Sunday

Today I feel much better! I actually got to get out of the bed early this morning between 2 and 3 o'clock and let Erik sleep. I fed Mills, and changed his diaper too! The pain is much better. After 2 Lortab and 1 anaprox, I feel like a new person today. I can acutally shower on my own, and go to the potty on my own. Getting out of bed is easier and I can tend to my baby. He is so precious, you all should see him workin' his soothie. He gets to going so fast that he just about spits it out. We are waiting on my Dr. to see if we can leave today, hopefully so.

Baby Update

It is Saturday night, and we are still at the hospital. Mills is so perfect and we are so proud. I keep telling Erik that he's the best thing I've ever laid my eyes on. We can't believe that he is here. He has been such a good baby. Although today has been trying. He was circumcised this morning and we just now got him to sleep with out screaming his head off. He was so helpless and I felt so bad for him. I am still in allot of pain and feel like theres nothing I can do. I am walking the halls about 4 times a day, but getting out of bed is absolutely the most painful thing I've ever endured. No kidding! My baby boy is so worth it, but for those of you who told me that a C-section is the "way to go," I would have to say that I am in total disagreement! LOL I can hardly walk and can hardly help Erik with the baby and it saddens me. His "feedings" are getting better every day. It has been a total learning process, but the nurses here have been wonderful. We are coming home tomorrow. We've stayed as long as we could, because we felt like the longer we have help, the better, and yes, we have sent Mills to the nursery so that we could rest. Erik has been a wonderful nurse. In fact, he has been too good. You all should see him with Mills. It is remarkable! Having to take care of the two of us has been hard on him I'm sure, but he has done a wonderful job.

It's a BOY! Mills Oliver is here!!!!

So sorry for the late post, but as you all can imagine, I have been extremely busy and a tad bit overwhelmed. Mills Oliver arrived yesterday, August 13th at 4:22pm. He was 6lbs. 10oz. and 19.5" long, and is absolutely gorgeous!
Yesterday was a busy day. I made it to 8cm, but my contractions were making baby's heart rate drop. So, instead of causing stress, we opted to go ahead and get him out! It was all so fast. My epidural was wonderful, but the increased dosage prior to my c-section made me shake uncontrollably. I was shaking so hard that my neck started to hurt something awful before and during the surgery. I have definitely decided that not being able to feel my legs is one of the most awful feelings. I was completely numb from my stomach down which is a good thing, but still it was weird! I felt like complete dead weight, and very uncomfortable. I was so happy when I finally got the feeling back. Right now, I am very sore from my incision, but am trying to get around as much as possible. Getting out of bed is easier than getting in but I am taking it slow. Mills is feeding "okay." We had a little bit of trouble at first, but I am hoping that will be a thing of the past. I know that it just takes practice, and that I should be patient. I guess I am worried that I am starving him. He has had 3 really good feedings, and the others have been short, "okay" feedings. He gets a little mad at first, but eventually catches on. Well, some of the time. Now he is sleeping. He does that a lot too! ha!

Update #2

Well, I am still here. It is almost 12:00. The epidural wasn't that bad, but I was a little more tense than I wanted. We really liked the anesthesiologist! I am VERY numb. My blood pressure did drop a bit after the medicine was administered, so the baby's heart rate dropped, but all is good now. I am on oxygen, and I had planned to do video updates, but can't very well talk with an oxygen mask on my face- lol! I am a little over 4cm dilated and my contractions are about 3 minutes apart. Will update later!

Love,

Update 1

We are here at Methodist Germantown. We checked in at 7:30. I was put in a room at 8:00, "IV'd, etc. Dr. Williams came in and broke my water and examined me at 8:45. Wow what a gush! LOL. It didn't feel too good either, but I am fine. I have had my first contraction at 9:10, I had my next Big one 15 minutes later and...okay I'm getting my epidural- bye!

The Night Before...BABY!

