KAEDENCE IS HERE!!!

This morning Rien, Sean, and I woke up at 6:15am. Rien doesn't usually wake up that early so I think she might have know something was up. I got ready and headed to the hospital while Sean got the kiddos together and dropped them off at school. Due to the OCD person I am I had to bring everything including the car seat in. The nurses station looked at me like I was nuts because I was carrying it all in and didn't want help. I like to do things myself. :) Then the madre and the hubby showed up. Around 9 something they started my pitocin and Natalie got there. At 9:30am my doctor came in and checked me...I was 4cm. Then he broke my water. I told him he could come back around lunchtime because I wanted to have her in time to get fed some lunch. A few minutes after that I was a 5cm. At 10am I was a 7cm and got my epidural at 10:15am. At 10:45ish they stopped the pitocin because my contractions were coming too fast. At 12 something I started to push and at 12:14pm she was born. Kaedence Rose Hope Armstrong. 9 pounds even and 20 1/2 inches long. She was a cute little chunker and had a squishy little butt. Tamara got there like right after she was born. I was excited because I had no idea she was coming. We all visited for awhile and then Natalie and Tamara went to get Razzoos! Because Kaedence was 9lbs the nurses tortured her to make sure her sugar was at exact numbers they wanted. Those numbers were impossible on colostrum so after fighting with them and being there two days and threatened with more days we got her number where they wanted and got out of there ASAP. I drove the 3 kiddos home from the hospital, it felt so wierd. Sean went to his dad's to get us some leftover Thanksgiving food. I was worried about coming home with 3 kids alone but it went great. Kaedence is amazing and we love her!!!

Tomorrow is her day!!!

So, about an hour before my doctor's appointment today I started having contractions 8 - 5 minutes apart, then 5 in ten minutes, and then they stopped. My doctor checked me and said I have progressed a lot. I am definitely a full on 3cm, baby is way down and, I'm super thinned out, etc. Basically, I'm good to go. He then says, "Do you want to have a baby tomorrow?" At first I thought that was his way of saying there is no way I'll make it another 24 hours. Then I realized he was asking me to induce. I am not at all a fan of inductions with no medical reason. I don't care if other people want to, it's just not for me. Then he tells me he is leaving town Wednesday morning. I'd rather been induced than have a stranger deliver my baby. So next thing you know the Office Manager is on the phone begging Seton to let me in tomorrow for over 15 minutes (this is a busy time to induce because of Thanksgiving). After she informs the hospital that I give birth quickly and I am physically looking really ready. They agree to let me in. So, this is it. Induction is scheduled November 23, 2010 @ 8am. I am sooooooo anxious!!!! I am currently waiting for my last "prego meal". I have to stop eating/drinking at 12am. So my honey needs to hurry back with my dinner. That's only an hour and a half away. My mom is freaking out because both other births were private, just Sean and myself. This time she gets to be in the room. I can't wait for the morning!!! I know I won't be sleeping tonight!

Thursday, October 28th

Kaedence was a fruit cake on Thursday. She was giving me very uncomfortable contractions for quite a few hours but they never got closer than like 6-7 minutes apart. The doctor said I am now 2cm dialated and thinning out and that she should be on her way shortly. It could be days or weeks. Who knows?

10/15/10 and the follow up...

On Friday night I went to Seton to get checked out (it had NOTHING to do with the baby, it was related to me being sick and some extreme pain it was causing). They made me go to labor and delivery because I was 33 weeks 6 days. I went back there and they decided I probably had a UTI or a kidney infection. They had me all hooked up to monitors and I had some contractions but not real ones of anything. They were really weak and random. They were giving me fluids and antibiotics. They planned on sending me home shortly. All the sudden out of nowhere I began having real contractions every 2 minutes. So some nurse flies in with a shot, pokes me in the arm with it and tells me it's so stop labor. Apparently my body randomly decided it was good to go. This dang shot sent my heart rate up to 125ish but did stop the contractions after a few minutes. Then they did an exam and discovered I was 1cm dilated which is no big deal. What was a big deal was them thinking I was leaking amniotic fluid....turns out I wasn't. Then I went home. :)

On Tuesday I went to my doctor and it turns out I didn't have a UTI or a kidney infection. Thank goodness because I was having to take extra pills and I hate pills. He also said the hospital did that test that determines if you will go into labor within 2 weeks and it was negative. So according to that I definitely won't have Kaedence before next Friday, the 29th.

