He's here! Please pray a lot for him

Aidan Christopher H was born at 4:44 pm on 2/1/10. He weighs 2 lbs and is 13 in long. I'm not comfortable putting his picture on the internet though.

Talk about interesting day! Chris and I got to my 8:30 appointment right on time (for once) I had an u/s since he didn't want to cooperate at the 20 week appointment. She said that he measured small, about 26 weeks, and that my dr would check everything out.  Dr. B was concered and had me stay to be monitored for his heart rate.  She wasn't impressed with it so I was sent to L&D to have a high risk ob monitor me.  Basically he started to show signs of stress and they found out that the cord was restrictred and was pushing the blood back. Hence his small size. They determined that he needed to come out right now and would be better on the outside than on the inside.

I was all set up in the OR where Barb, my drug nurse, was amazing and really kept me calm.  When she made the first cut Aidan popped his little hand out. :-)  When he was born they had to jump start his heart for a moment, but that's all better now. He is on a resperator and a feeding tube.  I'm pumping to start the process of getting my milk to come in. When he is strong enough they will start to feed him my milk.

He's a fighter and sooo beautiful! He was squeezing mine and Chris's fingers when we were visiting.  I'm recovering pretty well. I'm pretty sore, but not in horrible pain.  I had such an amazing amount of love and support through visitors and my e-friends.  you have all been so amazing and I thank you!  Aidan has a long road ahead of him and I'll be visiting him every day once I get released.

Maggs

Week 28

About wiggleman:
By this week, your baby weighs two and a quarter pounds (like a Chinese cabbage) and measures 14.8 inches from the top of his head to his heels. He can blink his eyes, which now sport lashes. With his eyesight developing, he may be able to see the light that filters in through your womb. He's also developing billions of neurons in his brain and adding more body fat in preparation for life in the outside world

About momma:
How far along? 28 weeks


Total weight gain/loss: 10 lbs

Maternity clothes? Yes and I love them. I still wear my regular jeans on the weekend though

Stretch marks? yup....BOOOOOOOOO

Sleep: Love it and I don’t get up much throughout the night unless we don’t have the humidifier on.

Best moment this week: Non-baby related…COLTS WINNING THE AFC CHAMPIONSHIPS!

Movement: He’s very active and I can tell what his sleep patterns are. He’s been flipping a lot lately too.

Food cravings: Veggies, steak, cheese sauce, salt and vinegar chips and my new love... Bailey's flavored ice cream, oh and now Brach’s Jelly Beans. Thanks Tri for that one!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: nada, but I am getting Braxton Hicks Contractions

Belly Button in or out? in, but it’s starting to get more shallow

What I miss: Not getting stuck when I lay on my back.

What I am looking forward to: Seeing wiggleman on Monday for my next appointment. I’m not looking forward to this, but I have my glucose-screening test on Monday too.

Weekly Wisdom: Same as always, enjoy your pregnancy

Milestones: Getting closer to meeting this guy

Maggs
28 weeks!

Great weekend so far!

Last night Chris and I decided to go to a few stores to look at their selection of cribs. We were going to then order one from JcPenney. We stopped at Kittles and they had a floor sample clearance crib. We talked to the sales lady and found out that the crib had just been put together that night and was selling around 70% off. So after talking to Uncle Adam we bought the crib today. I'm sooo in love with it and I can't believe we actually have a crib in our house!

We really haven't started doing much in his room yet, but I had to post pictures of his crib

My mom and I went shopping today and got wiggle-man a few more outfits and we had to pick up my mom's favorite onesie.....

Tomorrow Chris and I are going the Colts AFC Championship game and I can't wait!


Maggs
27 wks 2d

3 Months

3 months from today is my due date! So at the latest I have 3 months and 1 week until this little dude will be here!  In other exciting news, my shower invites should be going out by the end of next week! I can't wait for my shower on 2/21 because my nesting instinct is starting to kick in. I really want to work on the nursery, but we're waiting until after the shower to see what we need to buy. So I'm Mr. Clean magic erasing the base boards. Once we get the crib that Uncle Adam is ordering this weekend we'll finish the painting.

