Week of September 10-16, 2007: Our BABY BOY has FINALLY arrived!
Written by Annaliese
Wow- who would have thought that having a baby puts you 3 weeks behind in just about everything! :) I feel like I missed the whole last half of September! Oh well, it's definitely worth it! :)
Tuesday, September 11th- I had a doctor's appointment that morning. I was just about 41 weeks and hoping to find out what the plan was as far as this baby goes. With Corrine I was almost 2 weeks late, so obviously my kids just don't come on time. The doctor said things were looking good and that he would like to induce on Friday, the 14th. It was nice to at least have a plan to go from (I should know that anything too planned is just BEGGING to be messed up!).
That night we also had one of those not-so-fun surprises. Our fridge died. We think it's been happening slowly because we noticed a few things have gone bad sooner than we expected. And just that morning I had turned the temperature up thinking that the fridge didn't seem as cold as usual. Well as I went to get a glass of milk before bed I realized that the milk wasn't as cold as normal and that there was no blast of cold air coming from the fridge. Luckily we have a spare fridge in our garage that Mom & Dad Allen gave us. So we got that plugged in, Chris ran to the store for ice, and we proceeded to move everything that was freezable to the freezer and the rest into coolers with ice. Then we stayed up until the fridge was cold enough to transfer everything. We felt very blessed that we had the extra fridge as our property management couldn't get anything done until the NEXT Monday!
Thursday, September 13th- was my last day of work at both CMA and babysitting. I was anxious and stressing out a little just trying to get everything done and worrying about labor and delivery. Chris came home early that day so he helped me get the house clean and a few other projects done. I didn't sleep well that night because I was so anxious- probably not the best way to go into labor!
Friday, September 14th- my wonderful parents arrived EARLY that morning from Maple Valley so they could stay with Corrine while we went up and got settled into the hospital. We had to be there by 6:30am so I know they were up even earlier! We got up and got checked in, they put me in a room, but wanted me to wait as they had a "full house". I guess several women had come in that night and all the recovery rooms were full as well. When my doctor came in to start the pitocin, he was surprised that nothing had been done, but after talking to the nurses he came in and asked if I would mind waiting until Saturday so that there would be enough rooms, nurses, etc. to really give me the proper attention. It was fine by me- so we headed home.
Going home was a blessing in SOOO many ways. Once we got home Mom & Dad Allen took Corrine for a walk and picked lots of blackberries and I took a much needed nap. I had also found out on Thursday that we had some problems with our insurance and the bills for this pregnancy & birth would not be covered. A friend of my sister-in-law's works at the hospital and helped us with some paperwork & such to help get the costs covered. Because we have paid all the prenatal bills out of pocket it qualified us for some additional coverage. The real blessing is that in order to be covered we had to apply BEFORE the baby was born- and by delaying things a day, it all fell into place.
We took a drive out to the beach at Ocean Shores- M&D Allen had never been out there. Chris brought the dogs and we walked for a long time along the beach. Corrine LOVES the beach- so she LOVED it! It was just nice to all be together. We enjoyed ice cream on the way back and drove around looking at homes in the area. That night Mom & Dad treated us to Mexican food- always yummy! It was just a good mental health day that I'm so glad I had before the real adventures started!
Written by Annaliese
Wow- who would have thought that having a baby puts you 3 weeks behind in just about everything! :) I feel like I missed the whole last half of September! Oh well, it's definitely worth it! :)
Tuesday, September 11th- I had a doctor's appointment that morning. I was just about 41 weeks and hoping to find out what the plan was as far as this baby goes. With Corrine I was almost 2 weeks late, so obviously my kids just don't come on time. The doctor said things were looking good and that he would like to induce on Friday, the 14th. It was nice to at least have a plan to go from (I should know that anything too planned is just BEGGING to be messed up!).
That night we also had one of those not-so-fun surprises. Our fridge died. We think it's been happening slowly because we noticed a few things have gone bad sooner than we expected. And just that morning I had turned the temperature up thinking that the fridge didn't seem as cold as usual. Well as I went to get a glass of milk before bed I realized that the milk wasn't as cold as normal and that there was no blast of cold air coming from the fridge. Luckily we have a spare fridge in our garage that Mom & Dad Allen gave us. So we got that plugged in, Chris ran to the store for ice, and we proceeded to move everything that was freezable to the freezer and the rest into coolers with ice. Then we stayed up until the fridge was cold enough to transfer everything. We felt very blessed that we had the extra fridge as our property management couldn't get anything done until the NEXT Monday!
