Yesterday Dave and I celebrated our 7th Anniversary. Actually I can't really say that we celebrated much at all. Samuel has been sick all weekend and still is today. He had a terrible cough, lost his voice and had a fever. Today he has all the same symptoms, so we are heading to the doctor. Not only am I going to have Samuel looked at but also Simone. She has been congested and has had a super running nose for at least a week now. Yesterday she started wheezing, but today I haven't heard her have any problems so hopefully she is getting better.
Anyway, yesterday Dave got us coffee for breakfast at Starbucks and that was basically our treat for the day. Oh how much our life has changed in 7 years. On Friday Dave brought me home 7 beautiful red roses, dark chocolate caramel and a bottle of rose champagne (We haven't had an opportunity to drink the champagne, but hopefully soon). I got him a nice bottle of wine that we ended up drinking on Friday night too. Thank goodness we celebrated a little on Friday because the rest of the weekend was a mess.
Hopefully all the kids will start feeling better and hopefully they didn't get us sick. That would be terrible.
Simone has continued to sleep pretty well at night. Nothing like her all nighter, but she has been sleeping between 5 and 6 hours straight when we put her down at night. The good thing is that she is going to be between 8:30 and 9:30 pm, so we are able to go to bed around that time too and get a good chunk of sleep.
Even though we had a rough weekend, I feel so lucky to share all the good days and bad days with my amazing partner and husband.
Now let's hope this week gets better and better.
Monday, November 7, 2011
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Twillight Zone
I should still be sleeping, but I am in disbelief. Last night was a rough night. Simone would not go to sleep. She was screaming from about 8:30 pm until 11 pm last night. I didn't know what was wrong. She kept acting like she was hungry and wanted to eat non stop. I kept feeding her and thinking that she was going to throw up all over the place because of the amount of food she was eating.
Dave slept in the guest bedroom because we weren't sure when she would go to sleep and how many times she would wake up. By 10:45, I was rocking Simone and crying because I didn't know what to do to get her to stop crying and freaking out. I thought about waking Dave up because I wasn't sure how much more I could take. Then all of the sudden a little after 11 she started eating again and passed out. I was worried about moving her around too much because I didn't want the crying to begin again. After about 15 minutes I wrapped her up in a blanket, transferred her to her cradle and said a little prayer that she would sleep longer then 2 hours.
Well, it is now almost 7 am and she is still sleeping. Can you believe it? I can't and that is why I am up right now. I have been up since about 4 am and then tossed and turned until 6. I was so worried she wasn't breathing anymore. By 6 am my boobs were rock solid and I was in a ton of pain. Dave was supposed to get up and work out around 5, but I hadn't heard him leave so I went to the guest bedroom and he was still sleeping too. I told him that Simone had slept all night and we couldn't believe it.
I wasn't sure when she was going to get up, but I couldn't stand my boobs any longer. I pumped and she is still asleep. I am in shock. I know I should be sleeping and enjoying this amazing night of sleep, but I was and am still too freaked out. When I looked at the clock at 4 I was in shock then, this is unbelievable.
I am sure this will not happen again for many many weeks, but I will take what I can get. It is hard to go from 4 weeks (actually many months) with no consistent sleep, to a full night of sleep. I don't remember the last time I slept through the night. I will not freak out again if she is going crazy until 11 at night. Clearly she just wanted to eat and all the crying and screaming completely wore her out.
I guess I will go make some coffee right now. I don't even know what to do with myself. Happy Thursday!!!
Dave slept in the guest bedroom because we weren't sure when she would go to sleep and how many times she would wake up. By 10:45, I was rocking Simone and crying because I didn't know what to do to get her to stop crying and freaking out. I thought about waking Dave up because I wasn't sure how much more I could take. Then all of the sudden a little after 11 she started eating again and passed out. I was worried about moving her around too much because I didn't want the crying to begin again. After about 15 minutes I wrapped her up in a blanket, transferred her to her cradle and said a little prayer that she would sleep longer then 2 hours.
