Hospital Update

Ok... so I haven't been on here for awhile but for a good reason! I had to go to the hospital again for two nights and just got out today.... it was not fun to be away from my new baby. When I went to the emergency room the first time they told me it was pneumonia but it was not getting better and as of Monday I had not slept for two nights. I had this weird bubbly gargling sound everytime I would breathe and if I tried to go to sleep my body would wake me up because I couldn't breathe... we were worried that this was something more serious than pneumonia. I went to the emergency room again Monday morning and they treated me like a little lab rat. I am glad they did though because they found fluid in my lungs and my heart was enlarged making it hard to pump blood and also hard to breathe with the fluid in my lungs. They ruled out alot of stuff but said that I most likely got a mild case of something called Peripartum Cardiomyopathy. If you google it or know what it is, it is actually pretty scary. I have to follow a strict low sodium diet now and weigh myself everyday to check for water retention. So keep me in your prayers because there is a chance it can return and anything to do with any level of heart failure is nothing to mess with.
Austin is healthy and eating like crazy and happy to have him mommy home! I will post more pictures when I have had a chance to be home and actually take some!

Momma's Sick : (

So just when I am getting home from the hospital and am starting to get the feel of things around the house... I start to hear this strange gargle noise in my throat. I tried to take a nap but it was too distracting so I got up and asked my father in law's girlfriend if she had any idea what it could be. We both didn't know and so I called the nurse line and he had me take my temp and I was at 101. I had to go into the ER and they took blood, ran some labs, gave me a ct scan and monitored my heart rate for a good two hours.... Ends up that I have pneumonia. I will be alright and it won't affect my breastfeeding at all but I will just have to get more rest, be uncomfortable and take some antibiotics.

Other than that Austin is so healthy and eating and sleeping when he should be! I am so glad he is not a fussy baby for now so I can get the extra rest that I need. Thanks to all my friends and family who have been helping us out we definitely appreciate it!

Talk to you all soon.

He's Here!!

Sorry this took so long... I just got out of the hospital yesterday and it has been a long week! J. Austin Parrish was born on July 22nd at 9:55pm. He weighed 8lbs 6ozs and was 21 1/2 inches long!
This was definitely a crazy experience... just to give you a quick summary of how the week went. As you all know I had not been progressing very much so they decided to have me come in on Monday the 21st to get cervical gel. I was there until about 8:30 pm and they gave me some sleeping pills so I could get a good night's rest because at 7 am I was back in there to be induced. The sleeping pills didn't work and I was up all night... figures! I got to the hospital on July 22nd and everything was going as planned... I was hooked up to pitosin, my water was broken and I started going into active labor. My blood pressure was really high so they diagnosed me with gestational hypertension. They were worried that my body could be too overworked and decided to give me an epidural at 2 1/2 cm so that my body could relax. I was also put on Magnesium which makes you feel like you have the flu... so I was feeling not so hot! I was slowly progressing throughout the day and thinks were looking good for a vaginal delivery which I was really excited about... then at about 3:00 pm I stopped progressing at about 5 cm. They said that neither I or the baby were in danger so I decided to keep going. I progressed to about 7 1/2 cm and then when I got checked they noticed my cervix was starting to swell. The night ended up leading to an emergency c section because he got stuck in my pelvis and my cervix was starting to swell shut! It was a very hard day but it is over and now so worth it!..... Here are just a few pictures of the little guy and I will update more when I feel better.

Little Austin right after being cleaned from delivery!

First family photo after the c-section!First time I get to hold him while in recovery!
Austin in the nursery so Momma can get some rest!

First bath...
Look at my Mohawk.. ha
All clean! Momma's beautiful boy!

One of My Last Nights Pregnant!!

I cannot believe that tomorrow is July 21st already! I had such an emotional day today but not the kind where I am angry, sad or moody I just kind of kept to myself and got alot of stuff done around the house. I washed all of Austin's blankets, towels and clothes for hopefully the next couple of weeks... who knows though. I also made sure that the house would look decent for when I got home from the hospital. There is nothing more stressful to me than a dirty house and I know that once the baby is here I will be a little helpless but if I can come home to a clean home then I will be ok for a few days! Jeff is taking the week off of work for sure and I am glad to have him home so we can all bond as a new little family! He will also be such a good cook and cleaner for me!! So I am thinking also about how tonight could be my last night pregnant. I go in tomorrow at 5pm for the cervical gel and they will monitor baby and I for a few hours. I had a phone interview with a nurse at St. Lukes and she said that for as far along as I am that there is a very good chance I could go into labor within 1-2 hours of getting the gel so they don't want to send me home too early. If not though I will have one last uncomfortable night and go in on the 22nd at 7 am! I am soooo ready and it is finally here! I will make sure and take pics of my belly and stuff before we leave off to the hospital and also take plenty of pics while at the hospital so that for anyone who is not able to be here I will be able to post the experience.
Last note before I am off for the night... I am soo thankful to have the ability to provide for my little one and that I am bringing him into a safe home with an amazing father as well. It broke my heart when the nurse had to ask me questions like if I was afraid to bring him home because we might be abused or if I thought I would be able to feed my child or provide a roof over his head. I really don't think about how many little ones that are born each day and do have to go home to no food, abuse or poor housing. Our family is very fortunate and I am more thankful for that now that I am responsible for someone else's life than I think I ever have been before.

