Oh baby! She’s HERE!
August 4, 2010 by Shannon | 18 Comments
Well friends, we have a new baby! Her name is Ella Cassidy and she was born at 7:15 pm on August 3 2010, weighing in at 8 lb. 7 oz. and measuring 21 inches.
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Oh baby! Slow goin’ at the hospital
August 3, 2010 by Shannon | 5 Comments
Whoever said second babies always come faster? I’ve been on Pitocin for about seven hours and I’m only dilated to three centimeters.
Oh. My. Gah.
Oh baby! Tuesday is the big day
August 2, 2010 by Shannon | 3 Comments
I figured it would come down to this – looks like I’ll be having another induction. When the doctor induced my labor with Kellan, it took 22 hours from the start of the Pitocin drip to the time I finally gave birth…
Oh baby! This is getting nuts…
July 29, 2010 by Shannon | 5 Comments
I’ve spent the last several days hoping for some progress on the baby front. I got checked on Wednesday, and started to show signs of early labor within a couple hours! Yay! Right?
Wrong.
Oh baby! Preparing the nursery
July 27, 2010 by Shannon | 5 Comments
It’s no small undertaking to move while pregnant. You know how normally your nesting instinct goes into overdrive? You start to clean out the linen closet and reorganize the pantry, in addition to washing loads of little baby clothes? While my instincts were telling me to do all that, I did the opposite.
Oh baby! The latest progress report…
July 22, 2010 by Shannon | 6 Comments
Prior to this week’s OB appointment, I’d had a few painful contractions. I’ve been feeling more pressure. In short, I’ve been feeling that there’s just GOT to be some progress on the baby front.
After this week’s appointment? I am convinced that my body and I are horribly out of sync with each other. Because while I was thinking progress, my body was apparently thinking status quo.
Oh baby! What am I getting myself into?
July 20, 2010 by Shannon | 8 Comments
Everyone tells me my life is about to change dramatically. That two children don’t just double your workload – they triple or quadruple it. I wonder if I’m prepared.
