Today was Avery's first day in church. I should have taken a picture of her in her little dress but I didn't. Bad mommy :0)
Well, Avery poops a lot. I guess all newborns do but when Avery poops, it sounds like an adult person who has diarrhea. Ok, so my point with this is: Avery pooped in church. When it was quiet. And it sounded like someone was squirting diarrhea in their pants. Nice.
I'm taking amoxicillin right now and I think it's messing with her belly. That doesn't explain the explosive sounding poo because she already did that before I was on the antibiotic.
She had crazy hair for church today. Next time, I don't think I'll wash it the morning of church.
We went to lunch and she slept the whole time and now we're at home relaxing.
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Friday, November 5, 2010
Going to the Doctor
I have to go to the doctor this afternoon. My lower abdomen is hurting so bad. I can hardly move. It's ridiculous. When I get up I'm light headed and I had a temp of 101.6. I called my midwife and she thinks it's probably the UTI that I had before I had Avery. I wasn't sure if it's uterine or bladder or what. But when I got my antibiotic last week the instructions said do not use past 38 weeks, which I was, and do not use while breastfeeding. So I never took anything for the infection. So I'm going to go back and see what he thinks it is and if he'll give me a different antibiotic.
I am so tired. Avery's been doing really well at night so that's a blessing. She was a little more fussier last night but not too bad. No screaming :0)
Well, I'm going to eat some lunch and try to rest.
I am so tired. Avery's been doing really well at night so that's a blessing. She was a little more fussier last night but not too bad. No screaming :0)
Well, I'm going to eat some lunch and try to rest.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
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I Love My Girl
I could sit and stare at this girl all day long. She is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen! She is so precious. I could go on and on. I love my girl. She gets cuter every time I look at her! It's so amazing!
David spent last night in Salt Lake City for work. He had to attend some safety seminars. I missed him and am very glad he's coming home tonight!
David spent last night in Salt Lake City for work. He had to attend some safety seminars. I missed him and am very glad he's coming home tonight!My lower abdomen has been really sore today. It hurt when I stand up and sit down and just aches. I thought it was my uterus but now I'm wondering if it's my bladder. I had that infection before Avery was born but I never did anything about it. I think I'll start the cranberry pills and see if that helps. It sure is hurting. I can't fall apart the first week after having a baby :0)
Avery is one week old today. She had her first outing today. We went to Cafe Sabor. Avery slept the entire time and it was so loud in there. Oh gosh, I just love her!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Pictures!
This is Robin, the assistant. Probably one of the sweetest, most gentle women I've ever met.
This is Chris, my midwife. She is absolutely wonderful. I am so thankful I found her (and chose her over the others!). 40 years and 3000+ babies!
My little Avery, the night one day old...I think.
They don't call it labor for nothing!
Guess It's About Time!
So I've pretty much been a lazy bum this week. I'm entitled right? I just had a baby! A BEAUTIFUL baby girl. I seriously think she's the cutest little newborn I have ever seen! I may be partial but I just call it like I see it!
I guess I will include a birth story here!
Thursday morning I woke up just before 3 AM and got out of bed because my lower right side was hurting. I noticed after a little while that although it would ache constantly, the pain would peak every so often. So, I started timing these pains. They were sporadic, coming 5-10 minutes apart. I started looking online and on my birth board to see if you could have contractions only on one side. Never came to any conclusion from that other than from my own experience that says "yes, you can have contractions only on one side."
I called my midwife around 4:15 and she said to take a bath and see how I feel afterwards. After the bath I still felt the same so I called her back at 7 AM and told her that. She said we'd just wait and see. My contractions could stop or go on for a while she said. So, I waited.
David went to work that morning. So I labored all day by myself. It didn't bother me really, that he went to work because I didn't think I was going to be having Avery that day. And no point in him wasting a day for nothing. Plus, I could be as noisy as I wanted without him there! So by the end I was glad I was alone. I don't think my midwife thought I was doing much really because she made the comment that most women in hard labor don't want to be left alone.
