Thursday, November 26, 2009

Sarah Jean Nielsen





We welcomed Sarah into this world on Tuesday November 24, 2009 at 5:06 pm. She is a beautiful petite thing at only 7 lbs and 3oz and 19 inches long. I really think that we all should have scheduled inductions. This was by far the easiest delivery ever. Heather came from SLC to stay with Megan for the day til Grammy got off work, and I went in at 11:00 for the induction. Labor had a very slow start, I only changed a cm an hour, So at 4pm when I was still a 6, I said hey that epidural made my labor go fast last time, well, aparently when I told my body that it was getting an epidural It went the rest of the way in less then an hour, I sat on the edge of the bed at 4:30 and layed down to finally enjoy my labor at 4:45 and by then it was go time. They called the Dr. and Sarah was born. We didn't have time to let the grandmas know or anything. It really was nice to just have the time to our selves. The new women's center is lovely. They still placed the computers in the screwiest places. I was very grateful that we were able to go home at the 24 hour mark. I really missed my Meggars. Meg is really good with her sister, I haven't quite figured out how to handle 2 kids yet, when I stop to feed Sarah I get 2 steps behind Megan, but I am sure it will come with time. I am grateful for the long weekend and all of the help from Wes.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Here comes the Baby!

On my last Dr. apt I found out that my MD was leaving town for the holiday weekend. Initially I really wanted to try labor on my own vs. 10 hours stuck in a bed with an induction using pitocin. Especially since I haven't had any complications, unlike the first pregnancy. Well after talking with my doctor we elected to have the baby Tuesday Nov. 24, that way he could be there for the delivery. Of course all depends on the availabilty of beds on the L&D unit, so if all goes as planned I should have a baby on Tuesday, unless I get bumped, Then I will hopefully just be pregnant till Monday Nov. 30 when my Dr. gets back. Keep looking back for some pictures of the new little one. We're really excited.