Birth Story

So, this is my 3rd, and LAST birth story!  I can't believe it has come this far.  Garett's Birth Story!

Wednesday, January 8th.  Happy Birthday Mike!  I had a Drs. Appt. that day and I still hadn't grown.  Dr. Christensen is starting to get worried and my fluid is not rising, so he asks me to go get a non-stress test and ultrasound to measure Garett to make sure he is still growing.

Friday, January 10th.  I go to work, normal, typical day.  My work throws a "baby shower" for me at Tucanos (Amazing food) and we talk about what I have left to do and fun stuff like that.  I finally hear from the Hospital about the Ultrasound and they have NO AVAILABLE APPTS. for Friday.  I scheduled one for Monday and called the Dr. and he says to still go get the non-stress test done.  This is all still a week before our scheduled inducement.  I leave work a half hour early to get the test done and head to the Hospital.  I check in at 3:30 get hooked up and go through all the questions and they monitor me for half hour.  I start having contractions 4 minutes apart, and they are hurting.  Garett's heart rate dips every time I have a contraction, so they monitor me for another half hour which turns into an hour.  By 5:30 the nurse came back in and said that Dr. Christensen decided it was too risky and that I needed to be admitted to have the baby.  So I was desperately trying to reach my mom because this was a week early and we didn't have anyone to watch the boys, my bags weren't packed, the boys were still at the babysitters, Mike wasn't off work yet. It was a disaster.  Mike finally got off work, picked up the boys, packed up some bags for us, and took the boys to his Cousin Felisha's house.  I got a hold of my mom and her and my dad decided that they would start the drive and stay somewhere overnight.

By 6:30 I was in a room with a gown and they had started my IV and Pitocin.  One note about the IV, the nurse started to place it in my left arm right above my wrist but the needle was too big, so she got a smaller needle and finally placed it in my left hand by my ring finger.  But when she poked me in the wrist, she hit a nerve or something and still to this day my pointer finger and thumb are numb and hurt! Super annoying still 4 weeks later!  By 8:30 Mike had finally showed up and my contractions were super close and hurting like no tomorrow.  I got the epidural and felt so much better then Dr. Christensen came to break my water to really get things going but there was no bag of waters to break he said...that is how dry I was!  Things really started moving by after that and by 11 I was throwing up and ready to push.  I pushed about 3 or 4 times and by 11:15 pm he was here.  All purple and the cord was wrapped around his neck, but he was beautiful!  I did tear a little and so that has been a little traumatic for recovery.  Garett was 7 pounds 12 ounces, 18.5 inches long and did great on his Apgar scores.  Before he was born, Dr. Christensen was talking to us about with him being 11 days early he might have to have breathing treatments with the CPAP machine as well as he might be jaundice, but he was amazing and didn't have any problems at all.  He wasn't even on the charts at all for jaundice and took pretty quick to nursing.  He only lost 5% of his birth weight when we left the hospital.  He did so amazing!

My parents were here Saturday to take care of the boys until we came home from the hospital and help for the first couple of days and my mom stayed a week with us.  This recovery was super hard and I haven't really felt like doing anything, but I have gotten through it and feel better now.  Garett is a great eater and sleeper for the most part.  He does lately have a 2 hour middle of the night awake time, but he will get through it.  We are so lucky and blessed to have him here with us and thankful that Dr. Christensen listened to the Spirit when it told him we needed to not wait the weekend to have him.

At his 2 week appointment on the 24th of January he weighted 8 pounds 4.5 ounces and was 21.25 inches long.  He is a growing boy.  He is now out of Newborn clothes and diapers and in 0-3 Month clothes and size 1 diapers.

Just had his first bath

Baby just born

Weight!

Getting ready to leave the hospital

Preggo Update

We need to have another Preggers update...

I went to the Dr. last week on Monday with a little bit of a sore throat and the Dr. wanted to check my fluids.  He didn't say why but I was measuring 5 instead of 7 (where it should be) so he told me to stay hydrated.  Well, then on Tuesday (Christmas Eve) I woke up sick.  We did our Christmas Eve stuff and Christmas I woke up even worse.  I didn't eat anything on Christmas.  The day after Christmas I spend most of it in Bed but did feel a little bit better and actually ate something.  Friday I went back to work and Saturday we were busy with a Family Baptism and other fun stuff like that.  Sunday we took down Christmas (this sounds like a Christmas post, but really it isn't) and hung out getting the house cleaned and doing laundry to get ready for baby!

