Oh remember I was burping you and you threw up all down my shirt...
10.21.2008
Motherhood...
Oh mommy, what's that all over your shirt???
Oh remember I was burping you and you threw up all down my shirt...
Oh remember I was burping you and you threw up all down my shirt...
10.20.2008
10.18.2008
Multi Tasking... Passing Out
I have finally figured out how to prop Carsyn up just right so she can feed and I can type at the same time. I haven't had much time to blog lately, having a newborn and all. The moments that I am sitting down I am either feeding her or completely vegging out because my brain is fried.
Motherhood thus far has been pretty amazing. Carsyn definitely is like her father. Chill. She loves to sleep and she loves to eat, both traits of ours, just kidding I know this is every new born. We were having some pretty rough nights with sleep but the past two have been amazing. Thank you Carsyn. She has slept for 4 hours between feedings all thru the night. No fussing!! So last night she fed at 9, 1, 5 and 9!! So we got a pretty good night sleep! During the day though she likes to eat every hour and a half to three hours, so days are long.
Anyways, I am feeling amazing, except for being incredibly anemic. I am still pretty pasty white and I just don't have my normal energy. I believe that I forgot to mention in her birth story that I PASSED OUT after she was born. I don't mean fell asleep either.
After delivering baby your body should naturally contract out your placenta. Well, that wasn't happening so much with me. They had thrown Carsyn onto my chest and we were enjoying our sweet moment but I was still in a TON of pain and curious as to what they were doing down there poking and prodding and pushing... eh. Anyways my placenta finally came out along with over a liter of blood. Then the doctor inspected my placenta and not all of it had come out. He looks me in the eye and says, "I gotta go back in." Ehhmm WHAT?? What do you mean go back in??? Whatever he meant, HURT. Then after going back in he shows me the "rest of my placenta" that didn't come out. YUCK YUCK YUCK!!
So... after this all is well, RIGHT?? We have visitors, everyone is happy Carsyn is healthy and all is right with the world. Then they tell me I have to PEE before I can move rooms. Pee?? YIKES are you sure about that?? I just pushed out a baby, peeing doesn't sound FUN. Well, they made me get up and try. I am sitting there trying to pee and after about 10 minutes I decide it's not happening. So I GET UP, but instead of GETTING UP I go DOWN... and I mean down. Not sure how long I was out but when I woke up this big man was putting me back into my hospital bed and Drew and my mom are STANDING over me saying SHANNON, SHANNON CAN YOU HEAR US?!? For some reason I woke up on crack and thought everything was funny. We will leave out all of the strange and ridiculous comments that I made. Lets just say my husband was OH so proud of me. Not really.
So due to the huge blood loss I am a bit weak still.
Carsyn is beautiful though. I just stare at her all the time... my neck hurts.
I just posted a new album of her on FBook... here's the link.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2023249&l=3d4b2&id=79800221
Motherhood thus far has been pretty amazing. Carsyn definitely is like her father. Chill. She loves to sleep and she loves to eat, both traits of ours, just kidding I know this is every new born. We were having some pretty rough nights with sleep but the past two have been amazing. Thank you Carsyn. She has slept for 4 hours between feedings all thru the night. No fussing!! So last night she fed at 9, 1, 5 and 9!! So we got a pretty good night sleep! During the day though she likes to eat every hour and a half to three hours, so days are long.
Anyways, I am feeling amazing, except for being incredibly anemic. I am still pretty pasty white and I just don't have my normal energy. I believe that I forgot to mention in her birth story that I PASSED OUT after she was born. I don't mean fell asleep either.
After delivering baby your body should naturally contract out your placenta. Well, that wasn't happening so much with me. They had thrown Carsyn onto my chest and we were enjoying our sweet moment but I was still in a TON of pain and curious as to what they were doing down there poking and prodding and pushing... eh. Anyways my placenta finally came out along with over a liter of blood. Then the doctor inspected my placenta and not all of it had come out. He looks me in the eye and says, "I gotta go back in." Ehhmm WHAT?? What do you mean go back in??? Whatever he meant, HURT. Then after going back in he shows me the "rest of my placenta" that didn't come out. YUCK YUCK YUCK!!
