Good-bye, Nampa. Due to a job lay-off, we decided to move our family and accept a new job for Scott. With the current job market we didn't want to pass up a good opportunity. Scott moved down and started the new job, me and Tenley stayed behind. I packed up the house the week before my induction, and me and T stayed at Scott's parents awaiting the arrival of the new baby! She didn't come on her own, so we went in for the induction on March 29th...
Good-bye Nampa. Good-bye Treasure Valley friends and family. Good-bye house we bought just after getting married. Good-bye sweet memories.
Got checked into the hospital, was 3 cm & 75%. My Dr. used the Prostaglandin gel to induce instead of Pitocin.. she applied it at 8:30 am and we were ready to rock and roll!
Ok, contractions started within 10 minutes, and there was no break. It was like one big long 30 minute cramping. Then they finally got into a rhythm and I had a little break in between each one. I got into the tub and enjoyed the soothing warm water. Decided I was probably dilated enough to get my epidural.. got out of tub. Epidural in, and I feel excellent. Dr. comes in to check on me, I'm at a 6, she breaks my water. She says she thinks it will not be a long labor, and should be "smooth sailing." It is 12:30 pm, she leaves. I tell the nurse I feel pressure and think I am getting close. "No, the monitor will tell me when the baby begins to descend, her heart rate will drop." Ok. I tell her again i feel pressure, can you check me?. Same response from nurse. 3 times I ask her to check me. No. It's now almost 1:00 pm...
Surprise, the Dr. pops her head back in and says "I just have this feeling I should check you before I go back to the office for my appointments." Her eyes light up and she says "yep, baby is right there!!" and starts gowning up without taking her eyes off me for a split second. A few sets of pushes, and baby is here at 1:07 p.m.! Dr. holds her up and says "we have a little peanut!" She is BEAUTIFUL and looks so tiny in comparison to her sister at birth. 7 lbs, 3 oz & 20 in. (I was surprised that 8 oz smaller makes a huge difference on a newborn.) We named her Elliotte Joy Hurd. Ellie for short, Joy after my grandma.
Good-bye Nampa. Good-bye Treasure Valley friends and family. Good-bye house we bought just after getting married. Good-bye sweet memories.
Got checked into the hospital, was 3 cm & 75%. My Dr. used the Prostaglandin gel to induce instead of Pitocin.. she applied it at 8:30 am and we were ready to rock and roll!
Ok, contractions started within 10 minutes, and there was no break. It was like one big long 30 minute cramping. Then they finally got into a rhythm and I had a little break in between each one. I got into the tub and enjoyed the soothing warm water. Decided I was probably dilated enough to get my epidural.. got out of tub. Epidural in, and I feel excellent. Dr. comes in to check on me, I'm at a 6, she breaks my water. She says she thinks it will not be a long labor, and should be "smooth sailing." It is 12:30 pm, she leaves. I tell the nurse I feel pressure and think I am getting close. "No, the monitor will tell me when the baby begins to descend, her heart rate will drop." Ok. I tell her again i feel pressure, can you check me?. Same response from nurse. 3 times I ask her to check me. No. It's now almost 1:00 pm...
Surprise, the Dr. pops her head back in and says "I just have this feeling I should check you before I go back to the office for my appointments." Her eyes light up and she says "yep, baby is right there!!" and starts gowning up without taking her eyes off me for a split second. A few sets of pushes, and baby is here at 1:07 p.m.! Dr. holds her up and says "we have a little peanut!" She is BEAUTIFUL and looks so tiny in comparison to her sister at birth. 7 lbs, 3 oz & 20 in. (I was surprised that 8 oz smaller makes a huge difference on a newborn.) We named her Elliotte Joy Hurd. Ellie for short, Joy after my grandma.
Tenley's reaction was: She walked up to Ellie, and rubbed her head as if she was a puppy, then walked away back to her french fries. :)
We just LOVE this little sweet baby and times is going by too fast. She is now 6 weeks old, and getting so chubby and alert! I will work on getting some current pictures up, of both the girls. Thank you for all the phone calls, texts, prayers, gifts, cards, etc. We love you all!
11 comments:
Sheesh! Talk about an easy labor! That is awesome. You are such a lovely mother of two! Hope you're settling well into your new home, making some friends and adjust to two babies well!
I LOVE the name Ellie! She is so cute. I am glad everything went so well and so quickly! Haha.
Congrats on the new job. Sad you have to move though. Did you sell your house then?
Oh my word! Luckily the doctor "had a feeling" to check on you!! And she's soooo tiny! Congrats, Mommy of Two! :)
I am so sad you left Nampa, we are moving to Boise in July!
I can't believe how teeny tiny she looks in her carseat...LOVE it!!!
Beautiful pictures, Shell! I love the one of Ellie sooo pink in the crib! She looks great! Your girls are beautiful just like their mom! Glad the doc made it in time, craziness.
You've been very busy for the last two months! Can't wait to see more of Ellie--but by all means, take your time and get some rest first!
Why do nurses NEVER check??? I'm so bitter about that! I'm glad you and baby are healthy. She's so beautiful! Can't wait to see updated pictures :)
She looks so cute. I must say labor doesn't look like fun. It just looks like such a hassle, they need to invent how to deliver painless ;-)
She is beautiful! It sound as though every thing went really well and fast! Congrats!
She is so adorable. I am lucky I have such cute nieces. It was so fun to see you guys. I wish we saw you more often.
Crazy, stressful time but we are glad Ellie is here and healthy and cute and that you live in Twin by us now!
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