More pictures

So little G is doing really well! Its been a different adjustment for me, going from working full time to a stay at home mom... kinda hard. I feel like once he gets a little older and keeps me a little more busy in the day it will be better. Right now I feel like since all he really does is eat, poop, and sleep, I feel like I dont do much productive work in the day. But... I do like being home with baby G. So I just need to come up with a good Halloween costume for the little bugger... since its next weekend! Any ideas...

I guess I am a little camera happy, but its hard not to be. Ren got a new macro lens for his camera so naturally we have to test it out right... I love this baby! I love that I have actual pictures of him to post instead of ultrasound pictures and videos where you cant really make out the picture you know. So he will be 2 weeks on Monday, and already back up to his birth weight. He really is a sweet little bugger!

Gavin Dale Livingston

People keep asking me when I am going to post so... finally I am getting around to it.

Okay so my doctor told me at my last doctors appt. that I had the choice to be induced on Monday the 28th if I wanted. I told him I would wait, but once Monday came around I WAS SOOO READY! I starting having little contractions the night before, but thought they were still too minimal to go to the hospital. I called my doctors office Monday morning and just said "What are my chances of being induced still today?" I told them I starting having little contractions and the nurse said "uh... your in labor, you need to go get an exam at the hospital."

So Ren and I went to the hospital, got checked out and sent home because I wasn't quite dilated enough to stay. I was a stretchy 2-3. So they put me on a call list to call back in that evening depending on how busy they were and the priority of other people. So I went home and cleaned and vacuumed my whole house and waited till 4 pm to hear back from the hospital. I called them to see what their status was and they told me to come in that evening!

So we got there at 5:30 pm and they checked me out and I was dilated to a 4. They said that because I was progressing on my own, I was more like an augmentation to help push the process along. Dr. Langford told us that because of how Gavin was positioned and the contractions I was having, the Pitocin would respond quicker than normal. So I was able to get the epidural before the pitocin (thank goodness!!!) I never felt a thing it was great! I was on the pitocin for only about an hour and a half because it made my uterus contract too much and was crushing little Gavin. His heart rate dropped to like 5o something, and his oxygen dropped drastically too so they put me on oxygen and just monitored his vitals real close.

At 11:30 pm Dr. Langford came in to break my water because I was still at a 4 and not progressing. He broke my water and the fluid was clear, but I passed some extremely large blood clots with it. (its never comforting to see your doctors face looked shocked...)I kept bleeding and they had to monitor me real close because he thought the placenta seperated too early. So there was nothing really to do but wait, I still dont really know what a contraction feels like... I love the epidural! I slept until they came to check my progress again at 3:30.

The nurse checked me and I was completely dilated +2! She said "Do not push, his head is right there!" So we waiting a little for the doctor to get there, started pushing, and 45 minutes later little Gavin was born! I couldn't it! He is so beautiful! Ren cut the cord and watched the whole thing! I was so proud! He did better than my mom who has been and ICU nurse for 35 years, been a flight nurse, and worked in the cardiatic cath lab for how long... Mom was about to pass out!

Ren and I stayed in the hospital for 2 days and were so happy to come home! Gavin is such a swwet baby! The dogs LOVE him. Marcie is so motherly to him like its her baby. They are all very protective of him its sweet! I am doing well too. Just sore in the whole “basement” area… its like Im paying for the no pain I felt during labor now. I would much rather have this pain now though. I will keep posting fun pictures now too.

Almost there... I hope!

Okay, the doctor said today "Any time... for real this time!" (we'll see) This morning when I went in I was dilated to a 2 now, and 80% effaced and my plug is completely gone now. So he gave me the option to induce on Monday but I told him I would wait and let it just happen. I still have had zero contractions since last week... so he said I might just be the type that will get them all at once and just go into labor. Little Gavin is so dang low in my pelvis, during my exam today he said he had to move his head up to measure me. I thought for sure last night Gavin was going to push on my bladder so hard that it would just pop! Its getting too squished in there for him. So the doctor also predicted between 7-8 lbs now... So what do you think... Before next weekend?

Update

Well... crap. Just got back from the doctor and I am about the same as where I was last week. No progression. He said probably within the week... but we will see. I wasn't very happy about that news cause my contractions have started coming a little more intense, and I have serious back pain and crotch pain... so much pressure... I dont want to go another week! Ug. So... its the waiting game.

Baby Update!

Well, I had some exciting news this morning at the doctor! First off... Im a little retarded because I had my own due date wrong all this time... its actually Oct. 3rd, and I have thought it was Oct.9th for how long now... so I looked at all the ultrasound pictures and it has the Oct. 3rd date on all of them! So that was a pleasant surprise! I told the doctor I'll just keep it Oct. 9th in my head and if he wants to come early that will be a nice surprise! So Dr. Langford measured the baby's head and chest and everything looks real good! He has a slightly larger head than normal! (yeah for me!) He is weighing at 6 lbs 14 oz as of right now. Then he measured my cervix and said that I am already dilated to a 1 and 75% effaced. YEAH!!! Dr. Langford says he is thinking within the next 7 to 12 days little Gavin will be here!!! So... we will see. Its closer than we thought! Ive got to get cleaning!

Labor Day Pool Party

I know its been a long time since I have posted anything... I just feel like I dont have much to put on these days. My ultrasound pictures are getting harder to see because everything is looking a little smooshed! Only 4 more weeks! I thought since I wear my bathing suit 75 percent of the time these days I would take my 9 month photo in my suit! It has been so bloody hot here! It was well into the hundreds (like 106+) all last week, and the nights are only cooling down to like 75ish... with no breeze at our house. I feel like my bones are boiling in my own body. I was really excited to go to work and sit in the air conditioned office all day, but I just started working half days now until I go on maternity leave... there goes the free ac. Its hard for me to stay off my feet in the middle of the day, I feel so unproductive... like I have to be doing some kind of work! I feel lazy... even though I know its best to not do anything.

My doctors appt's have been going well. He will start measuring me at my next appt Friday. Little Gavin is just so low, I have a constant shooting pain in my legs, and it hurts my back to be up for too long. (or sitting for that matter) Last appt the doctor said "if you were any lower the baby would be coming out" (i wish he would come out!!! Im ready) I have so much pressure down there that I think he is trying to come out. Sleeping is still alright... kinda. He moves so much in the night, pushing both in my ribs and against my bladder at the same time we like to say he's doing the Maniac dance. Ren likes to talk to him all the time, and when he does he moves around a lot. So... just a few more weeks! I cant wait to just have him here. If i get a cool picture or video from my appt Friday maybe I will post it. Im just excited to post actual Gavin pictures! Soon enough I guess.