WELCOME KENNA Well here's my delivery story.......I had to be at the hospital at 6:30 am on Wednesday March 15th.....I was SO ANXIOUS the night before I COULD NOT sleep!! Seriously I was surfing the web at 2 am!!.....but on with the story....we arrived at the hospital and I got all checked in, settled in my room and went through the 500 questions....my dr. arrived and broke my water at 7:29 am...I was at a -2 station, 50% and 2 cm.....at 20 til 8 they started me on Pitocin....he said ...so what do you think about delivering around noon? I laughed and said it sounded good to me!! I really didn't feel much of anything for a bit, so they upped the Pit....I wanted to walk around and get things moving along...but couldn't b/c they had to monitor me with the pit....so after about 3 hours they checked me again...this time I was ONLY 3 cm and 70% -1 station....I was so disappointed...didn't look like we would be hitting that 12:00 birth time!! They upped my pit some more and once they started getting pretty close together and stronger I asked for some newbain.....at my next check I was between 4 and 5 cm and 100%.....so I decided to go ahead and get my epidural....for whatever reason just after getting it, I started crying...I had no idea why I just cried....it was just strange.....well I must say that I'm glad I got the epi b/c they upped my pit some more and I STILL FELT THE CONTRACTIONS....BIG TIME....I had pain in my back SO BAD!! With Noah ...I remember having pressure after getting my epi ...but this time I felt the entire contraction and had serious serious back pain....the next check I got was around 1:30 and I was at 9cm....so the nurse said to look at seeing my little girl by 2:15.......well 2:00 came and I had no pressure...she checked me and I was at a 10...but since I wasn't feeling any pressure she told me to not push and we would just let the contractions push her down farther....yeah so remember how I said I had serious back pain with each contraction...it was fun!! The nurse kept checking in and asking if I felt any pressure yet, and my dr. kept calling and asking about me...but I still wasn't feeling pressure...just pain and contractions....well my nurse left at 3 when her shift was over....still no pressure and she hadn't checked me for an hour...all this time remind you I am completely at 10 and 100%....the next nurse comes in and asks about pressure about 3:15 ...I tell her I have none and I ask her if she could maybe check me and at least see where the baby was....she said she had just talked with my dr. again and she told him that she planned on checking me, and letting me push with my next contraction to see if we could speed things up...when she checked me she was like...oh she is pretty close, go ahead and bear down and push on your next contraction....I did and she stopped me MID PUSH b/c she said if I continued the baby would be out! So she ran and called my dr. and told him to get there ASAP (his office is 2 min. away from the hospital)....well while waiting on the dr. I had more contractions and I wasn't allowed to push...I started to cry b/c I was so happy that it was FINALLY happing and I would see my little girl any minute....as soon as the dr. came in I had another contraction...he put his gloves on and I pushed....for about 5 minutes tops..like 3 pushes, and Kenna Mae Ball was born at 3:47 pm..................I KNOW that she could have arrived much earlier had the other nurse let me push instead of waiting b/c I never had that "pressure"......uugh.......but anyways....she is beautiful 6 lbs. 4.4 oz and 19 inches long........she's got lots of dark hair and is just gorgeous if I do say so myself!! ~ remember how I said I felt those contractions...yeah I think something was screwed up with my epi b/c when the nurse was moving me from the bed to the wheel chair to go to my room....I told her I really couldn't feel my right leg, and my left leg was odd...she was a tiny thing and was helping me off the bed...and as soon as I stood up....I felt straight to the ground...Shawn and the nurse both had a terrible time getting me up b/c I was total dead weight I had NO FUNCTION of my right leg at all.......and I could barely use my left....and this was already 2 hours after taking out my epi...it was scary........then when the nurses brought Kenna into me for the night she told me that I may need to use the aspirator on her mouth to suction out some mucus, b/c she did choke on it once in the nursery....this scared the crap out of me....and to my horror she did choke twice in the middle of the night, the second time her lips actually turned blue! I was SO SCARED! I really think that all that mucus had something to do with her being in the birth canal for almost 2 hours just sitting there b/c that stupid nurse wouldn't let me push! ........I am having a difficult recovery too.......I had to go to the ER Monday the 20th.....my hemorrhoids were terrible...my dr. was out of town and the one on call for him told me to go to the ER to have them cut them or whatever....and the Dr. there didn't want to do that so she gave me Vicodin, some suppositories, stool softener and numbing ointment, and told me to use that for a week and if they weren't better by then to check up with my dr. yeah a week?! Seriously I was in SO MUCH pain Sunday night and Monday that all I could do was cry it was worse then labor..it was terrible........I was living off of 2 vicodin every 4 hours, and using the numbing jell, and I was STILL in pain. I still have them along with my stitches, but they're starting to shrink...... I can't wait to go to the RR like a fricken normal person though!! lol.....Kenna had her first drs. appt. Friday the 24th....she's grown 1 1/4" already, and has gained 5 oz. since leaving the hospital (she left at 6 lbs. even)....she is on a good schedule eating every 4 hours...and so far 3 nights she's slept from 11 pm until 7 am....so that's been nice!! :) The kids absolutely LOVE her.....Noah and Little Shawn both are just in love! ~ But Noah......man it's crazy how much older he seems now...it's like a whole new kid, I just look at him in a whole new light, it's amazing. All in all things are wonderful. When I was in the hospital, I was all alone in my room with Kenna, I had just finished feeding her....and I just sat there and cried...and cried.....and cried......I was so happy to have her, but I was also crying for the baby we lost and that moment I would never have with it. It was so strange......but I felt so much better after I cried. I can't believe she is 4 weeks old now, and I only have 2 weeks of maternity leave left...it's going to be so hard going back to work. It's been so wonderful being home with the kids!!