Well, it is now almost 7 am and she is still sleeping. Can you believe it? I can't and that is why I am up right now. I have been up since about 4 am and then tossed and turned until 6. I was so worried she wasn't breathing anymore. By 6 am my boobs were rock solid and I was in a ton of pain. Dave was supposed to get up and work out around 5, but I hadn't heard him leave so I went to the guest bedroom and he was still sleeping too. I told him that Simone had slept all night and we couldn't believe it.
I wasn't sure when she was going to get up, but I couldn't stand my boobs any longer. I pumped and she is still asleep. I am in shock. I know I should be sleeping and enjoying this amazing night of sleep, but I was and am still too freaked out. When I looked at the clock at 4 I was in shock then, this is unbelievable.
I am sure this will not happen again for many many weeks, but I will take what I can get. It is hard to go from 4 weeks (actually many months) with no consistent sleep, to a full night of sleep. I don't remember the last time I slept through the night. I will not freak out again if she is going crazy until 11 at night. Clearly she just wanted to eat and all the crying and screaming completely wore her out.
I guess I will go make some coffee right now. I don't even know what to do with myself. Happy Thursday!!!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Halloween Pictures
The boys went trick or treating in our neighborhood on Monday. I couldn't really get a good picture of the two of them together, but I got a few individually. Although I bought a football for Samuel and a milk carton for Joseph, neither one of them wanted to wear it. Samuel wore the same costume he wore last year (gorilla) and Joseph wore an old costume of Samuel's (dinosaur).
They had lots of fun and we got some good candy. I think I am going to have to freeze a bunch of candy though. We have so much around here.
Simone has had a little bit of a cold lately. She has a runny nose and is sneezing all the time. I think Joseph may have given her the cold he had last week. Although she hasn't been feeling the greatest, she is really becoming more aware of her surroundings. She is able to follow us when we walk past her, she is starting to focus on things and best of all she is starting to smile. I can talk to her and she gets a big smile on her face. I tired to get her smiling today, but I got a few cute smirks.
Sometimes she looks exactly like Samuel and then other times she looks just like Joseph. Her eyes are not turning blue yet, but they aren't brown like Joseph's either. They are dark, but I think they have green coming through. That would be crazy if each of our kids had a different eye color. I can't wait to see what her eyes turn out to be.
I am loving dressing her up in different clothes. Samuel loves it too. Today we were at Nordstroms and he picked out the pinkest most girly outfit and said he wanted to buy it for Simone. It is so cute. Everyday Samuel gives her a hug and tells her how much he loves her. It is the sweetest thing ever.
Anyway, here are some pictures of my princess:
Monday, October 31, 2011
Another week
Well last week was my first week alone and we all survived. It actually wasn't as bad as I had thought it would be. Part of the reason I think is because the boys have been sleeping in later, which allows me to get up and do a few things without being woken up at 6:30 am or earlier.
I needed to post something on my blog because I am feeling like I don't have time to do anything and I desperately needed to feel like I accomplished something today. Not only am I writing on my blog, but I am also going to make dinner tonight!! I am trying out a new recipe, so I will post it if it turns out to be good.
Tonight we may go trick or treating. We haven't decided for sure yet. We went to the MAC for Trunk or Treat last night. It kind of wore me out, so I am not sure if Dave and I are up for another night of trick or treating. Simone slept most of time, Joseph discovered his first lollipop and was completely obsessed he sucked on the whole thing and wouldn't let go until it was gone. Samuel decided to drink 3 juice boxes, which caused him to have serious stomach issues, which in turn created a very interesting evening for Dave and a very quick exit at the end of the evening. Let's just say things got messy.
Tomorrow I will post some pictures of the boys in their costumes. It is so difficult to get a picture of Joseph. He has no desire to stand still and have his picture taken, so all the pictures I got were of his back or him standing sideways. Anyway, hopefully I will be able to post something.
