We've been wanting to have another coconut party, but hard to find a good time between treatments and when Avery feels good. We are celebrating Avery getting her last chemo on this phase on Thursday, Yeah for that (of course if her counts are high enough) then on to the next phase in two weeks. Also, celebrating all those supportive coconut members, I am still so touch by them and celebrating starting Kindergarten tomorrow. (More on that later) Tonight having pizza, chips & drinks and playing outside on the bounce house & trampoline. Come Play!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Trip 18 to Primary Children's!
A conversation with Grandma Kathy:
Avery: I don't like Cancer, I don't like Chemo and I don't like Coyotes!
Grandma: Why don't you like Coyotes?
Avery: Because they kill my Grandpa's baby calves.
So I start writing a new post, but by the time I actually post... it's old news. I used to stay up way late updating & would NOT get enough sleep, but now that I'm up every few hours with my newborn and I know I'm only going to get a couple hours of quality sleep so I go to bed a lot sooner. Kyle I seen your comment about taking me up on being a guest blogger and I think you should:) You could be the video specialist. You have a lot of cute videos of Avery on your phone and I have thought of doing a video with her singing along with Taylor Swift and Diana. She loves to listen to music for hours:) If anyone ever hears of Taylor coming somewhere close let me know. She would love to go.
This has been the roughest week out of this phase so far.(Chemo week Aug. 11th-22nd) On a positive note, her tough little body is still handling all the medicine better then I'd imagined. She has been more nauseous this time & threw up the first few days after chemo. The worst part was getting mouth sores from the chemo, which made it so hard to eat. It started about 4 days after she had chemo. She started complaining about her throat hurting & I figured she'd gotten a sore throat. Then she cried that it hurt to swallow and when blood come up from her mouth we realized it must be mouth sores. She didn’t want to open her mouth much because she said it hurt. We did finally see sores on her cheek and under her tongue she had a bad sore. We knew they must be down her throat also. One night she wanted bread sticks so bad. She tried to eat them, but cried that it hurt too bad. I felt so bad and cried with her wishing that it was my mouth that had sores in them. I could use not eating for a few days not you. I cut the bottom of the bread stick to just keep the softest part and cut it into little pieces, but she just got more upset that it hurt so bad to eat. She still is drinking which was the big concern for the oncologist. We kept giving you pain medicine and the magic mouth wash that you swallow is suppose to help. Today (22nd) you started feeling a little relief in your mouth and then boom it’s time for another hit of the awful chemo.
Today, (Monday, Aug. 22nd) we are driving home from our long 12 hour day. We even tried to make it shorter and came last night and stayed at Rachelle’s, so we didn’t have to drive up at 5:00 in the morning. Home health came yesterday (Aug 21st) and missed again on the first try to access your port. Your dollars for every poke from Grandma Kathy is really adding up. Sure wish they would get the same person to come every time & make it easier on you. We did make counts ANC was 1400 and platelets was 117. These are the two numbers they are concerned with for this phase. (ANC has to be over 750 and platelets over 75) By the time we got the blood results around 3:30, got everyone’s bags packed, stopped to drop off Kelsi’s stuff and say goodbye, we didn’t make it to Rachelle’s house until 10:00 p.m., Luckily Rachelle let the boys stay awake until we got there so you were super excited to see him.
