Garrett has been on leave since Oct 22nd, that is over a month and I have been in complete bliss... having him around has been absolutely wonderful, especially since we had a surprise guest come, Lil Carly. Now the inevitable has come, he goes back to work tomorrow for schooling and then could possibly meet up with his squadron which is currently deployed with the USS Nimitz until the end of March. Talk about break a girls heart. This isn't my first deployment, but this is my first with a newborn. It is not that I don't know how to take care of my two girls (both whom are absolutely gorgeous, not that I am biased) it is that he will miss what could be the next 3-4mths of our Lil Miss' life and that is what breaks my heart, but welcome to the military I guess. I should feel lucky that he was here for the birth, a lot of dads don't get that. We should be finding out after the 11th if he will deploy, fingers and toes crossed, praying hard. We should also find out if he made 1st class this week! Again, fingers and toes crossed, praying hard.
Taylor is finally back in school, she started last week, after being out for a month. She is head over heels excited, she loves school, we are lucky. The teacher was worried about her being behind, apparently they teach reading in Kindergarten here, where as in WA they didn't really, but Taylor is picking things up great and making her teacher proud.
Carly had her 2 week check up today, she was 6lbs 5oz and about 18in long. Up 10oz from her birth weight!!! And they apparently measured her wrong at birth, her 2 day appt she was 17 and 1/4 inches, NOT the almost 19in they quoted at birth. So she is a shorty, for now, hopefully she will get her daddy's height. The doctor gave me permission to let her sleep through the night if she will, which she would if I didn't wake her every 3 hours for feedings. The doctor's don't like you to let them sleep through the night especially when they are jaundiced, but she is up from her birth weight, so tonight we will try, hopefully she will continue to want to, like before. *crosses fingers*
And me... I am healing still, I would say almost 100%, I have lost 35lbs of the too many lbs I gained! Hopefully it will continue to just fall off. I guess I am now officially a stay-at-home mommy... which I am loving so far, we will see if I am still liking it after I don't have Garrett to talk to anymore. I am hoping to start school again really soon (online), seeing as I don't really want to pay back student loans just yet. Other than that I am in heaven!
Guess that updates pretty much everything... family starts coming in a few days and the rest in 2 weeks, (for Carly's original due date and Christmas) I can't wait. Will blog about it later.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Sunday, November 29, 2009
I am in Love...
How can you not love this face?
No one ever tells you what to expect with motherhood. Even already being a mom to Taylor, the feelings I have now are oh so incredible... I never knew someone so tiny and itty bitty could make me heart feel so much love and joy... I am overflowing with emotion. I honestly can't stop staring at her or put her down. And the love she put in my heart for my husband is a completely new love too... How amazing it is, never thought I could love another person so much...
Friday the 13th... Let the excitement begin!!!
Oh goodness, where do I start...
This morning I dropped off Garrett and Taylor at the house to wait for the cable guy and movers to show up and I head to the hospital to get registered at Lemoore, turn in my medical record and hopefully get checked out by the doctor because it has been 3 weeks since I have been seen. (I am now 35wks). The OB/GYN said I can't be seen until the FOLLOWING Thursday and it would just be a consult with a nurse to go over my record, I say I am not ok with that, I am high risk, need to be checked, they tell me I can go up to their labor & delivery and have them check me if I feel it necessary. So I go upstairs...
Oooooh, had I known it was going to be the ride of my life, I would've packed a bag.
