The Arrival of Avery Priscilla Livingston

Avery is almost two weeks old now... Time flies when you are nursing every 2-3 hours and chasing a 2 year old! Here is the birth story.

Sunday Aug. 28th I went to church in the morning, thinking I was gonna go to the doctor the next morning and BEG him to schedule an induction. I even planned out what I was gonna say to him. By Sunday evening at 6:00 we were eating dinner and I started getting contractions. I kept getting braxton hicks and then going on a long walk and they would stop as soon as I would get home from walking, so this time when I went for our walk they kept coming stronger and consistent and didn't stop when I got home. Ren's brother Tad was spending the night at our house, so he stayed with Gavin. Ren and I got to the hospital at 9:00 pm and I was dilated to a 4. By 11:00 pm I was dilated to a 6 and got my epidural. The epidural medication was a little too high, so about a half an hour into it I was having a hard time breathing and couldn't feel my chest. So the nurses and doctor came in and I got put on oxygen for a bit. They turned the epidural medication down, and once they did that everything was fine. By 1:00 am I was dilated to a 7 so Dr. Langford broke my water. We took a good nap, and by 5:00 am I was pushing. I pushed for a total of 18 minutes. This girl came out quick and easy! She weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. and was 19 inches long, born at 5:12 am August 29^th. She is such a good baby. She started nursing right away and has been a strong eater, great sleeper, and so sweet! Gavin just loves her to pieces, he loves touching her hair and toes and he gives her kisses on the head. He is such a sweet boy! More pictures coming soon. Enjoy!

Pregnancy Update

I went to the doctor yesterday. Good news is her amniotic fluid is back up to normal and there is only one cord around her neck again, so we dont have to go to the hospital twice a week anymore for those non-stress tests. He did a growth scan but had a hard time getting a real accurate reading due to the fact that she is SO far in my pelvis that her head and my pelvis are too smooshed together. He estimated she was about 6 lbs 12 oz right now...maybe 7 lbs. She is healthy and happy in there. I was bummed because I thought maybe I had progressed a little since last week, but no. I am still at a 1 and only 60% effaced. (i was bummed about that cause this girl is destroying my body) So I asked if I could schedule an induction date and he said no because he thinks I will have her within the next 10 days and wont even meet my 39 week mark. Im hopeful but...she is crazy...so I will just wait until next week when I go see him again. Until then...I'm huffing it up and down my neighborhood, taking advantage of the massive hills we live around and vacuuming my house a lot. Avery...its time to join this world PLEASE...come out! I hope my next post will be baby pictures!

pregnancy update

So we just got home from the doctor this morning. Im just about 37 weeks, and feeling huge like a house. Avery is one crazy girl, she moves and flips around so much she is causing some problems. Last time we were in she had one cord around her neck, which is not a problem. This week there are now 2 cords wrapped around her neck which is a problem. We go to the hospital twice a week now to have a procedure called an NST (like an ekg) so they can monitar her vitals and make sure shes okay. Also, the amniotic fluid levels are really low in my uterus. So they will keep an eye on that too. He did say i was about 60% effaced and dilated to a one. He says he thinks she will come early, but im not holding my breath. SO.... ive been told to rest, lay on my side, and drink tons of water. there hasent been any pictures from the appointments cause she is so low he cant even get an image of her. Alright, so 3 more weeks (but praying for 2...maybe 1!) Pray for this girl that she will be alright in there.

Family Photo Opt!

Sunday we had everyone together (minus Merrill...that always seems to happen) anyway... after church we took some great family photos. We did pretty well given it was right after church, everyone was hungry, all the kids were kinda stir crazy, and the babies were really tired! It all worked out!

Time with the Walkers and Haynies

Makenna and her kids came into town last week with Annie and Matt too. Gavin is old enough now to know that his cousins are really fun! He loves them, so much that every morning I would say "Gavin do you want to go see your cousins?" and he gets that surprised look on his face like "Hu! Really!" We did lots of pool days, we went to the beach one day, and just played. We went over to Grammy and Papa's house yesterday after they had left to go home and Gavin was looking all over the house for Braxton and Merrick. He kept saying "where Braxton?...I donknow? where he go?" We took our water proof camera case in the pool one day too and got some great pool pictures of the kids! Gavin got a great Nirvana picture, Sophie tried... but it didnt really work. So fun to spend time with the fam!

Pancake BReaskfast

Gavin sure loves eating like the doggies. I made buttermilk pancakes one morning and I had a whole bunch of strawberries from the Farmers Market so I made a strawberry sauce. Really it doesn't surprise me anymore when he eats like this... it's just funny. And at least he's eating right!

Pregnancy Update

Horrible. All I can say is Ug! 34 weeks pregnant and I feel like I should be a week overdue. (how many weeks left...really...) The back pain is becoming uncontrollable...where as before I could remedy it by sitting or laying down for a bit. Not anymore...I think no matter what position I'm in it hurts. I just want my body back. I sis have a baby shower last weekend and that was fun. Fun to see how well dressed she will be! Thanks again everyone! I feel like this summer really hasnt technically been as hot yet as it was when I was pregnant with Gavin...but dang. I still cannot get cooled off. So. Everyone pray that instead of 6 more weeks I have like 4...I'll settle for 5 maybe. Pray for the last week of August! Please Please Please!