New Mommy Slacker - Ethan's Birth Story

I know, I know. I have been very very very bad at updating this blog. I guess being a new Mommy has taken over my life. As promised, here is (a short version of) Ethan's birth story!

May 5th 2:00pm - Mommy has officially accepted Ethan will not be coming early. Decides to bake cookies and do laundry.

May 5th 3:00pm - Finishes cookies and turns oven off. Lays on couch to watch some tv and wait for nothing to happen. Mommy then thinks she has lost all bladder control and peed herself. Realizes that is a lot of pee and thinks "Oh! I think my water broke!"

May 5th 3:05pm - Mommy calls Daddy and tells him Ethan is making his arrival and let's get this show on the road!

May 5th 4:30pm - After a quick visit to the Doctor's office to confirm water has definitely broken, Mommy and Daddy check in to the hospital. Mommy is hooked up to monitors and pitocin is started due to Mommy's contractions never starting on their own.

May 5th (Around 6:30pm) - Mommy has had enough of this contraction stuff and requests epidural.

May 5th 45 mins later - After 3 attempts to get epidural into Mommy's back, she finally gets some relief and wants to marry Anesthesiologist.

May 5th Around 11pm? - (Timing is now fuzzy for Mommy at this point.) Mommy begins pushing. This takes a lot longer and is a lot harder then she thought.

May 6th 2:32am - Ethan Jacob Dabbeekeh is born!! (Yes - there was a lot that happened between the start of pushing and Ethan's arrival, but it all kind of mushes together 7 weeks out.)

May 6th 2:33am - Mommy cannot believe she just did that. Daddy cannot believe Mommy just did that and they both survived it!!!

Mommy right after Ethan was born!! Still in shock!!!

Ethan, Mommy and Grandpa

Daddy, Ethan and My Doctor

Ethan, Grandma and Grandpa

Introducing "The Little Peanut"!!

Welcome Ethan Jacob!

May 6, 2011 2:32am

7lbs, 8oz

20 inches

Proud Daddy!!

(Right now, we are enjoying being home with the "little peanut", but I promise a birth story post is coming.)

Today's Update

2 centimeters and "very thinned" out according to the Doctor. I am in early labor and we are hoping for this thing to get going any day now!!!

Maternity Pics Preview

My friend Sharyn Frenkel is an amazing photographer. I met her when I booked her for my wedding and we have since become very good friends. I couldn't think of anyone else doing my maternity shoot, as well as, new photos of Baby D. Here is the first of my maternity photos she took last weekend.

www.sharynfrenkelphotography.com

3 weeks to go! And we are making progress

1-2 centimeters dilated and having some mild contractions. Nothing to get overly excited about, but we are making progress. :)

Will keep everyone posted.

Weekly Appointments! Update 1!

Head is definitely down and we are a fingertip dilated. Not much, but I'll take it! Anything is a lot right now. :)

Here are some 36 weeks pics of the belly!!

Baby D's Shower! He Done Good!!!

I'm a little late with this post, but last weekend was my Baby Shower and boy did we get showered!! Family and friends were more then gracious and it took 4 cars to get everything we got back to my parent's house and 3 very packed cars to get everything home to PA. I can't believe tomorrow I hit the 30 day mark till Baby D's due date. I am hoping he decides to arrive a little sooner then that, but I guess it's a waiting game till then! I have my 1st internal exam on Monday, so I will keep everyone posted as to how that goes and if we have anything exciting to report!

Pics from the Shower

Mommy and Daddy

All the Presents for Baby D!

Mommy with her cake!

When I got there, this is what I saw!

The cake!

Centerpieces!