Dakota just can't seem to get a good sleeping pattern going on. He'll sleep good one night and be up all day, which is good. But then one day he'll be up all night and all day, then sleep all night, and all day, then up all night and AHHH!!! I can't keep up. Just when I think i'll get some sleep, he thinks otherwise lol! I try to sleep when he sleeps but sometimes that just doesn't happen because I have things to do during the day. *sigh* I love my little man though. :)
We figured out how to tilt the seat of his swing back so its in a laying down position instead of a sitting up one. He likes it better now! :-D He slept in it all last night (it wasn't swinging of course). The swinging put him to sleep, but then we turned it off so he wouldn't be swinging all night.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
He's here!
Sorry I haven't updated in FOREVER! Dakota made his grand appearance via c-section on June 8th. Since then I have been SUPER busy! After the surgery we stayed at the hospital for 4 days. Everything was fine, that's just "standard" after a c-section. He weighed 7 lb 2 oz and was 19 inches long. He looks just like his daddy!! :-D He even has Mason's big blue eyes. :)
On Monday, the 8th, I went in for my last prenatal check up and my blood pressure was extremely high. So I was sent down to Triage. From there, they sent me to labor and delivery to go ahead and induce labor. They started the Pitocin around 1pm and by 9:30pm-ish I hadn't dilated any more than I was when I first came to the hospital. My blood pressure was going up even more, so the doc said a c-section would be the best option. It's not what I wanted, but the labor wasn't progressing at all, and we had to get the little one out of there. I've never had any kind of surgery in my life, so I was pretty scared. They had given me an epidural a few hours into my labor when my contractions picked up, but it wasn't working well. Not well enough to keep me pain-free during the surgery. So they took that out and put a spinal block in. It took about 30-45 minutes to get everything ready for the surgery. Then they let Mason come back in to sit next to me behind the big white curtain they put up (so we couldn't see them cutting me open lol). Let me tell you, once they started, it was the strangest feeling EVER. It didn't hurt, but I could feel the first cut they made, I could feel them moving things around. All kinds of pressure and pulling. It was soooooo weird! The surgery itself only took about 20 minutes. Towards the end I heard the doctor say "Now look to your right. In about 5 seconds you'll be looking at your baby boy!" Then he came around the curtain carrying our little man. :) He was really quiet till the nurse took a picture (using our camera) and I guess the flash started him because he started crying and screaming like crazy! I started crying too. :) They cleaned him and wraped him up and brough him over for me to hold. I know all mommy's say this about their babies, but HE WAS THE CUTEST THING IN THE WORLD!!!!!! The nurse took our first family photo:
On Monday, the 8th, I went in for my last prenatal check up and my blood pressure was extremely high. So I was sent down to Triage. From there, they sent me to labor and delivery to go ahead and induce labor. They started the Pitocin around 1pm and by 9:30pm-ish I hadn't dilated any more than I was when I first came to the hospital. My blood pressure was going up even more, so the doc said a c-section would be the best option. It's not what I wanted, but the labor wasn't progressing at all, and we had to get the little one out of there. I've never had any kind of surgery in my life, so I was pretty scared. They had given me an epidural a few hours into my labor when my contractions picked up, but it wasn't working well. Not well enough to keep me pain-free during the surgery. So they took that out and put a spinal block in. It took about 30-45 minutes to get everything ready for the surgery. Then they let Mason come back in to sit next to me behind the big white curtain they put up (so we couldn't see them cutting me open lol). Let me tell you, once they started, it was the strangest feeling EVER. It didn't hurt, but I could feel the first cut they made, I could feel them moving things around. All kinds of pressure and pulling. It was soooooo weird! The surgery itself only took about 20 minutes. Towards the end I heard the doctor say "Now look to your right. In about 5 seconds you'll be looking at your baby boy!" Then he came around the curtain carrying our little man. :) He was really quiet till the nurse took a picture (using our camera) and I guess the flash started him because he started crying and screaming like crazy! I started crying too. :) They cleaned him and wraped him up and brough him over for me to hold. I know all mommy's say this about their babies, but HE WAS THE CUTEST THING IN THE WORLD!!!!!! The nurse took our first family photo:
I love that picture! We're going to get a nice big print of it to hang in our hallway where we have a few other pics of us (wedding pics and other 'events' lol).
Other pics:
In his carseat, ready to leave the hospital to go home! He looks so tiny!!
Lots of hair!! :)
So he's two weeks old now. He's such a good baby! He sleeps *most* of the time at night, of course he has his 'off nights' where he's up the whole time, but thats okay! He's sleeping right now and its almost 1 in the afternoon lol! He has a check up at the pediatrician on Wednesday, I can't wait to see how big he is now! To me it feels like he hasn't gained any weight, but thats probably because I carry him around all the time.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Found a pediatrician!
I've been putting off finding a pediatrician. I had a horrible time finding an OBGYN that I liked, and I really didn't want to go through something like that again. But since I only have 8 days (!!!!) till Dakota's arrival, I figured I should get my butt in gear.
My mom and I went to this pedi right down the road. We figured since the office was close to home, it's the obvious first stop of the day. The receptionist was super helpful! I really liked how the office looked and how professional everyone I talked to was. They accepted my insurance and would be at the hospital when I delivered. So I set up my first 'prenatal pediatrician' appointment for this Friday! :-D Of course if I find that I don't like this guy for some reason, I can always change Dr's. But going by first impressions, i'm happy with the choice I made.
