Jacob's birth

I figured I better post this before I forget it. So...if you don't want to read, you don't have to (not even sure how many people read this blog anyway).  First off...I already forget much of what happened with Kayleigh and she is just over two years old.  So I'm hoping to be better about blogging and that will help me remember!

Jacob's birth:

The OB decided to induce me on November 30th (4 days post due date or 5 depending on who you talk to me or the OB). So, we are told the hospital will call starting at 5 am for inductions. So...Steve gets up and showered, letting me sleep an extra 30 minutes before I have to shower (Kayleigh stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Onn that night :) First night away from us...probably harder for me than anyone). So...I was in the shower, taking my time because Steve was manning (spelling?) the phone. Come 5:30ish I come out and he says "Someone from your work is trying to call you, but won't leave a message" He says this because all Mercy's calls come into my cell as 515.  I say "it's probably Labor/Delivery"  Why they won't leave a message with my husband is beyond me. So I tell him...better get packed up...they are probably wanting us there. SO...the call comes again (this is the 4th one since 5am...) "Can you be here at 6?!"...WHY YES...YES WE CAN!!!

So, we check in a 6...get all the paperwork squared away and the pitocin starts promptly at 7am.  I've been having some pretty good contractions off an on for over a month. The pitocin keeps gradually getting more and more until 1pm. This is where the nurse tells me that she can't go any further, it'll just stay at this level. I have yet to change my stance from a 3-4 (which I have held for 2 weeks now). So Dr. Belshiem comes in to strip my membranes and attempt to break my water (membranes=SUCCESS! water=FAIL!!). However, she said they could break any point between then and an hour from them, just to notify the nurse. So...literally not even 15 minutes after she left, my water broke. The nurse came in and agreed. So Steve (the good hubby he is) says...so this means it will go faster from here on out, right!?! Yup!!!  So...when's the anesthesiologist coming in...she WANTS/NEEDS an epidural!  Oh...well let me look.  So she leaves, my contractions become increasingly painful and more frequent. She comes back in 30mins-hour later. Dr Belshiem left without the order...so she called to get it and the anesthesiologist is on his way.

About 2 or 2:30, he comes in, promptly notified by Ronnie our nurse that my epidural didn't work with Kayleigh. So...he says (LOVE THIS MAN)...don't worry, IT WILL WORK this time!  I promise!!!  So...mind you, strong and frequent contractions...I finally get myself in an upright position, hunched over the edge of the bed, trying to hold still as he places a needle and catheter into my spinal column...once, twice, three, nope, FOUR times (that's finally successful!!!). A time of laying down to realize it wasn't in the right spot (I guess if you taste something and there is ringing in your ears means you aren't in the right spot). Took me a good 15 minutes (amongst a couple contractions) to get back into position to get another jab in the back. Couple of return blood flows (confirming once again in an incorrect spot) and the nurse having to be informed again and again to get a whole new tray (not just the needle). (I was about to jump of the bed to go and find the tray for her at this point).

Finally into the correct position (in this time period I went from a 3-4 to a good 9), I was allowed to "labor down" to allow for the epidural to take effect. At this point it's about 3:15 (another nurse is coming on...Josephine). and I called Mom to see if they were on their way with Kayleigh. Well...they were, but she couldn't understand/hear me on the phone (too muffled for some reason). Finally I just yelled and hoped she could hear that I was about to start pushing...when I was promptly informed by the nurse that I WAS NOT TO PUSH!!!  hahaha...kept her on her toes! Finally...Dr Belshiem came back in between 3:30 and 3:45...to check and see my progress.

She began by putting on her hip waders (seriously...she put on these plastic leg protectors that covered all the way up to her thighs) and checked me. Stating..."when you feel the pressure to push, let me know." So...within a minute I said..."Okay, I feel the pressure" and she let me push...a whole 10 seconds of pushing and..."There's the head"  WHAT!?!?!  I didn't feel much at all...just trying to push, remembering what Kayleigh's delivery felt like...a whole 55 minutes of pushing. This took a whole 10 seconds!?!!?  WHAT!?!?!  Steve was as dumbfounded as I was. Then was told to quit pushing, just to push another 5-10 seconds for his body to come out!  WHAT!?!?! seriously!!!!  Okay, epidurals are a girl's best friend if you are for them!  Which I am DEFINITELY for them!  I didn't even tear this time!!!  WOO HOOO!!!!!!!!!  (I think I can do this another time without a second thought!!!...Now if I can talk Steve into it!). 3:55 pm is when Jacob Lewis Peterson came into this world!  Oh how I love my little boy!!!

