Stella is now a month old, so I believe it is time that I start her blog. I've planned to use this forum as a means to update and share pics and videos with interested parties, and I hope to keep up with it! I guess I will start at the beginning, with a brief synopsis of her wonderful and anticipated arrival...
Baby Stella Abigail was born September 30th 2009 at 4:12am and was 8lbs and 7 oz, 20 inches long. She was born on her due date!
We had just gone into the doctor, who checked me and told us that we had no progress and that we were scheduling a cesarean on Friday. We had been expecting a c-section, so we weren't totally bummed. I think that I had major labor fears during the pregnancy, and this led to my desire for a c-section.
We stopped for dinner on the way home from the appointment and ate some Portillo's. We ate a lot of Portillo's during the pregnancy- we went after every appointment! When we arrived home I laid down with a book. Suddenly, I felt a pop and my amniotic fluid gushed everywhere! I yelled for Chris, and as I yelled, there was more. It was all over the floor and I was soaked. It was just like it happens on TV, despite my having been told that it doesn't happen that way.
We headed into l & d and because I had just eaten I was told that we'd have to wait six hours for our c-section. I started contracting an hour later and I am amazed by my body and how it just new exactly what to do.. I have never been so astonished by nature, nor have I felt more "womanly". I know it's dorky.
I labored really well, and was fully dilated in six hours. I had an epidural at 6 cm, and since I had progressed so quickly- we decided to scrap the cesarean and give it the old college try. I pushed for thirty minutes only, and kept asking, "What's the catch?" Everything was just so smooth and, dare I say, easy. Pushing was a lot of work, but the whole team there was pretty impressed with my effort. I didn't swear or cry and I managed to tell a few good jokes.
We had just gone into the doctor, who checked me and told us that we had no progress and that we were scheduling a cesarean on Friday. We had been expecting a c-section, so we weren't totally bummed. I think that I had major labor fears during the pregnancy, and this led to my desire for a c-section.
We stopped for dinner on the way home from the appointment and ate some Portillo's. We ate a lot of Portillo's during the pregnancy- we went after every appointment! When we arrived home I laid down with a book. Suddenly, I felt a pop and my amniotic fluid gushed everywhere! I yelled for Chris, and as I yelled, there was more. It was all over the floor and I was soaked. It was just like it happens on TV, despite my having been told that it doesn't happen that way.
We headed into l & d and because I had just eaten I was told that we'd have to wait six hours for our c-section. I started contracting an hour later and I am amazed by my body and how it just new exactly what to do.. I have never been so astonished by nature, nor have I felt more "womanly". I know it's dorky.
I labored really well, and was fully dilated in six hours. I had an epidural at 6 cm, and since I had progressed so quickly- we decided to scrap the cesarean and give it the old college try. I pushed for thirty minutes only, and kept asking, "What's the catch?" Everything was just so smooth and, dare I say, easy. Pushing was a lot of work, but the whole team there was pretty impressed with my effort. I didn't swear or cry and I managed to tell a few good jokes.
Stella is perfect and sweet girl. We adore her. I am so floored by how very blessed I am, and I have never been more in love. I feel like I have been waiting for her my whole life, and I didn't even know what I was missing. It is a little overwhelming.
The last month has been incredible and exhausting! Stella is a hungry girl and doesn't allow us to get much sleep. With Chris back at work, I have been trying to take the majority of the nighttime feedings so that he can be as rested as possible. She is waking about every three hours, and since we are bottle-feeding, she takes her sweet old time and can take up to an hour and a half per bottle!
She is starting to do some cool things though- she really likes to watch us and we have some serious staring contests. She has given us a few smiles, and is starting to vocalize (other than crying) a bit. She really likes to be held, and requires this for the whole day, and won't fall asleep without being cuddled. We don't mind cuddling, but we are looking forward to her being able to self-sooth a bit.
Overall, we are adjusting well, and love the feeling of finally being a family!
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