On another note, Samuel is crazy about holding Simone. He wants to hold her all the time and he tells her how much he loves her. It is adorable. Yesterday and today when he was holding her both Dave and I caught him singing songs to her. This morning when he was holding her she was crying and he started to sing Rock a Bye Baby. He is such an amazing little boy. Here is a picture of the two of them:
On Saturday, Michigan played football and Dave lots to get all the kids dressed up for the game. Here are a few pictures of all of them. Simone looks absolutely crazy. She is in that really weird looking stage where she takes crazy pictures. She is really starting to fill out, so hopefully I can start getting some good pictures of her.
All three kids:
Now that I have posted something I feel better. Now I need to change Simone's diaper, feed her really quickly and leave to pick Joseph up from school and I need to do it all in 10 minutes. Better go!
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
3 Weeks
It is hard to believe that Simone is already three weeks old today. The first few weeks really flew by because I wasn't really functioning. Last week was the first week I wasn't in bed. My rash luckily never got that bad and then went away. My headaches are gone now. Every once in a while at night my head hurts a little bit, but thankfully they went away on their own. I am still feeling pretty tired after all the recovery issues. I am just hoping things continue to get better and better.
I don't know what we would have done without the help of Dave's mom and my mom the past weeks. It was so nice to have them here because I was able have an easy transition from two to three kids.
On Sunday my parents left to go home. That afternoon Joseph got an extremely high fever (103.8). Dave and I were freaking out because he got so sick so fast and we were also on our own for the first time in weeks. Joseph slept great Sunday night, but woke up with 101 fever. I ended up taking him to the doctor just to make sure he didn't have an ear infection or something. He was completely fine except for the fever. His fever broke on Monday after his nap and he hasn't had one since. Today he is feeling fine, which is such a relief. I wasn't ready to have to deal with a newborn, sick little boy and a very active 3 and a half year old.
The last few weeks we have been busy. My family from Kansas City came in town to meet Simone. Uncle Izzy, Aunt Kay, Aunt Riva and my Zayde all came in town on Saturday and we all spent the day together with Laura, Jonathan and Haidyn. It was so nice for them all to meet Simone.
Here are some pictures from the last week and a half.
I don't know what we would have done without the help of Dave's mom and my mom the past weeks. It was so nice to have them here because I was able have an easy transition from two to three kids.
On Sunday my parents left to go home. That afternoon Joseph got an extremely high fever (103.8). Dave and I were freaking out because he got so sick so fast and we were also on our own for the first time in weeks. Joseph slept great Sunday night, but woke up with 101 fever. I ended up taking him to the doctor just to make sure he didn't have an ear infection or something. He was completely fine except for the fever. His fever broke on Monday after his nap and he hasn't had one since. Today he is feeling fine, which is such a relief. I wasn't ready to have to deal with a newborn, sick little boy and a very active 3 and a half year old.
The last few weeks we have been busy. My family from Kansas City came in town to meet Simone. Uncle Izzy, Aunt Kay, Aunt Riva and my Zayde all came in town on Saturday and we all spent the day together with Laura, Jonathan and Haidyn. It was so nice for them all to meet Simone.
Here are some pictures from the last week and a half.
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| She was about a week and a half here. |
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| Simone and Oma. |
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| First bath at home. |
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| Simone and Aunt Kay |
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| Simone and Aunt Riva |
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| Simone and Zayde |
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| Family picture with Zayde |
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| Simone's fist bottle. She is doing awesome drinking from a bottle. I wasn't going to have another baby like Joseph that wouldn't take a bottle. We are giving her a bottle at least every other day. She is doing great! |
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| Savta and Simone |
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| Savta with the Glasser kids |
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| Savta, Papa, Samuel and Simone. Joseph didn't really want to have anything to do with taking a picture. |
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| This is the best we could get of Savta and Papa with the kids. |
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| Papa with Simone |
Friday, October 14, 2011
Pictures of Simone and Family
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| Savta holdingSimone for the first time. |
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| The happy Dad holding his little girl |
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| They let me give her the first bath. I didn't get to do that with either of the boys, so I was really happy to be there for that. |
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| Papa holding Simone for the first time. |
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| Oma and Opa seeing Simone for the first time. |
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| Family picture |
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| Getting ready to go home in her little outfit that I thought I would never use. |
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| I got her the cutest little leg warmers. I love them! |
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| Getting ready to leave. |
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| Wasn't very happy about getting in the car seat. |
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| She calmed down pretty quickly. |
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| Just relaxing |
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| Joseph was so happy to hold her |
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| Samuel holding her for the first time. He couldn't wait. |
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| She was crying and his first reaction was to try to breastfeed her. He is a funny guy. |
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| He is so loving. He wants to dress her up all the time in her "princess" clothes |
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| Oma and Opa with the kids |
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| Meeting Aunt Lala and Haidyn for the first time. |
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| Haidyn and Simone. Already best buds. |
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| Uncle Jonathan with Simone |
Labor, Delivery and Postpardum Story - Very Long
This was definitely my most extreme labor, delivery and postpardum experience. I have had the most interesting labor and delivery stories. All three kids came into the world with a big entrance. It has taken me over a week and a half to write this because I am just now starting to feel better. I have had quite a difficult recovery with this one.
