Well for the first time since around 8ish Joanna is finally able to sleep. She was given the epidural and that seemed to help with the pain for a while, then it got strange. Depending on what side Joanna was laying on the other side could feel the contractions. Of course these are what we call "chart toppers". I came up with that name because when you look at them on the screen they are at the top line.
They came back in and checked the epidural and then gave her a little extra boost. For the time being that worked and like I said Joanna is asleep. She is already exhausted and we have not even gotten close to pushing. She and I both agree that Ruth needs to come on out after about 20 min of pushing. Of course she has been difficult so far so I am not sure this will be any different.
Not sure when they will come and check her again but once we have any additional news I will update you all. Thanks for the e-mail and texts, sorry if we are not responding but know Joanna is getting them and appreciates you all!!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Funny what can happen in a few hours
Ok so here we are blogging from Woman's hospital. Yep you guessed it Ruth will be here today!! So I know you want the details so I will tell you my side of the story.
At about 1:20am I heard Joanna call for me but of course I was so out of it I had no idea where she was. She was in the bathroom and asked for her phone, water, and a bath cloth. So I "quickly" stumbled into the bathroom to see what the heck was going on. Joanna then informed me that she was having contractions and had been having them since about 10:45pm. So of course I asked the obvious question "why did you not wake me?" Her response "I have been calling for you for a good 30 min, plus I was banging on the wall, as well as clapped my hands!!" Oh.... Well the dog never moved either so give me a break here.
Then I started counting the contractions with her and after an hour of steady contractions about 5 min apart, we called the doctor. We were then told to come on up and so at 3am we were here. Once in the bed they started monitoring the contractions. Of course they slowed down, but when they came they were longer and stronger.
At 6am the doctor was called and it was decided that Joanna would be having the baby today. She did give us the option to go home, but we both knew we would be back here this afternoon. We were told this will be a long process and to try and rest. Ok really??? If the contractions woke Joanna up, how the heck is she going to sleep? I mean I can... but let's not go there.
Stay tuned as I am sure we will keep updating as we can. And yes once she is here we will upload some photos. I will let you all know that Joanna and baby are doing well, as well as can be!
At about 1:20am I heard Joanna call for me but of course I was so out of it I had no idea where she was. She was in the bathroom and asked for her phone, water, and a bath cloth. So I "quickly" stumbled into the bathroom to see what the heck was going on. Joanna then informed me that she was having contractions and had been having them since about 10:45pm. So of course I asked the obvious question "why did you not wake me?" Her response "I have been calling for you for a good 30 min, plus I was banging on the wall, as well as clapped my hands!!" Oh.... Well the dog never moved either so give me a break here.
Then I started counting the contractions with her and after an hour of steady contractions about 5 min apart, we called the doctor. We were then told to come on up and so at 3am we were here. Once in the bed they started monitoring the contractions. Of course they slowed down, but when they came they were longer and stronger.
At 6am the doctor was called and it was decided that Joanna would be having the baby today. She did give us the option to go home, but we both knew we would be back here this afternoon. We were told this will be a long process and to try and rest. Ok really??? If the contractions woke Joanna up, how the heck is she going to sleep? I mean I can... but let's not go there.
Stay tuned as I am sure we will keep updating as we can. And yes once she is here we will upload some photos. I will let you all know that Joanna and baby are doing well, as well as can be!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
39 Week Doctor Apt. - COME OUT!!!
Well I am 39 weeks and 3 day pregnant and VERY ready for this baby girl to get here!!! Unfortunately the doc says that's probably a no go judging by the signs of my body. I am still stuck at 50% effaced and 1 cm dilated!! UGH!!! Stubborn little girl!! I have to say I was and still am a little disappointed to hear that news. I was for sure hoping to have progressed a little bit further along, especially with all the contractions and movement this week. I just feel like I have a long week ahead of me. She is not showing any signs of slowing down or giving me a break - except to maybe break a rib!! I sent last night from 11 to 12 walking the living room and hallway because she was so active I could not physically lay down and sleep. The only way it was bearable was to be up and moving - which makes for a really long night. It also doesn't help when you can hear your husband snoring away in the bed throughout the whole house. I keep telling myself this is good practice but I mean come on at least she will be here in my arms and I'll have something sweet to look at- right now all I can do is yell at my belly!! UGH oh well I guess I need to quit venting and just be happy that she is healthy and coming out next Wednesday!!! I just need some prayers for my sanity and a safe delivery next week! I am excited about meeting our newest addition I just wish she would make an early arrival!! :)
Monday, May 2, 2011
Walking and Exercise
Well no baby as of this exact moment so everyone just settle down.
