Received a call from the doctor's office. Her bilirubin level came back normal!
Yeah!
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Monday, September 27, 2010
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Our first outting
Well for a first outing we went to the doctor's office! It was mission organization! I was truly happy to discover that I was able to remember....."what do I pack in that diaper bag" again, and grandma came through with a new activity book for Renae! Yeah Grandma!
The visit went well, Dakota has lost another 2oz but the doctor wasn't concerned because the weight loss has slowed down in rate and he felt that this should now be turning around and going in the other direction by the next visit (Next Thursday). He wanted to do another blood draw though since Dakota was still looking jaundiced. They will let me know asap what the result will be.
As far as I am concerned. I am healing well, moving around well but I guess I have overdone it some since I do have a sharp pain on my right side of my incision. I guess I will keep a close eye on this and then if it doesn't improve soon, I will call my doctor.
Well that is all for now. More soon.
The visit went well, Dakota has lost another 2oz but the doctor wasn't concerned because the weight loss has slowed down in rate and he felt that this should now be turning around and going in the other direction by the next visit (Next Thursday). He wanted to do another blood draw though since Dakota was still looking jaundiced. They will let me know asap what the result will be.
As far as I am concerned. I am healing well, moving around well but I guess I have overdone it some since I do have a sharp pain on my right side of my incision. I guess I will keep a close eye on this and then if it doesn't improve soon, I will call my doctor.
Well that is all for now. More soon.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
Guess Who's Home?!?!
Well you may or may not be surprised but guess who made it home already? Yep, it's true! The doctor made rounds this morning and was mentioning that I could expect that if all goes well that I might be able to go home tomorrow, .....at which point I said "tomorrow?".
I think the doctor was also surprised at my determination to make it home in record time after a c-section. But I let him know that I was doing all of my ADL's (activities of daily living), at which point he smiled and said....."only a nurse would talk like that" and then he made me a deal. He said that he would check on me again in the evening and if all looks good and my pain remains under control that he would let me go.
Say no more doc......you tell me what needs to be done and by golly I will make it so!
So at 6pm I was visited again by Dr. Sam and was given his blessing to go home. So here is a picture of me and my two girls embarking on our new life at home! (and one picture of tiny Dakota in her big ol' car seat - I couldn't resist!)
I think the doctor was also surprised at my determination to make it home in record time after a c-section. But I let him know that I was doing all of my ADL's (activities of daily living), at which point he smiled and said....."only a nurse would talk like that" and then he made me a deal. He said that he would check on me again in the evening and if all looks good and my pain remains under control that he would let me go.
Say no more doc......you tell me what needs to be done and by golly I will make it so!
So at 6pm I was visited again by Dr. Sam and was given his blessing to go home. So here is a picture of me and my two girls embarking on our new life at home! (and one picture of tiny Dakota in her big ol' car seat - I couldn't resist!)
And Then There Were Four!
So yesterday I thought it would be another day of status quo. No big changes, just go to work.......check, Go out for lunch with my work crew.......check, Go pick up Renae from daycare......check, and then off to get her haircut......check, then off to swimming......wait a minute, hold the bus, what is this?!?! Contractions?
.....cancel swimming lessons, go home. Norman and I patiently counted out each contraction writing down the time intervals and nothing was really adding up. The contractions were all over the place in length and intervals and they weren't terribly painful so I continued to rest and went on with the evening routine. Had supper, got Renae settled in for the night, etc.
After that Norm suggested that I just go ahead and call the doctor to see what they want me to do. I did call and Dr. Collins suggested that I go ahead and come in just to be sure that it isn't active labour. So, off we call Jean as our stand in for watching Renae, .....all the while I was convinced that this would be false labour.
When we get to the hospital, it is absolutely hectic in the ER and it takes a while before the L&D staff come and get me. At this point I am noticing that the contractions are getting stronger, but still not regular. Once I got upstairs I was examined and I was still only at 1cm. So, no big deal and we will start you on some IV fluids and slow down the contractions.
Well, as I mentioned, it was a bit crazy all around and so it took a while before anyone could tend to me. However, the contractions really were getting strong and frequent. Then next thing I knew, my water broke and so I new this little baby was coming tonight no matter what. Well to say all went into overdrive is an understatement. My contractions were now a 9/10 on a pain scale and when assessed, I was now a 4cm dilation. All within an hour!
When all was said and done I made it back to the OR for the C-section, checked again....was now a 6cm and wow were those contractions a kicker! So........
I come to you with tears in my eyes and of the utmost pleasure to tell you that our bundle of joy has arrived!
IT'S A GIRL!
Her name is Dakota Emily Burt
Arrived at 1222am 09/21/2010
She weighed in at 8lbs 6oz and was 20 3/4" long.
As you can see below she has the plumpest little cheeks and is absolutely beautiful! What is even more remarkable is how much she looks like her big sister!
.....cancel swimming lessons, go home. Norman and I patiently counted out each contraction writing down the time intervals and nothing was really adding up. The contractions were all over the place in length and intervals and they weren't terribly painful so I continued to rest and went on with the evening routine. Had supper, got Renae settled in for the night, etc.
After that Norm suggested that I just go ahead and call the doctor to see what they want me to do. I did call and Dr. Collins suggested that I go ahead and come in just to be sure that it isn't active labour. So, off we call Jean as our stand in for watching Renae, .....all the while I was convinced that this would be false labour.
