Our Sweet Quads are 4!
13 years ago
Monday, September 21, 2009
She is HERE!!!!!!!
After what seemed like FOREVER, I was finally induced to have my little Brennley. My doctor had decided the week before that it was probably BEST to induce because she just knew Bren was going to be BIG!
We started the party the night of Sept 8th. John and I packed our bags and headed to the hospital, we were both sooo giddy! Once there we got admitted and got settled into the room we would become THREE! My wonderful nurse got me settled into bed and placed a mediciation on my cervix to get things going down there :) Aunt Crystal arrived with ymmy Subway and I scarfed my 12inch sub knowing that would be my last meal for who knows how long...it was sooo good!!!! Crystal had craft time and we all just visited for a few hours until my nurse gave me my Ambien i decided to try and get a few hours of sleep. And a few is all I got...about 2 hours to be exact. Bright and early my wonderful doctor came into check on me and how i was progressing so far...NO CHANGE!! Also at this point we found out that out little stinker was "sunny side up" meaning she was face up instead of face down making it harder for her to "come out." She said not to worry it was still early and hopefully Bren would rotate on her own! My doctor decided to go a head and start some pitocin to get my contractions stronger....and man that stuff was crazy. My contractions were strong but I wanted to be further dilated before getting my epidural...so I stayed strong for a while :) My awesome LND nurse had me in all sorts of crazy positions to try and get Bren to drop into the birth canal and rotate...I sat in a rocking chair for an hour, I was on my hands and knees in the bed, sitting up in the bed, rocking my hips...it was a busy day. Around lunch time my doctor came back to check on me and see if things were changing...At this time, I had gone from 2 cm to 4!! I was starting to feel somewhat defeated, but I had some great cheerleaders including my sister and my amazing hubs. My doc decided she would break my water and hope that would help me move along. That was the weirdest thing EVER...I felt like I was sitting in a hot tub...there was soooo much...GROSS!! My doctor also decided to get some internal monitors on because the external wasnt really picking up my contractions right and she also put a monitor on Bren so we could get a better idea of her heart rate. Once those monitors were in, the nurse realized my contraction were a way too close and way too strong and Brennley was really tolerating them so the pitocin was turned off :(
I was still having pretty strong contractions on my own without the medication...after a little rest the pitocin was turned back on. It seems like we played the on/off game with the pitocin for the rest of the day. At this point my contractions were super strong and I was getting really tired so I decided it was time for a little relief :) Once i got the epidural things are a little better...but i really dont think my epidural was very strong because I could still feel the stronger contactions and my legs werent numb at all...weird!!
We passed the day with a lot of talking, watching movies (Blue Collar Comedy)...we were all cracking up, and I filled out some of Brens baby book. My best friend Megan drove from houston and made it before Bren was born...i was so glad to have her there...she was an amazing coach too.
My doctor came back around 6 to check on me again...I was still only 4cm dilated. I wanted to CRY!! Why was this taking sooo long?!?! My doctor said based on my lack on progress and Bren not really tolerating thing she recommended the BIG c-section....I wasnt really ready to go with it and asked for some more time...she was cool with that and said she would give me until 9. The next three hours flew by...i did lots of different positions again, had to wear some oxygen, got some lower back massages...my back was killing me! I eventually totally lost it and cried...i felt like i failed...I really hated the idea of a c-section...i just wanted to do it on my own :(
By 9pm my doc was back and there was absolutely NO CHANGE!! She said it was time...and a matter of Bren's health and once she said that, there was no question about...OR here we come!!
After crying some more...I started getting really excited...I was going to meet MY daughter within the hour!!!!
The surgery wasnt as bad as I thought it would be...Brennley Morgan was born at 9:30pm.....The second I heard her crying i started bawling....John was amazing and he was soooo happy and crying too....Ill never forget that feeling! Two of my friends from the NICU were there in the OR to take care of Bren and make sure she was doing okay....she was crying and looked so cute...I just couldnt wait to hold my little baby!!!! Now remember what I said in the begining the reason we induced a week early was for a BIG baby...but she was soooo tiny...only 5lb 13oz and 17 1/2in. She was all wrapped on and I finally got to hold her....she was the most beautiful babies EVER!!!! I was in love!!
They finished up with me and then took me back to recover before i went to a post partum room. During the recovery process i felt great, but i couldnt stop shaking... i hated that!!
I got to hold Bren and feed her and do some skin to skin...then all the family came in to meet her...
