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Kaylee's Here

We welcomed our baby girl Kaylee Jean Hester to our family October 13, 2008 at 10:54. 9lbs 8oz and 20 inches. Mommy and Kaylee are doing great. A big thank you to everyone for your prayers.

Tomorrow, Tomorrow

Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I love ya tomorrow it's only a day a way. I am so excited and nervous. My C-Section is scheduled for 10:30, we have to be there at 8:30. My dad is hanging with Jaxon and then our friend Heather is staying the night with Jax so Jas can stay with us for our first night. I got really lucky and we had a low census at work so I got off yesterday at 3 and I got all day off today. So I can do the knit picky stuff that you want to have done and I was moving too slow at work so I am glad that to not have the guilt of not moving fast enough on me today. Every shift for the last month I have felt bad for not giving as swift of care as I normally do, due to shift in gravity and inability to move any faster. I am hoping to sleep tonight. My mind was racing last night and I could not get comfortable so sleep was limited. The fun thought is that both my babies are/were born on a Monday. Please everyone pray that all goes well, I had toxemia after having Jax so I had to stay in the hospital longer. I'm healthier this pregnancy and I have been more active and I have not had to be on bed rest so I am hopeful that all will go well. Honestly as long as Kaylee is OK I can have toxemia again. I'm just anxious to see that she is OK. Also please pray for Jaxon and his adjustment to having a little sister. I pray we will not make him feel left out. I will post pics asap after she is born.

Kaylee's count down

Well after a couple of weeks of preterm labor I have made it to 37 weeks. I went to the Dr. yesterday and he scheduled my C-section for October 13th. I tried to get him to make it sooner but he was set on the 13th. Multiple family members have expressed their dislike of this date because the 13th will eventually fall on a friday. She isn't being born on friday the 13th. The day she is born on no matter what is lucky and a blessing. Started a count down to help pass the time and make it not feel so far away. I say it is 10 days away because I do not count today or the 13th. Jason said I was counting wrong then decided it might not be wise to argue with the pregnant,hormonal, uncomfortable woman. I'm nervous about working these last two weekends. Praying for strength.

Oh the Joys of Labor.

Sunday when I got off work I started having contractions. by the time I got home and out of the shower they were 8 minutes apart. By the time we made it to Women's they were 3-4 minutes apart. I was 34 weeks and 5 days and not dialating so they stopped them with trabutaline. Which is a drug I will not take again it raised my heart rate and gave me the shakes that were like a seizure. I was wiped Monday but luckily Jax went to school so I slept. Monday night I kept waking because of contractions, by tuesday morning they were 10-15 minutes apart and when I left the hospital they told me to go the the dr.'s if they got that close. Called to make an appointment with the dr. but instead they left a message with the nurse, who took an hour to get back with me and then told me to get straight to the office which made it seem as though it was emergent. We got there and preceded to wait for 2 hours, not hooked up to a fetal monitor and no ultrasound to be done. Jaxon was bored and became a monster. When finally seen they checked my cervix and Kaylee's heart rate and then sent me home. I was told I couldn't have an ultrasound because it could not be justified to the insurance because even if Kaylee is breeched or big it doesn't matter because I'm having a c-section. I am just frustrated because Sunday night they told me how important it was to rest and get to the dr.'s if the contractions got to 15 minutes because I am preterm and then the Dr.'s office told me to walk through the contractions and to not worry about the contractions. I need to hold out until next Tuesday when I will be 36 weeks. they will let me go ahead and have her after this point. Jaxon came at 37 weeks so I wouldn't be surprised if I went next week especially after working this weekend. I'm hoping my water will break so that they can not postpone delivery. The stinky part is that my OBGYN is out of town.I'm feeling better today and my contractions are far apart so I'm hoping for a good day and I pray I can get some stuff done around the house. Jason has a Test Thursday so I'm hoping for no more drama so that he can focus on his test.

Belly Pictures

Jaxon and I went today and had pictures made. He did not want to cooperate but we still got some good ones.

More Jaxon Baby Book Pages

Early

Well not to be out done by her brother Kaylee has decided to shake up some excitement in our lives. Jaxon arrived at 37 weeks, which is just making it to term, and he was 10 lbs and 4 oz, 21 inches long. I did not have gestational diabetes with Jaxon. I do have gestational diabetes with Kaylee, which maybe a factor in the events which occurred this week. Wednesday I started having lower back pain and severe pelvic pressure, it felt like right before my water broke with Jaxon. I know she had just dropped and figured it was pain and pressure from that. Unfortunately it did not ease or go away. After having my loving husband and daddy insist on me calling the doctor I did Friday morning when the office opened. Friday the pressure and pain was immense and I was at work hoping they would just say it was normal pain. I was ready to put on my big girl panties and work through it but when I talked to the nurse she was not happy. I was made a 1:00 Dr.'s appoint at the office site next to the hospital I will be delivering at just in case, which honestly started to freak me out a bit. I was 33 3/4 weeks along, too early for my taste. My coworkers were awesome. Multiple coworkers quickly offered to take my patients and got me out of work post haste. The covering physician I saw stated I was experiencing signs of preterm labor. Which to him was not surprising since I have gestational diabetes and because Jaxon just made it to 37 weeks when he came. My blood pressure, blood sugar and other labs were all good. Kaylee's head is right on my cervix and I am starting to efface but not dilate. I was cleared to return to normal activity and just try to rest as much as possible. I follow up with My doctor Wednesday and I am hoping they will do an ultrasound to see how big Kaylee is. I am still having pressure and back pain but it is not constant or as severe as it was on Friday. Every pray that if she does come early she is strong and her lungs are developed enough.

Baby Shower

My friend Becca threw me a baby shower. It was on a Tuesday night and we had a wonderful turn out of friends and family. I feel so blessed and I am still overwhelmed by everyone's generosity. We had a great time. Kaylee's arrival is just around the corner and I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has passed. Here are some Pictures from that night.

MIA

It's been a bit since I blogged. I've entered the 3rd trimester fatigue. Trying to manage a new diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes. Also Jaxon has had a massive ear infection and we have had to put ear drops in daily. The first time I administered the ear drops Jaxon said "mommy hurt me". It broke my heart. Busy Busy Busy. I've also been in high speed nesting mode. This is short mainly because my brain is scattered. I'm adding pictures of Kaylee's room and new ones of silly Jax. Please pray for me as a little drama has occurred at work and with my hormones at an all time high it has become hard to ignore. Hope everyone is well.