Let me ctach you up to speed....

After the long anticipated birth of our little boy he finally arrived on November 18, 2009 and we couldn't have been happier. My pregnancy was a relatively normal one up until about a month and a half before I was due. Like many expectant mothers I went to a 3D/4D imaging place because I was curious about what our baby would look like. It was then that we found out our little boy was about two weeks smaller than he was supposed to be. The tech told us not to worry about it (which of course I did) and to just mention it to our doctor the next time I went in. So I went to the doctor a couple weeks later and told them about it. The doctor suggested at my next appointment we do another ultrasound just to see what was going on. Another long two weeks passed and I went to the doctor again where they did the ultrasound. Turns out he was still about two weeks smaller than he was supposed to be and his femur was considerably smaller which worried the doctors. However they could not figure out why because my amniotic fluid was good and my placenta appeared fine. After the conversation with the doctor I of course freaked out. He talked about how our little boy could be in growth failure due to a problem with the umbilical cord and immediately sent me to a specialist the next day and he me start doing non-stress tests twice a week to check on him. After seeing the specialist that confirmed that I had what is known as IUGR (inter uterine growth restriction) and again they said they had no idea why because everything appeared to be normal. So for then our fears were subsided and we made plans to have a smaller than average baby. The weeks went by and I continued to do the non-stress tests. The doctors said everything looked great. At 37 and a half weeks we went in for another ultrasound to see how our baby was growing. After looking at that ultrasound the doctors confirmed that he was now three weeks smaller than he was suppose to be (at approximately 4lbs 11oz) and we needed to go ahead and induce me. The doctor said that he would grow more outside the whomb than he would in it. So they set up the induction for two days later November 17th.

My husband and I of course went into a panic because he was so small and we were worried about his safety. Not to mention the fact that his room was not finished and we were not at all prepared to have a baby that weighed 4lbs! So we spent the rest of the day getting the last of the things we needed for his arrival and cleaning the house. The stress of his arrival and whether he was going to be ok or not weighed on my every thought. We were worried, our family and friends were worried. I remember telling my husband that it was not suppose to be like this. That his arrival was suppose to be a joyous time not a time of worry. I have never prayed so much as I did those two days!

We went in at 11pm where thet checked us into a room and hooked me up to an IV and began givign me something to thin out my cervix. When the morning came the midwife came in and checked me I was still not dialated but my cervix had thined out so she went ahead and broke my water and started the pitocin. I had planned to have a natural birth but believe me by the time it was over it was far from what I had immagined. After breaking my water the nurse noticed that at the end of every contraction Everetts heartbeat would drop (yet another cause for worry). I wanted to get up and move around but they would not let me. I had to lay on my side to help with his heartbeat which on top of the pitocin was very painful. So at around 4 cm I asked for an epidural. They had to administer it 3 times!! It was aweful. After that things really sped up. The midwife came and checked me again and I was a 6cm. Thirty minutes later she checked me and I was 8cm. Then all of a sudden things went from bad to worse. Everett's heartbeat dropped way down and everyone started rushing around and putting socks on me. My mother and I asked what was going on and they said they were taking me back for a c-section. they gave me a shot to stop my contractions and turned off the pitocin. My doctor was delivering another baby and as many of you know midwifes cannot perform c-sections so we had to wait until my doctor was done. the midwife decided to check me again just to see where I was at. She chaecked me and I was at 10cm! She decided to let me go ahead and start pushing just to see how I would do. Luckily the epidural had worn off some so I was able to really push. And thirty minutes later due to to shot to stop my contractions and the pitocin being turned off at 3:18 pm we had our little boy! Turns out the cord was wrapped around his neck causing his heartrate to drop. After all of the worrying he was finally here and weighed in at 5lbs and 19inches long. A tiny baby but healthy nonetheless. HE was absolutely perfect!


We got to go home two days later and our friends and family were finally able to see him. The hospital had enforced serious rules about who was allowed into the room (grandparents only) due to the H1N1 scares. So for the next two weeks we faught really bad jaundice. We even had to put him under lights that were brought to our house to help decrease the jaundice. It was AWEFUL! Imagine having a new baby and not being able to hold them. The only time he could come out was to eat and change his diaper. His weight had also dropped down to 4lbs 5oz. We visited the doctors office every day for almost 2 weeks. But we eventually got the jaundice to go away and began supplementing with an ounce of formula after I feed him to help him gain weight. We went into the doctor a week later and he was already up to 5lbs 2oz!! We were so excited. Everett is a month and half now and he weighs 6lbs 12oz. We are almost entirely out of preeme clothes and looking forward to just being with him. Hopefully, as drama free as possible!!
That is all of now! Hopefully you are caught up to speed and I will post more on what is going on in our lives soon!