I spent 4 night in the hospital and did lots of resting and bonding with my little lady. We only had a few bumps in the road at the hospital....Bren lost about 10oz after 24 hours, so we started giving her formula after she breastfed. Then on the third day she got jaindice and bought herself a tanning bed for a night...that was awful, poor girl was pissed all night...she hated it!
We got to bring our little peanut home on Sunday! That was the coolest thing ever....We had to make a quick stop at target to get all my meds before heading home....and then we were HOME with our BABY!!!!! Brennley...I love you so much, you make me so happy!!!!!
We started the party the night of Sept 8th. John and I packed our bags and headed to the hospital, we were both sooo giddy! Once there we got admitted and got settled into the room we would become THREE! My wonderful nurse got me settled into bed and placed a mediciation on my cervix to get things going down there :) Aunt Crystal arrived with ymmy Subway and I scarfed my 12inch sub knowing that would be my last meal for who knows how long...it was sooo good!!!! Crystal had craft time and we all just visited for a few hours until my nurse gave me my Ambien i decided to try and get a few hours of sleep. And a few is all I got...about 2 hours to be exact. Bright and early my wonderful doctor came into check on me and how i was progressing so far...NO CHANGE!! Also at this point we found out that out little stinker was "sunny side up" meaning she was face up instead of face down making it harder for her to "come out." She said not to worry it was still early and hopefully Bren would rotate on her own! My doctor decided to go a head and start some pitocin to get my contractions stronger....and man that stuff was crazy. My contractions were strong but I wanted to be further dilated before getting my epidural...so I stayed strong for a while :) My awesome LND nurse had me in all sorts of crazy positions to try and get Bren to drop into the birth canal and rotate...I sat in a rocking chair for an hour, I was on my hands and knees in the bed, sitting up in the bed, rocking my hips...it was a busy day. Around lunch time my doctor came back to check on me and see if things were changing...At this time, I had gone from 2 cm to 4!! I was starting to feel somewhat defeated, but I had some great cheerleaders including my sister and my amazing hubs. My doc decided she would break my water and hope that would help me move along. That was the weirdest thing EVER...I felt like I was sitting in a hot tub...there was soooo much...GROSS!! My doctor also decided to get some internal monitors on because the external wasnt really picking up my contractions right and she also put a monitor on Bren so we could get a better idea of her heart rate. Once those monitors were in, the nurse realized my contraction were a way too close and way too strong and Brennley was really tolerating them so the pitocin was turned off :(
I was still having pretty strong contractions on my own without the medication...after a little rest the pitocin was turned back on. It seems like we played the on/off game with the pitocin for the rest of the day. At this point my contractions were super strong and I was getting really tired so I decided it was time for a little relief :) Once i got the epidural things are a little better...but i really dont think my epidural was very strong because I could still feel the stronger contactions and my legs werent numb at all...weird!!
We passed the day with a lot of talking, watching movies (Blue Collar Comedy)...we were all cracking up, and I filled out some of Brens baby book. My best friend Megan drove from houston and made it before Bren was born...i was so glad to have her there...she was an amazing coach too.
My doctor came back around 6 to check on me again...I was still only 4cm dilated. I wanted to CRY!! Why was this taking sooo long?!?! My doctor said based on my lack on progress and Bren not really tolerating thing she recommended the BIG c-section....I wasnt really ready to go with it and asked for some more time...she was cool with that and said she would give me until 9. The next three hours flew by...i did lots of different positions again, had to wear some oxygen, got some lower back massages...my back was killing me! I eventually totally lost it and cried...i felt like i failed...I really hated the idea of a c-section...i just wanted to do it on my own :(
By 9pm my doc was back and there was absolutely NO CHANGE!! She said it was time...and a matter of Bren's health and once she said that, there was no question about...OR here we come!!
After crying some more...I started getting really excited...I was going to meet MY daughter within the hour!!!!
The surgery wasnt as bad as I thought it would be...Brennley Morgan was born at 9:30pm.....The second I heard her crying i started bawling....John was amazing and he was soooo happy and crying too....Ill never forget that feeling! Two of my friends from the NICU were there in the OR to take care of Bren and make sure she was doing okay....she was crying and looked so cute...I just couldnt wait to hold my little baby!!!! Now remember what I said in the begining the reason we induced a week early was for a BIG baby...but she was soooo tiny...only 5lb 13oz and 17 1/2in. She was all wrapped on and I finally got to hold her....she was the most beautiful babies EVER!!!! I was in love!!
