1 week old !!!

I can't believe that my little guy is 1 week old today. He is getting so big and changing everyday. I love to watch him sleep and make all the cute faces. We have had lots of visitors this week and he has been so good. He only cries when he is hungry and once he eats he is content. I am sure that will change but for right now he is just a really good baby.

OK so for the Delivery story. Sorry if this is a little long but really it is more for me so I can look back and remember what all happened that day. My water broke at 430am on Sunday May 17th. Also Andrew's birthday. I was not really sure what it was because it was just a small gush and not the typical waterfall I have heard that it should be. I woke up Andrew and said, I think my water broke but I am not sure so lets just go to the hospital to be sure. Lets don't even bring our bags because I am sure it is nothing. We got to the hospital around 5, got our test back at 530 that it was positive....BIG Shock....so then we went to our room and Andrew went home to get our bags. It took the nurses 6 sticks to finally have to call the anesthesiologist to come and start an IV...by stick 7 I got my IV. They started Pitocin and Antibiotics. At first I thought that the contractions were not that bad and almost thought I would be able to do this naturally, but then they kept turning up the pitocin and by 10 I was hurting pretty bad. I was in labor for 9 hours then got my epidural at 3 cm. That was a bad experience. He hit my nerves when he went into my spine and that is when I thought I was going to be paralyzed........I was not but it hurt really bad. After the medicine started working it was worth the pain of the epidural. I didn't feel a thing. I went from 3 cm to 10cm within 3 hours. Noah's heart rate started to dip with each contraction so they put in an internal monitor to watch him a little more closely. So at this point I had IV fluids, IV pitocin, IV antibiotics, Urine Catheter, Internal monitor, Fetal monitor and oxygen on....It didn't feel natural at all. At 630 I was complete and ready to push, I did 2 practice pushes and the doctor walked in....She rushed to get her stuff on and told me to stop because he was right there...she ran to the bedside and at 650 he was born. He was so dazed at the quick delivery and he had the cord around his neck....he started to turn blue and he was crying a wet cry and everyone rushed to get him to the warmer....at this point Andrew and I were looking at each other and freaking out. While the doctor was stitching up my 4th degree tear they told me they were taking him to the nicu to watch him and give him oxygen. Andrew went with him and I pretty much at that point broke down. After 30 minutes nobody would tell me anything about if he was ok and about that time my mom got an e-mail picture from Andrew in the nursery....and for the next hour he would take pictures and send them to me so I could see what was going on. To hear that you baby is going to the NICU is a fear that I never thought I would have to face and at that point I have never felt so close to God....he was the only source of hope....I had to trust him like never before to protect his child. God is so good..about that time Andrew finally came in the room and said that he was doing really well and that he will be out of the NICU soon. They took me to see him in the NICU around 9:00 and it was love at first sight.

That is our delivery story, not the typical magical moment at birth like most people will experience but it has been ever since Noah came into our life. His name in Hebrew means Rest and Peace and he has allowed us to understand that more each day.

Happy Birthday Noah and Andrew

Noah Jackson Hunt born May 17th at 6:59 pm

8lbs 20 inch

More to come along with an account of that day. I love him so much and and so excited to see how being a mom will transform me to know the heart of Christ in a different way. Andrew is an amazing dad and has really done a great job with his little guy.

It's Official

Just wanted to update you on what's going on. We are officially scheduled for an induction next week. I will go in on the 21st at 6pm and they will start the cervical prep. We will stay the night and early that next morning they will start the pitocin and my antibiotics....then the waiting game until Noah arrives. Please pray for a Healthy baby and Safe delivery. We are so excited to meet our little guy.

What?

Well today I had my 39 week appt. and it was not pleasant. First of all let me just say that until today I have loved my Dr's office and have really bonded with my Dr., but she is on vacation so I had to see her Nurse Pract. The following is not a dig at NP's because I myself want to be one eventually, but it is a dig at the horrible, half-dressed, man handler I saw today.

