It's hard to believe that we have a 3 week old baby! Time has gone by so fast.
New baby Amelia
1 Week Old
2 Weeks Old (First Bath)
3 Weeks OldMonday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Amelia's Birth Story
Sorry this has been delayed...we haven't had internet at home! It was supposed to be installed last Monday, but Amelia decided to make her appearance so we missed our appointment. But it's all good now!
After my last OB appointment, I had been having sporadic back pain and contractions. I was, of course, feeling more and more uncomfortable. My last day at work was Friday, and that night we went with my parents to a furniture sale to buy a dining room table. Saturday we went to order a crib for the nursery. Sunday we went back to the furniture sale, looking for chairs (no luck). We had my parents and aunt over for dinner that night, and I was having slight contractions during dinner. Alex & I went to bed early, but I woke up at 1:30-ish having extreme back pain and contractions. I tried timing them before waking Alex up, but it was too hard so I told him to start timing my contractions. They were about 5-6 minutes apart so I called the exchange and was told to go to the hospital.
We left at about 2 am, expecting to be sent home due to false labor. When they checked me, I was 4-5 cm dilated and my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart so I was admitted. The back pain was HORRIBLE! I had planned on holding out without an epidural for as long as possible, but I ended up getting one at 5-ish. I progressed pretty fast, with a little help from Pitocin. I was stuck at 9 cm for hours because it turned out my pubic bone was protruding, and it was preventing her head from fully descending. They thought I might have to have a C-section.
I was mostly comfortable and in good spirits, but the epidural wasn't that effective. They had to inject my epi line with half a C-section dose 2 times. The first time, I had no problems. The second time it caused extreme chest pain and shooting pain down my right arm. I really thought I was having a heart attack. Luckily, the pain subsided fast. The anesthesiologist suspected that my epi wasn't in correctly (great).
My doctor decided to see if pushing made any progress getting her head past my pubic bone, so I started pushing around 6 pm. I was making progress, but had to stop pushing because the right side of my back hurt tremendously. At that time, they decided to take out my first epidural and give me another one. This time it was in correctly and I rested comfortably for about a half an hour.
At a little after 7 pm, I started pushing again. It really wasn't bad at all, I was in the zone and ready to have my baby. She was born at 8:24 pm.
I can't believe she is a week old today. Time flies so fast. I will update with more pictures later...we have to upload more to the computer.
After my last OB appointment, I had been having sporadic back pain and contractions. I was, of course, feeling more and more uncomfortable. My last day at work was Friday, and that night we went with my parents to a furniture sale to buy a dining room table. Saturday we went to order a crib for the nursery. Sunday we went back to the furniture sale, looking for chairs (no luck). We had my parents and aunt over for dinner that night, and I was having slight contractions during dinner. Alex & I went to bed early, but I woke up at 1:30-ish having extreme back pain and contractions. I tried timing them before waking Alex up, but it was too hard so I told him to start timing my contractions. They were about 5-6 minutes apart so I called the exchange and was told to go to the hospital.
We left at about 2 am, expecting to be sent home due to false labor. When they checked me, I was 4-5 cm dilated and my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart so I was admitted. The back pain was HORRIBLE! I had planned on holding out without an epidural for as long as possible, but I ended up getting one at 5-ish. I progressed pretty fast, with a little help from Pitocin. I was stuck at 9 cm for hours because it turned out my pubic bone was protruding, and it was preventing her head from fully descending. They thought I might have to have a C-section.
I was mostly comfortable and in good spirits, but the epidural wasn't that effective. They had to inject my epi line with half a C-section dose 2 times. The first time, I had no problems. The second time it caused extreme chest pain and shooting pain down my right arm. I really thought I was having a heart attack. Luckily, the pain subsided fast. The anesthesiologist suspected that my epi wasn't in correctly (great).
My doctor decided to see if pushing made any progress getting her head past my pubic bone, so I started pushing around 6 pm. I was making progress, but had to stop pushing because the right side of my back hurt tremendously. At that time, they decided to take out my first epidural and give me another one. This time it was in correctly and I rested comfortably for about a half an hour.