Thursday, September 13th- was my last day of work at both CMA and babysitting. I was anxious and stressing out a little just trying to get everything done and worrying about labor and delivery. Chris came home early that day so he helped me get the house clean and a few other projects done. I didn't sleep well that night because I was so anxious- probably not the best way to go into labor!
Friday, September 14th- my wonderful parents arrived EARLY that morning from Maple Valley so they could stay with Corrine while we went up and got settled into the hospital. We had to be there by 6:30am so I know they were up even earlier! We got up and got checked in, they put me in a room, but wanted me to wait as they had a "full house". I guess several women had come in that night and all the recovery rooms were full as well. When my doctor came in to start the pitocin, he was surprised that nothing had been done, but after talking to the nurses he came in and asked if I would mind waiting until Saturday so that there would be enough rooms, nurses, etc. to really give me the proper attention. It was fine by me- so we headed home.
Going home was a blessing in SOOO many ways. Once we got home Mom & Dad Allen took Corrine for a walk and picked lots of blackberries and I took a much needed nap. I had also found out on Thursday that we had some problems with our insurance and the bills for this pregnancy & birth would not be covered. A friend of my sister-in-law's works at the hospital and helped us with some paperwork & such to help get the costs covered. Because we have paid all the prenatal bills out of pocket it qualified us for some additional coverage. The real blessing is that in order to be covered we had to apply BEFORE the baby was born- and by delaying things a day, it all fell into place.
We took a drive out to the beach at Ocean Shores- M&D Allen had never been out there. Chris brought the dogs and we walked for a long time along the beach. Corrine LOVES the beach- so she LOVED it! It was just nice to all be together. We enjoyed ice cream on the way back and drove around looking at homes in the area. That night Mom & Dad treated us to Mexican food- always yummy! It was just a good mental health day that I'm so glad I had before the real adventures started!
Saturday, September 15th- We went back up to the hospital early that morning again. It turns out there is an influx of babies being born on the harbor- they had 3 women currently in labor (there are only 4 birthing rooms) so they didn't want to start inducing me and not have the resources available, so they put me in a room and asked me if I would mind waiting. I sent Chris home and I took another nap- I don't think I've had this many naps my whole pregnancy! :)
Later that morning they came in and gave me the option to wait at the hospital or go home and they would call me when the other women delivered. Chris & I felt that Corrine was in good hands with my parents and that I may as well wait it out so that I don't "lose my spot". :) It was a fairly uneventful day- just waiting, waiting and waiting. The last of the women finally delivered about 6:30-7:00pm so as soon as they were finished they got things moving quickly with me.
By 7:30pm they had me all hooked up and the pitocin was started. And they were upping the dose every 20 minutes- so the contractions were coming much faster than natural labor. I wasn't quite ready for how fast & hard they would come. Since we didn't know how long it would take- my mom got set up on a bed in my room and Chris went home to try and sleep for a little bit. He said he didn't even sleep- just as he was getting ready to get into bed we called and told him to come back up to the hospital! Everything happened MUCH faster than ANY of us expected! The baby didn't drop until after my water broke and almost up until I was ready to push- and once that happened it all went very quickly. I was so grateful to have my mom there as an INCREDIBLE coach through the labor pains. I opted not to have an epidural- so I felt (and remember) more of it than I think I want to! :) But I do remember my mom after the contraction would pass saying "here's your reward" and giving me ice chips. She's too great. I definitely would have laughed if I wasn't concentrating so much on labor. :) I was also very grateful when Chris got back to the hospital- I appreciated his strong hands for the back labor and just being there and being supportive.
Sunday, September 16th- We welcomed our little boy into the world at 1:24am. The doctor & nurses were a little worried about him as the umbilical cord was around his neck and they were having hard time picking up a heartbeat- so they had me pushing hard, beyond the contractions and the little guy was out in 3 pushes. It was a little scary at first as he was very purple and didn't scream right at first- I remember that being my only thought, "Is he ok? Is he breathing?" A crying baby never sounded so good. He was a hefty 8lbs 14oz, 21 inches long and had dark hair (not as much as Corrine, but still plenty of it). He has broad shoulders like his dad and the same blue/grey eyes that Corrine did as an infant- I won't be surprised if he keeps them as well.