It has come a routine around here to go for an afternoon walk once I get home from work. Of course this is a great form of exercise but they say this is also supposed to help the baby come quicker. Well there are other things as well like eating spicy foods, and well this other thing that I won't mention, but I am starting to think they are old wives tales. Ok so since we have been going on these walks I think the dog enjoys them more than anyone else. Well today he got an extra treat not only did we go for a walk but we then came back and played "attack of the killer bubbles!!" It's a great game, we blow bubbles and Blitz tries to eat them as fast as he can, see the photo evidence below.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Counting Contractions
Why does it seem that Saturday nights seem to have so much drama these past few weeks? Well true to form this one was no difference.
So it is a little before 10pm and we were settling down for bed, when all of a sudden Joanna goes quite and makes this "uncomfortable" face, that was just the start. For the next two hours we are counting these contractions. Now they range from 8 min to 11 min to 5 min apart. So for the first time it really sunk in, this could be it. So during these two hours what do you do? I mean who wants to sit in bed for two hours wondering when the next one will hit, or waiting for a pattern to form. So I did what any good husband did, I found us a movie to watch. So what was the movie of choice you ask?? Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo. Ok so it did not win any awards but it served its purpose.
After midnight we gathered that the contractions were not the real show so we went to bed. Sunday turned out to be a little more of the same, about four contractions every hour or so, but again no rhyme or reason. We will see what this week holds but it appears that we are on the way and Ruth will be here sooner than we think.
So it is a little before 10pm and we were settling down for bed, when all of a sudden Joanna goes quite and makes this "uncomfortable" face, that was just the start. For the next two hours we are counting these contractions. Now they range from 8 min to 11 min to 5 min apart. So for the first time it really sunk in, this could be it. So during these two hours what do you do? I mean who wants to sit in bed for two hours wondering when the next one will hit, or waiting for a pattern to form. So I did what any good husband did, I found us a movie to watch. So what was the movie of choice you ask?? Deuce Bigalow, Male Gigolo. Ok so it did not win any awards but it served its purpose.
After midnight we gathered that the contractions were not the real show so we went to bed. Sunday turned out to be a little more of the same, about four contractions every hour or so, but again no rhyme or reason. We will see what this week holds but it appears that we are on the way and Ruth will be here sooner than we think.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Things you don't say at 38 weeks pregnant
Picture this if you can. SO it is around 10:30pm and I have just finished watching the first half of the Gator Bowl where MSU has a commanding lead. I am about to turn out the light when Joanna says to wait and let her go to the bathroom first. So she attempts to get out of the bed, I help by giving her a gentle push to help her along, and off she goes. She gets back in the bed and now we are ready to head to dreamland, no not this place.
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So I turn out the light and I am saying my prayers when I hear... "OH MY GOSH... YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!"
Now pretend you are me and you are talking to God and your wife screams out the above phrase. What would you do?
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So I turn out the light and I am saying my prayers when I hear... "OH MY GOSH... YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME!!"
Now pretend you are me and you are talking to God and your wife screams out the above phrase. What would you do?
- Ignore it and act like nothing is going on and try to fall asleep.
- Leap out of bed and grab the suitcase, throw the dog out, and crank the car.
- Calmly roll over and say "Is something wrong dear?"
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Easter Eve
What a great day! It seems to be a reoccurring theme that our weekends are busy, very busy. Well of course this Saturday was no difference but we knew it would be. Every Saturday before Easter Sunday we go to Carthage for a family meal and fellowship. As always we had a blast and there is no shortage of some GREAT home cooking. After lunch there is an Easter egg hunt for the "kids". Well this year we were short on some "kids" so all of us got into the action. As you can see below it was a good time.
Once we got home we decided we would take a couple of photos of Joanna and her belly since we have not done that in a while. We also thought it would be a good idea to get a photo of us since we have not taken one in a long time. Below are those photos.
Tomorrow, Easter Sunday, we will head to Yazoo after church to do it all over again. Eat, hunt Easter eggs, and spend time with family. Should be a good day.
Tomorrow, Easter Sunday, we will head to Yazoo after church to do it all over again. Eat, hunt Easter eggs, and spend time with family. Should be a good day.
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Pre Birthday Weekend
Well it has been some time since our last update but thankfully no more car wrecks or trips to the hospital to report. However this weekend was a "surprise" birthday dinner for Joanna. I have to say I enjoy planning these and it is even better when the person has no clue.
