Saturday, April 20, 2013
Blocked
I hate how I never post because when I get to the actual writing part I way over think it. I have some epic post in my head that just never make it to the web. I've read too many other blogs that are so well written, I have to stop letting that discourage my own flow! So now that the disclaimer is out now I may proceed to out pour my deepest thoughts and desires!
Monday, February 11, 2013
feb 4 Monday late night/feb 5 Tuesday early morning : des had a dream in which his arm free fell on me. Don't know if that had anything to do with the following events but it just might have been the kick in the rumpus Baby needed.
Feb 5 3:30 am: water broke in bed. No question.
3:45 am: left for hospital
3:46 am : return to apartment because we forgot Roxi's bag, and des's wallet but were locked out. In the moment des breaks our window and lets himself in.
3:55 am: drop Roxi off with her aunty Jamie in hauula. She willingly goes to Jamie and waves "BYE MOMMY!" Which eased one of many worries I had about this day.
4:25 am: arrive at castle birth center in Kailua. Usually it takes an hour to get there... I walk in with a soaked towel, amniotic fluid dripping down my legs STILL and squeaking slippahs. Sick. Contractions are 3 minutes apart
4:30-8am: checked into my room. Mom in law arrives for support, des goes to jack in the box. Vitals, paperwork and get to walking. Walked the halls a little bit, pushed des in the wheel chair, came back to the room bounced on the yoga ball. Check vitals and baby, baby seemed to be stressed from my position on the ball so I got in the bed. My contractions were building and getting stronger as nature intends. Not gonna lie, I thought about an epidural but didn't want to prolong labor so tossed that idea quick. Contractions become back to back with no real rests dilated to an 8 and felt like pushing, so I changed positions for 2 contractions and felt urge again. Got the green light to push. Pushed an pushed but nada. Baby's heart rate was dropping. Dr said I had one more try to get him out and then they would have to use the vacuum. That sacred me straight. I said a prayer for the strength to do it. Everyone was yelling at me to go go go! PUSH PUSH PUSH!!! I honestly didnt think I could do it but out came the head. Then Just as I'm about to eject the rest of the kid they yell "STO STOP STOP!" Then there is rushing and I'm kinda like wth is going on down there! Turns out the cord was around the baby's neck tight... Purple/blue face status. Dr Moore had to quick snip the cord and then it was "GOGO GO PUSH PUSH PUSH!" the fire downstairs was extinguished as baby boy crossed the finish line. Good morning baby boy!
8:01 am: they placed him on my chest still pretty purple and he squirmed and I was just still in shock. Shaking.
That was HARD! Way different than with Roxi. Intense and not rhythmaic like my first. I was stressed out. They quick grabbed him and then I heard that cry and could breath a little easier. Everyone could.
The nurse Jill (who helped deliver Roxi too) didn't think baby was that big, till he hit the scale. 8lb 2oz. Go me. No rips either. Woohoo. Welcome Kairo Raven Fa'atamalii Enesa
Feb 5 3:30 am: water broke in bed. No question.
3:45 am: left for hospital
3:46 am : return to apartment because we forgot Roxi's bag, and des's wallet but were locked out. In the moment des breaks our window and lets himself in.
3:55 am: drop Roxi off with her aunty Jamie in hauula. She willingly goes to Jamie and waves "BYE MOMMY!" Which eased one of many worries I had about this day.
4:25 am: arrive at castle birth center in Kailua. Usually it takes an hour to get there... I walk in with a soaked towel, amniotic fluid dripping down my legs STILL and squeaking slippahs. Sick. Contractions are 3 minutes apart
4:30-8am: checked into my room. Mom in law arrives for support, des goes to jack in the box. Vitals, paperwork and get to walking. Walked the halls a little bit, pushed des in the wheel chair, came back to the room bounced on the yoga ball. Check vitals and baby, baby seemed to be stressed from my position on the ball so I got in the bed. My contractions were building and getting stronger as nature intends. Not gonna lie, I thought about an epidural but didn't want to prolong labor so tossed that idea quick. Contractions become back to back with no real rests dilated to an 8 and felt like pushing, so I changed positions for 2 contractions and felt urge again. Got the green light to push. Pushed an pushed but nada. Baby's heart rate was dropping. Dr said I had one more try to get him out and then they would have to use the vacuum. That sacred me straight. I said a prayer for the strength to do it. Everyone was yelling at me to go go go! PUSH PUSH PUSH!!! I honestly didnt think I could do it but out came the head. Then Just as I'm about to eject the rest of the kid they yell "STO STOP STOP!" Then there is rushing and I'm kinda like wth is going on down there! Turns out the cord was around the baby's neck tight... Purple/blue face status. Dr Moore had to quick snip the cord and then it was "GOGO GO PUSH PUSH PUSH!" the fire downstairs was extinguished as baby boy crossed the finish line. Good morning baby boy!
