Welcome Jordyn

So I am.....and i finally have my body back to myself. Its not the body i like, but at least its not invaded..=). Cant wait to heal all up and get back to the gym. Sounds crazy..but i'm so ready.

So for all that wonder, here's my birth story.

Most of you know, i think, that i contracted most of my pregnancy (as i did w/ landon). Its always hard for me to know when anything was happening b/c contractions were just a daily happening for me. So on fri. around 1pm ( i had worked the night before and was sleeping) i started contracting. They of course didnt start strong or regular but they were there, so i said lets see what i can do. I got up and started moving around, walking and what not. they got close together but then spread out la la la. Finally by 6pm they were getting a bit stronger and had not stopped yet. By 7 I called the Dr. on call. by 8:15 he hadnt returned my call yet but i knew something was different so we went to the hospital.

So, yeah i'm a L&D nurse and i so didnt want to be "one of those people". All my fellow coworkers know what i mean and i really dont mean offense to anyone else, i just felt pressured to DEFINITELY be in labor before i went it...lol.Well....i got the hospital and i was STILL 3-4 cm. I had already been 3-4 cm that week. GRRR..i was so mad. Anyway, we went walking around the hospital, down the halls, up and down the stair wells and so on. The contractions began to get uncomfortable. Tolerable but i had to stop walking through them. So i get back to the room and they check me...Damn it- i'm STILL 3-4cm. WTF? i was so frustrated...seriously???? I wasnt sure what to do . My dr. said i could go home or hang out another hr and see. Finally i decided to stay 1 more hr. (my ctx WERE getting painful). So finally i think around 12, after an agonizing hr of labor i was 4cm. 4cm? once again WTF? I was really hurting at this time. My lower pelvis burned and hurt so bad at the peak of each contraction i was losing my mind. I was for sure i'd be at least 5-6cm by then...but no...anyway, at least they admitted me since i was contracting every 2-3min painfully....well i think i went another 2 hrs naturally...i was in the shower, on the birth ball, out of bed moving and doing everything and anything i could think of to try and tolerate this...by 2:30 i had my nurse recheck me...4-5cm. OH MY GOSH! i was going to DIE and that's all i was??? i was flabbergasted and finally said epidural please. I think if i was further along i would've tried to hang in there but things were NOT moving fast. The anesthesiologist came in...i was ready for this ( my epidural w/ landon was not painful to get, i remember actually no pain at all). This was entirely different. The "pinch and burn" of the lidocaine...yeah, not really pinch and burn but whatever....THEN...its like he didnt wait long enough or give me enough...but it all hurt so bad i spontaneously burst into big hard tears...not like a little weap..like big tears i couldnt control. He was good and quick at what he did thank goodness but it was horrible.

Next thing i knew i was semi comfy and trying to nap. Then at 4:30am i was changing position a bit and noticed i was a bit wet...I ruptured all on my own. Finally something going the right way. i was 5-6 cm at that time...Then 2 hrs later i was feeling more lower pelvis pressure in the front and i was complete. I pushed for like 15 minutes and out she came. So yes, slow start, fast finish. Good thing i stayed b/c i was in labor just took a while to kick in. I didnt need any augmenting, no pitocin no artificial rupture of membranes so that was nice.

I only stayed in the hospital for a day..mostly b/c landon couldnt come. If there were no restrictions i prob. would've stayed longer. This post partum is so much better. The tear was less, the epidural was good so i could walk and pee all by myself...unlike w/ landon. Pain isnt bad, just the cramping when she nurses. My tailbone is fine and i'm very happy about all this...

Wow this is long..is anyone still reading?

i'll write more later

here i am

So yes, we are all aware i'm a slacker and procrastinator and thus dont blog like i should. Facebook is easy to put one liners on though so that's been easier than typing on here. Sorry. I'm 30 weeks and still going. I'm uncomfortable and feel bad about complaining b/c there are people far worse off than me. Either they're pregnant and stay at home moms or have multiple kids to take care of or have to be stuck in a bed day and night. Anyway here's my rant. I have a crazy 3 yr old boy who likes to go non stop and then be held and have me pick him up all the time and that's just getting too hard to do. When i pick him up he sits on my belly and then this baby girl is being squished even further down than she's already sitting. Thats a whole nother subject. She is SO low its ridiculous. Can you say pressure. All the time!!!!! GRRR.. I swear there's no more room in there and i know i'll stretch and grow more but i think she's growing faster than my belly is. The good part is i always feel her move. i dont think she ever sleeps...its crazy. She moves more than landon did which was a lot. I like feeling that, its the best part in my opinion. She had the hiccups this morning. Landon used to get them alot so it was neat. It means she's practicing her breathing. Good girl. What else....hmm...a week or two ago i had a scan at work and she weighed in at 3 lb 5 oz, she's a good size already. I've been getting really excited recently. We've been going through baby stuff and clothes and putting things together...7-10 more weeks and we'll meet her. I cant wait. I wonder who she'll look like???? Will she have lots of hair????

