First Doc visit!

I am kicking myself for waiting so long to post!!

So we had Cutler on Monday at 12:04 am and my poor mom didn’t make it to Reno until that afternoon!  So she missed the birth and so did Tyler’s parents.  So Tyler went and picked up Ronnee from Jen’s and then my mom from the airport and then they came to see the baby. Ronnee was more into trying to escape the hospital room then seeing her baby brother. She gave him a kiss and held him for literally 2 seconds and then she was off and running!   We had to stay another night so she came to the house with my mom and they played and watched movies! We went home on Tuesday around noon! And Tyler’s parents flew in that night at 8:30pm.

Cutler in the hospital was the best baby. He didn’t care that my milk wasn’t in. He would nurse every couple hours and then slept the rest of the time. It was so nice. He even slept thru his circumcision. lol He doesn’t like pacifiers that much. He just gags. When Ronnee was born she wanted to suck constantly and didn’t sleep very much. She was starving! I was so glad she liked the pacifier. It was a nice change to have a baby that just nursed for eating not just to sucking!

On Thursday morning we went to the doc for a check up. He weighed 8lbs 6 oz and when we left the hospital on Tuesday he weigh 8lbs 5 oz. So he gained an oz and my milk was just barely coming in!  He is a good eater that is for sure!   The doc said he looked really good and had great color! 

After the doc we went to an outdoor shopping mall so we could get this little boy some clothes and get us all out of the house. It was nice to get some fresh air!

It was crazy around our house with visitors coming and the mother and in laws there to help. Cutler and Ronnee were being spoiled to the max!!

HE is here!

Labor story and pictures to come but I have my mom and in-laws here. Hope to post soon!

Okay we are now here alone so I don’t feel guilty taking some time to blog.

So Saturday the 24th we were out and about and I started feeling weird so I had Ty stop at the grocery store on the way home from Cabella’s so that I could check my blood pressure.  And it was super high!  I knew that something wasn’t right. So we went home and I went for a few little walks and rested and loaded up on protein!. I think that I had to much caffeine and not enough taking it easy. After I rested and went for a little walk I felt a lot better. I made a protein filled dinner and then went to bed super early because I still wasn’t feeling completely better.

I am pretty sure I peed every hour before midnight and every half hour  from midnight on!  At about 4 am I started having random pains but didn’t really think much of it.  All day Sunday I had contractions but they didn’t last very long and were very inconsistent so I didn’t think much of it. I was pretty lazy all day except I did get all the laundry done. Through out the day the contractions started coming more often, so at 7 pm I decided to start timing them. They were lasting a minute to a minute and a half and were coming every 5-7 minutes.  So writing this I should have known I was in labor…  but I really wasn’t sure. When I would stand up the contractions would get closer together and when I would lay down they would go farther apart. So I thought maybe it was false labor. Then they contractions were getting so painful and taking my breath away and stopping me in my tracks. I texted Jen to give her a heads up that I might be in labor and to make sure she could still watch Ronnee.  She told me that I was in labor and I needed to go to the hospital. I then called my mom and told her how long they were lasting and she said I should go in also! 

So at around 9pm I finally tell Tyler what is going on. During all these contractions I was either in my room or running through the house packing bags and cleaning and Tyler was sitting with Seth doing something for fantasy baseball. So he had know idea! He was teasing me earlier that I was having gas pains that is why I just kept to myself. The buttface!   So when I told him that I think we need to go to the Hospital he told me that I should just go to bed and see if it gets worse. He really didn’t believe me that I was in labor and he worried about having Jen come and get Ronnee only for us to get sent home because it was false labor. But I convinced him that we should go and we left to the hospital around 9:30pm. On the drive I had 4 hard contractions.  We got to the hospital and gave Ronnee to Jen. Thanks again Jen!!  We then went into the hospital to get checked in at 10:15pm. The nurses slowly checked us in  and then my nurse chatted while she slowly got me hooked up. They later told me that they were betting that they were just going to send me home so they were taking their time to help pass the time. And of course during this whole time of getting all hooked up I had only 1 contraction so it really looked like false labor plus they said I wasn’t acting like I was in labor.  Well finally the nurse checked me and we were all in shocked when she said I was at a 7 almost an 8!!  So after all I was in full fledged labor!

Because I was so far along and progressing so fast I didn’t get and epidural.  That last hour or so of contractions was a killer. They gave me a little bit of something thru my IV that made my head feel dizzy but I could still feel everything.  At 11:45pm the nurse came in to check me and when she went to check I started having a contraction and had the urge to push. She told me not to but I couldn’t help it so they called the Doc in and she hurried and got ready. I was dying to push and really couldn’t stop the urge. So after 2 big pushes out came a sweet BIG boy at 12:04am on the 26th of March! He has a full head of hair and a great set of lungs!

He weighed 8 lbs 10 oz and was 22 inches long!

Sadly in my mad dash out of the house I forgot my camera so I dont have very many pics from the hospital. I am so mad at myself for this!

So sad that my mom and in-laws missed the delivery but it was a good experience for Tyler and I.

