It's been almost 3 months since I last updated on here so this could be a very long entry but there is a need to tell everyone what has happened.
To start, my baby shower was on 9/9/09. I had the best time and it was so nice being able to get to see everyone and spend some time with them. I got a lot of stuff, including several packs of diapers. Makayla is going to be such a spoiled baby when she is here. After my baby shower, nothing eventful happened, just regular doctor appointments. I started getting checked for dilation and I was at 4cm when I was 38 weeks. But there were no contractions letting me know if I was going into labor or not.
Then, the fun part came along. I started having some contractions on Saturday, September 26. They weren't excruciating, but they were kinda painful. I didn't want to go to the hospital yet so I waited and waited. Around 5am we left for the hospital. I got there and I was admitted at 7am. Of course, my contractions had stopped and I had to wait 5 hours for Gina to get there. She finally came in close to 1pm and decided to just go ahead and break my water and start me on pitocin. That wasn't my ideal choice but I wasn't going home! I labored for 6.5 hours before things really started getting bad. I was starting to not be able to breathe because the contractions were coming much harder than they were before. Finally, at about 7:30 I was 10cm but I wasnt fully effaced. At about 8pm my doctor walked in, realized I was right there and got ready. Man, pushing was hard. I pushed for maybe 15-20 minutes and there she was being laid on my chest at 8:37pm September 27,2009. She was absolutely beautiful! She was 8lb 14oz and 19.5 inches long with a 15 inch head! She had a good bit of light brown hair and the prettiest blue eyes. I had absolutely no complications with my delivery and I hardly had a tear from how big she was.
Now, it's November 2nd and Makayla is 5 weeks 1 day old! She is getting so big! She has got to be pushing 10lbs. We bought her Christmas dress Saturday afternoon. It's so pretty! But, I can't tell you about it, you'll just have to wait until Thanksgiving/Christmas since she will be wearing the dress to both occassions. We also, celebrated Halloween. I got to dress Makayla up as both a ladybug and a little mouse! She was absolutely adorable!
Now for mommy and daddy. At five weeks post partum, I'm doing okay. I had some complications with bleeding and it being too excessive, so for right now, I am on bedrest until my doctor releases me which will hopefully be soon. I'm just so very glad to not be pregnant anymore. Bj is so happy tht Makayla is here. He is such a great daddy to her. I know I sometimes criticize him, but I love him, and I love everything he does for us. Makayla really loves him too because when he comes home from work either her eyes get really big, or she wakes up to see him. All is well for us.
