Labor Update # 5

Still waiting on the dr. to get here but it looks like when she does Larra can start pushing. They gave her medicine for the back pain so she is feeling better for now. Hopefully the next update will be that he is here and he is healthy. Larra is trying to go to sleep now so pray the Lord will give her strength in this time.

Labor Update #4

Larra is now at 9 cm and having alot of back pain during contractions. The nurse said we will be pushing soon. Not exactly sure how soon but our Dr. is coming at 12 so hopefully not long after that.

Labor Update #3

Larra was at 6 cm at 10:00 and the nurse just said that she is now at almost 8 cm. Wow, almost 2 cm in 45 mins.Looks like we are still on track for a "lunch time" delivery.

Labor Update # 2

Not too much to update. Larra got her epidural at 8:15 and has been feeling good since then. Then the Dr. broke her water at 8:30 and at that time she was still at 4 cm. I will be posting from now on since hopefully things will move quickly. We are hoping around 12:00 or 1:00 we will get to meet Carson but it could be longer of course. Praise God everything has gone smoothly up until this point. Thank you for all your prayers throughout the day. I will try to keep updating as changes happen.

Matt

Labor Update #1

I've been on pitocin for about 45 minutes and I was already at a 4 before they started it! So this may not be a long, all day process. I have a great nurse, Lisa, who has already taken great care of me. I love her already! And we got the hookup on the biggest, nicest delivery room in the place. Matt's old neighbor, Sharon, is a nurse here and had them save the room for us all night to make sure we got it. I can get my epidural whenever I'm ready. I've had some strong contractions but haven't asked for it yet. It may be soon though :)

Check back soon....

I Love This Kid

Maybe its just because I'm realizing that he's not going to be my little baby anymore after Thursday. Or maybe its just because he's just so darn cute. But this week Brody has just been so precious to me. Of course he's ALWAYS precious to me...but this week he has seemed extra sweet, lovable, playful and such a joy. We have had such a good time reading books, playing with cars (his ultimate favorite thing ever!), tickling and practicing our walking.

He has started saying new words lately that just crack me up as well. "Nack" for snack has to be my favorite. "Uh oh" is really cute too. He is still using his sign language quite a bit which is so helpful when he can't communicate with words what he wants. And he has this hilarious new wave for "hi" where he shakes his whole arm and kinda moves his head back and forth. And then he keeps his normal wave for "bye bye."

But seriously, he was been an angel this week. I think he's going to be a wonderful big brother. We went to visit Avadelle Stockberger last night and as soon as he saw her, he took off like a rocket to her with a huge smile on his face. It was exciting for me to see how much he likes babies, but also made me a little nervous that he will be a little rough haha. His "patting" was more like hitting, in a loving way of course :) Thank goodness Tara's arm was in the way!

I love you my sweet Brody boy! You will always be my baby..just not my ONLY baby. You have such a fun personality and even though you can be a hand-ful at times, you are such a gift. I love you soo much!

3 Days

Well, I've made it 39 weeks. We are all in shock. We thought this sweet boy would have been here a couple of weeks ago at the latest. We are very glad that he stayed safely tucked in as long as he has..but just very surprised. So after all the pre-term scare and bed rest ordeal, it has now come down to being induced! That's right! Who would have thought! If Carson isn't born before this Thursday, July 16th, I will be induced then. So we will for sure be parents of 2 boys on Thursday! The way things are looking, its doubtful he will come before then. I guess there's always a chance though. We decided to induce for a couple of reasons. One, my dr is amazing and has made the decision to only work 2 days a week so she can stay home with her twin babies. However, this limits the number of days she's available for appointments and deliveries. So with it being scheduled, we can guarantee she will be there. Also, since I received steroid shots,etc when we thought Carson may be early, he is now quite a big boy in there. So having him a few days before my due date will just keep him a little smaller..and 4 days before my due date is plenty safe for him to come!

We are very excited! Its crazy to have a set date! I think it makes me a little more nervous though. It makes me feel as though I have so much to do in these last 3 days and only a limited amount of time to do certain things. I feel like I'm being lazy and un-productive just by taking the time to write this post! But in reality, I need to just relax! It will get done..and if it doesn't, OH WELL!

We are trying to get Brody excited about being a big brother. He loves babies and likes to "help" with them. So I'm hoping he is very welcoming and loving to his new brother. But he is 18 months old..he may not like that mommy's attention is not focused soley on him anymore. I guess it will be a learning and adjustment period for all of us.

The plan is to try to keep friends and family updated on the progress throughout the day on the blog. No graphic details, but just updates to let you know that things are progressing and how we are doing. And an announcement when he's born of course. If you want hospital info, Matt's phone number, etc then email me.

Can't wait for you to meet our new angel!