This has been such a great pregnancy. With it being my third I wasn't sure how achy I would get but this pregnancy has been smooth sailing. It helped that for the first half of it I was so preoccupied with school that it seemed to have just flown by. I never felt like I was so huge and uncomfortable.
My doctor had actually scheduled me for my C-section on January 28th but I asked him if I could hold off a couple of days. I definitely didn't mind being pregnant for another week. Plus, that would mean Annie could have a super cool birth date of 2.2.22
The days leading up to Annie's arrival has been so wonderful.
I have loved seeing the kids get so excited.
David has loved being my little buddy at my doctor's appointments.
We've spent so much quality time with the kids.
I even got to pamper myself to get ready for Annie's arrival. I cut my hair, got my nails, eyebrows, and lashes done and got a facial done too.
My David has been talking non stop about how they are going to "cut baby out" after I showed him a video of a C-section. I really wanted him to understand that mommy would not be able to pick him up once the baby got here and he really got the point. We have talked alot about how mommy and daddy would be one for a couple of days and he would hang out with abuelita while mommy was at the hospital.
I have used up every moment that I've been alone with my kids to play with them. It has been so great spending so much one on one time with both.
They have loved using the baby's things and testing them out.
David trying out the bassinet.
We've been spending alot of time outdoors in the sunshine. So many people were sick the month before my due date so we have been avoiding any crowds and just enjoying family time outdoors. It definitely helped, we never got sick.
Another outdoor activity we did was to take the kids to mini golf.
We re-arranged the carseats in the car. I didn't know if Lilah would be upset about being in the back but both David and her have loved taking turns sitting in the backseat.
Yet another doctor's appointment with my little David.
Lots of cooking and baking with David. I love that he will yell across the room, "Wait, mom! I a helper!" and will bring a chair over to help me.
We have also been going on family hikes. I love being outside in the sunshine. It's always so refreshing to me.
3 weeks left belly.
We've also discovered lots of fun parks while being outdoors. This one even included wild donkeys!
I'm so grateful we have had such a beautiful winter. The weather has been so warm and sunny.
Lilah and David trying out the carseats.
And David even decided to be a big boy and potty train himself before sister got here.
We've also gotten so much better at baking. We made cinammon rolls for the first time and the kiddos went around sharing with the neighbors.
I've ben alot more tired lately and on this particular day we were outside playing in the rain and came in to defrost. I made a warm bubble bath and the kids and I had a bubble bath while watching Denise the Menise.
The morning of my C-section, Lilah went to school early so I was able to hang out with her and helped her get dressed.
Last bump picture at home.
And then my little David woke up and ofcourse I needed a picture of him also.
Mike dropping me off at the hospital.
Mike had forgotten his COVID vaccine card so he went back to the car and had my mom send him a picture. When I got there, the nurse immediately told me that they were behind schedule so I told Mike just to hang out in the car and go grab some breakfast. I was NPO so I definitely didn't want to see him enjoying his snacks. So he went to Five Guys and had himself brunch. I was looking out the window of my room at one time and saw him walking around. He said he was getting his steps in, haha!
He dropped me off at the hospital around 10AM but didn't come in until around 2pm. It was so nice to be alone. I played on my phone and listened to music without any interruptions. My nurse was great too. I loved having that time all to myself before Annie got here.
The nurse came in around 4pm and asked if we had all of our stuff ready to head in to OR. She said it would still be a while but she wanted to make sure we were ready to go. It would be another hour and a half before we went in to the hospital. I was worried about being hungry since I hadn't eaten anything all day. But to my surprise, I was just fine. I was able to keep myself distracted and was never really hungry even though it was almost 5pm and I hadn't had a drop of water or any food.
Finally, the nurses came and got me. I walked to the OR room and hopped on the table for my spinal block. I liked my anesthesiologist. He seemed very knowledgable. The spinal block hurt a little bit and I even had some back pain for the following week. But, nothing too bad. They laid me back, did my foley, cleaned me up and then Dr. Suong came in and did my C-section.
I was also worried about the shoulder pain I experienced last time and how nauseous I was. I didn't have any of those things thankfully. Just as I did last time I felt like I was on the verge of having an anxiety attack. I looked over at my vitals and realized when my blood pressure dropped below and my anesthesiologist had to push epi that it was then when I felt a little bit of out of control of my body.
Thankfully the procedure was quick. Annie girl needed a Cpap for a little bit and some suction due to being a csection baby. It felt like a long time until I heard her cry which was a little scary. But then she cried. She had the sweetest most gentle little cry.
