BORN!

Our little man sent me into early labour around 1pm May 13 after drinking pitchers of raspberry tea. Finally headed to the hospital around 8 pm, with a pit stop at burger king. ;)

By the time we were seen at 930pm, they wanted to send us home! Simpering nurse thought I should walk around Regina for a couple hours. Until near midnight, um NO. So we went for a fudgicle and walked the hospital halls with me bent over stamping me feet and grabbing the railings.

Finally at 1130 we returned and were instantly admitted to the last available room. (Other women weren't so lucky and laboured in the hallways and waiting rooms!)

Got the epidural around 1am, thank Gawd! Made it possible to doze between contractions. Water broke around 3am, things got intense at 7 am as Tyler was wanting to be OUT! also, his heart rate was up and down, which made the nurses prepare for an emergency c section. I threw up whenever I was on my back, what a mess.

My Dr arrived just in time to deliver, the back up doc was already on the scene. I was kind of out of it with pain and exhaustion. I left Sean to the niceties. The room filled with 11 staff as things weren't going very well. I tried lots of birthing positions but few were compatible with Tylers heart rate. Finally, I pushed him out on my back, Sean and a nurse holding my legs, Dr using the vacuum. Sean cried as he announced it was a perfect little boy at 857am May 14.;

I didn't get to see too much of him initially as he was having a serious check up and I was getting stitched up (only a few stitches caused by the vacuum)

Finally got him in my arms. What a little cutie pie! His poor scalp was bruised and he had a funny misshapen head for a day where the vacuum had grabbed the side of his head.

Didn't take long for grandparents to run in and cuddle him. And, he and I were given a clean bill of health around 3pm on May 15, and we were sent home.

40 weeks!

Its weird how you can go months seriously constipated, then, shift of gears and your body goes the other way.??  Having what might be contractions this am. Not really sure. Guess it feels kinda tight but not painful yet just uncomfortable. Feel nauseous, and my back is killing me. All signs. Yet.??  Time will tell. Mothers Day Week. We have  thousands of $ of flowers coming this week, mostly today. Oh baby. You have some timing. Oh. That's tight. Whew.

Due date passed, no baby. No sign of baby coming soon either...

Baby is technically full term

This little squirt is playing me out! Yawn. Its getting more difficult to put in decent time at work. I wake up so early sometimes I need a nap before coffee. Just saw the Dr who thinks the baby is dropping. The babies heartbeat is slower which apparently happens before birth. I'm waiting for this burst of energy I keep hearing about...

35 weeks...

Ok, I'm starting to get a little frustrated at this whole pregnancy thing.  The baby is amazing, but the physical part is more of a nightmare.  BOO HISS.  Being huge, cumbersome, breathless, uncomfortable, not sleeping, always peeing and totally exhausted ALL THE TIME really sucks.  That said, I'm not so sure that I am ready for a new baby to be here stealing all my waking moments either.  I guess its too late to go back isn't it?  The idea of a baby is wonderful  someone to cuddle and dress up...  Tho in reality this kid will keep me awake, pee/poop on us, has already wrecked my body, drive us to the edge of our...what?  See.  There goes my brain again.  You can't even get something down on your blog before the baby eats the thought right out of your head!

Sigh.  (baby wiggles on) Its like being taken over by an alien being, and you have no control and I, for one, feel very frustrated with my restrictions, yet I want to do IT ALL, RIGHT NOW.  This is when a nice glass of wine would really help a girl out.  But I guess I'll settle for chocolate milk.  Or I'll be really out there and have a berry milk!  Oooo.

Working on baby room!

Getting the storage moved downstairs, organizing and painting. Off to another Dr appointment.

baby bump at 7 months

We're 31 weeks pregnant. Baby is still very wiggly and craves chocolate. All the wonderful chocolate cupcakes and cakes for my birthday were a delicious treat for me and baby.  Sean took me, Mom and Dad out to the Diplomat for dinner. Great day with lots of well wishes.

3/4 there!

Met the Dr again yesterday. Our baby is super healthy, in the 65th percentile for size and 100% on leg length, thanks to Sean. Baby is still very active but mostly head down, constantly crushing my bladder with its sweet little noggin.  Then those grasshoppers legs get kicking like its swimming the english channel.

Got the babys room painted and took inventory of my supplies, lots of newborn stuff that might never be worn depending on how big this kid is, hopefully teeny tiny.