2006-02-23 (35 weeks)
SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!! So I had my 35 week check yesterday....and it went SO WELL!! I am 180 lbs. (yuck)....but onto the good stuff......her heart rate was in the high 130's.......and he checked me....I am 1.5 cm dilated (I KNEW it!!)....and 50% effaced. Dr. Randolf informed me that he's going tot be going out of town the 20th ...... so since I had Noah just after 38 weeks, I don't want to risk someone else delivering Kenna.......and we went ahead and scheduled an induction date for me......just in case I don't go on my own before then...........SO ......I know I'll be holding little miss Kenna Mae on or before March 15th.....my scheduled induction date! I am SO EXCITED!!!
2006-02-21 (34 weeks)
Anxious
....very anxious to say the least. I am so ready to have Kenna it's driving me crazy! Both Shawn and my mom mentioned yesterday that it looks as if she's dropped.....I've been having this pain, that I thought was possibly gallbladder related...but now I'm not so sure....it's actually more on the top right side of my uterus, and it just hurts! ....sometimes it's a stronger pain then other times, and there's times that it's painful, but also has a 'numb feeling' to it as well....strange I know. Usually this pain is also accompanied by some back pain as well. It just shoots right through from where the pain is in front straight to my back. .........hmmm. I haven't really noticed having any braxton hicks in FOREVER.... I do have a good bit of pressure on the bottom of my uterus. Today I am nauseous, and I've got a headache. I've got Kenna's bag all packed and ready for the hospital....and I've got the list made out of what I need to pack for myself and Shawn....I just haven't actually done that yet...although I do have things set aside to put in the bag...(my clothes, slippers, robe, pads, and cream...etc).........I had Noah at 38 1/2 weeks.....I would be SO OK with having Kenna even sooner then that.....as long as she's healthy and from everything I've read online once I hit 35 weeks (tomorrow)....then she should be just fine....the last few weeks are only gaining weight....her organs are all fully functional. So ..... yep, I would be just fine with having her right now............wishful thinking though...she'll probably be stubborn and not show up until AFTER her due date!!! I go to the dr. tomorrow....even though it's not my 36 week appt. I really hope he checks me so I can get some indication of how far progressed I am..............I know I have to be AT LEAST 1 cm dilated. We still have to get her crib and get her room painted.......but I can't do any of that....so how about I go into labor now, and Shawn can get that all ready while I'm in the hospital...and I'll come home to a nice finished nursery? .....sounds like a plan to me!! ....so Kenna what do ya say....looks like a good day to be born huh? ..............if only it were that easy!!
2006-02-10 (33 weeks)
GANNON LEE BAKER
IT'S A BOY!!
At 1:04 pm on February 9, 2006 my brother and sister in law welcomed their son ..... my AdOrAbLe nephew GANNON LEE BAKER into the world!! He weighed in at 9 lbs. 4 oz. and is 21 inches long!! Talk about a BIG BOY!! I am so excited for them!! He's got SO MUCH hair!! It definately makes me want Kenna here that much more!! I only hope she has the hair like Gannon, so that I can put it in pig tails!! lol
I added TONS of pics to my photo album...so check them out~
IT'S A BOY!! 