As a little recap, Samuel was born naturally (no drugs). I labored in a tub of water and hadn't planned to do a complete water birth, but by the time I was 10 centimeters I was in so much pain there was no way I was getting out of the tub. I pushed for about 40 minutes and when Samuel finally came out, only his head and one shoulder came out. They couldn't get the rest of him out while I was in the water. There was a brief freak out period where my doctor, Dave and a nurse yanked me out of the tub and threw me on the bed (with Samuel hanging out) and then they basically pulled Samuel out. He was blue and not really crying so tons of nurses were running in to deal with me and Samuel. I still can't believe I did it all without drugs. Unbelievable. I had a little bit of a difficult recovery after that. I also broke out in PUPPP, which is a pregnancy rash that normally happens at the end of a pregnancy and then clears up after delivery. I got it about two weeks after Samuel was born and it was extremely itchy and uncomfortable. They told me that PUPPP can occur after a first pregnancy but doesn't normally come back again. That was a relief.
Then there was Joseph's delivery. It was super fast and intense. I wanted to do it naturally again, but the contractions came so hard and fast and I couldn't keep up with my breathing. I had a nurse examine me and she said I was only 6 centimeters and I was in extreme pain, so I decided to get an epidural. They had to stick me twice because they hit a blood vessel the first time, but the epidural got administered at 5:30 pm. My water broke around 5:50 or so and I immediately told the nurse that I was feeling pressure, like I needed to push. She said if it continued to let her know, but she didn't think that I could be close to pushing because I had only been 6 centimeters at 5:30. The nurse left the room and I told Dave that I really really needed to push and that he needed to get someone in there right now. A resident doctor was heading down the hallway with her fleece on leaving her shift at 6:00 pm and she came in the room to just check on me. I told her that I needed to push and this baby was coming. I turned over on my back and Joseph came out at 6:05 pm. I didn't even push, the resident barely got her gloves on in order to catch him. He made a quick entrance and was a super easy delivery and recovery was great too.
Now for our new bundle of joy. I delivered Simone Bayle Glasser on October 4, 2011 at 8:26 am. She weighed 6 pounds 15.6 oz. She was 20.5 inches long (the same as Joseph).
Here is her labor and delivery story:
On Monday, October 3rd I had a doctor's appointment. I was so uncomfortable being pregnant and I wanted to be done. I asked my doctor what the plan was because I was miserable. She checked my cervix and I was 4 centimeters, so she decided to strip my membranes to see if she could get labor started. If I didn't go into labor at the beginning of the week, I was going to be induced on Thursday evening. At least there was a plan. My mom was supposed to leave Monday night to go back to Tulsa, but I had her stay because I had a feeling I may go into labor that night. I had a few contractions during the day that were stronger then normal, but not labor pains yet.
At 11:30 pm I had my first painful contraction. I knew that it was going to happen soon. I woke Dave up and told him that I knew labor was starting. He of course got really nervous because of how fast Joseph came, so he started packing up the car and woke up my mom. We called our babysitter to come over to take care of the boys in the morning.
