Alivia Norine has arrived!!! and crazy stuff since...

Okay, I'm ready to do this Post. Sorry it's taken so long. Pics are in the 3 posts below. (Sorry that they are in reverse order)

Here is my story: Wednesday, February 25th, I woke up after a long night of cramping to realise that I was bleeding and the baby wasn't moving well . I called my Doc and they said to come in. I showered, shaved my legs :), got ready, and packed my bags. Mike had some last minute errands to run before I went in so I got the 3 kids bathed and dressed. We wanted to wait before we tried to find someone to watch the kids just in case they didn't admit me. I went into the office and they said I was dilated to a 3+ and that we should just throw in the towel and get this over with since I was now 37 1/2 wks. They sent me straight over to L&D to be induced. I called Mike and told him the news. I called my mom and she found someone to cover the rest of her shift and packed and left Havasu in 1 1/2 hrs. I called my BFF Kristy, who we had planned to have at the delivery, to see if she could watch our kids until my mom got in from Havasu or we could find a babysitter. They started my Pitocin at about 1 pm and at the same time my Dr. came in and asked if I wanted him to break my water. I said "Bring it on"! Mike got there about 1:15pm. By then I was only getting about a 1 minute break in between contractions. Mike told me to get my epidural, I told him I wasn't in enough pain so I was hanging in until at least 2pm. The only reason I got an epidural was to not feel her come out. We had a feeling I was going to have her quickly so we had my nurse get the Anesthesiologist at 2pm. They gave me my epidural around 2:15. I was so scared, even though it was my 4th. With my others I was in pain so I wasn't just focusing on the needle going in my back. Mike kept me calm though. They kept me laying flat so my BP wouldn't drop and then my numbness started moving up so I felt like it was a little harder to breathe. They checked me after putting my catheter in and I was a 4+. About 20 minutes later I started to get the "shakes" really bad, which is common when you hit the transition stage. My pulse went way up and I started to hyperventilate. I was still feeling my contractions but they weren't as bad. The nurse stayed in my room to monitor my breathing and to keep checking me since I was showing signs of transition. Mike really had to help me stay calm. I was shaking so bad and having a hard time keeping my breathing regular! I had never felt like that before. Mike stayed right by my side and kept me focused and calm. The nurse checked me again at about 3:15, I was at a 6 and the baby had moved way down into the birth canal. I felt a ton of pressure with every contraction. Around 3:45 she checked me again and I was a 10. Everybody came in to get stuff ready. I pushed for about 12 minutes and at 4:06pm Alivia Norine was born. The cord was wrapped around her neck and she wasn't crying or breathing so they took her to the isolette thing and had to bag her. It took them about 5 minutes to get her to breathe on her own without any help. The Respiratory Therapist and Nurse Practitioner came in from the NICU. They worked on her for about 20 minutes before they declared her okay. Meanwhile, my doctor was working on me. Once my placenta came out the doctor realised why I was bleeding, my placenta had started to tear away from the uterus. I started to hemorrhage really bad. The doctor had to do the "C" part of a D&C, which is taking like a cheese grader and scraping the inside of your uterus. Thank goodness I was numb still! They had my Pitocin going on high still and gave me two other medications to help my uterus contract so the bleeding would stop. It took about 40 minutes to get it stopped. I had a 1st degree tear which only required 1 stitch. I lost double the amount of blood that's normal. They moved me to a different room around 6:45pm. Because I lost so much blood they checked my levels after her birth and twice the next morning. They also did my vitals every 2 hrs instead of every 4 hrs. I developed a fever that they watched closely, but they had already given me IV antibiotics because scraping out my uterus gave me a higher risk of infection. They kept my catheter and IV in until morning and had me stay in bed until morning too, because of all the trauma to my body. As we were getting ready to leave Thursday around 1pm I passed out so we ended up staying until about 4pm. We finally got home! The next day we took Alivia into the Dr because she had really badreflux and at one point her lips turned blue. Then on Saturday I woke up and I had a really hard time breathing and swallowing. My uvula (sp?) was swollen and almost restricting my airway all the way. Mike took me to the ER and they gave me a breathing treatment in case it was an allergic reaction and started me on antibiotics. They noticed how pale I was and checked my blood levels again. The wanted to do a blood transfusion but we were able to negotiate and get out of there w/out one. That's the end of the drama other than a sick kid here and there. I'll try to post some recent pics soon!

L&D Pics!

Pics Continued!

Pics Continued!

Name Change! and Induction!

Okay everybody, we decided to change our baby's name. Good thing we decided before she was born! We're changing it from Camden Olivia to Alivia Norine. Maybe now that we've decided 100% for sure, she'll decide its time to be born! One can only hope.
I reached 37 wks yesterday! Yeah, so exciting. They've decided to induce me on Monday, March 2nd. We had a "false labor" trip to L&D on Friday the 20th. I'm almost dilated to 4cm. But my contractions went from regular to irregular while I was there. I am so ready for her to be born. I can't wait to see her sweet little face! She better be less trouble on the outside than she has been on the inside. So we're definately working on getting her here, if you know what I mean ;). So I had a totally gross but normal thing happen today. I lost my mucous plug. I never experienced that with my other 3 kids. It was totally gross! I showed it to Mike and he was like "that's nasty, why'd you show it to me"? I said "if I have to see it so do you"! Anyway, definately an interesting experience.
So, I better get my butt in bed! BYE!

Almost there! and poor Tyler!

So, I had a Dr.'s appt yesterday. I am dilated to 2 cm and 50% effaced! My Dr. said he would induce me at about 38 wks because of all the complications we've had, so I have about 2 1/2 wks left. YEAH!!! I can't wait. We have everything ready for Camden. All of her clothes are washed and put away, her bed is ready, etc. Life will be good when she's here!
Well, yesterday Tyler slipped as he was running into the Guest Room and hit his head on the bed frame. He ended up with a huge cut above his eyebrow, it's over an inch long. We had to take him to the ER. That was a fun experience! We've done the stitches thing twice with Tailor. But this was Tyler's first ACCIDENT, he did not take it well. Today he feels much better. He's very proud of his stitches, especially after Dad told him that chicks dig scars! I'll try to post a pic of his face in the next day or so.
Anyway, hope all is well with everyone! BYE!!!

UFC: George St. Pierre vs. BJ Penn

I don't know how many of you get into UFC fights, but I am a huge fan! Mike and I Pay-Per-View every fight. Sometimes we watch it with friends and sometimes it's just the two of us. We've been watching them for 4 yrs or so. Anyway, my favorite fighter is George St. Pierre. He is so awesome to watch fight. Back in September (I think) after GSP won the Welterweight Championship Belt, him and BJ Penn called eachother out. So we've been anxiously (sp?) awaiting this fight. I was not only rooting for GSP because he's my favorite fighter but because I don't like BJ Penn. BJ Penn won against Jens Pulver and I was rooting for the underdog, which was Pulver. Anyway, we were so excited to learn that the long awaited fight was to go on last night! We had some friends over to watch it with us. GSP did an awesome job! He kicked BJ Penn's butt. Penn couldn't continue the fight after the 4th round. IT WAS SO AWESOME TO WATCH!!! I was screaming and clapping, while everyone was looking at me like I'd lost my mind. I don't like watching sports, so this is my sport to get excited about. I can't wait to see who George St. Pierre fights next!