I WANT TO HUG! Seriously one of the best things ever! Last night we all got some good sleep (relatively speaking of course) because Anderson slept so well in his boppy. He and I headed to bed around 8pm- I was exhausted and expected a LONG night- so I put him in his bassinet which he tolerated for about an hour. Then he was up to eat, and I put him in his boppy in our bed. He was out for 2 hours! Up again to eat, then again asleep for 2 hours! We did this all night long. I can totally handle that. I love the boppy because he can be close to me, but not close enough for me to roll over onto him and he loves it so much he SLEEPS!
Yesterday the dogs came home from Camp Bow Wow and I was quite anxious about it as I knew they'd be very curious with the baby and I was worried. I was/am also worried about giving everyone attention as I'm still their momma! I'm happy to report that they did very well. Luckily, they were exhausted after 4 days of non-stop play with other pups, so after a bath they were able to meet AJ and stayed pretty calm. As expected, Buster is under foot anytime I have AJ with me- he's so curious and protective. It's adorable (yet sometimes annoying at 2am during a diaper change).
I just got back from our first walk around the block. It was fun, tough on my body, but it was good to get out of the house for a bit. Anderson did great- slept the entire time. I plan to keep up our little walks for a few weeks and then hope to turn them into longer walks as I feel better. I'm really trying to balance resting and doing whats right for my body, but also getting back into shape and continuing on with life as I knew it.
Today is our first pediatrician appointment. I have no idea what to expect, but it should be very informative. I'm sure that Anderson is gaining weight (he has to since he eats every 2 hours!) which is what they'll want to see.
Us3
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
We Are Home!
We made it home! We left the hospital yesterday and got home around 2pm. It was a long wait to get discharged as we had to wait for my doctor to check me out and then Anderson's pediatrician to check him out, then sign a LOAD of papers, pack up and head out. It was every emotion.... Scared that now we're on our own (not really, but you know), terrified of the unknown, excited because shoot- it was the first time Anderson had seen well..anything! The sky, our car, his car seat, outside of the 2nd floor of the hospital, etc... He did wonderfully tho. He cried a bit getting into his car seat, but Jason buckled him up really well and he didn't make a peep on the car ride. It helped that he found his fingers yesterday so he had something to chomp on. We drove home and just kinda looked at each other like, "Here we go!"
Once we got home, Jason was so cute and proud, he wanted to take the long way up our street in case any neighbors were out so he could show off his son. Sadly, no one was, but we ended up getting a few visitors shortly after being home. Sharon came over, Ray and Megyn, and then Summer & Guido and kids too. They all loved him and can't get over his hair!
Once unloaded I think that's when I felt most overwhelmed....Just a bunch of bags of stuff. We had bags that we'd brought to the hospital, but then came home with double the stuff and where would we put it all??? I'm still working on that one.
Jason made some dinner for himself- I know I should be eating, but nothing really sounds good. I ended up having some Cheerios for dinner around 9ish. Then after 2 DRAMATIC diaper changes (think red face, holding breath, massive crying etc..AJ, not me!) I decided we needed to get a wipe warmer as I wasn't going to be able to do that much longer and especially not at 2am. I headed to Walmart to get a warmer- probably not a good idea for me as I was loopy from lack of energy, sleep and was in a fog. Anyway, I got home and the stupid thing doesn't work! Whatever...
Then around 10:30pm Anderson and I headed off to bed. I was determined to get a little sleep- was hoping for 3-4 hours or so. He started off OK in his bassinet, but about an hour into that he was over it. So, he went to my bed, then we moved to the glider, then back to the bassinet, and finally was on the boppy (a LIFESAVER) on our bed between us. I was awake a lot checking to be sure he was breathing, but I think I got about 4-5 hours in! Not to shabby... I'm feeling pretty good today- better every day thankfully!
Tonight should be a challenge as we're picking up the dogs this afternoon. I think it's going to be a loud night for us all with them following me everywhere we go, but I'm excited to see them and miss them.
Today I gave Anderson his first little sponge bath which he didn't hate nearly as much I had prepared myself for. I made it quick and warm and changed him into the cutest little puppy dog onesie and brown pants. I laughed when I put them on and they were too big! I remember holding them up after washing them a few months back and saying to my mom that he'd NEVER fit into that outfit- it was WAY too small!
That's all for now... I'm off to shower. Gotta love it- it's 11am and I'm just showing. Ahh, how life changes!
Few more points:
* I'm down 12lbs... Was hoping for more, but I'm happy
* Feeding is going well- this child LOVES to eat!
* It's a good idea to put a trash can in the diaper champ BEFORE bringing baby home! Learned that one last night....
Once we got home, Jason was so cute and proud, he wanted to take the long way up our street in case any neighbors were out so he could show off his son. Sadly, no one was, but we ended up getting a few visitors shortly after being home. Sharon came over, Ray and Megyn, and then Summer & Guido and kids too. They all loved him and can't get over his hair!