Today I had another appointment. I told the Dr. I hadn't stayed hydrated because I haven't been feeling good, but he didn't check my fluids.  He will next week he said.  I am dilated to 2 and 70% effaced. He said we will see if we can make it to the 17th :/  Hopefully we will!  I had the Group Strep B test today (Yuck) so we will see how that comes back.  In the meantime, we will have another 2 appointments if we make it to the 17th and that is only 18 days away!  In the homestretch!

Rantings and Ravings

I had lots of titles to this post...Thoughts of my last pregnancy...Rantings of a 36 week prego...Final thoughts on my final pregnancy...You get it, but with being sick this week and only have 3 weeks until my induction date, I felt it needed to be titled Rantings and Ravings.

This Pregnancy has kicked my butt.  I thought Greyson's was bad with testing positive for Group Strep B and having to be induced, but it was 10x better than this one.

At least I don't have Gestational Diabeties!  Pregnancy in your 30s is so much harder than in the 20s.  I don't know if it is because I already have 2 kids, and am working full time with a pretty demanding calling while taking 9 College Course Credits online that has kicked my butt, but I am struggling.

School is over for now. The Holidays are now past (which I never want to be this pregnant and/or sick during Christmas ever again!) and I am hoping we can get through the next 3 weeks going back to school and work and not getting sick before we need to get into a new normal of 3 boys!  I miss ibuprofen!  Tylenol just doesn't cut it.  I always feel like I have been kicked in the down there area.  I have gained 41 pounds so far with this pregnancy..the most I have ever gained and weighed in my life.  I am glad I am pregnant and know this baby has a plan and purpose to be here with our family, but it is hard and I am getting through it, but not very gracefully I feel like.

I am not meaning to complain, but Greyson jumping on my belly all the time and all the pain I feel will be worth it in the end, when I don't have a belly to jump on anymore and the pain is gone :)  Hopefully I can make it another 3 weeks.  I guess I don't really have a choice in the matter, he will either come before than or be forced out on January 17th!

Belly Shot

I have not been good at all this pregnancy documenting my belly.  Poor baby, his brothers have all these pictures of them in the belly and he will get like 5 or something.  Here is the latest one, 34 weeks :)

Baby Update

So, I am 34 weeks pregnant, planning to be induced on the 17th of January which gives me 5 weeks 3 days left and I feel like I haven't even said anything about this pregnancy since 20 weeks.

At 28 weeks I failed the glucose test, and had to go to the 3 hour one which was not cool at all.  I did at least get some Psychology studying done, but it was still not cool to do.  I did pass that one and everything else has been on track this pregnancy.  I have gained so far the most with this one and still going, I am at 37 lbs gained.  I only gained 30 with Gavin and 20 with Greyson.  I weight the most I have ever weighted before too.  It should be fun getting it off.

My last appt. the Dr. said he thought he weighted 5 lbs...Holy big baby...I still had 8 weeks to go then too.  Hopefully he is just being generous.  Other than that, he moves around like crazy, he will probably be another Greyson.  I will totally have my hands full!  Gavin is super excited to have another baby and Greyson knows that he isn't the baby anymore, the baby is in mom's belly and he lets you know it.  Hopefully this little guy keeps cooking and stays in until the 17th! That is when I am planning for him!

It's A...

BOY, if you haven't already seen Facebook, Instagram or talked to me or anyone in my family...besides Gavin, because he keeps telling everyone he is having a baby sister.  Crazy Kid.  So we had the ultrasound last week and it was interesting.  She (the ultrasound tech) did things like way backwards for what we are used to.  She went through the placenta, (which is up top by the way, so super excited to not have to worry about that this pregnancy) saw where the cord was attached the placenta and the baby bell button. We looked at his heart, head, spine, lips, hands, (two!) legs and feet, (again two!) his kidneys and diaphragm.  Finally Mike got to the point where he was like, um...is it a boy or girl.  So she poked, prodded, pushed, pulled and finally the baby moved and we saw that he was a boy! Baby boy #3!  So there you have it.  He looks healthy according to the ultrasound tech, and we don't have to worry about getting more ultrasounds because my placenta is up.  No cleft pallet, he looks good. So my 20 week appointment. with the Dr. will be tomorrow (at 21 weeks) and we will find out more then.  