They check me for dialation, amniotic fluid, lil' miss' size... check, check, check, things look good... I was not dialated. I was hooked up to monitors and kept until 2:30, they found trace protein in my urine, so the doctor requested I come back later that night for a 24-48 hour observation(I had the car, Garrett was stranded, no food, no cable, bored). After about 3 hours of freedom, I checked back in at 5:45 and started the tests and learned all about insulin. My first night in what I thought would be MY bed, ended up being a night in the hospital. The next afternoon the doctor said I would most likely get to go home the next day, after I learned how to give myself insulin, I was sad, but at least there was an end in sight, or so I thought. My protein results came back around 7-8ish pm... thankfully Garrett had just shown up to see me, because we found out I was going to be leaving the hospital, but not to go home, I was being transferred to Fresno (they had a NICU), my lil miss would be coming a lot sooner than we had thought, within the next couple of days. An ambulance came to transfer me, then Garrett and Taylor followed behind, but the hospital in Fresno would NOT let Taylor on the Labor & Delivery floor, everyone was crying, they left, and I was left alone. Thankfully Garrett's brother drove up, got Taylor, and Garrett was back with me in a few hours. Things were already progressing...
12am - Already on Magnesium Sulfate to help with my hbp, I was given cervadel to prepare my body for lil miss to make her appearance, it was a 12 hour medication. During this time I got ahold of my mom, and she was going to be in Cali the next day by noon, that helped calm me some.
4am - Garrett gets back to the hospital to be with me. We try to get some rest and sleep. I am not allowed food or drinks because of the labor process, didn't make me a happy camper.
12pm - Mom shows up, Dr checks to see if I have progressed at all, 2-3cm... contractions start coming although I don't feel most of them, I was more focused on the killer headache I had.
4pm - Pitocin is started to see if we can get me to progress further... at 3-4cm they will break my water... I opt for the epidural, not because of the pain I was having, but the unknown of what was to come... Totally NOT what I expected, I was terrified I would be numb from the waist down, but I could actually still move my feet, legs, and feel them being touched. My body or mind did NOT like the epidural process for whatever reason and my blood pressure dropped pretty low, scared everyone pretty good, but slowly I came around.
7pm - no further progression, they break my water... honestly, totally cool feeling! LOL
12pm - they check to see how much more I have dialated, NOTHING! and lil miss' heartrate was dropping with every contraction, here comes the big news, the OR is ready, we have to take you in for a c-section for the safety of your lil girl... I didn't feel so hot, but it was time...
1:14am - she had to wait for an even date? she couldn't humor her mommy and come an hour and 15 min earlier to make her OCD mommy happy? Carly Alyse Thompson made her debut, 5 weeks early, but she came out screaming! Thank God. Lungs were powerful! I was so doped and out of it, they asked me if I wanted to kiss her, I said, "no thanks, that's alright"... but I came around and gave my lil miss her first kiss. She was 5lbs 11oz, 19in long, and a head full of brown hair...
We go back to the room and Nana gets to hold her first grandchild (by birth). She beamed! I was still out of it, thankfully we got transferred to another room with a much more comfortable bed so that I could recover. Still on meds, I wasn't allowed to eat, and I had to stay in bed for another 24 hours. The first time I got up to walk I thought I was going to pass out... It was all worth it... Just looking at her made me smile and cry... I didn't realize love could be so amazing!!!
Wednesday I finally got to go home!!! I was elated...
Hubby, Mom, and 2 gorgeous girls, what more could I be thankful for?
This morning I dropped off Garrett and Taylor at the house to wait for the cable guy and movers to show up and I head to the hospital to get registered at Lemoore, turn in my medical record and hopefully get checked out by the doctor because it has been 3 weeks since I have been seen. (I am now 35wks). The OB/GYN said I can't be seen until the FOLLOWING Thursday and it would just be a consult with a nurse to go over my record, I say I am not ok with that, I am high risk, need to be checked, they tell me I can go up to their labor & delivery and have them check me if I feel it necessary. So I go upstairs...
Oooooh, had I known it was going to be the ride of my life, I would've packed a bag.
