Tuesday, June 12, 2012
1st sponge bath at home
Lucy wasn't a huge fan of sponge baths, but she was quite good for this first one. She didn't have her first tub bath until she was 3 weeks old because it took quite awhile for her cord stump to fall off. So we had a lot of screaming sponge baths!
The Bili Bed
More hospital...
I am really far behind on this ole blog! I can't find enough hours in the day for everything and snuggling my babes usually wins my time! Here are a few more pics of Lucy in the hospital that Amy took for me. Thanks Amy!
Isn't she a beautiful newborn!
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Going Home!
We went home Thursday March 15th in the late afternoon. We were in limbo all day with them trying to decide whether they were going to make us stay for bili lights. Lucy's weight dropped down to 6 lbs 2 oz the day we left. The crazy thing about that is that was exactly what Dylan weighed the day we took him home from the hospital too!
So happy to have all of my family under one roof!
Hospital Stay
All in all we had a good hospital stay. This recovery was pretty hard on me as far as pain goes. I don't remember Dylan's C section being this bad (although I was on my death bed and my child was critically ill...so there was quite a bit going on and I don't remember a lot of his first 3 weeks.) My second night was extremely brutal. My nurse finally told me that I needed to stop trying to be so tough and she called the dr in the middle of the night.They ended up having to give me a hefty morphine shot in the behind. I was finally able to get a little pain free rest. We had a lot of help with Dylan from our parents which was so so nice. Jeff would go home in the evening to be with him for the night. After visitors during the day it was really nice to have some alone time with my baby girl. Lu and I would facetime with the boys at night. Jeff is so dang smitten with this little girl. By the second night Dylan was really missing his mommy and boy was his mommy missing him. As soon as he'd see me on the screen he'd get quiver lip. I felt so bad being away from him. I wish I would have taken a pic with everyone that came to visit, but I didn't so here are some pictures from our stay!
Finally snuggling with Mom
Grandpa and Grandma Cutler
Grandma Davis
Cousin Addy
"Skin to Skin" with Daddy
You can tell she is starting to get orange here.
Grandpa Davis, Dylan, and Lucy
On our last day her bilirubin levels had become dangerously high. They were going to make us stay for another day or two, but luckily they decided to let us go home with lights. They put her in their lights for the majority of our last day. She was a trooper and didn't seem to mind much.
Finally snuggling with Mom
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Meeting big brother
It was pretty comical when Gma Sue brought Dylan to meet Lucy. He took one step into the room, saw me in the hospital bed and was not a fan of the whole situation. He pretty much glued himself to his grandmas. He wouldn't even look at Lucy. Where ever she was in the room he turned his back to her. Lol.
He did better the second visit that night when he came back with Gma and Gpa Davis. I actually got him to sit in the bed with me. Lucy brought him some presents. How did she know that he was obsessed with Toy Story! He sat with me and opened his new Bullseye and Zurg. We were even able to snap a few pictures of them with me. Don't mind me and all of my swelling! I realize it is pretty bad!
First family of 4 picture! Check out how swollen my face was. It literally hurt to smile. LOL!
Kisses! Daddy was a little worried Dyl was going to accidentally head butt her...hence the neck grasp.
He did better the second visit that night when he came back with Gma and Gpa Davis. I actually got him to sit in the bed with me. Lucy brought him some presents. How did she know that he was obsessed with Toy Story! He sat with me and opened his new Bullseye and Zurg. We were even able to snap a few pictures of them with me. Don't mind me and all of my swelling! I realize it is pretty bad!
Lu's First Bath
While the dr's were closing me up Jeff headed to the nursey for Lucy's first bath. She doesn't look real thrilled about it!
Life is better when Daddy holds my hand.
Lucy's birth
Get ready for an overload of pictures and posts! Lucy's Birth Day March 12, 2012.
Mommy approx 2 hrs before delivery
She is here! 7:55 am.