My contractions were really really strong, but only about 5 or 6 minutes apart. I took a shower and we all got ready to go to the hospital. We got to labor and delivery around 1:50 am. We got to the room and settled in, but they really didn't do anything until about 3 am. I continued to have really strong hard contractions, but they stayed about 5 minutes apart. I had already decided that with this baby I was going to get an epidural. I wanted to have a good delivery experience and I didn't want to strangle Dave like I did with the other two. I wanted it to be relaxed and enjoyable for everyone.
Lidocaine. Then the really pain began. He could not get the epidural in. He tried three times and couldn't get it. Finally his boss came in, she tried two times and finally got it. It was so painful and mostly stressful. The pressure in my back from them continuing to try to get in the epidural needle was awful. Dave said he was about to beat up the first doctor because of the faces he was making. It was an absolutely terrible experience. The attending physician was really apologetic, but frankly I didn't give a shit what she had to say. I was so freaked out by everything and I was just happy that was over.
The medicine did kick in, but I asked them to give me a really low dosage. I wanted to be able to continue to feel the contractions, but I just wanted it not to be so intense. They gave me the perfect amount because I was really comfortable and able to relax while still feeling some labor pains. The nurses had instructions not to touch or examine me because they knew how fast my labor went last time and they wanted me to get two doses of the penicillin since I had tested positive for Strep B. My second dosage was supposed to be administered at 8:30 am.
They checked me around 6 am and I was only still 6 centimeters. They said they were going to talk to my doctor about giving me Pitocin to get things going since my contraction slowed down a lot after I got the epidural. It was like my body understood what it would mean if I got Pitocin and I immediately started having stronger contractions again. At around 7:30 am, my doctor showed up and checked me and I was 8 centimeters and she decided to break my bag of waters. As soon as she did it I started to feel pressure. The nurse was concerned that I hadn't gotten my second dosage of penicillin, so she talked to my doctor about giving it to me early. They started administering it right away. She tried to just have an open flow to get it in quickly, but it really started burning, so she slowed it down. I was determined to get the medicine because I didn't want to have to stay an extra day in the hospital so they could watch the baby and I wanted the baby to be as healthy as possible. So even though I was feeling LOTS of pressure I held on until the medicine was completely in my system. By 8:15 it was in. My doctor came back and checked me and said the baby's head was ready to come out. They prepped everything and at 8:25 am I started pushing and out the baby came at 8:26 am. I literally pushed one time and for one minute and out the baby came.
I was so convinced I was having a boy, so when the baby came out and I didn't see the penis I was completely shocked. I said, "Oh my gosh, it is a girl!" My mom immediately started crying, the labor and delivery nurse was crying and Dave was so happy that he was right that it was a girl. It took me almost 24 hours to really grasp the fact that I had a girl. I was completely shocked.
Overall, the labor and delivery was wonderful. It was my easiest by far and most enjoyable. I was just upset at how terrible the epidural experience had been. I felt initially great after delivery. My body recovered really well and I was feeling awesome. Then around 2 pm in the afternoon I started to get a terrible headache. I asked for some medicine and said my head had started to hurt. They brought medicine, but after a few hours it did nothing and I started to feel terrible. By 7 pm I was in such extreme pain that I couldn't even sit up in bed to feed Simone. My head was pounding and I couldn't even open my eyes. They called anesthesia because they had a feeling I had a spinal/epidural headache. That is when they are administering the epidural they accidentally puncture through the dural space, causing spinal fluid to leak out. My pain on a scale of 1 to 10 was a 15. They started giving me medicine every four hours and I was supposed to drink an insane amount of caffeine. If my headaches didn't get better they were going to have to do another procedure, which is called a blood patch, where they basically give you another epidural but inject your own blood into the spot and it is supposed to stop the headaches immediately because it seals the leak. I was concerned because I didn't know which of the 5 injections had gone threw my spine and I didn't want them screwing with my back at all.
Basically everyday my headaches got better, but didn't full go away until 9 days after my delivery. Today is the first day I feel much better and I haven't had to take any medication for my headaches. So while I was recovering from my headaches, I broke out in a rash all over my body. Well, so much for only getting PUPPP one time. I just went to the doctor this morning and I have a mild case right now of PUPPP. I think the stress of this recovery period caused me to break out again. Who knows.