Baby Update

I am now 16 weeks, 2 days prego.  It feels like I am as huge as a whale.  I am starting to wear maternity pants now because everything else is just becoming too tight and uncomfortable.  After Gavin's Arm appointment yesterday, we did a baby check up.  The Dr. asked how I was feeling and I told him tired but good and I feel like I am hungry all the time with this pregnancy.  I haven't ever had this.  I have gained 15 pounds so far this pregnancy and am at the weight I started with at Greyson's pregnancy.  I will probably hit 153 like I did at the end with both my pregnancies.  The Dr. did an ultrasound to try to find the baby gender and he couldn't really see it but said that the 3 bright lines he saw usually indicate a girl, so we aren't for positive it is and will have to wait until our big ultrasound sometime the first week of September.  Baby's heartbeat was good, I am growing and everything else is good.  I will try to get a belly shot sometime and I need to start posting those :)

38 Weeks

This week I hit the 38 week mark. Everything has been going good. I have gained another 3 lbs. Baby is moving good. Heartbeat is good. I was almosted dialated to a 2 and 70% effaced. Still having lots and lots of Braxton Hicks Contractions. If the baby doesn't come by my next appointment on the 27th I will probably asked to be induced, so we will see what happens & how it goes. Here are some belly pictures & a naked belly shot!

36 Weeks

I am 36 weeks this week. I will be 37 weeks on Tuesday & you know what that means...FULL TERM! Wow. I am in a lot more pain this time around & I feel like I get worn out a lot easier. I have a lot more aches & am really sluggish! Hopefully he will decide to come soon, but not too soon! My Drs. Appt. went well. I am measuring right on still & only gained 1 pound so I have gained a total of 20 pounds. Enjoy the 36 week picture.

20 Weeks

I am officially 21 weeks yesterday, but I need to post about my 20 week appointment & pictures. I went to the Doctor, haven't gained a pound in 4 weeks and have only gained 1 pound this whole pregnancy...hehe! It is because I still can't eat very much & I am still puking in the morning when I brush my teeth! The heart rate was at 148 & everything looked good.

We then went to our Ultrasound appointment. I don't know if the Tech was an idiot or if the baby was just being stubborn, but she couldn't get a good reading of anything except that it is a BOY! His head was right underneath my belly button so she was getting a shadow on his head, she would try to move him & it hurt so bad! Then he would move back to the same spot! He doesn't have a cleft pallet, we know that. According to the Tech, he looked great, but we might have to go do another Ultrasound to verify. The baby was also measuring a week small, so I don't know if that will affect anything. But we are for sure having another BOY! We have the tentitive name of Greyson right now, but we have 19 more weeks, so anything could happen! Can't wait to meet our new little BOY!

16 Weeks

I am 16 weeks along today! I can hardly believe it. I seems like just yesterday I was freaking out that I was pregnant. Now we are 4 weeks away from half way there. May still seems so far away, but we are getting closer & closer. This pregnancy seems to be going faster in some ways & slower in others. With Gavin, I didn't have really anyone with me, so it seems to drag on because I was by myself. It also did go by faster as well because I had things to look forward to. With this one it is going by so fast because I have Mike & Gavin to take care of daily & they take care of me daily. But it is going by slow because I am still super sick especially at night.

We went to the doctor yesterday & he tried to find the heartbeat & couldn't find it. So we talked him into another Ultrasound. As soon as he put the wand on my belly, he found the baby & the heartbeat. He didn't tell us how fast the heartbeat was, but we were just glad that everything was okay. He tried to get the Money Shot, but the baby was being shy, so we wait another 4 weeks. I also think I felt the baby yesterday. I have been having movement feelings in my belly, but thinking they are too high or on the side to be the baby. Yesterday I felt a nudge right in front & low, so I defiantly think that was the baby. Pretty exciting! Now the fun stuff starts! I will try to get a new picture up, but our computers are still not uploading pictures, so we are working on that. Until next time...

12 Weeks

Today I am officially 12 weeks along! Kind of hard to believe, but we are there. The puking has not let up. Last night & this morning are proof of that! We went to the Baby Doctor yesterday & saw our baby. It measured right at 11 weeks 6 days & the heartbeat was good & strong. On the Ultrasound it was 160 & on the Fetal Heart Monitor it was 170. The Doctor gave us a 51% chance of having a girl because he said that he delivers more girls then boys & that he generally thinks that there are more girls in the world! Other then that, everything is looking good. I got my blood drawn for all the many wonderful tests they do & got a Flu Shot! The only thing I could really ask for is to start feeling better! I am so super excited to be with the Doctor that we are with this time. Our Doctor with Gavin was great, but this Doctor we have known for a long time & we feel very comfortable with him & his staff. I am really excited to have him as our Doctor for the experience this time! We will deliver at American Fork Hospital this time around & we are excited for a new experience this time around. With Gavin, Mike wasn't here to experience it so it is nice having him here for it too! As soon as our computers are back up I will post some pictures!

