Hello everyone. We added more pictures to our web album. See the previous post for the URL to the album. We are having lots of fun with Evan. He does all of his own stunts.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Evan: A Pictoral Doccumentary of the First Four Weeks
Hello everyone. We added more pictures to our web album. See the previous post for the URL to the album. We are having lots of fun with Evan. He does all of his own stunts.
Monday, August 11, 2008
Evan Pictures
It's amazing how quickly your day goes by when caring for a baby. He eats a lot! Evan is doing well. He is really a content little boy. We love him a ton and are enjoying our new addition. It's amazing how something that small can have everyone transfixed for so long. Inbetween his feedings I will attempt to update the blog and photo album and attend to the rest of the stuff around here.
I just got our picasa web album up, so check out more Evan pics on that sight...
http://picasaweb.google.com/AimeesManDan
A few of our friends have taken pictures of Evan also! They are awesome. Check out their sites for cute pictures of our little man.
http://kristinrogersphotography.typepad.com/
http://www.thismarvelouslife.com/
Friday, August 8, 2008
Evan is Here!
Evan is 1 week old today! It is crazy how things have just happened, time has flown by and wow, we are now holding our baby. God has blessed us so much. This little man is so perfect and so perfectly made. How can anyone doubt that there is a God?! It's amazing how something so small can affect your heart in such a huge way!
Many of you don't know how things went at the end of my pregnancy and I certainly haven't had the time to talk to many of you. Sorry! I've been a bit busy. :) Well, I thought that I would share some of it with you...
I was due July 30th. July 31st I had a routine appointment with my midwife. Upon leaving we scheduled an appointment at the hospital for the following Wednesday, August 6th. Then they took my blood pressure 3 times! It did not go down, it was around 150/90-100. This was very abnormal for me. So I was advised to go home, get my stuff, get my husband and go to Labor and Delivery. Dan and I went to L and D triage. I was monitored for about 30-40 minutes. My blood pressure was going down, so Dan and I were making dinner plans. The MD came in and told me that my blood work was abnormal. It showed that my liver and kidney's were over functioning due to the high blood pressure. This meant that they were going to induce because if those organs were affected what organs would be next and if it affected the placenta the baby would be at risk. In addition the blood pressure put me at risk for seizures, which put Evan at risk and could lead to an emergency c-section.
I was taken to a L and D room were I was put on pitocin. (about 8ish) They quickly found that my blood pressure remained low only when I laid on my left side. So they put me on magnesium sulfate to reduce the blood pressure and reduce the seizure risk. Whenever I sat up or even laid on my right side my blood pressure rose. About 11pm they broke my water. By 3:30am I had had enough with dealing with the pain. I could no longer cope with the contractions. Mainly because I couldn't move around much when I had a contraction. I wouldn't recommend the left side only position. I soon received an epidural and began to relax. At some point a MD came in and put Evan on an internal monitor and put more fluid back into the amniotic sack because Evan's heart rate was getting to low at certain points of my contractions. By 7:30am I was dilated to 8.5-9 cm. 9am I was checked and ready to push. I did not use the epidural anymore then what they were already giving me when I began to push because I wanted to feel the pushing. And I did! Dan and one nurse helped me push for about an hour or so. When Evan was coming out he propelled most of himself out and did a 360 turn. He was ready to come out!
I was kept on the magnesium sulfate for 24 hours after delivery. The risk of seizure is still high during that point. I also had to lay on my left side for the rest of Friday because my bp was not going down. :( Dan was amazing and went everywhere with Evan and took care of him! The magnesium sulfate caused me to retain an incredible amount of fluid! I looked like I had 2-3 chins. My face never retained water throughout my pregnancy, so that was weird. The water retention also affected me being able to feed Evan. :( That was frustrating, but with the help of some professionals Saturday and this week we are doing well. Despite the obstacles Evan had only lost 4 oz by Tuesday and was 1 oz shy of his birth weight on Thursday. That was very encouraging. We have been working very hard.
Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, visited us, brought us food and goodies, flowers, taken pictures and given us massages. Thank you so much for all the love! We are blessed beyond our comprehension. Thank you!
I will try to add some more pictures soon...
Check out my friends websites for some cute Evan Pictures... http://kristinrogersphotography.typepad.com/
http://www.thismarvelouslife.com/
Many of you don't know how things went at the end of my pregnancy and I certainly haven't had the time to talk to many of you. Sorry! I've been a bit busy. :) Well, I thought that I would share some of it with you...
I was due July 30th. July 31st I had a routine appointment with my midwife. Upon leaving we scheduled an appointment at the hospital for the following Wednesday, August 6th. Then they took my blood pressure 3 times! It did not go down, it was around 150/90-100. This was very abnormal for me. So I was advised to go home, get my stuff, get my husband and go to Labor and Delivery. Dan and I went to L and D triage. I was monitored for about 30-40 minutes. My blood pressure was going down, so Dan and I were making dinner plans. The MD came in and told me that my blood work was abnormal. It showed that my liver and kidney's were over functioning due to the high blood pressure. This meant that they were going to induce because if those organs were affected what organs would be next and if it affected the placenta the baby would be at risk. In addition the blood pressure put me at risk for seizures, which put Evan at risk and could lead to an emergency c-section.
I was taken to a L and D room were I was put on pitocin. (about 8ish) They quickly found that my blood pressure remained low only when I laid on my left side. So they put me on magnesium sulfate to reduce the blood pressure and reduce the seizure risk. Whenever I sat up or even laid on my right side my blood pressure rose. About 11pm they broke my water. By 3:30am I had had enough with dealing with the pain. I could no longer cope with the contractions. Mainly because I couldn't move around much when I had a contraction. I wouldn't recommend the left side only position. I soon received an epidural and began to relax. At some point a MD came in and put Evan on an internal monitor and put more fluid back into the amniotic sack because Evan's heart rate was getting to low at certain points of my contractions. By 7:30am I was dilated to 8.5-9 cm. 9am I was checked and ready to push. I did not use the epidural anymore then what they were already giving me when I began to push because I wanted to feel the pushing. And I did! Dan and one nurse helped me push for about an hour or so. When Evan was coming out he propelled most of himself out and did a 360 turn. He was ready to come out!
I was kept on the magnesium sulfate for 24 hours after delivery. The risk of seizure is still high during that point. I also had to lay on my left side for the rest of Friday because my bp was not going down. :( Dan was amazing and went everywhere with Evan and took care of him! The magnesium sulfate caused me to retain an incredible amount of fluid! I looked like I had 2-3 chins. My face never retained water throughout my pregnancy, so that was weird. The water retention also affected me being able to feed Evan. :( That was frustrating, but with the help of some professionals Saturday and this week we are doing well. Despite the obstacles Evan had only lost 4 oz by Tuesday and was 1 oz shy of his birth weight on Thursday. That was very encouraging. We have been working very hard.
Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us, visited us, brought us food and goodies, flowers, taken pictures and given us massages. Thank you so much for all the love! We are blessed beyond our comprehension. Thank you!
I will try to add some more pictures soon...
Check out my friends websites for some cute Evan Pictures... http://kristinrogersphotography.typepad.com/
http://www.thismarvelouslife.com/
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