Home!!!!

it is 10:30 AM

and I just drank a Guinness... it was awesome.

A Cloud Champion is Born

Nyla Isabella Schmieder was born on 2/2/10 at 6:44pm She weighs 7.o2lbs and is 19 1/4 in length. Both mother and daughter are doing great. No complications in the c section and her bp remained at reasonable levels. I finally got Jocelyn to go to sleep but she wanted me to update everyone

Labor

Inductions suck. Plain and simple.

I went to my 8:15 appointment and before we finished the NST the midwife stopped me and told me to get a bag and head to the hospital. I asked why, she said having a 160/118 blood pressure was unacceptable.

We got here around 11. I was refusing to believe that I was having a baby and assumed that I would be going home in a few hours, just like every other trip.

UPDATE: 3PM Doctor confirms they are going to induce my labor, she is not ok with my labs and BP rate, already naturally contracting mild every 4- 5 minutes since this am.

UPDATE:4PM Started 1st round of cytotec... we are "starting from scratch" mild contractions

UPDATE: 8PM No progress- starting 2nd round of cytotec. more severe contractions

UDATE: 12:30 AM - we got to 1.... baby progress- Starting 3rd round of cytotec. Gave Joc Ambien and she passed out, no idea how contractions were, she was out cold.

UPDATE :5:00 AM- still at 1- now 30% effaced, starting pitocin (6 drips an hour) Contractions are irregular and managable.

UPDATE: 6:00 AM- More pitocin, still no progress

UPDATE: 9:00 AM- Stopped Pitocin, no progress, cervix retracting

UPDATE 11:30 AM- tried 2 other methods of dilation- no progress- jocelyn's cervix does not want to cooperate.

UPDATE 12:30 PM- we have the OR booked at 6pm for her c-section unless by some miracle her body gets the memo that after 25.5 hours of contractions it is supposed to react.

UPDATE 3:15 PM- still no progression, no change. Nurse just shaved the belly, looks like c-section is happening at 6:00 or so.

A cause for celebration?

It is my one month anniversary of bed rest.... I'll take any reason to celebrate at this point! We are off for another ultrasound soon, can not wait to see our little lady!

36 Weeks!!

WE MADE IT ANOTHER WEEK!!!!

I am beyond thrilled, we are one week from Nyla being to term, and every day that she is able to stay in my stomach makes me feel more confident she is strong enough to come out of it!! I count every day now as a blessing, and I really have to say I appreciate how hard all my doctors are working with me to help me keep her cooking until she is ready!

We are officially in month nine!!! Nyla is my little watermelon, little not being the correct adjective, but I am using it none-the-less. She is finalizing her lungs and brain, and all her bones are solid, sturdy and ready for the big game! She is practicing blinking, breathing and sucking and is depositing fat at this point, so our little chunky monkey may come out full of adorable little dimples.

I think this is the happiest I have been in a really long time. Below is possibly the last update of Nyla as produce, I can not believe we are almost at the end!