Finally after all of that waiting, our Annie girl was born at 5:43pm on 2/2/22.
She was 7lbs 11oz
So happy to have her here healthy and with 10 fingers and toes
She seemed so big in pictures but every time I looked at her, I couldn't believe how tiny she was
Look at that double chin!
I was going to ask the nurses not to put that goop on her eyes but everything happened without anyone asking, oh well. It's hard to control what's going on when you are on the OR table a little out of it.
After stitching me back up, they rolled us out to the recovery room where Mike was already doing skin to skin. I love this part where I finally get to hold the baby and do skin to skin. She was so calm and content and didn't cry.
The fundal massages that the nurse had to do were brutal. I was so grateful to be out of there and into our room.
I really like delivering at Redlands Community Hospital. The rooms are big and spacious and the nurses have all been nice. That first night I had a nurse named Loretta. My pain wasn't TOO terrible so I didn't need too many narcotics once I was out of recovery.
I had forgotten how I had to get out of bed that first day. Man that is painful. So crazy so have full on surgery and be expected on your feet a couple of hours later. Because my pain wasn't too bad I thought I could atleast walk around the room. But, twisting to turn out of bed proved me wrong and I was only able to stand (and not very straight) on the side of the bed.
It was hard to keep everyone updated during the whole ordeal because everything was delayed and then all of a sudden everything happened so quickly. I was extremely grateful my mom and brother had the kids back at home without me having to worry about what day or time of the day I would go into labor. Having a scheduled C-section sure made things easier and less stressful.
The next day by the afternoon I was finally able to facetime David and Lilah. I wasn't sure how he would react seeing the baby but I reminded him that we were at the hospital and they had taken the baby out. David seemed happy to see his new sister.
She definitely had some chubs on her. I think it was all of the fluids that they gave me while waiting for my C-section.
Annie loved skin to skin time. She took a long nap comfy on mommy's chest.
I loved it too.
Thankfully Mike got to be there with me because I would not have been able to put Annie in and out of her bassinet whenever she was hungry. Daddy also did all of the diaper changes.
Swaddled burrito. She has always preferred sleeping on her right side.
Annie's first bath. She came out kinda bloody. I wasn't sure if I'd want a bath 24 hours after being born but she was as good as new once she was all done.
Wrapped up in a warm burrito after her bath.
By the time I was able to get out of bed, it was always in the afternoons. I was so tired in the mornings and before I knew it the sun was going down and we hadn't taken pictures of her. The day we left, I was finally able to get up and around enough to change her and take some pictures to post for our family and friends.
Lilah was so excited to see baby sister on the phone. It has been so amazing to see how excited she is about her new little sister.
Her going home outfit. I wasn't sure what size clothes she would fit in but she fit just fine in her NB onesie. The afternoon we were supposed to be discharged, we were ready to go around 3pm. The doctor had ordered a urine lab for Annie and she decided she wasn't going to pee for the rest of the day. We had to wait until they got their urine collection and Annie girl did not pee until 10:30pm. So we waited, and waited, and waited and nothing. I was getting so tired and wanted to ask the nurse if we could just call it a night so we could go to sleep. But, the nurse was ready to discharge us and I figured maybe they needed our room for another mom. And so by 11:45pm, we were discharged home. Annie had been eating every hour and was ready to eat when they were discharging us. She was hangry and cried as they wheeled me all the way down to my car. The girl pushing me kept suggesting she burp her but I knew she was just hungry. I was kind of annoyed they were discharging us so late but also grateful for no more Q4 vital signs and tests. So, we got in our car, I had Mike park and I fed Annie for 30 minutes. We ended up getting home around midnight.
Lilah came into our room at 7:30AM and was anxiously looking for her baby sister. It was better than Christmas morning. She was so excited and happy to see her.
To say she loves her sister would be an understatement. I sure hope they always have this beautiful bond that I am witnessing.
An hour later, David joined us and was so happy to see his little sister too. I was so happy to see how positive the kids had reacted to us bringing a new baby home.
They are both constantly asking to hold her. David loves kissing her.
My brother came into town and stayed with us to help my mom with the kids. With both of them being here, it was so nice to not have to worry about who my kids were with. All I focused on was on our Annie girl. I was definitely greatful for them.
We got home and the kids were so excited to tell me everyhing they had done with Abuelita and Tio.
There were lots of baby snuggles.
And lots of kisses.
I wasn't sure how the kids would be with the baby and this has been the best week ever. I love seeing them love her so much. Our Annie girl sure has brought alot of Joy into our house just for simply being here.
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