Once unloaded I think that's when I felt most overwhelmed....Just a bunch of bags of stuff. We had bags that we'd brought to the hospital, but then came home with double the stuff and where would we put it all??? I'm still working on that one.
Jason made some dinner for himself- I know I should be eating, but nothing really sounds good. I ended up having some Cheerios for dinner around 9ish. Then after 2 DRAMATIC diaper changes (think red face, holding breath, massive crying etc..AJ, not me!) I decided we needed to get a wipe warmer as I wasn't going to be able to do that much longer and especially not at 2am. I headed to Walmart to get a warmer- probably not a good idea for me as I was loopy from lack of energy, sleep and was in a fog. Anyway, I got home and the stupid thing doesn't work! Whatever...
Then around 10:30pm Anderson and I headed off to bed. I was determined to get a little sleep- was hoping for 3-4 hours or so. He started off OK in his bassinet, but about an hour into that he was over it. So, he went to my bed, then we moved to the glider, then back to the bassinet, and finally was on the boppy (a LIFESAVER) on our bed between us. I was awake a lot checking to be sure he was breathing, but I think I got about 4-5 hours in! Not to shabby... I'm feeling pretty good today- better every day thankfully!
Tonight should be a challenge as we're picking up the dogs this afternoon. I think it's going to be a loud night for us all with them following me everywhere we go, but I'm excited to see them and miss them.
Today I gave Anderson his first little sponge bath which he didn't hate nearly as much I had prepared myself for. I made it quick and warm and changed him into the cutest little puppy dog onesie and brown pants. I laughed when I put them on and they were too big! I remember holding them up after washing them a few months back and saying to my mom that he'd NEVER fit into that outfit- it was WAY too small!
That's all for now... I'm off to shower. Gotta love it- it's 11am and I'm just showing. Ahh, how life changes!
Few more points:
* I'm down 12lbs... Was hoping for more, but I'm happy
* Feeding is going well- this child LOVES to eat!
* It's a good idea to put a trash can in the diaper champ BEFORE bringing baby home! Learned that one last night....
Sunday, June 29, 2008
The First 24 Hours..
Wow, has it only been 24 hours??? I feel like I've known Anderson for a long time! For the most part, it's been easy. However, I realize that I'm not home yet and things will change.
Anderson is really a great baby! I wasn't sure how he'd be since the first hour or so he was pretty loud however, I have to keep in mind that as bad as labor was for me it was worse for him- so I can't blame him. He loves to be held and loves to snuggle. He does NOT love being cold, changed, naked, or checked by doctors/nurses or any of that. I understand the diaper wipe warmer and think that'll be something we'll get in the near future. It's like we're killing him when he feels the coldness of the first wipe!
AJ is a total squeaker- he makes the cutest and funniest noises and faces all the time. He's a good sleeper so far- slept with me last night in my bed. I was awake all night just watching him and making sure he was breathing. Not quite sure how but I'm still running on about 6 hours of sleep in the last 2 days- could be that he's just so darn cute!
Today was circumcision day- SO tough for me because all I could think about was the pain he would endure. Jason went with him and watched and told me that he did really great. The only thing he really didn't like was the antiseptic they used to clean him in the beginning. He did great otherwise and came back to the room 15 mins later quiet.
We also had our first visitor’s today- Holly, Joel, Joseph and Samantha came by to meet AJ. It was wonderful to have them visit- We've been telling Sam she could hold AJ in the hospital for months now and she LOVED it. She would have stayed and held him for hours if she could have. They also brought cute little stuffed animals- one being Panda of course :) Heather & Domenic also came by and brought AJ the softest little puppy stuffed animal. Heather held AJ the whole time while we laughed about labor stories- always so much funnier when it's over! We're incredibly lucky to have such wonderful friends! I'm constantly thinking about that.
Anderson has been feeding really well- he's a SUPER sucker. It's pretty painful, but I'm pretty confident I'm doing it correctly and it's just that it's new to me so that’s why it hurts. We met with a lactation specialist today so she gave me some good new tips. He's eating about every 2-3 hours. I see myself not getting too much done for a while, which is ok. I LOVE being able to watch AJ eat and he opens his eyes, I play with his fingers and it's a wonderful bonding time for us.
Just a few minutes ago we got hit with the flying pee! It was pretty funny. Jason and I were changing his 4th poopy diaper of the day and all the sudden there was a HUGE stream of pee going behind Anderson! He's got some great range! hahah
He's now happily sleeping after another dose of Tylenol for his pee pee pain. I'm hoping this will also allow me to sleep a few hours (until it's time to feed again). We shall see!
We go home tomorrow- Wish us luck!
