Thursday, February 24, 2011
Multi-homeschooling
The only way I am getting through homeschooling is by the grace of God! You have to multitask! I am nursing, burping, changing diapers, and washing diapers while answering a math question, or answering a phonics question. All in all.....I wouldn't change it for the world! This is my life. A crazy life. A Good life. God is good. God is generous. God is graceous.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Hudson gained 14oz in one week!!
I was anticipating all week if he gained anything.....in fact he gained 14oz to be exact! Praise the Lord! The normal weight gain is 5-7oz a week at this stage. He almost tripled that! He now weighs 9.1oz at 20 days old. Hummmmm....still don't know if he will be a chunker at this point!!
Still in love with this boy!! I just can't put him down!! He is outgrowing his newborn look :( Did I tell you yet I am in love with Hud??
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Hudson labor and delivery
How it all started.....
After my OB appts, I was discouraged to hear that I was only 40% effaced however, dialated to 3cms at 38 wks. Still no progress at 39 weeks. My mucas plug was dislodged about 3 days prior to labor. The girls and I walked on Monday.....and Monday evening. Then Tuesday we walked all the way to the purple park and back.
It all started Feb 2nd, 7am with contractions that were "different". It progressed as the day went on. I've been passing what's called the "bloody show" for couple of days. By 10am.....I knew these contractions were "different". Def, by noon it was in full swing. I called Jesse to let him know this is the real thing! After dropping off the girls to Papa and Meme's around 3pm, I drove myself to meet Jesse at the hospital to find out I was at 7cms! The nurse didn't know if I had time to have an epidural. They hurried to get that epidural in....awww! Wow! no pain! But found out there was a tradeoff.....which I think was not worth it! After waiting couple of hours for Dr.Santoro to come and deliver......he could not make it. It seemed at that point my labor had stalled. Just what I was scared of. Then as Dr.Matsomura broke my water....as I was told I had a bulgy bag of waters. It was not after 30 mins.....I could feel his head dissend into my birth canal. It was time to push! But I couldn't feel the contractions!! I am asking Jesse.....is it time to push?? He couldn't tell me either! After 45 mins of pushing with no progress......we decided to turn off the epidural! AWW.....finally feeling a little pressure.....I pushed through 2 contractions. I see doctors and nurses come in......I was puzzled. Then Dr.Matsomura spoke to the nurse....."get the squat bar, and shoulder dysplacia stool." I then was getting nervous! After the head dissended, the shoulder came out with little to no trouble! Hud had smaller features!
What a joy to see the girls come into the room to see their new brother! They have waited a long time!! They helped give him bath, listen to his heart, and just hold him!! Leah's joy was overflowing!
What I would do different......NO EPIDURAL!! Had I had no epidural....I probably would've had the baby after 1 hour! But, God is good! He is healthy....he is just perfect!!
How sleepy this baby was!! He didn't nurse until the next day. He lost 8-9oz from his birth weight which is normal.
We are in love!! Our hearts are melting! Thank you Lord for blessing us!!!!
After my OB appts, I was discouraged to hear that I was only 40% effaced however, dialated to 3cms at 38 wks. Still no progress at 39 weeks. My mucas plug was dislodged about 3 days prior to labor. The girls and I walked on Monday.....and Monday evening. Then Tuesday we walked all the way to the purple park and back.
It all started Feb 2nd, 7am with contractions that were "different". It progressed as the day went on. I've been passing what's called the "bloody show" for couple of days. By 10am.....I knew these contractions were "different". Def, by noon it was in full swing. I called Jesse to let him know this is the real thing! After dropping off the girls to Papa and Meme's around 3pm, I drove myself to meet Jesse at the hospital to find out I was at 7cms! The nurse didn't know if I had time to have an epidural. They hurried to get that epidural in....awww! Wow! no pain! But found out there was a tradeoff.....which I think was not worth it! After waiting couple of hours for Dr.Santoro to come and deliver......he could not make it. It seemed at that point my labor had stalled. Just what I was scared of. Then as Dr.Matsomura broke my water....as I was told I had a bulgy bag of waters. It was not after 30 mins.....I could feel his head dissend into my birth canal. It was time to push! But I couldn't feel the contractions!! I am asking Jesse.....is it time to push?? He couldn't tell me either! After 45 mins of pushing with no progress......we decided to turn off the epidural! AWW.....finally feeling a little pressure.....I pushed through 2 contractions. I see doctors and nurses come in......I was puzzled. Then Dr.Matsomura spoke to the nurse....."get the squat bar, and shoulder dysplacia stool." I then was getting nervous! After the head dissended, the shoulder came out with little to no trouble! Hud had smaller features!
What a joy to see the girls come into the room to see their new brother! They have waited a long time!! They helped give him bath, listen to his heart, and just hold him!! Leah's joy was overflowing!
What I would do different......NO EPIDURAL!! Had I had no epidural....I probably would've had the baby after 1 hour! But, God is good! He is healthy....he is just perfect!!
How sleepy this baby was!! He didn't nurse until the next day. He lost 8-9oz from his birth weight which is normal.
We are in love!! Our hearts are melting! Thank you Lord for blessing us!!!!
Baby Hudson Levi Harder arrives.......
We have a new member in our family! Huddy arrived on Feb 2nd GroundHog day! He weighed 8.8lbs and 21.5 inches. Our joy for this baby is bursting at the seams! How God is so gracious and generous to our family! My labor and delivery story to follow!
Hud seems to not be gaining weight as fast as the girls did at this age! At 3 days old, he weighed 7.15lbs. He lost at least 10% of his weight. Then 10 days later only gained 4 oz. weighing only at 8.3lbs. It is so bizzare! He eats like a banchee! I guess he was not getting his full feeding....a sleepy baby! He is sleeping alright at nights. Up once or twice at nights. I don't mind....I love nurishing him with the Teets(as Jesse calls it).
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