Well, tonight is our last night as just Erik, Amy, and Joey. I did work today. Many call that crazy, but no work = no pay. I had plans to go to work, come home, eat supper, clean house, and make sure that I had everything ready to go. Plans did not turn out, well okay, they did, but it is 10:00 and I am just now sitting down to read my email and wind down for bed. The phone has rang off the hook since 5:00. I do appreciated every one's calls and well wishes for tomorrow!!! Thank you all for thinking of us. We need it. Right now, I am fine. I am not nervous, just a little anxious, but I guarantee that I will be a basket-case on the way to the hospital and probably beg Erik to turn the car around. Ha! Just kidding. Its hard to believe that our sweet baby boy will be here tomorrow. Right now, as I sit here typing, he is moving around like a wild man. No kidding, you should see my belly. It's quite humorous. I think he's trying to bust his way out of there! You would think that he's run out of room, but our last ultrasound revealed that he still had many fluid pockets to move around in. Maybe that means that he will be a small baby. It wouldn't hurt my feelings at all if he was under 7lbs. Dr. Williams seems to think that he will be a little over 7. We will see!
Plans for tomorrow are still the same. Erik and I are to check in at 7:30am. Please keep checking the blog. I plan on updating everyone this way, but am making no promises. My goal is to have a video on here, but we will see!! Again, I make no promises. I am just praying for a speedy and safe labor and delivery. Good night to everyone. Come see us!

Love,

Thoughts...

It seems as if summer has arrived. It kills me to even walk to the mailbox! We have been so lucky to have had nice weather in July, with the exception of raining everyday. Although, I will admit that having rain was better than being bone dry. Right now, I am sitting here contemplating on what to eat for dinner. E is at work, and I am so tired of cooking for myself every night. I'm just tired period, and its hot! I haven't had many options of food that I can eat, and right now, if I see another cucumber, turkey sandwich, bunch of grapes, egg, or loaf of wheat bread, I will more than likely pull my hair out! I don't know how real diabetics do it. I miss eating potatoes and the occasional fast food outing. I can't wait to eat some pizza and pasta, and even have a piece of cake or a brownie for that matter. I think I could eat a whole plate of Laurie's Whimsy Cookies after this baby is born! I've drank so much water in the past 9 months that I should be floating. Someone please pass the sweet tea! We are on the countdown, and in 5 days, I will get to meet our little Mills, and I am praying that I will have an easy labor and that our baby boy will be a healthy one! And please pray that my gestational diabetes will be GONE! It hasn't really been that bad at all, checking my sugar and eating a healthy diet, but now its just getting plain old!

Dr. Visit- 38 weeks

E and I just returned home from our weekly Dr. appt. I know many of you were not expecting me to come home, but we are home and relaxing this afternoon. Our appt. was at 1:45. Today I am officially 38 weeks and 4 days pregnant. I am still 3cm dilated, and Dr. Williams said that last week I was really between 2 & 3 cm. I am 70% effaced, so I have made progress there. Before leaving the appointment, we discussed induction, which is something that I have never wanted, but I don't want baby in there for weeks on end either. When we left the Dr's office, our plans were to induce on August 17, which is our due date. We were fine with that, but on the way home, I received a call on my cell phone telling me that Methodist Germantown was booked on that day, and that we would have to schedule on a different day. We really want Dr. Williams to deliver Mills, so if he doesn't come before Thursday, August 13, I will be admitted that morning at 7:30 for induction.

Date n' Weight Poll

Since I have been getting NUMEROUS bets on when Mills will be here and how much he is going to weigh, I though I would do a little poll. As many of you may know, when I was at the Dr. on Friday, I was 60% effaced and 3 cm dilated. Friday before last, Mills' ultrasound revealed that he was about 5lbs. 12oz. (I know that is just an estimated guess based on measurements). At that time, I was 50% effaced and 1cm dilated. So, you do the math. What do you think? Give us a date n' weight.

I Said I Wanted What?

Many of you have asked what I have missed eating the most since my diabetes "diagnosis." Some of you know that I have craved chocolate cake. Why? Well, those of you that know me best know that I like an occasional "sweet," but am not big into dessert after dinner or eating many sweets at all. Why the sudden change? Well, my diabetic nurse and dietitian told me that have diabetes will make you crave sugar. I believe it, because my behavior is totally abnormal! I will say that I had to break myself from Hostess cupcakes after E and I married in 2002. It wasn't helping with the "happy fat" that I was gaining due to being a newly married woman. Other than that, I really haven't ever wanted things like that. Okay, back to my point. For those of you who I have told that I want a piece of P.F. Chang's "Great Wall of Chocolate" after the baby is born, maybe I'd better think twice about that, unless about 10 of you want to stay and help me eat it.

ANY VOLUNTEERS?

Why did I look this up? Ugh!