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1st Trip to the Dr.! (and too cute)
Sean and Uncle Tadd
We finally got released at 1pm. Sean woke up and ate like a champ. Once we got home all 3 Pastas celebrated with a nap.
Barley is not quite aware of what is going on. She has noticed something else lying on Mommy's chest that is not her and that she is not allowed to approach the strange object.
Mom is sore, but feeling better all the time.
We are still at the hospital. Everyone is discharged, however Sean needs to feed one more time before we go. He was circumcised this morning and just wants to sleep right now. His blood sugar was just checked and is fine, so we will wait anothe hour and try again.
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We are moving to a bigger room - 454. Our new phone number is 713-363-5454.
As soon as we finish I should be ready to post a bunch of photos.
Thanks to all our well wishers and visitors! The smoothness last night and today more than makes up for the first two days here.
Sean is quite a cutie!
Sean is feeding pretty good. Mom and baby are still doing well. The now official stats are 8 lbs 0.9 oz and 19.5 inches. So far he is a very quiet boy.
We got Sean back from NICU at about 5am. Everything is fine. He fed for a while and was taken back for his pediatrician examination - which checked out fine. He came back to the room at 8:30.
Mom and I got pretty good rest overnight.
We are in room 280 at 713-363-5280.
Mom is doing fine.
Sean was born at 9:04pm.
Sean is going to NICU for 6 hours, has a little lung congestion. Very, very alert and looking around.
She is now fully effaced, still at +1 station. Next check is at 7:30.
Visiting hours here are 9a to 9b. After the baby is born it will stay in this room for about an hour with no visitation. The baby then goes to the nursery for 3 hours and then to our room. After the baby leaves the nursery it will be taken to our room.
And she is at +1 station (experts tell me +3 to +4 is the goal.) At 10 cm Dr. Tran will be called.
We are discussing her 1st meal post-partum and what will it be. Barbara is showing lots of spirit.
90% effeced and 0 station - for those who know what that means.
Barbara slept for a while and is feeling pretty good.
The father is always the last to know. While I was talking to my brother Barb was checked and clocked in at 4 cm.
The epidural worked great! Barbara is painfree and much happier. Contractions are about the same.
Dr. Tran says Barbara is showing a good pattern and is at 2.5 cm. She has gone from 70 to 80% effaced.
She is about to be put on Nubain for pain. Dr. Wants to wait until 3 cm before epidural. Next examination is at 3pm. Baby predicted between 7 and 8pm. !!!
Contrary to what I have told some, Barb is NOT on any pain meds yet. Contractions are regular at 2 to 2.5 minutes, up to 5 on a 10 pain scale. She is waiting for Dr. Tran to visit (soon) before going on meds.
Barbara is tough!
To concerned Blog patrons: the time displayed for the post is in Pacific time. Add 2 hours to get to Houston Central time.
Contractions are now every 2-5 minutes, twice as strong as before. Mom and baby are doing well.
Barbara (and me) slept well last night, Barb helped by meds. Barbara got a shower in too. I grabbed breakfast and met a very friendly guy who has been here for 22 days trying to keep a set on twins in the womb for 28 weeks - 1.5 to go!
At 8:35 Dr. Tran broke her bag of waters, at least a little - may need to try again later. The cervix was much thinned, but still 1 cm.. The pitosin is being started now.
Our nurse for the day is Brandi - a very busy person...
Right now Barb is on an IV with sugar water (food!) And sleeping meds.
They will remove the ripening meds at 8:30am and give Barb a chance to take a shower. They will then contact Dr. Tran to see if it is ok to induce - likley yes.
Dr. Tran already said she plans to stop by before and after a 9 to 1 meeting she has tomorrow.
So, everything is cool! Good night...
We are firmly ensconced in L and D room #2. Telephone 713-363-5002.
Barbara is having sharper contractions than before, but widely spaced and nothing too major.
She gladly had her first liquid in 13 hours, and some apple juice too. She can drink until Midnight. She also got to walk around a little bit.
The Cervidil was installed at 8:40pm. Barb gets to drink something at 10:40pm.
Both sets of future grandparents and future aunt Joanne are hanging out at Camp PastaNoodle in the cafeteria. (Camp Casey was taken)
The are no available rooms. The Cervidil treatment will be delayed until 6:15p at least.
Another hour to go for the cervital treatment. Barbara is HUNGRY! Assuming she is not in hard labor she will be allowed clear fluids at 7:45p.
Hopefully we will get a real Labor room soon after that.
Barbara is actually starting to have some.contractions - maybe Pastanoodle likes all the attention it is getting! Nurse Venus thinks it may be dehydration causing them.
We just were told that Barbara cannot be treated with cervital (sp?) Until 8 hours after she last ate, not 4. So now treatment will begin at 5:45pm.
Normally inducees are scheduled in the morning and told not to eat after dinner.
We are checked in to the L and D clinic and all the paperwork is done. (Holy Mackeral!)
Nurse Venus is drawing blood and the ripening will start as soon as they are sure a room is available in L and D. If no signs of impending birth occur we could be in the clinic untill 11pm.
There is no cell phone signal in the clinic. The phone number is 713-363-5996. Call! It should be pretty slow here.
Oh, we also know the baby is head down, but is facing up.
During the 39 Week check-up Dr. Tran did an ultrasound to check for size. Size was 7lb 9oz. However, amniotic fluid was low. Normal is a rating of 5 to 25, we were at 5.3.
So, we are now checking in to Texas Women's. 12 hours of cervix ripening will be followed by induction sometime tonight.
I am set up to post via email from my Blackberry, so I will be posting updates here.
The rocker-glider arrived today. It was a Target bargain. Barb practices with a misc. penguin.
Floating shelves on the south wall.
Ikea lights with lights off.
The crib on the north wall.
A full east wall shot.
Changing table
Snack time!
Their new 42" HDTV, won as a door prize at Heather's company Christmas party.
Elissa succumbs
Barbara will pull through!
Greg and Elissa wrestle
Yes, she is pregnant (both of them!) Yet another friend is now with child! (Anida, Tiffany, Michelle, Jennifer (not Womeldurf) and now Carol!) Congratulations!
Christmas morning we headed back to the Pasta Senior household to start Christmas and eat lots of Christmas cookies and leftover Galumpki. Christmas afternoon was spent on replacing Dave's Chiminea - Joanne gave him a new one. Tadd and Dave stole a sledgehammer from the Johnson's, only to have the old chiminea break up in their bare hands!
Nick, Heather and Elissa came over to open Boyce Family Gifts (plus this Xmassaurus from the Wheatley's that terrorized the cat and Elissa!)
Elissa's new wagon!
Dinner for 12 after Marge, Joanne, Dan and Kerry join us.
OK! We are now at 36 weeks. 1 more week until "term" and 4 more weeks until the due date.
Our doctor, Dr. Nicole Tran (yes, an Aggie)
Dr. Tran's nurse, Roxanne - a die hard LSU Tiger fan.
Elissa settles in for the ale tasting
Astute guests study their ale samples
Tiffany and Joanne (as well as Barbara) serve up the ale samples
The co-winners battle for the right to the first gift in the time-honored contest of rock-paper-scissors- best two out of three. Eric was victorious..
To the victor, the prize... Dave as Borat (old bad mustache from the late 1990s when I was also called Sabotage, after some bad Beastie Boys song.)
Rhonda picked juggling balls - Elissa wants!
Greg wins the Dave as Borat shirt on the final trade of the 3 trade limit for this valuable item. Created by Jennifer.
Elissa, the Molson Golden Girl, goes for a ride around the house courtesy of Eric