My next appointment is 10/26/10. It's getting closer!!!

BABY SHOWER 10-10-10

tamarra, me, and natalie

super cute pumkin cookies

my princess showing off her dress

This Sunday was my baby shower hosted by Miss Natalie Jayne. It was lots of fun and the first time there has ever been an event I had no control of. She made yummy sausage balls that I loved so very much and did not want to share. My Mom had some awesome pumpkin cookies made. She ordered like a million so I am sharing some! I was so glad that some awesome people came and we got some great stuff for Kaedence. THANK YOU to Natalie Jayne for doing such a great job throwing the shower and designing K's bedding. Thanks to everybody for the gifts for Miss Kaedence and for coming.

It's OCTOBER!!!! A few new things...

It's finally October! :)

Yesterday we went to a birthday party for Riker's friend Hunter at Pump it Up. Riker had a lot of fun. After that we had some time to kill in Round Rock since Sean didn't have to be at work for 2 more hours. So at Rike's request we went to PetsMart. We looked at the fish, the reptiles, the kitties, and the birds. A typical stop at PetsMart. But then Riker wanted to look at the Guinea Pigs. So we asked to hold one. The first one he didn't like, he wanted to hold the black one. He immediately lit up and asked to take him home. Sean and I both looked at each other, we had never seen Riker so excited about a pet. We had to. I owned a guinea pig and several hamters and a kid so I am used to these kind of pets. Riker had some money so he got the guinea pig. He named him Piggy. Within minutes of touching him I began sneezing, my eyes were itchy, and I developed a rash. I never been allergic to Guinea Pigs or any other animal before but I am allergic to Piggy. We think it may just be stuff on his fur so we bathed him. I haven't toucheed him yet to see if that worked but we will see. If so, I will just have to tuff it out. Riker is way to happy for me to take this away from him.

Today we went to see Thomas the Train in Burnet. It was just us and Riker. Rien Rae stayed behind with my Mom and brother. Riker had a blast! We will have to take him back next year if he still loves Thomas!!! :)

On the way home we started talked girl names randomly and I told Sean the name I wanted from day one but disregarded because it wasn't an R name. Kaedence Hope. After my Uncle Kay "Doc" Crabtree and my Aunt Hope Crabtree. He said he loved it but he really wishes we could use something for his Grandma Laura "Rosey" Rosendahl. So we suddenly decided, Kaedence Rose Hope Armstrong. Now I have never been a fan of double middle names but it's really important to us that we both get the names that matter to us. Uncle Doc died of cancer a few years back. I hope nothing but wonderful memories of my great uncle and aunt. They are/were beautiful people. Uncle Doc was a great man and Aunt Hope is an amazing woman. Grandma Rosey is one of my favorite people in the world so this has to be done. We have never been so wishy washy on names but this name was the first name I thought of and I guess that was why. But now we just have to be sure to have a 4th so we can have 2 R's and 2 K's. :)

***Spelling of Kaedence is not yet confirmed.

30 Weeks!!!

Today I am 30 weeks!!! YAY!!! 10 weeks OR LESS to go!!! I can't wait to meet my newest baby girl.

I can't wait for October to get here!!! So much is going on.

Oct. 1st - Glenn's B-day

Oct. 3rd - Day Out with Thomas....Riker is going to love it.

Oct. 3rd - Sean is having his b-day party

Oct. 5th - Sean turns 25...haha old man.

Oct. 10th - BABY SHOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oct. 17th - Elgin Pumpkin Festival

Oct. 20th - Mom's b-day

Oct. 31st - Halloween

Within all that we will be going to numerous Halloween activities because I just love Halloween!!! Riker is going to be Spiderman and Rien is going to be a Ladybug!!!