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Monday, February 14, 2011
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Morgan is beginning to smile more these days - I guess she really does like us :)
David is doing more and more with work and it's fun to
watch on TV the show or game he is working
(this is an old pic but you get the idea).
(this is an old pic but you get the idea).
I'm obsessed with Orange Juice, and Clementines. We recently got some and I can't get enough of it. Oddly enough, I strongly dislike the smell of oranges.
I went to the ER twice last week due to a 2nd kidney infection in 2 mo. The antibiotics they gave me the first visit weren't working - I still felt everything. The new antibiotics are SO much better and we are thankful to Nathan, David's brother, for counseling us - without him saying so I wouldn't have gone back in. I saw the Urologist on Tuesday and hopefully the plan he has me on will work.
I went to the ER twice last week due to a 2nd kidney infection in 2 mo. The antibiotics they gave me the first visit weren't working - I still felt everything. The new antibiotics are SO much better and we are thankful to Nathan, David's brother, for counseling us - without him saying so I wouldn't have gone back in. I saw the Urologist on Tuesday and hopefully the plan he has me on will work.
Sunday, January 9, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Baby Blessing
With all my family in town we decided to have Morgan's Baby Blessing. It was beautiful. Being in the mother's position for such an event was a new experience and in a way added to my awareness of the reality of our new life.
David's lifelong friend, Anderson, and his wife came out herefor Christmas so were able to be at the blessing.
The men in the circleTuesday, December 14, 2010
Morgan Ann Holladay
Here it is - Morgan's Birth Story
Monday morning of December 13th around 4ish in the AM my water broke. David was still asleep off course and I wasn't quite sure if it really was my water breaking or not, so I got up after many trips to the bathroom. Around 5:30 David woke up to get ready to take his final and I told him I wasn't sure but I think my water broke. He suddenly seemed very awake. So he called his mom hoping to get a better idea of the whole water-breaking thing. She said it sounded like it and to call the midwife. I was a bit reluctant because the contractions were very weak and very far apart still. So I took a shower and told David I would just go up to campus with him and take a final also. He insisted on first calling the midwife, and of course she said I needed to go in right away. So I waddled my way to the car with David making fun of me the whole way and made sure I was sitting on a trash bag.
When we got to the hospital I was only dilated to a 3, 1/2 cm more than my appointment the Thursday before. So they told me I would probably have to be induced because 3 hours had already gone by since my water broke and nothing was happening. I really didn't want that so they said they would give me some time to try to start things up on its own. We had the lights dimmed and the sound of the beach playing to help me relax with visualization. 12:00 rolled around (8 hours after my water broke) and still no progress and hardly any contractions. So they induced me. It hit so hard and fast that I barely had any time to get in my "zone". Two hours of that went by and I wanted drugs. I felt bad doing it though because of all the work David and I had put into hypnobirthing. I asked him if he was okay with it and of course he said it was up to me and he didn't care.
After the epidural, which didn't hurt at all, I was so happy. It took a few minutes for it to kick in but once it did I just sat there and watched Boy Meets World and played Sudoku. About two hours later I felt pressure that I assumed was just contractions and me needing another dose of the epidural. The nurse came in about that time and I asked her about it. She explained that I just hit the button and another dose of the epidural would start but it would take about 20 minutes. Then she asked when was the last time I was checked and I told her two hours. She decided it was probably about time to check again but when she lifted up my gown she said "Oh! There's the head!" This was at 4:00. It seemed like only minutes before everyone was in the room with all the equipment and such. I could definitely feel her pushing through the canal but there was absolutely no pain. Two pushes later, at 4:16, Morgan Ann was born.
Everyone at the hospital commented on how fast it was and it seemed like this was my fourth baby rather than my first. They said my body was just made for having babies. So the official record is that my labor only lasted 4 hours, pretty good for a first baby! I guess all those false alarms paid off.
Monday morning of December 13th around 4ish in the AM my water broke. David was still asleep off course and I wasn't quite sure if it really was my water breaking or not, so I got up after many trips to the bathroom. Around 5:30 David woke up to get ready to take his final and I told him I wasn't sure but I think my water broke. He suddenly seemed very awake. So he called his mom hoping to get a better idea of the whole water-breaking thing. She said it sounded like it and to call the midwife. I was a bit reluctant because the contractions were very weak and very far apart still. So I took a shower and told David I would just go up to campus with him and take a final also. He insisted on first calling the midwife, and of course she said I needed to go in right away. So I waddled my way to the car with David making fun of me the whole way and made sure I was sitting on a trash bag.
When we got to the hospital I was only dilated to a 3, 1/2 cm more than my appointment the Thursday before. So they told me I would probably have to be induced because 3 hours had already gone by since my water broke and nothing was happening. I really didn't want that so they said they would give me some time to try to start things up on its own. We had the lights dimmed and the sound of the beach playing to help me relax with visualization. 12:00 rolled around (8 hours after my water broke) and still no progress and hardly any contractions. So they induced me. It hit so hard and fast that I barely had any time to get in my "zone". Two hours of that went by and I wanted drugs. I felt bad doing it though because of all the work David and I had put into hypnobirthing. I asked him if he was okay with it and of course he said it was up to me and he didn't care.
