update

My best friends have been so good to me, Lori updated ya'll all day yesterday and really did a great job, Thank you Lori. Marsha brought me a labtop this evening so I could have contact with the outside world. We have had alot of visitors today but only a few have gotten to see our baby girl. she had to be put under the light because her jaundice level was 7.7 which is not high but we didn't want it to get any higher. We want her to be able to go home with us on Friday. I am feeling good, just a little sore but good. I have been up walking a little bit and am trying to make sure that I can go home and be able to move around by myself. I am going to get off here and eat me a little something and I will have to wait and update a little later this weekend. Thank you to everyone that kept us in their prayers they were definitely felt.

It's a Girl!

Olivia is here! She was born (by C section) at 6:05 PM. She weighs 6 lbs. 4 oz and is 19 in long!

Mom and baby are doing great! As you can see from the photos (if I get them successfully posted on here), she has big beautiful brown eyes with an adorable mouth and a pout that a supermodel would be jealous of! Watch out Mom and Dad, she's going to poke that lip out at ya some day! Lynn says that she looks just like they had hoped she would look. She has Lynn's nose and mouth and Jason's eyes and ears. Simply perfection. Oh, and she has beautiful skin as well. You know I have to brag..... Oh, and by the way- check out those feet! I had seen them in the 3D ultrasound and I couldn't wait to see them after she was born. She did not disappoint!!

No Progress

The Dr just came and checked Lynn and she has not progressed past 6 cm. Her contractions have been good and consistent but nothing has changed. They also believe that the baby has her head up instead of having her chin on her chest like she is supposed to. That makes things more difficult. He said that he will check her again in 45 minutes and if she has not made any progress, he may do a C section. Lynn seems to be OK with that possibility right now, so we will see how things go. We are so close..... Maybe the next update will tell Olivia's stats!

Hangin' at the Hospital

Good News! I made it to the hospital about three hours ago. Lynn was in pretty good spirits until they told her they had to redo her epidural because she was still in pain. That was not good, but now her epidural is working and she is feeling sooo much better. She is dilated to 6 cm and is a -1 station. So, the baby is still floating around up there, but hopefully it won't be too long and she can start pushing. One of the hospital staff said that they hope to have a baby by 5.30 PM. Keep your fingers crossed and keep praying.

Crestwood

Remember that Lynn is in Crestwood Hospital, not Huntsville Hospital if you get to come and visit later today or in the next few days. Or, if you want to look up Olivia's picture after she is born. The site is crestwoodmedcenter.com Now, I better quit playing on the internet at work and get my work done or I will never make it to the hospital today :)

FINALLY!

Lynn is finally in the hospital and hooked up to an IV. They induced her labor this morning @ 4AM. YAY!!!! I talked to Jason @ 9:30 AM and they were supposed to be coming in to break her water. He said that Lynn "was on the drugs" and I did hear her in the background sounding a little groggy. Haha. He says that they are on the second floor room # (I'm not sure) but I will be heading to the hospital as soon as I can get out of work (Yuck). Hopefully, I will get to see her if she is in the mood for visitors. Everyone pray that things go smoothly and we get this little girl in the world today. Well, at least we know that once the water is broken, Miss Olivia has to come into the world within 24 hours. So, it's close, people, really close!!!!! You know Lynn is ready- she has been for in labor for 2 weeks, yes 2 weeks. That is not a typo. More to come later!
PS- I am so excited! I have been carrying my camera and battery charger in my purse for two weeks now- just waiting for the big moment!

its late

I have been timing my contractions since about 10:30 tonight and they have gone from 5 minutes apart to about 3 minutes apart, I am waiting until they are 2-3 minutes so I will know for sure that they won't send me home again. She has got to be ready I am now officially 1 day from my due date!!!!!!! My best friend Lori will update the blog when I have her so we will let you know.

JUST A LITTLE UPDATE

Well I called the Dr this morning and told the nurse what has been going on all weekend and she said that I could come in and see the Dr on call or since the contractions have slowed down that I could wait until tomorrow and keep my appt with my Dr, which I would rather do since he is probably going to be able to do more for me tomorrow. So when jason gets home tonight I will be walking on the treadmill for a while to see if they start back up and get stronger...lol. I will be 40 weeks on Wednesday and my sister told me that belmont will not let me go past that so hopefully I will get told tomorrow that he will induce me. everyone pray that I am at least 3 cm when I go in to see him, that is all we need to get induced!!!