When we get to the hospital, it is absolutely hectic in the ER and it takes a while before the L&D staff come and get me. At this point I am noticing that the contractions are getting stronger, but still not regular. Once I got upstairs I was examined and I was still only at 1cm. So, no big deal and we will start you on some IV fluids and slow down the contractions.
Well, as I mentioned, it was a bit crazy all around and so it took a while before anyone could tend to me. However, the contractions really were getting strong and frequent. Then next thing I knew, my water broke and so I new this little baby was coming tonight no matter what. Well to say all went into overdrive is an understatement. My contractions were now a 9/10 on a pain scale and when assessed, I was now a 4cm dilation. All within an hour!
When all was said and done I made it back to the OR for the C-section, checked again....was now a 6cm and wow were those contractions a kicker! So........
I come to you with tears in my eyes and of the utmost pleasure to tell you that our bundle of joy has arrived!
IT'S A GIRL!
Her name is Dakota Emily Burt
Arrived at 1222am 09/21/2010
She weighed in at 8lbs 6oz and was 20 3/4" long.
As you can see below she has the plumpest little cheeks and is absolutely beautiful! What is even more remarkable is how much she looks like her big sister!
Dakota Emily Burt
Proud Mama and Papa
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| Renae giving her big sister a kiss |
Two beautiful little girls!
Friday, September 17, 2010
It's the final countdown!
Well I went and saw my OBGYN doctor yesterday and was pretty surprised when he told me that I was only a little more dilated then I was last week. I was surprised because I was having occasional contractions........not braxton hicks but the real deal.
Well as it turns out my doctor feels that due to my anatomy, it is unlikely that I will go into labour anytime soon and that I really needed to proceed with the c-section. So, I have committed to the date of Sept. 23rd!
Which means that this weekend is our last weekend to get any and all things done before baby Burt #2 arrives. So I guess we will be BUSY BUSY BUSY!
But more importantly we plan on spending oodles of time with our darling little girl who is soon to have her world changed by becoming a big sister! I just hope that she adjusts well to all of this. So far she is so very excited by all of what is to come.
If you have any pointers or comments for us to help Renae with the adjustment to come I would love to hear it!
More soon!
Well as it turns out my doctor feels that due to my anatomy, it is unlikely that I will go into labour anytime soon and that I really needed to proceed with the c-section. So, I have committed to the date of Sept. 23rd!
Which means that this weekend is our last weekend to get any and all things done before baby Burt #2 arrives. So I guess we will be BUSY BUSY BUSY!
But more importantly we plan on spending oodles of time with our darling little girl who is soon to have her world changed by becoming a big sister! I just hope that she adjusts well to all of this. So far she is so very excited by all of what is to come.
If you have any pointers or comments for us to help Renae with the adjustment to come I would love to hear it!
More soon!
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Just another day at the office.....Doctor's office that is
Well, I went and saw the doctor today and unfortunately don't really have anything new to report. I was a little surprised because I have been having A LOT of braxton hicks contractions lately and thought that surely that meant that something was happening......but alas, .....nothing.
I remain just a tincy bit dilated, no further effaced and the baby still floats up when the doctor touches the baby's head.
For those who are still placing bets on the sex, well the HR was 128. I also, didn't gain (or lose) anymore weight.
Well, I guess we all have another week to wait to see if there are any changes. Status quo till then.
I remain just a tincy bit dilated, no further effaced and the baby still floats up when the doctor touches the baby's head.
For those who are still placing bets on the sex, well the HR was 128. I also, didn't gain (or lose) anymore weight.
Well, I guess we all have another week to wait to see if there are any changes. Status quo till then.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Renae and Mommy
Sorry that it has been a little while since I have posted anything new but I was waiting to show you all something exciting! This past weekend I now hit 37 weeks! Which means I am now officially full term! Not that I am ready to deliver yet but it is nice to know that I am now within a safe zone if I should go into labor.
So to commemorate the moment I wanted to get some photos done of the big ol' belly and get some lovely shots of Renae. I was so fortunate to work with a lady who let me know that her daughter, Erin, was getting started in photography.
I am so lucky to have gotten her to do this for us as she is quite talented (as you will see below) and made us feel so very comfortable!
I can't believe that this pregnancy is almost complete. It really feels like the time has flown by. And, the fact that I know this will be not having any more children after this.....every kick, even every ache....I am treasuring and trying to not rush this experience.
Tomorrow I have another doctors appointment and I am excited to see if there are any changes and therefore have more to update you with. Keep a lookout tomorrow and I will do my best to update the blog.
If you have any comments on the following pictures I would love to hear them and then I can pass them on to Erin! You can make comments at the end of this blog entry!
Till Tomorrow!
So to commemorate the moment I wanted to get some photos done of the big ol' belly and get some lovely shots of Renae. I was so fortunate to work with a lady who let me know that her daughter, Erin, was getting started in photography.
I am so lucky to have gotten her to do this for us as she is quite talented (as you will see below) and made us feel so very comfortable!
I can't believe that this pregnancy is almost complete. It really feels like the time has flown by. And, the fact that I know this will be not having any more children after this.....every kick, even every ache....I am treasuring and trying to not rush this experience.
Tomorrow I have another doctors appointment and I am excited to see if there are any changes and therefore have more to update you with. Keep a lookout tomorrow and I will do my best to update the blog.
If you have any comments on the following pictures I would love to hear them and then I can pass them on to Erin! You can make comments at the end of this blog entry!
Till Tomorrow!
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