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Monday, October 18, 2010
Kathryn's Birth Story
Tuesday, August 10th
The cramping started at 8pm during dinner with a friend. Not just any friend, but one of the girls that had agreed to be with me at the hospital if Eric didn't make it home in time. I didn't tell her that I was having a different type of cramping - I didn't want to worry her. I had, had a long day at work and Wyatt was cranky and tired. The cramps felt like the ones I'd had the Wednesday before after a similar day. So I went home, got Wyatt to bed and tried to relax. I started timing the cramps at midnight. They were 4-10 minutes apart and 20-30 seconds long. At 2am I decided to go to bed and get some rest just in case I really was in labor.
Wedensday , August 11th
Eric called at 8am to let me know he was in Kuwait and would be home at 3pm on August 12th. I told him I thought I was having contractions, but that they weren't bad enough to keep me awake the night before. I told him I had a feeling the baby would arrive in a few days. I was still contracting, but I had read that I could contract for days and I'd been told by the maternity ward that they needed to be 4 minutes apart for 1 minute long for 2hrs and so bad I couldn't walk or talk through them before I came in.
I dropped Wyatt at childcare at 10am and went and got a pedicure and haircut so that I felt a pretty as possible when Eric arrived. I contracted all the way through both appointments. I left the hair salon at 1:00pm and picked up Wyatt at 1:30pm and finished up my office work at 2pm.
On the way home I called Sandi to see if she was home. Sandi's husband was home on R&R and I knew they were shopping and didn't want to interupt them. I called their house phone and it didn't pick up. Then I called Andrea at work to see when she was getting off. She said 4pm and asked if everything was o.k. I didn't want her to leave work early so I said yes and asked her to stop by on her way home.
I got home at 2:30p and decided to have a shower and drink some water and try to relax. It was a hot day and I thought I may have overdone it by being out in the heat.
At 3pm I called Sandi's home again and she answered. I asked her to come over and help me time the cramps - I thought they might be contractions but they weren't lasting very long.
At 3:30p Sandi arrived. At 4pm Andrea arrived.
At 4:30pm we were on our way to the hospital. My contractions were 2 minutes apart but still only 30 - 45 seconds long.
At 4:50pm we arrived at the hospital and waited for our friend, Colleen, to arrive and collect Wyatt.
At 5:00pm I kissed Wyatt good-bye and Andrea and Sandi wheeled me upstairs in a mad rush. By this time I was in a lot of pain. The nurse checked me and said I was 8cm dialated - almost 9cm. They checked me into a delivery room. I was in shock! I though I was about 4-5cm dialated and was hoping that they'd allow me to stay. I immediately asked for an epidural. However, the Dr had to drive in from another town 30 minutes away.
At 5:54pm Kathryn arrived - before the Anethesiologist! Thank goodness I had a mid-wife who was wonderful at keeping me calm and centered.
At 7pm Sandi and Andrea went home and at 8pm I was up walking around, having a shower in complete shock that I just had a baby! The girls were with me for a few hours and back home in time for dinner with their families. I told them "that's how I roll when I have a baby! The least amount of disruption as possible." :D
8am the next morning I broke the news to Eric - he was in Dallas and called to tell me he was in the USA and would be home around noon. He thought he hadn't heard me right when I told him!
That's the story - how crazy is that?
The cramping started at 8pm during dinner with a friend. Not just any friend, but one of the girls that had agreed to be with me at the hospital if Eric didn't make it home in time. I didn't tell her that I was having a different type of cramping - I didn't want to worry her. I had, had a long day at work and Wyatt was cranky and tired. The cramps felt like the ones I'd had the Wednesday before after a similar day. So I went home, got Wyatt to bed and tried to relax. I started timing the cramps at midnight. They were 4-10 minutes apart and 20-30 seconds long. At 2am I decided to go to bed and get some rest just in case I really was in labor.