So the plan was a simple one, dinner Saturday night and invite the family over without Joanna knowing. I can say it worked quite well considering she had no idea. It was a great evening and now Joanna says she is ready for Ruth to come. Joanna's actual birthday is this Tuesday (April 19th) however its a school night so you can forget staying up or out late. Also one of our friends from small group thinks that Ruth is coming on Tuesday, so we had to throw Joanna a party before it was too late. Enjoy the photos below.
So the plan was a simple one, dinner Saturday night and invite the family over without Joanna knowing. I can say it worked quite well considering she had no idea. It was a great evening and now Joanna says she is ready for Ruth to come. Joanna's actual birthday is this Tuesday (April 19th) however its a school night so you can forget staying up or out late. Also one of our friends from small group thinks that Ruth is coming on Tuesday, so we had to throw Joanna a party before it was too late. Enjoy the photos below.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
How Quickly Life Changes
Well my last post was Thursday evening and wow how the past 48 hours have been a total roller coaster! It all started Friday afternoon after school. I met my mom at Babies R Us to help her pick out a shower gift for Ruth and I. I was having my big baby shower Saturday and I was very excited. I also had a whole evening planned with Bryce. We were going to go to dinner at McAlisters so I could satisfy my craving for rotel and chips as well as cheese cake. Then we were going to shop for a cute spring dress for me to wear to my shower. (Bryce is such a sweetheart!) Then we were going to go home and watched Tangled. - Very nice evening planned!!
Well none of that came to past. After I left mom, I was heading home and going to get a snack because I was getting hungry and I knew dinner would be a little while later. Well I was driving down Lakeland and about to pass my school (Highland Bluff). I had a green light so I was moving at a good speed and an expedition was turning into the church on my side of the street. He apparently thought he had a green light as well because he kept on coming and the next thing I knew, was that I had been hit and pushed into the other lane. He got out of the car and asked if I was ok which I was still trying to figure out. Of course he freaked out more when he saw that I was pregnant. I was doing a body check to make sure I was all ok and trying to breath to see if Ruth was still moving. At that point in time I noticed I couldn't see - scary like 1/2 second until I realized my glasses had been thrown off and were down by my feet. (I really am blind without my glasses by the way!!) :)
Thank heavens I had 2 people stop to help. There was a couple (Lynn & Richard Evers) who were angels in disguise!! They stayed with me and helped direct traffic around me because I could not move the car because my wheel was jammed and I could not move my steering wheel. I called Bryce and tried to explain the situation without becoming a ball of tears - hard to do by the way!! While he was on his way, they called the tow truck and all the emergency people, who were there in no time and were great - super nice and friendly!!
Unfortunately, the guy said that he had a green arrow and that I had run the light. However, I know I had the green light and the 2 witnesses also confirmed my story of having a green light. I just hate that though and hope that this gets cleared up quickly. Here is a picture of my poor little car!! : (
As you can see God was watching out for me!! A few inches to the left and my airbags would have deployed and a few inches to the right and I would have been eating glass and sitting in my passenger seat. God is so good!!
Bryce arrived and he had called the doctor and explained the situation and she said to come on in so we could just make sure Ruth was ok. So off to the hospital we went. We were admitted to the ER and I was put through the works (blood, urine, physical...) They also ordered a bio-sonogram for Ruth. That lasted 45 minutes and checked and measured everything they could from my fluid to her breathing. She was doing just fine and measuring at about 6 pounds!! (All I could think was crap - I still have 5 weeks to go - slow down girlfriend!!)
After that we were moved from the ER to the labor and delivery floor and I was hooked up to a fetal monitor for her heartbeat and to measure any contractions. Unfortunately, I was having contractions that were pretty significant and they were getting closer together; like 5 minutes apart. So that meant a 24 hour stay for me and baby - just wonderful!!! So that meant no baby shower for me on Saturday. However, they were more worried about getting the contractions to stop so I was given statol - which HOLY COW is all i can say!! I was in the middle of eating a Popsicle when it hit me and I couldn't even finish the Popsicle because I couldn't get it to my mouth!! Bryce just kept chuckling at me!! All I could do was sleep so that's what I did and the contractions did stop thank goodness. But man you want to talk about the most uncomfortable sleep - with the IV in the right arm, the blood pressure cuff and big scratch on the left arm, 2 fetal monitors wrapped around my big belly plus being a little sore and stiff from the accident - not real easy to find a perfect spot!! Plus the IV of fluids making you have to pee every hour!! UGH!