First she was 45 min. late which if you have been pregnant and sitting on the table for more than 20 min. is difficult. So when she walked in I already didn't like her. Then her size 0 self pranced in as if she was on time and was dressed as if she was going out to 6th street for the kind of night you get paid for. The boobs were for sure fake and the shirt she had on that practically showed everything but the nipple was disgusting....I said to myself...ok so she is not professionally dressed but I can get past it. She looked at my chart and said " Oh looks like a really big baby" well good thing you are having an epidural right? I laughed and wandered if she was joking or just a bitch. She listened to the heart beat then measured me....everything was good. She said ok now I am going to check you .... She checked me but continued to massage my cervix...without any warning this was going to happen...as she was Man handling me she said, well lets see if we can get things started....it hurt but I was more surprised than anything. After about 2 minuted she stopped and said...well if you think that is bad then you will need an epidural as soon as you walk into the hospital...I gasped and Andrew looked at her in a confused way. She then decided it was somehow appropriate to tell me that giving birth was the worst thing she had experienced and it is a horrible pain that she never wants to go through again.....At this point I didn't know if I wanted to dress her or bitch slap her.....If she has stayed any longer in my room I probably would have done the later. She walked out and Andrew and I looked at each other and both said....What the hell just happened.

OK thanks for letting me vent.....on a different note I am still only 1 cm and 60% eff. My Dr. comes back on Monday so I am closing my legs until then to ensure that Noah can be delivered by an appropriate Dr.

Great Expectations

As I come to the end of this pregnancy with only 8 days left until my due date I find myself looking over the past 9 months with a heart that is so full of love for someone I have not yet met. Most of you know that Pregnancy has not been my most favorite thing in the world but at the same time it has been a wonderful experience. God has taught me so much about myself and how selfish I am. He has brought me to a place where I understand that it is not about me anymore, not necessarily about baby but about how God Loves me and that my purpose on earth is to love others....It's not about me.

Everyday I wake up wondering if today is the day he will be born, if today I get to meet the little guy that has been living in my belly for 9 months, the one that keeps me up at night - which I have now decided is his time with his mom and no one else, if today I get to meet God's gift....everyday I wake up with Great Expectations and I know if today is not the day that he is born God is in control and when it does happen it will be amazing.

My next appt is tomorrow at 3 so we will see if we have progressed. I will be 39 weeks and still scheduled for an induction on the 22nd. I will keep you updated.

Eviction Notice

EVICTION NOTICE :
Last day to vacate: May 19, 2009
To: Noah Jackson Hunt

To the above tenant in possession of below described premises: I am issuing a 14 day notice for EVICTION. You will have 14 days in which you can either gather your belongings and promptly vacate the premises, or wait until the final day. After which, you will be physically removed from the property.

You are being evicted due to breech of contract and destruction of property. Expansions only to the FRONT of the house, within reasonable limits, were discussed. Not only have these limits been exceeded, but additions to the back of the house were also made! Remodeling and gutting of the home was never approved, nor was changing the initial layout and base structure. And due to property damage, there are now leaks in both the upper AND lower levels of the home. On top of which, the landlord has received numerous complaints about nightly disturbances. After 14 days from this day that you don't comply with the notice will result in immediate and forceful removal at my discretion. I hope it doesn't come to this but I will take any action necessary to see to it that your are removed.

Thank you for your cooperation!
Love, Mommy

Waiting Game

Welcome to the waiting game. Yes, we are 38 weeks and still waiting for Noah to decide when he wants to be born. I am almost sure he has heard of the swine flu and has decided to stay right where he is. I was almost for sure that last night was the night because I had constant braxton hicks contractions all day and night, I was crampy and felt weird. Today I woke up and realized that it all stopped sometime during the night and feel great today. The waiting game is a difficult time because it determines what your day looks like. There are things that I want to do and places that I want to go but the fear of my water breaking while in a cute designer clothing store keeps me from doing much right now.

Andrew and I had a great weekend. Friday night I had a girls night and went to see "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past", I am sad to say that I was not that entertained. Chick Flicks are not the best thought provoking movies so my expectations we not that high, but even my low expectations were somehow to high. It was just good to hang out with the girls and get some cheesecake afterward. Saturday we spent the day cleaning and relaxing. Last night we went to Chuy's to celebrate Hayley's birthday. Tonight our new church family is loving on us by giving us a baby shower so I am really excited to hang out with them. Tuesday is our Dr's appt. and the last one that I will see my Dr. at because she is going on vacation until the May 18th and my due date is on May 19th. So I need to deliver today or tomorrow or somehow hold him in until she gets back. I am praying for today or tomorrow....but the waiting game continues and we will see.