GUESS WHO'S HERE!

She is finally here! I went into the hospital on August 4th to be induced. After 15 hours of labor, I was still only dilated to a 6, my doctor suggested I get a C-section, and after an hour of discussing it, Ben and I decided a C-section was our best option. Which turned out to be the right decision. Turns out, she was 9lbs 13oz and 21inches long. She was too big for me to deliver. I had her at 1:02am on August 5. We named her Madilynn Alexis, Maddie for short. We are so happy she's here! She is beautiful and looks an awful lot like her daddy. I especially LOVE the little dimples she inherited from her daddy, but she does have my nose. :) We love our precious little blessing!

JUST A LITTLE BIT LONGER!

I cannot believe that in just two days, I'm being induced! I can't wait to bring our little girl home and to hold her in my arms. I have to admit though, I'm pretty nervous about the whole thing. Labor, deliver, and becoming a mom! It all seems so weird to me.

Here are the details, I'm being induced on Tuesday, August 4, 2009. We are scheduled to be at Good Samaritan Hospital at 4:30 a.m. Wish us luck!

HOSPITAL VISIT

I have high blood pressure, and some signs I was told to watch out for were swelling and a headache that won't go away with Tylenol. Should I have these, then I should go to the hospital. I had a headache since last night, not only did it not go away with Tylenol, but it also did not go away with sleep, in addition to that, my ankles were huge! So, I went to the hospital. That's three hours I'll never get back... I had to lay on my side for two hours while they kept an eye on my blood pressure and the babies heart beat, they took blood for tests, and turns out, nothing is wrong! In fact they said my blood pressure is low now. After the two long hours of being on my side (my leg went numb) I had to sit there for an hour before I got the ok to go home. Next time I have to go to the hospital, I better come home with my baby!

Just one more week until my due date. I just wish it would happen already.

ONE MONTH!

That's right! Only one more month until my due date! But I can have her any day now. Not that I've been having any signs of it happening any time soon, it's still exciting! I have definitely hit the uncomfortable stage that everyone has told me about. It seems that my body hurts all the time and all I want to do is sleep! I'm not a person that normally takes naps, but I have taken one every day this week. I am ready to have her. I can't wait to hold her in my arms!

Ben seems to be doing okay with the whole idea of having a baby. He never once has freaked out or showed any sign of being nervous. I talked to him about how it's going to be hard on us financially, and he just responded with "it'll be fine", not a response I expected. Half the time I feel alone in the nervous area. I know he is going to be a wonderful father. He notified his boss that when I have the baby, that he is going to take a week off and help me to recover and take care of the baby. What a wonderful man!