome job. The reception was beautiful and the food was great. Chad & I had a great time sitting and visiting with family and friends. We're so happy for Tiffy and David and wish them a happy happy marriage! =)
Our morning started out a little hectic. Chad and I somehow got stuck with Addi and Trayson for an hour or so and then Brooke, Callie Jo and Kayslee ended up with us too. The Olsen's were kind enough to lend their suburban to us so we could drive all the little rugrats over to the temple. It felt like total chaos transporting that many kids and being 8+ months preggo. Also, we were going to travel over with my parents but after they made it to Nephi they realized they had forgotten Tiffany's bouquet so they had to run back to Mona.
I was so stressed that none of us were going to make it to the temple in time to see Tiff and David come out. I was seriously about in tears and so mad. But as luck would have it we made it, with time to spare, because Tiff and Dave were slow to come out. Thank goodness!
We did the traditional family pics in front of the temple and then worked our way back to Mona for the wedding dinner. Of course on the way home we had to stop at the Malt Shop for a little snack. I was starving, Jo was hungry and Sophie will eat anything. We ordered milkshakes, fries, a burger and a taco. The service was a little slow but well worth the wait. Sophie got super mad at Alex because he wouldn't let her have any fries (he thought they were ours). Jo got in trouble with Sophie because she took a sip of the eggnog shake, Sophie really didn't want to share. It was pretty funny.
We spent the rest of the day at the new Mona church. The company that Tiffany and David hired to decorate and cater did an awesome job. The reception was beautiful and the food was great. Chad & I had a great time sitting and visiting with family and friends. We're so happy for Tiffy and David and wish them a happy happy marriage! =)
Friday, December 7, 2012
Flu Bug
On Monday (December 3rd) I caught the dreaded flu bug that I had been trying so hard to avoid. I woke up around 3 am feeling nauseous but tried really hard to blame in the pregnancy. When I woke up around 6 am rushing to the bathroom to be sick I knew better. It was awful! Worse than morning sickness! I was throwing up about every 20 minutes or so. I finally sent Chad a text that he needed to come home and take me to the emergency room. There was no way I was going to be able to take my meds, let along keep them down, plus I was 34 weeks pregnant and my stomach was cramping a little which made me nervous.
I was given an iv of fluids, a shot of zofran and had my blood taken. After an hour or so I felt much better and was able to take my meds. My stomach still felt crampy, but in a wierd way so Dr. Rosenbeck had me moved back to labor and delivery to be monitored and ordered an ultrasound to make sure all was well with baby Long. Chad and I had to keep reminding the nurses and techs that we did NOT know the gender of the baby. I was so nervous someone was going to slip up and tell us and then I would be mad. It would be just our luck, go 34 weeks not knowing and then have someone slip up.
The monitoring went well, and we got a few visitors my mom, Heather Jo and Sophie. I was monitored for a few hours and was having some good braxton hicks contractions that showed up on the monitors. I was eventually wheeled back to a room where they did an ultrasound.
It was so fun getting to see our baby. We got to see baby Long blinking, wiggling around, giving us the peace sign, and sticking his/her tongue out at us (sassy little thing!). The tech told us that our baby had a really cute face but I couldn't really make much out of it so I'll just take her word for it. The tech also informed us that our baby had a large head measuring at 36 weeks when the rest of him/her was measuring right on at 34 weeks. Great! Everything seemed to check out good and I was feeling lots better so the doctor let us go home. It was an exhausting day but I was so glad to feel better and to know that our baby was just fine.
A few days later Dr. Rosenbeck called me with a concern he had with our ultra sound. Baby Long's left kidney may or may not have a problem with it. It was a bit larger/fuller than he would have liked to have seen. He assured me that it's probably no big deal but that we should definitely have an ultrasound done on our baby when he/she is 1 month old just to make sure.
6 more weeks until our baby is here!
I was given an iv of fluids, a shot of zofran and had my blood taken. After an hour or so I felt much better and was able to take my meds. My stomach still felt crampy, but in a wierd way so Dr. Rosenbeck had me moved back to labor and delivery to be monitored and ordered an ultrasound to make sure all was well with baby Long. Chad and I had to keep reminding the nurses and techs that we did NOT know the gender of the baby. I was so nervous someone was going to slip up and tell us and then I would be mad. It would be just our luck, go 34 weeks not knowing and then have someone slip up.
