I always knew that the baby inside me liked to do things in his own way on his own time, but I had no idea he was going to throw us through such a loop when he decided it was time to come out 5 weeks early! Dane and I had toyed with the idea of traveling to his hometown for Labor Day weekend or possibly driving up to Michigan to see my grandparents and my mom. Thank god we decided against both (mostly because I couldn't stand the idea of sitting in a car for more than a few minutes) because Labor Day started with a BANG! Dane and I were snoozing in the morning and around 7:15am I felt something weird in my shorts and didn't really think anything of it until I rolled onto my back and there was a huge gush. I immediately jumped, or rather rolled my round self out of bed and yelled at Dane to get up and turn the lights on. Once he turned on the lights and I ran to the bathroom with more gushing I knew my water had broken. I immediately called my mom and had a moment of panic because I knew he was too little to come out! I called the doctor and talked to the person on call who told us we needed to come in to triage and be tested for them to know if my water had broken for sure. Dane and I knew this was it so we packed a bag, I showered, and we got in the car to head to the hospital.
When we got to the hospital I got into a gown and they tested me to see if my water had broken and after 60 seconds I was walking down the hall to labor and delivery because we were in fact in labor on Labor Day! After an ultrasound to check the position of the baby and a shot of steroids in the butt my doctor informed me that he was not going to jump start labor (induce) or stop labor from happening...he was going to leave it up to the baby to decide. I got 2 shots of steroids to help the baby's lungs develop a little more and iv antibiotics every 4 hours. One of the antibiotics was extremely harsh and hurt HORRIBLY going in, and apparently is also so harsh it can blow veins (of which I blew 4 ivs). We entered the hospital on Monday and when Friday morning rolled around my left wrist, where one of my iv's had blown, was swollen and red and my doctor was afraid that infection was a real possibility. He told me that he wanted to start inducing me and get the baby out which is exactly what I did NOT want, but given the circumstance I was not going to argue.
I was induced at 8am Friday morning and all day long had visitors as I was contracting but no real progress was happening. My sister Sarah was flying into Indianapolis for the first time EVER because I was supposed to have my baby shower, my dad was on his way from New York, my mom was coming from Michigan and my sister Amanda her husband and baby were on their way as well. I couldn't believe that most of my family was going to be there considering I have ZERO family in Indianapolis. My mom arrived around 8pm and by 9:30pm I was starting to get uncomfortable and wanted everyone to leave us alone so I could focus on my labor.
By 10pm I was in full on active (uncomfortable) labor with contractions happening the worst in my back. I was breathing through the contractions with Dane massaging my back. I desperately wanted to avoid drugs and an epidural for as long as possible so that I didn't slow my labor down, but by 11pm I was so uncomfortable I needed something to help me get a little further so I asked for nubane. Just for everyone's reference, nubane is a pain killer that didn't help at all except for making my eyes so heavy I couldn't open them between contractions. I begged the nurses to check me around 11:30pm to see how far along I was and I was only 4 to 4 1/2 cm and I decided about 10-15 minutes after that I was ready for the epidural and was yelling at Dane to get the anesthesiologist in the room. When the doctor came in they allowed Dane to stay in the room and hold my hands. They usually wait to insert the catheter in between contractions but the doctor told me I was just having one really long strong contraction (as if I didn't know what was going on) so she inserted it anyway and the next thing I know I'm hearing her say "OK dad...thanks for sitting down...someone get him an orange juice"...all I could think was "you have to be kidding me!!". Dane must have held his breath and knew he was light headed and had to sit down to recover and was completely fine within a few seconds.
My doctor barely made it in time to suit up and catch the baby. 3 contractions, 6 pushes, and a few minutes later our little angel was born with about 10 people in the room - there were 3 people in the room to attend to me and 3 people in the room from the NICU to attend to the baby. The baby was only put on my chest long enough for Dane to cut the cord before they swept him away to be analyzed by the NICU team. After assessing him and getting myself cleaned up my entire family was allowed to come into the room and watch the baby's first bath. I was so grateful that family from both sides could be there to support both Dane and myself and welcome Alden Andrew Wilson to the world! :)
Blog won't allow me to upload pictures right now so stay tuned!
