Jordyn Marie Davis

Baby girl was born January 19th at 7:06 in the morning. Thank the Lord that she is here and healthy!!!

Labor was long... very long. Scott and I checked into the hospital at 7:30 pm on Sunday night to start a series of drugs to help me dilate. Unfortunately, along with the dilation came a lot of contractions that Jordyn didn't like, so at about 3 am we had to stop the drugs. At 6 am we started pitocin to induce labor. This also brought on some strong contractions that caused Jordyn's heart rate to drop, so I had to be monitored very closely. At about 11 am the doctor broke my water and that is when the real contractions started... Ouch!!! After just 45 minutes of "real" contractions, it was time for the epidural. Then it was the waiting game.

I spent hours rotating from side to side, trying to get my epidural to take effect, but unfortunately it was never 100%. Finally, by about 3:00 am on Tuesday morning, it was time to start to push. I was exhausted and hadn't eaten anything since before we had checked into the hospital on Sunday night, but I somehow found the strength. I pushed for 3 very long hours. My epidural had long since worn off and I could feel a ton of pressure within my hips. Finally our doctor came in to let us know that our baby girl was stuck and it was time to think about a C-section.

By that point, the only thing I was concerned about was getting her out safely, so of course I said let's go for it. From there everything went very fast. It wouldn't be long until Scott and I would have our baby girl in our arms.

Seeing Jordyn's face for the first time was the single most amazing moment in my life. I've never been so proud or in such awe and amazement. Scott and I created a little life, our daughter and she was finally here with us. No words can describe. I guess it's just something that you have to go through in order to understand. It was absolute love at first sight. Jordyn Marie Davis came into this world kicking and crying at 8 lbs even and 21 inches long.

From there, we were carted back off to our room, Jordyn in tote. Unfortunately we were in the hospital for a few additional days due to a fever that I had developed potentially from an infection. Recovery from the operation and the infection has been a little slow, but finally starting to feel like myself again. We were released from the hospital on Friday the 21st and have enjoyed our time at home ever since.

Scott has been absolutely amazing. Helping me with everything, especially during the first couple of days when I was really sore from the C-section. Jordyn has been such a good baby, sleeping and eating tons. She is a natural when it comes to breastfeeding and it makes me feel so connected to her. She's putting on weight and going through diapers like crazy :) We absolutely love her! and couldn't feel more blessed to have her in our lives.

This is what I look like right after a long labor and surgery:




Heading home from the hospital

Week 40!

My official due date has come and gone... but baby girl is still in my belly! This past Monday January 11th was officially my due date, but unfortunately we didn't have any exciting news for the world.

At Monday's doctor's appointment we were told that I am officially 1 and a half cenimeters dialated, but still about 70% effaced. About 50% of women go past their due date, and I have officially become one of them. Because baby girl is measuring on the larger side, we have decided to set up a date for induction. She has until Monday morning to decide to come into this world, or it looks like the decision is going to be made up for her :). Everyone jokes that she just wants to show up fashionably late, or that this is her first act of being stubborn. Whatever she's doing, I just hope she decides to come soon because I really don't want to have to go through the induction process.

In the mean time, Scott and I have been doing everything in our power to encourage her out. I have been eating the spiciest food I can get my hands on. Unfortunately, this has only given me burning lips and heart burn. We have tried walking... and more walking... and even more walking. This has actually given me some more of the braxton hicks contractions, but unfortunately no real ones. We have also tried eating a ton of pineapple, driving on bumpy roads and pressure points (thanks to Google). But so far nothing...

Since she had decided to come late, I've more tests taken just to make sure that she's still thriving in her little enviornment. We got to see baby girl on the ultrasound again to check my fluid levels. I can't believe how big she's gotten! She can't even fit more than half of her body up on the screen at one time. It was fun to see that she actually has a lot of hair. I had been wondering if she would have hair, because I had a ton when I was born, but Scottie was completely bald. I also got to sit through a non-stress test. This was actually kind of fun because we got to measure the babies heartbeats while she was moving around along with my contractions. I actually had a couple of decent sized contractions while hooked up to the monitors which was fun to see.

I'll have to go in again for another non-stress test on Friday, and then I will also go in on Sunday to get prepped for induction on Monday. I'm a little bit nervous for Sunday's appointment because I'll be getting what's called a Foley catheder put in. This will sit right on my cervix and help to dialate it a little bit more so that it responds better to the pitocin that they'll be giving me for the induction. I'm just not excited for the amount of discomfort that I'll be feeling Sunday night before I go into labor on Monday. Hopefully it wont be too bad so I can try and get some rest for the big day.

As we get closer and closer to meet our baby girl, Scott and I are just finishing up the final preperations for her arrival. Her room is finally done! The car seat is officially installed. Our bags are definitely packed and in the back of Scott's truck. Most importantly, she has a name! Jordyn Marie Davis... please show us your face. Pretty much all systoms are a go, now we just need baby to arrive.

Belated 39th and 38th week recap

The past two weeks have been very busy with the holidays, it has been a little difficult to get on here and post. But anyway, here is the recap for the last couple of weeks...

Christmas was very nice and relaxing this year. Scott and I actually woke up Christmas morning just the two of us and opened presents. Later we went to my mom's and then to my dad's. It was a little weird not getting to spend Christmas with Scott's family in Tri-Cities this year. Not having the craziness of big family around was a little different.

Next came New Years. Luckily, I was able to take the week between Christmas and New Years off this year. I spend a lot of time walking and cleaning and just generally nesting. For New Years Eve, Scott and I went over to my mom's and played games until midnight. Very low key this year, I think we were in bed by 12:30 or so.

Week 38 of pregnancy was definitely uncomfortable, but not so bad because I got to spend a lot of it relaxing. My belly has still been very itchy and getting heavier by the day. At this weeks doctors appointment, I measured about 1 cm dialated and about 50%-60% effaced. I was also told that it I hadn't gained any weight in the past 3 weeks, which I was pretty pleased about. And everything with baby looked normal and healthy.

I had to go back to work at 39 weeks pregnant, which unfortunately, was very difficult after being off for a week. My mind was in a cloud the entire week. At my doctor's appointment on Monday, she informed me that I had started to gain weight again, but that it was probably from the amount of water retention that I was experiencing. This week I am unable to put on my wedding ring anymore, and sometimes if I tap my feet I can feel the water sloshing in them. I also have started to get my rash back in full forse, meaning that the medicine I am taking is no longer really helping. Dr. Delorit said that this might be due to the surge of hormones toward the end of pregnancy and that labor should be just around the corner. This week I measured still at about 1 cm dialated and about 65% effaced. Praying to the labor Gods that she comes soon.

Here is a picture of me at 39 weeks pregnant, and looking a little uncomfortable. At least baby girls room looks cute. It's coming together, and we're almost done!!!