This morning she ate so much that her stomach expanded 3 cm! She is yawning after a big meal.
Love this one :)
10.30.2009
We Love Our Baby!
Here are some more recent pictures of Evelyn. She is done with her antibiotics and her oxygen! Now all we need is to get her nursing and gaining weight. Yay!
This morning she ate so much that her stomach expanded 3 cm! She is yawning after a big meal.
Love this one :)
This morning she ate so much that her stomach expanded 3 cm! She is yawning after a big meal.Love this one :)
10.28.2009
10.27.2009
Time for an update
Our little girl is getting better each day and we are looking forward to taking her home on Friday. She was born with pneumonia, but luckily it wasn't too severe. She has been on high flow oxygen, not a ventilator (that's a good thing). The saddest part for me has been knowing how many times the nurses have had to poke her for an IV. Hers kept going bad every 12 hours and they would have to poke a couple times to redo it. She's had them in her hands, feet and head. There is something called a picc line that they tried at least three times. The illustration below explains it better than I can.
It is good because once they get it in place they don't have to poke her again. Unfortunately none of the picc line attempts were successful. I know for sure they tried to do one in her arm, like the picture and also one in her head that threads down her neck. I hated hearing about them doing that stuff to her! Finally today they doctor did what's called a UV where they put a tube into her umbilical cord hole and thread it to her heart. This sorta worked, but they only got the tube to go in 4cm so she can't be moved around or else it could come out. SAD, we can't hold her anymore until Thursday.
Good news is her oxygen flow has been coming down. She has also been keeping down the milk that I've been pumping for her. That means they can decrease her IV fluids and increase the milk. The other happy thing is that she's been very pleasant throughout this whole thing and that gives me a lot of peace.
I'll add some more pictures soon.
It is good because once they get it in place they don't have to poke her again. Unfortunately none of the picc line attempts were successful. I know for sure they tried to do one in her arm, like the picture and also one in her head that threads down her neck. I hated hearing about them doing that stuff to her! Finally today they doctor did what's called a UV where they put a tube into her umbilical cord hole and thread it to her heart. This sorta worked, but they only got the tube to go in 4cm so she can't be moved around or else it could come out. SAD, we can't hold her anymore until Thursday.Good news is her oxygen flow has been coming down. She has also been keeping down the milk that I've been pumping for her. That means they can decrease her IV fluids and increase the milk. The other happy thing is that she's been very pleasant throughout this whole thing and that gives me a lot of peace.
I'll add some more pictures soon.
10.23.2009
Our Beautiful Evelyn
Evelyn Rushforth was born this morning at 11:50 am. She weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and was 18 inches. It was an incredible experience and we are so happy!
You can see a few more pictures on facebook.
You can see a few more pictures on facebook.
10.17.2009
A Nice Sight
As I was looking out the window I saw Mike walking up to our house after work. He looked so good with the lighting, the blue sky and the trees. I asked him to stay there for a minute while I snapped a picture.
10.14.2009
Baby Update
I had my doctor's appointment today and found out my plan of action. It's not really that much action though because it involves me staying on bed rest and contraction minimizing medicine. The good news is, I'm only on bed rest until the meds are gone, which is this Sunday (my 36 week mark)! It will be interesting to see what happens, if I go completely into labor right away, or what.
Also, I found out that I have been 80% effaced since I went to the hospital one week ago. Today I was 3 1/2 cm dilated. Crazy.
Also, I found out that I have been 80% effaced since I went to the hospital one week ago. Today I was 3 1/2 cm dilated. Crazy.
10.11.2009
Autumn Leaves
Even though I am on bed rest, my mom and I figured it wouldn't hurt to go on a drive to see the colorful leaves. This is something I have been wanting to do so badly, especially since I got my new camera! So here are some of my favorite shots that I just took through the window.
10.09.2009
Eventful Happenings
I tried updating this from mike's phone but for some reason it only let me type in the title box. So now I am on the computer. This is gonna be a pretty detailed novel...
Here is the story. On Wednesday I started getting too many Braxton Hicks contractions. I'd been sitting for a while so I decided to go to the grocery store to walk around and see if they'd stop from the change in activity. That didn't help. I came home drank a ton of water and lay down to monitor them. They were coming every 2 minutes and lasting 60 seconds each!
After an hour they hadn't chilled so I called my doctor and she told me to keep taking it easy and if they don't taper off in 3 hours go into labor and delivery. Two hours later they were coming only a minute apart (and two of them were spaced out only 12 seconds)! I knew I really shouldn't wait much longer so I had my friends Bruce and Jackie take me to the hospital. Mike was flying with his student at the time (around 6:30pm).
The nurse got me all hooked up to the monitors and gave me some terbutaline to try and slow the contractions (mike was here by this time and my friends had gone home). She also checked my cervix and I was at 3cm, ah! 15 minutes later they gave me more of the medicine and checked me again and I had gotten even a little more dilated. I was supposed to get a 3rd dose of the terbutaline but my pulse was too high (120), plus I don't think it was working all that well. So they gave me some morphine in hopes that it would relax my body and uterus and put me to sleep. They also gave me this steroid to help the baby's lungs develop super fast in case she was going to come early.