They check me for dialation, amniotic fluid, lil' miss' size... check, check, check, things look good... I was not dialated. I was hooked up to monitors and kept until 2:30, they found trace protein in my urine, so the doctor requested I come back later that night for a 24-48 hour observation(I had the car, Garrett was stranded, no food, no cable, bored). After about 3 hours of freedom, I checked back in at 5:45 and started the tests and learned all about insulin. My first night in what I thought would be MY bed, ended up being a night in the hospital. The next afternoon the doctor said I would most likely get to go home the next day, after I learned how to give myself insulin, I was sad, but at least there was an end in sight, or so I thought. My protein results came back around 7-8ish pm... thankfully Garrett had just shown up to see me, because we found out I was going to be leaving the hospital, but not to go home, I was being transferred to Fresno (they had a NICU), my lil miss would be coming a lot sooner than we had thought, within the next couple of days. An ambulance came to transfer me, then Garrett and Taylor followed behind, but the hospital in Fresno would NOT let Taylor on the Labor & Delivery floor, everyone was crying, they left, and I was left alone. Thankfully Garrett's brother drove up, got Taylor, and Garrett was back with me in a few hours. Things were already progressing...
12am - Already on Magnesium Sulfate to help with my hbp, I was given cervadel to prepare my body for lil miss to make her appearance, it was a 12 hour medication. During this time I got ahold of my mom, and she was going to be in Cali the next day by noon, that helped calm me some.
4am - Garrett gets back to the hospital to be with me. We try to get some rest and sleep. I am not allowed food or drinks because of the labor process, didn't make me a happy camper.
12pm - Mom shows up, Dr checks to see if I have progressed at all, 2-3cm... contractions start coming although I don't feel most of them, I was more focused on the killer headache I had.
4pm - Pitocin is started to see if we can get me to progress further... at 3-4cm they will break my water... I opt for the epidural, not because of the pain I was having, but the unknown of what was to come... Totally NOT what I expected, I was terrified I would be numb from the waist down, but I could actually still move my feet, legs, and feel them being touched. My body or mind did NOT like the epidural process for whatever reason and my blood pressure dropped pretty low, scared everyone pretty good, but slowly I came around.
7pm - no further progression, they break my water... honestly, totally cool feeling! LOL
12pm - they check to see how much more I have dialated, NOTHING! and lil miss' heartrate was dropping with every contraction, here comes the big news, the OR is ready, we have to take you in for a c-section for the safety of your lil girl... I didn't feel so hot, but it was time...
1:14am - she had to wait for an even date? she couldn't humor her mommy and come an hour and 15 min earlier to make her OCD mommy happy? Carly Alyse Thompson made her debut, 5 weeks early, but she came out screaming! Thank God. Lungs were powerful! I was so doped and out of it, they asked me if I wanted to kiss her, I said, "no thanks, that's alright"... but I came around and gave my lil miss her first kiss. She was 5lbs 11oz, 19in long, and a head full of brown hair...
We go back to the room and Nana gets to hold her first grandchild (by birth). She beamed! I was still out of it, thankfully we got transferred to another room with a much more comfortable bed so that I could recover. Still on meds, I wasn't allowed to eat, and I had to stay in bed for another 24 hours. The first time I got up to walk I thought I was going to pass out... It was all worth it... Just looking at her made me smile and cry... I didn't realize love could be so amazing!!!
Wednesday I finally got to go home!!! I was elated...
Hubby, Mom, and 2 gorgeous girls, what more could I be thankful for?
Our Trip...
(FLASHBACK)
We got to New Mexico on Tuesday the 27th... late, but oh thank the Lord we were done driving for a day, well 2... We ended up staying 2 days because we got snow the first full day we were there, SNOW!!! Probably the last time we will see snow for a while, so I didn't complain. Taylor was in heaven,grandparents and snow, frozen fingers, toes, and all. I stayed inside with my feet up. My lungs HATED the altitude, thankfully I had the inhaler that my dr. gave me before I left.
Altitude + Stairs + Preggo Belly = BREATHLESS! (I minimized trips up and down the stairs)
We only stayed a couple of days on the way to Texas and headed for my mom's house on Thursday the 29th, another long trip, but thankful we would be in Texas for a week.