So besides baby what else. We went to Kiawah, SC for a beach vacation w/ the Wrigley clan. Fun, but tiring. Didnt have the best sleep all week and not a whole lot of rest so it got hard. This sat. me and landon are flying to florida for little vacation. Finally get to meet friends daughter Tori whose growing so fast) and new baby Jax. YAY!. Come on, come all to see me =).

Will starts school again tomorrow and then this is the last semester. For those that dont know he's also submitted an application for the navy nurse corps. This means, once again, we'll be moving and at the mercy of the military...eek. For the first 3 years we'll be in the states but there's possibility that after that we'll have to go overseas...not sure how i feel about that but one place we might end up is Naples Italy...so that's not entirely horrible i suppose. We're thinking we'll be back up in n. VA area, and that Will will be stationed at Bethesda Naval hospital. So at least i'll know my way around and still know people up there. I'll keep ya posted on that, nothing new as of now though. We might know something come november so....that's bout it...

ciao

team blue or team pink?

well......


According to the doc at work----

team.........PINK....!!!!!


AHHHHH!!!! I'm still shocked and in disbelief and i feel like there will be a penis next time i have an u/s...we'll see..for now i'll just be elated i have a girl inside me....=). IF it does turn out to be a boy, i'll still be happy and adore him as well....but for now, go team pink (and purple and frills and fru fru and sugar and spice)

the gender is....?????

So here i am at work, sitting, waiting.....I do have a patient that i'm monitoring but there is this little white envelope in my bag w/ the secret gender of my baby in it and its making it hard to sit still !!!!!!!!!!!

I was NOT allowed to find out the sex of this baby w/o Will. My 20week anatomy scan is the 2nd week of june and those that know me know i'm NOT a patient person. So a kind doctor at work looked for me printed the picture w/ the gender on it. OMG. Do you know how hard it is not to look in that envelope? BUT i am being true to my word and Will and I will look at it together when i get home...stay tuned....

Any predictions ??? i'd love to hear what you think.

Will---boy
Me---no idea
Landon----girl (apparently Angelle is having a boy according to him as well)

the great tree dilemma

Okay, maybe someone has some advice on how to go about this. We have a tall but not so big tree in the back of the house that during a storm somehow got a crack up the middle. Its not up the entire tree but on a good portion. I'm so afraid when its windy that this tree is going to crack and crash into the house or something. When its windy and the tree sways you can hear it cracking and creeking. So i was researching online how i'm supposed to take care of this and if we're responsible b/c its technically on our private property. I remember reading we werent supposed to cut down living trees but then i see that if its hazardous and might fall and there's reasoning behind why you think it might fall and hit something you can??? anyone dealt w/ this? we also are thinking of putting up a fence but then i'm thinking what if we put up the fence and then this tree fall either on our house of the fence and crushes it and then we have to pay for another section of fence???? you see....any advice out there?

insomnia

so its 4:40 and i've been up for an hour now. this seems like a daily occurrence if i'm not at work. i wake up at this time and cant go back to sleep then end up sooo tired during the day. grrr...this is getting old...and how many weeks do i have left????

the human disposal

Okay, so i had chick filet w/ landon for dinner...that was like at 5:30...got home, played put landon to bed and came downstairs and ate a banana. At like 10ish i try to call Will b/c i was craving a peanut butter and honey sandwich. he doesnt answer his phone. He gets home and i'm like i wanted you to stop and get honey...anyway...NO honey for me. So i search and search, and finally i choose to eat easy mac...not what i wanted - i settled. Now i'm eating peanut butter toast...i am so hungry and cant stop eating!!!! someone help!

green thumb

well, not so much really. but i did get off my ass yesterday and actually do something. I went and picked out some flowers and did some gardening. And by gardening i mean dig some holes and fill w/ dirt and flowers..but at least it looks nice. =)