I am finally on the mend and Simone is absolutely wonderful. She is a really good baby so far and I am in total love with her. I can't believe I have a little girl. Wow! So many new things to experience. I can't wait. The boys love her too. Samuel is so loving and such a great big brother. Joseph is great too, but not as affectionate, which isn't a surprise because that just isn't his personality.
So that is the story. I will post pictures of the new princess soon.
As a little recap, Samuel was born naturally (no drugs). I labored in a tub of water and hadn't planned to do a complete water birth, but by the time I was 10 centimeters I was in so much pain there was no way I was getting out of the tub. I pushed for about 40 minutes and when Samuel finally came out, only his head and one shoulder came out. They couldn't get the rest of him out while I was in the water. There was a brief freak out period where my doctor, Dave and a nurse yanked me out of the tub and threw me on the bed (with Samuel hanging out) and then they basically pulled Samuel out. He was blue and not really crying so tons of nurses were running in to deal with me and Samuel. I still can't believe I did it all without drugs. Unbelievable. I had a little bit of a difficult recovery after that. I also broke out in PUPPP, which is a pregnancy rash that normally happens at the end of a pregnancy and then clears up after delivery. I got it about two weeks after Samuel was born and it was extremely itchy and uncomfortable. They told me that PUPPP can occur after a first pregnancy but doesn't normally come back again. That was a relief.
Then there was Joseph's delivery. It was super fast and intense. I wanted to do it naturally again, but the contractions came so hard and fast and I couldn't keep up with my breathing. I had a nurse examine me and she said I was only 6 centimeters and I was in extreme pain, so I decided to get an epidural. They had to stick me twice because they hit a blood vessel the first time, but the epidural got administered at 5:30 pm. My water broke around 5:50 or so and I immediately told the nurse that I was feeling pressure, like I needed to push. She said if it continued to let her know, but she didn't think that I could be close to pushing because I had only been 6 centimeters at 5:30. The nurse left the room and I told Dave that I really really needed to push and that he needed to get someone in there right now. A resident doctor was heading down the hallway with her fleece on leaving her shift at 6:00 pm and she came in the room to just check on me. I told her that I needed to push and this baby was coming. I turned over on my back and Joseph came out at 6:05 pm. I didn't even push, the resident barely got her gloves on in order to catch him. He made a quick entrance and was a super easy delivery and recovery was great too.
Now for our new bundle of joy. I delivered Simone Bayle Glasser on October 4, 2011 at 8:26 am. She weighed 6 pounds 15.6 oz. She was 20.5 inches long (the same as Joseph).
Here is her labor and delivery story:
On Monday, October 3rd I had a doctor's appointment. I was so uncomfortable being pregnant and I wanted to be done. I asked my doctor what the plan was because I was miserable. She checked my cervix and I was 4 centimeters, so she decided to strip my membranes to see if she could get labor started. If I didn't go into labor at the beginning of the week, I was going to be induced on Thursday evening. At least there was a plan. My mom was supposed to leave Monday night to go back to Tulsa, but I had her stay because I had a feeling I may go into labor that night. I had a few contractions during the day that were stronger then normal, but not labor pains yet.
At 11:30 pm I had my first painful contraction. I knew that it was going to happen soon. I woke Dave up and told him that I knew labor was starting. He of course got really nervous because of how fast Joseph came, so he started packing up the car and woke up my mom. We called our babysitter to come over to take care of the boys in the morning.
My contractions were really really strong, but only about 5 or 6 minutes apart. I took a shower and we all got ready to go to the hospital. We got to labor and delivery around 1:50 am. We got to the room and settled in, but they really didn't do anything until about 3 am. I continued to have really strong hard contractions, but they stayed about 5 minutes apart. I had already decided that with this baby I was going to get an epidural. I wanted to have a good delivery experience and I didn't want to strangle Dave like I did with the other two. I wanted it to be relaxed and enjoyable for everyone.
