Daddy's back at work

Today Daddy went back to work. Now I can catch up on some much needed rest. Baby and I slept in a little bit longer this morning and took a few naps. I am enjoying the time alone when baby sleeps as well. The last few weeks have been a bit much with running around seeing everyone and getting things done. I really need to concentrate in the last few weeks I have on resting as much as possible so I don't fall apart when going back to work due to the lack of sleep.

I will also be setting baby z up in daycare. There is a daycare here in Tolland that we are hoping to get into as it's close to home and reliable. It also is pretty cheap compared to places we have looked at several months ago.

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Yesterday we spent the afternoon with Uncle Scott and Aunt Di. The girls had fun on the "red neck" version of a slip and slide that Scott decided to make using some plastic sheeting and a kiddy slide. Very interesting.

Baby Z got some special attention from his cousins. Anaka was the cutest holding baby Z. She did a great job! We also got to see Papa and Grammie for the first time since seeing them in the hospital and Uncle Jay who met baby Z for the first time. it was a beautiful day and we all got some sun thats for sure. What a nice day!!

rocking chair

We were given a rocking chair from Scott and Di that needed minimal work done to it. Jason decided to make a project out of this and has done a pretty darned good job on it so far if I do say so...

He has been working on it since Friday sanding and staining it.

update on mommy

I saw my doctor this past Thursday to check on my incision and blood pressure. My incision is looking good...my blood pressure still isn't what it was but its better than it has been so the pills are working.She was also impressed with the weight loss I have already had. Daddy and Zachary came too and when she saw him she asked "what are you feeding him!!" She said that he was going to make me waste away as Ive already lost a lot and he is getting so chunky!! I thought this was pretty funny and she also said to hide the family pets before he eats them too. I LOVE IT!! I see her again in a few weeks and hope that maybe I can come off the pills then. we will see.

we have been going for more walks lately because I have the urge to get back to normal faster than I probably should be. we met one of the families in the complex here on Saturday night who had a baby 4 months ago and the mother was shocked that I was even out walking 3 weeks after a c-section. she told me she wasn't doing that until 3 months after her baby. I can't sit inside doing nothing when I don't feel bad. I have been feeling great considering what Ive been through the last few weeks and dealing with a difficult pregnancy on top of it. Yes I am a little sore but its not stopping me from walking and doing small stuff around the house. I still take naps and take it easy at times too. we like to walk the Vernon railroad tracks they turned into trails throughout Vernon,Manchester and Bolton area. If we cant get out there, we tend to just walk laps in the parking lot. its big enough to do a bunch of them in an hour or so. Its nice to be able to exercise and not feel like I'm being weighed down and I CAN BREATH!! LOL

little chunk

Zachary went to the pediatrician on Tuesday and boy is he a little chunky butt! He has already gained over a pound from his birth weight 2 weeks ago. He was born at 8lbs 11oz and he now weighs in at a whopping 9lbs 14oz. Way to go buddy! When we left the hospital he had lost 5oz so I think we are doing quite well here... :)

He is changing so much in the days since we have come home from the hospital. we sleep about 2 hours at a clip between feedings so its easy to say we are both beyond exhausted. we try to take naps in between visitors and caring for the little man along with the million other things we try to keep up with such as EATING and showering or laundry and caring for the pets. Oh my goodness its hard! But we are starting to get the hang of things.

Time to eat dinner (its 9:10pm oh boy)...at least little man ate. AND WHY IS HE STILL AWAKE?!

Hospital Stay

Well after being home for 2 days, I wasn't feeling well again so I went to visit our family doctor. I was having a some shortness of breath and stomach/chest/back pains which could have been my asthma acting up among other things but I was getting very annoyed with it.
They did an EKG and mentioned that I could possibly have a blood clot in my chest which I guess is common with pregnancy when carrying a heavy baby. I also was having some severe swelling. My doctor sent me to the hospital for some tests. I was getting upset with all the tests they kept running on me. I had a cat scan (to check for clots), chest x-rays, ultrasound on my legs (to check for blood clots as if I had one in my lung that would be where it came from), more EKG testing, blood tests, as well as having my blood pressure checked every 15 minutes or so.
After being a "guest" of the ER for 6 hours the decided they were going to admit me because I was having symptoms of severe postpartum pre-eclampsia which is very common. The symptoms for pre-eclampsia are high blood pressure, edema (swelling), headache, back pains and my kidneys were being impacted a bit. I had a lot of fluid in my chest among other places which was causing the chest pain and breathing issues. All of this has nothing to do with my heart having problems, its due to my body having difficulty with being pregnant and often times can be due to the delivery too. I am on blood pressure pills just for a short time to flush the fluid out of my system as that is putting a lot of strain on my body alone and also to get my pressure back down to normal. As I am recovering from major surgery my body is clearly having problems trying to fix everything at once. In 24 hours I lost 9-10 pounds of fluid and over the last week have lost 26 pounds. Im impressed! I will be taken off the pills in a few weeks too which Im happy about.
Baby and daddy are doing well, baby gained all his weight back and then some that he lost in the hospital after he was born. He tends to sleep about 2.5 hours - 3 hours between feedings and sleeps almost all day. We are hoping to get some time to relax and nap between crying and visits but we are getting there.

We're Home!

Well I do have to say this week has been a long one! We went into the hospital Sunday night and came home today (Friday).

Sunday night we went into the hospital to start the whole induction process because the doctor said enough was enough with my pregnancy and being sick. I was started on a dose of cervidil. Monday morning around 7am or so I was started on pitocin and had already started contractions early. Around 4pm they took me off the pitocin and I was given another dose of cervidil. Around 8pm I started having more contractions and around 2am Tuesday morning they got worse. I was given an epidural around 3am which only worked on the left half of my body. The doctor who put it in looked so tired and apparently said oops a few times along with shaking his head. Thats nice to know now! He had to come back a few times to put more medicine in the line which did not work at all for me. They then had to give me meds for getting sick as I had already been getting sick since 8pm. this didnt work. I was then given stadol which did nothing and nubane which also did nothing.
My water was broken at around 4am to try and make me progress past 6cm. Around 6ish am there was still no progress made and baby was having problems. he also was not low enough so I wasnt going to be able to push him out. It was decided that I was going to have a c-section to get him out and safe.
7:31 am Tuesday morning I was given a spinal which was the first thing in over 36 hours that took away any pain. THANK THE LORD! Daddy was brought in to sit beside me once I was set up on the table. After several minutes at around 7:58 am baby zachary was born. Baby had his cord wrapped around his neck. Daddy was ushered off with baby for pictures and to watch them clean him up and do measurments etc. while I got put back together.
The nurse brought baby over to see me once he was cleaned and dressed. I wont lie...we both cried the first time we saw him. He is so beautiful and I still cant believe he is ours. He looks so much like his daddy but has both of us in him thats for sure. I think he is going to have my temper with daddy's looks.
It will definitely be an experience raising a little person but I cant wait to see what is in store for us. I thank God every day for him and also for my hubby as he has been wonderful from day one. We will be posting pics up soon check back frequently as Im sure daddy will be posting tons as Zach makes new faces or does something else cute.