2 wk appointment

This morning we took Madelyn to her 2 week appointment with the pediatrician and it went great. She now weighs 7 lbs 7 oz and is over 19 inches long! They took blood from her heel for the second part of the Newborn Screening Test and she did not like that at all! (Neither did Mama!). Luckily for her, she does not have to go back to the doctor until her 2 month visit where she will get more shots :-(

As for us, we are officially getting our butts whipped by a 13 day old baby. She has her good nights and her bad nights, but the lack of sleep is getting to both of us. She is so worth it though and before you know it we will be looking back at this time and wishing she was this small again.

Dan's quote of the week: "Wow, Madelyn, you're so strong. That's good, so you can beat off all the boys".... "I meant beat them off with a stick"

Madelyn Brooke

On 01/07/10, shortly after writing my last post, I started bleeding and called Dan to come home to take me to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital & they confirmed that I was in early labor & having a lot of contractions that to me felt like a mild back ache and mild menstrual cramps at that time. My contractions were not regular but due to my blood pressure running high and the bleeding, they admitted us to the hospital and started me on pitocin to try to regulate the contractions. My labor was pretty easy for a first baby - I was in labor at the hospital for about 12 hours and went from being 1 centimeter dilated to 8 centimeters the next time they checked me. I had back labor because Madelyn was "sunny side up", which unfortunately is one of the hardest ways to deliver a baby. At 9 centimeters I couldn't take it anymore and asked for an epidural, which was not as bad as I had feared. I pushed for about an hour and a half and they finally used the vacuum to assist in her delivery. Dan was in absolute awe after the birth & I just remember him saying "that's the coolest thing I have ever seen" after Madelyn was out. He then kind of wandered around in awe for a little while. I am very glad I have Dan, he was a great comfort and support to me during the delivery & was in it to win it with me. When they would tell me to take a breath , head down and push Dan would do it right along with me while he was holding my leg. After the delivery my blood pressure was still high - 160/100 at one point, so they put me on Magnesium sulfate to try to lower it and prevent seizures. We were released from the hospital on 01/09/10.

Anyway, Madelyn is absolutely beautiful and perfect & we are so in love with her! It has been quite an adjustment having a new little one to take care of, but we wouldn't change anything for the world.

Madelyn Brooke Fogle

01/07/10 11:49 pm

6 lbs 15 oz

18.5 inches
Apgars - 9/10 - perfect!! :-)

Baby It's Cold Outside!

Well, I am officially off on maternity leave now - we get off 2 wks before our due date & then 6 weeks from the date of actual delivery. I had an appointment on 01/05/10 and was disappointed to find that not much has changed. The dr said that if nothing has changed by my appointment next week then we will go ahead and schedule an induction for the week after my due date just in case. I have been having a lot of braxton hicks contractions & back aches lately, along with the loss of my mucous plug and some mild spotting though so I am hopeful that things are starting to happen. Time will tell I guess!

We have decided that we are not happy with the nursery and are going to change it to a two tone paint, so today I am going to pick up paint swatches so we can get hopping on that since time is quickly running out! There is an arctic front coming in though & it is freezing out, so the thought of going out is not pleasant! The wind chill is currently in the 20's and it is supposed to be like this for the next couple of days.

Happy New Year!!

I hope everyone had a safe & happy New Year's Eve last night. We just stayed home & watched the fireworks show put on by all the neighbors (the joys of living outside of city limits!). Luckily everything was pretty much wound down by about 12:45 this morning, so we were able to get some sleep. 2009 was a great year for us, but I think 2010 is going to be even better & we are getting really anxious to meet Madelyn. We have so much to be thankful for & just hope that Madelyn is healthy. We had a doctors appointment this past Wednesday, and the dr said I am starting to thin out, but not to expect her anytime soon. As for me, I go to work on 01/04/10, and then am officially on maternity leave....the countdown is on from this point forward!