We left Rachelle’s house at 9:00 a.m. for clinic. No siblings are allowed in clinic so we decided to have Rachelle keep the baby which we so appreciated. Avery started out with stomach pain and had a rough day, which means mom/dad had a rough day too. Her stomach was really bothering her and she actually was asking for food today. However, because on day 31 of this phase she had a lumbar puncture, she couldn't have any food until after her procedure. Due to the mouth sores, the oncologist was debating to not give her the 2nd chemo, Methotrexate and only give her the dose of Vincristine. They accelerate the dose of Methotrexate every time and don’t want her sores (infection) in her mouth to get worse & to prevent her from eating less then she is now. They decided to not accelerate the dose this time, but to give her the same dose as last time minus 20%. We didn't have time for chemo and had to be down to the RTU by 11:30 for her LP. You haven't had one for a few months & you seemed to be a bit nervous this time. You already was asking to go home and your stomach was still hurting. The procedure doesn't take long, but it takes you awhile to wake up. Then we had to go back up to the 4th floor for chemo. Although you had wanted to eat all that day, once you actually could you no longer had an appetite. You threw up in mom's hand before we could grab you a bucket. The nurses ordered you some pain medicine, but you refused to take it. After the chemo was finished we were able to leave. You feel right to sleep driving to pick up brother Carson. At Rachelle's you perked up and even ate some pudding. We had been trying to get you to drink lots of water, because they say this helps flush the chemo out of your body & we have found it really does help. However, you would not drink for us. We let you play for a bit with your cousins Bridger & Landon. We were so happy Rachelle was willing to watch Carson & he took a bottle from her with no problem. Such a blessing. You slep tuntil we were at Beaver & woke up in such a good mood, however still won't drink water. I think you enjoy causing frustration with your parents. We know this helps you do better & will help you to not get such awful mouth sores, but we can't convince you. We got home at 10:00 from a long day. We counted and this was our number 18 trip to Salt Lake since you were diagnosed. That seems like so many, especially since we didn't go at all for a month when your counts weren't high enough. That's more trips in a short few months then I have taken in years. One more trip up there in 10 days on this phase, then on to the next Delayed Intensification.
What it takes to access her port.
Darn...they missed again. You're not exciting about another poke.
Before we left for the hospital we snapped a picture of everyone wearing their Team Avery Bravery shirts.
Cousins: Landon, Bridger & Whitney
We see this multi-color horse every time we go to PCMC.
First time, we've ever seen a dog at clinic. I guess they come around the hospital with volunteers or if the children ask for them.
Avery getting her Chemo-Vincristine
When I walked in the room, Avery was face down. They said she woke up for a minute then turned like this. The nurse was the same one that Avery had gotten really mad at the time she was on steroids and yelled at everyone. I asked her if she remembered. Once I reminded her she did, but before that she wouldn't have even remembered. She said she felt bad because when she turned around and started laughing that's when Avery got real mad. We had a good laugh about it before Avery woke up of course. She gave Avery her blood pressure cuff, and oxygen mask to take home because she loves to play doctor now. She loves to give others IV and poke them:)
Avery: I don't like Cancer, I don't like Chemo and I don't like Coyotes!
Grandma: Why don't you like Coyotes?
Avery: Because they kill my Grandpa's baby calves.
So I start writing a new post, but by the time I actually post... it's old news. I used to stay up way late updating & would NOT get enough sleep, but now that I'm up every few hours with my newborn and I know I'm only going to get a couple hours of quality sleep so I go to bed a lot sooner. Kyle I seen your comment about taking me up on being a guest blogger and I think you should:) You could be the video specialist. You have a lot of cute videos of Avery on your phone and I have thought of doing a video with her singing along with Taylor Swift and Diana. She loves to listen to music for hours:) If anyone ever hears of Taylor coming somewhere close let me know. She would love to go.
This has been the roughest week out of this phase so far.(Chemo week Aug. 11th-22nd) On a positive note, her tough little body is still handling all the medicine better then I'd imagined. She has been more nauseous this time & threw up the first few days after chemo. The worst part was getting mouth sores from the chemo, which made it so hard to eat. It started about 4 days after she had chemo. She started complaining about her throat hurting & I figured she'd gotten a sore throat. Then she cried that it hurt to swallow and when blood come up from her mouth we realized it must be mouth sores. She didn’t want to open her mouth much because she said it hurt. We did finally see sores on her cheek and under her tongue she had a bad sore. We knew they must be down her throat also. One night she wanted bread sticks so bad. She tried to eat them, but cried that it hurt too bad. I felt so bad and cried with her wishing that it was my mouth that had sores in them. I could use not eating for a few days not you. I cut the bottom of the bread stick to just keep the softest part and cut it into little pieces, but she just got more upset that it hurt so bad to eat. She still is drinking which was the big concern for the oncologist. We kept giving you pain medicine and the magic mouth wash that you swallow is suppose to help. Today (22nd) you started feeling a little relief in your mouth and then boom it’s time for another hit of the awful chemo.
