Thanks

This post is dedicated to my favorite sister and my boy's favorite aunt, Bethy. Before anyone else gets up in arms hang on. Without her I wouldn't have been able to see another fabulous ob that was already full, and have gone full term in my pregnancy, been treated better than anyone else at the hospital, and have full confidence that my baby would be delivered safely. Plus a whole bunch of other things I won't mention specifically. So thanks, you made this the best pregnancy and delivery ever! You are a fantastic doctor and even better sister!

Denim

So I have a lot of funny stories from my labor experience. Well really I think this one is the best. Right before I was ready to push my ob asked if my husband and I had a name picked out. We told her we did and that it was Devin. She some how misheard us and said, "Denim, oh OK." We quickly corrected her but told her she did a great job keeping a straight face and not telling us it's the dumbest name she's ever heard. My doctor then told us that she's heard so many weird names while practicing Denim actually sounds pretty good. I still think Devin is better.

Inducing Labor

For those of you that don't know what it means to be induced into labor (Fernash) let me tell you how it goes. First you go up to the desk and say hey I'd like to have my baby today. Well really you say I am scheduled to be induced today and then sit in the waiting room for a while until they get your room ready. This process is much faster if your sister is the chief ob resident like mine! Then you get to the room and they start you on some drugs to get labor going. This goes on for a few hours, not minutes as once previously thought by Fernash. You then get an epidural if you have any sense at all and wait until you are fully dilated and push out the baby. Pushing can also take a while especially if you had only a 5 lb baby first and the second is 3 lbs bigger. My sister can testify to that considering she waited about 45 minutes until the head was ready to be delivered. Sorry I tried my best. Needless to say this is an all day process so the next time someone you know is being induced don't expect a call an hour after they go into the hospital. It doesn't usually work that way, at least not for me!

Baby Boy

Well he's here. I have a new little boy. Its taken a while but tough luck I'm tired and the only people that read this blog already know he's here but he deserves his own title. He was born at 3:13 pm weighing in at 8 lbs. 2 oz. and 21 in long. A very big kid. He's almost 2 weeks old now and probably weighs about 9 lbs now. At a week he had already gained 6 oz. (that's a lot considering he went at least 2 days without food). He is a very good baby, I had no idea babies could be like this. I thought they all came home with chords and alarms. This way is much easier.

Big day

Well tomorrow is the big day. I've given this baby plenty of chances to come on his own and now I'm letting my doctor take over. I thought that last night he had decided to come but alas after a few painful hours of contractions it turned out to be false labor. More false labor this morning as well. I don't think this kid is very decisive. Anyways, whether I'm ready or not he's coming tomorrow! It hasn't really set in yet but yikes; I"m going to have two kids! Wish me luck!

Oh so humble

So this Friday my husband went to a research convention up in Huntsville and won first prize for the research he did over the summer. So another prize to put on his resume when applying for residency. Way to go! That's not really why I'm writing. What really impresses me is that later that night he offered to sleep on the couch so I could have the whole bed to myself, because I've been sleeping very poorly lately. After telling him no and letting him come to bed I realized only a few minutes later that hey, I really do sleep better alone. So I asked him if the offer for him to sleep on the couch was still up and because he is so sweet he slept on the couch. What a champ. After winning research awards he is still humble enough to sleep on the couch for his pregnant wife. He definitely knows what's important! I really do have the best husband ever.