Last night

Well Jason turned 26 walking the hallways of Crestwood with me this morning. My contractions that had been going on all day started to get closer and stronger and we just knew this time was it so here we go to Crestwood around 9:30, and guess what I am typing about it today so we are at home. It was going in the right direction and the contractions are most definitely real, Olivia just does not want to come out!! I was at 2 when we got there and contractions were about 4 minutes apart, so they made me walk for about 2 hours and after I was done he could feel her head and the cervix was soft but guess what still at 2cm. So the Doctor gave me a cocktail of pills to see if either it increased them and pushed her down more or stopped them, he gave me Demerol(spelling I have no clue) Phenagren, and Ambien....... Well I have hurting so bad this morning and it feels like she is down a little further but my contractions stopped. I have to also say that it wasn't my DR that gave that to me, it was the on call Dr which happens to be the only Dr in Clinic for Women that I have not met!!! When the nurse said his name, my sister did not praise his abilities!!! Hopefully if something doesn't happen soon I will at least be dilated enough to induce next week. I am exhausted and so sore so I don't know how much more of this I can handle! But I know God is in complete control and He is not going to give me anything that I can't handle! Jason and I have been praying so much about our baby girl and we know God has a reason behind her not being born yet, we just have to trust Him and wait. It is just easier said than done when it hurts this bad! For everyone that has been reading this, Thank you and Thank you for the prayers.

Good Morning

Well we are still waiting, that seems to be the norm these days. I have contractions and they get pretty strong and then slow down... They aren't consistant like they were last week. I have started to not worry as much about I am just starting to go with the flow and continue to stay as busy as I can, well within the means of "bed rest". My Dr told me it was okay to get out and walk and stuff so I have been doing alot of that. I have walked about a mile a day since last week and I am hoping she will come soon. Jason's bday is tomorrow and I would love for her to come then, wouldn't that be a great birthday present for her Daddy, But only she and God knows when she will come into the world. My bladder infection is gone and I am definitely no longer dehydrated so hopefully the next time I have contractions 3-4 minutes apart they won't send me home. lol. I know this is a quick one but I wanted to give a little update, will hopefully have a good update next time......one that says the baby is here. Keep praying!!!

Another Dr appt

Well went to the Dr today and guess what she is still not ready to come out! After everything last week I guess she decided that she would stay in mommy's belly a little while longer. I am making progress though, I am at around 2cm and I am starting to thin. He did give me a little hope, there was a woman that came in Monday for her regular appt and was completely closed and not effaced at all and her water broke tuesday and she delivered today!!!! That is better than nothing as far as encouragement goes! I asked him why he can't just induce me and he made me feel better about that too, He is concerned for me if I were to be induced it would probably lead to a c-section and he said in my case that isnt the safest option and that in cases like mine it is always better to go natural because then we know that the baby is ready. So all I can do is wait! At least my whole house is clean now so I can relax!

A NEW DAY!!!!

Well i got some really good sleep last night and I got up around 8:30 this morning and started looking around the house and decided I would clean a little bit, well I have just sat down. I have swept, vacuumed, dusted, thrown away all kinds of stuff, rearranged the couch and carpet, did the dishes and washed and dried 2 loads of clothes ( so far)........ I have been a busy little bee this morning. I am taking a break right now so I thought I would update everyone on the Mission: Getting Olivia to the world!!! She is still very active which is great, and I am still contracting but not like I was last week. I have been walking everyday and drinking more water than I have in my life!! Jason is being absolutely wonderful!! He is honestly the best husband in the world! He prays for me every night and is so understanding. He is helpful and gentle and I couldn't ask for anyone better, actually I don't think there is anyone better! We are both so ready for Olivia to get here! I am going on 40 weeks now and I have been out of work for a month and it is killing my time with our baby and I am about to go crazy at home, so I need her to get here so I can hold her and feel like I am accomplishing something! I need to kiss and hug and love on her! I am also very happy to say that my sister is going to get some bonding time with her new niece when I get to back to work, she is going to keep her some! I am so happy about that. It is going to help greatly and i want Olivia to spend time with her and my nephews this summer. Well I am running out of things to update so I am going to go watch some TV and relax!! Keep praying for us, they are being heard and are so appreciated!! Love

Quick update!

I am feeling much better today so I guess the being dehydrated and the bladder infection was causing the contractions to be alittle intense. I am still having them but they are not as close and not as bad. I was given antibiotics and some Ambien last night. I decided that I would not take the Ambien and try to go to sleep on my own and I was finally able to and slept pretty good. I am just praying that I will have a great delivery when she finally decides she wants to come on. I am really having to practice patience with the whole thing which I am not so good at but it is good practice for when she gets here!

