Trau-ma-tized

That's me. And Kurt. And hopefully NOT Trevor.

He was circumcised yesterday.

Evan was done in the hospital while both him and I were still dazed and confused from the delivery and it just didn't seem like that big a deal. This waiting 2 weeks and doing it at the dr. office is just not right. They took him in another room because they don't let parents be present and he screamed the whole time.

Awful.

True, he was hungry (he couldn't eat 1 hour before the procedure and when I tried to feed him 1 1/2 hours before the procedure, he wouldn't eat. So by the time we got to the drs., he decided he was hungry). Hopefully most of his screaming was from that but to sit there and listen to him cry like that and not know if he was hurting or just hungry and not being able to do anything was AWFUL!

I started crying and Kurt offered to go into the other room but I didn't want him to startle the dr. by him bursting into the room so we just sat, listened, and waited. Luckily it wasn't too long but still - AWFUL! He was fussy the rest of the night, poor baby, but today seems to be just fine.

Kurt and I? Ya, we're still not fine. Apparently Trevor is tougher than us. I really hope it is rougher on the parents than the baby.

So at his appointment he was 9 pounds 10 ounces! Man, this boy is growing like crazy. And he should be because he eats like a horse. I swear he was born ready for meat and potatoes. He chows!

He is such a good baby. As long as that tummy is full, he is a happy camper. The last 2 days he has done nothing but eat and sleep so I am sure he is going to take off on another growth spurt. He is already outgrowing his clothes. It is just happening too fast!

That is one thing I like about going overdue - it delays the start of the baby clock. Once they are born, they start changing and growing up way too fast. As long as I am pregnant I know that clock hasn't started yet. Once it does, it just doesn't stop.

Apparently one of the kids got ahold of the camera in the back seat because I have about 10-15 of these:

Hailey loves to hold him and is constantly asking. She does really good with him too.

Always sleeping.

Kayla loves to hold him too. They are TV buddies.

I tried to set up a "photo studio" to take pictures for Trevor's birth announcements. This picture just about sums up how it went.

He got hungry again so we stopped and fed him and tried again.

I think I got some cute ones so now I just need to spend some time trying to decide which one to use. "Time" being the key word there. =)

I wonder what he is thinking here:

Probably something like: "Guys, I am trying to sleep over here!"

Such a sweetie!

I am bouncing back the fastest with this baby. Not sure why but I think it mostly has to do with the fact that I don't have a toddler to chase after. I can rest when I need to, nap when I need to without having to constantly keep a toddler busy or happy. The kids are amazing. They are quiet when I fall asleep on the couch and feed themselves when they get hungry. It has been awesome. I am truly blessed!

I'm in Heaven!

Need I say more?

And who wouldn't be in Heaven hangin' out with this crew?

Trevor has arrived!

Everything went really good for the delivery. We showed up at 10 am and they started the pitocin at 11:20. When they broke my water at 1pm, I told them that my last 2 deliveries went really fast after they broke my water but that I had been about 6 cm and this time I was only 2.5 - 3. So they got everything ready expecting me to take off and deliver quickly. But that's not what happened. I got stuck at 4-5 all day long!

The only hiccup in the day was that my first epidural didn't work. It only numbed my right leg from the hip down and I could still feel every contraction. So after an hour of trying to make adjustments, they decided to redo it. The second one was awesome and worked great! I was comfortable all day as we waited for things to happen.

Looking back now, I know the problem and why things weren't progressing like we wanted. My mom and dad had been at all the deliveries of all my babies and this day my dad was at work, not being able to take any more time off. He said he would come by after work to see Trevor but when he got off work, I was still a 4-5 and not progressing. We didn't know how long it would take for Trevor to be born so my dad decided that he would come by in the morning before work to see him.

But a little bit later, my dad was inspired that he should come to the hospital so he called us to let us know he was on his way. My dad walked in the room and I called the nurse in because the contractions had changed and when she came in and checked, I was ready to deliver. They called the dr. to come in. We had to wait 30 minutes for the dr. to arrive and just a few minutes later Trevor was born. We joked that he was just waiting for Papa to arrive but seriously, I think it was true. I know without a doubt my mom was there. We just had to wait for Papa to be there too so both my parents could be there for Trevor's arrival. So special!

Here is Papa:

Me and Trevor. This hospital is really big on skin-to-skin right after birth and any time there after. I absolutely loved cuddling with him.

The kids came down a little bit later. To say they were excited would be a total understatement. They were beyond thrilled! I love Hailey and Evan's faces! Kayla was just as excited but you just can't see her.

Big Sis Kayla:

Big Sis Hailey:

And introducing, for the first time, BIG Brother Evan:

My Little Man:

I guess I really shouldn't call him my "little" man.

He was by far my biggest baby at 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 20" long.

Cousin Sierra:

My Life Savers:

Dad & Julie

They drove in Monday afternoon and have been staying with us and helping with the kids. They have been AMAZING! I will truly be grateful for a really long time!

Our family of 6!

Uncle Rick came to visit.

So precious!

Daddy and his boy!

Ready to go home.

Our welcome home sign.

Visitors:

Papa and Uncle Bryan

Auntie April

Big Sis Kayla

Boy, do we love this little boy!

Still Prego

Yep, I am still pregnant.

I have given up on the hope that my body is going to go into labor on it's own. I have done all the things everyone says to try. Not the crazy stuff like drinking castor oil but the natural stuff like walking, climbing stairs, etc. and nothing is happening.

I thought my body was trying to go on it's own because I was having contractions all the time and my tummy was not happy. Nothing stayed in too long but it turns out that there was a tummy bug going around and I probably had that since now I'm fine.