Anderson is really a great baby! I wasn't sure how he'd be since the first hour or so he was pretty loud however, I have to keep in mind that as bad as labor was for me it was worse for him- so I can't blame him. He loves to be held and loves to snuggle. He does NOT love being cold, changed, naked, or checked by doctors/nurses or any of that. I understand the diaper wipe warmer and think that'll be something we'll get in the near future. It's like we're killing him when he feels the coldness of the first wipe!
AJ is a total squeaker- he makes the cutest and funniest noises and faces all the time. He's a good sleeper so far- slept with me last night in my bed. I was awake all night just watching him and making sure he was breathing. Not quite sure how but I'm still running on about 6 hours of sleep in the last 2 days- could be that he's just so darn cute!
Today was circumcision day- SO tough for me because all I could think about was the pain he would endure. Jason went with him and watched and told me that he did really great. The only thing he really didn't like was the antiseptic they used to clean him in the beginning. He did great otherwise and came back to the room 15 mins later quiet.
We also had our first visitor’s today- Holly, Joel, Joseph and Samantha came by to meet AJ. It was wonderful to have them visit- We've been telling Sam she could hold AJ in the hospital for months now and she LOVED it. She would have stayed and held him for hours if she could have. They also brought cute little stuffed animals- one being Panda of course :) Heather & Domenic also came by and brought AJ the softest little puppy stuffed animal. Heather held AJ the whole time while we laughed about labor stories- always so much funnier when it's over! We're incredibly lucky to have such wonderful friends! I'm constantly thinking about that.
Anderson has been feeding really well- he's a SUPER sucker. It's pretty painful, but I'm pretty confident I'm doing it correctly and it's just that it's new to me so that’s why it hurts. We met with a lactation specialist today so she gave me some good new tips. He's eating about every 2-3 hours. I see myself not getting too much done for a while, which is ok. I LOVE being able to watch AJ eat and he opens his eyes, I play with his fingers and it's a wonderful bonding time for us.
Just a few minutes ago we got hit with the flying pee! It was pretty funny. Jason and I were changing his 4th poopy diaper of the day and all the sudden there was a HUGE stream of pee going behind Anderson! He's got some great range! hahah
He's now happily sleeping after another dose of Tylenol for his pee pee pain. I'm hoping this will also allow me to sleep a few hours (until it's time to feed again). We shall see!
We go home tomorrow- Wish us luck!
Friday, June 27, 2008
A Star Is Born!
Well, I am finally here to update you all and introduce you to Anderson James Lewicki. I will update with pictures when we get home as I forgot the stupid camera cable!
Here's the story...
As you can read below, I was all happy happy at 10CM dilated this morning, but man did that change! The nurse came to tell me it was time to push so she showed me "how" to push. I didn't feel very confident with it, so we tried some practice ones. Really uncomfortable and felt soooo unnatural to me. Anyway, we tried. We weren't getting anywhere so she said we can wait for a while so that my uterus could work more in our favor.
She came back shortly and I was certainly feeling the contractions and when to push- it wasn't terribly painful at this point cause of the drugs, however, 2 hours into it and pushing every 3 minutes, 3 pushes at a time - I got EXHAUSTED. Throughout this entire time, Jason was insanely wonderful. Best I could ask for. Constantly pulling back my legs or getting me ice chips, or a wet towel, or telling me how great I was doing- I didn't feel like I was doing great, but whatever.
After hour 2, I'm beyond tired and the doc comes in and tells me that they don't really want me to push too much more than 3 hours with these meds, so try for another hour and then we'll see about using forceps or the vacuum. SCARY, but better than a C-sec I thought. At this point I was literally crying- not out of pain so much but out of exhaustion and I was BEGGING for some nutrition. I started thinking about orange juice or apple juice and literally balling. Looking back, it's pretty funny I was crying about OJ! But I hadn't eaten in 30 hours!
So, were into hour 3 of constant pushing, I want to die (I actually tell Jason to kill me) and the doc tells me the AJ is sunny side up- facing my stomach, not my back as he should be. So (sorry for the graphics) he literally TURNED THIS CHILD AROUND- oh my God that was about it for me. I don't think there is a worse pain...I was screaming. Holy pain! However, this was really good cause this allowed AJ to get into the right position. The doc then called in the drug doc and he gave me more epidural (I don't know when it actually wore off, but somewhere in hour 2 or so...) So, they gave me that and it was helpful but didn't take the pain away entirely. Then, doc busts out the vacuum and I was scared to death. All I could think about was pain! There was still serious pain, but 4 contractions later (felt like an eternity) I saw AJ's head. It was seriously surreal. I was literally thinking- who is this?? Is he mine? Nah, it can't really be OUR child right??? CRAZY!