Wedensday , August 11th
Eric called at 8am to let me know he was in Kuwait and would be home at 3pm on August 12th. I told him I thought I was having contractions, but that they weren't bad enough to keep me awake the night before. I told him I had a feeling the baby would arrive in a few days. I was still contracting, but I had read that I could contract for days and I'd been told by the maternity ward that they needed to be 4 minutes apart for 1 minute long for 2hrs and so bad I couldn't walk or talk through them before I came in.
I dropped Wyatt at childcare at 10am and went and got a pedicure and haircut so that I felt a pretty as possible when Eric arrived. I contracted all the way through both appointments. I left the hair salon at 1:00pm and picked up Wyatt at 1:30pm and finished up my office work at 2pm.
On the way home I called Sandi to see if she was home. Sandi's husband was home on R&R and I knew they were shopping and didn't want to interupt them. I called their house phone and it didn't pick up. Then I called Andrea at work to see when she was getting off. She said 4pm and asked if everything was o.k. I didn't want her to leave work early so I said yes and asked her to stop by on her way home.
I got home at 2:30p and decided to have a shower and drink some water and try to relax. It was a hot day and I thought I may have overdone it by being out in the heat.
At 3pm I called Sandi's home again and she answered. I asked her to come over and help me time the cramps - I thought they might be contractions but they weren't lasting very long.
At 3:30p Sandi arrived. At 4pm Andrea arrived.
At 4:30pm we were on our way to the hospital. My contractions were 2 minutes apart but still only 30 - 45 seconds long.
At 4:50pm we arrived at the hospital and waited for our friend, Colleen, to arrive and collect Wyatt.
At 5:00pm I kissed Wyatt good-bye and Andrea and Sandi wheeled me upstairs in a mad rush. By this time I was in a lot of pain. The nurse checked me and said I was 8cm dialated - almost 9cm. They checked me into a delivery room. I was in shock! I though I was about 4-5cm dialated and was hoping that they'd allow me to stay. I immediately asked for an epidural. However, the Dr had to drive in from another town 30 minutes away.
At 5:54pm Kathryn arrived - before the Anethesiologist! Thank goodness I had a mid-wife who was wonderful at keeping me calm and centered.
At 7pm Sandi and Andrea went home and at 8pm I was up walking around, having a shower in complete shock that I just had a baby! The girls were with me for a few hours and back home in time for dinner with their families. I told them "that's how I roll when I have a baby! The least amount of disruption as possible." :D
8am the next morning I broke the news to Eric - he was in Dallas and called to tell me he was in the USA and would be home around noon. He thought he hadn't heard me right when I told him!
That's the story - how crazy is that?
Monday, October 04, 2010
What's Mine?
Last night I went to bed wondering "Who Am I?".
The one thing I did this week was have dinner with Sandi and her kids. Even then, the meal was quick, interrupted constantly, censored and I left early even though it was a Saturday night. Alright! I did split a beer with Sandi - you got me there.
Everything I do revolves around the house and kids. The weekends are TOUGH! Trying to keep Wyatt busy while getting my chores done and feed Kathryn every 2-3hrs.
The only thing I have that is JUST about me is my diet. If I only have 1 thing then I owe it to myself to do it right - I deserve it.
I don't know how I can possibly do another deployment after this one is finished. I really don't.
The one thing I did this week was have dinner with Sandi and her kids. Even then, the meal was quick, interrupted constantly, censored and I left early even though it was a Saturday night. Alright! I did split a beer with Sandi - you got me there.
Everything I do revolves around the house and kids. The weekends are TOUGH! Trying to keep Wyatt busy while getting my chores done and feed Kathryn every 2-3hrs.
The only thing I have that is JUST about me is my diet. If I only have 1 thing then I owe it to myself to do it right - I deserve it.
