Baby has arrived early!! June 2, 2009. Just an average dull boring trip to the hospital for my gestational diabetes/ prenatal appointment. By this time, I was sick of everything. They had even made an appointment at the SAME TIME to have another ultrasound earlier! So there it is, past 3:00. I already had my ultra sound everything looked fine. I was hooked up to the fetal monitor again. Nothing new. Then...
the nurse saw contractions? She left and got two doctors in! They checked me out and said I was dilated between 5 and 6! I had to go to the emergency room right away!
Abby was supposed to be born in middle or maybe late June. (Original date the 22nd, last date was June 14.) She was still so small too, but I headed over to the hospital with my mom. It was so strange, I didn't even know I was in labor!
Then shortly after I went to the room I started to feel the contractions a bit. But once the doctor broke my water bag, I wasn't in bliss anymore and IT HURT! I had to have an epidural!
So there I was until around 4:00 in severe pain but once I could push I felt sooo much better! Being able to do something with that pain is why I was pushing really hard and right. After a couple practice pushes, the doctor said I was a real pusher and it wouldn't be long.
And it wasn't! 4:25 A.M. on June 3 baby Abby came into my world! She did tear me a bit they said because she came out waving like Miss America. They called her my Little Miss Beauty Pageant. She is so pretty...
Just to let you all know, do not worry about tearing. I tore and I didn't even know. The stitches I did but they weren't half as bad as the pain of labor. So far, baby Abby is still doing fine. She was released just yesterday and is now at home with me. Now at almost 6 pounds, she is doing wonderfully.
2008-05-18 (36 weeks)
Dog Attack! Oh it was sooo...I don't know how to describe it! Well let me start from the beginning. I own two dogs now, Nestle my chocolate labrador and Droopy (inherited from father in law) a black labrador/rottweiler. We have been having problems with our damn neighbor's keeping THEIR dog on their side of the fence for some time. For a long time in fact. Their dog CHEWS through the freaking fence ALL THE TIME!
Now Rowdy is a big dog like my dogs. He's friendly around people but he does NOT like other dogs and he will get VICIOUS if he sees anyone near a dog near him. Some dominance thing, he has issues. Well, we've had to call Animal Control on him once. Our neighbors got a warning.
Swell. Yesterday, Rowdy broke through the dang fence again! My black lab Droopy was trampled at him as he came tearing through! And I was PINNED! Everytime I tried to get away the dogs would keep me from escaping! I finally got around them and made it through the back fence while Droopy fought off the dog.
I called Animal Patrol but their after hours only lead me to the police number. They came to 'check it out.'
Droopy was unharmed and I had a couple scratches on my feet, but people I am 8 months pregnant slipping into 9 months! What if that dog had knocked me down? What if something serious would have happened?! I was still shaky, you have NO IDEA how scary a dogfight can be. You do NOT get involved and I couldn't get away and...
Okay, deep breath. Well the police officer said the dog didn't seem vicious and the adults to the other house were gone. (They took off as soon as everything was over. Kids were in the back patching the whole.) Nothing could be done. We could go complain to Animal Control on Monday.
You bet I'll &^*(_&+*&^ complain to Animal Control on Monday! I even have a picture of that dog on our property which when they came by the first time they said that is all they would need to give them a fine.
I no longer go out in our backyard unless I have too. We are working on getting our electric fence up. I'm sure Abby is fine but still! What a scare...
2008-05-10 (35 weeks)
A lot has happened very fast. Momma now lives with me and Neil since Louisiana turned out to be a bust. I am really happy that she is here though because she helps me feel more relaxed and stress free. Especially now too. My father in law just passed away. I am glad that I could handle the testing by myself now because Neil had to be gone for a few days. I know it must have been so hard on him, especially when I couldn't come. I wanted to come but I HAVE to watch that stress level. Why the day I found out about it my blood sugar rose and I had blurred vision. It wasn't pretty.
Momma feels for him too but she said something really terrible to him. It made him feel really bad inside and I couldn't believe she said it! She thinks she was doing the right thing warning him not to talk too much to me about it until after the baby is born. He said it made him feel really really bad though!
Unfortunately, she is right though. One time I let Neil talk for a little while at night while I kept checking my blood sugar. 104...119....shooting to 143 in maybe just a few minutes. So yes, it is horrible. He needs me to be there but I HAVE to be there for Abby as well.
Once Abby comes into the world, I know I'll feel better. He'll be able to express himself much more openly to me and I will be able to receive that emotional stress safely and securely.
Until that day comes though, I can only listen in spurts...