The monitoring went well, and we got a few visitors my mom, Heather Jo and Sophie. I was monitored for a few hours and was having some good braxton hicks contractions that showed up on the monitors. I was eventually wheeled back to a room where they did an ultrasound.
6 more weeks until our baby is here!
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Nursery
The baby's nursery is finally done! I'm in love with how things turned out! Chad did such a great job painting and putting up vinyl and building furniture. I didn't get to help out too much, being 7 1/2 months preggo.
This room was a bit extreme in the beginning. The walls were painted painters tape blue, the trim was fluorescent green and the inside of the closet was blue and purple. Chad had to do 3 coats of white to get it all covered and then he worked on the accent wall and trim.
I had found the crib bedding online and we decided that sage green with baby animals would work perfect whether we have a boy or a girl. And as luck would have it, one day while browsing on Etsy I found the vinyl which was a perfect match, what are the odds? I wasn't going to buy it because it was a little pricey and had talked about having my talented aunt paint trees for us instead, but Chad told me to go ahead and do it because it would be easier to take down rather than paint over if and when I change my mind on decor. =)
The vinyl was a bit of a pain to put up. I've played with vinyl before and this stuff was stubborn! It tore a lot but we made it work. It ended up taking us about 4 hours to get it all up! The wall started getting pretty busy so we decided to not put up all of the vinyl that came in the package. I LOVE how it turned out and can't wait to bring our baby home to this super cute room! =)
This room was a bit extreme in the beginning. The walls were painted painters tape blue, the trim was fluorescent green and the inside of the closet was blue and purple. Chad had to do 3 coats of white to get it all covered and then he worked on the accent wall and trim.
I had found the crib bedding online and we decided that sage green with baby animals would work perfect whether we have a boy or a girl. And as luck would have it, one day while browsing on Etsy I found the vinyl which was a perfect match, what are the odds? I wasn't going to buy it because it was a little pricey and had talked about having my talented aunt paint trees for us instead, but Chad told me to go ahead and do it because it would be easier to take down rather than paint over if and when I change my mind on decor. =)
The vinyl was a bit of a pain to put up. I've played with vinyl before and this stuff was stubborn! It tore a lot but we made it work. It ended up taking us about 4 hours to get it all up! The wall started getting pretty busy so we decided to not put up all of the vinyl that came in the package. I LOVE how it turned out and can't wait to bring our baby home to this super cute room! =)
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
30 Weeks
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
26 Weeks
I can't believe 26 weeks have come and gone. It feels like it's gone pretty fast, but at the same time it has been thee LONGEST 26 weeks of my life! I'm really starting to get big now. It's so crazy to me to wake up in the mornings and look down to see that my stomach has grown again. I love feeling our baby move around. The other day we had a poking war. It would kick in one certain spot, just once, then I would poke it in the exact same spot. We went back and forth for a good 5 minutes, it definitely put a smile on my face =) Our 24 week doctor appointment went great. The baby had a fast heartbeat again, making Dr Nance guess girl again, that's now 2 out 3 girls guesses. I can't wait until January so we can know. The suspense isn't killing me, I'm not curious at all, I just can't wait for this big surprise to get here.
--I've noticed my balance is a little off (more than usual, yeah, I'm a klutz to begin with and then add the belly...) I actually am embarrassed, but laugh at the same time, to admit that the other day while shopping I bent over to pick something up and fell right on my behind! My pride was hurt more than anything, but it did strain some muscles in my back a little.
--I have a MAJOR sweet tooth that I just can't satisfy. I need sour candy people and I have yet to find anything sour enough to fix it. I've tried sour patch kids, zots, warheads, etc and none of it does anything for me. Any suggestions for super sour candy? I'm willing to try anything. Speaking of sweet tooth, it finally caught up with me yesterday when half of my TOOTH BROKE OFF while chewing on a SOFT jolly rancher! I'm going to the dentist Wednesday to see if it can be fixed or if I have to wait until after baby. Yay.
--I also crave really spicy stuff lately. Everything has to have Tabasco or salsa (or both) on it. I've been eating some of the weirdest combos.
