|
Our Sweet Baby has arrived...
Miss E was born on Sept. 11 at 8:30pm via C-Section. I was in prelabor for days... (Technically weeks!) Hard labor "officially" lasted 22 hours, I dilated all the way to 9cm and then she backed out of the pelvis, turned "sunny-side" up and would not re-engage... no matter what we tried. (Boy, did we try!) So, after all of that, we still ended up in the Surgical Suite.
No VBAC. No gentle, natural birth. No peak experience. Instead I endured a long, hard labor (with no drugs or sleep!) that resulted in exactly what I was trying to avoid. We did everything we knew to set us up for success, but it just did not happen despite our best efforts. I am still trying to process it emotionally, this was something I wanted so badly. I will leave the details for another post when I am ready to write about it. The experience was such a disappointment (Understatement of the year) and pretty much a nightmare and I am too angry to go there today. Suffice it to say that the hospital will be getting a doozy of a complaint letter! (I discharged myself at 1:30am AMA... Against Medical Advice... a mere 29 hours after surgery with the help of one of my best friends.)
But enough about that lest I get depressed and "take to my bed" with a piece of chocolate pie. (Said in my best imitation of a Southern accent.) One of my secret quirks- I love Paula Deen's voice. Everything is so much more dramatic and effective with that drawl, Y'All!
She was 9lbs. 7 1/2 oz and 21" long. My biggest baby by far... She was almost a pound and a half heavier than Lovey and a pound (minus 1/2 oz) more than P'Tater. No wonder I was so huge that last month! (Ending fundal height measurement- 53cm! That was one big belly.)
Miss E is 5 weeks old today. I can hardly believe it. This time, the days and weeks have gone by quickly. With the others, I always claimed that 24 hours is a LONG time when one is awake for most of them!! The days pass more quickly when we are not as sleep deprived.
This baby is proving to be a good sleeper. (Thank. You. Lord. Said with the upmost respect and praise.) She has her times when she wants to marathon nurse all night long, but for the most part, she has been snoozing for 3-5 hours at night. She gave US a present by sleeping for 7 hours on her 1 month birthday. She also smiled "intentionally" for the first time that morning for her Daddy. Too cute.
She is also a champion nurser. No question about it. She weighed 10lbs 8oz at 4weeks. She has almost outgrown the 0-3mos clothing. One of the best benefits of full-time nursing is I am losing weight! Both of us are needing new clothes. I am actually 6lbs lighter than I was when I got pregnant. For someone like me who finds it nearly impossible to lose weight, this is a big hairy deal!
We have actually been doing better than expected with school. (Code for we are not nearly as far behind as I thought we would be...) The older kids are settling into somewhat of a routine, so it is getting easier to handle all 3 of them. Speaking of the kiddos... they are beckoning. It is feeding time at our Wildlife Preserve. The monkeys are hungry.
|
Comments
|
|
|
|
|
Posted by
|
|
|
|
|
Posted by
|
|
|
|
|
Posted by