Allyx is here!

Finally! We went to the hospital Wednesday night (Feb 24th) at 7pm and they gave me Cervidil to get labor started. I definitely started having contractions that night. I was given a sleeping pill around 1am and told to get some rest. Yeah right! That didn't work. I was in and out of sleep all night, but never got "rest". Not by my definition, anyway. The next morning, sometime between 6 and 8am they started me on Pitocin. I got my Epidural a long time after that and Allyx decided to make her grand entrance at 8:32pm. 25 hours later, I was pretty exhausted.

Unfortunately, I lost about half my blood supply and wasn't doing too well after the delivery. They had me on oxygen for a while and monitored me for the next 3 days trying to decide if I was the lucky winner of a blood transfusion. YIKES! By the fourth day in the hospital, I was told to eat food with lots of iron, no transfusion needed. Phew.

We are excited to be parents and will try and get better at this blogging thing!!!

What Do You Do When You Can't Sleep?

So, here goes nothing! My very first blog entry. And, I'm sure, a boring one. It's only 9:48pm, but I can feel it already...a sleepless night! I know I'm not the first pregnant lady that has a hard time sleeping. Especially with 4 weeks to go. Is it wrong to hope for her to come early?

Moving on.... Allyx's bedroom is almost done! All the furniture has been in there for a few weeks now. All of her clothes, diapers, shoes, etc. have been in their places since then too (after arranging and rearranging it about four times). I've dusted it every two days. (That's not an exaggeration.) My plan for tomorrow is to find a mattress for her crib and get her bedding bought, washed and applied. Also, figure out what to do with the walls. They're so boring right now. I need to pack a hospital bag! So many things to do. YIKES! At least the blog is up and running. I've been MEANING to start it for a long time.

I guess now, when I can't sleep, I'll blog. :) Maybe next time I'll try adding a photo or two.