Oh man, I had the worst reaction to the morphine! I got super lightheaded, nauseous, ringing ears and all sweaty! I couldn't even open my eyes. The nurse tried to get an IV in me but the first vein she accidentally went all the way through both sides (mike said it was sick)! I have difficult veins to poke so when she tried the back of my hand the vein was rolling all over the place, but with the help of another nurse they finally got it. The IV helped a ton and I felt better within 15 minutes. Unfortunately the medicine didn't help me to fall asleep so I had to get a sleeping pill and only got about 4 hours of rest that night.
At some point they had started me on this other drug, nifedipine, and it was actually working to help slow the contractions. So the next day they kept me going with that one and I just had to wait all day until 9:00pm so they could give me the second dose of steroids and check if I had dilated further. When the blessed time finally came I had not gotten bigger and so they said we could go home!
Now I am on bedrest and that medicine until 36 weeks or if the baby just comes on her own. I'm so glad she is still safe and sound in me :) I have actually been feeling well throughout this whole thing, even the contractions weren't painful (I'm telling you, it was the morphine that wrecked me for a second). And my mom is here, which is WONDERFUL! We've got only a week and a couple days till the 36 week mark, so I'll keep ya posted.
Here is the story. On Wednesday I started getting too many Braxton Hicks contractions. I'd been sitting for a while so I decided to go to the grocery store to walk around and see if they'd stop from the change in activity. That didn't help. I came home drank a ton of water and lay down to monitor them. They were coming every 2 minutes and lasting 60 seconds each!
After an hour they hadn't chilled so I called my doctor and she told me to keep taking it easy and if they don't taper off in 3 hours go into labor and delivery. Two hours later they were coming only a minute apart (and two of them were spaced out only 12 seconds)! I knew I really shouldn't wait much longer so I had my friends Bruce and Jackie take me to the hospital. Mike was flying with his student at the time (around 6:30pm).
The nurse got me all hooked up to the monitors and gave me some terbutaline to try and slow the contractions (mike was here by this time and my friends had gone home). She also checked my cervix and I was at 3cm, ah! 15 minutes later they gave me more of the medicine and checked me again and I had gotten even a little more dilated. I was supposed to get a 3rd dose of the terbutaline but my pulse was too high (120), plus I don't think it was working all that well. So they gave me some morphine in hopes that it would relax my body and uterus and put me to sleep. They also gave me this steroid to help the baby's lungs develop super fast in case she was going to come early.
Oh man, I had the worst reaction to the morphine! I got super lightheaded, nauseous, ringing ears and all sweaty! I couldn't even open my eyes. The nurse tried to get an IV in me but the first vein she accidentally went all the way through both sides (mike said it was sick)! I have difficult veins to poke so when she tried the back of my hand the vein was rolling all over the place, but with the help of another nurse they finally got it. The IV helped a ton and I felt better within 15 minutes. Unfortunately the medicine didn't help me to fall asleep so I had to get a sleeping pill and only got about 4 hours of rest that night.
At some point they had started me on this other drug, nifedipine, and it was actually working to help slow the contractions. So the next day they kept me going with that one and I just had to wait all day until 9:00pm so they could give me the second dose of steroids and check if I had dilated further. When the blessed time finally came I had not gotten bigger and so they said we could go home!
Now I am on bedrest and that medicine until 36 weeks or if the baby just comes on her own. I'm so glad she is still safe and sound in me :) I have actually been feeling well throughout this whole thing, even the contractions weren't painful (I'm telling you, it was the morphine that wrecked me for a second). And my mom is here, which is WONDERFUL! We've got only a week and a couple days till the 36 week mark, so I'll keep ya posted.
10.07.2009
I liked last night
First of all, I took a nap in the afternoon. Naps are something I rarely do, but this one was perfect. It meant I couldn't go to the grocery store, but that is always ok with me (it's my least favorite errand, unless there is Trader Joe's, then it is my favorite errand). So I busted out some dinner with what we already had. It turned out great! Lemon pepper chicken, green beans and mashed potatoes with homemade gravy. The perfect meal for a chilly night.
Later Mike and I went to get treats. I got an oreo shake from burger supreme and he got an orange julius from the mall. Then we walked around the mall and mused about how sad the malls are in our area. We were even at the better of the two and it still felt like the Whittwood mall (haven't been there since I was like 12, but bleh).
Tomorrow we might drive to the autumn trees and take pictures. I am excited about that.
Later Mike and I went to get treats. I got an oreo shake from burger supreme and he got an orange julius from the mall. Then we walked around the mall and mused about how sad the malls are in our area. We were even at the better of the two and it still felt like the Whittwood mall (haven't been there since I was like 12, but bleh).
Tomorrow we might drive to the autumn trees and take pictures. I am excited about that.
10.03.2009
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