8:01 am: they placed him on my chest still pretty purple and he squirmed and I was just still in shock. Shaking.
That was HARD! Way different than with Roxi. Intense and not rhythmaic like my first. I was stressed out. They quick grabbed him and then I heard that cry and could breath a little easier. Everyone could.
The nurse Jill (who helped deliver Roxi too) didn't think baby was that big, till he hit the scale. 8lb 2oz. Go me. No rips either. Woohoo. Welcome Kairo Raven Fa'atamalii Enesa
Monday, February 4, 2013
It gets way too easy to justify things in life when you feel as if you are in early labor. Or if your wife thinks shes in labor. For example: eating out, watching too much tv, not getting dressed, being grumpy, co sleeping and neglecting responsibilities in general. Well it's been two weeks that I've been ready to go at any minute and it's getting old.
Just about every night after Roxi drifts off to dreamland, I can finally relax and well... Contract. I get so confused because "they say" you need to relax to let your body to into labor. But at the same time how many times do you hear pregnant women say "you're going to put me into labor!" in a stressed situation? Well for me, I will have contractions all night. Get up, walk around, go to the bathroom, clean something, pack some more stuff, maybe even shower... Go back to bed, wake up, move to the couch contemplate calling my mom to book her flight, and then lo and behold as sun is coming up, so is Roxi. ERrrrrrrk! Just like that, contractions stop. She's a powerful lady.
She's keen and she senses what's going to happen. She trying to get ALL the one on one time possible. She's also become very vocal recently. Here's some of her new vocabulary:
Unkol- uncle
Emma- her cousin Emma
Aila- cousin kaila
Leah- cousin eleah
Coo coos- cookies
Cacas- crackers
Ickin- chicken (or any meat really)
Ri- rice
Out
Bubbles- very clear
Gahma- grandma
Andy- candy
And much more gibberish I'm still in the process of translating
As you can see she all about family and food!
Pics below: trying to get in all the final single child snuggles she can get.
Last belly documentation at 38 weeks
And my baby shower! The amazing Brittany Lowry strikes again (she did my maternity photos as seen in a previous post). I was doubtful that I'd even make it to my shower without a baby, but Brittany prayed REAL hard I wouldn't have my baby before then, and that it wouldn't rain. We had been on flash flood alert the prior two days. But we made it, and had a a grand ol time!
I started this post before I had baby, but just now finished... Birthday day coming soon!!
Just about every night after Roxi drifts off to dreamland, I can finally relax and well... Contract. I get so confused because "they say" you need to relax to let your body to into labor. But at the same time how many times do you hear pregnant women say "you're going to put me into labor!" in a stressed situation? Well for me, I will have contractions all night. Get up, walk around, go to the bathroom, clean something, pack some more stuff, maybe even shower... Go back to bed, wake up, move to the couch contemplate calling my mom to book her flight, and then lo and behold as sun is coming up, so is Roxi. ERrrrrrrk! Just like that, contractions stop. She's a powerful lady.
She's keen and she senses what's going to happen. She trying to get ALL the one on one time possible. She's also become very vocal recently. Here's some of her new vocabulary:
Unkol- uncle
Emma- her cousin Emma
Aila- cousin kaila
Leah- cousin eleah
Coo coos- cookies
Cacas- crackers
Ickin- chicken (or any meat really)
Ri- rice
Out
Bubbles- very clear
Gahma- grandma
Andy- candy
And much more gibberish I'm still in the process of translating
As you can see she all about family and food!
Pics below: trying to get in all the final single child snuggles she can get.
Last belly documentation at 38 weeks
And my baby shower! The amazing Brittany Lowry strikes again (she did my maternity photos as seen in a previous post). I was doubtful that I'd even make it to my shower without a baby, but Brittany prayed REAL hard I wouldn't have my baby before then, and that it wouldn't rain. We had been on flash flood alert the prior two days. But we made it, and had a a grand ol time!
