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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Way too long...
It really has been way too long since I have written on my blog and there was a while there that I thought it was lost forever but thankfully it is back and I didn't loose all the memories already posted here, so now it is time to add a few more!
It has been almost a year since my last post and as most of you know that last post we announced we were pregnant and expecting a baby in June but sadly shortly after that announcement we found out we lost that baby. I will post more about that experience sometime soon. While that was an awful experience we were blessed to get pregnant again in February due in November. Of course I had a lot of anxiety this pregnancy and a few complications at the beginning but my doctor was great and very supportive and we made it
through!
In fact I have a beautiful little three day old girl sleeping in the next room this very moment! Since that is the biggest news as of right now that is what this post will be about and I will try to fill in some blanks over the past year as I get to it.
So here is the events of the past week. Last Wednesday, Nov 14th I had my 38 week Dr. appt. and during that check up we found out that I was dilated to 4 cm and was 75% effaced and after looking back at my previous pregnancies Dr Hazelrigg said you didn't make it this far with the others you stayed at a 3 until you went into labor, I think you are going to have a baby this week! He also told me that he was on call from Fri - Sunday and that was encouraging because he had yet to deliver one of our kids even though I have been to him for all of them! Anyway I called Mike after my appt to let him know what was going on and then decided it was probably time to start getting ready for this baby to arrive. I know what you are thinking, you are 38 weeks shouldn't you have already been doing that kind of stuff?, and yes I should have but hadn't so now was the time. I did go to the carters store right after my appointment and bought a cute little outfit to bring her home from the hospital in. Then I proceeded to wash and put away baby clothes, pack a hospital bag, tried to get more organized for preschool since I would be taking the next month off, and I needed to get a nursing bra and diapers, you know baby stuff!
I had pretty regular contraction the rest of that day and even went walking with my friend Sara that night to see if we could help things along and after walking 2 miles things were feeling more intense but later that night things slowed down. I was okay with that because I knew I had to teach preschool in the morning and had some other things I wanted/needed to get done before hand! After preschool I went to get my hair cut and colored and then later that evening Sara and I went to get a pedicure and it was wonderful! Again I was still having contractions pretty regularly 5-10 min apart but they didn't hurt so I knew it wasn't quite ready yet.
Friday morning I guess nesting hit because I wanted to get my whole house clean and even posted on facebook about how if anyone wanted to come help clean my house they were welcome to it and seriously not 5 min later Sara showed up and said hey I'm here to help you clean! The best part of that story is that she didn't even know about the facebook post and is just that AWESOME of a friend! So we spent the rest of the day cleaning my house and it really needed it! I went to go pick up the kids from the bus stop at 2:45 and it wasn't until that point that I was stopped and sitting looking at a clock that I timed my contractions and they were now only 3 min apart. I could tell they were getting more intense as we were cleaning but I just figured it was all the getting up and down and stuff.
I called Mike and at first he didn't answer his phone so I got on the computer to send him an instant message then a few minutes later tried calling again to let him know that he should probably come home because it was time to go to the hospital. I guess he had gone to the bathroom and his coworkers were all standing around his desk when he got back and were anxious because they just knew it was his wife calling and that I was having the baby! Well he finished closing up what he was doing and they couldn't understand why he wasn't just running out the door, he said it would be okay we had at least a couple hours before the baby actually got here and one of the girls said "well that's not like it is in the movies" too true!
Anyway Sara went to go get her kids from the bus and I decided since I was all gross from cleaning all day that I needed to take a shower first so I did and was finishing getting ready when Mike got home. Sara took the kids with her and some of their stuff to stay the night if need be. Mike even took the time to shave before we left since he had 2 weeks growth and knew he would be in a bunch of pictures soon. We went to the hospital and checked in at about 4:15 and they checked me out and I was at 5.5 cm and still contracting 3 min apart and in the next 40 min that we were there I dilated to 6.5 cm so they admitted me. We told the nurse that at least our Dr was on call this time and he could actually deliver one of our kids since he hadn't gotten one yet and she thought that was hilarious! Once they admitted me they were in a rush to get fluids and antibiotics in me thinking the baby would be here soon because I was progressing so fast.
