One Week Old

Well today is Brooklyn's one week birthday and she has already grown so much. Believe it or not she has rolled on to her side..... probably from a spastic movement but still it happened. She is becoming more active everyday she stays awake for about 15minutes after feedings so we get to see her smile and stare at us a lot more..... it is just so cute.Yesterday she had her first doctors visit and it went great. She weighs 6 lbs 11 oz so she is almost back up to her birth weight, and the doctor said that it can take up to two weeks for that to happen. She had a high rate on her billiruben test, so on Saturday BJ and I had to take her back to the hospital to check it again, and her score came back at 11.3 which the doctors said that she is fine and does not have to take it again. So over all we are still learning how to be good parents,but we have a great baby to learn with. She still only seems to cry when she is hungry or getting her diaper changed, so she's a keeper.

Welcome Brooklyn Marie Young

We named our beautiful baby girl Brooklyn Marie Young. She was born on March 24, 2009 at 2:46pm. She weighed 6lbs 13oz and she was 19 1/2 inches long. She had a little bit of an issue breathing but they put her on oxygen for a while and she is doing great. We came home on the 26th when it was snowing out, so she didn't get to wear the cute dress we had got for her. But there will be another day for it..... when it gets warm again. Her first night home was a little rough with the sleeping thing, but last night (night #2) went a lot better. She is just a really great baby, she only seems to cry when she is hungry or getting her diaper changed.... she does not like the cool air. Her cry is more of a ear piercing screech so she really lets you know if she does not like something. She has started to smile, which I didn't think would happen for a while, but it is so cute. She loves gazing at BJ, and loves listening to his voice. She is just a gorgeous baby and I'm glad to have her out of my belly and in my home. We will keep you updated on all the cute things she is doing and how well we are getting along.

Labor Story

Well on Tuesday the 24th at 7:30am I had my first contraction, it was not bad so I just went back to sleep. One hour later another contraction hit and then another at 9:30am at this point I thought well I will at least get out of bed and shower. I didn't think I was going to go into labor that day, so I went over to my parents house to take some final pregnancy pictures. At my parents house the contractions started getting stronger and closer together. My mother and I decided to go to the hospital and at least register and get checked out. I call BJ at work just to inform him on what was going on. We got to the hospital and check in and they checked me to see how dilated I was and it turns out I was at a 5 and still going. BJ called to see how I was and we decided he should get off of work and get to the hospital. About 45 minutes later BJ and Julie came in and we got ready to have a baby. The nurse tried to get my IV in and four pricks later she decided to get the anaesthesiologist to do it. That ended taking about 45 minutes to do. After that the doctor came in and broke my water. I asked if I could get some drugs to take the edge off and he said it was too late, and that she would be here before they kicked in. And about 4 pushes later we had the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. Don't get me wrong it was not as easy as it sounds it was the worst pain ever, but totally worth it.

Update

Well yesterday I had my routine weekly doctors appointment. And we found out that I am dilated 2 1/2 centimeters. So technically we could have a baby within the next few days or it could take a few more weeks to officially go into labor. I guess we should decide on a name huh? But that is so hard to agree on. This waiting game is just so nerve racking, I wish I was psychic that way I could sleep with a restless mind, but no now I worry that I'm going to go into labor..... the worrying never ends!!!