Adalyn Pace is Here!

August 10th was my original due date and as that day approached it was clear that our little girl was not going to come out on her own by then, but she was certainly still getting bigger. So we decided that it would be best to go ahead and induce me. I went in on Tuesday August 9th around 8pm so that over night they could give me medicine to help dialate my cervix. So we just hung out over night waiting until the medicine had run its corse. That was the most uncomfortable night I had had in a while and the sleeping pill hardly did anything to help me sleep. I was probably just too nervous.

The next morning around nine they checked my cervix and come to find out the medicine had not really helped at all so they started me on pitocin around 10. And it didn't take very much for my contractions to start coming fast and hard...but I still wasn't dilating very fast so I couldn't get an epidural yet. I had a few hours of what I thought were painful contractions, mostly because I only had a minute between each one. Mentally at this point I was tired and knew that I still had many many hours of this. I was crying and very stressed out, I was amazed at anyone who had had more than one child because WHO in their right mind would go through this more than once? I was also feeling very pathetic thanks to the nurse who reminded me as I was crying that the contractions would only be getting worse. Finally around 2:30 I was dilated enough to be able to have the epidual, I was SO excited and my fear of needles vanished completely. Finally I was out of pain and could relax before the real labor started. So we just hung out, watched my contractions on the screen and waited for me to dilate. Around 10:00 pm I was completely dilated, we waited one more hour for her to move down a little more and then I started pushing.

I pushed for about 50 minutes and then at 11:55 pm she was born. :) Her first cry was more of just a wimper, it was so cute. It was at that moment that reality hit, I just gave birth to an ACTUAL baby. :) (I don't know what I expected to come out?) It was a perfect experience and I was on cloud nine. She was a lot bigger than I thought she would be and so I am SO glad that we decided to deliver that day. After showing her off and holding her for a few hours we got clean up and tried to grab a few hours of sleep.

Recovery is going great thanks to my wonderful mom who helped us with EVERYTHING for the first week. Adalyn has been perfect this week and we hope that she continues to stay that way, but we love her SO much that we will take her anyway that she comes. Here are a few pictures of our angel right after she was born...

Happy Grandma

Her first bath

Our new family, so excited for this next chapter in our lives. I know it is going to be a good one :)

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7-4-11

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July. We sure did! We spent time with the my family in Salt Lake. It was probably our last chance to hang out with them before the baby comes so we packed a lot into the weekend.
Saturday: -Cousin's baptism and lunch at my Aunt Oakley's house after. So fun to see cousins from out of town with their cute kids
-Swimming with my parents, my sisters couldn't come :(
-Tin foil dinners in the canyon and playing games
Sunday: -Church
-Lunch and naps
-Piano concert put on by my talented cousin Brady
Monday: -Hiking to a waterfall for those that could (I did not go)
-Lunch, park, and dinner with the Fry cousins. We (or should I say they) played tons of sports, ran through the splash pad, and I had a lovely time visiting with everyone. McKay especially loved playing Tennis and ultimate frisbee.
-Driving 4 hours home and then sleeping in my own bed :)

It was a fun filled weekend and thank you to the weather for not being too bad on the fourth of July so that I could survive the heat. :) Here are a few pictures. My energy level is about as good as these pictures are. So I am sorry that they are not that great and that there aren't that many.

Dinner in the canyon (with our fire expert Larissa...or maybe we will leave that roll with McKay):

Park Party on the 4th:

Well that is all for now. Have a good day!

21 Weeks

So this post would have been more logical last week at 20 weeks, but I was tired and too busy shopping so we get it this week, at 21 weeks. Past the half way point yay!!! So here is a quick update about the pregnancy and how things are going...

I can FINALLY feel her move, basically only REALLY felt it yesterday and today. When I was at my appointment last week the doctor thought that it was strange that I hadn't felt her yet. Honestly I think that I had felt her but I didn't really know that, that is what it was. (I just thought it was gas or something...ok too much info.)

I like food again! First trimester I hated eating because nothing sounded good. Definitely don't have that problem anymore. I can even enjoy Panda Express again (I couldn't even think about their food in the beginning)

I have accepted (I think) that you have to gain weight when you are pregnant and that it is a good thing. I still get jealous when I see someone out running on the street, but at least I don't feel like hiding my stomach anymore...oh wait I would have to hide A LOT more than my stomach because I have gained weight EVERYWHERE.

I am getting emotional. I cry over everything. Happy or sad.

I sleep for about nine-ten hours a night and still want a nap at the end of work

I am finally fitting into my maternity pants and shirts so it makes it a lot easier to get dressed in the morning. No more of the inbetween normal and maternity clothes.

I stare at every baby/mother that I see. Not quite jealous yet that it is them and not me, just think it babies are so cute!

Well that is about it, nothing too strange I am just getting bigger. WE sure do love this little girl and can't wait to meet her! Here is a picture from Twenty weeks that McKay may have slightly forced me to take. Thanks Mckay I am sure that I will love it later on. Or not. :) Have a good night everyone!