So... after this all is well, RIGHT?? We have visitors, everyone is happy Carsyn is healthy and all is right with the world. Then they tell me I have to PEE before I can move rooms. Pee?? YIKES are you sure about that?? I just pushed out a baby, peeing doesn't sound FUN. Well, they made me get up and try. I am sitting there trying to pee and after about 10 minutes I decide it's not happening. So I GET UP, but instead of GETTING UP I go DOWN... and I mean down. Not sure how long I was out but when I woke up this big man was putting me back into my hospital bed and Drew and my mom are STANDING over me saying SHANNON, SHANNON CAN YOU HEAR US?!? For some reason I woke up on crack and thought everything was funny. We will leave out all of the strange and ridiculous comments that I made. Lets just say my husband was OH so proud of me. Not really.
So due to the huge blood loss I am a bit weak still.
Carsyn is beautiful though. I just stare at her all the time... my neck hurts.
I just posted a new album of her on FBook... here's the link.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2023249&l=3d4b2&id=79800221
10.13.2008
Carsyn Rae
Our sweet baby girl decided to grace us with her ADORABLE presence last Sunday October 5th at 4:51 pm!! Here’s the story…
Saturday night:
When I went to bed I knew that something was different. She had been moving SO much that day and I just felt like something was about to happen. Before I went to bed I made sure that all of our bags were packed JUST INCASE I went into labor in the middle of the night.
5:30 a.m.
I got up to go to the bathroom and heard water hit the floor. HA! (Literally it sounded like someone poured a glass of water on the floor). I was so excited, I didn’t know if I should go to the bathroom or wake up Drew. So I headed to the bathroom screaming down the hall DREW MY WATER BROKE!! By the time I got back from the bathroom Drew was dressed and ready to go. He was super excited!!
6:45 a.m.
We arrived at the hospital. Upon arrival I am sure the nurses thought I was a goober because I announced that my name was Shannon and MY WATER HAD BROKE! I was smiling from ear-to-ear and giddy as could be. (Not like the movies)
Because my water had broken they wanted to hurry up the process to deliver within 24 hours. So I had to get on pitosin. (sp?)
8/9 a.m. They started me on PIT, which I would have liked to not do, but oh well. Shortly after starting the PIT the contractions sped up. We walked the halls until I couldn’t breath through any more contractions.
12:00 p.m.
We moved to the big labor and delivery room and I was somewhere around a 5. I couldn’t breath or talk through any more contractions so I requested an epidural. (Actually I screamed at Drew to get the nurse and tell her I wanted an epidural). All you pregnant ladies out there, GET AN EPIDURAL, they are the bomb. Mine worked for about 3-4 hours and started wearing off but was OH SO WORTH IT.
1-3:45
I rested and we talked and called people and had a few visitors. I couldn’t believe that only moments before I was crying and screaming through contractions but now I was happy as an ox, but a bit out of it.
3:00ish
My epidural started wearing off and I could feel contractions again. When it started to wear off I started feeling the urge to push. My nurse checked me and I was at a 9+ and ready to push. I had NO idea that the process would go that fast, I didn’t feel like it was real.
3:30ish-4:51 WE PUSHED!!
We pushed for about an hour and out popped this little bundle of joy. My mom and Drew were the first to see what she was. (They held/pushed my legs during delivery). Drew said IT’S A GIRL and before I knew it she was laying on my stomach and I was balling. The sweetest moment of my entire life. Drew and I laid there and she just looked at us forever. Back and forth back and forth… it was as if she was thinking, so you two are the ones who have been poking me and talking to me for the past 9 months.
She is an absolute angel. She only gets upset when she’s hungry or just needs some lovin from her mama!
We are blessed…
Saturday night:
When I went to bed I knew that something was different. She had been moving SO much that day and I just felt like something was about to happen. Before I went to bed I made sure that all of our bags were packed JUST INCASE I went into labor in the middle of the night.
5:30 a.m.