And I am so proud and happy that I made it with no drugs and labored mostly at home just like I wanted!! This was a much better experience then it was being induced with Ronnee. Not sure what I will do next time but I am so glad everything worked our so perfect!

Doctor Day!

So I had to go to the doc by myself without my 2 little sidekicks and my question asker. I am not much for asking questions even when I need to and I always regret it. Dang nap times and late appointments. My appointment wasn't until 2:40pm. So glad these appointments are over!!
So first of all there wasn't much change in my dilation or anything which is annoying in itself because I have been having a lot braxton hicks and contractions. But such is life. Then she tells me that I have protein in my urine and that my blood pressure is high (140/80) so she wants to get this baby out of me. She agrees to let me wait until Wednesday to induce me probably because that is her day that she is on call. Wouldn't want to have to call her in when she isn't. lol Jk But it has really got me stressing because I didn't want to have to be induced and it really scares me that they are going to jump to a C-section really quick!
I have had this sick feeling in my stomach for most of the pregnancy that my doc was going to be one to want c-sections. The 2 people that I know that go to this doc have had c-sections and she is a young doctor all about business. Not to say she isn't a good doc but I am definitely changing docs for our next kid. And now that she is telling me that my blood pressure is high it is make me even more sick to my stomach that she is going to TRY and get me to have a c-section. I am just glad my mom will be there to back me up!
So getting this news about the protein and the high blood pressure I am trying my best not to stress. I am reading a lot about pre eclampsia and how I can try and prevent it. I haven't been eating a lot of protein lately or walking. I felt so much better when I was walking a lot so today I have walked 3 miles! And I am making myself eat more protein and other things to help with the situation. Who knew I needed to eat 150+g of protein! That is a ton but bring on the milk and ice cream and meat!
And I just pray that on Tuesday that I can put myself into labor and not have the baby before Tyler's parents get here that night. (they changed there flight from wednesday to Tuesday) I really dont want to have to be induced and I am not having a c-section! So pray that my mom and I can run this baby out of me! If not then this baby will be born sometime on Wednesday the 28th!

Doctor Day!

Went to the lovely doctor today… She said I am dilated to a good one and my cervix is super soft!  So progress which feels nice!  Next Friday we go back to the doc and hopefully we are progressing and then we will discuss the plan if I have to be induced or helped along in this progress! 

What need to happen…. My mom flies in on Monday the 26th and my in-laws the night of Wednesday the 28th, so Thursday we are going to run hills, do sprints, and whatever else we can think to get this baby out! We go to the doc on Friday morning at 9 and that will probably when they will strip the membranes or something and I really want to avoid any help so keep your fingers crossed that on the 29th that I go into labor by myself and get this party started!!

But at times I feel like…. I just want to go run hills right now and walk a marathon tomorrow and have this baby right now and not wait for anyone! lol Sorry mom but I am done! Everyone around me is having their babies and it makes me so excited to have mine!!

Funny story- We went to Ulta yesterday and this lady came up to me and when I told her we didn’t know what we were having she took my hand and told me that I was going to have a boy. She then explained that the lines on my hands were different to that meant different genders. I didn’t think much of it then she said you had a miscarriage right? I said yes and she explained how she knew by looking at my hand. So strange how people can figure things out just by your hand. We will find out if she is right about the gender but it was so weird to hear her tell me about my miscarriage. She also said that I was only going to have 2 kids. I want 4 but maybe 2 is all I will get or can handle! lol

It is so weird to think that I only have a little bit longer caring and loving 1 child. Man our lives are about to change! Hope Ronnee and I are ready! This has been on my mind a lot lately. I keep reminding myself that Ronnee’s life is about to change in a major way and so I have been not getting so annoyed when she wants to be cuddled all day or take a bath with me even though there isn’t that much room. We have been having a rough couple of days where she doesn’t listen and is becoming a little violent. I am at a loss on how to deal with her. I figured out today when she was running from me and when Tyler grabbed her she threw her horse so I took it and hid it.  After she realized she lost her horse she had a complete change. So hopefully we are figuring something out because the timeout or the spankings dont really seem to do a thing. Keeping in my mind that she is learning and things are going to get crazy for her around here keeps me from losing my mind with her. I sure do love this sweet little girl and I know she is going to grow up to be something amazing and sweet!

Yummy Cookies!

Got the Recipe from Pinterest. They are so yummy and worth every calorie!

Peanut Butter Oatmeal White Chocolate Cookies

1/2 c butter

1/3 c peanut butter

1 c brown sugar

1/2 c white sugar

1 egg + 1 yolk

2 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/4 c all-purpose flour

1 c old fashioned whole oats

1/2 tsp baking soda

3/4 c white chocolate chips

1/2 c peanut butter chips (or use butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, toffee bits, raisins, nuts, seeds, etc.)

Directions:

In a medium-sized microwave safe bowl, melt the butter and peanut butter together. Power on for 30 seconds, take out, stir. Repeat. Should take no more than about 90 seconds.

Add the brown & white sugar to the melted butter & peanut butter mixture and stir. Set this is the freezer for a couple minutes.