I figured this would be an all day adventure, but it only took about a half hour. So now i'm back at home, with nothing to do.
Ho hum...
My mom and I went to this pedi right down the road. We figured since the office was close to home, it's the obvious first stop of the day. The receptionist was super helpful! I really liked how the office looked and how professional everyone I talked to was. They accepted my insurance and would be at the hospital when I delivered. So I set up my first 'prenatal pediatrician' appointment for this Friday! :-D Of course if I find that I don't like this guy for some reason, I can always change Dr's. But going by first impressions, i'm happy with the choice I made.
I figured this would be an all day adventure, but it only took about a half hour. So now i'm back at home, with nothing to do.
Ho hum...
Monday, June 1, 2009
La Te Da...
Only 9 days to go till Dakota is evicted from his comfy home in my belly. :) I can't believe the days are flying by so fast!! I'm kind of excited for my next Dr's appointment on Thursday. I have so many questions to ask, I just have to remember to write them down so I wont forget once I get there!
Today I went a refille my script of blood pressure meds. Then wandered around the mall for about an hour. Had Micky D's for lunch. Now i'm back home, farting around on the computer. :)
Today I went a refille my script of blood pressure meds. Then wandered around the mall for about an hour. Had Micky D's for lunch. Now i'm back home, farting around on the computer. :)
Friday, May 29, 2009
Appointment update
Well, this appointment was pretty uneventful. No changes to my cervix or anything. I was hoping I was dilated a little more, but nope, no changes. Poo. My Strep B results came back negative, which is good. My next appointment is on Thursday with the doctor who will be delivering the baby. This is my last appointment before the induction! I can't believe that in 12 days I will officially be a mommy!! :-D
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Eviction notice!
Well, my little man has finally been served his eviction notice! The Dr called today and told me I was on the schedule to be induced on June 10th!! That's 13 days away!!!!!!!!! It feels so good to have an offical date and know that i'm penciled in to be induced. Ahh.... hopefully these next 12 days will fly by! I'm sooooo ready to hold my baby and be a mommy! Mason is excited and ready to be a daddy too!!! :-D
Now that we have an official date set, it feels like we have so much left to do to get ready for his arrival! As soon as I got off the phone with Dr Baker I threw a bunch of baby stuff (blankets, onsies, bibs) into the washer and I started organizing some of the baby stuff we just had laying around.
Man, oh man....13 days......whew....
*in shock*
Now that we have an official date set, it feels like we have so much left to do to get ready for his arrival! As soon as I got off the phone with Dr Baker I threw a bunch of baby stuff (blankets, onsies, bibs) into the washer and I started organizing some of the baby stuff we just had laying around.
Man, oh man....13 days......whew....
*in shock*
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Charger found + TMI alert!
I finally found the charger to my digital camera! I was getting worried that I wouldn't find it before going into labor and I wouldn't have any pics of me and the baby in the hospital. Mason found it yesterday, in the kitchen, under the griddle (weird, I know). Since it also records videos I was thinking about doing a pregnancy vlog on here and on YouTube. But then I realized that, although I found the charger, I have no idea where the cord is to hook the cam to the computer. If its not one thing, its the other, right? Blah. So now i'll be spending my time looking for that.
At last weeks Dr's appointment (Friday) I was told I was starting to dilate. I told Mason that and he went into panic mode thinking the baby was about to drop out any second, so he ran off to Wally World and got all the last minute baby things we needed. Then he made me pack my hospital bag (which I needed to do anyway). So we're set now, ready to go! Sunday night after I took my shower I realized that I now have leaky nipples. Luck me, right? They're super sensitive too. Now even having the water hit them in the shower hurts like hell!
I woke up at about 2:30 am today and had a horrible headache. I couldn't get back to sleep no matter how hard I tried. So I took a Tylenol, but I got no relief. So I just rolled around in bed, trying to fall asleep, till 4am rolled around and Mason's alarm started going off. The noise from it was so loud and annoying that I made him turn it off and get up and leave for work about an hour early just so I didn't have to hear that damn alarm. Plus once he was gone I could take over the whole bed. After he left, I fell back asleep, haha! I guess I just needed the whole bed to myself. :) I slept in till about 10:30 and when I woke up I was still a little achey, but definitly better than before!
At last weeks Dr's appointment (Friday) I was told I was starting to dilate. I told Mason that and he went into panic mode thinking the baby was about to drop out any second, so he ran off to Wally World and got all the last minute baby things we needed. Then he made me pack my hospital bag (which I needed to do anyway). So we're set now, ready to go! Sunday night after I took my shower I realized that I now have leaky nipples. Luck me, right? They're super sensitive too. Now even having the water hit them in the shower hurts like hell!
I woke up at about 2:30 am today and had a horrible headache. I couldn't get back to sleep no matter how hard I tried. So I took a Tylenol, but I got no relief. So I just rolled around in bed, trying to fall asleep, till 4am rolled around and Mason's alarm started going off. The noise from it was so loud and annoying that I made him turn it off and get up and leave for work about an hour early just so I didn't have to hear that damn alarm. Plus once he was gone I could take over the whole bed. After he left, I fell back asleep, haha! I guess I just needed the whole bed to myself. :) I slept in till about 10:30 and when I woke up I was still a little achey, but definitly better than before!
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