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To say I have been ready for Presley to be here for a while is a little of an understatment. I have been ready to have her out...and well now she is developed and ready. I have been having Braxton Hicks contractions since March. The majority of her room has been ready since May (with the final touch added 2 days ago with her name board above her bed thanks to Aunt Kathy). I have had her bag ready for the hospital as well as mine started since our last out of town trip in late June. We have the car seat base in the car, Peyton potty trained, Parker's school supplies, baby clothes washed, lunch boxes and backpacks purchased, baby must haves for the first few weeks, new bag tags made for lunch boxes, backpacks, baby carrier, and diaper bag, addresses updated for coming birth announcements, hospital gift for Presley to give the kiddos and the kiddos to give her, batteries charged for cameras, and so much more. We are now just waiting on my body to be ready to get her out.
Okay...Before I get too far into my rambling...here are a few pictures of Presley's completed room!
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As the title says...Almost...twice. The last 5 days being the craziest. It is a little bit of a story...
Let me start at about 2 weeks ago. I woke to hearing Parker say, "You went poopoo in the potty!" I know he was not talking about himself or Paige so I popped out of bed. It was Peyton! We have been setting him on the potty before bed, bath, nap or whatever for a few months. He has never done ANYTHING. Until the poop 2 weeks ago tomorrow. He then continued to poop every day on the potty. Thursday after nap, he went teetee. That was it...the next few days it was no pants in the house and little potty all the time. We are now in underwear and doing great (no pull ups...they are too much like diapers so never use them other than nap/night time...well that is when we run out of those size 3 diapers).
Last Saturday my neighbor, Kim, threw me a wonderful shower. Paige came with me to the shower. We had a great time and my friends even walked the gifts back to the house afterwards so that they could see Presley's room. At that...I was offically ready for the birth. I had all the stuff you need to get by for the first few weeks as well as being far enough along.
Let me start at about 2 weeks ago. I woke to hearing Parker say, "You went poopoo in the potty!" I know he was not talking about himself or Paige so I popped out of bed. It was Peyton! We have been setting him on the potty before bed, bath, nap or whatever for a few months. He has never done ANYTHING. Until the poop 2 weeks ago tomorrow. He then continued to poop every day on the potty. Thursday after nap, he went teetee. That was it...the next few days it was no pants in the house and little potty all the time. We are now in underwear and doing great (no pull ups...they are too much like diapers so never use them other than nap/night time...well that is when we run out of those size 3 diapers).
Last Saturday my neighbor, Kim, threw me a wonderful shower. Paige came with me to the shower. We had a great time and my friends even walked the gifts back to the house afterwards so that they could see Presley's room. At that...I was offically ready for the birth. I had all the stuff you need to get by for the first few weeks as well as being far enough along.
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Tuesday, mom came back in town to watch the kiddos while I was at the doctor (imagine getting "checked" with 3 kiddos...fun stuff...thank you Mom). I came home and started having contractions (nothing new) about 10-12 minutes apart. This went on for a while. After dinner (which I was not up to eating) my felt sick and layed down afterwards. Within a few mintues of laying on the bed, I had a contraction, then another about 3-4 minutes later and another and another. Trooper was down stairs with the kiddos and mom came up to check me/say bye when I told her to get Trooper. I had been having them for about 30 minutes at 3-4 minutes apart. We waited a little longer then decided to go to the hospital.
Well...Trooper and I had YMCA free family Friday Date night scheduled for 3 days away. One of the things we were going to do after dinner was go buy a new video camera. Our video camera broke when Peyton was a few months old. Since then we have been using our still camera for video...bad quality video that is. Since it was Tuesday...not Friday...we did not have one. So on the way, we stopped by Best Buy and Trooper ran in and purchased us one. Then we were back on track to the hospital.
By time we arrived I had been having contractions (lasting about 45 seconds from start to finish) 3-4 minutes apart for just over an hour and a half. For over an hour (of on the monitor and walking) I had them 3-4 mintues apart. Then...they started to be 5. Then...they turned to about 6 minutes. At that point we could be admitted and they would give me meds so I could sleep or I could get a pain pill and go home. Trooper and I thought...Tempurpedic bed...so we chose the pain pill and went home. By time I was in bed it was almost 1. I woke until about 3:30 with contracations every 5-6 mintues. Then they moved apart a little more and woke about every 10 minutes until 5:40.
The next morning mom and I went on a walk (I have been walking with the kiddos or gonig to the gym and walking or doing the bike or taking classes all pregnancy). Trooper had breakfast for us when we returned. Mom left. I pushed the kiddos on the swings and watered the garden/plants. We were getting warm so came in for a drink. While pushing the kids, I had my heart issue come up bothering me (happens several times a day so I thought nothing of it). While getting a drink, I started to feel lightheaded/dizzy. I sat down for a few minutes and finished my drink. Peyton then had to go potty. At this point his little potty is in the living room on the tile. I helped him get on. Trooper was in the recliner next to the little potty and showed me something on the computer. I started to feel light headed again so leaned against the wall behind me. I thought to myself...I need to sit down so I pushed off the wall.