I cried so hard after I heard him cry!  I'm sure I cried with Kayleigh, but this time it was so much more emotional!  Mind you...November 30th is so far from October 3rd...but since then I have been so worried and heartbroken.  An old friend from college gave birth to her baby boy Calder on October 3rd. Her pregnancy was normal...was induced at 41 weeks, and had a pretty normal delivery, until the end. Calder had a heart attack during delivery. 3 weeks later he passed away. I couldn't help but think of her from that day on. Sad that she had such a horrible end to the most amazing experience. I still do not know how she got through this, how strong she could be and still is!  Also, worried that it could happen to me! 

Oh Jacob...you are a perfect little guy!  Kayleigh absolutely adores you!!!  You first smile was to her!  I love that!  I love everything about you and her!  You guys are the greatest kids God could ever have chosen to give to me and your Daddy!  I still look at both of you and cannot believe that you are MINE!  Does that ever change?!?!  I LOVE YOU!!!!

Happy New Year!!!

So...one of my New Year's Resolutions is going to be to blog better!  So...today is a start!

Jacob--He's finally here!!!  Took his sweet time and had to be induced to get him!  So...welcome little buddy!  We love you so much!!!  Right now, he's sleeping, peeing/pooping, eating, smiling and cooing.  Trying hard to roll over. He holds his head up for a good minute or two at a time. He started raising his head up at the hospital, just like his sister!  Little stinkers! 

Kayleigh--She's just as sweet as before.  However, we have some moments of "Terrible Two's" or jealous older sister...not sure which!  She is a smart cookie.  She loves her play kitchen she got from Santa that stopped at Grandma Onn's as well as her Little People Amusement Park (from Santa at Grandma Lewis's) and her piano and guitar from Santa at Grandma Mary's.  I'm sure glad Santa knew where all we would be!!

Steve--working his little butt off at Wells Fargo still.  He has his moments of love and hate with his job. 

Megan--finishing up her Master's projects (two left) that she got an extension because of labor/delivery :)  So...she WILL be done by the end of January so she can GRADUATE in MAY!!!!!!!!!  YEA!!!!!! 

Enjoying my maternity leave...and will try to post more...and hopefully get some pics on here!!!

Oh!....COOL!

That's Kayleigh's new favorite phrase..."OH!!!  COOL!!!!!!"  She's such a little entertainer lately.  She has a good pouty face and enjoys making people laugh!  She's such a good little girl!!  I think we were incredibly spoiled having her as our first baby!  Speaking of...baby boy is to arrive any day now!  Can't wait to meet him!  We (Steve and I) are hoping for the same...a very easy going, smart little guy!  Post more soon...hopefully I'll get going on posting pictures too! 

New Kayleigh-ism's?!?

So...we are definitely in the "Kayleigh do it" stage.  She wants to do everything...with little help from mommy or daddy.  Plus, she likes "Kayleigh's turn" as well.  If we are doing something and she wants to try it, we usually here that coming out of her mouth repeatedly.  She is getting very active in playing with her dolls (getting ready for baby brother!?!). She loves her two year old room at school..SOOO much better than being one of the oldest in her toddler room.  She was so bored! 

She likes to play "Where did it go?!" by hiding something behind her back.  She played magician the other day and put one crayon behind her back, then another, then pulled one hand out with nothing in it!  The next hand had two crayons in it!  She thought she was pretty smart stuff there!  :)  We also have been playing with Play-Doh a lot, making birthday cakes and blowing out the candle!  She even held it up to mommy's tummy for baby brother to blow out the candle...from my belly button!  She is very good at opening and closing doors.  She understands to turn and push...without ever being told.  So we have to make sure we are near to know what she's going to get into.  However, the daycare teachers do not believe Steve when he tells them until Kayleigh becomes the escape artist and leaves!  Very quietly, mind you!

