I have been pooped on, peed on, thrown up on three times, yelled at, wiped snot on my shirt, and bossed around and it is only 8:30 am.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Growing Up
Our little lady is growing up. In the morning after she has her cereal, Sylvie will go to her room and pick out something to wear. She will come back out to see me with her pj's still on, dress over her head, one arm through the arm hole and the other arm sticking out of the neck hole. Sometimes she refuses to let me take her pj pants off. She sure does want to make a fashion statement! One day she tried to put her bloomies on over her pj pants, but she does not quite know how to pull up pants. So the bloomies stayed around her knees for half a day. She was walking like a penguin! I took pictures to show her when she is a teenager :) 
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Wade Ramsey Harrison
Wade Ramsey Harrison was born on May 25 at 7:09 am. He was 11 lbs and 8 oz (!), 22" long w/ a head circumference of 15 1/4". Big boy! Who has an 11lb baby????
I scheduled my c section on the Friday before that Tuesday. I was not talked into it, just came to my senses I guess :) The doctors and midwives kept telling me he was going to be huge, and I guess my woman's intuition just confirmed it. There was no way I was going to not have a c section. And by murphy's law, I went into labor at 2am on Tuesday morning. I was having contractions every 3 min that lasted anywhere from 40 secs to 1min. I woke up and walked around, took a shower, and we were ready to go to the hospital around 3:40. One whole hour before we had to get to the hospital for our appointment. We ended up leaving early and getting there a little early. I was offered the chance to vbac- but after some consideration and just wanting to get the baby out- I decided against it. I was very nervous about the scheduled c section. The first c section was a relief- I was ready after 22 hours or so of labor. This time was completely different. I got the epidural and it was a little more intense than the first time (although I was relived about no more contractions!). On a side note, I have only met 4 anesthesiologists in my life- two at the birth of Sylvie and two at the birth of Wade- and all of them are just the best people with the greatest personalities! I wonder if it is a requirement for that job....
Anyhoo- All was good and baby was born. Doc showed him to me over the curtain, baby dropped some baby goop on my forehead (the first of many things he will spit, poop and pee on me) and then he went to be cleaned and he didn't cry. There was no noise! I kept remembering Sylvie crying by now, and kept asking why he wasn't crying. Everyone, including Ralph was saying all was good- to not stress me out. If I freaked out- I am pretty sure they would have knocked me out on meds. Ralph kept standing up and looking over the curtain to see what they were doing, then sitting back down and telling me all was good. He took some pictures, but I still cannot bring myself to look at them fully, it was kind of disturbing. It seemed like forever, finally they brought him around the curtain and I still had not heard a peep out of him, the NICU nurse was holding him and said they were taking him to NICU. I saw him for about 5 secs. So I went to the recovery room by myself, no phone or any connection to Ralph. My nurse was great and kept calling up to NICU. I heard her say '11 lbs and 8oz' and could not believe it. JEEZ that was a big baby. They would not let me leave recovery until I could move my legs. This took a long time, I actually have no idea how long, but I remembered with Sylvie it took longer than most people as well. Ralph came down to see me and told me what was going on and left my phone with me.
Turns out Wade was stained with meconium when he was born. He had breathed this in in the womb and had MAS
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/meconium.html
He had tubes in his belly and was put under an oxygen tent and hooked up all over. Poor little man! But look at the size of him.... JEEZ.
I was finally taken to my room and was told that I would be taken to see my baby as soon as possible, but I had to recover a some first! How hard that was. Ralph brought me pictures. I didn't get to see him until about 7pm at night, and even then I could not hold him.
The NICU nurses were absolutely great. They kept us informed and were always very sweet. Wade had an iv for nutrition, but nothing was entering his stomach. I think he finally ate some formula on Thursday morning. He was starving- just gnawing at his fist! And....Still not making much noise, which was okay at this point- he is just not a crier!Wade spent 5 days in the NICU, had plenty of medicine, xrays, and an echo. We were both discharged on Saturday, Wade with a clean bill of health!
Since Wade was not in the hospital room with us at all, Saturday night was our first night with him. It was not so bad. He sleeps anywhere from 2 1/2 hrs to almost 5 hours at a time (not always at night). He eats 4 oz at a time (!). I find myself worried that since he had no food for two days, that he is just starving all the time! I asked his pediatrician about this, he assured me that is not possible :)
As far as Sylvie goes- she was great! She stayed at Opa and Gram's house and I think she grew up while she was there. She says sentences now, asks for food or water when she wants it and I think grew about two inches! She visited the hospital but could not go into the NICU- so she had no idea why Ralph and I were in this room and mommy was in bed. She met Wade on the Saturday we were discharged. She did not pay him too much attention.
Now she will kiss him on the fore head and when we hold Wade she points at him and says his name. I am not sure she particularly cares for him though. She has been spending lots of time with daddy and now follows him around, not paying much attention to mommy who seems to be holding a baby a lot. :( I can only hope this goes away soon. I miss playing with my daughter!
I will post some non- tubed pictures of the sweet baby boy once we download them.