Well yet again

We went to the hospital around 3:30 this afternoon because I was having contractions around 4-5 minutes apart and they were getting pretty painful, but guess what, it is 8 and I am back home.... That seems to be the trend with Olivia. I have a bladder infection and they said that there is no doubt in their minds that I am having contractions but they are not strong enough to do anything to my cervix, so I am still at 1cm and 75% effaced, so in other words nothing is happening to my cervix.... I am trying my best not to be upset about it but it is so frustrating. I think the next I go I am not going to tell anyone until I have an IV hooked up to me, maybe that is what is jinxing me...haha. I guess I am little worried that I won't know when I should go back since I have been twice now and nothing... I am sure I will know next time but I am afraid that if I go again it will just be the same thing let them watch me for a few hours and then just be sent home. I am 38 1/2 weeks and I have been pregnant since July so I guess I am just ready, you know. For all of those that have been praying for us please continue because I just know God is hearing them and will continue to do so. Just pray that He will keep me safe and that this will be a good delivery when it finally happens. Love you all

Waiting

We went to the hospital around 9 last night and they hooked me up to the monitor and checked me out and my contractions were coming around 4-6 minutes but I would have 2 right together and then there would be a break so they said they were the onset of early labor and I could go home until they got closer and more consistent, well more painful really is what they meant. I was dilated at 1 cm and 75% effaced which is good aleast she is trying to make some move down. She is so low that the monitor was almost at my leg just to get her heartbeat. Hopefully we will have a baby sometime this weekend.....

Contractions

We are hoping to go to the hospital tonight sometime.... I have been having contractions since about 11:30 and they started out about 25-30 minutes apart and now it is 5:30 and they are about 18 minutes apart and getting stronger so maybe she will come on out and meet us. We are so ready to see her! I have let alot of you know already but for those that I haven't this is to let you know to pray and hope that everything is going to go on the way it should!!!

A little Better

I finally feel asleep around 2:30 this morning and just got up so I got a good 7 hours..... I wasn't feeling well last night and got sick a couple of times so that was probably what was keeping me up. I am just so anxious and ready to have Olivia be here that I think that I afraid that I will fall asleep and go into the labor and not know it, I know that sounds ridiculus don't it??? Like I wouldn't know.... But this is my first so I have no idea what to expect and that scares the crap out of me. I really prayed about everything last night and I know God is going to take good care of me, but I am still scared. I want everything to go the way it should. For everyone that has been praying for us, Thank you so much!! Please keep praying it is so needed. Love you all

Late night update

Well I don't know what it is about the middle of the week for me but I tend to go a little haywire, I didn't fall asleep this morning until 5 am and only slept until around 8:30, so you would think I would be really tired and able to fall right to sleep tonight, nope, I am up again. Jason is sleeping on the couch so I can try to rest but I am just unable. I got sick tonight and I guess I am still feeling that and I am just antsy..... I have looked up everything I can think of to help me sleep and I am still fighting it. I haven't had trouble since last Wednesday so I guess I need to go see Mom and Daddy again.....haha. Oh well I am going to lay down and pray about it and try to go to sleep..... I will let you know tomorrow if I finally let myself quit worrying and got to sleep.....

Another Dr visit

Well went in as hopeful as I could this morning that maybe just maybe Olivia was starting to show that she was ready to come into the world and meet everybody, well not just yet. I am still not showing any thinning of the cervix and still not dilating at all. So I guess Olivia is already showing that she is like her Mom and Daddy and being a stubborn little thing...haha. My Blood pressure was 126-80 today which is really good but he still won't let me go back to work so I am just having to take everything with stride these days. Today I went to my in laws and sat outside and enjoyed the day.... We will just be waiting from here on out.....

Rest

Well I have had a great last two days. I left the house early on Thursday morning to go to my parents house and spend time with my Mom and my grandmother. I honestly didn't think I was going to stay but jason told me to take clothes just in case I wanted to and well I am glad we did. We stayed at my parents the last two nights and all day today. It was like a miny vacation that was well needed. Jason and I slept in Mom and Dads bed and I slept better than I have in a month. Yesterday I was glad I was there since the weather was a little rough. Jason and my Daddy worked all day today at Granny's house doing clean up after the storms knocked down a few trees. I got to spend alot of time with My Granny, she is doing so much better, my mom even took her to get her picture made at the church this morning. I go back to the Dr on Tuesday and I think my mom is going to go with me, I am so ready to have my baby girl be here. My back has been hurting a little today but that doesn't mean anything I guess. I will try to update again before Tuesday but if I don't I will definitely update then.

Quick update

I went to the Doctor at 1 and as far as he goes we are not having a baby this week. She has dropped alot so she is making me feel a little more pressure but there is no dilation and cervix is still closed. My BP was 136-96 at first then I laid down for 10 minutes and it was 136-80 so that is great. He said unless I go into labor myself then he will see me next week. YEA!!! I am so happy I want to see her but God knows what he is doing and she is just not ready yet. So unless something happens I will be at least 38 weeks before she gets here!!!

