| About the Baby! |
| Hello there! This is my page dedicated to my baby, born May 31, 2005! I will post ultrasounds and other pics here, and also updates from her doctor appointments. If I can remember. ^_^ |
| 12-16-2004: Ok, so my first Prenatal OB visit wasn't that great. The clinic I was going to, KMC OB/GYN, apparently LOST all my medical charts... after running all sorts of bloodwork and tests/panels when I went in to get checked out on Nov. 11, 2004. How they lost it, I don't know!! But they had done some quick sonograms to be sure everything was "okay", and I got to see my baby for the first time! I'll post the ultrasound pic when I get a chance... anyway, the baby's heartbeat is really strong, and was very fast at 12 weeks! The tech said he seemed a little smaller than they would've guessed him to be, but he seems to be healthy. So, they rescheduled me for today, but I was so frustrated with them that I called and set up another appointment with a different OB, in a private clinic... and I'm SO GLAD I did! My new OB is Dr. Lin, and he's wonderful! He checked everything, ordered an entire NEW set of panels since KMC lost my other ones, and even checked the baby with an ultrasound. Measurements... everything! He tried to see if it was a boy or girl, but the little rascal wouldn't give us a peek! ^_^ We listened to his heartbeat (so strong!!), and Dr. Lin said he seems to be "right on target" for his development! I am soo happy! I have another appointment Jan. 14, 2005... we'll try again to see what the baby is... |
| My Thoughts (12-16-2004): Wow. I am so incredibly excited and happy that this is happening! I never thought I would be able to have a baby (after experiencing three seperate horrible miscarriages) and now here I am, at 17 weeks pregnant! Maybe it's the hormones, but I feel ready to cry every time I think about being blessed with this baby! It has become the most wonderful experience for me, knowing that I have created a life inside me, and it is growing and being nourished at this very minute! I have been VERY lucky so far... I haven't experienced hardly any morning sickness, except when I had the flu early in October. My only symptoms have been the "tiny bladder", forgetfulness, cold feet, tender breasts, swelling belly (yes I am starting to show already!), small changes in my skin (ack! where'd that breakout come from?!!), headaches, and mild upset stomach (which in the last week and a half has started turning into indigestion! lol) that comes around during this time. And I already love this little life inside me soo much!! I can't wait to hold him in my arms! I keep referring to this baby as "him".. isn't that funny? I don't even know yet what this baby will be... hopefully we'll find out in January! The father, my ex-boyfriend Robert Stokes, has decided that he would rather not have anything to do with this child. I'm very sad that this baby won't have a father around (and will most likely never even get to know him), but I would rather my baby not know what Robert is like than turn out just like him. Hopefully I can meet someone who can be a good fatherly influence on my baby, someone he can look up to and respect, instead of feeling that I'm all he has (which, at this point, is just about the way it is). I never wanted to have a baby alone, but there is no way I would ever get rid of this baby that I have been given. This is a blessing in my life, given to me to love and protect and nourish... and I will. Even if I am alone. |
| 01-05-2005: Well, I am 20 weeks pregnant today! Yay! I guess 18 weeks is the official start of the 5th month (? go figure...), so I am technically over 5 months pregnant! I have been feeling the baby move since around 17.5 weeks now... it's such an amazing feeling! I love it when he moves around- I love the way it feels. Like magic, or something. It makes me feel really special to have this tiny little human moving around inside me... He likes to pick strange times for alot of movement. He went crazy the other day at work, kicking up a storm. This weekend has been pretty quiet, and I started to get worried, but then he started moving around yesterday evening while I was playing pool. So now I feel better. I can't wait for my doctor's appt (only 1.5 weeks! Ack! I can't stand it!!)- I'm hoping he will be able to tell me if I'm having a boy or a girl. Hoping for a boy. I shouldn't get my hopes up too much though... my ex (the father of this baby) only has girls, so his track record for producing boys is a big fat 0. My brain is taking a vacation.. I can't seem to think straight at all anymore! Anyway, it's my nap time, so I'll let ya'all go. ^_^ |
| 02-24-2005: Hey there! Well I said I would, and now I've finally gotten a chance! My Ultrasound pics are finally up!!! I actually have 4 from Nov. 11 2004, but they all pretty much look the same so I only scanned in one. But I did scan in both from Feb. 14 2005! Still don't know if it's a boy or a girl, but I no longer care! I'm just happy this baby is still with me and doing so well! I've had the flu pretty bad since early January, and it's only gotten worse in the last two weeks. I'm on my second course of antibiotics... it should be against the laws of nature for a pregnant woman to get sick like this! Other than the cold, I have been doing wonderfully! This has got to be the most wonderful experience a woman can have: every little kick, punch and movement is amazing to me! I completely cherish everything this baby does already- I'm already wrapped around those tiny little fingers!! ^_^ Oh, and just a side note... I am 27 weeks 1/7 days!!! Yay! My Third Trimester officially started yesterday, not even 13 weeks left until my due date!! I'm so excited words cannot fully describe it! The baby is now nearly 2lbs, and almost 14 inches long from head to toe!! Growing so big! And she/he loves to move- what a wiggle-worm! I love each and every little kick and punch. I was going to take month-by-month belly shots, but didn't quite work out that way. However, my sis has taken a few pics, and I will post those as soon as I can get them from her! Oh, and I just want to say really quick that if you manage to get yourself pregnant or have a baby, go check out BabyCenter.com! It's the most wonderful site you could ask for- all sorts of helpful information, chat boards and all- I post on the May 2005 birth club board, and the ladies there are wonderful! ^_^ |
