Molly's Birth Story

OK guys - this is gonna be a long one so if you just want to look at pictures I understand, just scroll down.

So, it all started Thursday, January 12th at 3:30am. I started having contractions so, just to make sure I wasn't making them up, I started to count them. I decided they were real so I woke Danny up at 4am to let him know. He woke up right away, popped out of bed and said ok lets get ready. I said hold the phone we don't go to the hospital until I have a contraction every five minutes, lasting one minute for an hour. We had a ways to go. Mine were kinda random but the average contraction was spaced out every 7 minutes. So around 2pm we decided that it was painful enough and they were close together and to be honest we were ready to get this show on the road. Well...Molly had other plans. We arrived at the hospital with a million bags - you would have thought we were moving in - went into triage and the nurse checked everything out. She said I was still 1cm and it looked like I was in early labor. She went to go call my doctor to see what she wanted to do. Dr. D finally came over and said it might be best if I went home if I was ok with laboring at home. I said yes because it is about 7pm now and I am starving and if i checked in i would get nothing but ice chips. She said ok and that I will probably be back later tonight to check in. So i was expecting to leave right then but the check out process took FOREVER! By 10pm we are still there and my doc comes back to tell me we can leave and she watches me have a couple contractions and says, maybe you should stay here. It looked like I was in too much pain to go home and if I stayed they could monitor the baby. So, I finally checked into the hospital. Once checked in we called our family and let them know. Right away they put in an IV which was way painful, I cried like a baby and asked for my mommy. You are never to old to ask for your mom - right?!? Since it appeared that I was going to be in labor for the long haul my family came up and waited with me. I tried the jacuzzi tub to see if that would work and help with labor, it helped for about 3 hours and then I was done with that and just stayed in the bed the rest of the time. They were able to give me some drowsy medicine so I could get some sleep or at least try between every contraction.

Finally, around 9am they next day, they came back to check on me and I was 4cm dilated. Woohoo!!!! It was actually going to start happening!!! Thank goodness cause I needed a change at this point, I was over having a contraction every 5-7 minutes. Everything was pretty quick from then on. Around 11am I got the dreaded epidural and it was the best thing EVER! I was so scared about it and it was the easiest thing. Way easier than the IV that I got in my arm. Best thing ever! Around 1pm I started “practice pushing” with the nurse. Apparently there is a special way to push so you have to practice before the doctor gets there. The doc came in around 2pm and I started really pushing, even though I was doing the exact same thing. They started looking at the monitors and saw that I was getting a fever of 100.3 and Molly’s heart rate was over 200bpm so the doctor said they needed to hurry and get her out. They called in a neonatal team just in case Molly needed them, I kept pushing and 28 minutes later she was born (2:28pm). I got to give her a little kiss and then she had to get checked out. Since they do everything in the same room with me I was able to watch everything and be in the know. About 5 minutes later they said she was great and handed her to a crying daddy. We were so in love. It couldn’t have been a better, more emotional moment for us as a little family of 3. It was the best day ever.

Our last picture as a family of 4.

Ready to get this show on the road

And she is here with her proud daddy

It is not a very pretty picture of me but I love it because it shows pure emotion

She had tons of visitors who couldn't wait to meet her




















Now, there are so many more posts that I am working on – basically about how being a new mommy is the HARDEST thing I have ever done. In good news we did go to her 2 week check up today and she is doing great!

Height – when she was born she was 20 inches and now she is 21 inches (85th percentile)
Weight – when she was born she was 8lbs even and now she is 8lb 9.5 oz (70th percentile)

Here is another cute picture to end the post with. She was loving her bath time. :)

Friday, January 13th

The best day EVER!!! Molly Grace has made her debut after just a mere 36 hour labor and she is everything I could have imagined and more. I will post the birth story later because it is a long one but for now......I leave you with God's beauty.

Last doc. appointment

Well, I went to Dr. D this morning and it looks like her birthday will be Tuesday, January 17th. That is if she doesn't decide to come before. I REALLY hope she comes on her own. I do not want to be induced.

