5 things I missed while pregnant

1. sleeping on my belly
2. drinking juice without heartburn
3. normal feeling fingers
4. Hot dogs
5. getting in and out of the car easily

Madison's Birth Story

When I went in to my doctor’s visit on the Monday after my due date I expected the doctor to say he would induce that Thursday which was Dec 2, 2010. Since my B/P was a little high he decided not to risk it anymore and induce the following morning. I have to admit I was overjoyed. Two reasons I was super excited to finally meet my little one and happy to gain my own body back. We were scheduled for the induction at 9am Tuesday November 30th. I'm pretty sure I was glowing all day because I could not come down I was so happy. This was a huge blessing in disguise because Anthony's normal days off are Tuesday and Thursday. so being induced on Tuesday meant that he would probably only have to take one day extra off.

Tuesday morning we were up early for obvious reasons and about 45 minutes before we were scheduled to be induced the hospital called and said they were extra busy today and I would have to wait until they had a room available. We were devastated, we had no idea how long that could be or if it would still be the same day. To try and fill our day we decided to go and get breakfast at IHOP to blow sometime in the hopes that while we were out the hospital would call and say to come in and we could get the "party" started but no such luck. So we came back home and began packing up the house. I've been kinda slacking considering we're moving in like 3 weeks and all the art and stuff is still on the walls and to be honest very little was packed. We finished packing up all the art on the walls and our desk and still no call so I asked Anthony if he would like to go inside and play his new video game he just got since we had nothing better to do and he isn’t going to have the time to do it later. As he was loading the game the hospital called and said they were ready for us to come in for the induction. We were ecstatic to say the least. We made a few phone calls to family and let them know what was happening and we were off. I was so excited I could barely contain myself and I’m pretty sure that Anthony was overexcited as well because he sped all the way there. When we got there they were ready and waiting for us. We sat in the waiting room for about 10 minutes while they shuffled stuff around and they placed us in a room. I had two different nurses just to be admitted to the labor and delivery department. The first thing they did was hook me up to the monitors and already there was a problem. Madison’s heart rate was off the charts, she was running in the 180’s to the 190’s. Because her heart rate never came down they held the induction until she remained stable for at least a half hour. We were admitted at 11am and they didn’t begin the induction until 4pm.

To start the induction I was hoping they would just go straight to the pitocin which causes contractions but my cervix was not effaced at all and I was only dilated to a 1. So they used cervadil. When I heard those words I was very upset because I knew that meant 12 hours of medication that probably would yield very little. At that point I knew that this was going to be a very long process. So for an hour I laid flat on my back for an hour while we watched surf’s up on our handy dandy new portable DVD player. I got a couple of contractions but my goal was to go all 12 hours without pain medication. It took some doing but I did it … 12 hours with some contractions and no pain medication. When they came in at 4 am to check if the medication had yielded any results…the news was devastating very little had changed. They said okay let’s do another round of cervadil and I refused I told them do a C-section or find another way but no cervadil. The nurse came back in about an hour later and asked if I would do another medication called cytotec. They explained how it worked and I agreed. They gave me the medication and I laid down for the half hour required. Then when Anthony got back from getting some breakfast we went down stairs to the first floor and we walked up and down the halls for four hours. About a half hour into walking up and down the hall we knew the medication was working because I was feeling major contractions and they were strong enough that I had to stop walking while they were happening. After the four hours I went back up I had some lunch and after lunch they checked me. I was dilated to a two and was effaced about 50%. We did another round of cytotec and walked for another four hours. By this time it was 8pm on day two of the induction, when they checked my cervix I was dilated to a 3 and ready for the pitocin. This is when things really got started. The contractions started to get stronger and at about 1 am I asked for some pain medication so they gave me nubain. About a half hour later the anesthesiologist came in to give me my epidural. I really didn’t want it yet but they said it was now or never so I went ahead and agreed. That was the most bizarre feeling ever but it was not painful like I expected it to be. Around 3am the nurse came in to check on my progress but nothing had changed and she said the baby was stuck in the same position and was having head molding because the bridge of her nose was stuck on the front of my pelvis. They said they were only going to wait a half hour longer and then they were going to stop everything and I would be scheduled for a C-section at 7am. I really didn’t want the C-section at this time since I had worked so hard to make things happen naturally. At about 5 am I told Anthony to call the nurse because I really felt like I needed to push. She came in and checked me I was dilated to a 9 and only had a small rim around Madison’s head that I had to wait and not push. So I decided that I did not want her to deliver Madison and I held on and did not push for almost 2 hours to wait for the morning nurse to come on at 7:30. Her name was Arianna, she was also the day nurse on our 2^nd day there. I told Anthony at 7:30 that I couldn’t hold her in any more. He went to get Arianna and when she walked in she said to practice pushing. I pushed once and she said to stop and not to push anymore because she could see Madison’s head and there was no doctor. She turned to the night shift nurse and told her to get Dr. Wong (my ob/gyn) right now. I pushed for 15 minutes or so and she was here. It was the hardest thing I ever did but I had amazing support by my side and once she was on my chest there was nothing in this world that was better. At that moment I understood a little better the love Heavenly Father has for his children. I never thought I could love someone more than I love Anthony and I didn’t lose any love for him she just increased the capacity my heart and mind could understand in loving another person. FAMILIES CAN BE TOGETHER FOREVER THOUGH HEAVENLY FATHERS PLAN…and I’m so grateful for the knowledge of his true and ever lasting gospel

