Well it has been awhile since I have written an update. Obviously because Charlee was born and I haven't had much time to get on the computer.
I wanted to tell a brief story of how she got here.
Sunday May 23rd I started having mild contractions in the afternoon and they progressed to the point that I did end up calling my doctor. They were 8-12 minutes apart and lasting about 20 sec. I was told to call when I had more than 4 in an hour. She advised that I take a warm bath which actually did help but as soon as I got out they came back. Thankfully they didn't happen all night. But they did start back up Monday (24th) morning so I called back and she had me go ahead and make an appointment to come see her. They hooked me up to the non-stress test machine and tracked my contractions. They were showing as mild and I was not dialated so she sent me home with "pre-labor" contractions that I would just have to deal with til my C-section the next morning.
As Monday went on into the evening the contractions got worse. In fact from about 8pm on they were pretty intense and after midnight they became closer together and longer. I wasn't able to sleep at all and about 2am I decided it was time to go to the hospital because they were every 3-5 minutes apart and lasting for over a minute each. So I showered and we got everything in the van and Ryan's dad came to be with Lily so we could head to the hospital. I had strong contractions the whole way to the hospital. It was about 3:15am once we got there. They hooked me up to the machines and started a fluid IV to see if they could slow them down. I was fine waiting til 7:30am for the C-section as long as they could give me something for the pain until then. After about an hour or so the fluids were not working so they called the on-call surgeon which happened to be the doctor that did my c-section with Lily. I am certain this was God's doing. At 5am they decided to go ahead and do the c-section at 5:30am. They quickly got me prepped and gave me my spinal block which didn't hurt hardly at all. This time around was strange to be so alert and not in pain while they got me ready for the surgery. As soon as the meds kicked in I no longer felt my contractions. My doctor arrived and they started the surgery on time. However, there was something unusual about my surgery, according to the doctors and nurses. Without going into too much detail about it. My intestines were not where they were supposed to be and they had adhered to my uterus. So to get Charlee out they had to detach them and rearrange them where they were supposed to go. The doctors said they had never seen anything like this before. And with that there would be a greater risk for an illeus like last time. In order to prevent further issues down the road they had to do this and they put a cheese cloth between my uterus and my intestines to prevent them from adhering again. Charlee was then born at 5:49am. Weighing in at 7 lbs 11.8 oz and 19.5 inches long. Perfectly healthy! I am so thankful that we had the surgeon we did because the lady that we were supposed to have apparently was worried after hearing about my post-op 2 week illeus after my first c-section. Not exactly what you want to hear from someone who would be doing major surgery on you.
After the surgery everything went well I was able to go home on time without any issues and I have not had any issues since then. Praise the Lord!
Charlee has since passed her birth weight weighing in at 7 lbs. 15 oz on Tuesday. I sure wish her belly button stump would fall off so I can do her newborn pics and Lily's 2 year portraits. Hopefully this week.
As far as this summer goes. I am trying to stay positive and not complain about the fact that Ryan is most likely going to be working every Saturday through the middle of August. I know I should be thankful he has a job and that he will be getting overtime which will help pay for the new air conditioner/heat pump we just had to buy. But when will we get to do stuff together as a family? When will we get to go swimming? Or to the Zoo? I guess we will have to wait til August. I just am sad because this means he will not get as much time with Charlee as I know he would like. But God is good and I know that we are blessed by Him by Ryan getting this job. And who knows maybe his reward for driving that far and working that much will be that his next job will be closer to home. Like maybe a 30 minute or less drive! That would be my prayer but I know we should just be thankful that he has work and that he will have a job to move to once this project is complete. God give me patience and understanding!