We are totally obsessed with moon and stars.  We love them, draw them, look for them, and eenbows (rainbows). Kayleigh gets very upset if she can't find them or see them. We are also obsessed with Curious George and Elmo.  We are getting more toward Curious George being the more popular now.  Which I'm okay with that since she's going to be a monkey for Halloween! 

The one thing that gets kind of annoying is that she is waking up every other night or so around 3 am perfectly awake.  She's been going to bed later too.  So...why!?!?  Her 8 teeth that have been coming in over the last 6 months are finally all thru the gums, the last 4 are still coming down, but are thru the gums, so not sure they hurt as bad.  We just can't figure it out.  I think she's trying to get us prepared for baby boy to get here, but still...she needs more sleep than 6 hours!  UGH!

Speaking of baby boy...we have another ultrasound on the 26th to determine his size.  Over the last month I have been measuring 3 weeks early.  So the doctors are worried about size...nothing else.  Being it's a second baby and a boy that doesn't make it sound like I have too much for me on the size of the baby.  Hopefully we aren't talking a Guinness Record here...doesn't feel like it, but still...will be nice to know what I'm in for.  Due date is technically the 26th of November...we'll see!  

Kayleigh...oh how you've grown!

Today, well...over the last few weeks...I have noticed how much Kayleigh has blossomed with her vocabulary.  She recently moved up to the two year old room...teachers and us as the parents requested it.  She was getting so bored in the one year old room.  She needed more interaction that she was getting there.  About 50% of the kids weren't even walking in the toddler room.  She started acting out with biting and hitting, so we figured...time for a change.  Plus, November is going to bring enough transition as it is with a new brother at home.  SO...she's now fully up in the two year old room.

Some not so great stuff going on there, but we knew there were changes in store.  Their main objective in this room is INDEPENDENCE...however, we believe there needs to be boundaries as well!  First off, Kayleigh has come home in different outfits (sometimes two different outfits in the dirty bags) because she has soaked herself to the bone playing in the sinks...and possibly toilets...in their bathroom.  SEE...BOUNDARIES!!!!!!!  We've been bringing about a cup of sand home a day from the playground...because the kids should know how to take their shoes off, dump the sand out, put their shoes back on, and then come back in the classroom.  AND...her face raw from rubbing her runny nose across both cheeks...enough that her nose is cracked from being chapped...because they should know how to wipe their own noses.  Really...two year olds need to be TAUGHT how to do these things!!!  Enough gripping!

The good stuff..."My turn!"  "Kayleigh's turn" "Let me try" "I'm a big girl"  Plus she's getting her colors down and calls the animals by their names instead of their noises!  ALL the words and phrases and complete sentences and thoughts coming out of my babies mouth!!!  She's getting so big!  She amazes us EVERY DAY!!!!!!!!!!  I love her so much!  We love her so much!  She's been a very helpful little girl in the infant room with Ms. Tammy.  She helps rock, get bottles, show the babies how to play with certain toys.  Oh how I hope she does this with the little guy :)  I'm sure she will...makes this mama's heart melt! 

PS...still no binkie since the last time I posted!!!  I think we eliminated it! 

PSS...still working on potty training...sometimes, sometimes not...even at daycare.  Someday!

Trying to eliminate the Binkie!

We've been slowly trying to eliminate/reduce the use of the Binkie...affectionately called "Mine" in our house!  She's become quite attached and uses it as a comfort item. As a child thumb-sucker, I'm hoping this will be easier than I remember quitting my habit.  It's now been 36 hours+ of not having our Mine!!!  She's only asked for it a few times, but...apparently unable to find it (hehehe...hidden well!). HOWEVER...NO NAP TODAY!!!!  Is this our punishment?!?!  We'll see how this goes.  Wish us luck.  And wish us well with baby boy...because he'll most likely have a Binkie at times.  I'm hoping we'll be able to break the habit sooner than we did with Kayleigh!

What melts my heart...

I absolutely love hearing my little girl (without prompting) say...I love you!  Please!  Thank You!  Really...a 22 month old does a better job of this than some adults! 

She is so in love with her little brother too!  She says, "Hi!" and "Love you" as she smacks my tummy and or kisses it!  I so hope she loves him this much when he's out in the real world!