They finished up with me and then took me back to recover before i went to a post partum room. During the recovery process i felt great, but i couldnt stop shaking... i hated that!!
I got to hold Bren and feed her and do some skin to skin...then all the family came in to meet her...
I spent 4 night in the hospital and did lots of resting and bonding with my little lady. We only had a few bumps in the road at the hospital....Bren lost about 10oz after 24 hours, so we started giving her formula after she breastfed. Then on the third day she got jaindice and bought herself a tanning bed for a night...that was awful, poor girl was pissed all night...she hated it!
We got to bring our little peanut home on Sunday! That was the coolest thing ever....We had to make a quick stop at target to get all my meds before heading home....and then we were HOME with our BABY!!!!! Brennley...I love you so much, you make me so happy!!!!!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
A Shower, well more like a down pour!!!
What an awesome day. The ladies in my family sure do know how to throw a party!! My sister and my best friend Megan are the perfect party planners. They seriously thought of EVERYTHING to make the day sooo perfect. We had such a great turn out and everyone was so generous and definitely "showered" me with so many great gifts. Brennley is already one spoiled little girl. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
They had all these adorable outfits displayed around the Vaughns house.
They had all these adorable outfits displayed around the Vaughns house.
Some of the outfits were even from people that couldnt make it to the shower.
It was so neat walking around the house to look at everything and read all the sweet notes people wrote.
My sister and mother in law.
Bows, bows and more bows
Me and my Aunt Cindy
An amazing Spread...
My Mom and my Aunt Debbie
Look at that cute cake!!!!
My sister made the letters..they turned out so good!!
John's Daddy Survival kit from his sis Regina
The nursery filled with all the loot...it was so much fun to get it all organized.
Bows, bows and more bows
Me and my Aunt Cindy
Megan and Crystal had the best idea..
they had all the stuff for the ladies to make
personalize onsies for Brennley....so creative!
An amazing Spread...
My Mom and my Aunt Debbie
Look at that cute cake!!!!
My sister made the letters..they turned out so good!!
John's Daddy Survival kit from his sis Regina
The nursery filled with all the loot...it was so much fun to get it all organized.
Thank you everyone that thought of me and Brennley on this special day.....it was an amazing day...one i will never forget!!
Freedom Fest
For the 4th we went to Main street square where they had a carnival for the kids, junk food for the "big" kids and a firework show for all at the end of the day. I think it was probably like 110 degrees that day but we ALL were having so much fun that we didnt seem to notice. Tyler had such determination....he waited for over an hour to get his face painted....so sweet.
We ate yummy hamburgers in the street while we waited for the fireworks to start and Tyler kept busy with a way cool light sword until the BIG show started. Cant wait to take Brennley next year!!
We ate yummy hamburgers in the street while we waited for the fireworks to start and Tyler kept busy with a way cool light sword until the BIG show started. Cant wait to take Brennley next year!!
Our girl in 4D
This was the BEST experience ever!! We did this at 29 weeks. She was 2lbs 9oz!
She was sooo cute. She definitely put on a show for us. She was so busy in there sucking her thumb, kicking and bouncing all over the place.
It was neat to see her little features and NOW I just cant wait to meet her.
She was sooo cute. She definitely put on a show for us. She was so busy in there sucking her thumb, kicking and bouncing all over the place.
It was neat to see her little features and NOW I just cant wait to meet her.
For Aunt Nina!!
Johns sister Regina put together this Daddy Survival Kit. Very cute and creative. It was so funny to watch John open it up soooo I had to capture it on video for yall.
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Adventures in Pregnancy
May started off with a BANG...Literally!!
I was driving to work in a rain storm and lost control of my car. I was driving on the freeway and began spinning out of control after hydroplaning. It was by far the scariest thing ever!! All I could think about as my car was spinning out of control is please don't let anything happen to my sweet little baby!! I was trying to rack my brain about how to handle the spinning (turn into it, break, turn out of it) and I just couldn't come up with what to do. I prayed to God that i wouldn't hit anyone else and that no one would hit me! But then how would I stop spinning?? Eventually my car did stop by hitting the cement barrier in the middle of the highway. Several people st oped to help me...I was a shaking, sobbing mess and could barely function to move my car. After calming down enough to think rationally the first thing that popped in my head was oh my gosh, is the baby okay?? With it being a Saturday I kept trying to call my OB, but the answering service that normally functions after hours, was not picking up...ahhhh...my next step was to call up to my work..I am so lucky to work with some amazing nurses!! My co-workers told me to head to labor and delivery so that I could be monitored...I slowly made my way to the hospital and got pushed on and poked for about 7 hours. The thing they were most concerned with...I was having mild contractions, normally no big deal....but after a car accident they were more concerned.
