Labor & Delivery Visit

So I finally saw the inside of Labor and Delivery at St. John's this morning. This morning I woke up with lots of cramping but made it through getting ready and headed off to work. Once at work the pain in my lower stomach had worsen. I had gone to the ladies room and was in there for over 15 minutes... not really being able to move. My co-teacher called in our boss to help. By this point, I was crouched down and crying. She called my OB and they said to go to labor and delivery. I have to admit, it was really scary. I knew I couldn't be in labor but whatever was going on wasn't normal. I was sure Leila was ok because she was kicking the entire time (which didn't help the pain)
Once at the hospital the OB on duty had me give a urine sample. They tested it and came back saying there was a lot of blood found in it. By this point they had me stripped down and into a hospital gown along with having two monitors on Leila. They asked if I had fallen on my tummy or if someone had hit me. Of course, I said no. They watched me for about an hour and also called me regular OB. While there, Leila kept them hopping. She is such a mover that they had to keep unhooking the heart beat detector and chase her once again around my stomach. They were getting quite a laugh out of how hard she was kicking and how often. Every once in a while the screen jumped up as if to detect a contraction but it was only Leila kicking. Crazy how strong she is already.
After running some test and talking to my OB (Dr. Gibbons) They figured out I had a bad bladder infection. The doctor said if I would have waited any longer that it would have turned into pre-term labor. She said it was a really good thing I had caught it and came in immediately. She said it's a lot easier to treat the infection then to stop labor. Right now the main OB offices are closed and won't open until Wednesday (because of New Years) She said if I would have waited until Wednesday to be seen, I would have probably already been in labor.
We are just trilled little Miss Leila is in there safe and sound and not coming out yet. I guess for once, me being a wimp paid off.

Christmas

Leila got all kids of things for Christmas this year. From her Grandma and Grandpa Baldwin, Aunt Sam, and Uncle Jake she got a mommy bear. You attach it to the crib and it creates soothing sounds from the womb. It should help her be at ease while laying in her crib. It should also help her fall asleep much faster. I'm really excited to be able to use it.



Leila's stroller and car seat are also on order. Great Grandma Looten bought her stroller this week and it's being shipped to our house. From Grandma and Grandpa Looten, she got a newborn size one piece outfit that's green with pink flowers and she got a glow worm that sings several songs and lights up. From Uncle Josh, Aunt Liz, and cousin Elena she got 3 really cute outfits. One of them was special for Luke. It says, "Kiss Me, I'm Irish." I know Luke will be putting that on her all the time!

I'm sorry that I haven't been really good about updating the blog. We've been super busy around here getting ready for Christmas.
I finally went back to the OB yesterday. She had gotten the results back from the ultrasound and she said Leila was perfect. She was right on target with weight, length, and had the right amount of amniotic fluid. When she went to check her heartbeat, the nurse had to chase her around my belly. Leila was moving so much and so fast that they found her heartbeat in three different spots of my tummy. She's VERY active all the time. Luke has been able to feel her on a regular basis now. She's kicking hard enough now that you can see my tummy stick out where she kicks. How awesome!
Luke started on her nursery this week. It's turned out to be a pretty long process. He though the room was wallpapered and then painted over. Turns out they DID wallpaper it but it was directly to the drywall. He didn't figure this out until he had scored the entire room. OOPS! So, we had to go back to Lowe's to get texture for the walls to cover up all the little wholes. SO, he textured the wall and then put the base color on. Which is a bright/light green. We are then going to do color washing on top of that. She'll have the best room in the house. HE HE!

This week I got 2 molars pulled out. So, Luke has had to take care of me all week. The house is a MESS so I have to get on that today while my pain pill kicks in. I never in a million years would have guessed I would be this sick with having 2 teeth pulled. Problem is, I'm scheduled to get the other side done soon. AHHH! I've missed everyday this week from work because I've been too sick to get up off the couch. Hopefully next time will be better

IT'S A GIRL!

It's official, we are having a little girl. Her name is Leila. She was pretty darn cute during the ultrasound.... She had the hiccups.

I have lots more to come...

3 MORE DAYS UNTIL WE FIND OUT!!!!