It wasn't too long before my contractions were hurting for real so I got my epidural at around 6 pm and was dilated to a 7. Then that is where everything kind of came to a halt, I stopped progressing and stayed at a 7 for the next 12 hours!!! They even put me on pitocin to see if they could help move things along but to no avail! My doctor came in about 5 am and decided to break my water to see if that would help anything. At this point I was starting to get a little anxious at how things were going and asked Mike to give me a blessing. I am so grateful for him and his worthiness to hold the priesthood. I love him so much and am glad to have him as my partner throughout this life and the eternities to come. After an hour still nothing so they put me back on pitocin then at around 7 am I finally dilated to a 9. It wasn't too much longer then and they had me use a peanut ball, which is an exercise ball that is shaped like a peanut to put between my knees which is supposed to help open up your hips and bring the baby down, well it worked because at 8:30 am the doctor came back in and wanted to see how things were going and asked me to try a practice push and I did then he said well that was some practice because she is crowning! They hurried and got all the stuff ready and then I only pushed 3 more times and our little girl was born!
Elyse Jane Hanchett was born on Saturday November 17th 2012, at 8:39 am. She weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and was 20.75 inches long. She had brown hair but not as much or as dark as Rory or Paige. She was beautiful! The nurses commented on how nicely shaped her head was and it was probably because she didn't really spend anytime in the birth canal! They handed her to me right away and she immediately grabbed on to one of the many my cords coming off me and wouldn't let go it was cute. Of course we called / texted everyone to let them know and then got to spend those first few moments together! Holding a new baby in those first moments is such a precious thing, it is such an amazing experience and it hard to put into words but nonetheless it is priceless!
Oh yeah by this time it had been 20 hours since I had eaten anything and even then I had only had half a costco muffin for lunch the day before at 1pm so I order breakfast a lot of it but even then it took another 45 min to get it, I was one tired and hungry girl! They moved us to a recovery room around noon and rested and welcomed visitors. My kids came over about 2pm and they were so excited to meet their new baby sister! Caleb got to hold her first and he was so sweet with her. We got him a "Big Brother" shirt and had him put it on, he was so proud! Of course Rory and Paige each got to hold her too and everyone just loves her.
Needless to say we are all very happy to have our newest addition to our family and welcome baby Elyse into our home and our hearts and of course we think she is perfect!
It has been almost a year since my last post and as most of you know that last post we announced we were pregnant and expecting a baby in June but sadly shortly after that announcement we found out we lost that baby. I will post more about that experience sometime soon. While that was an awful experience we were blessed to get pregnant again in February due in November. Of course I had a lot of anxiety this pregnancy and a few complications at the beginning but my doctor was great and very supportive and we made it
through!
In fact I have a beautiful little three day old girl sleeping in the next room this very moment! Since that is the biggest news as of right now that is what this post will be about and I will try to fill in some blanks over the past year as I get to it.
So here is the events of the past week. Last Wednesday, Nov 14th I had my 38 week Dr. appt. and during that check up we found out that I was dilated to 4 cm and was 75% effaced and after looking back at my previous pregnancies Dr Hazelrigg said you didn't make it this far with the others you stayed at a 3 until you went into labor, I think you are going to have a baby this week! He also told me that he was on call from Fri - Sunday and that was encouraging because he had yet to deliver one of our kids even though I have been to him for all of them! Anyway I called Mike after my appt to let him know what was going on and then decided it was probably time to start getting ready for this baby to arrive. I know what you are thinking, you are 38 weeks shouldn't you have already been doing that kind of stuff?, and yes I should have but hadn't so now was the time. I did go to the carters store right after my appointment and bought a cute little outfit to bring her home from the hospital in. Then I proceeded to wash and put away baby clothes, pack a hospital bag, tried to get more organized for preschool since I would be taking the next month off, and I needed to get a nursing bra and diapers, you know baby stuff!
I had pretty regular contraction the rest of that day and even went walking with my friend Sara that night to see if we could help things along and after walking 2 miles things were feeling more intense but later that night things slowed down. I was okay with that because I knew I had to teach preschool in the morning and had some other things I wanted/needed to get done before hand! After preschool I went to get my hair cut and colored and then later that evening Sara and I went to get a pedicure and it was wonderful! Again I was still having contractions pretty regularly 5-10 min apart but they didn't hurt so I knew it wasn't quite ready yet.
