Little baby Edward was born after 72 hours of intense labor. He spent a little too much time in the birth canal and aspirated his own meconium. I know this is common and most babies get to come home after about 48 hours of observation. Well I happened to get a fever and an infection while in labor so it transferred over to Edward. He was taken to the NICU and the doctors found that his blood gasses were too high. They tried for two days to get them down. I am not sure exactly what that means, but the blood gasses have gone down and he is doing much better. (We found out later that the doctors said he was "knocking on deaths door" that night)
Edward is off oxygen and his IV was taken out on Sunday. He just has a little port in his hand to give him his antibiotics. He has been eating like a champ and seems to get better and better every day.
Stephen has been the most hands on, making me a little jealous. I will write about the LONG labor someday when we get to bring Edward home. For now, he is sleeping in the NICU just waiting for the doctors to give him the OK to come home.
We have been truly blessed by all the well wishes, prayers, and food that has been delivered to our home. I am so grateful for the Gospel in my life. I received a blessing just before Edward came out and my Dad along with Stephen ran down to the NICU to bless little Edward. It was a truly amazing experience. I will update as time permits. As for now, Stephen and I are spending 14 hour days at the Women's Hospital in Albuquerque!
Love you all!
Jewls
Monday, February 23, 2009
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Did I mention...
I HATE KIDNEY STONES!
I exited church before the sacrament was passed today because of some major pain in my right Kidney. Yep, that would be number 4! AND YES, the choir (which I direct) was scheduled to sing. I hope it went well.
'Little baby, it is time to come out so these Kidney Stones go away'
Happy Sunday!
I exited church before the sacrament was passed today because of some major pain in my right Kidney. Yep, that would be number 4! AND YES, the choir (which I direct) was scheduled to sing. I hope it went well.
'Little baby, it is time to come out so these Kidney Stones go away'
Happy Sunday!
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Two weeks to go....
No baby yet... but time is going by very fast. I can't believe I will be holding a BABY (wait, MY BABY) in two weeks!!!!!!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Dear Albuquerque...
Please enjoy the free maternity clothes, baby clothes, lap top, computer, shoes, air mattress, and much much more. Compliments of Julie and Sharla. We are sad to see these items go; however, you could have just asked and we may have felt generous and given the items free of charge. You did not need to break the driver side window and climb into the truck taking the items for yourself. I am sorry to see that your behavior will cost the police a trip out to look at the broken glass on the ground while dusting for finger prints. Guess what? We have the serial numbers and you left a hefty palm print on the side of the truck, so maybe you walked away a winner for now, but we have a small chance of catching up to you (if not in this life, maybe the next).
Monday, February 2, 2009
Thursday, January 29, 2009
One Incredible 24 hours...
Just when you think society has fallen completely apart, something amazing happens: people surprise you. Stephen and I had a few errands to run and some lose ends to tie. We drove over to the gym to cancel our membership. They do not offer child care, so we really have no choice but to end our relationship with the gym.
We walked in and were greeted by Oscar the gym manager. I told him we had to cancel and we are sorry to leave. He laughed and said he didn't blame us. He was surprised to see us in the gym so much and decided to WAIVE the entire fee for canceling. YES! $60 dollars saved because of generosity. How did he know we needed that money right now? If you ever have the chance to belong to a Snap Fitness, do it!
We then headed over to Water To Go to fill up our 4 water jugs. We usually make this trip every two weeks so have become friends with the people who work at the counter. The owner happened to be there and she was so happy we were having a baby, she gave us a water jug for FREE!!! I can not believe that during these hard times, two people were willing to give things away for free. I hope I can be that generous with my life.
I, later, had a doctors appointment. I head over for my 36 week check up and wait for the doctor in the room. She walks in... she says, "The perinatal doctor says you need to be induced at 36 weeks."
My jaw drops! I ask, "why?" She says "Because of your gall bladder problems." I begin to explain that I have not had any gall bladder problems, although, I have had three kidney stones. She looks at me, I look at her, she looks at the chart, she looks at me. She then says, "How far along are you?" I say, "Almost 36 weeks!!!!"
She ends the conversation with, "I will call Dr. Hurley and let you know if we need to induce." YIKES!! I am sure it was a mistake, but the paperwork she held in her hand had all of my information on it. My name, my birthday, my pregnancy! So, it made me a little worried. So far, no baby. But I did realize that day that this baby is coming and he is coming sooner than I think. I need to really prepare. I have 30 days to gather up "stuff" for a baby. Time to prepare!!
Now go out and spread cheer around!
We walked in and were greeted by Oscar the gym manager. I told him we had to cancel and we are sorry to leave. He laughed and said he didn't blame us. He was surprised to see us in the gym so much and decided to WAIVE the entire fee for canceling. YES! $60 dollars saved because of generosity. How did he know we needed that money right now? If you ever have the chance to belong to a Snap Fitness, do it!
We then headed over to Water To Go to fill up our 4 water jugs. We usually make this trip every two weeks so have become friends with the people who work at the counter. The owner happened to be there and she was so happy we were having a baby, she gave us a water jug for FREE!!! I can not believe that during these hard times, two people were willing to give things away for free. I hope I can be that generous with my life.
I, later, had a doctors appointment. I head over for my 36 week check up and wait for the doctor in the room. She walks in... she says, "The perinatal doctor says you need to be induced at 36 weeks."
My jaw drops! I ask, "why?" She says "Because of your gall bladder problems." I begin to explain that I have not had any gall bladder problems, although, I have had three kidney stones. She looks at me, I look at her, she looks at the chart, she looks at me. She then says, "How far along are you?" I say, "Almost 36 weeks!!!!"
She ends the conversation with, "I will call Dr. Hurley and let you know if we need to induce." YIKES!! I am sure it was a mistake, but the paperwork she held in her hand had all of my information on it. My name, my birthday, my pregnancy! So, it made me a little worried. So far, no baby. But I did realize that day that this baby is coming and he is coming sooner than I think. I need to really prepare. I have 30 days to gather up "stuff" for a baby. Time to prepare!!
Now go out and spread cheer around!
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