 

Light at the end of the tunnel

Now that I'm 4 days overdue the doctor has decided its time for the baby to join us here on earth. There is an end in sight.

I'm being Induced Tuesday November 30,2010 at 9am

Now the question is will she be a November or a December baby??

I'm so excited I cant wait to meet my baby girl, hold her in my arms, and tell her everyday for the rest of my life how much I love her!!

I have waited for this day for the 24 Years and 11 Months of my life...I feel so blessed and privileged that Heavenly Father has entrusted me with one of his precious children.

I do fear that with an induction the possibility of a C-section is more possible and more likely. it is MAJOR SURGERY. Which could mean more stress on the baby and a more difficult recovery.

3rd Trimester

The last 90 days or so have been quite long and so much has happened I almost should have wrote things down monthly but here's what I remember:

-I never really struggled to sleep
-Madison had hiccups several times a day for hours on end and at times they drove me crazy
-I loved feeling her move around inside me but was never willing to admit it to most people
-As my belly got bigger I struggled to keep food in my mouth and off my shirt
-I hit my belly with the car door more times then I could count
-at about 36 weeks if became difficult to drive so Anthony did 99% of the driving
-I had very little swelling in my feet or hands but they found swelling in my upper back which caused my hands to go numb and have tingling most of the time
-at 38 weeks I was admitted to the hospital for overnight medication due to a severe kidney infection and kidney stones
-Because I was admitted to the hospital I missed Grandpa Anderson's Lifetime achievement award dinner (which for me was the ultimate disrespect and devastation but he forgave me)
-There were two baby showers one from my family and one from church. We were so blessed to have such good friends and family who were so generous
-the longing in my arms to hold my baby girl got stronger as I got closer to my due date and at times it was almost unbearable
-I still have no idea what braxton hix contractions feel like
-Anthony has taken over a lot of my care that I cant do...putting on socks and shoes, helping me get my pants on, and multiple other things that become difficult with the belly and the numb hands
-He has gone to every doctors appointment through out the pregnancy (except maybe one or two) and has been so supportive
-I cry at random and I HATE IT
-I feel like a bull in a china shop with my big belly
-TV is worthless and there's nothing good on!!
- at 39 weeks I finally started having False labor pains (and I was ecstatic about it)
-Being a nurse helped very little during my pregnancy but I had some great books and good friends as resources that made it all easier to understand
-I only gained 14Lbs the entire pregnancy but I ate like a horse
-At 37 weeks we found out my placenta was on the right side of my uterus

All in all I thought I would love being pregnant and I have to admit now 40 weeks later that there is very little about being pregnant that I truly Love! It went by fast but not fast enough.

3 DAYS TO GO!!

Admitted

I started having pain on my left side on Friday. it wasn't unbearable and medication was helping so i didnt think anything of it. Saturday morning i went to a training meeting for church and got pain that was so unbearable i thought i was going to pass out- again on the left side. so i called my mom since anthony was working and asked her to bring me pain medication so i could get through the meeting and go home to rest. well the pain went away until about 2pm. it was more like a dull ache then a real pain so i just ignored it and went on my way i picked Anthony up from work at 5 and we went home to finish getting ready for grandpa's award dinner at Cal State San Bernardino. by the time we were finished getting ready to go the pain was unbearable and i could no longer stand up or even move. i took some pain medication and put an ice pack on what i was sure was a kidney stone. after a half hour the pain was not going away so although i didn't want to i had to admit that i need to go to the hospital for help i didn't want to put stress on the baby. so we forwent the award dinner (which i was not happy about) and headed for Pomona Valley Hospital.

