I'm here! 6lb 11oz and 20.5 inches long! She's our little bit!
Proud daddy holding her for the 1st time
Proud Nana already spoiling her!
Proud MamaRita admiring her granddaughter!
Hey Grandad! Can I borrow $20?
Great Grandmother Mary Stewart
It's amazing how you can love someone you just met so much...
Hey I kinda like this bouncy seat thing! Or maybe I just have gas!Baby Mackenzy Star Cheek has arrived! She was born 9/19/09, weighs 6lbs 11oz, and is 20.5 inches long!
I had a suspicion that my water had broken on Friday night and when I called the midwife on call she advised me that I could come in for testing to see if that was true. I decided to weight it out a little bit because she said that if my water had broken I would probably go in to labor within 24 hours and the hospital copay is kind of steep! We wanted to make sure I was going to be admitted before we made any quick decisions.
Around 2:30am on Saturday morning, I woke up and was having some mild pain with my contractions, which was a new feeling. I decided to start timing them and over the course of 2 hours they went from about 13 min apart to 6 minutes apart! So I decided to wake my sleeping husband and we headed over to the hospital. After I was admitted, it was confirmed that I was 4-5cm dilated and that my water had indeed broken the previous day. I was in my hospital room around 7:30 am requesting an epidural that almost came to late! Around 10:15 I had an urge to push and after checking me they realized that I was 10cm and told me that I could push. I pushed for about 20 minutes and Mackenzy popped out around 10:45 am! My labor and delivery has been the talk of the hospital all weekend and I feel blessed to have such a beautiful little girl!
I'll post pictures as soon as I get a free moment!
***UPDATE: I went to see my midwife today and I am still about 1-2 cm dialated, but I am now 90% effaced! She doesn't think I'll make it to my due date so hopefully Mackenzy will be here soon! My blood pressure and weight were excellent and I have another appointment next week which will hopefully be my last...
Well folks, I'm 38 weeks pregnant and Mackenzy is still in there! I've become very uncomfortable and I have a lovely waddle because my lower abdomen and pelvis are very painful. I've been having contractions, but they aren't regular or getting stronger, but I hope they are still doing their job. Today I went for a long walk with my dog in hopes that it would help me go in to labor, but he just wanted to sit down on the concrete every 5 seconds! Such a lazy dog!
I go back to see my midwife on Wednesday and hopefully she'll tell me I've dialated some more. I've been pregnant for 9.5 months and it's definately time for her to come out...
38 weeks, 2 daysI went to my appointment today which took forever but it was very eventful! My cervix is 1.5 cm dilated (open) and 75% effaced (thinned) which means that I could go in to labor at any point. It also means that she could be stubborn and stay in there for a few more weeks! Either way, Mackenzy is head down and heading towards the light and my body is preparing for her.
I also found out that I tested positive for Group B Strep which means that I'll have to have an IV with antibiotics during labor, but she assured me that that was no big deal.
Hi Everyone! This weekend I took my maternity pictures, and I had a wonderful time posing for the camera and documenting my final weeks of pregnancy! After the session I had over 31 pictures and various styles to choose from and although I wanted to buy them all, I realized that we'll be back in the studio to take pictures with Baby Mackenzy in a few weeks! Below are just a few of my favorite poses...
We've finally made it! Mackenzy is full term and she could come at any point! I'm 37 weeks and 1 day and waddling along. I've been feeling pretty good this week. Other than the usual swelling, back pain, and pelvic pain things are going really well. I can finally tell that my belly is slightly lower, but luckily I'm not going to the bathroom any more than I have been so far! Even though people have been telling me that "I've dropped" since 28 weeks, the mom's have said it so it must be true! I believe she is looking for the light and hopefully she'll find it on or before my due date in 3 weeks!
***UPDATE: I went to see my midwife today and baby is doing well. She is measuring right at 36 weeks and is starting to find her way downwards. I haven't dropped yet, but she is heading in the right direction. My blood pressure was excellent, weight is good, and I go back next Wednesday!***
Hi folks! As you can see below our little girl is almost cooked! She's been wiggling and turning around a lot this week and I'm assuming she's trying to find her way downwards. Last week I had little feet poking me in the ribs and what I'm guessing is an arm running across my belly button.
I've also been back to work now for about 1 1/2 weeks and I think I'm doing pretty well. I haven't started teaching the kids yet, but visiting classrooms, working on schedules, and getting stuff ready for the little kiddies was great practice for tomorrow- the first day of "specials". Wish me luck!
I go back to see my midwife on Wednesday afternoon so hopefully she can tell me which way baby is facing, because I sure can't tell! All I know is that my bags are packed and in the car for whenever she decides to come!
