Jan 15, 2008 Birth Story!

I had my regular Drs appt on the 15th. at 3:00 when my Dr checked my cervix STILL NOTHING more.. 4cm and 50% thinned.. I was like NOOO WAY. so she took me over to do a non stress test and everything looked great. she came back to talk to Mark and I and said Well sence your already 4 cm we called the hosp and there is room for ya were gonna get this over with TONIGHT!! I was like WOOOOOOOO...lol..I was soo EXCITED I didnt know how to contain myself. soo we went and picked up my bags dropped my kids off at the sitters and arrived at the Hospital about 7PM. I was admitted and did the 1000 questions and then signed my life away and here came the Dr.. who then broke my water at 7:55PM. had a few contractions here and there but then was starting to come more frequent.. Then I would say by 10:30 I was starting to get VERY uncomfortable but was still able to manage and then Hmmmmm lets see about 11 or so they came in and checked me and I was only at 5 cm I think at this point I wanted to cry..lol.. still not a lot of progress, soooo I stayed this way for a while and then everything got UNBAREABLE..(geesh)Contractions hit like a ton a bricks. by this time its goin on 12AM and I got the wow thats a lot of pressure and I called my nurse she checked me and I was still only 6 so she left came back in and we talked and I said OK I wanna try an epidural..first one EVER out of all my kids...so she went and called it in went next door to my room and WOOOOO I had a hard contraction and I knew she was right there..I called her she came running in checked me and told me NOT TO PUSH,...lol...yea right like this is possible right...The dr wasnt too far behind her so they got my stirrups up and nothing else was ready but we managed i gave 4 BIG BIG pushes and my baby girl Olivia Rose Holliday was born at 12:37AM Jan 16, 2008. Weighing in at 8lbs and 20in long. then about 5 mins later here came my epidural..lol..I told him I was tired of waiting so I decited to get it over and done with..He just laughed and walked away..ha ha..But everything is Great shes happy and healthy and I feel like a million bucks..I have NO pain and I am even back in my regular jeans again..WOO HOO..well that was my story of how my daughter Olivia Rose was born..

My name is Nicole and I am currently 27weeks and 2days pregnant with baby GIRL # 3. I am only 26 years old been married for a little over 4 years to my best friend..Mark.. I had a daughter Savanah to a previous relationship but Mark is her daddy now, anyways she just turned 9 in July. Then Mark and I had Hailey, I would like to think a her as my angel baby. Mark was told he wasnt able to have kids so we were not really trying and then to our surprise she was on her way. Haiey was born 6-11-2002..9mos to the day after Sept 11, 2001. I am very honored to have a child born on that day cause i like to think a all the babies born then as all the angels beeing reborn.Well after Haiey I thought I was done, shes gonna be 6 here in june didnt think anything of it and surprise surprise we have little Miss. Olivia Rose on her way.How exciting I didnt think I would ever be this excited "AGAIN" but we are. Olivia should be here within the first few weeks of Jan. depends on Drs and her, but we will just have to wait and see...

November 25, 2007

Well I havent kept up with this too much but a lot has changed. I have grown, Olivia will be here soon and I cant wait, shes moving non stop and I love every second of it. My Dr appts have been great her heart rate has been perfect and all my tests were good. I am currently 33 weeks. Geez how time flies. I go back to my OB on Thursday the 29th and I cant wait. I love to receive my updates on my little girl. Well now that im goin every other week its a lot easier then every 4 weeks. Ok well hopefully more updates to comes.

December 13, 2007

Well I didnt make it to my Drs appt on the 29th due to a death in the family and had to head to PA..what a wonderful trip, didnt realize how much I missed everyone untill I got there and saw everyone. but then my appt. was rescheduled for last Thursday and coudlnt make that appt because a car reasons, soooooo I am to go tomarrow and I cant wait.. Last friday I was in Labor and delivery for a few hours due to contractions 1-3 mins apart and I was dialated to 2 cm..WOW..soo close... I am hopein my Dr will do an internal to see if there was anymore progress and possibly say time to go..but no such luck..lol..as long as my baby is healthy and strong it does not matter when she comes.. I am so in love with her just like I am Savanah and Hailey. I dont know what I would do with out my kids, they are my life.. My husband is a very strong part of me also and I couldnt do this without him.. He is my best friend I feel like I have won the lottery with my family, I dont think I could have asked for anything better in life.. Well hopefully good news tomarrow :)

December 14, 2007

Well went to my OB today and got a litte bit a good news.. I went from 2cm to a good 3cm in a week. I was kinda dissapointed that thats all the more progress I made but once I sat and thought about it I am only gonna be 36 weeks on Sunday and in a week atleast I know there is something going on. So now I think all I can do is sit and wait.. I go back to my OB on Tuesday the 18th its only 4 days from now and I think were gonna talk about a scheduled induction if she dosent try to come before that. I am just sooo excited that the time is actually here. Oh well maybe more good news to come on Tuesday..