I started this post before I had baby, but just now finished... Birthday day coming soon!!
Friday, January 18, 2013
Mama Shots
I love having talented friends! This post I will brag about the amazing Brittany Lowry who moved in a building over last September. Her husband is in school (like mine) so we get to play with her and her cute cute cute 10 month old boy Ben all day. Roxi LOVES him and is not afraid to display her affection. Ben is a trooper for putting up with all the hugs/tackles, kisses/slobber and just all around smothering. Brittany is a woman of many talents, and today I will highlight one of them by showing you the pictures she took for my maternity shoot. She has a website and you should check her out. I'll even make it easy for you, here's the link: www.brittanylowry.com I had a hard time picking just a few because I liked each one for a different reason! I was 35 weeks, and we had both the kids with us the whole time... talk about multitasking. Without further adieu:
Pretending to model is fun. It's always interesting to try and pose with something like a belly that you bang into things and spill on all the time because you're just not used to having it be there. so PROPS to Brit for making it all look so lovely and natural despite my awkwardness. Each day we are getting closer to closing this fat chapter of life again...I can feel it. Literally.
Friday, January 11, 2013
Table for 4
It hit me this week that I'm getting dangerously close to not being able to fake dinners or any meal anymore. I won't be able to bow out with my bowl of cereal and make my husband fend for himself. I'll have KIDS to feed! Does this mean I should get a kitchen table?
Sure having your first kid is a MAJOR change to your life and a much bigger commitment than a marriage in my opinion, but it's not that hard to a) get a babysitter for one baby, which I feel like I should be doing way more often, but there are a few rare things I'd rather do alone. or b) bring baby along, which can work but takes more planning than grabbing your keys and wallet and jamming. But accommodating TWO little people seems much more daunting! Double car seats, double stroller, double diapers and wipes(for now), double snacks/drinks and double toys. not to mention the double time you spend packing it all up and unpacking at the end... Double the beings to please! We are going to be a family of FOUR.
That's no joke. That's a family unit! Some people stop after two and are completely fulfilled (some after one or even none) (Not sure what our lucky number will be but the significant other has decided there needs to be a break before 3 comes along, and he's not even the one carrying the kid, or both kids at the same time!) But we will have hit America's average of number of children! Any more and people will say things like "are those ALL yours??" "Or wow you've been busy" if they don't already make comments like that when you're huffing and puffin to lug a tantruming toddler on top of your beach ball belly up the stairs for a nap.
Glad we thought this all the way through right?! HA
Our days are numbered before our baby boy flips our world upside down. I love and hate the anticipation. One thing I know is bringing a baby into the world is the closest I've felt to God and really understood my own divine nature. There was no let down after 9 months of building and YES I can't wait to do the dang thang again!
Sure having your first kid is a MAJOR change to your life and a much bigger commitment than a marriage in my opinion, but it's not that hard to a) get a babysitter for one baby, which I feel like I should be doing way more often, but there are a few rare things I'd rather do alone. or b) bring baby along, which can work but takes more planning than grabbing your keys and wallet and jamming. But accommodating TWO little people seems much more daunting! Double car seats, double stroller, double diapers and wipes(for now), double snacks/drinks and double toys. not to mention the double time you spend packing it all up and unpacking at the end... Double the beings to please! We are going to be a family of FOUR.
That's no joke. That's a family unit! Some people stop after two and are completely fulfilled (some after one or even none) (Not sure what our lucky number will be but the significant other has decided there needs to be a break before 3 comes along, and he's not even the one carrying the kid, or both kids at the same time!) But we will have hit America's average of number of children! Any more and people will say things like "are those ALL yours??" "Or wow you've been busy" if they don't already make comments like that when you're huffing and puffin to lug a tantruming toddler on top of your beach ball belly up the stairs for a nap.
Glad we thought this all the way through right?! HA
Our days are numbered before our baby boy flips our world upside down. I love and hate the anticipation. One thing I know is bringing a baby into the world is the closest I've felt to God and really understood my own divine nature. There was no let down after 9 months of building and YES I can't wait to do the dang thang again!
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Recapturing 2012
I'll let the pictures tell our 2012 glories
Starting with the most recent
The places we went...
The things we learned...
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The people we loved and will continue to...
some of what we did create...
The food we ate...
Our new looks...
And in between, all that... the naps we took
What a wonderful year it was!
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