(yes I am wearing my pjs)
OK - moving on.
How Far Along: 40 weeks, 3 days and I am measuring 40.5 weeks
Heart Beat: 144 bpm.
Weight gain: 28 pounds still - didn't change
Movement: Yep, still feeling her move a lot and have hiccups at least once a day.
Sleep: Yeah.....I have insomnia now.
Symptoms: all the same
Cravings: Nothing really
Best moment this week: Knowing that everything was healthy and looking good in the appointment today. We also got to see her practice breathing in the ultrasound. Apparently babies do it about once every 25 minutes when they are this far along. She breathed about 5 times. :) Sounds like she is ready to me.

Now they did say that she was measuring 8.9lbs but Dr. D didn't seem worried about it at all. When I found it out I was freaking out thinking - well - OUCH! Then we starting talking about it and there is no way that she could go from 7.1lbs two weeks ago to 8.9 today. It is all just a guess. So I am not worrying about it. She will be the perfect size when she comes out :)

40 weeks and Galleria signs

Well, it's official. Molly is past her due date. According to the bump.com she is still the size as a watermelon. She can't get any bigger than that. If she hasn't made her debut by Wednesday I will post new updates from Dr. D.

In other news, Danny and I went to the Galleria on Saturday to take a look at the updated signs in the Galleria. When I took the sign pictures I was 34 weeks prego and of course I am 40 weeks prego in real life. You can definitely see the difference. Now, I did bring home one of the old signs last week and the dogs were not fans! Rocki is still barking at the sign, everyday. She will walk up to it and growl still and definitely bark just to let the sign know who is boss.



On a different note, can I just say that it is funny to see peoples reactions when they ask how much longer I have. I tell them any day now and they all freak out. They ask if they need to get me a wheelchair, if I need to sit down or if my water is going to break. It is pretty humorous.

Happy Birthday???

Dear Molly,

We are supposed to be singing you the happy birthday song today but I don't think we are going to get the oppotunity. I know my belly is super warm and comfortable but it has got to be getting a little tight for you in there, at least it feels that way for mommy. Everyone is anxiously awaiting your arrival. We are all trying to be patient but it is just not that easy when all we want to do is meet you. We can't wait to see you. There are just so many questions we have. Do you have blue eyes like daddy? Do you have big eyes like mommy? Do you have a big head like mommy and daddy? Sorry you might be getting that one regardless. Do you have hair like mommy did or are you bald like daddy was? However you come I just know you are going to be the most beautiful little baby I have ever seen. I just can't wait.

love,
mommy

39 weeks - doc update

I went to the doc today and my fluid levels are still at 7 so I am still good to go. She is still looking good and healthy. I am still just 1cm dilated and about 60% effaced so I still have a ways to go. Her due date is just 2 days away so we will see if she decides to come on time or not. My next doc appt is Wednesday and I will get another full ultrasound so we will see weight and everything. Hopefully I won't get there because I am just ready to meet her already! We were going to set an induction date today but Dr. D said she would wait as long as 42 weeks since I really don't want to be induced so we will see what happens. We will set the date on Wednesday if we have to. I am still working and trying my best to work up to the date so I don't have to start my maternity leave early but let me tell you - it is hard to be at work!!!! I am hanging in there though.

How Far Along: 39 weeks, 5 days and I am measuring 40 weeks which is just about where I am.
Heart Beat: was in the 140s. We didn't get to hear it this time but the doc saw it on the ultrasound.
Weight gain: 28 pounds - I gained 1 pound due to swelling!!! I feel a bit like a marshmallow. My hands, feet, face, everything is just puffed up.
Movement: Yep, still feeling her move and have hiccups.
Sleep: Yeah.....i have just given up on that
Symptoms: Just the swelling
Cravings: Nothing really
Best moment this week: Getting to see her little face in the ultrasound today.

Final date night?

We will see. Danny and I went to dinner and a movie tonight to get in a date before miss molly makes her debut. First we went to the Cheesecake Factory where I got the macaroni and cheese burger, sounds kinda weird but it was really good. Then of course we had to get cheesecake so I got the bananna cream and Danny got the carrot cake cheesecake. Mine was so good!!!

Next we went to go see Sherlock Holmes which I thought was pretty good. I really like the way those movies are produced.

We were back home by 9pm, my kind of date these days since I am so tired all the time. By the way there is officially one week from today until Molly's due date. We will see what happens....