Today, (Monday, Aug. 22nd) we are driving home from our long 12 hour day. We even tried to make it shorter and came last night and stayed at Rachelle’s, so we didn’t have to drive up at 5:00 in the morning. Home health came yesterday (Aug 21st) and missed again on the first try to access your port. Your dollars for every poke from Grandma Kathy is really adding up. Sure wish they would get the same person to come every time & make it easier on you. We did make counts ANC was 1400 and platelets was 117. These are the two numbers they are concerned with for this phase. (ANC has to be over 750 and platelets over 75) By the time we got the blood results around 3:30, got everyone’s bags packed, stopped to drop off Kelsi’s stuff and say goodbye, we didn’t make it to Rachelle’s house until 10:00 p.m., Luckily Rachelle let the boys stay awake until we got there so you were super excited to see him.
We left Rachelle’s house at 9:00 a.m. for clinic. No siblings are allowed in clinic so we decided to have Rachelle keep the baby which we so appreciated. Avery started out with stomach pain and had a rough day, which means mom/dad had a rough day too. Her stomach was really bothering her and she actually was asking for food today. However, because on day 31 of this phase she had a lumbar puncture, she couldn't have any food until after her procedure. Due to the mouth sores, the oncologist was debating to not give her the 2nd chemo, Methotrexate and only give her the dose of Vincristine. They accelerate the dose of Methotrexate every time and don’t want her sores (infection) in her mouth to get worse & to prevent her from eating less then she is now. They decided to not accelerate the dose this time, but to give her the same dose as last time minus 20%. We didn't have time for chemo and had to be down to the RTU by 11:30 for her LP. You haven't had one for a few months & you seemed to be a bit nervous this time. You already was asking to go home and your stomach was still hurting. The procedure doesn't take long, but it takes you awhile to wake up. Then we had to go back up to the 4th floor for chemo. Although you had wanted to eat all that day, once you actually could you no longer had an appetite. You threw up in mom's hand before we could grab you a bucket. The nurses ordered you some pain medicine, but you refused to take it. After the chemo was finished we were able to leave. You feel right to sleep driving to pick up brother Carson. At Rachelle's you perked up and even ate some pudding. We had been trying to get you to drink lots of water, because they say this helps flush the chemo out of your body & we have found it really does help. However, you would not drink for us. We let you play for a bit with your cousins Bridger & Landon. We were so happy Rachelle was willing to watch Carson & he took a bottle from her with no problem. Such a blessing. You slep tuntil we were at Beaver & woke up in such a good mood, however still won't drink water. I think you enjoy causing frustration with your parents. We know this helps you do better & will help you to not get such awful mouth sores, but we can't convince you. We got home at 10:00 from a long day. We counted and this was our number 18 trip to Salt Lake since you were diagnosed. That seems like so many, especially since we didn't go at all for a month when your counts weren't high enough. That's more trips in a short few months then I have taken in years. One more trip up there in 10 days on this phase, then on to the next Delayed Intensification.
What it takes to access her port.
Darn...they missed again. You're not exciting about another poke.
Before we left for the hospital we snapped a picture of everyone wearing their Team Avery Bravery shirts.
Cousins: Landon, Bridger & Whitney
We see this multi-color horse every time we go to PCMC.
First time, we've ever seen a dog at clinic. I guess they come around the hospital with volunteers or if the children ask for them.
Avery getting her Chemo-Vincristine
When I walked in the room, Avery was face down. They said she woke up for a minute then turned like this. The nurse was the same one that Avery had gotten really mad at the time she was on steroids and yelled at everyone. I asked her if she remembered. Once I reminded her she did, but before that she wouldn't have even remembered. She said she felt bad because when she turned around and started laughing that's when Avery got real mad. We had a good laugh about it before Avery woke up of course. She gave Avery her blood pressure cuff, and oxygen mask to take home because she loves to play doctor now. She loves to give others IV and poke them:)
Sunday, August 21, 2011
All About Kelsi!