They determined not only was i having kidney stones but i also had a severe kidney infection. Severe enough that they admitted me to the floor to watch the baby and medicate me for the infection and for the pain safely. of course i didn't have any pain until like 2 in the morning when everyone else on the floor is having baby's i'm bothering this sweet nurse for pain medication because i can barely breath. anthony stayed at the hospital with me until 10pm and then i sent him home because he was falling asleep in the chair and i wanted him to sleep in our bed not in that uncomfortable chair. the doctor came in the morning and looked at me. he decided after about 11 am i could go home that it was safe. he sent me home with pain medication to be used only when in severe pain and antibiotics for the infection.

They checked the fluid around Madison before i could go home to make sure she was safe too. I'm proud to say she had an AFI of 16.2 which is amazing since a week ago it was only 9.1 and considered on the low side. The normal is anything above 10! its nice to be home and in my own bed. I definitely only want to be admitted to the hospital again if I'm having this baby because knowing i was going home without my baby and everyone else was going home with their baby was devastating to say the least. on the upside until now my cervix has been completely closed and I'm happy to say I'm officially dilated to .5cm !! I know its not much but at least its progress or i feel like its progress and that is encouraging that there is a light at the end of this tunnel.

10 Days to go!

Formula D Finals

8 hours of smelly cars...but it makes my husband very happy so I go this is the second time this year and i have to admit its very difficult at 8 months pregnant


the only way to stay cool: A hat, Ice and Sunglasses

They didn't win :(

At least he takes pictures of engines instead of all the half naked women

LA County Fair 2010

Okay so every year all year long i sit and patiently wait to go to the fair. it is my absolute favorite ... i truly believe there is nothing more magical then the fair except maybe disneyland. I have to admit I wasn't sure i was going to make it this year being so preggo and all. we bought season passes knowing that i probably would not be able to do more than a couple of hours at a time. we ended up going 3 times while it was open to get everything done ... here is some pictures we took during our trips

At the top of the fairiswheel

on the fairiswheel my favorite

Feeding the animals

At least i'm smaller then a train wheel

Monster Truck Show

Very pregnant and walking the buildings at the fair

and counting

43 days until Madison gets here...i'm actually not sure what to think

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Fully Licensed

ON SEPTEMBER 30TH 2010 I RECEIVED THE LETTER FROM THE BOARD OF VOCATIONAL NURSING AND PSYCHIATRIC TECHNICIANS THAT I HAD PASSED MY NCLEX TEST AND WAS A FULLY LICENSED NURSE

I HAVE FINALLY REALIZED ONE OF MY DREAMS ON MY BUCKET LIST

Nursing School Graduation

The graduation ceremony was beautiful. we walked into the the classic graduation song. we started off by hearing from a few important people in our experience in nursing school. one of those included a teacher i have great admiration for. she taught me more than just the art of being a nurse. she taught me maturity, cooperation, honesty, and what it means to be completely compassionate regardless of the situation. she gave a beautiful speech for graduation.

after she spoke we heard from a few of what we would consider the "head" of the program. most we saw very little ...basically they make the program run.

  I fought really hard not to have to wear the white hat for graduation. none of the classes before us had to so why should we. ultimately i was the only one who didnt want to wear the stupid thing. I was going to just not come to graduation but i didn't think that was fair to my husband who worked very hard to put me through school and i didnt think it was fair to my family. so i sucked it up and went to the pinning ceremony and wore the stupid white hat.

Recieving my awards for Valedictorian and class secretary

 

 

after the pinning ceremony  we stood with our oil lamps and candle and recited the Florence Nightingale pledge that goes like this:

I solemnly pledge myself before God and in the presence of this assembly, to pass my life in purity and to practice my profession faithfully. I will abstain from whatever is deleterious and mischievous, and will not take or knowingly administer any harmful drug. I will do all in my power to maintain and elevate the standard of my profession, and will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling. With loyalty will I endeavor to aid the physician in his work, and devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care.

I haven't been proud of myself for very many things in my life. When i was 18 and graduated high school I made a list of things I wanted to accomplish before I turned 25. One of those things was to graduate from a nursing and become a nurse. I accomplished that with flying colors. I received 2 awards as well as my diploma. those awards include a special accommodation for being class secretary and VALEDICTORIAN!! Yes you read that right I had the highest GPA in the entire class. I couldn't believe it when they called my name I thought for sure there was someone else that had done better than me. For that accomplishment I was so PROUD of myself.