December 17, 2007

I am now officially 36 weeks pregnant..YAYYYYY..I know either way Labor is not too far off. I got up yesterday with one heck of a head cold(EWWWW) although I should have known it was commin cause Savanah had it then Mark got it, so go figure I got it. Tomarrow is my OB appt and I cant wait to get there and see if there has been any progress. Well I got more Christmas candies done and I think I finally finished up my shoping. All I have to do now is the wrapping and I am deff not looking forward to doing that beein 9 mos preg..HA HA..Well maybe some good news tomarrow.

December 19, 2007

Well my cold is pretty much done and I feel soooo much better..Thank God..I feel kinda yucky today, not a lot of contractions but crampy and a lot of pressure.maybe it will actually turn into something who knows..I had my OB appt yesterday and I found out NOTHING what a bummer..lol..they did not check my cervix they did however measure me and she didnt say anything about that either..(hmmmmm) all she asked when she did that was does it feel like the baby is a lot lower now? so im assumeing she has deff dropped. I got my results back for my group B strep and the other cultures and there all negative. I was glad for that. sooooooo who knows whats gonna happen next all I know is I am deff ready to have this baby mentally but physically were no where ready for a baby to come.. I go back to my OB next thursday and maybe I will have something to tell then or maybe even have a baby by then..

December 20, 2007

Hmmm, where to start. I have been really really achey and sore today in fact I feel like I have been riding bare back on a horse for hours running at that..(phew) I dont know how much more of this I can take.. I wish my baby Olivia would just make up her mind and come to meet her family, I know everyone is miserable at this point but I think I am turning out to be a GREAT BIG WIMP..lol..oh well ..I cant seem to find a health store anywhere, I would like to get some of that red raspberry leaf tea everyone keeps talking about maybe that will work. Baby girl is full term now and can be born safely so if I can jump start her and give her an eviction notice then I think thats what I am gonna do...Well I think thats about it for today, maybe tomarrow if I feel upto it I will update again..hopefully I can find some leaf tea and I can say ITS TIME!!!

December 25, 2007

Well its Christmas day and No baby yet!! thats ok I think..lol..I am just feeling now I want her to be here cause Im tired of beein preggo but then I want her to stay in as long as she needs to be there..I have been feeling very uncomfortable and miserable lately which is understandable considering the fact that I am 37 weeks and 2 days..Well Thursday is my appt and HOPEFULLY some news, I am gonna ask her to check me, and she should..I HOPE and I am gonna mention induction..

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Jan 6, 2008

Well still no baby yet and 39 weeks TODAY..YAYYY!!! Oh well I think I have came to terms that Olivia will come when she wants NOT when I want. I think I would have known this by now beein my 3 child and all but reguardless of how many kids you have, you still get just as anxious and excited!! I am soooo tired of Well did you have the baby yet? Its like duh can you not see that I am as big as a house and I can barely stand here without wanting to lean on something( ewwwwwww ) talk about drive me nutzzz. my kids are soooooo excited that last week when I went to the Drs my youngest daughter Hailey said to me when I came out " Well mommy where is the baby didnt they take her out?" I deff got a chuckle out of that one..Gotta love her shes only 5..HEE HEE.. My oldest daughter Savanah, she just wants to hold her and rock her now shes 9 and she says as long as shes not cryin all the time she'll be fine..HA HA she has another thing commin dont she...I think I have had 2 Drs appts sence I last updated and there is absolutely nothing new except for the fact that they will not induce due to a previous fast delivery( BUMMER ) Oh well then shes just not meant to be here yet. I think I have been nesting for the past few days and geesh I cant wait till I can relax. I am sooooo tired but all I can do is clean clean clean I dont think there is anything left to clean, but then again with 2 other kids in the house theres always something. I go back to the Drs on Tuesday Jan 8, hopefully something is just a little bit different!! HA HA yea right thats NOT MY LUCK!!!

