Baby Lauryl

[surfbetty530]

Hi everyone!

Lauryl Mae was born on 10/14/12 at 9:26 am! She was 7 lbs, 5 oz and 21 inches long.

All day on Saturday 10/13, I was having contractions. I really wanted to make sure it was real labor so I cleaned the house, went to Target, the Halloween store, Pier One (a story for another day!grr), the grocery store and then to a restaurant for a fancy steak dinner. My belly was rock hard the whole time- ha.

Around 8 pm I told DH "let's go and see if I'm really in labor". I was crying as I was saying this because I just thought it was never going to happen and I think I even said I would be pregnant forever. LOL. Dramatic, I know...

At 9 pm, I was admitted and 5 cm dilated!!!! ;D However, things didn't really progress much so I was put on pitocin and eventually (around 4:45 am on 10/14), my water was broken and I dilated to 9 1/2.

7 am was push time and HOLY SHIT. Guess who got an epi and it didn't do anything? Yeah, me. I felt every.single.contraction. I would then regret that steak dinner since I vomited it all up.

Lauryl arrived at 9:26 am. She came out crying the sweetest sound I've ever heard. I couldn't believe how LONG she was was! And she had this head FULL of dark brown hair. So many things were going through my mind but mostly, I was just amazed that I created and carried her.

She is a sweet baby that loves to cuddle with her Mama and Dada and latched on like a champ! I love her, DH loves her (I call him the baby hog), and the pets are very intrigued.

However, we are currently at the NICU because of high bilirubin levels. Lauryl is under the photo therapy lamp and on anti biotics. We are hoping to go back home tomorrow.

I have a few photos up on FB if we're friends- check 'em out.

[babybchbum]

Congratulations. Billi rubin can be fixed quickly hoping the lamps and blankets do the trick

[sara76]

Aww boo hiss to NICU but at least that's all it is! Pretty common right?

Congratulations mama!!!! Great job! She's beautiful but we need more pics please:)

[dvroxy]

Congrats again! Isn't it the greatest feeling??

[surfbetty530]

Yes, bilirubin is pretty common, thankfully...

It was horrible seeing them put an IV in her though. UGH. That is the worst thing out of this visit, I think.

[jen812]

Congrats! Hope you're home soon.

[moonstone523]

Yay! Congrats! So happy for you and H. You were a bed resting champ.

[sara76]

Oct 19, 2012 15:45:32 GMT -5 surfbetty530 said:

Yes, bilirubin is pretty common, thankfully...

It was horrible seeing them put an IV in her though. UGH. That is the worst thing out of this visit, I think.

Boooooo to an IV in your baby!

Keep us updated on when she gets out of there and home to her mommy and baby hog daddy:)

[mrschelseap09]

Yes... MORE PICS PLEASE!!! I am going nuts here

Congratulations though, from the (few) [hehehe] photos that you have shared, she is absolutely beautiful! Doesn't look much like a Viking to me ;P I hope that everything fixes quickly and you can take that little girl home soon

[aegis2005]

Congrats again! So happy for you!

[tashaandsage]

Hope Lauryl is doing better already! Congrats!

[amellis2]

Congrats! I remember looking at the kids and saying, "I cannot believe I have 34.5 inches of baby in me."
FX Her Bili counts come down soon. The NICU was no fun!

[mrsshawanab]

So happy for you guys!!!

[melis74]

Congratulations! I hope her levels come down soon!

[mrsmew]

So happy for you, Steph!

[surfbetty530]

Thanks everyone!!! We are home now and it feels great to settle in again. Took her to DH's tennis match to show her off yesterday. Of course, she was a hit!

[moonstone523]

Awesome. Glad y'all are out and about. How has the recovery been for you?