Taylor was so excited to see her Nana and PawPaw and of course her bff and uncle monkey, Garrett was excited to get Chickfila for the firs time in years, and I was just thankful my hiney was out of a car and my feet were up (33wks pregnant is NOT a time to do a long car ride)...
We had a lot planned for our Texas visit, Halloween, Gar and Taylors first a&m game, I was able to get the h1n1 vaccine, baby shower, fishing for the boys and mani/pedi's for the girls. The trip was an incredible one, got to eat every type of food on my list while I was there and I have to say that I got sick and tired of SONIC, shocking, I know.
33wks preggo - started having what I found out were contractions! craaaazy! thought my lil miss was going to make her debut on Halloween but she decided that she needed a few more weeks of cooking before she came, thankfully!!!
After my parents we headed to San Antonio first to see my grandparents and then to Iowa Park to spend a few days with Garrett's sister and her husband. Great couple of days! I haven't seen my grandparents in a couple of years, and this being the first great grandchild, I wanted to make sure they got to see me preggo before they met the lil miss. It was only a couple of short hours, but a nice visit. Once in Iowa Park I got to meet a few friends from Garrett's "childhood" which ended up being a great visit. Nothing too terribly exciting about our trip just yet, just more time to relax, out of a car.
Then we left Iowa Park and the excitement began. Early foggy morning, the 9th, driving down the road, I nod off, then all of a sudden, *garrett screams, my heart stops*, I look up, and there is a deer, *SMACK* It was terrifying, I was shaking, got out to try to catch my breath and get my heart beating again. Thankfully there was no real damage to the tahoe, we got in and started on our way again. Next we stop for gas, go to get the credit card, MISSING!!! yay!!! still haven't found it, think we might have thrown it away after the deer accident because it flew into the trash bag, but guess we will never known. My ring I have had since I was 15 went missing about the same time. *sigh* Hopefully the luck would start looking up.
Our final part of the trip was a couple more days with his parents again. More relaxation!!! yay!!! I am puffing up more and more by the day. Thankfully there was no snow this time, just gorgeous sunny weather. We went to Taos for the day and enjoyed more time with his mom and dad.
34 weeks preggo - nothing to terribly different, although she has become an active little kicker and hitter... she likes to hide up near my ribs causing pain and making it hard to breathe...
Thursday, November 12th... California at last!!! Hotel for the night, get to sleep in MY bed the next night... I was so excited, as was Garrett.
Total miles traveled - 5000!!!
We got to New Mexico on Tuesday the 27th... late, but oh thank the Lord we were done driving for a day, well 2... We ended up staying 2 days because we got snow the first full day we were there, SNOW!!! Probably the last time we will see snow for a while, so I didn't complain. Taylor was in heaven,grandparents and snow, frozen fingers, toes, and all. I stayed inside with my feet up. My lungs HATED the altitude, thankfully I had the inhaler that my dr. gave me before I left.
Altitude + Stairs + Preggo Belly = BREATHLESS! (I minimized trips up and down the stairs)
We only stayed a couple of days on the way to Texas and headed for my mom's house on Thursday the 29th, another long trip, but thankful we would be in Texas for a week.
Taylor was so excited to see her Nana and PawPaw and of course her bff and uncle monkey, Garrett was excited to get Chickfila for the firs time in years, and I was just thankful my hiney was out of a car and my feet were up (33wks pregnant is NOT a time to do a long car ride)...
We had a lot planned for our Texas visit, Halloween, Gar and Taylors first a&m game, I was able to get the h1n1 vaccine, baby shower, fishing for the boys and mani/pedi's for the girls. The trip was an incredible one, got to eat every type of food on my list while I was there and I have to say that I got sick and tired of SONIC, shocking, I know.
33wks preggo - started having what I found out were contractions! craaaazy! thought my lil miss was going to make her debut on Halloween but she decided that she needed a few more weeks of cooking before she came, thankfully!!!
