One and walking

#3 turned one on Saturday. Thanks for the 'surprise party' Kris and Bobbi!

She started walking last week.

It makes for interesting days here...

tired doesn't even come close to explaining how I feel...

This morning already I have;

• pried my newborn off my nipple to get up and make daddy coffee before he left for class
• made whack 'em on the counter cinnamon rolls to accompany breakfast because I feel guilty about the next bulleted item
  

• gotten oldest child off to school with a dose of Tylenol because she gets a flu shot today and I cannot drag the circus there to be with her
• changed two poopy diapers
• cleaned up a spilled (forgotten) cold cup of coffee off the living room carpet
• stepped in some squishy substance on the kitchen floor and immediately had to wash all the carpets and bleach the floor, I think it was poop
• went through clothing from my sister to find only one matching mitten to go with the one shoe she normally sends
• finally downloaded first birthday pictures and have yet to post them
• nursed the baby again and again
• answered the phone a dozen times

Labor and Delivery...by the numbers

25 hours in the hospital BEFORE baby arrives
2.5 hours prepping for induction
22.5 hours of labor starting and stopping

4 shift changes of nurses
2 on call shift changes for the doctors (24 hour shifts)

1 bored out of his mind hubby who
12 times needed to "get some air" and resulted in
3 unnecessary shopping trips and who consumed
5 lbs of junk food in front of his wife who only got to eat
1 cup of chicken broth and
4 pieces of toast in
29 hours

1 book read, now I want to see the movie, (the Secret Life of Bees)
2 movies watched ; 21 and Ocean's 13

7 unsuccessful iv attempts in my hands, wrists and arms
4 infiltrated veins resulting in swelling, bruising and annoying, burning, pain
1 port FINALLY accessed
10 hours after first iv attempt

3 doses of oral induction medication
1 iv drip of pitossin
1000 mil of saline iv
1 epidural that wore off an hour before baby came

38 minutes of hard labor with no medication
1 episiotomy resulting in
9 stitches to bring a
8 lb 6 oz beautiful baby girl to
2 exhausted but blessed parents who cried an
undetermined amount of tears of joy

Sister Love...for Wordless Wednesday

I do have time for Wordless, but that's about it. Maybe when we get our days unmixed with nights I can post more...I am exhausted!

It's a girl...

We're home.

I have lots to say, not enough time or energy to say it.

Thanks for the prayers and for the well-wishes.

We have once again been blessed:)

Baby girl, 8lbs. 6 oz., 20 and 3/4 inches long, she is beautiful!

Born October 15th, 10:13 a.m.

D(elivery) Day!

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