Jan 7,2008

Today feels kinda weird..Almost like I am not even pregnant. I feel pretty good considering the fact I only have 6 days till my due date. I dont think I can clean any more but as long as I keep looking there is always something to do. I feel full of energy, not soo yucky just kinda stiff when I stand up but I dont think that will go away till I have Olivia. but other then that I FEEL GREAT!!!! I go to the Drs tomarrow I am kinda excited I dont know why cause I know its gonna be the same song and dance 3 cm and still kinda thick. Oh well she has to come out eventually and be as BEAUTIFUL as ever and she will be well worth the wait ;)

Jan 11,2008

What an AWEFUL week!!! OHHH except for the fact thaaaaaat when I went to the Drs on Tuesday I am now 4cm and 50% thinned out (YAYYYYY) OH wait theres more, and if I have not Delivered my darling daughter Olivia by Tuesday the 15th they are scheduleing me for my INDUCTION...WOOOO HOOOO..HA HA that makes me sooooo excited..OK anywho back to by bad streak...well I got a tooth ache on Tuesday night soooo bad I couldnt hardly stand it, now here it is FRIDAY Jan 11th and I still got it.. Damn I dont know how much more of this I can take.. Although today I did get to the Drs and got a antibiotic so maybe it will help take this away... then my baby girl can come with NO WORRIES!!!!!

Well I think my journey is just about done.. There have been MANY laughes and MANY tears through all this and there is one outcome to everything when you see your baby for the first time...HMMM..there is nothing like it, you fall madly in Love with this tiny helpless little person that you have never met before and your life suddenly changes!! To know that you and your Loved one created this life who now depends on you to care, nurture, and protect. OH WOW what a feeling. I am going to miss not having my daughter move inside me, knowing that everything is initially OK. I am frightened to bring her here in this world as there are many things that are just not suitable for my child to be exposed to.., but as long as I am the mother that I set out to be the day I found out I was expectiong my baby then I think everything will be just fine. Here is to my daughters Savanah, Hailey, and Olivia I love you with every living breath in my body, heart and soul.

Feb. 22,2008

A lot of time has passed, Olivia is now 5 weeks and 2 days and WOW what an Amazingly Beautiful time experience (what ever you wanna call it) I have had. When I look in her face I tear up knowing not quite a year ago I didnt think I would ever have another child, and now I have this Beautiful baby girl..BREATHLESS..Life is such a Blessing..Savanah and Hailey are the BEST big sisters I could have ever wanted for Olivia. Olivia is now starting to smile and respond to many things, she was even at the Drs the other day and to my surprise she was already weighing 9lbs and 9ozs..My baby is thriving and growing so fast. Olivia is on a perfect schedule and adjusted to everything very well..shes eating every 4 hours and then at night. between 12:30 and 1:00 she wakes for a 4oz bottle then she sleeps the rest of the night then rises around 7:30 or 8:00. Well hopefully I can keep up a little more often now, there are more things to add but sence its 1:00am shes stirring for her feeding. Untill then God Bless these tiny little babies.. ;)

Feb. 23,2008

There are many things I left out with my last post due to feeding time, so I think I will fill everything in now. When Olivia was ready to be discharged from the Hosptital on Jan. 17,2008 they did the standard hearing test and sadly enough her left ear failed, but her right ear passed with flying colors. So we scheduled her with a Ear Nose and Throat Specialist. Before her appointment with the E.N.T lets see she was almost 2 weeks old we were also surprised to find out she was allergic to the cows milk protein in the formula..she had been having some rough days beeing VERY constipated and just miserable (Poor Baby), so they switched her formula from Emfamil to Nutramigen.Well everything started to go pretty decent. Now it was time to go to the Ear Nose and Throat Dr. they redid the hearing test and it was confirmed, Olivia has a slight hearing Impairment in her left ear..how depressing..I was informed that it was very minimal that she can still hear everything its just not as loud as the right ear, and again we schedule ANOTHER appointment with another specialist to see whats next. We go to the Dr just 4 days later and he is looking in her ears and says. YES. the left ear drum looks pretty sluggish "MAYBE" there is still fluid in there from delivery. Lets wait another 6 weeks bring her back and see if fluid dries out and to see if everything looks better also says"I do belive thats all it is gonna be and she will be just fine" BUT is its not then we will talk about what to do next. In the mean time Olivia is goin on 4 weeks old and everyone had just got over from beeing SUPER SICK, she starts what I though was diarrea, changing diapers like every 2mins I swear and HMMMM such a NASTY diaper rash. took Olivia to the Drs and says shes fine Health wise and didnt say too much about the rash just gave me some samples of cream for it. 2 days have gone by and Olivia is now screaming and crying in agony and pain from diaper changings I no longer use wipes to clean her bottom due to perfumes and everything else making it worse..I tried Desitin, Dr Smiths, Beadroux's Butt Paste, Crisco, A&D ointment, and NOTHING worked and within 3 days all of the above are EMPTY. Here we go back to the Drs. here to find out the 2 of the Drs have invented a butt cream and would like to try it on Olivia(first baby to use and try), I agree thinking it could only help. We pick it up at the Pharmacy paying $15.00 for a 4oz tub of this cream. This cream has a pH neutralizer in it to take the burn out of her pee and poop so the healing process could start to work. WELLLLL, we did the cream for 3 days and NOTHING improved AT ALL. back to basics. air drying the bottom and rinsing at the sink for diaper changes..it has to end sometime..I am now waiting to head back to the E.N.T I belive its on April 1,2008 and February 27,2008 we are going in for our 1month appointment and we will AGAIN talk about the nasty diaper rash..I will try and update again with her 1month check-up and see where everything is.Untill then take care..