I don't know how I can possibly do another deployment after this one is finished. I really don't.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Presenting Baby Kathryn
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| Me meeting Kathryn |
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Wyatt meeting his sister for the first time. |
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| Proud big brother. |
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| Wyatt - smitten with his sister. |
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| Minutes after delivery |
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Baby Shower
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| Adorable favors Sandi made. |
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| Cake that my sister made. |
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| Gorgeous spread tht Sandi planned out. |
Monday, July 26, 2010
Wyatt
Yesterday, after getting off the phone with Eric I was a little teary. Wyatt came over to me and asked "are you sad because you miss Daddy?".
Me: "Yes baby, I miss Daddy".
Wyatt: "I miss Daddy too. I can't stop thinking about him. I think about him all day long . All I can think about is my Daddy and my new baby. I just can't stop." Then he walked out of the room to go play.
Can't he's oblivious anymore.
Me: "Yes baby, I miss Daddy".
Wyatt: "I miss Daddy too. I can't stop thinking about him. I think about him all day long . All I can think about is my Daddy and my new baby. I just can't stop." Then he walked out of the room to go play.
Can't he's oblivious anymore.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
37 Weeks Pregnant During A Deployment
Eric is under the impression that if he came home and the baby didn't come, he'd have to return Iraq on time and miss meeting her.
Trying to plan when he should come home using a 15 day window is really tough. We ended up taking my due date, Aug 17th and added 1 week, which is Aug 24th - that's when the Army will induce labor. Add another 1 or 2 days so that he doesn't have to say good bye to me while I'm in hospital and we come to August 26th. Minus 15 days of leave and you get Aug 12th. That's the date he requested to be home to begin his leave.
I've seen other people's husbands during this and previous deployments stay behind for several weeks to wait for their babies to be born - at the beginning of a deployment. This courtesy isn't extended during the deployment for some reason though. I'm feeling ticked off and hurt that Eric can't stay and use his paternity leave (10 days) so that we can make sure he's here for the birth and help out a little afterwards. There is also talk of soldiers coming home to go to school in the middle of this deployment. It upsets me that my husband can't be spared an extra 5-10 days in order to be here. BUT others can take 6 weeks off of a deployment to go to school. Eric was gone for 3 months to go to school AFTER a 15 month deployment. I sold our house and moved to our new duty station on my own.
I sacrifice for the Army. All I'm asking is that my soldier gets his 10 days of paternity leave on top of his normal r&r to help ensure he's here for the birth of our child and to help me afterwards. I "suck up" a lot, but this just stinks and I'm pissed off about it.
Trying to plan when he should come home using a 15 day window is really tough. We ended up taking my due date, Aug 17th and added 1 week, which is Aug 24th - that's when the Army will induce labor. Add another 1 or 2 days so that he doesn't have to say good bye to me while I'm in hospital and we come to August 26th. Minus 15 days of leave and you get Aug 12th. That's the date he requested to be home to begin his leave.
I've seen other people's husbands during this and previous deployments stay behind for several weeks to wait for their babies to be born - at the beginning of a deployment. This courtesy isn't extended during the deployment for some reason though. I'm feeling ticked off and hurt that Eric can't stay and use his paternity leave (10 days) so that we can make sure he's here for the birth and help out a little afterwards. There is also talk of soldiers coming home to go to school in the middle of this deployment. It upsets me that my husband can't be spared an extra 5-10 days in order to be here. BUT others can take 6 weeks off of a deployment to go to school. Eric was gone for 3 months to go to school AFTER a 15 month deployment. I sold our house and moved to our new duty station on my own.
I sacrifice for the Army. All I'm asking is that my soldier gets his 10 days of paternity leave on top of his normal r&r to help ensure he's here for the birth of our child and to help me afterwards. I "suck up" a lot, but this just stinks and I'm pissed off about it.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Omaha Zoo
Loved the skyrail. Great way to see the animals.
There were picnic tables set up along the giraffe exhibit so we sat and ate lunch while we watched the giraffes eat.
Huge koi pond.
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