At a little after 7 pm, I started pushing again. It really wasn't bad at all, I was in the zone and ready to have my baby. She was born at 8:24 pm.
I can't believe she is a week old today. Time flies so fast. I will update with more pictures later...we have to upload more to the computer.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Meet Our Daughter!
AMELIA KATARZYNA PONTUS made her arrival at 8:24 pm on September 8, 2008. She is 20 1/4 inches long and weighs 7 pounds, 2 ounces. She is beautiful, as you can see!!!Everyone is doing well...we are having a good time getting to know each other. We'll be home from the hospital on Wednesday.
I will post her Birth Story later this week...now it's time to sleep!
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
PROGRESS!
My due date is exactly one month from today! I had my 36-week check up this morning...
The baby's head is down and I'm 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced!!!!!! I know it doesn't mean anything until labor actually starts, and lots of women walk around dilated for weeks, but it's a big deal to me! It means my body is doing exactly what it should be doing and this baby will be here soon.
Everything looks good. The baby's heartbeat sounds good, and the doctor thinks I'm doing well. The baby is measuring right on track, so we're hoping for a 7-8 pound baby.
On the downside, I am extremely uncomfortable. Because of the baby's position, walking is really difficult. And I'm just plain tired. So, this Friday is my last day of work. I promised Alex and my bosses that I would stop working when my body told me to. It's time for me to relax and prepare for this baby.
Stay tuned...my next appointment is a week from today. We'll see if I've made any more progress!
The baby's head is down and I'm 1 cm dilated, 50% effaced!!!!!! I know it doesn't mean anything until labor actually starts, and lots of women walk around dilated for weeks, but it's a big deal to me! It means my body is doing exactly what it should be doing and this baby will be here soon.
Everything looks good. The baby's heartbeat sounds good, and the doctor thinks I'm doing well. The baby is measuring right on track, so we're hoping for a 7-8 pound baby.
On the downside, I am extremely uncomfortable. Because of the baby's position, walking is really difficult. And I'm just plain tired. So, this Friday is my last day of work. I promised Alex and my bosses that I would stop working when my body told me to. It's time for me to relax and prepare for this baby.
Stay tuned...my next appointment is a week from today. We'll see if I've made any more progress!
Settling in
What a weekend!
Alex & I moved into a 2-bed, 2-bath condo in St. Charles this weekend. We moved all the baby stuff on Friday with my parents help. Saturday we moved our stuff from the storage unit. Ok, "we" is totally incorrect. I did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help. We had an AWESOME moving crew -- my parents, Aunt Joanie, Aunt Ree Ree, Alex, Aaron, Dan & Andy!!! We couldn't have done it without my amazing friends. They moved us in 2 (yes, 2!!!!!!!) hours! It was incredible.
We're still in the process of unpacking and getting everything set up, but we're taking our time. The actual moving process was a little overwhelming for me and I over-exerted myself a bit. The bottom line is that we LOVE our new place! We'll take pics this weekend and post them later.
We decided NOT to have a housewarming party. With the baby coming, it's just too stressful. But our door is always open, and visitors are welcome!
Alex & I moved into a 2-bed, 2-bath condo in St. Charles this weekend. We moved all the baby stuff on Friday with my parents help. Saturday we moved our stuff from the storage unit. Ok, "we" is totally incorrect. I did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to help. We had an AWESOME moving crew -- my parents, Aunt Joanie, Aunt Ree Ree, Alex, Aaron, Dan & Andy!!! We couldn't have done it without my amazing friends. They moved us in 2 (yes, 2!!!!!!!) hours! It was incredible.
We're still in the process of unpacking and getting everything set up, but we're taking our time. The actual moving process was a little overwhelming for me and I over-exerted myself a bit. The bottom line is that we LOVE our new place! We'll take pics this weekend and post them later.
We decided NOT to have a housewarming party. With the baby coming, it's just too stressful. But our door is always open, and visitors are welcome!
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