9.03.2010
8.28.2010
wow
being a mommy has kept me way busy and away from my blog for too long. Our little dear Bennet Elise is such a joy! She is such a chill baby. So far she really only cries when hungry (and girl eats a ton) and in the evening when she is super tired and ready for a good nights rest. She is easily calmed and loves to lay against chest and be patted on the back. Bennet has been a super alert baby since birth. Even the nurses in the nursery at hospital came in saying how she is alert and not a normal sleepy newborn. She already is tracking objects super well it is kinda crazy. Her favorite thing to look at so far is daddy and hands. I can't believe she is 17 days old! Can someone stop time for me please?!
Birth Story:
So on August 10 we spent the day getting all ready for the big day. Pete was leaving for the road the following week and so we had to unfortunately be induced. We wanted to make sure he would get lots of time to help me and be with Bennet before he left. We left our house early to grab a bit to eat and get one more free froyo at Sweet CeCes. Got to the hospital at 9 and we were all set at 10 in our room. My midwife Erin was with me through the night. She started me with Curtitek(spelling?) to soften my cervix. I was still only dilated at 1cm and my cervix was not very soft at all. She wanted me to progress some before she started the pitocin. As soon as she put it in I started having contractions. They were not super painful but enough to keep me up all night. My contractions the whole night were 2 -3 mins apart. I couldn't get up while the curitek was in so that stunk. All i wanted to do was to move and get out of the bed. She checked me around 6am and decided to start the pit in an hour. They allowed me to get up and move (PTL!) I choose to hop in the shower. OMG! It felt so great to be in there. If i could've labored in there the whole time it would've been so lovely. But of course with the pit they have to monitor baby and i was hooked up to so many cords and IV. So they started the pit and I got a new nurse and midwife. Midwife Allison was on and it was so great to have her there that day. Also the best nurse EVER was with me all day. Darlene was the best. She allowed me to sit in the rocking chair and rock through my contractions. My goal at this time was to still go natural and I knew this would be difficult to do with the pitocin. My contractions were SUPER SUPER intense. Pete and my doula Angel were so great. They massaged me and helped me breath. We were able to try different positions bc Bennet was awesome and monitored well. My favorite was rocking (although i wouldve done anything to get in the shower again) Pretty soon I was in the most horrible pain. We decided to try a side lying position in the bed (i swear the bed was the worst! so uncomfy!) That is when the pain spiked! My contractions this whole time were about 2 min apart so i couldn't just relax. As soon as one was done another one was preparing to kick me in the butt. I asked Allison to check me thinking okay I have been laboring for 17 hours i am def close to 10cm. Plus my contractions we intense and so close. I was devastated to hear I was only 3 1/2 cm?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! That is when the tears started flowing. I knew I needed some pain meds. But was so terrified of an epidural. Needles are not my thing and I literally hyperventilate when I hear the word. After consulting with Pete and everyone I decided to get one. They came in and gave me anxiety med to calm me down. I held onto Pete and Darlene for dear life. He got it in and then the fun started. It took 40 mins to take! They thought they didn't get it in right and they wanted to do it again. WHAT?!?!?! Finally though it started working. AHHH! I was able to get about 30 mins sleep (kinda) and then felt a ton of pressure. Got checked and in that short amount of time I got to 6 1/2 cm and 90% effaced! Score! I was going to have a baby! And soon. The epidural was def what my body needed to relax and progress. I was excited. My water broke on its own around 7pm. Everything was just moving along...and then...my epidural wore off. Sucks!!! I was immediatly in pain. We are talking transition contraction pain! UGGGG! They came in to redose but didn't want to give me too much bc they knew I would be pushing soon and they wanted me to work with the contractions. I was in super pain again for 40 mins till it kinda took. I could still feel a ton but was trying to breath through them. Shift change happened and I got a new midwife and nurse. Elaine and Athena. I had never meet Elaine at any midwife appt but she was great. She has been doing it for 28 years! I pushed and pushed and pushed for what seemed like forever (about an hour and half) They brought a mirror over so I could see her hear. I started getting so mad bc her head was just there poking out forever. I couldn't see and progression and so I covered my eyes with a cold washcloth and just invisioned her coming out. Finally everyone started saying Her heads out!! Her shoulders are out!! She is here!!!
Finally.
Finally...
They put her on my chest and I just staired and cried. Pete and I just looked at each other through our many tears. Such a powerful moment. She was absolutely perfect. At 11:10pm on 8/11/10 8lbs and 20.5 inches. Beautiful!
Of course I tore. Not fun. But I am feeling totally fine now. The first week was painful but after that I feel totally normal again.