 He was my study buddy, my support, and most of the reason I kept going when there were times I was ready to quit! He's so amazing he got me flowers and even snuck my best friend out here from utah. she spent the weekend and we had tons of fun laughs together for the whole weekend. I still can't believe he surprised me.

 

2 wonderful years

 On September 20th I was officially married for two years. I cant believe how the time has flown by it seems like yesterday that we were planning all the details and Anthony was newly baptized. so much has happened in the last two years. Some were wonderful things, others not so great, and some tested our marriage and our relationship. After 2 wonderful years I'm elated to say that I'm definitely more in love then I was the day I got married.

For our anniversary Anthony took me out to a surprise dinner to the Cheesecake Factory. He even got us a private table with reservations he is such an amazing guy. One of the things he loves to do is to not tell me anything about where we are going and what we are doing. He loves it!!! I have to admit that I don't love it but I know that it makes him happy. after dinner we just took a nice stroll in the cool weather until my back could no longer take it.

We kept it simple this years since we have Madison on the way, we didn't do gifts but it was a wonderful and nice to just have the time to spend with one another.

2nd Trimester

so before i forget about the second trimester so here's some of the things i Loved and Hated

Loved:
Feeling Madison move around and get stronger every day was a true joy
finally having enough of a baby bump that people didn't think i was just fat or chubby
doing my registry and finding all the fun things you need for your baby
making the baby shower invitations
planning the baby shower with my mom

Hated:
the pain in my hips from stretching
the feeling of not being able to breath
not sleeping for hours on end in the middle of the night
the difficulty relaxing before I went to bed ( I spent a lot of time in a warm shower to relax)
the extensive amount of stretch marks I'm gaining
The three trips to the ER I had
The midnight runs to the bathroom

I love my baby but I'll be glad to have my body back!!

30 Weeks

Slightly Disappointed

Since there are so many woman in the ward that are pregnant it is kinda taking all the fun out of being pregnant especially since its my first time. I also happened to be the only one with this as their first baby. I have waited a long time to have this baby pretty much my whole life. I think it is such a divine calling to know that the Lord trusts you with one of his spirits. I'm going to admit that i do like a little attention and I was kinda hoping more people would care and be interested. I know that some truly do care. they ask how I'm doing and truly want to know the answer but, most don't really want to know how you actually feel. Unfortunately, with so many and three of us due on the same day I cant blame them. I think the most disappointing comment i get of all is " you don't even look pregnant" which is like what are you saying I've always been fat!! I'm not uncomfortable by any means as far as being pregnant and "large" because in reality I'm not that large. Last time I checked I only had gained 9 Lbs which in 7 months makes me feel pretty good since i was totally freaking out about gaining too much weight and being totally huge. but it makes me feel like I was huge before i got pregnant when people say that I don't even "Look" pregnant. So for those who say I don't look pregnant here's the comparison:

14 Weeks & 26 Weeks

who's the pregnant one??

I know Anthony will be a little upset that I told this story but its something I think needs to be put in our family history. The other day I really wanted dessert (not something uncommon) so we got in the car and headed to Cold Stone. Unfortunately Cold Stone was closed when we got there. so we trucked our selves down the street and went to Golden Spoon. I ordered chocolate ice cream with M&M's which I have to admit I think is decently normal. Anthony ordered tart mango frozen yogurt which is not uncommon ( he does love mango) so here's the wired part ... for his toppings he choose Reeces Pieces and Sour Gummy Worms. Did I mention that reeces pieces are filled with peanut butter!!!

And they say I'm the pregnant one...ha I doubt it!

Absolutely Perfect

Yesterday was amazing! Normally Tuesdays consist of running around with Anthony to get all the chores done before he goes to work on Wednesdays. When we woke up we realized there really wasn't a whole lot to do for the day like there usually is. It was going to be very hot and I decided I did not want to stay home at all because that meant sitting in front of the TV in a hot chair and trying to relax. I searched the internet for something to do indoors, that wouldn’t cost us a bunch of money, and we could be back in time for our car seat safety class at 6:30. But it seemed like everything I came up with was going to be expensive besides going to the beach (which was outside) or we wouldn’t make it back in time for our class. So Anthony came up with the idea that we should go see a movie. usually I’m not a big fan of movies and being pregnant I have to be honest sitting through a movie can be difficult sometimes but as I pondered this idea...I thought its brilliant. We can run our errands and still make it to the movies in plenty of time where there was always too much air conditioning and be back home to grab some dinner and go to our class.