--Weight wise, I was really surprised to learn that I had gained 6 1/2 pounds at my last Dr appointment. Everything before that had been loss, loss, loss, gain 1, gain 1, gain 1...so to hear 6 1/2 shocked me and made me feel fat at the same time. But, I'm still down 10 1/2 pounds from my original weight after the hellish month of June I somehow survived...
--Morning sickness is still around. It's not as bad and I do luckily get 1 or 2 days off in between. The last 3 days I've had no zofran, which is a huge deal for me because I was taking 2-3 a day to function.
All in all I feel great lately besides the aches and pains of a growing baby. I'm really enjoying my pregnancy right now (even though I feel like I complain A LOT). Next week I go in for the dreaded glucose test, I'm really not looking forward to that, but hoping that the results come back good. I handle sugar well, haha. And I'm looking forward to going hunting in 2 weeks. The doc gave me the OK as long as I don't do any major hiking. No worries there, I've always been a pansy when it come to that. Everyone at the doctors office was shocked to hear it was ME that had a tag and was going to be hunting. Heck, I'll only be 28 weeks by then. I'm excited for it.
--I've noticed my balance is a little off (more than usual, yeah, I'm a klutz to begin with and then add the belly...) I actually am embarrassed, but laugh at the same time, to admit that the other day while shopping I bent over to pick something up and fell right on my behind! My pride was hurt more than anything, but it did strain some muscles in my back a little.
--I have a MAJOR sweet tooth that I just can't satisfy. I need sour candy people and I have yet to find anything sour enough to fix it. I've tried sour patch kids, zots, warheads, etc and none of it does anything for me. Any suggestions for super sour candy? I'm willing to try anything. Speaking of sweet tooth, it finally caught up with me yesterday when half of my TOOTH BROKE OFF while chewing on a SOFT jolly rancher! I'm going to the dentist Wednesday to see if it can be fixed or if I have to wait until after baby. Yay.
--I also crave really spicy stuff lately. Everything has to have Tabasco or salsa (or both) on it. I've been eating some of the weirdest combos.
--Weight wise, I was really surprised to learn that I had gained 6 1/2 pounds at my last Dr appointment. Everything before that had been loss, loss, loss, gain 1, gain 1, gain 1...so to hear 6 1/2 shocked me and made me feel fat at the same time. But, I'm still down 10 1/2 pounds from my original weight after the hellish month of June I somehow survived...
--Morning sickness is still around. It's not as bad and I do luckily get 1 or 2 days off in between. The last 3 days I've had no zofran, which is a huge deal for me because I was taking 2-3 a day to function.
All in all I feel great lately besides the aches and pains of a growing baby. I'm really enjoying my pregnancy right now (even though I feel like I complain A LOT). Next week I go in for the dreaded glucose test, I'm really not looking forward to that, but hoping that the results come back good. I handle sugar well, haha. And I'm looking forward to going hunting in 2 weeks. The doc gave me the OK as long as I don't do any major hiking. No worries there, I've always been a pansy when it come to that. Everyone at the doctors office was shocked to hear it was ME that had a tag and was going to be hunting. Heck, I'll only be 28 weeks by then. I'm excited for it.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Kitchen Remodel
If you look closely in the first picture you'll see a tiny little brown spot on the counter. The previous owners had left a candle burning for too long and it burnt the countertop. When we got into contract with them to buy the house they agreed that they would replace the countertops for us. We had them pick out a few samples and then we met up with them to decide which one we wanted. The original plan was that the replacement would be done before we moved in but that didn't happen. And then we waited and waited and waited until we finally got a date that things were going to happen. On the 4th Trenton showed up to help Chad remove the old counter tops and on the 5th our new countertops arrived. We LOVE the new look! It changed our kitchen completely. Now if I could just find the time, money, ideas, and energy to decorate the top of those cupboards...