Finally I got sent home with orders to follow up with my regular OB Monday morning. I spent most of Sunday preoccupied trying not to stress out and knew that God would take care of everything and let my uterus relax. Come Monday morning I talked to my OB...she wanted me back in labor and delivery for some more monitoring to make sure my contractions had let up some. My sweet sister and husband came and spent the better part of the morning keeping me company. We waited and waited and waited for another ultrasound. The waiting paid off...It was so great!! We got to see our sweet little baby moving around so much (maybe she was a little stressed out...sorry Brenn), we got confirmation of those GIRL parts, she weighed 11 ounces, and everything else checked out...no more contractions....YEAH!!!!
All I have to say is Im ready to hire a chauffeur...
Some other exciting things going on in our life....
John has been asked back at Winfree next year. We are so blessed to both have professions that are in high demand and hopefully always will be :o) Not only does he have a wonderful job next year, he also got a raise...GO Hubby..bring home that bacon!!
Also this year was my first mothers day (well kind of) John surprised me with a sweet poem and a framed ultrasound picture of Brennley. He is so great with words and he was just a really sweet gesture...thanks babe!
Earlier this week we got a HUGE surprise on our front porch...A crib and changing table...from Nana Best!!! I am so excited...it is starting to feel more real. Still not 100% on how we are going to do the walls but we ended up picking the nursery that has the yellow, brown and red. I think it is going to look so great!!
Im heading to the doctor tomorrow so I should have an update soon with some pics :o)
I was driving to work in a rain storm and lost control of my car. I was driving on the freeway and began spinning out of control after hydroplaning. It was by far the scariest thing ever!! All I could think about as my car was spinning out of control is please don't let anything happen to my sweet little baby!! I was trying to rack my brain about how to handle the spinning (turn into it, break, turn out of it) and I just couldn't come up with what to do. I prayed to God that i wouldn't hit anyone else and that no one would hit me! But then how would I stop spinning?? Eventually my car did stop by hitting the cement barrier in the middle of the highway. Several people st oped to help me...I was a shaking, sobbing mess and could barely function to move my car. After calming down enough to think rationally the first thing that popped in my head was oh my gosh, is the baby okay?? With it being a Saturday I kept trying to call my OB, but the answering service that normally functions after hours, was not picking up...ahhhh...my next step was to call up to my work..I am so lucky to work with some amazing nurses!! My co-workers told me to head to labor and delivery so that I could be monitored...I slowly made my way to the hospital and got pushed on and poked for about 7 hours. The thing they were most concerned with...I was having mild contractions, normally no big deal....but after a car accident they were more concerned.
Finally I got sent home with orders to follow up with my regular OB Monday morning. I spent most of Sunday preoccupied trying not to stress out and knew that God would take care of everything and let my uterus relax. Come Monday morning I talked to my OB...she wanted me back in labor and delivery for some more monitoring to make sure my contractions had let up some. My sweet sister and husband came and spent the better part of the morning keeping me company. We waited and waited and waited for another ultrasound. The waiting paid off...It was so great!! We got to see our sweet little baby moving around so much (maybe she was a little stressed out...sorry Brenn), we got confirmation of those GIRL parts, she weighed 11 ounces, and everything else checked out...no more contractions....YEAH!!!!
All I have to say is Im ready to hire a chauffeur...
Some other exciting things going on in our life....
John has been asked back at Winfree next year. We are so blessed to both have professions that are in high demand and hopefully always will be :o) Not only does he have a wonderful job next year, he also got a raise...GO Hubby..bring home that bacon!!
Also this year was my first mothers day (well kind of) John surprised me with a sweet poem and a framed ultrasound picture of Brennley. He is so great with words and he was just a really sweet gesture...thanks babe!
Earlier this week we got a HUGE surprise on our front porch...A crib and changing table...from Nana Best!!! I am so excited...it is starting to feel more real. Still not 100% on how we are going to do the walls but we ended up picking the nursery that has the yellow, brown and red. I think it is going to look so great!!
Im heading to the doctor tomorrow so I should have an update soon with some pics :o)
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