For Kelsi’s 2nd Birthday, we really wanted to make it “all about Kelsi”. Since Avery was diagnosed Kelsi has had a hard time, she’s cries a lot for her momma, for awhile she quit eating so good (I'm a crazy cancer mom now so I panic with the "What if's" like what if Kelsi has cancer or some other life threatening illness...non-stop worry now) and no matter the age, kids are smart and can tell when things are different in their little lives so today was all about her!
Like for all Birthday celebrations, Avery was so excited for her sisters. She made plans….we needed to make her a big flower cake like the one she had when she turned 2. We needed lots of balloons all over the house and a big birthday sign and we had to call Grandma to come and pick Kelsi up so we could surprise her. She really wanted it to be a big surprise. The night before Avery & I worked on her big flower cake idea. I’m definitely not a cake maker and a plain rectangle cake is as far as my expertise in cake making go, but we gave it a shot and tried our best to make a flower cake. We ended up waiting until her nap time to decorate with balloons and make a sign. Sharron and Alisha showed up and helped Avery with that.
When Kelsi woke up from her nap, Dad hurried her outside to walk in and have it be a surprise. She was in awe when she seen all the balloons dangling from the ceiling. When I would ask her whose birthday it was today she would say, me with a big smile and would try singing, "Happy Birthday to me". She knew she was turning 2 and would hold up 2 fingers.
We had a BBQ and invited our families over. The look on her face when it was “her” getting all the gifts (instead of her sister) made me smile. I think she was a little shocked that everyone had brought gifts just for her. This was just what she needed and she was thrilled. She loved her flower cake, loved playing with her cousins and she was so excited to jump in the bounce house we had borrowed just for her on her birthday. We ended with a game of pin the tail on the donkey. Kelsi you make us laugh every day. You can be very shy and you get your feelings hurt if mom/dad tells you not to do something, but at the same time you definitely can hold your own when someone makes you mad. You are so sweet, but there are many times we try not to chuckle because it’s Avery who’s running from her little sister that is going to get her instead of you being afraid of her. You are a tease and like to wrestling with your older cousins and love to see people’s reaction. You love to be held especially in the mornings or after your naps and you love to snuggle. You and your sister have this in common. Once you decide something it is hard to change your mind and from such a young age you both want to wear certain things and certain shoes. Right now, you will only wear Avery’s sandals. Even though you have your own and Avery's are too big....there’s no talking you out of it. We love you & our so glad you’re part of our family!
Like for all Birthday celebrations, Avery was so excited for her sisters. She made plans….we needed to make her a big flower cake like the one she had when she turned 2. We needed lots of balloons all over the house and a big birthday sign and we had to call Grandma to come and pick Kelsi up so we could surprise her. She really wanted it to be a big surprise. The night before Avery & I worked on her big flower cake idea. I’m definitely not a cake maker and a plain rectangle cake is as far as my expertise in cake making go, but we gave it a shot and tried our best to make a flower cake. We ended up waiting until her nap time to decorate with balloons and make a sign. Sharron and Alisha showed up and helped Avery with that.
When Kelsi woke up from her nap, Dad hurried her outside to walk in and have it be a surprise. She was in awe when she seen all the balloons dangling from the ceiling. When I would ask her whose birthday it was today she would say, me with a big smile and would try singing, "Happy Birthday to me". She knew she was turning 2 and would hold up 2 fingers.
We had a BBQ and invited our families over. The look on her face when it was “her” getting all the gifts (instead of her sister) made me smile. I think she was a little shocked that everyone had brought gifts just for her. This was just what she needed and she was thrilled. She loved her flower cake, loved playing with her cousins and she was so excited to jump in the bounce house we had borrowed just for her on her birthday. We ended with a game of pin the tail on the donkey. Kelsi you make us laugh every day. You can be very shy and you get your feelings hurt if mom/dad tells you not to do something, but at the same time you definitely can hold your own when someone makes you mad. You are so sweet, but there are many times we try not to chuckle because it’s Avery who’s running from her little sister that is going to get her instead of you being afraid of her. You are a tease and like to wrestling with your older cousins and love to see people’s reaction. You love to be held especially in the mornings or after your naps and you love to snuggle. You and your sister have this in common. Once you decide something it is hard to change your mind and from such a young age you both want to wear certain things and certain shoes. Right now, you will only wear Avery’s sandals. Even though you have your own and Avery's are too big....there’s no talking you out of it. We love you & our so glad you’re part of our family!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
ER Visit!