And thanks to everyone for your thoughts and well wished while we were in the hospital!
I scheduled my c section on the Friday before that Tuesday. I was not talked into it, just came to my senses I guess :) The doctors and midwives kept telling me he was going to be huge, and I guess my woman's intuition just confirmed it. There was no way I was going to not have a c section. And by murphy's law, I went into labor at 2am on Tuesday morning. I was having contractions every 3 min that lasted anywhere from 40 secs to 1min. I woke up and walked around, took a shower, and we were ready to go to the hospital around 3:40. One whole hour before we had to get to the hospital for our appointment. We ended up leaving early and getting there a little early. I was offered the chance to vbac- but after some consideration and just wanting to get the baby out- I decided against it. I was very nervous about the scheduled c section. The first c section was a relief- I was ready after 22 hours or so of labor. This time was completely different. I got the epidural and it was a little more intense than the first time (although I was relived about no more contractions!). On a side note, I have only met 4 anesthesiologists in my life- two at the birth of Sylvie and two at the birth of Wade- and all of them are just the best people with the greatest personalities! I wonder if it is a requirement for that job....
Anyhoo- All was good and baby was born. Doc showed him to me over the curtain, baby dropped some baby goop on my forehead (the first of many things he will spit, poop and pee on me) and then he went to be cleaned and he didn't cry. There was no noise! I kept remembering Sylvie crying by now, and kept asking why he wasn't crying. Everyone, including Ralph was saying all was good- to not stress me out. If I freaked out- I am pretty sure they would have knocked me out on meds. Ralph kept standing up and looking over the curtain to see what they were doing, then sitting back down and telling me all was good. He took some pictures, but I still cannot bring myself to look at them fully, it was kind of disturbing. It seemed like forever, finally they brought him around the curtain and I still had not heard a peep out of him, the NICU nurse was holding him and said they were taking him to NICU. I saw him for about 5 secs. So I went to the recovery room by myself, no phone or any connection to Ralph. My nurse was great and kept calling up to NICU. I heard her say '11 lbs and 8oz' and could not believe it. JEEZ that was a big baby. They would not let me leave recovery until I could move my legs. This took a long time, I actually have no idea how long, but I remembered with Sylvie it took longer than most people as well. Ralph came down to see me and told me what was going on and left my phone with me.
Turns out Wade was stained with meconium when he was born. He had breathed this in in the womb and had MAS
http://kidshealth.org/parent/medical/lungs/meconium.html
He had tubes in his belly and was put under an oxygen tent and hooked up all over. Poor little man! But look at the size of him.... JEEZ.
I was finally taken to my room and was told that I would be taken to see my baby as soon as possible, but I had to recover a some first! How hard that was. Ralph brought me pictures. I didn't get to see him until about 7pm at night, and even then I could not hold him.The NICU nurses were absolutely great. They kept us informed and were always very sweet. Wade had an iv for nutrition, but nothing was entering his stomach. I think he finally ate some formula on Thursday morning. He was starving- just gnawing at his fist! And....Still not making much noise, which was okay at this point- he is just not a crier!Wade spent 5 days in the NICU, had plenty of medicine, xrays, and an echo. We were both discharged on Saturday, Wade with a clean bill of health!
Since Wade was not in the hospital room with us at all, Saturday night was our first night with him. It was not so bad. He sleeps anywhere from 2 1/2 hrs to almost 5 hours at a time (not always at night). He eats 4 oz at a time (!). I find myself worried that since he had no food for two days, that he is just starving all the time! I asked his pediatrician about this, he assured me that is not possible :)
As far as Sylvie goes- she was great! She stayed at Opa and Gram's house and I think she grew up while she was there. She says sentences now, asks for food or water when she wants it and I think grew about two inches! She visited the hospital but could not go into the NICU- so she had no idea why Ralph and I were in this room and mommy was in bed. She met Wade on the Saturday we were discharged. She did not pay him too much attention.
Now she will kiss him on the fore head and when we hold Wade she points at him and says his name. I am not sure she particularly cares for him though. She has been spending lots of time with daddy and now follows him around, not paying much attention to mommy who seems to be holding a baby a lot. :( I can only hope this goes away soon. I miss playing with my daughter!I will post some non- tubed pictures of the sweet baby boy once we download them.
And thanks to everyone for your thoughts and well wished while we were in the hospital!
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
10 lb baby??
We had another ultrasound yesterday. I said I would refuse the next ultrasound after the last one, because of the way I was treated by the tech. But wanting to see the baby again won. This ultrasound tech drives me crazy. She puts unneeded worry into my head about the size of my baby and suggests that the doctor is going to cut the baby right out of me in mere hours! She got me so worried yesterday that my blood pressure was 130/70 (up from my usual 100/60). Good thing the doctor is very reassuring and nothing is serious. The ultrasound said baby Wade is 41 weeks and 10lbs. I am still not a believer in it-only time will tell! The doc said everything is fine and I can schedule a c section as early as next Friday if I want, or just wait it out. I cannot make that decision right now. I am certainly tired and a c section is starting to sound okay- but I cannot give up now. To come all this way and just give up? Weak.
