Yea! Ruffles on her tush!! This blanket was sent by the 506th, thanks!!
Such a big girl! She's in a real big girl outfit with socks and all :)
I can't get enough of her sleeping!!! So precious!
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
I'm TWO WEEKS old!
Such a big girl! She's in a real big girl outfit with socks and all :) I can't get enough of her sleeping!!! So precious! 
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Okay, so I gave in.....
Well last night Miss Stephanie had me up from 2am until roughly 6am! She would nap if I was holding her....but if I even THOUGHT about putting her down she was wide awake! We nursed off and on, sucked on my pinky off and on and I just about pulled my hair out! I was NOT SMART and stayed up to work on my blog until her 2am feeding, thinking she would go back to sleep. So at 6am when I hadn't gotten ANY sleep and was going crazy I gave in....I busted out the passy and IT WORKED! She started sucking on it and was out cold, IN HER LITTLE BED and slept until 10:30!! So she is now a passy baby which will come in handy when we are coming home from mom and dads and she decides to SCREAM the whole way....this is also something she did last night (it must have been the weather changing!)
Monday, February 4, 2008
The Whole Story
**Sorry for any spelling mistakes! It's late and spellcheck won't work**
Okay, for all those who have been waiting THANK YOU for your patience! Here is Miss Stephanie Jo's story.....
I went into labor around 5am on Sunday, January 20th. Things slowly progressed until my contractions were 4 minutes apart around 2am or something. Mom took me to the hospital where Bonnie, Sandi and Dad met us. They checked me and watched me for about an hour....then sent me home. I was dialated to about a 2 ( I think). I went back home to labor....FOR DAYS!
I labored all day Monday and Tuesday with my contractions being 4 minutes apart for a few hours, then slowing down to the point where I could sleep for a few hours. By about 7 Tuesday night they were 2-5 minutes apart and I lost the desire to eat. We used this WONDERFUL webite my friend Katie (in Cali) told me about to start timing my contractions. They were coming at a regular basis, lasting about 1 1/2 minutes so we packed up and went to the hospital. This time I wouldn't let mom call ANYONE until they had checked me in and had an IV block put in. Around 10 she called Sandi and Bonnie and they came to the hospital (Dad went with mom and I). I labored in a regular room for a bit until they got the room across from the birthing tub clean. Once it was clean I got in the tub....LOVED IT! Laboring in the tub was WONDERFUL. Daddy stayed by my side the entire time and Sandi was a lifesaver putting pressure on my back in just the right place at just the right time. Mom and Bonnie sat waiting for me to need a drink or ice chips.
My dr let me labor in the tub until Wednesday morning around 9ish. He then made me get out so he could check me. I had been at a 7 for 5 hours or so. He told me I would HAVE to have an epidural and pitocin or would be having an emergency c section in a few hours. My utuerus had stopped working and my blood pressure was going up. I said okay...got the epidural and slept for about an hour and a half. At this point I woke up and told the nurse I wanted to push. She told me to wait....I tried to wait but called her again about 30 minutes later and told her I REALLY wanted to push. She got the dr, he came and checked and said to start pushing :) I pushed for about 30 minutes during which time my blood pressure soared into the stroke range and Stephanie's heart rate dropped and stayed super low. My dr kept reassuring mom that he would get both Stephanie and I through this....he did. He was amazing! I pushed....and the princess emerged :) Once she was out her heart rate was fine. The NICU nurses took her right away to be cleaned up (in my room) to be sure her lungs were clear and such. She was perfect. My blood pressure stayed up for a bit, but not as high as it had been. It is still up and down somewhat, but my dr said it may take a couple weeks to level out.
Stephanie and I were in the hospital until MONDAY! This was due to my blood pressure as well as a LAB ERROR with some of Stephanie's blood work that caused her to go to the NICU (just overnight) and then they ran tests for days to make sure all was well. The Brooks' girls went home Monday afternoon. We had a few bumps in the road with Stephanie's method of eating....but all is on track now and things are just amazing!
We have TONS of friends and family taking care of us! We have meals, plenty of people to love on Stephanie and checking to see how mom and baby are doing. Many thanks to all for their well wishes, prayer and unbelieveable support! This has been a wonderfully smooth transition due to you! Much love!!
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