After my parents we headed to San Antonio first to see my grandparents and then to Iowa Park to spend a few days with Garrett's sister and her husband. Great couple of days! I haven't seen my grandparents in a couple of years, and this being the first great grandchild, I wanted to make sure they got to see me preggo before they met the lil miss. It was only a couple of short hours, but a nice visit. Once in Iowa Park I got to meet a few friends from Garrett's "childhood" which ended up being a great visit. Nothing too terribly exciting about our trip just yet, just more time to relax, out of a car.
Then we left Iowa Park and the excitement began. Early foggy morning, the 9th, driving down the road, I nod off, then all of a sudden, *garrett screams, my heart stops*, I look up, and there is a deer, *SMACK* It was terrifying, I was shaking, got out to try to catch my breath and get my heart beating again. Thankfully there was no real damage to the tahoe, we got in and started on our way again. Next we stop for gas, go to get the credit card, MISSING!!! yay!!! still haven't found it, think we might have thrown it away after the deer accident because it flew into the trash bag, but guess we will never known. My ring I have had since I was 15 went missing about the same time. *sigh* Hopefully the luck would start looking up.
Our final part of the trip was a couple more days with his parents again. More relaxation!!! yay!!! I am puffing up more and more by the day. Thankfully there was no snow this time, just gorgeous sunny weather. We went to Taos for the day and enjoyed more time with his mom and dad.
34 weeks preggo - nothing to terribly different, although she has become an active little kicker and hitter... she likes to hide up near my ribs causing pain and making it hard to breathe...
Thursday, November 12th... California at last!!! Hotel for the night, get to sleep in MY bed the next night... I was so excited, as was Garrett.
Total miles traveled - 5000!!!
Pop!
(FLASHBACK)
This is the week I really saw my belly go pop! We have been on the road for a couple days this week, and my feet are hating me for it but I am loving the baby bump... She is growing growing!!!
Where in the World are the Thompson's?
(FLASHBACK)...
Well it is time to leave WA state and I have to say, it was easier than I thought, yet difficult all at the same time. The plan was to leave on the 23rd, the day after Garrett detached from the boat, but we found out we could have our house after the weekend (from 27th on the waiting list to next, NOT going to complain), so we pushed back our departure until Sunday the 25th. We have an incredibly long trip planned, WA to Cali to NM to Texas to NM to Cali to stay. About a 2-3 week vacation, one that my doctor's do NOT want me to take.
32 weeks preggo - I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes but only set to monitor my blood sugars and they wanted to start seeing me 2 times a week, but with us moving that wasn't going to happen. They wanted me to get to Cali as soon as possible. (seeing now that might've been best, more later on that) I was rechecked for protein in my urine because of my high blood pressure but things were still ok. Swelling started this past week, I kept saying I looked like I was auditioning for the Stay Puff Marshmellow Man for the new Ghostbusters... So ready for the lil miss to be here...
We are on the road and miss our family and friends terribly, but I am hoping Cali won't be that bad.
Well it is time to leave WA state and I have to say, it was easier than I thought, yet difficult all at the same time. The plan was to leave on the 23rd, the day after Garrett detached from the boat, but we found out we could have our house after the weekend (from 27th on the waiting list to next, NOT going to complain), so we pushed back our departure until Sunday the 25th. We have an incredibly long trip planned, WA to Cali to NM to Texas to NM to Cali to stay. About a 2-3 week vacation, one that my doctor's do NOT want me to take.
32 weeks preggo - I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes but only set to monitor my blood sugars and they wanted to start seeing me 2 times a week, but with us moving that wasn't going to happen. They wanted me to get to Cali as soon as possible. (seeing now that might've been best, more later on that) I was rechecked for protein in my urine because of my high blood pressure but things were still ok. Swelling started this past week, I kept saying I looked like I was auditioning for the Stay Puff Marshmellow Man for the new Ghostbusters... So ready for the lil miss to be here...
We are on the road and miss our family and friends terribly, but I am hoping Cali won't be that bad.
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