As I took a step I passed out. I fell into the recliner first then to the tile floor onto Presley. Needless to say I was very thankful that Trooper was going to wait until after lunch to go to work.
Off to L&D we went after calling the OB. There they checked out Presley. I was shipped to ER to check out me. I had an abnormal EKG (will find out more at my appointment this Tuesday with my Cardiologist). Was shipped back to L&D. Finally relesased 8 hours after I arrived. All the while, Trooper took the kiddos to the park, fed them lunch, traided them off with my mom for nap time, and came to spend the rest of the time with me. The kiddos also got to visit me twice while I was all hooked up to machines and Paige held my hand as they wheeled me to the ER.
I am okay now. I have still had some lightheaded feelings and cannot go walking until after I see my doctors this week. I was ready for her to come out before to just start being a mom of 4 and to not be pregnant. I am now READY to get her out so that I can hopefully be done with the effects of my heart stuff and the lightheaddedness. It is making feel very incapable of doing anything or too much. Also forcing me to ask for help and take breaks.
Soon...she will be here...for sure...
Tuesday, mom came back in town to watch the kiddos while I was at the doctor (imagine getting "checked" with 3 kiddos...fun stuff...thank you Mom). I came home and started having contractions (nothing new) about 10-12 minutes apart. This went on for a while. After dinner (which I was not up to eating) my felt sick and layed down afterwards. Within a few mintues of laying on the bed, I had a contraction, then another about 3-4 minutes later and another and another. Trooper was down stairs with the kiddos and mom came up to check me/say bye when I told her to get Trooper. I had been having them for about 30 minutes at 3-4 minutes apart. We waited a little longer then decided to go to the hospital.
Well...Trooper and I had YMCA free family Friday Date night scheduled for 3 days away. One of the things we were going to do after dinner was go buy a new video camera. Our video camera broke when Peyton was a few months old. Since then we have been using our still camera for video...bad quality video that is. Since it was Tuesday...not Friday...we did not have one. So on the way, we stopped by Best Buy and Trooper ran in and purchased us one. Then we were back on track to the hospital.
By time we arrived I had been having contractions (lasting about 45 seconds from start to finish) 3-4 minutes apart for just over an hour and a half. For over an hour (of on the monitor and walking) I had them 3-4 mintues apart. Then...they started to be 5. Then...they turned to about 6 minutes. At that point we could be admitted and they would give me meds so I could sleep or I could get a pain pill and go home. Trooper and I thought...Tempurpedic bed...so we chose the pain pill and went home. By time I was in bed it was almost 1. I woke until about 3:30 with contracations every 5-6 mintues. Then they moved apart a little more and woke about every 10 minutes until 5:40.
The next morning mom and I went on a walk (I have been walking with the kiddos or gonig to the gym and walking or doing the bike or taking classes all pregnancy). Trooper had breakfast for us when we returned. Mom left. I pushed the kiddos on the swings and watered the garden/plants. We were getting warm so came in for a drink. While pushing the kids, I had my heart issue come up bothering me (happens several times a day so I thought nothing of it). While getting a drink, I started to feel lightheaded/dizzy. I sat down for a few minutes and finished my drink. Peyton then had to go potty. At this point his little potty is in the living room on the tile. I helped him get on. Trooper was in the recliner next to the little potty and showed me something on the computer. I started to feel light headed again so leaned against the wall behind me. I thought to myself...I need to sit down so I pushed off the wall.
As I took a step I passed out. I fell into the recliner first then to the tile floor onto Presley. Needless to say I was very thankful that Trooper was going to wait until after lunch to go to work.
Off to L&D we went after calling the OB. There they checked out Presley. I was shipped to ER to check out me. I had an abnormal EKG (will find out more at my appointment this Tuesday with my Cardiologist). Was shipped back to L&D. Finally relesased 8 hours after I arrived. All the while, Trooper took the kiddos to the park, fed them lunch, traided them off with my mom for nap time, and came to spend the rest of the time with me. The kiddos also got to visit me twice while I was all hooked up to machines and Paige held my hand as they wheeled me to the ER.
I am okay now. I have still had some lightheaded feelings and cannot go walking until after I see my doctors this week. I was ready for her to come out before to just start being a mom of 4 and to not be pregnant. I am now READY to get her out so that I can hopefully be done with the effects of my heart stuff and the lightheaddedness. It is making feel very incapable of doing anything or too much. Also forcing me to ask for help and take breaks.
Soon...she will be here...for sure...
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