Thursday, September 6, 2012
21 1/2 Weeks
I can't believe that we are over the half way mark! We had Dr's appointments and an ultrasound last week. Everything looks great! The baby measured about a week ahead of schedule and we stuck to our guns and didn't find out! Well, kind of. Chad & I have no clue what the gender is, but we had the ultrasound tech take a peak and put the results in an envelope for us. So we have it hanging on our fridge, to torture all of our visitors. It's driving everyone around us crazy! I had 2 weeks off from the whole throwing up thing and then it started up again at the end of 19 weeks. I'm used to it by now but super annoyed at the same time. I swear everything sets off my gag reflex and that gets me going: brushing my teeth, brushing my hair, washing my hair, and blowing my nose...are all things I DREAD doing in the mornings but they have to be done!
The baby is quite the mover. I started feeling the little one move at about 16 1/2 weeks. It was so exciting but weird and freaked me out a little. It took a couple of weeks before Chad finally got to feel it. It's pretty crazy to think that there is a little human growing and doing tumbling tricks in my belly! It's weird to watch my stomach do the wave =) Last night as we were laying in bed Chad asked me if the baby was moving. I hadn't noticed it for a while. He put his hand on my belly anyway and said "where's my baby?" and the little bugger started kicking up a storm! It was great!
--I have had unbelievable heartburn, like to the point I was actually drinking milk! (that's BIG news people!) Nothing was helping and I was really having to limit what I ate because it hurt so bad. My Grandma gave me a pack of Prilosec and by the next day I was feeling much better. I've been taking that every morning and have no problem at all now.
--My mouth bleeds bad when I brush my teeth. I talked to Aunt Char about this and she assured me that it's totally normal in pregnant women.
--Cravings: sour candy, V8, Mexican food (finally!), turkey sandwiches, mayonnaise and butter (like --I seriously just wanted to get a spoon out and eat it plain, Chad threatened me, and I knew better. Still, it was weird!)
--I finally caved and bought some maternity clothes and boy did I score! I bought 2 pair of jeans, 2 pair of capris and 3 shirts for $35! My belly is growing like crazy, I think it is anyway. I've especially noticed since last weekend, twice that I've gotten out of bed in the morning and thought "holy crap! when did this happen?!" It's seriously has happened overnight.
I'm thinking that in the next month or so we'll get the baby's room going. We've been looking at cribs, strollers and car seats trying to get an idea of what we want to buy. It's surreal shopping around like that, for us! We both still can't believe it. We're both so excited, and we both can't wait until January!
The baby is quite the mover. I started feeling the little one move at about 16 1/2 weeks. It was so exciting but weird and freaked me out a little. It took a couple of weeks before Chad finally got to feel it. It's pretty crazy to think that there is a little human growing and doing tumbling tricks in my belly! It's weird to watch my stomach do the wave =) Last night as we were laying in bed Chad asked me if the baby was moving. I hadn't noticed it for a while. He put his hand on my belly anyway and said "where's my baby?" and the little bugger started kicking up a storm! It was great!
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| Our little thumb sucker |
--My mouth bleeds bad when I brush my teeth. I talked to Aunt Char about this and she assured me that it's totally normal in pregnant women.
--Cravings: sour candy, V8, Mexican food (finally!), turkey sandwiches, mayonnaise and butter (like --I seriously just wanted to get a spoon out and eat it plain, Chad threatened me, and I knew better. Still, it was weird!)
--I finally caved and bought some maternity clothes and boy did I score! I bought 2 pair of jeans, 2 pair of capris and 3 shirts for $35! My belly is growing like crazy, I think it is anyway. I've especially noticed since last weekend, twice that I've gotten out of bed in the morning and thought "holy crap! when did this happen?!" It's seriously has happened overnight.
I'm thinking that in the next month or so we'll get the baby's room going. We've been looking at cribs, strollers and car seats trying to get an idea of what we want to buy. It's surreal shopping around like that, for us! We both still can't believe it. We're both so excited, and we both can't wait until January!
Saturday, August 18, 2012
We've Moved!
We moved into our new place last weekend! We're so grateful for our family for helping us pack up, move over, and pack in all of our belongings! We are so excited to finally be in our new home! It's amazing how quickly and easily everything fell into place with the sale of our old house and the purchase of our new one. We are so excited to make this house our own! And we're especially excited to get to know our new neighbors. We've moved into a great neighborhood. What a year! A new house, and soon a new baby to bring home =)
Our First Home....we'll miss it but we're excited for our new place!
Our new home! We love and couldn't be happier with how things have worked out for us! =)
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