Lidocaine. Then the really pain began. He could not get the epidural in. He tried three times and couldn't get it. Finally his boss came in, she tried two times and finally got it. It was so painful and mostly stressful. The pressure in my back from them continuing to try to get in the epidural needle was awful. Dave said he was about to beat up the first doctor because of the faces he was making. It was an absolutely terrible experience. The attending physician was really apologetic, but frankly I didn't give a shit what she had to say. I was so freaked out by everything and I was just happy that was over.
The medicine did kick in, but I asked them to give me a really low dosage. I wanted to be able to continue to feel the contractions, but I just wanted it not to be so intense. They gave me the perfect amount because I was really comfortable and able to relax while still feeling some labor pains. The nurses had instructions not to touch or examine me because they knew how fast my labor went last time and they wanted me to get two doses of the penicillin since I had tested positive for Strep B. My second dosage was supposed to be administered at 8:30 am.
They checked me around 6 am and I was only still 6 centimeters. They said they were going to talk to my doctor about giving me Pitocin to get things going since my contraction slowed down a lot after I got the epidural. It was like my body understood what it would mean if I got Pitocin and I immediately started having stronger contractions again. At around 7:30 am, my doctor showed up and checked me and I was 8 centimeters and she decided to break my bag of waters. As soon as she did it I started to feel pressure. The nurse was concerned that I hadn't gotten my second dosage of penicillin, so she talked to my doctor about giving it to me early. They started administering it right away. She tried to just have an open flow to get it in quickly, but it really started burning, so she slowed it down. I was determined to get the medicine because I didn't want to have to stay an extra day in the hospital so they could watch the baby and I wanted the baby to be as healthy as possible. So even though I was feeling LOTS of pressure I held on until the medicine was completely in my system. By 8:15 it was in. My doctor came back and checked me and said the baby's head was ready to come out. They prepped everything and at 8:25 am I started pushing and out the baby came at 8:26 am. I literally pushed one time and for one minute and out the baby came.
I was so convinced I was having a boy, so when the baby came out and I didn't see the penis I was completely shocked. I said, "Oh my gosh, it is a girl!" My mom immediately started crying, the labor and delivery nurse was crying and Dave was so happy that he was right that it was a girl. It took me almost 24 hours to really grasp the fact that I had a girl. I was completely shocked.
Overall, the labor and delivery was wonderful. It was my easiest by far and most enjoyable. I was just upset at how terrible the epidural experience had been. I felt initially great after delivery. My body recovered really well and I was feeling awesome. Then around 2 pm in the afternoon I started to get a terrible headache. I asked for some medicine and said my head had started to hurt. They brought medicine, but after a few hours it did nothing and I started to feel terrible. By 7 pm I was in such extreme pain that I couldn't even sit up in bed to feed Simone. My head was pounding and I couldn't even open my eyes. They called anesthesia because they had a feeling I had a spinal/epidural headache. That is when they are administering the epidural they accidentally puncture through the dural space, causing spinal fluid to leak out. My pain on a scale of 1 to 10 was a 15. They started giving me medicine every four hours and I was supposed to drink an insane amount of caffeine. If my headaches didn't get better they were going to have to do another procedure, which is called a blood patch, where they basically give you another epidural but inject your own blood into the spot and it is supposed to stop the headaches immediately because it seals the leak. I was concerned because I didn't know which of the 5 injections had gone threw my spine and I didn't want them screwing with my back at all.
Basically everyday my headaches got better, but didn't full go away until 9 days after my delivery. Today is the first day I feel much better and I haven't had to take any medication for my headaches. So while I was recovering from my headaches, I broke out in a rash all over my body. Well, so much for only getting PUPPP one time. I just went to the doctor this morning and I have a mild case right now of PUPPP. I think the stress of this recovery period caused me to break out again. Who knows.
I am finally on the mend and Simone is absolutely wonderful. She is a really good baby so far and I am in total love with her. I can't believe I have a little girl. Wow! So many new things to experience. I can't wait. The boys love her too. Samuel is so loving and such a great big brother. Joseph is great too, but not as affectionate, which isn't a surprise because that just isn't his personality.
So that is the story. I will post pictures of the new princess soon.
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