Bennet had many visitors and we def felt so loved by all our friends and family. They sent us home on friday at 8pm which was a bummer (i wanted to stay another night!) the reason it was so late was bc they couldn't decide if they wanted to keep her another night bc of her jaundice levels were a little high. Thankfully they sent us all home. We had to go the 2 following mornings to check the bilirubin level. It leveled out at 14 so she never had to be under light treatments. The first week was surreal. I def felt the baby blues and I missed the hospital (weird) But the blues didn't last too long. We had fun just being a family of 3. Lots of friends brought dinner and food and that was awesome!! Such a wonderful time!
next post i will talk about our health scare and our emergency room visit and another hospital stay. that is not a fun post so i am not looking forward to writing.
but for now a pic...
well a few...
Birth Story:
So on August 10 we spent the day getting all ready for the big day. Pete was leaving for the road the following week and so we had to unfortunately be induced. We wanted to make sure he would get lots of time to help me and be with Bennet before he left. We left our house early to grab a bit to eat and get one more free froyo at Sweet CeCes. Got to the hospital at 9 and we were all set at 10 in our room. My midwife Erin was with me through the night. She started me with Curtitek(spelling?) to soften my cervix. I was still only dilated at 1cm and my cervix was not very soft at all. She wanted me to progress some before she started the pitocin. As soon as she put it in I started having contractions. They were not super painful but enough to keep me up all night. My contractions the whole night were 2 -3 mins apart. I couldn't get up while the curitek was in so that stunk. All i wanted to do was to move and get out of the bed. She checked me around 6am and decided to start the pit in an hour. They allowed me to get up and move (PTL!) I choose to hop in the shower. OMG! It felt so great to be in there. If i could've labored in there the whole time it would've been so lovely. But of course with the pit they have to monitor baby and i was hooked up to so many cords and IV. So they started the pit and I got a new nurse and midwife. Midwife Allison was on and it was so great to have her there that day. Also the best nurse EVER was with me all day. Darlene was the best. She allowed me to sit in the rocking chair and rock through my contractions. My goal at this time was to still go natural and I knew this would be difficult to do with the pitocin. My contractions were SUPER SUPER intense. Pete and my doula Angel were so great. They massaged me and helped me breath. We were able to try different positions bc Bennet was awesome and monitored well. My favorite was rocking (although i wouldve done anything to get in the shower again) Pretty soon I was in the most horrible pain. We decided to try a side lying position in the bed (i swear the bed was the worst! so uncomfy!) That is when the pain spiked! My contractions this whole time were about 2 min apart so i couldn't just relax. As soon as one was done another one was preparing to kick me in the butt. I asked Allison to check me thinking okay I have been laboring for 17 hours i am def close to 10cm. Plus my contractions we intense and so close. I was devastated to hear I was only 3 1/2 cm?!?!?! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! That is when the tears started flowing. I knew I needed some pain meds. But was so terrified of an epidural. Needles are not my thing and I literally hyperventilate when I hear the word. After consulting with Pete and everyone I decided to get one. They came in and gave me anxiety med to calm me down. I held onto Pete and Darlene for dear life. He got it in and then the fun started. It took 40 mins to take! They thought they didn't get it in right and they wanted to do it again. WHAT?!?!?! Finally though it started working. AHHH! I was able to get about 30 mins sleep (kinda) and then felt a ton of pressure. Got checked and in that short amount of time I got to 6 1/2 cm and 90% effaced! Score! I was going to have a baby! And soon. The epidural was def what my body needed to relax and progress. I was excited. My water broke on its own around 7pm. Everything was just moving along...and then...my epidural wore off. Sucks!!! I was immediatly in pain. We are talking transition contraction pain! UGGGG! They came in to redose but didn't want to give me too much bc they knew I would be pushing soon and they wanted me to work with the contractions. I was in super pain again for 40 mins till it kinda took. I could still feel a ton but was trying to breath through them. Shift change happened and I got a new midwife and nurse. Elaine and Athena. I had never meet Elaine at any midwife appt but she was great. She has been doing it for 28 years! I pushed and pushed and pushed for what seemed like forever (about an hour and half) They brought a mirror over so I could see her hear. I started getting so mad bc her head was just there poking out forever. I couldn't see and progression and so I covered my eyes with a cold washcloth and just invisioned her coming out. Finally everyone started saying Her heads out!! Her shoulders are out!! She is here!!!
Finally.
Finally...
They put her on my chest and I just staired and cried. Pete and I just looked at each other through our many tears. Such a powerful moment. She was absolutely perfect. At 11:10pm on 8/11/10 8lbs and 20.5 inches. Beautiful!
Of course I tore. Not fun. But I am feeling totally fine now. The first week was painful but after that I feel totally normal again.
Bennet had many visitors and we def felt so loved by all our friends and family. They sent us home on friday at 8pm which was a bummer (i wanted to stay another night!) the reason it was so late was bc they couldn't decide if they wanted to keep her another night bc of her jaundice levels were a little high. Thankfully they sent us all home. We had to go the 2 following mornings to check the bilirubin level. It leveled out at 14 so she never had to be under light treatments. The first week was surreal. I def felt the baby blues and I missed the hospital (weird) But the blues didn't last too long. We had fun just being a family of 3. Lots of friends brought dinner and food and that was awesome!! Such a wonderful time!
next post i will talk about our health scare and our emergency room visit and another hospital stay. that is not a fun post so i am not looking forward to writing.
but for now a pic...
well a few...