3-1-2008,

Well Olivia had her 1 month check up the other day and everything went GREAT. she now weighs an astonishing 9lbs 15ozs and is 21 1/2in long. WOW talk about a weed..Diaper rash is now ALMOST competely gone.. AND I AM SOOOO HAPPY. Olivia has been smileing sooo much, shes such a beautiful baby I am adicted to her and couldnt imagine life without her. .. ;)

March 10, 2008

Well Olivia has begun to Blossom into her very own little person, she smiles when you smile, she cries when shes lonely and just a perfect little person. HA HA she has even began to enjoy a little game of peek a boo..This is soo much fun to watch my 3 children interact and play knowing I gave life to these 3 people..Olivia will be 8 weeks in 2 days and I am just in WOW at how fast everything seems to be going. Well I hope to have more updates with new and exciting news on my kids.Life is Amazing..

March 29, 2008

Wow so much to catch up on.. Hmmm lets start about Weds March 19. that night after Mark got home from work at 1 AM we packed the car and we went to PA. yep thats right Olivia had her first road trip at 2 months old and it couldnt have went any better. all 3 kids were MOST excellent I would do it again in a heart beat. ok anyways we got to PA and EVERYONE WENT CRAZY over Olivia which I did not expect anything less..lol..things were going GREAT then Easter morning around 4AM Hailey my 5 year old got my awake with Mommy I feel like I got to puke and sure enough here it came..poor little girl was sick for Easter then the fever starts and we coudlnt get it down for NOTHING, it reached 103.2 we were about ready to take her to the ER but then it decited to start comming down..THANK-GOD well by that evening she started to feel a little better so we thought ok were out of the woods and everythings back to normal "WRONG" Monday morning Savanah my 9 year old got the same thing..OMG they were sooooo miserable I felt so bad cause initially there is nothing you can do..just hold there hair and rub there back. well we were to leave that day to head back to NC but with both kids beeing sick I didnt think it was such a good Idea. Tuesday wasnt too bad but Hailey got the diereah that was not good for traveling either sooo Weds we were finally able to leave..ok I got side tracked ha ha Monday I am sooo excited to say Olivia had her very first laugh and she was hard core laughing it was great and it just so happens that we had our camera right there and was able to get it all on video..YAYYYYY..ok back to Weds we get home and OMG Olivia wants nothing to do with her swing high chair NOTHING she want ONLY ME to hold her ALLL DAY, still today she dont want to be put down. aparantly sence everyone was so excited to meet her they spoiled her ha ha and we did sooo good with her as far as spoiling her oh well it was worth it..Thursday the 27th Olivia had her 2mos check up..everything went GREAT, she was 23in long and an astonishing 11lbs and 14ozs. I almost fell over..ha ha..but other then the fact shes lazy and wont hold her head up off the floor and look around everything was PERFECT..hopefully we can get her back to beein very content and back to normal..Olivia is playing and interacting so much its like she went from infant to playful fun baby over night..I love it she makes me smile everytime I look at her..My kids are soo Amazing I love them soo much..Untill next time god bless everyone and ALL the little children.. :)