6 lbs 15 oz and 18 inches long
First picture with Mom and Dad
Mommy approx 2 hrs before delivery
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The birth story
March 12, 2012
There was not a lot of sleep going on at our last night. It was daylight savings time. "Spring forward" is never good when you have a little one that doesn't like to go to bed! As of 7:00 last night we still hadn't heard from the hospital. So I waited until 7:30 since it was close to shift change and I called Labor and Delivery. The nurse that I talked to said that they were supposed to call us early in the day. Then I hear her call out to another nurse..."the C-sections weren't called!" Oops :) So she told me I was first up on the schedule and to be there by 5:30 AM. So we quickly called Grandma Sue to come sleep over with Dylan. Having Gma sleep over combined with the time change had Dylan hyper. I think it was about 12:30 before we got him to bed. I think both Jeff and I each slept about an hour. We were both so anxious and excited.
It is such a crazy thing to know that you are showing up to the hospital and they are going to cut you open and take out your baby. So...I twiddled my thumbs in bed until 4:00 and then got up to shower and get ready for the day. It was so nice to have a planned delivery! Jeff and I left at 5:00 to head to Provo. We were both pretty dang nervous. Jeff said a prayer before we pulled out of the driveway and I was immediately calm. It was going to go well and I was no longer worried. Love my hubby. For someone that doesn't love to be part of any medical situation he has been AMAZING during both of my deliveries. He is such a great support to me. I am so lucky to have him!
We got checked in and into our room around 5:45. Then it was crunch time. Surgery prep. Of course they started the IV (it really hurt by the way) and gave me 2 liters of fluid before surgery. Let the swelling begin! I was so happy to see Jay (the anesthesiologist. He was the same one that I had with Dylan. He remembered me and quite a bit about Dylan's delivery. So on with the epidural and catheter. It was such a nice change of pace after the emergency situation with Dylan's delivery. It was just me, Jeff and my mom at the hospital. They wheeled me into the OR at 7:35.
It is so weird to be the patient when you are used to being on the other side of things. Once they put the drape up you are pretty much cut off from the room. I could see Jeff, Jay, my monitors and that was it... But you sure can hear the hustle and bustle around the room. It is also so strange to have zero control over your body. I was shaking so bad and I couldn't stop it. Also the meds in the epidural were causing my blood pressure to drop. Since my body is used to having high blood pressure I get very nauseated and sick when my pressure drops. So bring on more fluid and meds to bring it up. I counted at least 6 liter bags of fluid they gave me in the first 24 hrs. I was so swollen by the end of the day it was crazy! My delivering doctors were Dr. Dayton and Dr. Woolsey. I hadn't seen either of them during my pregnancy, but really liked them both. However this C section was MUCH more painful than Dylan's was. It was bad, really really bad. I of course couldn't feel any of their cutting or anything but I had this intense sharp burning pain in my pubic area (TMI?) It was like someone was trying to rip out my catheter. It really was awful. My heart rate was through the roof, so Jay was trying to get on top of my pain. There were some meds that he couldn't give me until Lucy was out, so I was just trying to grin and bare it. While they were working on getting Lucy out they were asking us about Dylan and his birth. They said "oh she is definitely going to be bigger than that!" Ya people I hope so!
At 7:55 AM on Monday March 12, 2012 I heard the most AMAZING sound in the world. My baby girl's first cry. She came into the world howling. And I bawled and bawled and couldn't stop. I'm sure to every mother that is the greatest sound, but even more so to me. When Dylan was born he didn't cry or hardly breathe and he had to be rushed away and placed on a ventilator to breathe for him. We didn't get to hear him cry for several weeks. I really couldn't stop crying and thanking my Heavenly Father for such an incredible blessing. I sent Jeff off with her while they weighed her and at one point Jay had to make sure they were happy tears and not pain tears! LOL. I can't even put into words the overwhelming relief I felt at having a healthy baby. After they did her measurements and Apgar scores Jeff brought her in to meet me. The most beautiful baby girl I've ever laid eyes on and she is all ours! I don't think I have ever seen my husband so smitten. It was instant. He couldn't stop talking about how gorgeous she was.