8.14.2010
Bennet has finally arrived!
Bennet Elise Prevost born at 11:10pm on 8/11/10 weighing 8lbs and 20.5 inches. everyone is doing great!
i will be back with the birth story later but for now...rest :)
8.10.2010
the next time i write...
i will be a mommy!!
we are getting ready to head to dinner and some free froyo before we check into the hospital. nomnomnomnom!
of course we would love your prayers!
xoxo,
melissa
we are getting ready to head to dinner and some free froyo before we check into the hospital. nomnomnomnom!
of course we would love your prayers!
xoxo,
melissa
8.05.2010
bennet's coming home outfit
trying to take my mind off of still being pregnant, i have spent the day listening to records and cleaning. i am hoping this is the final clean before baby arrives! i have repacked our hospital bag like 20 times. when i was thinking about what outfit i wanted to bring Bennet home in, i new right away it had to be this little dress my dear friend lori got us.
and a pic of the little bottoms...
i can't wait to see it on her!
i will update tomorrow after our midwife appt. really hoping they can strip membranes and kick start some labor!
and a pic of the little bottoms...
i can't wait to see it on her!
i will update tomorrow after our midwife appt. really hoping they can strip membranes and kick start some labor!
8.04.2010
still prego
oh yes.
and today it will be 102 degrees.
cool.
how lucky am i that i get to still be pregnant on such a hottttt day?!
we had a midwife appt on monday and they wanted to schedule an ultrasound to check baby's fluid levels. so yesterday we went. both of us were pretty pumped to see her all big in there. everything looked good...which of course we were super thankful for BUT it would've been awesome to hear them say oh you had better head to hospital now. but of course that didn't happen. for some reason our nugget doesn't want to grace the world with her presence. maybe it's just too hot for her and she just wants to stay where the temp is perfect. back to ultrasound, it was so crazy to see her so big. she was sticking out her tongue and had one hand grabbing her foot and the other one by her face. she is def doing some yoga poses in there. ahah
so our birth plan might be changing and i have become okay with that. we go in on friday this week...hopefully i will be more dilated and effaced so they can strip membranes. then we will wait out the weekend to see if anything gets stirring. if nothing happens by monday we will be induced. pete leaves back on the road on the 19th so that will give us a week and a half together. obviously our hope is something will start on its own before then. anything sooner the better. today? tomorrow? pleaseeeee!!!!
we want to meet our baby!!!
i totally feel for every woman who has gone past due date. this has def been the hardest thing to deal with. lots of crying and feeling down. BUT no one stays pregnant forever, no one stays pregnant forever (repeat over and over)
xoxo,
melissa
and today it will be 102 degrees.
cool.
how lucky am i that i get to still be pregnant on such a hottttt day?!
we had a midwife appt on monday and they wanted to schedule an ultrasound to check baby's fluid levels. so yesterday we went. both of us were pretty pumped to see her all big in there. everything looked good...which of course we were super thankful for BUT it would've been awesome to hear them say oh you had better head to hospital now. but of course that didn't happen. for some reason our nugget doesn't want to grace the world with her presence. maybe it's just too hot for her and she just wants to stay where the temp is perfect. back to ultrasound, it was so crazy to see her so big. she was sticking out her tongue and had one hand grabbing her foot and the other one by her face. she is def doing some yoga poses in there. ahah
so our birth plan might be changing and i have become okay with that. we go in on friday this week...hopefully i will be more dilated and effaced so they can strip membranes. then we will wait out the weekend to see if anything gets stirring. if nothing happens by monday we will be induced. pete leaves back on the road on the 19th so that will give us a week and a half together. obviously our hope is something will start on its own before then. anything sooner the better. today? tomorrow? pleaseeeee!!!!
we want to meet our baby!!!
i totally feel for every woman who has gone past due date. this has def been the hardest thing to deal with. lots of crying and feeling down. BUT no one stays pregnant forever, no one stays pregnant forever (repeat over and over)
xoxo,
melissa
8.02.2010
40 weeks...
yep. 40 weeks. no baby yet. that's right. no baby....yet. i am so ready to have her here! the waiting and patience is so so difficult. we have a midwife appt today. hopefully they can strip membranes today. last week my cervix (TMI?) was to high up so she couldn't. we are unfortunately going to discuss being induced. with pete's job and with him having to get back on the road soon, plus no family in town, we don't want to have a baby then him leave right away while i am still trying to recover. hopefully we don't have to walk down that road bc that is def NOT my ideal birth plan. if he had a normal job i would just wait it out longer.
Bennet,
Today is your due date. do you know that? so be a good baby girl and come on out. we want to meet you so so badly!!!
love,
mommy and daddy
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