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Fiona Pics....

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Don't let these sleepy pictures fool you...it is the only time we can take them :)

Fiona Leanne 10/28/09 8:47 AM 9 lbs 8 oz. 22 inches

Better late than never...it has been a crazy couple of days...I know, I should have known :) Anyways here is the story of Miss Fiona and just a couple of pictures...not super ones but I haven't even picked up the camera yet...I promise there will be plenty :)

Late Tuesday night (10 PM) Fiona decided that she did not want to wait for the next morning and as I sat down to watch the rest of the Blazer game and get ready for bed...my water broke. I thought I would have a couple of hours to slowly get to the hospital but within a 1/2 hour the contractions were starting to double me over and we headed to the hospital. By the time we got there (<10 minutes) I could barely walk in. We got checked in and situated, but before they could do too much up came the small amount of dinner I had been able to eat that night. So change of gown and bedding and got the IV started. I let them know that I was interested in an epidural and was pleased when she was able to get me started within the next hour. Problem was it was only taking on the left side not the right. It helped with the pain in general but could still feel a good amount...so they tried giving me a bolus dose...which made the left side even more numb. I was progressing about 1 cm/hour so by 7:45 AM it was time to push. By this time we had watched 4 Harry Potter movies :). After about of pushing a very loud vocal Fiona made her appearance...I just couldn't believe how big she was...how did that fit in my belly? I think the MD was a little nervous that there was going to be issues with a big baby, he brought in even another nurse to help out but everything went awesome and the fun began.

We were able to check out the next day about noon and we have all been getting adjusted to life at home. She is a very vocal infant and lets you know when something is up...which is most of the time. We had an appointment this afternoon and the MD thinks that since she is a big baby that she is just getting hungrier than what I can provide right now so he suggested supplementing with formula. It seems to be helping...I am writing this now since I was able to put her down in her crib satisfied :)

So hopefully we will continue to get things figured out and I will be able to start taking more pictures of our beautiful little girl. As you can see from the pictures she has a full head of hair (don't know where that came from since both Matt and I were baldies), and chubby little cheeks.

Thanks to all for your calls/texts/emails...I promise we will get back to you if we haven't and I will start posting pictures.....

Water just broke 10 PM 10/27

So Miss Fiona has decided to take things into her own hands and didn't want Mom and Dad to get any sleep so instead of waiting just 9 more hours to be induced...my water just broke...so we are getting our things put together and will be heading into the hospital here shortly...this kid seriously wants to do things HER way!! :)

The end is in sight

So Miss Fiona is taking her time....but the end is in sight. I had a Dr.'s appointment this morning, everything looks good and the same but then the discussion came up. Because she is possibly a big baby the MD wanted to talk to me about the different options....1. Do nothing 2. induction 3. c-section. I was really surprised he even brought up a c-section since at my last appt. he seemed pretty against it, but actually this time said he felt if I chose to that it would be an appropriate option because of her size. Well, not interested in that if I can avoid it and as much fun as it would be to see if Fi would come on Halloween I chose option #2....I really didn't want to give even more days for a possible 10 lb baby to get too much bigger :) So unless she has a different idea in mind (which is totally possible with this little one) we are heading to the hospital Wed at 7:30 AM. I am a little nervous about the whole induction thing, I know it can increase the possibility of ending in a c-section but also trying to push out a 12 lb baby increases that chance too :) Plus I'm not trying to induce early or right on my due date, hopefully my body will just go with it...

Anyways, wanted to give an update...almost there :) I will get pics up as soon as possible!!

Ultrasound

So I had my ultrasound yesterday to make sure there was the right amount of fluid since I was measuring small. They measure from the top of the pubic bone to the top of the uterus and the number of centimeters usually correspond with the number of weeks pregnant you are. Well last week at my appt the MD measured 38 and then at my appt Tue measured 35 1/2....so that's the reason for the ultrasound...he thought I might be leaking fluid which would not be good and mean we needed to get her out sooner. She had been moving quite a bit and had good heartbeats at every appointment that I wasn't too worried but wouldn't pass up the opportunity to make sure and to see her!

Anyways everything looked good, fluid was fine although the munchkin was definitely smooshed in there...I was hoping to be able to post some photos from the ultrasound but to be honest it was really hard to see anything! They did some measurements on her stomach and head circumference and femur length to help determine how big of a baby she is....well both the tech and we were surprised when it showed she was about 10 lbs 2 ounces!! Now the technician also admitted that the results can be 20% off....hopefully she is 20% to the smaller side! My MD is pretty skeptical that there is a 10 lb baby hanging out in my belly....only time will tell. All Matt could do for the rest of the day was laugh, I guess the look on my face was of total shock. I have decided that I am not making any more predictions about this little (maybe huge) girl. I was so sure at the beginning that I was having a boy and this time I was sure she was going to be 6-7 lbs...guess my job as a psychic is done :)

Had a few contractions last night after my appointment...but not much this AM...she is having way too much fun in there...maybe I'll start jumping on a trampoline or something!! :)

I promise one of these days there will be something more fun to tune into than just my long ramblings...I hope :)

No Fiona...yet

Obviously from the lack of photos Miss Fiona has decided that she is warm and happy where she is :) Had an appt. today...still 3cm dilated so no progression from 1 1/2 weeks ago, but not surprised since I haven't had much in the way of contractions the last week. The MD did think I was measuring a little small (at least smaller than he measured me last week) so I am going in for an ultrasound tomorrow to check everything is good, so maybe I will at least have the ultrasound photos to post! :) I have a couple of walks with some friends up here today so maybe that will be enough to get things going. The time has allowed me to get the house even more cleaned up. There are still plenty of boxes to go through but at least the main stuff is done and put away. Also we just got an offer in on the house....it is less than hoped for but in the current market we are happy to get anything...still haven't decided to buy up here or not, the houses are much more affordable than before but still expensive. Matt has been able to come to appt. with me, luckily his job is flexible and he can do some work from home...

Well, that's the current news...hopefully more exciting stuff next time :)!!!