The day turned out to be absolutely perfect. we got done with all of our chores so early that we decided to go out to the mall where the movie theater was early, grab some lunch, walk around, and just wait for the movie to start. We grabbed movie snacks from the sweet factory since the only popcorn I will eat is kettle corn (NO BUTTER) and headed for our movie. We saw The Twilight Saga: Eclipse which for the most part was a good movie. I definitely could have lived without all the overly dramatic love scenes but whatever. Anthony held my hand and cuddled with me through the whole movie (which he doesn't do often since I'm always hot and he is always even hotter together we just make each other miserable). It was like dating all over again. We go out on dates every Friday night but for whatever reason they don't have this huge spark in them or at least not like yesterday. I love my Husband more and more every day and am so grateful for our cute little date days they make my world go round! What an Absolutely Perfect Day!

26 weeks

We were laying in bed this morning before Anthony had to go to work and he was rubbing my tummy and kinda talking to Madison. She decided to say hello with a really big kick right in the center of my tummy. it was really neat we truly enjoy the little moment we have with our sweet baby. someone told me yesterday to remember that I was the closest thing to heaven right now. I never thought about it but they are probably right. This sweet baby is truly in limbo between the pre existence and the mortal world. that is amazing and special to me. it defiantly makes me want to sit, reflect and truly feel the spirit that is growing inside me. only 94 days to go!

Fun Times

So Madison has started moving around a lot in the past week or so. Enough that I feel her playing and kicking almost all the time. She defiantly gets more active when daddy is around or when music is playing especially if I am enjoying the music. I completely love when she moves around it's so fun to know she is in there and playing like a happy little baby. I've tried to put her to sleep by rocking in the rocking chair when its really late but I have to tell you this little baby is on her own time schedule because I can rock for hours and she is still all over the place.

Her new favorite thing to do is to push on me from the inside. Not the most comfortable feeling ever let me tell you. Sometimes its so uncomfortable I have to stop what I'm doing and kinda push back where she is pushing on me to get her to stop or at least move to where I'm comfortable enough to keep doing what ever I'm doing.

I look forward to the weeks that come ahead because I know these special experiences I have with my sweet baby are only going to get better. Only 15 weeks to go!

Sick Sick Sick

Okay so as much as I want to enjoy this pregnancy, especially since this is my first. But so much for that fantasy. so far this pregnancy has been much harder then i ever expected it to be. The first trimester was the scariest because anything could happen to the baby and its just one of those things. So I held out faith that it was time for us to start our family and stayed very quiet about the fact that there was something growing inside me. I don't get morning sick really so it was pretty easy to hide it. Once we finally told my family we we're so excited to tell the world. Things seem to go pretty well until recently. I had a little congestion and a couple of colds but nothing that seemed unmanageable. Then the kidney stones, UTI, and Kidney infection. To date the total number of kidney stones is 7 the first two were unmanageable and i had to go to the ER. A gracious ER doctor gave me some pain medication so i could manage the kidney stones on my own. And with the pain meds and a warm shower they did become manageable and i have not had to go back to the ER (so grateful). Now its been almost 3 weeks since I've had a kidney stone episode. But along with the Kidney stones came another UTI. I thought I could just flush it out with water and cranberry juice but I was so wrong. So Monday morning i called the doctors office after struggling so badly with the symptoms I begged for medication. They were amazing and had me some medication within a couple of hours. With only one dose of medication I felt like a whole new person.

I'm so over being Sick though this pregnancy...I would have welcomed morning sickness if this is how to avoid Kidney stones, UTI, and other ailments. The depressing part is when i'm not preggo i rarely get sick I'm decently healthy so hears to hoping that things get better and i do get to enjoy the rest of this pregnancy.

Precious Moments

Last night we were lying in bed and the baby was being extremely active. when i say extreamly i mean pretty aggressive and seriously strong kicks. so since she was being so active i thought it might be a good time for Anthony to try and feel the baby kick his hand.

I moved his hand down on top of where she was kicking. He said he didn't feel anything. So i pushed his hand down into my stomach and waited a few seconds. she graciously kicked his hand several times and he felt it!