But Saturday came and Bryce was the best husband and went to the shower in my stead and apparently made quite a splash - he's such a nut!! They had a great time and my mom, grandma, and aunt came to see me in the hospital and keep me company while he was having fun and eating my good food! - which by the way I still had not eaten anything since Friday Lunch!! STARVING!!! Finally the doctor came in and told me that everything looked good and the contractions had subsided so I could go home at around 4 and I could finally eat!! YEAH!!! My sweet daddy brought us Zaxby's for lunch and Bryce brought me a piece of cake from the shower for dessert!! (My two best men who bring me food!! :)
Finally at 4 we were discharged and went home!! Thank you Lord!! Bryce had saved a lot of the shower gifts for me to open and so we had a fun afternoon opening gifts and imagining Ruth in the cute little outfits. I can't say thank you enough to everyone who attended as well as a HUGH thanks to my hostesses, everyone raved about how wonderful the shower was! Too prove it, here are some cute pictures of Bryce at the shower hamming it up! LOL!!
Well none of that came to past. After I left mom, I was heading home and going to get a snack because I was getting hungry and I knew dinner would be a little while later. Well I was driving down Lakeland and about to pass my school (Highland Bluff). I had a green light so I was moving at a good speed and an expedition was turning into the church on my side of the street. He apparently thought he had a green light as well because he kept on coming and the next thing I knew, was that I had been hit and pushed into the other lane. He got out of the car and asked if I was ok which I was still trying to figure out. Of course he freaked out more when he saw that I was pregnant. I was doing a body check to make sure I was all ok and trying to breath to see if Ruth was still moving. At that point in time I noticed I couldn't see - scary like 1/2 second until I realized my glasses had been thrown off and were down by my feet. (I really am blind without my glasses by the way!!) :)
Thank heavens I had 2 people stop to help. There was a couple (Lynn & Richard Evers) who were angels in disguise!! They stayed with me and helped direct traffic around me because I could not move the car because my wheel was jammed and I could not move my steering wheel. I called Bryce and tried to explain the situation without becoming a ball of tears - hard to do by the way!! While he was on his way, they called the tow truck and all the emergency people, who were there in no time and were great - super nice and friendly!!
Unfortunately, the guy said that he had a green arrow and that I had run the light. However, I know I had the green light and the 2 witnesses also confirmed my story of having a green light. I just hate that though and hope that this gets cleared up quickly. Here is a picture of my poor little car!! : (
Bryce arrived and he had called the doctor and explained the situation and she said to come on in so we could just make sure Ruth was ok. So off to the hospital we went. We were admitted to the ER and I was put through the works (blood, urine, physical...) They also ordered a bio-sonogram for Ruth. That lasted 45 minutes and checked and measured everything they could from my fluid to her breathing. She was doing just fine and measuring at about 6 pounds!! (All I could think was crap - I still have 5 weeks to go - slow down girlfriend!!)
After that we were moved from the ER to the labor and delivery floor and I was hooked up to a fetal monitor for her heartbeat and to measure any contractions. Unfortunately, I was having contractions that were pretty significant and they were getting closer together; like 5 minutes apart. So that meant a 24 hour stay for me and baby - just wonderful!!! So that meant no baby shower for me on Saturday. However, they were more worried about getting the contractions to stop so I was given statol - which HOLY COW is all i can say!! I was in the middle of eating a Popsicle when it hit me and I couldn't even finish the Popsicle because I couldn't get it to my mouth!! Bryce just kept chuckling at me!! All I could do was sleep so that's what I did and the contractions did stop thank goodness. But man you want to talk about the most uncomfortable sleep - with the IV in the right arm, the blood pressure cuff and big scratch on the left arm, 2 fetal monitors wrapped around my big belly plus being a little sore and stiff from the accident - not real easy to find a perfect spot!! Plus the IV of fluids making you have to pee every hour!! UGH!
But Saturday came and Bryce was the best husband and went to the shower in my stead and apparently made quite a splash - he's such a nut!! They had a great time and my mom, grandma, and aunt came to see me in the hospital and keep me company while he was having fun and eating my good food! - which by the way I still had not eaten anything since Friday Lunch!! STARVING!!! Finally the doctor came in and told me that everything looked good and the contractions had subsided so I could go home at around 4 and I could finally eat!! YEAH!!! My sweet daddy brought us Zaxby's for lunch and Bryce brought me a piece of cake from the shower for dessert!! (My two best men who bring me food!! :)
Finally at 4 we were discharged and went home!! Thank you Lord!! Bryce had saved a lot of the shower gifts for me to open and so we had a fun afternoon opening gifts and imagining Ruth in the cute little outfits. I can't say thank you enough to everyone who attended as well as a HUGH thanks to my hostesses, everyone raved about how wonderful the shower was! Too prove it, here are some cute pictures of Bryce at the shower hamming it up! LOL!!
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