Later that morning they came in and gave me the option to wait at the hospital or go home and they would call me when the other women delivered. Chris & I felt that Corrine was in good hands with my parents and that I may as well wait it out so that I don't "lose my spot". :) It was a fairly uneventful day- just waiting, waiting and waiting. The last of the women finally delivered about 6:30-7:00pm so as soon as they were finished they got things moving quickly with me.
By 7:30pm they had me all hooked up and the pitocin was started. And they were upping the dose every 20 minutes- so the contractions were coming much faster than natural labor. I wasn't quite ready for how fast & hard they would come. Since we didn't know how long it would take- my mom got set up on a bed in my room and Chris went home to try and sleep for a little bit. He said he didn't even sleep- just as he was getting ready to get into bed we called and told him to come back up to the hospital! Everything happened MUCH faster than ANY of us expected! The baby didn't drop until after my water broke and almost up until I was ready to push- and once that happened it all went very quickly. I was so grateful to have my mom there as an INCREDIBLE coach through the labor pains. I opted not to have an epidural- so I felt (and remember) more of it than I think I want to! :) But I do remember my mom after the contraction would pass saying "here's your reward" and giving me ice chips. She's too great. I definitely would have laughed if I wasn't concentrating so much on labor. :) I was also very grateful when Chris got back to the hospital- I appreciated his strong hands for the back labor and just being there and being supportive.
Sunday, September 16th- We welcomed our little boy into the world at 1:24am. The doctor & nurses were a little worried about him as the umbilical cord was around his neck and they were having hard time picking up a heartbeat- so they had me pushing hard, beyond the contractions and the little guy was out in 3 pushes. It was a little scary at first as he was very purple and didn't scream right at first- I remember that being my only thought, "Is he ok? Is he breathing?" A crying baby never sounded so good. He was a hefty 8lbs 14oz, 21 inches long and had dark hair (not as much as Corrine, but still plenty of it). He has broad shoulders like his dad and the same blue/grey eyes that Corrine did as an infant- I won't be surprised if he keeps them as well.
Newly Born- you can see just how black & blue the poor kid was!
Chris- a proud daddy!
It was such early hours of the morning and we were all exhausted- so we put off deciding on a name until later that day. As they brought him into me a little later I kept running through all the names on our list to see if any of them fit and none of them were quite it. On Saturday morning Chris had suggested not using any of the names we had. We were planning on using my maiden name, Allen, as a middle name, but he suggested using it as a first name instead. We really struggled with a middle name as neither of us were thrilled with the options we suggested. Chris wasn't really keen on naming the baby after him, but with a little coaxing from my parents he agreed to using his name as the middle name for the baby. So finally late Sunday afternoon our baby had a name: ALLEN CHRISTOPHER PRIAMOS. I'm still getting used to it some days. :)
Mom & Kids- the blue blanket was Corrine's present: a "bee"-
(what she calls her blankie) to Allen
The newest family photo!
My parents had gone up to Stake Conference which was a broadcast from Salt Lake- so of course many were asking and I think it was fun for my parents to be able to relay the good news. They brought Corrine by the hosptial after church and she was ADORABLE with her baby brother. She couldn't quite get used to the fact that he had a name and kept calling him "baby brother" and wanted to constantly smother him with kisses. That afternoon they headed back up to Maple Valley taking Corrine with them for the week- thanks for being here and for letting her come and play for the week!
Corrine & Grandpa Allen with new baby Allen
Grandpa Bill Priamos with Allen
We had several others come and visit and later in the afternoon were transferred to a recovery room. I enjoyed resting and just getting to know this beautiful new baby boy! Definitely a great way to end the week! Thanks for all the wonderful wishes we received from everyone! We are thrilled to have little Allen here! :)
2 comments:
It was WONDERFUL to relive another of our Heavenly FAther's miracles. Thank you for this beautiful grandson and sharing it with us.
Much love G&G Allen
What a cute boy! Jacob has the same blue blanket and won't go to sleep without it! Glad everything went well and that you are both healthy.
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