Daddy's thoughts:

"Ok so right before we hit the lights to got to bed, i was rubbing my
wife's stomach and she stopped my hand and pushed it into her belly, a
few seconds go by and i understood y she did it, our baby girl kicked
me, she did it a few times. AWWW first of many to come"

Prenatal Peek

Since they weren't 100% sure the baby was a girl we decided to have an ultrasound done at a place where they specialize in gender determination. so we booked an appointment and anxiously waited the week to find out if we were going to be having a girl or a boy. I prayed the night before that our little one would not be shy. we invited my grandparents to go to the ultrasound with us. it was a long drive out to the place because of the excitement of the whole situation.

we got there and i filled out a couple of legal sheets that said that in no way do they determine the health and well being of the baby just gender determination. we walked into the room and i sat in this really comfy chair that i have to say i wish they had this type of chair at all ultrasounds instead of the cold hard table. they put the image up on a large screen TV for Anthony and my grandparents to see.

Well needless to say we had no need to be anxious anymore because the second she placed the wand on my stomach and there was our little one's behind showing HER LADY PARTS!!

so needless to say we are elated that we are having a little GIRL.

Ultrasound #2 boy or girl?

We had an ultrasound of the baby done some time ago ... sadly I have been very sick so I have not been able to update this blog. It was the first ultrasound we had that the baby didn't look like a little blob. The ultrasound took much longer than we expected and they don't let the rest of the party with you in while they do the measuring and then they let you in to see the ultrasound image and watch the baby on the screen. The technician said he wasn't sure of the baby's sex that he thought it was a girl. Since I can somewhat read an ultrasound and pretty much know what I'm looking at. I was 99% sure that it was a little girl. We decided we wanted to be sure so I looked up a company called prenatal peek. They do gender determination for a small fee.

So here are the stats for baby Dayton that we know about from the ultrasound
- It currently weighs 217 grams (which is a little small for her age)
- As far as they can tell her heart and other organs are doing very well and developing normally
- Even though it’s small they did not change my due date (happy mommy)

We will know more in 1 week when we have the ultrasound done for gender determination.

Another Doctors appointment

On the 22nd we had a doctors appointment for the basics weight, BP, measurements, heartbeat etc... i have to say at this particular doctors I love the morning appointments. I don't think a lot of pregnant women are morning people but I happen to be a decent morning person soooo i try to always take the earliest appointment they have. we always get out of there so quickly they are very efficient.

This time:
My blood pressure was much better. its still higher than normal but nothing to be majorly concerned about like last appointment (I think it was high because the MA put the blood pressure cuff around my lower arm instead of my upper arm.) I'm use to seeing BP's of 110 and under but I'm not really complaining about a 130/80

we were going to tape the baby's heart beat for every one to hear but i failed to charge the batter to the camera. (talk about feeling awkward) oh well next time. I also love the fact that no matter how many times they listen to the HB they are amazed (not startled this time) at how strong it is.

The doctor came in and i have to say i was very thankful that i did not have to strip down to nothing and wear paper clothes this time. all he wanted was to measure the baby belly. last time the baby was measuring about about 17 CM which was a little big but nothing to be concerned about. this time the baby only measured 17.4 CM which means in two weeks it didn't grow much at all. so the doctor decided to do the ultrasound early instead of 20 weeks they will do the ultrasound Tuesday the 29th and I will be 18 weeks and 5 days along. The upside of them doing it early is we will get to know the sex of the baby that day too.

I don't care if the baby is a boy or a girl i just want to know its healthy and has 10 fingers and 10 toes, a healthy heart, and a developed brain.

Moving and Shaking

Felt the baby move for the first time on June 12th. felt really wired almost like butterflies or a gas bubble. It only happened for a couple of seconds. Can't wait to feel more.

Baby Dream #2

I finally had a long detailed dream about the baby. I went into labor in the middle of the night. I woke Anthony up and told him that I thought the baby was on its way. I asked him to check "down there" and he replied to me with a surprised look "I can see the head". I told him to call 911 and to get some towels, warm water, and a shoe lace. I was instructed to not push at all so I laid back and began to deep breath as much as I possibly could. The ambulance made it to our home (or where ever we were) and I made it to the hospital before the baby was born. Anthony held my hand and I pushed the baby out. I remember seeing the baby's head come out and Anthony telling me she's here she's here. the next thing I remember is looking into her face. she had lots of hair and her face was very round and a little scrunchy. When they weighed her she was exactly 6 lbs and 0 ounces. This is the last thing I remember. It was pretty detailed and it was interesting to hear that it was a girl. (I know there are no guarantee's when its a dream but this is the second dream I have had that our baby is a little girl)

I truly hope that this is not how my baby is born but it was interesting to have some part or an alternative idea to the story.