He is almost here!! I will probably not post again until after I have had him so take care everyone and have a good week!

The Good and Bad News.... Mostly Good Though!!

Ok... so I had my last and final doctor appointment today at 9:20 am. I had to see a different doctor because mine is obviously out of town.... The bad news (which is not that bad) is that I have yet again not progressed AT ALL.... I am just staying the same for the last 4 weeks or so. I would have been sad again but I am 41 weeks so that means that it is induction time!! So now for the good news, on Monday I go in to labor and delivery at 5 pm to get this gel put in me to work overnight and then on Tuesday I go in at 7 am to have my little man! So most likely his birthday will be July 22nd! I am so excited and can't believe we are just 5 days away! There is a chance he could come this weekend... but I am not counting on it! I am ready for Tuesday to be here and it is kind of nice to be able to plan everything out for next week ha. Well just thought I would give you all a quick update and hopefully soon I will be back on here with some pictures!

Light At the End Of the Tunnel

Ok... so such a shocker today did not go as planned! Which I expected, but still had high hopes! My cervix is yet again not favorable enough for anything!! Why me??? Ha. On top of everything else, my doctor is gone all week and will not be back to the office til the 22nd. Meaning if this little guy decides not to come on his own before then I will be admitted on the 22nd or 23rd (at the latest) to have him. Although it is hard to imagine being pregnant for 10 more days at least I know there is an end to all of this! Just thought I would give everyone an update and now I am off to check emails and go to bed..... well go to bed in 30 minute sessions between potty breaks and rolling over! K have a good weekend!!

Last Post Before Baby (Hopefully)

I am not in labor..... sorry for slacking ha. I have been sleeping so much and mostly during the day. I go in tomorrow though and my doctor has agreed to help me out so hopefully I will be in labor no later than Saturday... of course I have to go in tomorrow and make sure everything is progressing so that it will even work! I can tell I am getting sooo close though. The pressure down there is so intense that it is hard for me to stand for any period of time and also when I looked in the mirror yesterday I felt skinnier ha. Weird but yeah my stomach is more long than sticking out so it just looks alot different to me so I don't know if it is just because he has dropped so much or if I am slowly losing some water.. either way I need to get that checked tomorrow also. It is even crazy to look down because my stomach used to stick out so far past my chest and now it is pretty even if not just under so it was freaking me out a little! Well I just took a nice long bath and now I am going to go out in the amazing heat and take a long walk... maybe tonight will even be the night! If you don't see an update on here by tomorrow night with info on my doctor appointment there is a good chance I am in labor! I will let you know as soon as I know anything else!

Goodbye Due Date #1...

So I have officially went past one of my due dates (July 5th) and have one more to go before I get really impatient (July 12). Nothing really has changed... that I can tell myself anyways. I go to the doctor for my last scheduled appointment on the 11th and just found out that my doctor will be out of town from like the 13th-20th of July. I am kinda sad because I feel like I have worked with her for the last 9-10 months and would have to deliver while she is on vacation. I know this happens all the time but yeah it is just not preferred. I wonder if I can convince her to admit me like the night of the 11th or morning of the 12th so she can be there! We'll see... other than that hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July! I sat outside with Austin and he was kickin and squirming when the fireworks were going off... I can tell he will love them! ha. Well anyday now we will have a new family member! Can't wait!

Quick Update

Okay so I thought I would get on here and give you all a quick update from my doctor appointment today.... still not in labor (obviously). The ultrasound went well and my little man still has plenty of fluid to float around in there. He is estimated to be between 7lbs 4oz and 7lbs 14oz so that is still a decent size baby... not too large! As far as any signs of having baby soon... I am only dilated a little bit more... like at most another 1/2-1cm. My cervix is about 60-70% softened and my stomach is tightening up alot more.. sometimes every 5-10 minutes when I am active. Based on this I am going on a very long walk tonight and about ready to get in the pool again! My doctor is not one to "joke" about things if they are not a possibility, she is pretty straight forward... and she actually cracked a joke that I could have a 4th of July baby so I take that as a very good sign that I could go anytime now! Yeah for me! ha. Well I will keep updating if anything changes, I doubt I will feel like getting on here if my water breaks so it will most likely be via phone call... ha. My sister requested that I don't have him on 4th of July because she has plans.... so hopefully I will have to make her cancel... how evil of me! Well I would much rather go tonight so we will see when the little guy wants to make his first appearance!

Enjoy the warm weather!