At 12:30 I was sitting in the tub...hurting! I was watching The Proposal on my laptop, when I realized my mucous plug came out! Well, part of it anyway. It continued to come out for the next 2 hours. By 2:30 I called my midwife and asked her how close my contractions needed to be before she came over and she said 2-5 minutes apart and I told her mine were 4 to 5. She said she'd send her assistant over and head on over. So I called David and told him the midwife was coming which meant: get home now please.
David got home a little after 3. Time gets fuzzy here because by the time he got home I was laboring on the toilet and was in the transition stage already. Not long after he got home, the assistant, Robin, got here. David got the tub in the kitchen prepared and ready to fill and the assistant encouraged me, so did David, that I was doing great.
My midwife showed up (I have no idea when) but I was beginning to wonder if she was going to be too late. When she showed up, she listend to Avery's heart and it sounded great. Then she checked me and said "you're ready to have a baby". Wow.
So I waddled to the kitchen and got in the tub and David says it was probably 45 minutes later that Avery Lynn Irving was born! I know I could have gotten her out sooner but dang, pushing hurt!
David and I absolutely could not be happier with our choice of homebirth. It was so amazing. I was never stressed. I wasn't worried that I was going to end up with a C-Section and Avery was born with no drugs working her little liver. No one was coming in and out of my room. No one bothered me at all. It was something natural and not medical.
Never in my life did I think I'd be a woman who gave birth to a child with no drugs. Never! I'm glad I did though.
I love my baby girl!
I guess I will include a birth story here!
Thursday morning I woke up just before 3 AM and got out of bed because my lower right side was hurting. I noticed after a little while that although it would ache constantly, the pain would peak every so often. So, I started timing these pains. They were sporadic, coming 5-10 minutes apart. I started looking online and on my birth board to see if you could have contractions only on one side. Never came to any conclusion from that other than from my own experience that says "yes, you can have contractions only on one side."
I called my midwife around 4:15 and she said to take a bath and see how I feel afterwards. After the bath I still felt the same so I called her back at 7 AM and told her that. She said we'd just wait and see. My contractions could stop or go on for a while she said. So, I waited.
David went to work that morning. So I labored all day by myself. It didn't bother me really, that he went to work because I didn't think I was going to be having Avery that day. And no point in him wasting a day for nothing. Plus, I could be as noisy as I wanted without him there! So by the end I was glad I was alone. I don't think my midwife thought I was doing much really because she made the comment that most women in hard labor don't want to be left alone.
At 12:30 I was sitting in the tub...hurting! I was watching The Proposal on my laptop, when I realized my mucous plug came out! Well, part of it anyway. It continued to come out for the next 2 hours. By 2:30 I called my midwife and asked her how close my contractions needed to be before she came over and she said 2-5 minutes apart and I told her mine were 4 to 5. She said she'd send her assistant over and head on over. So I called David and told him the midwife was coming which meant: get home now please.
David got home a little after 3. Time gets fuzzy here because by the time he got home I was laboring on the toilet and was in the transition stage already. Not long after he got home, the assistant, Robin, got here. David got the tub in the kitchen prepared and ready to fill and the assistant encouraged me, so did David, that I was doing great.
My midwife showed up (I have no idea when) but I was beginning to wonder if she was going to be too late. When she showed up, she listend to Avery's heart and it sounded great. Then she checked me and said "you're ready to have a baby". Wow.
So I waddled to the kitchen and got in the tub and David says it was probably 45 minutes later that Avery Lynn Irving was born! I know I could have gotten her out sooner but dang, pushing hurt!
David and I absolutely could not be happier with our choice of homebirth. It was so amazing. I was never stressed. I wasn't worried that I was going to end up with a C-Section and Avery was born with no drugs working her little liver. No one was coming in and out of my room. No one bothered me at all. It was something natural and not medical.
Never in my life did I think I'd be a woman who gave birth to a child with no drugs. Never! I'm glad I did though.
I love my baby girl!
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