Waiting outside the ER.
One of my big worries was if Avery was to get a high enough fever we would have to take her to the ER. We have been lucky compared to a lot of other kids that have made frequent trips to the ER with fevers, but I just dreaded & hoped that this day would never come. My bigger worry was once I had the baby being torn if Avery were to get a high fever and need to go to the ER and be admitted and a newborn that needs their mother too. I never want to have to feel torn between kids that need me, although realistically I knew when the baby came it was going to get even harder making our frequent trips to Salt Lake. On Sunday at 3:00 a.m. Avery started with an ear ache. She said it was hurting so bad. At 6:45 a.m. I called the on-call pediatrician who said she would meet us at 8:30 a.m. at her office to see her. I stayed home with the other two kids while Johnny ran her down. We got a prescription for ear drops & an antibiotic for an ear infection. She feel asleep for a few hours, but her fever was running 99 to 100 degrees. (The magic number is 100.4 and they want us to wait a half hour then check it again, if still high then we are suppose to take her to the ER) When she woke up around 12:00 she still cried how bad it hurt and had thrown up after we gave her medicine. Probably because she wouldn't eat or drink. My Dad & brother Shane came and gave her a priesthood blessing that she could endure the pain and this trial would pass shortly. She feel asleep. Her fever was still border line to take her to the ER. Johnny & I ran down to Cedar for the baby who needed another prick of the heel to see what his jaundice count was. When we got back around 4:00 her fever was still high ranging from 100.4 and reaching 101.6 depending on the thermometer. I started making phone calls. I talked to the on-call pediatrician again, I needed to call to check on Carson counts too, (they went up higher to 14) I asked her if there was a way to not go to the ER, but if the infusion clinic or home health could access her port to draw blood and do the CBC. This would be easier on her and less dramatic. She made calls to the infusion clinic & I made calls to home health. We ended up taking her to the ER where we got registered, then gratefully someone from the infusion clinic was willing to come in and access her to draw blood. They also have on hand the antibiotic that she needs when she gets a fever. They easily accessed her port and gave her an antibiotic called Rocephin to help her body fight off the infection, this takes 30 minutes to drip in her port. We waited for her blood counts to come back. If her ANC was under 500 then we would have to be admitted to the hospital. Avery didn't feel good and just wanted to go home. So did we. Surprisingly her ANC came back at 5100, which is the highest it's ever been and her WBC was 6.2 the highest it's ever been. This means her body is doing exactly what it's suppose to do and her bone marrow is making new white blood cells to fight off the infection. Good news we didn't have to stay. She hardly ate or drink all day and still didn't feel good, but we hoped with the antibiotic they gave her she would do a lot better. The next day she felt so much better. We are so grateful to the on-call Dr. who was so willing to help us. Three trips to Cedar in one day that may be a record, but we are so glad she's doing better and mom didn't have to worry about not being with her if we had to stay at the hospital.
At the infusion clinic drawing her blood.
She's so thrilled to be here.
The 30 minute drip of Rocephin.
Carson made his first visit to the infusion clinic & sleep the whole time.
Today was my first time NOT going to Salt Lake with Avery. Johnny took her at 7:30 this morning. I was grateful that Avery wasn't sad that I wasn't going and a little relieved to be having a week off without the long drive. She know I needed to stay home this time with the baby. I surprised myself and after they left, it broke my heart that I couldn't be there for her, but I know she's in good hands. So glad that Johnny is able to take her and Avery has all the confidence in the world for her dad. Thinking of them and hoping again her little body can endure all the chemo they put into her! You are so brave Avery!
