Look what I made...
May I present Mr. Luke Allen Jordan
I may post a big long birth story later but for now I'll give you the Cliff's notes:
*Friday night:
Went to the hospital to get fluids because I'd had vomiting/diarrhea. The monitor showed small contractions but they blamed it on dehydration and sent me home at 9:30
About 1:00 AM I started waking up with these awful pains in my back. They got so bad I got Mom at 3:00 and by 5:30 we were on our way to the hospital AGAIN.
*Saturday 6:00AM*
They checked me and I was ready for my epidural. I had to wait because babies were being born back to back all weekend. By the time I got it I was 5 cm. Then about 30 minutes later I was 8.
*Here's where it gets good*
They said it was time to push so I kissed my Dad and Michael goodbye at 9:45. They finished setting up the table and I pushed through three contractions and had a baby at 10:06. No episiotomy. No lacerations. Way to go vagina.
Luke weighed 6lbs. 12 oz. He's so little! And he's 19 and a half inches.
The rest of the weekend is a blur. Being half awake and having to entertain visitors from a hospital bed isn't fun. The best part of the day was when everyone left and Michael Luke and I curled up in my hospital bed and watched TV.
Michael is the best little daddy ever. He would play with Luke at all hours of the night just so I could take a nap and changed the first diapers for me. You won't believe but the baby already makes faces like him. He left yesterday and I miss him already. I feel bad because we didn't get a lot of "couple" time this weekend because I am still figuring out how to balance Mommy and fiancee roles. It's getting easier though. Well there is so much more I could say but I am super tired so it's naptime for me.
P.S. My milk came in. I look like Anna Nicole Smith. Seriously. They're so big it looks like I had a cheap boob job. And the stuff actually squirts across the room. It's like built in super soakers. Ewwie.
P.P.S. I know a couple people have asked for my address and I haven't gotten around to posting it so here it is.
Gretta Jordan
2505 Galahad Dr
Decatur, Al 35603
I may post a big long birth story later but for now I'll give you the Cliff's notes:
*Friday night:
Went to the hospital to get fluids because I'd had vomiting/diarrhea. The monitor showed small contractions but they blamed it on dehydration and sent me home at 9:30
About 1:00 AM I started waking up with these awful pains in my back. They got so bad I got Mom at 3:00 and by 5:30 we were on our way to the hospital AGAIN.
*Saturday 6:00AM*
They checked me and I was ready for my epidural. I had to wait because babies were being born back to back all weekend. By the time I got it I was 5 cm. Then about 30 minutes later I was 8.
*Here's where it gets good*
They said it was time to push so I kissed my Dad and Michael goodbye at 9:45. They finished setting up the table and I pushed through three contractions and had a baby at 10:06. No episiotomy. No lacerations. Way to go vagina.
Luke weighed 6lbs. 12 oz. He's so little! And he's 19 and a half inches.
The rest of the weekend is a blur. Being half awake and having to entertain visitors from a hospital bed isn't fun. The best part of the day was when everyone left and Michael Luke and I curled up in my hospital bed and watched TV.
Michael is the best little daddy ever. He would play with Luke at all hours of the night just so I could take a nap and changed the first diapers for me. You won't believe but the baby already makes faces like him. He left yesterday and I miss him already. I feel bad because we didn't get a lot of "couple" time this weekend because I am still figuring out how to balance Mommy and fiancee roles. It's getting easier though. Well there is so much more I could say but I am super tired so it's naptime for me.
P.S. My milk came in. I look like Anna Nicole Smith. Seriously. They're so big it looks like I had a cheap boob job. And the stuff actually squirts across the room. It's like built in super soakers. Ewwie.
P.P.S. I know a couple people have asked for my address and I haven't gotten around to posting it so here it is.
Gretta Jordan
2505 Galahad Dr
Decatur, Al 35603