We went to the dr. on Friday and after all those contractions I had all week, nothing had changed. NOTHING! I am exactly the same as the week before. Are you kidding me? Fine, I give up.

The dr. said we had 2 options: 1) wait and see if anything happens or 2) induce. Gee, with option 1 I might just be pregnant FOREVER so we chose option 2. We have a Monday induction date. 2 more days.

So I am trying to enjoy my last few days of quiet with a wiggly belly. I am trying to appreciate and treasure the last few days of feeling his movements from the inside because soon he won't be there anymore.

I am just praying that they don't bump me on Monday. PLEASE DON'T BUMP ME!

I guess if they do, it is what it is and it will be fine. Everything works out for a reason and if I am meant to be pregnant forever, than it is what it is! Ha ha!

I spent the morning making meals and freezing them and washing our sheets. I even tempted fate and took a nap on our mattress without the mattress pad on. "Gee, I hope my water doesn't break while I am sleeping on our unprotected mattress." Ya, no luck. O-well.

So, here's to Monday, an easy delivery and a healthy baby. I can't wait to meet you Trevor.

A Ticking Time Bomb

That's what I feel like.

Everyone watches me like I am going to spontaneously combust. Which I guess I technically could - my water could break. It's kind of funny.

I think my body has been trying to go into labor by itself for 2 days now but it just can't figure it out. I don't know - it is kind-of annoying. I have a dr. appt. today so hopefully I will get an

induction date that is sooner rather than later.

Hopefully this is my last prego picture:

40 weeks 2 days

Trail Run

So tonight we took a trial run to Labor and Delivery.

No, I didn't think I was in labor. Trevor just didn't seem to be moving like normal the last couple of days and I wanted to have him checked out.

Remember on Friday how I ate pizza and walked and nothing was happening. Well, I woke up at 11:30 Friday night with the worst heartburn ever! Horrible, I tell you and I had taken heartburn medicine at 9 pm hoping to prevent it. I got up to watch TV to try to take my mind off of it.

Oh, just for the record, I didn't eat the pizza hoping to trigger labor. We were at April and Rick's and it was just what we did for dinner. I had heard that spicy pizza (and yes, I consider pepperoni pizza spicy) could help trigger labor so I thought maybe that plus the walk would do something. And it did all right - gave me the worst heartburn EVER and made my body cranky!

So I watch TV til about 1 am. During the TV watching I noticed that I was having Braxton Hicks and that they seemed to be getting pretty consistent. I didn't think too much of it because I just don't go into labor on my own so I figured they would stop. By 1 am I was tired so I went to bed. I woke up at 3 am with a really strong contractions. They actually got me thinking that maybe, just maybe, something was happening.

But by 4 am, they stopped. Stinkin' things. Got me all excited and then nothing.

So, since then Trevor just didn't seem to be moving like normal. I kept thinking I should go in to L&D but I felt like I was over-reacting or something. He was moving - just didn't seem "normal." But today, I could stand it no more so we went in.

And of course, as the nurse was putting the monitors on my tummy, he nailed her 3 times with some good kicks. Great - make me look like I am crazy!

But after he settled down from the monitors being put on, he was calm, too calm. His heart rate was in the normal range but it didn't have any of the fluctuation that they want to see. He wasn't moving around.

So she had me drink cold water. Nothing.

She had me turn on my side. Nothing.

Ok, now I am not looking so crazy.

She brought me some juice. She said she also called the dr. and the dr. ordered an ultrasound to make sure Trevor was ok and that he had enough fluid around him.

But by the time the guy showed up to take me to the ultrasound, Trevor was bouncing off the walls. Apparently, he just needed a little sugar (which I had tried before we went in). He was all over the place.

We decided to go ahead with the ultrasound just to make sure everything was ok. We were already there, so why not? Everything was great. He scored an 8 out of 8 on the test they did. Way to go Trevor! It was really cool because one of the things they look for is the baby to be "breathing." And he was breathing a ton - it was really neat to see. You could see his lungs expanding and contracting.

So, apparently the problem was that I wasn't drinking enough fluids. Big surprise there - we already know I have a fluid intake issue. I guess these upper 90 - 100 degree days are catching up with me.

After filling me up on water and juice, Trevor has been moving around all evening. He is one happy camper.

Baby Update

So I went to the dr yesterday and there has actually been some change. Woo Hoo! This is the earliest I have been 2 cm dilated so maybe, just maybe, I MIGHT do this on my own. That is a very big "might."

Tonight I had spicy (meaning pepperoni) pizza and then took a walk with the kids. So far . . . nothing.

The kids keep rubbing my belly and bribing Trevor to come out. If this boy plays his cards right, he could have some pretty good deals waiting for him when he arrives!

The good news is that the dr. said if I was still prego at the end of next week that he would induce me. Woo Hoo!

The not so great news is that the hospital that I am delivering at has an interesting induction reputation. The dr said he tried to call to get someone in yesterday and they didn't have an opening until Tuesday of next week. Hmmmm . . . 5 days later? Interesting. I have a friend who's sister went in to be induced and was admitted and given the iv and then nothing. They got to busy to induce her so she sat there for 24 hours before they actually induced her. Interesting.

The other kicker is that my dr is on vacation until next Thursday. I have an appt on Friday to see him but if he calls Friday to schedule me, I may not get in til the following week. He said he would call Wednesday to schedule it but is he really going to remember? Probably not.

So, Trevor, if we could just do this on our own, that would be great. What do you say?