being a mommy..
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Bryce Owen Lewis
Sunday, December 21, 2008
8lbs. 6oz.
20in. long
I'm completely in love with this little miracle. Let me tell you about the day he entered the world...
Well.. the Thursday before he was born I thought I may be leaking fluid so we decided to go to the hospital around 10:30 that night. I wasn't leaking, but they wanted to keep me overnight because Bryce's heartbeat was skipping. They monitored overnight and decided everything was okay and sent me home Friday morning. (They said a lot of babies do this in the womb..and the abnormality goes away when they're born.) By the way, when we left I was still only dilated 2 and 0 effaced.
So we were getting desperate..and I was more miserable..we walked, ate mexican, etc etc
Anyways, I had a hard time getting to sleep Saturday night and I finally fell asleep around 2. I woke up around 4 and thought I had to potty and when I stood up I felt like my water had broke. I knew it hadn't fully broken because it wasn't a lot, but I had heard of people partially breaking before. I called my mama and we decided to wait a little longer to see if I started having any pains at all. I layed down and ended up falling back asleep. I woke up around 8 and when I stood up, the same thing happened. So we got everything ready and mama came and got us.
So we get to the hospital and they try to tell me once again my water hasn't broken..but this time I knew they were wrong. I was having some pains but nothing major. They were about to release me when mama mentioned about the skipping heart beat. That is when they noticed that every time I had a mild contraction, Bryce's heart beat would drop dramatically. They told me they wanted to do a c-section because they were scared that he wouldn't make it through strong contractions. (I was now only dilated 3 and 60% effaced.) My doctor happened to be on vacation, so another doctor would be performing the surgery. I got really scared because you could tell they were in a hurry and I was so worried about Bryce. I was also upset because only one person could come in the operating room so my mom didn't get to go.
So they begin preping me for the surgery. I think the worst part was the cathader. They wheeled me back to the operating room and Rudy had to put on these blue scrub-type things and wait outside while I got my spinal. I had a really sweet nurse named Tater :) They gave me the spinal which was a piece of cake. Then I had to get an oxygen tube and they called Rudy in. At that point, I'm sure I was looking completely gorgeous. They put this curtain up and waited until I got numb. At that point I started feeling sick to my stomach. I couldn't feel my body at all so they turned my head and Rudy held this thing for me to puke in. I really wasn't puking more than it was like spitting up. I felt pathetic..and they had to use the suction thing everytime I would gag. :-D Anyways, I started feeling better and I didn't even know they had cut me open when I hear, "Here's the head!" Then I see Rudy stand up with this huge smile and just say, "Aww!" They showed him to me and I just kept saying how beautiful he was. Then they had to clean him up. Rudy came and told me his weight and length. His apgar results were an 8 and 9. They gave him to Rudy and he held him while I was being stapled up. I started feeling sick again during all of this because of the medicines they injected into my IV. The room was spinning and I kept feeling like I was going to pass out. I started to worry since I was anemic that I may be losing too much blood. But then everything felt fine again and they were all done. Honestly, besides feeling sick, the c-section was a breeze. They handed Bryce to me and then took a picture of the three of us.
They rolled me down the hallway and I swear half of the universe was waiting on us..but they kicked everyone out. That is when I found out that my dad had came to the hospital and I was so excited. He later even shook hands with Rudy and congratulated him :) They got me settled in the room and Rudy went and got everyone. So then came all the flashes of cameras. Bryce must have been starving because he was sucking on his hands. After everything calmed down, I got to breastfeed for the first time. Bryce did great and latched on right away. I went to burp him and was amazed at how good he held his head up all by himself. They gave him is vitamin K shot and he didn't even cry.
After a long first night, we realized that Bryce wasn't getting enough to eat, so I decided to bottle feed. He got his hearing test...he was above average in both ears. He also got his hepatitis B shot and was weighed again. He lost 3 ounces and then gained back one, then lost one again before we left. The day we left, he got his pictures made in his Santa Claus suit (we left on Christmas Eve). He fell asleep for the car ride home and stayed asleep forever once we got home.
We went to the doctor on Tuesday and found out that he gained 12 ounces since we left the hospital and now weighs 8lbs. 15oz! On his two week birthday he rolled over for the first time. :)
He is just so perfect in every way. He is so smart and strong. He holds his passy in his mouth and pushes it back in when it falls out. He tries to help us feed him too :) He had the longest feet and biggest hands. He's hot-natured like his mommy and doesn't like to be bundled up. A onezie and socks work for him. He is such a great baby. He only cries when something is wrong. He is starting to stay awake longer when he wakes up..but he usually sleeps three to five hours at a time. He has a lot of hair..especially on the back of his head. He loves to lay on his tummy and hold his head up. He loves looking at lights.
I love being a mommy and I'm really getting the hang of it now. I love every minute of it.