One of my big worries was if Avery was to get a high enough fever we would have to take her to the ER. We have been lucky compared to a lot of other kids that have made frequent trips to the ER with fevers, but I just dreaded & hoped that this day would never come. My bigger worry was once I had the baby being torn if Avery were to get a high fever and need to go to the ER and be admitted and a newborn that needs their mother too. I never want to have to feel torn between kids that need me, although realistically I knew when the baby came it was going to get even harder making our frequent trips to Salt Lake. On Sunday at 3:00 a.m. Avery started with an ear ache. She said it was hurting so bad. At 6:45 a.m. I called the on-call pediatrician who said she would meet us at 8:30 a.m. at her office to see her. I stayed home with the other two kids while Johnny ran her down. We got a prescription for ear drops & an antibiotic for an ear infection. She feel asleep for a few hours, but her fever was running 99 to 100 degrees. (The magic number is 100.4 and they want us to wait a half hour then check it again, if still high then we are suppose to take her to the ER) When she woke up around 12:00 she still cried how bad it hurt and had thrown up after we gave her medicine. Probably because she wouldn't eat or drink. My Dad & brother Shane came and gave her a priesthood blessing that she could endure the pain and this trial would pass shortly. She feel asleep. Her fever was still border line to take her to the ER. Johnny & I ran down to Cedar for the baby who needed another prick of the heel to see what his jaundice count was. When we got back around 4:00 her fever was still high ranging from 100.4 and reaching 101.6 depending on the thermometer. I started making phone calls. I talked to the on-call pediatrician again, I needed to call to check on Carson counts too, (they went up higher to 14) I asked her if there was a way to not go to the ER, but if the infusion clinic or home health could access her port to draw blood and do the CBC. This would be easier on her and less dramatic. She made calls to the infusion clinic & I made calls to home health. We ended up taking her to the ER where we got registered, then gratefully someone from the infusion clinic was willing to come in and access her to draw blood. They also have on hand the antibiotic that she needs when she gets a fever. They easily accessed her port and gave her an antibiotic called Rocephin to help her body fight off the infection, this takes 30 minutes to drip in her port. We waited for her blood counts to come back. If her ANC was under 500 then we would have to be admitted to the hospital. Avery didn't feel good and just wanted to go home. So did we. Surprisingly her ANC came back at 5100, which is the highest it's ever been and her WBC was 6.2 the highest it's ever been. This means her body is doing exactly what it's suppose to do and her bone marrow is making new white blood cells to fight off the infection. Good news we didn't have to stay. She hardly ate or drink all day and still didn't feel good, but we hoped with the antibiotic they gave her she would do a lot better. The next day she felt so much better. We are so grateful to the on-call Dr. who was so willing to help us. Three trips to Cedar in one day that may be a record, but we are so glad she's doing better and mom didn't have to worry about not being with her if we had to stay at the hospital.
At the infusion clinic drawing her blood.
She's so thrilled to be here.
The 30 minute drip of Rocephin.
Carson made his first visit to the infusion clinic & sleep the whole time.
Today was my first time NOT going to Salt Lake with Avery. Johnny took her at 7:30 this morning. I was grateful that Avery wasn't sad that I wasn't going and a little relieved to be having a week off without the long drive. She know I needed to stay home this time with the baby. I surprised myself and after they left, it broke my heart that I couldn't be there for her, but I know she's in good hands. So glad that Johnny is able to take her and Avery has all the confidence in the world for her dad. Thinking of them and hoping again her little body can endure all the chemo they put into her! You are so brave Avery!
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Busy, Busy!
It's been a busy few days! We came home from the hospital on Friday the 5th, but Carson bilirubin was high at level 8 (intermediate to high risk) so we had to go back to the hospital on Saturday where his level went higher to a 12, then back again on Sunday (3 trips to Cedar this day; 2 for Avery, 1 for Carson) for another heel poke where he's level went up to 14. We had his first check-up where his Dr. felt if we took the test again he would be at the same level and by looking at him he thinks he'll be fine. I was a little surprised he didn't want to check it again, but he felt good about it. He now weighs 7 lbs 3 oz so lost only 3 ounces and is now 19 3/4 inches. We go again in 2 weeks!
Carson with Great Grandma Adams
Big sister Kelsi wants a turn!
Carson with big sister Avery!
Babies are so special and fun to snuggle with!
Carson's cute feet!