| 03-08-2005: I finally got those pics from my sister- it took awhile longer than I had expected. But at least I have them now, right?! So I have gotten a "Belly Shots" section up and going, and any other belly pics I get I will be posting there. I had another Dr. appt yesterday (03/07/2005) and it went great! My dad went with me- he was pretty excited to get to see the baby on the ultrasound! She even moved around for him. And Dr. Lin was finally able to confirm that it really IS a girl! :-) I'm very happy... for the last few appointments he's been unable to see "boy parts" - he kept telling me "most likely a girl, no boy parts, we'll see next appt" but yesterday we actually got a decent between-the-legs shot, and it was definately a little girl! She's gonna be soooo cute! :-) I'm glad she finally decided to let us know... I was already getting things set up, and if she did turn out to be a boy... well then "he" would've had the cutest little vintage rose blanket! lol Not to mention all the cutsie little girly clothes everyone has been sending for me... funny enough that no one sent anything very boyish to start with! lol It makes it easier, though, since we will be rooming in- the blankets I'm making will match the curtains I already have, which will go with both the existing furniture and the new dresser and glider/ottoman I just got recently. I won't have to worry so much about "segregating" my room so that "he" has his own little corner of boyish-ness. Now I can just add a few accents to the room I already have, and it's ready for baby! I will of course buy new sheets for the bed, but other than that, all I have to do is put the waterproof pad I got on the mattress, repaint the baby's dresser, finish the blankets, and maybe hang some baby decorations! I do plan on framing the birth certificate, and I'm going to take scrapbook paper for hand- & foot-prints, and then I'll frame and hang those. In related news, I'm up to my 2-week appts now, and I found out today from the lab tech that Dr. Lin has probably delivered half of Bakersfield- he's been around so long, he's delivered momthers, babies, and grandbabies for some of his patients! No wonder I like him so much! I felt alot better knowing that- he really knows what he's doing with all this! ^_^ |
| It's A Girl! |
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| July 01, 2005- I had my Baby!! She was born on May 31, 2005 at 6:00pm, weighing 6lbs 1oz and 19& 1/4 inches long! She has a head full of long silky nearly black hair and dark gray-blue eyes. Her name is Hailie Renee', and here is her Birth Story: May 31, 2005: 10:30 am- I went to my Dr appointment, and after he checked me out he said he wanted to induce me that day. I was so excited! The baby was due on 05/25/05, so we were already a week over. He said that I would be able to have my baby before midnight. He sent me on down to San Joaquin Community Hospital, where I was to have her. 12 noon- I finally got over to the hospital (I had detoured back to my apartment to get a few things and call the people I wanted to be at the hospital with me). My friend Rita met me there, and we went inside and they began getting my paperwork ready. 1:00 pm- They got me set up in a room- since I was the only pregnant woman there at the time, I got to have the one private room they offer! 1:30 pm- The nurse had me hooked up to all the moniters and getting ready, and they realized I had already began contracting on my own. My contractions were coming at 9 min apart. She called my Dr to see if he still wanted to induce, and he said yes. So she gave me a Cytotec (sp?) pill to help things along a bit. I laid there and chatted with Rita and my sister until my contractions suddenly started getting worse. 3:00 pm- The nurse came in to check on me and administer my Pitocin, but found out my contractions were now coming much faster than she had expected, at just nearly 2 min apart. She checked me and could already feel the baby's head descending, then called the Dr back to see what he wanted to do. I'm not sure if they ever gave me the Pitocin or not- at that point the contractions hurt so bad that I couldn't talk through them anymore. 3:30 pm- The Dr was back at the hospital, and he ruptured my membranes (broke my water). My contractions immediately got worse, and I gave up all attempts at humor. My Dr then ordered an epidural, and left again. 4:30 pm- No epidural yet, and I was ready to bite whatever was put in front of my face! lol j/k The nurse noticed that with every contraction, Hailie's heartrate would go nuts, then die out. She called the Dr back to let him know. 5:00 pm- The Dr was back in my roon, and he monitered my progress for roughly 10 min, and then told me that there was no way Hailie would be able to be born vaginally. He said he would do a c-section, as that was the safest way for her. 5:30 pm- They wheeled me into the operating room, and this really laid-back anesthesiologist helped me to sit up (I was still having strong contractions) and then gave me a spinal block. My legs immediately felt like I had jumped into a pool of glacier water. He kept joking and chatting with me as the Dr and nurses all got prepared and began cutting. 6:00 pm- Hailie is Born! When the Dr pulled her out, her umbilical cord was tightly wrapped around her body several times, and over/around her little shoulders. But she was perfect, and squawking like a wet kitten. I cried the first time I heard her, she sounded so beautiful! They took her out, and sewed me back up, and put me in a recovery room to wait for the numbness to wear off. I had to show that I could move my legs and lower body before I would be able to see Hailie, and she would have to stay in the nursery. My sister stayed with her until a nurse said I was okay. 9:45 pm- I finally got to meet and hold my beautiful little girl! She was perfect, and her Apgar scores were 9 and 9! I couldn't have asked for a better experience... well, except that she would've been able to have a "normal" delivery. Other than that, I was surprised at how calm and happy I was through the whole thing! |
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| Sept 15, 2005 |