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Baby Hiccuops and Grandma :)
My mom has been sending videos of my niece Mackenzie that she took while she stayed with Amanda in Chicago. I absolutely love seeing that baby girl moving and grooving, cooing, and changing by the minute! The last one my mom sent Mackenzie was discovering her hands and my mom was cooing and talking to her (Amanda said Mackenzie loves my mom's voice). Well interestingly enough so does baby Wilson!! As soon as my mom started cooing and talking on the computer he moved all the way over to the right side of my tummy (where the speakers on the computer were) and pushed out as if he was trying to get as close to her as possible! I thought it was a fluke so I had Dane come in and we played the video again (after he had moved back to a normal position) and he did it AGAIN!! :) I guess he can't wait to meet his Grandma - maybe we'll start calling her the baby whisperer instead of my dad!
Baby boy is growing every single day and moving all around which is good! He usually is the most active at night when I get into bed, it seems like he starts stretching, dancing, kicking, you name it! I have to tell him to calm down and stop hurting his mommy EVERY single night :)
Last night after I crawled into bed I turned onto my right side and he started to move around...then I felt little jumps in my tummy. I thought he was just kicking at first then I realized they were very regular and that he had the hiccups! I yelled at Dane to get him to come upstairs to feel his baby hiccuping in my tummy and he managed to make it up there in time to feel! I thought it was cute for the first like 5 minutes, and then when baby continued to hiccup for over 20 minutes while I was trying to sleep at 10pm I no longer thought it was cute :)
Baby boy is growing every single day and moving all around which is good! He usually is the most active at night when I get into bed, it seems like he starts stretching, dancing, kicking, you name it! I have to tell him to calm down and stop hurting his mommy EVERY single night :)
Last night after I crawled into bed I turned onto my right side and he started to move around...then I felt little jumps in my tummy. I thought he was just kicking at first then I realized they were very regular and that he had the hiccups! I yelled at Dane to get him to come upstairs to feel his baby hiccuping in my tummy and he managed to make it up there in time to feel! I thought it was cute for the first like 5 minutes, and then when baby continued to hiccup for over 20 minutes while I was trying to sleep at 10pm I no longer thought it was cute :)
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
33 Week Belly Post
How Far Along: 33 weeks
Size of baby: He is now just over 4 pounds and measures over 17 inches long - babycenter.com says about the size of a pineapple
Total Weight Gain/Loss: I don't know but it feels like a WHOLE lot!
Maternity Clothes: Nothing seems to be comfortable except yoga pants these days...my tummy is getting bigger and bigger by the minute.
Movement: I've posted a few videos of our little man squirming around because he is active 24/7! I watch my belly move back and forth and up and down, the weirdest is when it changes shapes and I all of a sudden have a mountain on the right side :)
Sleep: Sleep is becoming increasingly more difficult. I can no longer get comfortable at night because my hips and back hurt constantly, and the only way I can sleep is if I have 2 pillows between my legs, something to hug, and preferably a pillow shoved up against my back...excessive I know!
Symptoms: The worst symptom I'm experiencing right now is my hips and groin hurting...everything in my pelvis is relaxing and causing me some discomfort. I'm having to stretch more so that everything stays loose and limber for labor and delivery! The only other thing I can think of is getting tired again like I did in my first trimester.
What I miss: I miss being able work out like I used to...rather than losing my breath just walking up the stairs.
Cravings: Still no real cravings - I do feel like a little caffeine is needed some afternoons which I normally never do.
Best Moment this week: The best moment this week was meeting my beautiful niece Mackenzie McClure West...she is absolutely awesome!! :)
Here is another picture to really showcase the serious belly that's growing:
Mommy's first Diaper Change
If you have an aversion to babies then this is certainly NOT the blog for you! I got to spend 12 hours with Amanda and Mackenzie in the hospital and she was sneezing up a storm...I managed to snap some video and catch a few of those super cute sneezes :)
Monday, August 22, 2011
Best and Worst Chicago Weekend!