Friday, August 5, 2011
He's Here!
Baby Carson arrived August 4th, 2011 @ 3:05 p.m. He weighed 7 lbs, 6 oz (exact same weight as Avery was) & was 18-1/2 inches (exact same length as Kelsi). Johnny's wasn't impressed with the shortness, but he was two weeks early that makes a difference. Also, I'm weird with numbers so just throwing this out there. Avery & Kelsi were born on the 13th..1+3=4 and Carson was born on the 4th. It just all ties together (I'm weird)
I was started at 12:05 and delivered exactly 15 hours later. Most probably think this is way too long, but it was my shortest time & everything went well. I was on oxygen for the last hour as Carson's heart rate would drop every time I had a contraction, but since it would come back up when the contraction was over they just keep monitoring it. We were glad when it was all over and he was here safety.
Thanks to my mom for keeping my kids and bringing them to meet their new baby brother. Avery wanted to be the first one their to see him. (scary pic of me, but there were only a few with Kelsi-She's not into pictures right now)
I was started at 12:05 and delivered exactly 15 hours later. Most probably think this is way too long, but it was my shortest time & everything went well. I was on oxygen for the last hour as Carson's heart rate would drop every time I had a contraction, but since it would come back up when the contraction was over they just keep monitoring it. We were glad when it was all over and he was here safety.
Thanks to my mom for keeping my kids and bringing them to meet their new baby brother. Avery wanted to be the first one their to see him. (scary pic of me, but there were only a few with Kelsi-She's not into pictures right now)
Already loving the pacifier!
Avery adores him & didn't want to leave his side.
So cute how she is looking at him.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Ready or Not.....
Ready or not here he comes..... They couldn't confirm for us that we really are having a boy, (it would have been nice to check one more time, but my first ultra-sound she was pretty sure) but it did confirm that everything looks good. The Dr. wanted to check the growth because with pre-clampsia it can prevent the placenta from receiving enough blood, which can cause your baby to be born very small, among other problems. Well I think baby Carson is okay on this area. In comparison, with Kelsi the Dr. also had me do another ultra-sound towards the end and she measured 5 lb 13 oz at 36 weeks, when he started me at 38 weeks she weighed 6 lb 9 oz so it seemed accurate to me. On Friday at 37 weeks they estimated him at 7 lbs 15 ounces. I was a little surprised with this. It will be interesting to see how close they are. So I turned in another 24 hr protein test. The test came back elevated again (went from 285 to 370). Today, I had a Dr. appointment. The Dr. didn't like that my levels were up, but glad they didn't shoot way up and he felt good that his growth seems okay, but he did decide to start me Aug. 4, @ 12:05 in the morning. This will put me getting started at exactly 38 weeks like with Kelsi, so leave a comment how much you think he'll weigh, length & when he'll be born etc. I'm so hoping this labor can go so much faster then the other two. It shouldn't be hard, but I was surprised when Kelsi somehow out did the record of Avery's.
Facts from the other two:
Avery: Started April 12th @ 1:00 a.m., born April 13th @ 5:13 a.m. (3 days overdue) Start to finish: 28 Hrs, 13 minutes
Weight: 7 lbs 6 oz; Height: 19-1/2 inches
Kelsi: Started Aug. 12th @ 1:00 a.m., born Aug. 13th @ 12:02 p.m. (started 2 weeks early) Start to finish: 35 hours
Weight: 6 lbs 9 oz; height: 18-1/2 inches
Carson: Started Aug. 4th @ 12:05 a.m., (starting me 2 weeks early)
Facts from the other two:
Avery: Started April 12th @ 1:00 a.m., born April 13th @ 5:13 a.m. (3 days overdue) Start to finish: 28 Hrs, 13 minutes
Weight: 7 lbs 6 oz; Height: 19-1/2 inches
Kelsi: Started Aug. 12th @ 1:00 a.m., born Aug. 13th @ 12:02 p.m. (started 2 weeks early) Start to finish: 35 hours
Weight: 6 lbs 9 oz; height: 18-1/2 inches
Carson: Started Aug. 4th @ 12:05 a.m., (starting me 2 weeks early)
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