But baby Wade looks just perfect! His cheeks are getting bigger- where does the huge cheek gene come from?? He actually kind off looks like Sylvie in the ultrasound pics- but they are siblings after all! I cannot wait to meet him! and when I say I cannot wait- I literally mean it. ugh.
Sylvie is still doing great. She is such a big girl! She loves her big girl bed. The only problem we had recently was when she woke up early one morning and walked out into the living room expecting to see Ralph and I. Ralph was at work and I was still sleeping. I heard her crying and so sad! I went to get her from her room and noticed to door was opened, so I walked out into the living room. She was just standing there crying looking at the sofa and chair where Ralph and I usually sit. I think she thought we had abandoned her! Oh my heart broke!
Another thing I love about her right now is how she thinks all food, drinks, her bath water, and even sometimes books are too hot. She learned this from me making sure her food is the right temperature. I am always telling her to not eat yet if it is too hot. So now everything is too hot- even if it is not. The best thing about this, she says ‘who ha’ instead of ‘too hot’. For some reason this cracks me up. I should be correcting her, but I say ‘who ha’ just as much as she does now! There is nothing cuter than her looking up at me all serious and saying ‘mama, who ha. Who ha!’ to the bathwater.
Mother’s Day last weekend was just perfect! Ralph got me a massage that was wonderful! Then the whole family met up and had a wonderful lunch! It could not have been better. That day Sylvie learned to say her Uncle Sassan’s name, but still cannot say Peter (her cousin who she calls peepee ). She asks about these two all the time now.
Hopefully the next time I post will be with a new baby!
But baby Wade looks just perfect! His cheeks are getting bigger- where does the huge cheek gene come from?? He actually kind off looks like Sylvie in the ultrasound pics- but they are siblings after all! I cannot wait to meet him! and when I say I cannot wait- I literally mean it. ugh.
Sylvie is still doing great. She is such a big girl! She loves her big girl bed. The only problem we had recently was when she woke up early one morning and walked out into the living room expecting to see Ralph and I. Ralph was at work and I was still sleeping. I heard her crying and so sad! I went to get her from her room and noticed to door was opened, so I walked out into the living room. She was just standing there crying looking at the sofa and chair where Ralph and I usually sit. I think she thought we had abandoned her! Oh my heart broke!
Another thing I love about her right now is how she thinks all food, drinks, her bath water, and even sometimes books are too hot. She learned this from me making sure her food is the right temperature. I am always telling her to not eat yet if it is too hot. So now everything is too hot- even if it is not. The best thing about this, she says ‘who ha’ instead of ‘too hot’. For some reason this cracks me up. I should be correcting her, but I say ‘who ha’ just as much as she does now! There is nothing cuter than her looking up at me all serious and saying ‘mama, who ha. Who ha!’ to the bathwater.
Mother’s Day last weekend was just perfect! Ralph got me a massage that was wonderful! Then the whole family met up and had a wonderful lunch! It could not have been better. That day Sylvie learned to say her Uncle Sassan’s name, but still cannot say Peter (her cousin who she calls peepee ). She asks about these two all the time now.
Hopefully the next time I post will be with a new baby!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Terrible Twos
It seems we have a case of the Terrible Twos on our hands. This started about two weeks ago. Sylvie has her own agenda and if we don't follow, watch out! The tears and screaming start coming. Poor Girl. I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that she wants to be a big girl. And in fact, she is a big girl! One tantrum was because she really wanted to sit on the potty and not wear her diaper anymore. Poor thing doesn't understand this is not a one day and you learn it kind off thing! She took her diaper off herself ( luckily this has not happened again) and refused to put it back on! There were no messes, but lots of tears.
So last weekend we decided to put her in her big girl bed. So far- so good. I think this goes along the lines of her wanting to grow up! This morning was the first morning that she got out of bed on her own and actually met me at the door to her room. Hm....I think a baby gate at the door is in her future. All other mornings she just sat in bed and called out for mama!
She is still our sweet girl even though she screams terror sometimes. She is so smart, still LOVES books and reads all day, and is learning so many words! She will ask us what something is, repeat it and remember it (i know this is what humans do but it amazes me)! She will also say sentences (small ones). It is amazing to watch her learn and grow. And when I get sad about her growing up, I remember that we have one more baby on the way to do it all over with again!
So last weekend we decided to put her in her big girl bed. So far- so good. I think this goes along the lines of her wanting to grow up! This morning was the first morning that she got out of bed on her own and actually met me at the door to her room. Hm....I think a baby gate at the door is in her future. All other mornings she just sat in bed and called out for mama!
She is still our sweet girl even though she screams terror sometimes. She is so smart, still LOVES books and reads all day, and is learning so many words! She will ask us what something is, repeat it and remember it (i know this is what humans do but it amazes me)! She will also say sentences (small ones). It is amazing to watch her learn and grow. And when I get sad about her growing up, I remember that we have one more baby on the way to do it all over with again!
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