I planned a trip to Chicago this past weekend because a bunch of my sorority sisters were getting together to reunite and hang out. While I planned on attending the event, I was always really planning on being in Chicago for a VERY different reason. My sister Amanda was pregnant and due August 24th, but I was hoping she would go into labor a few days early and have that baby while I was up there. Everyone thought I was joking around about that baby coming early when i was in town, but she must have known I was coming because sure enough Friday morning Amanda went into Labor! She told me in the morning she felt "crampy" and I knew she was in labor but tried to hide my extreme excitement. I hopped in my car around noon and headed up to Chicago (as planned) and got a text in the car that said they were headed to the hospital. As I visited with my friend Lauren and her beautiful baby Lillian I was told that Amanda was already 6 centimeters dilated and we would be having a baby by 10 pm!
The rest of the evening was spent with my cousin Megan "babysitting" our little cousins Holden and Billie (babysitting is in quotes because the kids went to sleep and we just ate pizza and hung out). I was anxiously checking my phone for updates every few minutes and by 10pm we got the news that Mackenzie McClure West was born at 8:15pm weighing 6lbs 13 oz!! I was bummed because visiting hours were over but planned to be at the hospital FIRST thing in the morning.
Ryan and Amanda didn't get much sleep that first night and I went to the hospital so I could keep Amanda company while Ryan went home to get some uninterrupted sleep. I couldn't keep my hands off that little girl...we did a lot of snuggling and picture taking. I was responsible for sending pictures to the entire family and keeping everyone updated as much as possible.
After spending the night at their apartment with my mom and getting them as organized as possible the next day I got in my car to head home. This is where the best weekend of baby snuggling and pure love turned from amazing to absolutely HORRENDOUS. It took me 3 hours to get about 3 miles on I90/94 west in Chicago...8 months pregnant with only a quarter tank of gas. I had to turn my air conditioning off because it was draining my gas so I was sweating with nowhere to go for over 3 hours. I was calling Dane, my dad, my mom ANYONE to help me find an alternate route but ultimately I just had to wait it out. After 2 pretty serious hysterical pregnant meltdowns I made it out of the traffic and my usual 3 hour ride home from Chicago only ended up being 7 hours...
On a lighter note here are a few pictures of little Mackenzie :)
We are all very smitten with this little one and can't wait to meet her little cousin in just a few weeks!!
The rest of the evening was spent with my cousin Megan "babysitting" our little cousins Holden and Billie (babysitting is in quotes because the kids went to sleep and we just ate pizza and hung out). I was anxiously checking my phone for updates every few minutes and by 10pm we got the news that Mackenzie McClure West was born at 8:15pm weighing 6lbs 13 oz!! I was bummed because visiting hours were over but planned to be at the hospital FIRST thing in the morning.
Ryan and Amanda didn't get much sleep that first night and I went to the hospital so I could keep Amanda company while Ryan went home to get some uninterrupted sleep. I couldn't keep my hands off that little girl...we did a lot of snuggling and picture taking. I was responsible for sending pictures to the entire family and keeping everyone updated as much as possible.
After spending the night at their apartment with my mom and getting them as organized as possible the next day I got in my car to head home. This is where the best weekend of baby snuggling and pure love turned from amazing to absolutely HORRENDOUS. It took me 3 hours to get about 3 miles on I90/94 west in Chicago...8 months pregnant with only a quarter tank of gas. I had to turn my air conditioning off because it was draining my gas so I was sweating with nowhere to go for over 3 hours. I was calling Dane, my dad, my mom ANYONE to help me find an alternate route but ultimately I just had to wait it out. After 2 pretty serious hysterical pregnant meltdowns I made it out of the traffic and my usual 3 hour ride home from Chicago only ended up being 7 hours...
On a lighter note here are a few pictures of little Mackenzie :)
First time VERY happy Grandma!
Monday, August 8, 2011
The Little Man Squirming/Kicking
This is what I deal with every day, but haven't really been able to capture on video yet. After I eat the little man goes crazy and squirms/kicks me until it's time for him to nap again :) Unfortunately I'm wearing a patterned shirt today which makes it a little more difficult to see. The first video he outright KICKS at the beginning you (pretty easy to see) my stomach jumps - the second video he is just squirming so you have to watch closely. I'll put a different color shirt on the next time so it's easier to see.
You might have to watch it in full screen to catch it better.
Enjoy! :)
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