Sunday, November 27, 2011
Baby Ella Reese - October 29, 2011
It's been a bit of a whirlwind the last month. Ella surprised us by coming over a month earlier than expected which brought us both great joy and a bit of stress.
On Friday, October 28th I went to work like usual. Over the past few weeks I had noticed that I had been experiencing quite a few contractions and was extremely uncomfortable with a sciatic nerve screaming most of the day and night. Toward the end of the day I called mom and asked her to accompany me to the hospital to get checked out. Her and dad were scheduled to leave for Maui the next day, but she had a few hours before departing for Portland, so she gladly joined me - to ease both our minds.
Once at the hospital, the drs ran a slew of tests that concluded that my water had broken. They admitted me immediately and the fun began. In hopes to speed up the process, they put me on petocin. It didn't seem to really kick in until 9 hours later at 5 a.m., when I experienced my first real contraction. OUCH! I had 5 more and felt some pressure relieve after the 5th. Head was out! and the dr wasn't even in the room. My nurse Nancy was going to measure my dialation, but was a little too late. :) She got there just as my final contraction hit and held the baby until the dr arrived.
5:44 a.m.
5 lbs, 8 oz
18 3/4" long
Beautful head of dark brown hair
and cute as a button
Baby Ella was quickly whisked away to the NICU and Adam and Grandma joined her there while I waited to be able to feel my legs again. We spent 11 days in the special care unit building up baby girls lung strength. The team of drs and nurses were so great throughout the entire experience, but I'll admit that those were some of my darkest days. Seeing my little girl all hooked up to machines to help her breath and eat was a lot to handle. Just as we got the news that we were going to be released, I got a call from Grandma, who had been watching Quinn. He was on the way to the ER with Croup - which meant that he would have to stay away from us until he was no longer infectious - 5 more days. Devastating.
The day that we were reunited as a family was the best day ever. Though very sleep deprived, we loved just being in the presence of one another. Quinn is the very best big brother. He likes to help with diaper duty and sings the Ella when she cries. It's pretty cute.
Ella just went to her 2 week follow up appointment and she's already gained 2 lbs and grew 2 inches. Looks like she won't be tiny too much longer!
Thanks to you all for your well wishes and prayers. We can't wait to introduce you to our newest family member.
On Friday, October 28th I went to work like usual. Over the past few weeks I had noticed that I had been experiencing quite a few contractions and was extremely uncomfortable with a sciatic nerve screaming most of the day and night. Toward the end of the day I called mom and asked her to accompany me to the hospital to get checked out. Her and dad were scheduled to leave for Maui the next day, but she had a few hours before departing for Portland, so she gladly joined me - to ease both our minds.
Once at the hospital, the drs ran a slew of tests that concluded that my water had broken. They admitted me immediately and the fun began. In hopes to speed up the process, they put me on petocin. It didn't seem to really kick in until 9 hours later at 5 a.m., when I experienced my first real contraction. OUCH! I had 5 more and felt some pressure relieve after the 5th. Head was out! and the dr wasn't even in the room. My nurse Nancy was going to measure my dialation, but was a little too late. :) She got there just as my final contraction hit and held the baby until the dr arrived.
5:44 a.m.
5 lbs, 8 oz
18 3/4" long
Beautful head of dark brown hair
and cute as a button
Baby Ella was quickly whisked away to the NICU and Adam and Grandma joined her there while I waited to be able to feel my legs again. We spent 11 days in the special care unit building up baby girls lung strength. The team of drs and nurses were so great throughout the entire experience, but I'll admit that those were some of my darkest days. Seeing my little girl all hooked up to machines to help her breath and eat was a lot to handle. Just as we got the news that we were going to be released, I got a call from Grandma, who had been watching Quinn. He was on the way to the ER with Croup - which meant that he would have to stay away from us until he was no longer infectious - 5 more days. Devastating.
The day that we were reunited as a family was the best day ever. Though very sleep deprived, we loved just being in the presence of one another. Quinn is the very best big brother. He likes to help with diaper duty and sings the Ella when she cries. It's pretty cute.
Ella just went to her 2 week follow up appointment and she's already gained 2 lbs and grew 2 inches. Looks like she won't be tiny too much longer!
Thanks to you all for your well wishes and prayers. We can't wait to introduce you to our newest family member.
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