After a few pictures and kisses, Jeff went with the nurses to take her to the nursery for her bath while they sewed me back up. Bring on more pain. Yuck. When they were putting everything back inside and making sure it was in the right place I definitely felt it. It took about 40 minutes to close me up and then we headed back to my room where my mom was waiting. She said that she knew when she was born because she could hear her screaming from my room! Jeff came back a few times to check on me and give me updates on our little angel. I had to stay on L&D for an hour and then they transferred me down to mother baby. Jeff snuggled her and rocked her for her first few hours. It was a little over 2 hrs from surgery when they finally got me settled and brought her to me. My goodness she is a doll. She has so much dark hair and a dark complexion. It amazes me how it is love at first sight with your babies. Gosh I love her so much!
There was not a lot of sleep going on at our last night. It was daylight savings time. "Spring forward" is never good when you have a little one that doesn't like to go to bed! As of 7:00 last night we still hadn't heard from the hospital. So I waited until 7:30 since it was close to shift change and I called Labor and Delivery. The nurse that I talked to said that they were supposed to call us early in the day. Then I hear her call out to another nurse..."the C-sections weren't called!" Oops :) So she told me I was first up on the schedule and to be there by 5:30 AM. So we quickly called Grandma Sue to come sleep over with Dylan. Having Gma sleep over combined with the time change had Dylan hyper. I think it was about 12:30 before we got him to bed. I think both Jeff and I each slept about an hour. We were both so anxious and excited.
It is such a crazy thing to know that you are showing up to the hospital and they are going to cut you open and take out your baby. So...I twiddled my thumbs in bed until 4:00 and then got up to shower and get ready for the day. It was so nice to have a planned delivery! Jeff and I left at 5:00 to head to Provo. We were both pretty dang nervous. Jeff said a prayer before we pulled out of the driveway and I was immediately calm. It was going to go well and I was no longer worried. Love my hubby. For someone that doesn't love to be part of any medical situation he has been AMAZING during both of my deliveries. He is such a great support to me. I am so lucky to have him!
We got checked in and into our room around 5:45. Then it was crunch time. Surgery prep. Of course they started the IV (it really hurt by the way) and gave me 2 liters of fluid before surgery. Let the swelling begin! I was so happy to see Jay (the anesthesiologist. He was the same one that I had with Dylan. He remembered me and quite a bit about Dylan's delivery. So on with the epidural and catheter. It was such a nice change of pace after the emergency situation with Dylan's delivery. It was just me, Jeff and my mom at the hospital. They wheeled me into the OR at 7:35.
It is so weird to be the patient when you are used to being on the other side of things. Once they put the drape up you are pretty much cut off from the room. I could see Jeff, Jay, my monitors and that was it... But you sure can hear the hustle and bustle around the room. It is also so strange to have zero control over your body. I was shaking so bad and I couldn't stop it. Also the meds in the epidural were causing my blood pressure to drop. Since my body is used to having high blood pressure I get very nauseated and sick when my pressure drops. So bring on more fluid and meds to bring it up. I counted at least 6 liter bags of fluid they gave me in the first 24 hrs. I was so swollen by the end of the day it was crazy! My delivering doctors were Dr. Dayton and Dr. Woolsey. I hadn't seen either of them during my pregnancy, but really liked them both. However this C section was MUCH more painful than Dylan's was. It was bad, really really bad. I of course couldn't feel any of their cutting or anything but I had this intense sharp burning pain in my pubic area (TMI?) It was like someone was trying to rip out my catheter. It really was awful. My heart rate was through the roof, so Jay was trying to get on top of my pain. There were some meds that he couldn't give me until Lucy was out, so I was just trying to grin and bare it. While they were working on getting Lucy out they were asking us about Dylan and his birth. They said "oh she is definitely going to be bigger than that!" Ya people I hope so!
