Our Anniversary and Now C's Birth Day! Part 1

Let me start with Tuesday May 22, 2012. After my doctor's appointment on Friday (at 35.5 weeks) the doctor gave me permission to be OFF bedrest. I had a million things I wanted to get done before bambino made her appearance. Tuesday I worked all day, I felt normal - a few contractions here and there (as had been happening since like week 18!) At lunch, a few coworkers and I decided to walk to the PX (I work for/on an Army base). The PX is about a mile round trip. I wanted ice cream :) Then I worked the rest of my 9 or 10 hour day and came home. Did the regular around the house, including some cleaning and organizing in the nursery. The husby and I discussed anniversary plans for the next day. My #1 item was a NICE dinner out since I knew we wouldnt be going out for several weeks ... We had a couple NICE restaraunts in mind and then I wanted to see a movie... I went to bed happy with the the thought of one last date night :) I was dreaming my water was breaking in a public place _ I have had this fear my entire pregnancy LOL! I woke up because I was HOT and went to kick the blankets off me, low and behold my water broke at that exact moment and a huge GUSH came out ... I yelped and my husby (who normally sleeps like a rock) jumped out of bed. I stood there in disbelief. What was I supposed to do? Was I really going to be having a baby? Today? I hadnt even completely finished packing my bags ... I changed my clothes,  found my phone, called my dr and explained what happened.. Oh all this at 3AM! The dr instructed me that if it was infact my water breaking that I needed to make my way to the birthing center. So I of course was trying to change the sheets on the bed :) Wanted to take a shower. I ended up stripping the bed, packing our bags, taking the dogs for a walk, feeding the rest of the critters and THEN making my way to the birthing center. e arrived at the birthing center at 5:30AM after stopping at a 24 hour convenience store and getting a bite to eat. I get all set up in triage. The doctors office hadnt even sent over any of my paperwork yet, my Strep B culture results hadnt come in yet either. So after answering a hundred questions, they went to test to see if my water had in fact broken. I was FOR SURE it had, I did NOT pee the bed. No way no how! Well the nurse got her little strip out and put it down there and told me to cough hard. Nothing came out and the strip did NOT turn blue as it was suppsed too ... I was SO embarrassed. There is NO way I had peed the bed, but apparently that is what had happened, or so they thought! My husband and I were getting our things. The nurse went out to call the doctor and was coming back in to give us discharge instructions. I had an appointment the next day so I was to go as scheduled... As the nurse was saying all of this to me, the bed was SOPPING wet. After her speach I said "Ummm I think I am still leaking"... After a quick check she got another strip, and after a quick swab the paper was blue instaneously. Come back tomorrow for the rest of the story!

3 Weeks Already!

Time sure if flying by... I keep hoping it will slow down some so I can savor these days that I am staying at home with Baby C... I just am so in love with her preciousness and dont want to think about returning to work just yet! Unfortunately staying home was never an option for our family right now so I dont ever wish I could - since I know I cannot .. But the days seem to be slipping by oh so fast. While I am attempting to get our birth story written down before I forget even one minute of it ... I will leave you with a few pictures of our angel in her first three weeks of life! Happy Three weeks Princess Mommy and Daddy love you more than words can express!!!

 Brand new baby - about an hour old ... It took some time before we could snap any pictures since someone didnt want to breathe on their own!

 Precious girl on her first day home!  That face just kills me everytime, I think my heart breaks or opens just a tiny bit more ... I cannot imagine loving anything more than I love this child!

 Skyping with Mima and showing off my big blueberry blue eyes!

 Favorite place to sleep - on Mommy's chest after a meal!

I just wanted to document - I had taken this picture at 36 weeks! And had planned on posting on the 23rd! Well little miss had other plans and decided to make her debut instead. I did want to have this picture documented for memories sake.

Now on to attempt to get the birth story written before the princess awakens!