Ella graced us with her presence a little earlier than expected...she was 8 days early. As I went to work on Monday, May 23rd - little did I know I would be coming home with a baby! I had only been at work for about 30 minutes before I called Josh and asked him if he was ready to go to the hospital...he answered with a quickened pace, "are you ready to go to the hospital??" I replied, "the on-call doctor says I am." We arrived at the hospital where they ran a test to see if they were going to admit me - we were quite convinced it was a false alarm and they were going to send us home (which honestly I was hoping for - I hadn't mentally prepared myself for labor, nor did I have a bag packed!)...but nope the nurse came back and said we were there to stay! The only thoughts I had running through my head were...1) I need to call my mom and dad to see if they will come feed the dogs (our two chihuahuas) and to give them a list of things to pack for us! and 2) When is the pain going to start?? Josh walked the hall with me for a few hours before the Doctor wanted to hook me up to a machine. The machine monitored Ella's heartbeat and tracked my contractions....lucky for me...the machine showed I was having contractions - but I couldn't feel them. The contractions continued for another 5 hours or so - still I couldn't feel them...oh wait - now I can! They were hard and coming fast...about every 2-3 minutes and lasting 45 seconds to 1 minute...I buzzed the nurse after about 15 minutes of that and asked if it was time for my epidural (please please!). She left the room and came back about 10 minutes later and said my epidural was on the way - that made me smile for about 5 seconds before the next contraction began! :) Ahh yes relief was here...but wait...it wasn't! The first epidural didn't work...so Dr. Lee returned to take that one out and lets try something else - I didn't care what was going on - just please make the pain stop...ahhh yes now there is relief....everything was smooth sailing from that point on (on a side-note...to all who gave birth without pain medication - good for you....I couldn't do that!) The rest pretty much was a blur...until 1:00am on the dot - Ella was born :)
Our stay in the hospital was nice - lots of visitors...I could have done without the poking and prodding every few hours...but the nurses were just doing their job....finally it's time to go home...I was ready to be in my own bed.
We have experienced the many ups and downs as parents already...the late nights with little sleep to the smiles that light up her face. To summarize-the last 8 weeks have flown by...Ella has changed so much since she was born...to document her physical changes...Josh takes a weekly picture (same pose and same place every week) so we can see the changes. Her favorite thing right now is to stick out that bottom lip...which I have to admit...it makes me laugh every time!
Ella is getting ready to enter her 9th week...a few big things happening this week...1) Ella is going to a brand new sitter...she was recommended to us by the pastor at Hyland Heights...Josh and I went and met her this weekend...she seems nice and great with kids...I still have my hesitations...I don't "know" her...and I am having a very hard time accepting that I have to send my child to someone that I don't know...it's been a very emotional weekend for me...and I have a feeling I just may cry tomorrow as I pull away leaving her there...2) Ella gets her first round of shots this week...yes I do believe this may be the most emotional week that I will have experienced since Ella's birth...from what I have been told it is a cry that will break your heart as it's a cry of pain...a first for many 2 month olds...as they typically haven't experienced pain yet. So say a little prayer for me this week - I am going to need it!
Well I am going to leave you with a picture that I catch Josh laughing at often...she's a funny girl.
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