I got up to go to the bathroom and heard water hit the floor. HA! (Literally it sounded like someone poured a glass of water on the floor). I was so excited, I didn’t know if I should go to the bathroom or wake up Drew. So I headed to the bathroom screaming down the hall DREW MY WATER BROKE!! By the time I got back from the bathroom Drew was dressed and ready to go. He was super excited!!
6:45 a.m.
We arrived at the hospital. Upon arrival I am sure the nurses thought I was a goober because I announced that my name was Shannon and MY WATER HAD BROKE! I was smiling from ear-to-ear and giddy as could be. (Not like the movies)
Because my water had broken they wanted to hurry up the process to deliver within 24 hours. So I had to get on pitosin. (sp?)
8/9 a.m. They started me on PIT, which I would have liked to not do, but oh well. Shortly after starting the PIT the contractions sped up. We walked the halls until I couldn’t breath through any more contractions.
12:00 p.m.
We moved to the big labor and delivery room and I was somewhere around a 5. I couldn’t breath or talk through any more contractions so I requested an epidural. (Actually I screamed at Drew to get the nurse and tell her I wanted an epidural). All you pregnant ladies out there, GET AN EPIDURAL, they are the bomb. Mine worked for about 3-4 hours and started wearing off but was OH SO WORTH IT.
1-3:45
I rested and we talked and called people and had a few visitors. I couldn’t believe that only moments before I was crying and screaming through contractions but now I was happy as an ox, but a bit out of it.
3:00ish
My epidural started wearing off and I could feel contractions again. When it started to wear off I started feeling the urge to push. My nurse checked me and I was at a 9+ and ready to push. I had NO idea that the process would go that fast, I didn’t feel like it was real.
3:30ish-4:51 WE PUSHED!!
We pushed for about an hour and out popped this little bundle of joy. My mom and Drew were the first to see what she was. (They held/pushed my legs during delivery). Drew said IT’S A GIRL and before I knew it she was laying on my stomach and I was balling. The sweetest moment of my entire life. Drew and I laid there and she just looked at us forever. Back and forth back and forth… it was as if she was thinking, so you two are the ones who have been poking me and talking to me for the past 9 months.
She is an absolute angel. She only gets upset when she’s hungry or just needs some lovin from her mama!
We are blessed…
My Husband...
Drew's mom sent me this the other day...
(Drew when he was born)
Looks like we might be having a daddies girl...
(Drew when he was born)
Looks like we might be having a daddies girl...
10.11.2008
baby girl...
too tired to post but i will post her birth story soon!!!
baby girl CARSYN RAE 8.8 lbs. 19.5 inches!!! our little butter ball!!!
october 5th @ 4:51 pm
baby girl CARSYN RAE 8.8 lbs. 19.5 inches!!! our little butter ball!!!
october 5th @ 4:51 pm
10.03.2008
You wouldn't want to be around me today...
Man I am crabby. How do people go over due? I am 4 days away from my due date and I am just finished. This is just not cool anymore. My clothes don't fit anymore and I am beyond uncomfortable. I seriously might bust open. Has anyone had their baby by just exploding?? I think I might.
Last night we made a late night grocery run and the lady checking me out goes... "Ohhh girl... that belly... it's gonna pop!" I giggled because she made me laugh but I felt totally embarrassed. I mean YIKES, how bad do I look?? I politely told her 4 more days... and she said, "No girl, any day." I smiled took my receipt, groceries and left.
Did I mention that my back hurts?? Really bad? Beyond bad. I am heavy. Extremely heavy. One thing being pregnant will teach you... to never be overweight... it's just miserable.
Sorry for being so crabby, surely some day I will have some good news and pics of a cute little baby.
Last night we made a late night grocery run and the lady checking me out goes... "Ohhh girl... that belly... it's gonna pop!" I giggled because she made me laugh but I felt totally embarrassed. I mean YIKES, how bad do I look?? I politely told her 4 more days... and she said, "No girl, any day." I smiled took my receipt, groceries and left.
Did I mention that my back hurts?? Really bad? Beyond bad. I am heavy. Extremely heavy. One thing being pregnant will teach you... to never be overweight... it's just miserable.
Sorry for being so crabby, surely some day I will have some good news and pics of a cute little baby.
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