So when he was out, they placed him straight on my chest and he cried a little (so we know he was breathing) but he seemed really content to meet us. He has this incredible hair- the best Mohawk ever! He weighed in at 7lbs, 5.5 ounces and is 19.5 inches. Had I not seen him come out, I wouldn't think he was mine as he looks like Jason I think- nothing like me except his nail beds- hah
That is all for now. We haven't been told when we'll be home- tomorrow or Sunday. I hope to get some sleep tonight- we'll see how that goes.
Thank you SO VERY much for every one's calls, texts, comments on the blog and everything else. It's wonderful to know how much support and love we have!
Here's the story...
As you can read below, I was all happy happy at 10CM dilated this morning, but man did that change! The nurse came to tell me it was time to push so she showed me "how" to push. I didn't feel very confident with it, so we tried some practice ones. Really uncomfortable and felt soooo unnatural to me. Anyway, we tried. We weren't getting anywhere so she said we can wait for a while so that my uterus could work more in our favor.
She came back shortly and I was certainly feeling the contractions and when to push- it wasn't terribly painful at this point cause of the drugs, however, 2 hours into it and pushing every 3 minutes, 3 pushes at a time - I got EXHAUSTED. Throughout this entire time, Jason was insanely wonderful. Best I could ask for. Constantly pulling back my legs or getting me ice chips, or a wet towel, or telling me how great I was doing- I didn't feel like I was doing great, but whatever.
After hour 2, I'm beyond tired and the doc comes in and tells me that they don't really want me to push too much more than 3 hours with these meds, so try for another hour and then we'll see about using forceps or the vacuum. SCARY, but better than a C-sec I thought. At this point I was literally crying- not out of pain so much but out of exhaustion and I was BEGGING for some nutrition. I started thinking about orange juice or apple juice and literally balling. Looking back, it's pretty funny I was crying about OJ! But I hadn't eaten in 30 hours!
So, were into hour 3 of constant pushing, I want to die (I actually tell Jason to kill me) and the doc tells me the AJ is sunny side up- facing my stomach, not my back as he should be. So (sorry for the graphics) he literally TURNED THIS CHILD AROUND- oh my God that was about it for me. I don't think there is a worse pain...I was screaming. Holy pain! However, this was really good cause this allowed AJ to get into the right position. The doc then called in the drug doc and he gave me more epidural (I don't know when it actually wore off, but somewhere in hour 2 or so...) So, they gave me that and it was helpful but didn't take the pain away entirely. Then, doc busts out the vacuum and I was scared to death. All I could think about was pain! There was still serious pain, but 4 contractions later (felt like an eternity) I saw AJ's head. It was seriously surreal. I was literally thinking- who is this?? Is he mine? Nah, it can't really be OUR child right??? CRAZY!
So when he was out, they placed him straight on my chest and he cried a little (so we know he was breathing) but he seemed really content to meet us. He has this incredible hair- the best Mohawk ever! He weighed in at 7lbs, 5.5 ounces and is 19.5 inches. Had I not seen him come out, I wouldn't think he was mine as he looks like Jason I think- nothing like me except his nail beds- hah
That is all for now. We haven't been told when we'll be home- tomorrow or Sunday. I hope to get some sleep tonight- we'll see how that goes.
Thank you SO VERY much for every one's calls, texts, comments on the blog and everything else. It's wonderful to know how much support and love we have!
Its Time...
Nurse came in, Im 10cm! HOLY SHIT! It's gonna be soon.....
Excited, scared, and did I mention scared?
Still no pain- ya!
Excited, scared, and did I mention scared?
Still no pain- ya!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Drugs Are Good!
Typing one handed so will be short. My contractions really sucked big time, but I have drugs now and life is wonderful!!!
Still at 1cm but doc is happy with progress. Trying to get some sleep now. Dont think well see baby until sometime tomorrow.
Nite!
Still at 1cm but doc is happy with progress. Trying to get some sleep now. Dont think well see baby until sometime tomorrow.
Nite!
8pm Update- GOOD NEWS!
Doc just came in things are progressing! ya! I'm finally 1CM dilated and he's very pleased with everything. Says I'm contracting every minute or 90 seconds which I can now CERTAINLY feel. I'm not close to getting pain meds, but I have to stop what I'm doing while I'm contracting and just breathe thru it at this point. I know it'll only get worse...
Doc said that he's done with the cervix meds (YA!) and he's kinda just waiting to see if I'll need Pitocin or not- but if I continue the way I am now, it wont be necessary- more great news!
Yes, I cannot believe I'm blogging while I'm birthing either- this could be my last post depending on pain, but I'll have Jason blog for me or call with updates if we move along faster.
All for now.
Doc said that he's done with the cervix meds (YA!) and he's kinda just waiting to see if I'll need Pitocin or not- but if I continue the way I am now, it wont be necessary- more great news!
Yes, I cannot believe I'm blogging while I'm birthing either- this could be my last post depending on pain, but I'll have Jason blog for me or call with updates if we move along faster.
All for now.
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