David is here!

Hello Everyone,

Well, David IS HERE!! He made is debut on August 4, 2009 at 2:52am! It still seems like a whirlwind! I was contracting a whole week before hand and was thinking that he would never come out, but OH MAN DID HE! I can honestly say I have NEVER experienced pain like childbirth! There is no way to explain it! Thank goodness I had a fast delivery.

So the day started like every other that week, I was contracting and hurting but was beginning to learn to deal with the pain. A few hours into the day the contractions got significantly WORSE...they were knocking me to my knees and bringing me to tears! So my Mom and Shauna (my awesome labor coach) took me to the hospital for an OB check. The nurse set me up and was monitoring my contractions for about 30 min. She came back in and checked me and said that I was only dilated 1cm! I was ticked! She was rude and told me my contractions weren't strong enough and the baby wasn't down low enough! So she called the doctor and sent me home, but before I left she told me to come back if my contractions were 3-5 min apart for an hour...I was thinking, "WHY DO YOU THINK I AM HERE?!". They had been 3-5 min apart for several hours! Grrr!! The other thing she said was to come back if my water breaks. I was so discouraged when I left there. I mean I knew I was in pain, but they made me feel like an idiot.

So we went home. My brother and sister spent the night at a friends house, so the house was quiet and calm when we got home. I was on the couch crying because I was hurting soooo bad! Then all of this sudden, I got really warm and could have sworn I just wet my pants...but I knew I didn't! All I could think of was HAHA nurse, my water broke and I'm coming back! You can't send me home now!! Lol!

My water broke at 11:30pm that night! I was able to get in touch with RW so he knew what was going on and he called and notified his family so everyone would know what was going on. We left the house and headed to the hospital when I hit transition at about 1:30am and David was born at 2:52am! I am proud to say that I had a natural birth, no drugs and no epidural! Thank goodness it was a fast delivery! I don't think I could have done it without my Mom and Shauna. They were amazing! Shauna you were a GREAT coach! Thank you so much! :)

David was 5 lbs 8 oz 19". He is a month old now and is getting cuter by the day! I will be sure to try and stay on top of my blog so I can share pics and the cute little things he does! I just wish RW could be here to see him. He is such a proud papa! I can't wait for the two of them to meet! David looks JUST like his Daddy! He is so handsome! ;)

Baby Update

Well, things are going about the same. I have been contracting since Sunday morning and there hasn't been a break. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and was 90% effaced and 1.5cm dilated. Its all up to this baby to drop down a little more and then we may be in business. Hopefully he will make up his mind soon....this is getting old! Lol!

I will keep the update going as best I can! Hope everyone is doing well.

Baby Update

I started contracting early Sunday morning and have not had a break!! They seem to be every 3-8 minutes. I went in to the hospital for an OB check yesterday and they say that it is early labor and could go like this for days!! Aaaaahhh! It hurts so bad, the pain is getting more intense and makes it near to impossible to sleep when I am waking up every few minutes in PAIN!!

I am 37 weeks pregnant and considered full term, so we will have a healthy baby! We just don't know when he is going to make his appearance. David is handling the contractions well, we just need him to drop down a little more.

I will do my best to keep everyone posted. I try to get on the computer between the pain. Lol!

My Blessing of the Day

Today as I was laying in bed feeling miserable with this cold, my phone rang! It was RW! His calls are always the greatest to get. I talked to him for a few minutes and he asked me to get on my military email so I could talk to him on that instant messenger. So I got to talk to him 3 times today! Twice on the computer and once on the phone. I guess he was in a different office for today and had some internet access but he couldn't be on it long! I will take whatever I can get! :) YAY!
I was really happy to be able to talk to him. He is doing well, he is just a tired guy and has been working some long hours. Other than that he sounded great! It was a nice surprise to be able to talk to him that many times in a day, so even though I don't feel well at all, that was a nice blessing and made me forget about being sick for just a little bit!

Vacation Bible School

It has been a fun week of Vacation Bible School. My mom and I worked in crafts so we were able to see ALL the kiddos as they came through. It was a lot of fun, I got to spend some time with some people that I haven't seen in a while, so that was really nice. The Lord also blessed us with a COOL week...the building we were working in didn't have air conditioning, it didn't get hot in there at all. Thank you Jesus!

The theme of VBS was Studio GO. It was a game show theme. Everyday was a different story from the Bible. So the crafts we made went along with the story of the day. We made some fun things, I think the one of the fun days was when we made Queen Esther's crown. Miss Lily looked so darn cute in her little crown, what a little princess! I had to make myself one so I matched the girls! :)

It was a fun week! Now its time to get things done to prepare for Mr. David! :)

Summer

So far summer hasn't been bad! We have spent some time over at our friend Michelle's house swimming in their pool. I have an interesting tan going on, but I am tan so I will take it! LOL! We had Gracie's 10th birthday party over there and had blast! It feels nice to be in the water, although I feel like a huge whale! "Somebody throw Shamu back into the ocean!" Lol! :) Hopefully I can get a few more swims in before David makes his arrival!

David will be here soon!