After the epidural, which didn't hurt at all, I was so happy. It took a few minutes for it to kick in but once it did I just sat there and watched Boy Meets World and played Sudoku. About two hours later I felt pressure that I assumed was just contractions and me needing another dose of the epidural. The nurse came in about that time and I asked her about it. She explained that I just hit the button and another dose of the epidural would start but it would take about 20 minutes. Then she asked when was the last time I was checked and I told her two hours. She decided it was probably about time to check again but when she lifted up my gown she said "Oh! There's the head!" This was at 4:00. It seemed like only minutes before everyone was in the room with all the equipment and such. I could definitely feel her pushing through the canal but there was absolutely no pain. Two pushes later, at 4:16, Morgan Ann was born.
Everyone at the hospital commented on how fast it was and it seemed like this was my fourth baby rather than my first. They said my body was just made for having babies. So the official record is that my labor only lasted 4 hours, pretty good for a first baby! I guess all those false alarms paid off.
Monday, December 6, 2010
DING!
I thought when the belly button popped it meant the baby was all done cooking and was ready to come out????
Baby.... ?
Baby.... ?
Thursday, November 18, 2010
life as we know it...
I feel like it has been forever since I lasted posted so I thought I'd better hop on the ball.
Things are moving right along but I seriously feel like the weeks are getting slower the closer we get to baby coming. Thanksgiving break is next week so I intend on taking that time to fold all her clean clothes and organize her room to the most acceptable point for her arrival
. We still have a few months before we will bother with getting a crib so it may make the room look slightly bare for a little while. I am getting more and more anxious for her to come as I think about how exciting it will be to hold her for the first time. Our hypnobirthing class has really made me aware of what a special moment it will be and I am really looking forward to it. This hypnobirthing class has been great in teaching both of us the right way to go about birthing to make it as pleasurable as possible. I think knowing I will get my baby at the end of the whole experience will make it go by a lot faster than when I have bouts of contractions now when I know there is no baby coming at the end of the 5+ hours - just waiting for it to pass. I finished her baby blanket... almost. The final step is the backing but everything else is done! YAY for me!!
Other exciting news - David got the job at BYU Broadcasting! After months of nagging Julian, the guy who does the hiring and a friend of David's, they must have realized he is persistent and caved - a decision they
will never regret. So all last Thursday and Friday David had training for the switcher that the Technical Director is in control of and each night came home mentally worn out but with a huge smile. I am so grateful that he got a job he will love, especially when he is filming more intense sports games :) We are especially grateful that they decided to start him out on a wage that is significantly higher than originally intended (must be because they know how good he is gonna be). That is something I'm sure the Lord had a hand in and I am endlessly grateful.
Not as exciting as David's job but I made two perfect omelets this week! This was quite the accomplishment for me because whenever I have tried making an omelet in the past it always turned into cheesy scrambled eggs with other stuff. This time I was determined. So with two spatulas and a huge frying pan I owned that omelet like no one's business! And it was all pretty and colorful :) The second time I made it using only one spatula - progress! Rejoicing in my personal triumphs!
That is about it really. Only 2 1/2 weeks left of classes - hoorah!
Things are moving right along but I seriously feel like the weeks are getting slower the closer we get to baby coming. Thanksgiving break is next week so I intend on taking that time to fold all her clean clothes and organize her room to the most acceptable point for her arrival
. We still have a few months before we will bother with getting a crib so it may make the room look slightly bare for a little while. I am getting more and more anxious for her to come as I think about how exciting it will be to hold her for the first time. Our hypnobirthing class has really made me aware of what a special moment it will be and I am really looking forward to it. This hypnobirthing class has been great in teaching both of us the right way to go about birthing to make it as pleasurable as possible. I think knowing I will get my baby at the end of the whole experience will make it go by a lot faster than when I have bouts of contractions now when I know there is no baby coming at the end of the 5+ hours - just waiting for it to pass. I finished her baby blanket... almost. The final step is the backing but everything else is done! YAY for me!!Other exciting news - David got the job at BYU Broadcasting! After months of nagging Julian, the guy who does the hiring and a friend of David's, they must have realized he is persistent and caved - a decision they
will never regret. So all last Thursday and Friday David had training for the switcher that the Technical Director is in control of and each night came home mentally worn out but with a huge smile. I am so grateful that he got a job he will love, especially when he is filming more intense sports games :) We are especially grateful that they decided to start him out on a wage that is significantly higher than originally intended (must be because they know how good he is gonna be). That is something I'm sure the Lord had a hand in and I am endlessly grateful.Not as exciting as David's job but I made two perfect omelets this week! This was quite the accomplishment for me because whenever I have tried making an omelet in the past it always turned into cheesy scrambled eggs with other stuff. This time I was determined. So with two spatulas and a huge frying pan I owned that omelet like no one's business! And it was all pretty and colorful :) The second time I made it using only one spatula - progress! Rejoicing in my personal triumphs!
That is about it really. Only 2 1/2 weeks left of classes - hoorah!
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