An even better night!!!!

Well I wasn't going to update until after I got back from the Dr but I have some time to spare before I have to go and I wanted to let everyone know that we have had a great night!! Jason decided that he would let me sleep in the bed and him on the couch to see if that would help me sleep a little better and it worked. Not that I want him to stay on the couch, haha, but it really allowed me to feel like I could take my time going to sleep instead of trying to fall asleep when he does. I have some more good news Olivia is back to being her little active self, still not where she was but she is trying. I just can't wait to meet my baby girl and hold her. But I have really been praying about it and I want to make sure she is ready to meet the world before we deliver her. I guess we will find out today. If my BP is down it could be another week. Just wanted to share some good news since the last fews post have been less than happy.... If you have ever been pregnant I am sure we all have days but I am going to try to make the remaining part of pregnancy a happy one because Olivia is feeling everything I am. Thanks for all the prayers!! They are being felt for sure! I will have another post after the DR this afternoon.

Much better

Feeling much better today, after I wrote the blog this morning I turned on the TV and laid down on the couch and finally got a little more sleep. I don't know what happened with the medicine that they gave me but maybe it isn't for me... I am glad I got a few hours of sleep though, cause I have been feeling Olivia a little more today but she still isn't moving as she normally does but a little bit is better than it was Saturday and yesterday. I go back to the Dr tomorrow I will update again then.

Too Early to be awake!!!!

Well as most of you know I haven't been sleeping very well since thursday night. I have had a cold and then on top of it I think I am a little anxious about everything. Well I know that my baby girl is extremely active and usually moves up a storm, but the last two days I haven't been feeling her as much and I tried to make sure that I wasn't just missing it so I was sitting here after Mom left and was trying to relax and get her to move a little since I hadn't really felt her but once yesterday. Well she never moved so I got Jason to call the Dr and we went on to the hospital and hooked up to a fetal monitor for a "non stress test" on Olivia, she was fine as far as her heart beat, she moved a few times according to the monitor but I only felt her once which is still strange to me since normally she is even more active when I lay down on my side. My Blood pressure was surprisingly low, 122/66 at one point...Strange since I was nervous about eveything. Jason asked if me not sleeping might have something to do with her not moving, the nurse said no but it might have something to do with my perception of the baby, I might not noticed her as much because I am so tired. Well the Dr gave me Ambien, you know that pill that is supposed to knock you out for 8-9 hours, guess what it worked at first but look what time it is, 4:30 and I am up doing this..... I have prayed about this and I need ya'll to pray for me as well. I can't go on like this with no sleep. It is not good for me or Olivia. I don't know what else to do.

Dr visit today

Well my blood pressure is still up even after a week of bed rest, it was 142/100 today. Dr Belmont said that my meds need to be upped to 4 times a day to see if that will do anything and since that is the highest it can go if it doesn't go down by next Tuesday he will induce me and we will have a baby next week sometime. I will be 37 weeks on Wednesday which is considered full term so that is really good. I am so anxious to meet my baby girl but I am so nervous that she will be okay coming 3 weeks early. I am just going to have to leave it all in God's hands and I know he will take care of both of us. I am going on about an hour of sleep now so I am going to go and try to take a nap. Please keep us in your prayers through the next week. Love ya all

Sleepless

Well this is a first during the pregnancy, I have not been to sleep yet. I have been trying since 10:00 last night to go to sleep with no luck. I think my mind is going in too many directions and it is keeping me from sleeping. Plus I am sick so coughing all night doesn't help at all. I can't breathe through my nose either so that is something else not helping me out. I have tried taking a hot shower, 2 in 6 hours....nothing. I might go try again in a few minutes. I am so ready to go to the Doctor today and see what he says about Olivia getting here. She has not stopped moving, which is good but that is another thing that makes it alittle uncomfortable to sleep... Like I told my Mom last night I would not trade this for the world but I am ready for her to kick me and quit kicking the inside of me....

Another Day of Bed Rest

I never thought in a million years that I would say i would rather be at work than at home but I honestly think I would... I am happy that I am doing better and that my blood pressure is down but I have to remain on bed rest which I can honestly tell you isn't the most exciting thing in the world. We live in a cabin in the woods amongst 3 acres of trees so guess what we have no cable or satellite, and there is only so much that you can do on the computer. I know I would be a little more entertained if I could watch lifetime movie channel or something. haha. I know I need to enjoy it while I can because once my baby girl gets here I will have no rest. I am so ready for her to be here. Another reason I want to go back to work is that after this week I only have 10 weeks left of FMLA and that is taking time away from my baby time. I hope he lets me go back next week unless he plans on inducing me next week sometime... We will see on Friday!! I guess I will go lay back down now......fun stuff!