Maggs
27wks 1d

27 weeks

About Baby:

This week, your baby weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and is about 14 1/2 inches long with her legs extended. He's sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing his eyes, and perhaps even sucking her fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your baby's brain is very active now. While his lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if he were born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother him, so just relax and enjoy the tickle

About Momma:
How far along? 27 weeks


Total weight gain/loss: 8 or 9 lbs probably more, but I weigh myself on Monday mornings.

Maternity clothes? Yes and I love them. I still wear my regular jeans on the weekend though

Stretch marks? yup....BOOOOOOOOO

Sleep: Love it!

Best moment this week: Chris finally feeling him move!

Movement: He’s still very active and I can tell what his sleep patterns are

Food cravings: Veggies, steak, cheese sauce, salt and vinegar chips and my new love... Bailey's flavored ice cream, oh and now Brach’s Jelly Beans. Thanks Tri for that one!

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: nada, but I am getting Braxton Hicks Contractions

Belly Button in or out? in, but it’s starting to get more shallow

What I miss: Not getting stuck when I lay on my back.

What I am looking forward to: Taking little dude to the Colts play off game on Sunday! He gets super active during the games

Weekly Wisdom: Same as always, enjoy your pregnancy

Milestones: Making it to the 3rd trimester!

Honest Scrap Award

I was given the Honest Scrap Award from Elaine at Little Bitty Pickle. I'm supposed to tell you 10 random, honest things about myself. This should be easy since I'm pretty random.

1. I have a tattoo on my lower back. It's angel wings and when my parent's leave me I'm going to get their initials put in the wings.

2. I'm terrified of big groups of things. Like birds, people, ants etc. It grosses me out so much!

3. Every year I do the Susan G Komen Race for the Cure. Not because it's helping to raise money for the cause, but because I love spending that time with my dad. We've always had a close relationship, but no where near as close as me and my mom. When we do the walk we have that hour where we can talk about anything and everything.

4. I love working. I love having somewhere I have to go and something I have to do every day. Yes I get burnt out and need my time off, but I love having a job.

5. I want to start eating a ton of junk food so that way I will be showing more and people won't guess that I'm 4 1/2 5 months pregnant. But at the same time I don't want that extra weight to take off after little dude is born.

6. I get annoyed very easily because I want people to do things my way, even though I know that it's not always the best or the right way.

7. I'm a huge sports fan, but I don't care about the statistics of the games. I don't care how many assists Lebron James has or how many yards Dallas Clark gets, I just want to watch the game.

8. I love to eat, but I can't eat a lot at one sitting. I get full very fast and when I'm ready to go I want to go. 

9. I talk a big game about having confidence, but really I'm terrified that people are fake to me about being my friend. (Got burned in the past by some friends)

10. I look forward to becoming like my mom. I've always loved her, but I love who she has become the past 7 years.

Now I'm supposed to pass this on to 5 people.

Michelle
Fraggle
Mrs. Pink
Sandy
Dragon


Maggs

26 week update

Your Baby: Month 6

Let your spouse put an ear to your belly -- he might be able to pick up baby's heartbeat (no stethoscope required). Inside the womb, the formation of tiny capillaries is giving him a healthy pink glow. He's also soaking up my antibodies, getting the immune system ready for life outside the womb. Eyes are forming, and baby will soon perfect the blink -- perfect for batting those freshly grown lashes.

About me

How far along? 26 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: 8 or 9 lbs

Maternity clothes? yes and I love them. I still wear my regular jeans on the weekend though

Stretch marks?yup....BOOOOOOOOO

Sleep: Love it!

Best moment this week: It's hard to pick one. I love seeing my belly grow, I love feeling him move

Movement:: He's a very active boy! I've started playing classical lullabies on my ipod for him to listen to. Instead of going to sleep he was kicking for over an hour. lol

Food cravings: Veggies, steak, cheese sauce, salt and vinegar chips and my new love... Bailey's flavored ice cream.

Gender: Boy

Labor Signs: nada, but I am starting to feel Braxton Hicks contractions.

Belly Button in or out? in, but it isn't as deep

What I miss: sleeping completely on my stomach. I'm not going to lie, I'm still over halfway sleeping on my belly, but it's getting a little more difficult.

What I am looking forward to: Taking little dude to the Colts play off game on Saturday!

Weekly Wisdom: Same as always, enjoy your pregnancy

Milestones: Making it another week.

Do you think I'm small for 26 weeks? I've had so many people tell me that the past 2 weeks.

Maggs

26 wks