Well my baby is now 3 weeks old, I honestly cannot believe she has been in our lives for 3 weeks already. I thought I would update on the last few weeks.
My due date was October 7, but my whole pregnancy the doctor told us she would probably come early because of a condition I had. He said one of the main concerns he had wa pre-term labor, so we were prepared and ready to go weeks in advance. Well he jinxed us, she was perfectly happy where she was :) Well on October 8th I went in for my 40 week appt and the doctor decided we would induce labor. I went back to work (seriously a nervous wreck...OMG in less than 24 hours I was going to be a mom) finished out my day and headed home to get the hubby so we could check in at the hospital.
We checked into the hospital at 7pm Tuesday and they gave me something called Cervidill (sp?) that was supposed to make me dialate and they were going to start the petocin (sp?) Wednesday morning. Well I got very very uncomfortable around 1am and around 3am my water broke. They came in around 6am and gave me an epederal (sp?) AMAZING! I don't know how women do it without it, I was in so much pain. Well it was pretty slow and go after that. They came in and checked every so often but I wasn't really progressing that much and the baby had not "engaged/dropped" enough, but everything else was fine...until it wasn't. Around 1:30 the doctor came RUNNING in the room saying he needed a heartbeat now. I was scared to death. Her heartbeat had dropped. Within 2 minutes I was headed down the hall to the OR for an emergency c-section. The cord was very short and had wrapped around her neck.
At 2:14 Rylee arrived with a strong grip and a great set of lungs :) She did have to go to the NICU for about an hour because she swallowed a lot of fluid. Her daddy was inlove from the word go...it was so cute. She looks just like her daddy!
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Baby Derek-Baby Rylee-Baby Krystle
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This is our first picture as a family! This was actually the first time I got to hold her and really see her (3 hours after she was born) I look a mess but I don't care!
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Well I know one thing for sure I never knew how much I could love someone until they placed her in my arms. In that second my heart filled with so much joy and so much fear all at once. I love her so much and don't want anything to happen to her. I would do anything for her. I also worry about everything! I have been up with an infant at all ours of the night, rocked a baby with colic and yet it is completetly different now. I want her to be safe, happy, and healthy.
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| honestly couldn't say it better myself |
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| The minute they placed her in my arms |
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| She loves her mommy |
Well I healed pretty well. Rylee did get jaundice which was just awful. At week 2 I ended up getting an infection and had to stop nursing. I hope I can start back on monday.
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| On her little tanning bed |
Her pediatrition says she is healthy and happy and we are doing a good job...thank goodness
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| Such a proud daddy! |
Derek is such an amazing daddy! I loves her so much and it just melts my heart to see him with her. I honestly love him more now seeing how much he loves her.
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| She LOVES her daddy! |
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| She is such a sweet baby! |
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