Our baby is a….

Our baby that we have been wondering what you are for nine months is a GIRL!  I was so excited even though many times throughout the pregnancy I thought it was a girl but was unsure what to think as it was only one this time.  Jared keep saying its a boy as he just knew all the boy "stuff" we had and was worried what a girl would do to our account.  He told me I will take your debit card and check book from you, hehe.  I did scream when they said it was a girl!  This whole experience this time was so different, all for the better(all except no epiderial) hearing my baby cry was the best sound ever, holding her right away, nursing her right away all new as the boys were swept away moments after being born.  When I had here I cried looking at doctor asking if she was ok as she was purple(normal i am told), I was holding her saying this is awesome holding her!  After a bit they took her to clean her lungs out because she came out so fast and then she really screamed and that is where I lost it and really started crying saying, "this is such a great sound I didn't hear this before with the boys"  my doctor had to leave as she was going to cry and a few nurses stepped out and later told me because they got emotional.
So here is the story of little Miss Lily Mae…At 1:00am on March 23 I got put to go to the bathroom to find some bloody mucous, didn't know for sure what this was so called on call doctor and Jared called Jeremy and Kris.  They came right over and by the time I got off the phone the on call doctor (Dr. Vereen) said just to take some Benadryl and lay back down if contractions get stronger call hospital.  I didn't understand the benadryl and since I could sleep I researched it and later found out by doctor and nurses that Dr. Vereen says that to most patients to have them get some sleep before their big day.  He thought is was my mucous plug which you can lose that up to 2 weeks before delivery. So after being on internet looking up boys names and researching the reason for benadyl, (I didn't take the benadryl by the way) I started recording my contraction about 4:00 as they were getting stronger.  At 4:17 I got in the shower thinking they are getting stronger and closer and I wanted to shower.  My doctor was also on call on Monday so I thought if I could make it til 5:00am then go in maybe they would call her:).  So we call Jeremy back over because at about 2:00am we sent him home.  At about 4:$5 I woke JAred back up and said I think it is time so I called the hospital and he called Jeremy.  We of course had to go to Briar Cliff to grab the video camera.  I recorded my last contraction in the car at 5:32 so by the time I got into the room and everything it was about 5:45 and they checked me around 5:45/6:00 and Iw as dilated to a 4 and 70% effaced.  My friend Christi Bullock from the NICU came down and said what are you doing here…and we chatted for a few min.  after my third contraction while she was in there she said, I am going to check and make sure they have processed moving forward and has doctor called and epiderial ordered.  The nurse came back and said, I don't normally check you again after just 20-30 but you seem to be progressing so I will check you again, she said wow you have progressed to a 6 and 80% effaced I will get you checked in and in a room and doctor called and epiderial ordered! By the time the other nurse got me in wheelchair and to labor and deliver room I had progressed to a 7 and they could gave each other a look, like she is going fast.  They called doctor back and said you need to hurry she is going fast!  I kept asking where is epideral where is Mary(doctor), they just keep telling me to breath and they were both coming! Doctor was in shower, then drying hair, I said she don't have time to dry her hair…then before I knew it I was getting my epidural that didn't get in me in time and they shut off so she was a natural one (and yes if I had a choice I would do an epidural again if I have choice).  Dr. Mary Schneider got there and I was like Thank you thank you thank I think I said thank you and I am so glad you are here 100 times.  I needed to push and she said wait wait as she was getting her gown on and nurses were helping here.  I didn't even get my feet in the stirrups before pushing a few times and she was here.  It was great!  I couldn't believe it all we had her at 7:11 am she weighed in at 7 lbs. 2.2 oz. and 19.5 in. long. If you notice her bruising it is from coming so fast!

LONG TIME>>>NO BLOG

So since I haven't blogged in so long I will start with now and work my way backwards, so sorry.  Wow LOTS have happened since the boys started school:).

This past week has been a bit long with sicks kids and all.  About 10 days ago Landon started with a cold and we thought that was all until he started complaining of his ears, which I thought was just drainage from his cold.  Well fast forward to 7 days later last Saturday at soccer camp(I will get to that).  He came to get a drink and his ear was draining and I felt so bad as the night before he was uo again for the forth night in a row and I was just plain old TIRED:).  Then i felt bad after seeing his ear.  I had a game and had to leave camp to catch the bus and told Jared if he is in pain may need to take him to Urgent care.  Sunday there was bloody crap coming out.
Sunday we went over to Craigheads to finally do our Christmas with them, we hadn't seen them since before Christmas, schedules are crazy.  Well, Landon played fine ate fine so I thought well maybe an ear infection but its draining so we will see what tomorrow brings.  Well, tomorrow came fast enough about 5:00 am I hear "MOMMY" in a way of pain, scared and I jumped up and hurried into his room.  I said whats the matter buddy, "me's threw up all over".  POOR KID so we got him in bathroom, I called for Jared as the smell was a bit much for me. Got him and bed cleaned up, found him a bucket and gave it to him told him, if he felt sick again to call for me use bucket and get into bathroom.  I got him settled and headed back to bed.  Not even 10 min. later I hear, "MOMMY" I run into his room he meets me in hall and we go to bathroom, he made it!  He was such a champ throwing up in toilet.  No temps so assumed just so much drainage making him sick.  Then one more time and then he was back to sleep but assured me to make a doctor appointment.  We got in at 9:15 so up we go having to wake up everyone as everyone was tired.  We have been having car issues so Jared had to jump one car and take it I took boys and off we all went in 30 min.
At doctor (Dr. Amir, we LOVE him) he checks Landon's left ear and says, "ohh no buddy, oh"  I am thinking oh no great!  He said he had a big blood bluster that popped a ear infection and a ruptured ear drum.  My heart sank, I felt awful awful.  Then he checked other ear and said yep he has a double ear infection.  I teared and and felt so bad we didn't take him in on Wed., Thurday or Friday.  You just never know.  He never ran a temp I checked it often.  Doctor check Tristan too as he started to cough a lot that morning too.  He was all good he has ONE tube in his left ear yet.  So what does this mean for Landon, well hopefully with medicine and drops it all heals on own.  If not we will talk about options but usually they go in and put a patch in but almost always in two weeks it clears up on its own.  So we hope and pray.