Sunday, December 21, 2008
8lbs. 6oz.
20in. long
I'm completely in love with this little miracle. Let me tell you about the day he entered the world...
Well.. the Thursday before he was born I thought I may be leaking fluid so we decided to go to the hospital around 10:30 that night. I wasn't leaking, but they wanted to keep me overnight because Bryce's heartbeat was skipping. They monitored overnight and decided everything was okay and sent me home Friday morning. (They said a lot of babies do this in the womb..and the abnormality goes away when they're born.) By the way, when we left I was still only dilated 2 and 0 effaced.
So we were getting desperate..and I was more miserable..we walked, ate mexican, etc etc
Anyways, I had a hard time getting to sleep Saturday night and I finally fell asleep around 2. I woke up around 4 and thought I had to potty and when I stood up I felt like my water had broke. I knew it hadn't fully broken because it wasn't a lot, but I had heard of people partially breaking before. I called my mama and we decided to wait a little longer to see if I started having any pains at all. I layed down and ended up falling back asleep. I woke up around 8 and when I stood up, the same thing happened. So we got everything ready and mama came and got us.
So we get to the hospital and they try to tell me once again my water hasn't broken..but this time I knew they were wrong. I was having some pains but nothing major. They were about to release me when mama mentioned about the skipping heart beat. That is when they noticed that every time I had a mild contraction, Bryce's heart beat would drop dramatically. They told me they wanted to do a c-section because they were scared that he wouldn't make it through strong contractions. (I was now only dilated 3 and 60% effaced.) My doctor happened to be on vacation, so another doctor would be performing the surgery. I got really scared because you could tell they were in a hurry and I was so worried about Bryce. I was also upset because only one person could come in the operating room so my mom didn't get to go.
So they begin preping me for the surgery. I think the worst part was the cathader. They wheeled me back to the operating room and Rudy had to put on these blue scrub-type things and wait outside while I got my spinal. I had a really sweet nurse named Tater :) They gave me the spinal which was a piece of cake. Then I had to get an oxygen tube and they called Rudy in. At that point, I'm sure I was looking completely gorgeous. They put this curtain up and waited until I got numb. At that point I started feeling sick to my stomach. I couldn't feel my body at all so they turned my head and Rudy held this thing for me to puke in. I really wasn't puking more than it was like spitting up. I felt pathetic..and they had to use the suction thing everytime I would gag. :-D Anyways, I started feeling better and I didn't even know they had cut me open when I hear, "Here's the head!" Then I see Rudy stand up with this huge smile and just say, "Aww!" They showed him to me and I just kept saying how beautiful he was. Then they had to clean him up. Rudy came and told me his weight and length. His apgar results were an 8 and 9. They gave him to Rudy and he held him while I was being stapled up. I started feeling sick again during all of this because of the medicines they injected into my IV. The room was spinning and I kept feeling like I was going to pass out. I started to worry since I was anemic that I may be losing too much blood. But then everything felt fine again and they were all done. Honestly, besides feeling sick, the c-section was a breeze. They handed Bryce to me and then took a picture of the three of us.
They rolled me down the hallway and I swear half of the universe was waiting on us..but they kicked everyone out. That is when I found out that my dad had came to the hospital and I was so excited. He later even shook hands with Rudy and congratulated him :) They got me settled in the room and Rudy went and got everyone. So then came all the flashes of cameras. Bryce must have been starving because he was sucking on his hands. After everything calmed down, I got to breastfeed for the first time. Bryce did great and latched on right away. I went to burp him and was amazed at how good he held his head up all by himself. They gave him is vitamin K shot and he didn't even cry.
After a long first night, we realized that Bryce wasn't getting enough to eat, so I decided to bottle feed. He got his hearing test...he was above average in both ears. He also got his hepatitis B shot and was weighed again. He lost 3 ounces and then gained back one, then lost one again before we left. The day we left, he got his pictures made in his Santa Claus suit (we left on Christmas Eve). He fell asleep for the car ride home and stayed asleep forever once we got home.
We went to the doctor on Tuesday and found out that he gained 12 ounces since we left the hospital and now weighs 8lbs. 15oz! On his two week birthday he rolled over for the first time. :)
He is just so perfect in every way. He is so smart and strong. He holds his passy in his mouth and pushes it back in when it falls out. He tries to help us feed him too :) He had the longest feet and biggest hands. He's hot-natured like his mommy and doesn't like to be bundled up. A onezie and socks work for him. He is such a great baby. He only cries when something is wrong. He is starting to stay awake longer when he wakes up..but he usually sleeps three to five hours at a time. He has a lot of hair..especially on the back of his head. He loves to lay on his tummy and hold his head up. He loves looking at lights.
I love being a mommy and I'm really getting the hang of it now. I love every minute of it.