At 7:55 AM on Monday March 12, 2012 I heard the most AMAZING sound in the world. My baby girl's first cry. She came into the world howling. And I bawled and bawled and couldn't stop. I'm sure to every mother that is the greatest sound, but even more so to me. When Dylan was born he didn't cry or hardly breathe and he had to be rushed away and placed on a ventilator to breathe for him. We didn't get to hear him cry for several weeks. I really couldn't stop crying and thanking my Heavenly Father for such an incredible blessing. I sent Jeff off with her while they weighed her and at one point Jay had to make sure they were happy tears and not pain tears! LOL. I can't even put into words the overwhelming relief I felt at having a healthy baby. After they did her measurements and Apgar scores Jeff brought her in to meet me. The most beautiful baby girl I've ever laid eyes on and she is all ours! I don't think I have ever seen my husband so smitten. It was instant. He couldn't stop talking about how gorgeous she was.
After a few pictures and kisses, Jeff went with the nurses to take her to the nursery for her bath while they sewed me back up. Bring on more pain. Yuck. When they were putting everything back inside and making sure it was in the right place I definitely felt it. It took about 40 minutes to close me up and then we headed back to my room where my mom was waiting. She said that she knew when she was born because she could hear her screaming from my room! Jeff came back a few times to check on me and give me updates on our little angel. I had to stay on L&D for an hour and then they transferred me down to mother baby. Jeff snuggled her and rocked her for her first few hours. It was a little over 2 hrs from surgery when they finally got me settled and brought her to me. My goodness she is a doll. She has so much dark hair and a dark complexion. It amazes me how it is love at first sight with your babies. Gosh I love her so much!
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Twas the night before baby
I can't believe we are going to have a baby in the morning. My thoughts pretty much are on my baby boy tonight. My emotions are all over the place. (thank you pregnancy hormones) While I am so excited to welcome my princess into the world I can't help but feel guilty for totally turning Dylan's world upside down. He has been our number 1 focus for 4 years. My first, the one who made me a mommy. Of course it is daylight savings today and getting Dylan to bed at a decent hour on a normal day is difficult. It is looking like it will be a sleepless night for me. I cherished our bedtime prayer and songs tonight. I hope he does ok while I'm in the hospital for several days.
Dear Dylan,
You are going to be a big brother in a matter of a few hours! Congratulations! I can't wait to see the love grow between you and Lucy. Thank you for being my baby boy. Me and Daddy have loved having you all to ourselves for the past 4 years. You have taught us so much and brought so much love to our family. We are so excited to welcome your sister and love her so much already. You are going to be such a great big brother and we are so excited to watch the two of you learn and grow together. Lucy is one lucky girl to have you as her big bro. Thank you for being you and making us happy each and every day. We love you oh so much!
Congrats big brother!
Love Mom and Dad
Dear Dylan,
You are going to be a big brother in a matter of a few hours! Congratulations! I can't wait to see the love grow between you and Lucy. Thank you for being my baby boy. Me and Daddy have loved having you all to ourselves for the past 4 years. You have taught us so much and brought so much love to our family. We are so excited to welcome your sister and love her so much already. You are going to be such a great big brother and we are so excited to watch the two of you learn and grow together. Lucy is one lucky girl to have you as her big bro. Thank you for being you and making us happy each and every day. We love you oh so much!
Congrats big brother!
Love Mom and Dad
Time to catch up!
It is time to start editing the posts that I have worked on the last month, add pictures, and get them posted to the ole blog. I have been a slacker with the blog, but have been enjoying my family and sleeping when I can!
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Lucy Marie Davis
I really need to blog about our sweet girl... But here's a little taste. More to come soon!
Born March 12, 2012 at 7:55 am by c-section. 6 lbs 15 oz, 18 inches. Mommy's complexion and lots of dark hair!!! We are loving this angel!
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