Most of you now that Miss Aubrey has been born....and I have had NO time to do the blog, but I thought I would try to update today while she napped. I will give you a brief run down of the last crazy 2 weeks....
Sunday 10th-
Sunday 10th-
Jamie and I went to the hospital in the afternoon because I thought I was leaking amniotic fluid....we were sent home. In retrospect we think my water was really broken, I will get to that....
Monday 11th
I woke up at 4am to my water REALLY breaking and to a very hard contraction...I wasn't sure if I had wet the bed, I just couldn't make up my mind....then the contractions started to get closer so I told Jamie I thought my water was broken and I wanted to shower before we left...he went back to bed! In the shower my contractions came fast with in 30 minutes of my water breaking they were every 4-5 min. apart....Jamie comes into the bathroom and asks if I am okay...I tell him it's time and he says..."Time for what"!!!! It was comical....we got in the Van and Jamie had the hazards on and was flying because I was really laboring and holding onto the car handle! We got behind a cop and Jamie flashed him out of the way...Thank God we didn't get pulled over! At that moment I thought....my life is a freaking movie right now!
We got to the hospital and my water was broken and I was 3 1/2 cm dilated...I had been 1 1/2 the night before. I told them to get the Epidural man! We had some problems getting the epidural in and then my blood pressure bottomed out....but once we got settled life was really good!
By noon I was 8cm and by 4pm I was fully dilated...so we started pushing....I pushed for 2 1/2 hours. Aubrey was trying to get her hand and head out at the same time! Jamie was an awesome coach and he actually watched and cut the cord! He was so wonderful!
She was born at 6:19pm and weighed 7lbs 4oz and was 20 in long...
At delivery I was running fever so she had to be put on Antibiotics for couple of days...that is why we think my water was probably broken the night before...
We came home that Thursday and she was on a bili bed because she was jaundiced...she had lost down to 6lbs 13 oz so we had to start supplementing her with formula...She stayed on the bili bed for 5 days and that was a big pain in the butt!
The Saturday after we got home I began having some bleeding problems so Jamie and I had to pack up the baby and go to the ER at midnight! Jamie had to sleep in the van with the baby because I was NOT taking my 6 day old in some nasty ER! What an great Daddy! Luckily she slept the whole time!
Now the poor thing has thrush so we are both having to be treated for that...fun! And after several nights of horrible colic we got some wonderful drops that made her a whole new baby!
We finally have the whole breastfeeding thing down now....don't EVER let anyone tell you that is easy, if they do they are LYING!
Sooooo.....that is the long saga of bringing home Aubrey! I think because I had a good pregnancy we are getting paid back some how!
She had a check up on Monday and she is up to 7lbs 30z now, with only breastfeeding.
I can't thank my friends and family enough for all the support they have given us over the last few weeks and months....it's been a rocky start, but we are hoping we are getting a handle on things now......
Jamie is the BEST Daddy, he is sooo in love with her! We are not sure where in the heck all her dark hair came from, Jamie keeps asking me if we should call her real dad and let him know she's here so he can send us a check!
She is wonderful baby. She is sooo alert when she is awake and really only fusses when she's hungry and her diaper needs changing.
I hope to update every couple of weeks, but as you know it may be longer....here are some pics:
You can also go to the hospital website and see her photos...just follow the instructions...
The weigh in...
Daddy helped with my first bath!
Hello world!
Heading home!
How sweet is that!