PS - There is only 1 baby! Thank goodness!

6 Months!

Our baby is already 6 months old! It is all down hill from here, he will just keep getting older & older. He is half way to 1! Here are his stats at his 6 month appointment on Thursday:

Weight: 15 lbs 11 & 1/2 oz - 19th%tile

Lenght: 26 inches - 35th%tile

Head: 17 inches - 34th%tile

The Doctor says he is growing nicely & right on schedule. And as you know, we have already started him on solids, so he is just growing right up. He got 4 shots this month, his regular vaccines & the 1st of his Flu shots. We have to go back in a month to get his next Flu shot & we are debating about getting him an H1N1 Flu shot this year. I would like to know whether or not you are going to get an H1N1 shot this year & why? Leave a comment!

Here are somethings Gavin is doing this month. He makes kissing noises, he hasn't so much lately, but has been making them before. He is a really good sleeper. He has been up at 3 the last two nights because of the shots, but he normally sleeps until 5:30 or later. He still loves his Jumperoo. He loves, loves, loves his baths, especially when daddy gives them to him. He will play & play & never wants to get out. He has thrown a fit two nights now when Mike has gotten him out of the bath. We feed him Applesauce last night for the first time & he seemed to like that. He now knows how to take a blanket off his head when you play peek-a-boo with him! He is becoming a better sitter & is rolling now both ways.

We are having such a fun time with Gavin discovering new things with him. Can't wait to see what next month brings for him & what he is doing then!

Gavin eating his first Applesauce

Gavin & I were playing with his toys, I went into the bedroom really quick to get some chapstick & came back out to Gavin having fell asleep! I was gone for 1 minute...I must have worn him out!

12 Weeks Old!

Our Little Guy is 12 weeks old today! I can't believe it. I was thinking back to when I was 12 weeks preggers with him. That is when I very first heard his little cute heartbeat. It was becoming so surreal & now he is actually here, & 12 weeks old, & doing all these new things. I love the LG so much & really can't imagine my life without him. It is so much better with him in it! Here are some cute Pictures of the LG!

Tummy time...He is loving it more & more each day

Play time on the playmat that Grandpa W. gave him

Bumbo Time...he loves his Bumbo

Update & Link

Sorry...been home for a day now & just got the Internet up & running. Here is a link to my Sister-In-Law's blog. She blogged about the arrival of Gavin, so that should wet your whistle until I get around to blogging...hopefully tomorrow! Enjoy!

http://therklesenbliss.blogspot.com/2009/03/back-to-hospital.html

Introducing...

Gavin Michael Wallenberg

3/9/09 7 lbs 19 in. long 7:34 pm

Will post more pictures later!

Dad, Mom & Baby are all doing great!

21 Weeks!

Here I am at 21 weeks & my new hair...I got it Cut & Colored this week! Do you like?

20 Weeks!

Here is a picture of me at 20 weeks...kinda blah, but I can't complain. At least I found someone to take the picture for me!

IT'S A BOY!!!

Just wanted to let everyone know it's a BOY!!! I will post pictures when I get home, just wanted to let everyone know so they didn't go the whole day wondering.

I Think I Figured it Out!

So, this morning in the shower, I think I figured out how I will tell my office what I am having. I always get my good ideas in the morning while I am showering...it is random, weird & awesome all at the same time! So I wanted to incorporate Halloween into it somehow, so I decided I would wait until Halloween to tell everyone what I am having with my costume. I hadn't decided what I was going to do for Halloween yet, so this will be perfect. So, I will be an "Announcement" for Halloween, & announce what we are having. If it is a boy, I will wear blue & get blue balloons & tie them around me with a sign that says "It's a boy" & vice versa if it is Girl. I don't think the girls in the office will know what to do with themselves, especially if they have to wait that long to find out. So stay tuned...I will post a picture of my "Halloween Costume" & let you know what I am having on Halloween! Check back then!