Friday morning I guess nesting hit because I wanted to get my whole house clean and even posted on facebook about how if anyone wanted to come help clean my house they were welcome to it and seriously not 5 min later Sara showed up and said hey I'm here to help you clean! The best part of that story is that she didn't even know about the facebook post and is just that AWESOME of a friend! So we spent the rest of the day cleaning my house and it really needed it! I went to go pick up the kids from the bus stop at 2:45 and it wasn't until that point that I was stopped and sitting looking at a clock that I timed my contractions and they were now only 3 min apart. I could tell they were getting more intense as we were cleaning but I just figured it was all the getting up and down and stuff.
I called Mike and at first he didn't answer his phone so I got on the computer to send him an instant message then a few minutes later tried calling again to let him know that he should probably come home because it was time to go to the hospital. I guess he had gone to the bathroom and his coworkers were all standing around his desk when he got back and were anxious because they just knew it was his wife calling and that I was having the baby! Well he finished closing up what he was doing and they couldn't understand why he wasn't just running out the door, he said it would be okay we had at least a couple hours before the baby actually got here and one of the girls said "well that's not like it is in the movies" too true!
Anyway Sara went to go get her kids from the bus and I decided since I was all gross from cleaning all day that I needed to take a shower first so I did and was finishing getting ready when Mike got home. Sara took the kids with her and some of their stuff to stay the night if need be. Mike even took the time to shave before we left since he had 2 weeks growth and knew he would be in a bunch of pictures soon. We went to the hospital and checked in at about 4:15 and they checked me out and I was at 5.5 cm and still contracting 3 min apart and in the next 40 min that we were there I dilated to 6.5 cm so they admitted me. We told the nurse that at least our Dr was on call this time and he could actually deliver one of our kids since he hadn't gotten one yet and she thought that was hilarious! Once they admitted me they were in a rush to get fluids and antibiotics in me thinking the baby would be here soon because I was progressing so fast.
It wasn't too long before my contractions were hurting for real so I got my epidural at around 6 pm and was dilated to a 7. Then that is where everything kind of came to a halt, I stopped progressing and stayed at a 7 for the next 12 hours!!! They even put me on pitocin to see if they could help move things along but to no avail! My doctor came in about 5 am and decided to break my water to see if that would help anything. At this point I was starting to get a little anxious at how things were going and asked Mike to give me a blessing. I am so grateful for him and his worthiness to hold the priesthood. I love him so much and am glad to have him as my partner throughout this life and the eternities to come. After an hour still nothing so they put me back on pitocin then at around 7 am I finally dilated to a 9. It wasn't too much longer then and they had me use a peanut ball, which is an exercise ball that is shaped like a peanut to put between my knees which is supposed to help open up your hips and bring the baby down, well it worked because at 8:30 am the doctor came back in and wanted to see how things were going and asked me to try a practice push and I did then he said well that was some practice because she is crowning! They hurried and got all the stuff ready and then I only pushed 3 more times and our little girl was born!
Elyse Jane Hanchett was born on Saturday November 17th 2012, at 8:39 am. She weighed 7 lbs 7 oz and was 20.75 inches long. She had brown hair but not as much or as dark as Rory or Paige. She was beautiful! The nurses commented on how nicely shaped her head was and it was probably because she didn't really spend anytime in the birth canal! They handed her to me right away and she immediately grabbed on to one of the many my cords coming off me and wouldn't let go it was cute. Of course we called / texted everyone to let them know and then got to spend those first few moments together! Holding a new baby in those first moments is such a precious thing, it is such an amazing experience and it hard to put into words but nonetheless it is priceless!
Oh yeah by this time it had been 20 hours since I had eaten anything and even then I had only had half a costco muffin for lunch the day before at 1pm so I order breakfast a lot of it but even then it took another 45 min to get it, I was one tired and hungry girl! They moved us to a recovery room around noon and rested and welcomed visitors. My kids came over about 2pm and they were so excited to meet their new baby sister! Caleb got to hold her first and he was so sweet with her. We got him a "Big Brother" shirt and had him put it on, he was so proud! Of course Rory and Paige each got to hold her too and everyone just loves her.
Needless to say we are all very happy to have our newest addition to our family and welcome baby Elyse into our home and our hearts and of course we think she is perfect!
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