Remove from the freezer (or just wait for the mixture to come to room temp on it’s own) and add the egg + yolk (you just don’t want to add eggs to that hot mixture. We don’t want scrambled eggs here), add the vanilla extract, and stir.

Then add the flour, oats, baking soda and stir. You should have cookie dough consistency dough and if you don’t, either add a touch more flour if it’s too wet or a touch more peanut butter if it’s too dry.

Finally, add the white chocolate chips and peanut butter chips and stir.

Roll or spoon out golf ball sized balls onto a cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. They spread but not tons.

Bake at 325F for approximately 10-12 minutes. (I like very underdone and soft cookies so I baked for 10 minutes) The cookies will look pretty raw even at 12 minutes and that’s ok. Take them out and let the sit and cool well before eating.

Yields: 22 to 24 cookies

Doc visit

I went to the doc yesterday and I am almost 37 weeks!!!!  Everything looks good and there was no change from last week. Just a fingertip dilated and soft. I was a little disappointed because I have been having tons of mild contractions so I figured it would have made some change. But Tyler was really glad that I had no change because he is gone to Tahoe all next week and doesn’t want me to go into labor while he is gone! I am not really worried about going into labor, I am more worried about my daughter driving me crazy! Lets all pray that she and I can get along and make it to Thursday night when Tyler returns!

I put curlers in Ronnee’s hair the other day and she turned into a little diva with her shades. She is quite the character!

And here is a funny picture of the 2 of us in our jammies! I am not having triplets just being the Grinch!

I love that Ronnee is trying to stick out her belly too!

Reno Bighorn's Game!

On Saturday we went to the Reno Bighorn’s basketball game with Brandy, Justin, and Haleigh. Brandy got some free tickets and we made an afternoon of it. We met them at the Circus Circus and played some games and watched a little doggie show.

Then we had dinner at the Brew Brothers. The food was yummy and Ronnee was wild! Good thing we had an early dinner so it wasn’t busy.  Highlight of dinner was Ronnee was running around and ran right into some not so happy old lady. Tyler thought it was funny but only because I was the one with her and not him. Got to love a kid that doesn’t listen and loves to run!

The game was a lot of fun. They have a nice play area on one end where we girls spent most of the evening. Tyler said it was funny watching us from the stands because you would see this little girl running across the area and then this huge pregnant lady running after her! I am sure it was funny for everyone else but not so fun for me!  The girls had so much energy and pretty much ran for 2 hours non-stop. The security guards were laughing. And we only lost Ronnee one time when she ran away into the boys bathroom. She would go in and fold her arms and hide by the walls. Such a lovely little gem!

Thank you Phillips family for the fun time!

I had Garlic fries at dinner and spent a good part of the night in the bathroom and toppling over in pain. Garlic fries dont mix well with a pregnant woman who already has really bad heartburn when I drink or eat anything. No more of those until after the pregnancy!

Goals update!

* Working out Consistently

Last week being the exception because I was sick I have been doing really good with this one. Lots and Lots of walking. Or what feels like lots of walking because I am moving at a much slower pace but I am still walking so that is awesome!

*Trying New Recipes!

I have figured out a way to make a menu weekly and I have been doing really good at sticking to it. And with that I have been trying new things. I actually made homemade enchiladas the rolling and everything. They were so yummy. I added cream cheese and it definitely hit the spot!  I think that Tyler is loving that I am being a menu planner and he is getting a lot of home cooked meals!  Hope I can keep it up!

* Help with the money!

The spreadsheet has been helping a ton. I have been keeping it up and learning a lot. It is nice knowing where all our money is going. Jan it went to a lot of food and Feb we cut that by $200 but spent that on baby supplies. So not saving any more money but maybe someday!  Tyler should be making some more money and hopefully that will help. It is really hard to tell when you work on commissions and every paycheck is different!   I think this is all helping me be more aware of my spending and I am definitely spending less! It probably also helps that I am huge and I dont have the energy to cart around 2 toddlers and fight them in the stores!

*Being a better wife and mother!

Well well well…. obviously in previous post you read that I am having a horrible time with parenting Ronnee.  Last week was rough all around. No walking, weather was freezing, I was sick, and had no patience! My poor family! I hate that it all seem to be taken out on Ronnee. Things are going to go better! I just hope we can figure out this pooping thing! Then her belly wont be hurting and I wont have to listen to her whine all day!  

This month is my last month as a mother of 1 so I hope to make a good one for my sweet little girl!

Doc

I went to the Doctor on Thursday and I forgot to post for my memory. Everything was good. I am measuring a little big but I think that means I have a big baby not that I will come early. I am a little dilated and it is getting softer so there is a little progress in the right direction. But slow really works for me. I really really would like to wait until both my mom and my in-laws get here so that it will be way less stressful for all of us. Ronnee needs someone here to watch her besides the dogs and I really would like Tyler to be at the hospital and not home with Ronnee. Lol I do have a few friends that are willing to help but I feeling like a burden to others so baby please at least wait until the 26th!

I go to the doc again on Wednesday and I will be almost 37 weeks!!