I have been a slacker and well, lets just say MaKaylie is here. She was born July 15, 2010 @ 8:01 am. She was 7lbs 11oz and was 20" long. So here's the story of her planned arrival. We, OK I, decided about 1 month before her due date that, since I know my body so well and that I do not progress, dilate, efface, etc on my own, that I would ask for a C Section on 7/15, which is exactly 39 weeks gest. The doctor said 7/15 is perfect. I continued to have my weekly non stress tests (NST) and weekly AFI's (Amnio Fluid Index/Intake) as I had excess fluid til the end. A typical woman should have 20 cm of fluid and I would vary between 22-29cm of fluid on a weekly basis also. I went from 22-29 in 1 week. Anyway, baby was always measuring good and so 7/13, I had my last OB apt, which included the NST and AFI, and he says see ya @ 7:15 am on Thursday.
So on 7/14, I finished her bedroom, took the boys to my mothers and then went to dinner @ Chili's for my last dinner for the next 30+ hours. I had a Fajita Pita with the yummiest Dr Pepper and followed by a Chocolate Molten Cake ,mmmmm so delish.
We went home and I packed my hospital bag, stuff I would want/need for MaKaylie and then I called the Hosp to find out what time I needed to be there and they said 5:30 Am (OH MY). Well it was 7 min to midnight @ this point so I ran and got my last cup of crushed ice and chomped as much of it as I could in 7 min, soaked in the hot bath for a bit, and got to bed I think a little after 1 am woke up @ 5 am, brushed hair, teeth and left (what was the point of changing if I was just going to be in a gown for days ha ha). We got to the hospital and once we entered the double doors back on the L&D floor, there stood our very good friend Vicki Gonzalez, who is also a labor and delivery nurse. She was there only for me to be there for me and with me for my C section. She prepped me and was kinda nervous so she had another nurse draw my blood lol. She stayed the entire time for my surgery, was my supporter when I got the spinal as the husband is not in the room when the mother receives the spinal. The husband is not allowed in, til I'm laying on the table and completely ready to be cut open. Vicki left shortly after my surgery but came back for her regular shift that evening and was my nurse again yay... I love Vicki. She is the BEST!!!!
Anyway, I decided that since MaKaylie was our last baby, I would invite my Mom and sisters Jeanie and Amanda to watch from the viewing window they watched it all and Jeanie took lots of pictures and attempted to record the surgery but forgot to hit the record button she thought she was recording tho lol. Anyway, sorry if I ramble.
Anyway, Dr finally got there about 30 min late cause his nurses didn't tell him he had a surgery that morn... hes a busy Dr with LOTS of patients. He came in, shortly after Eric followed and the viewing window curtain was opened. Once I was open, they discovered that she was breech and as high as she could be.. right up into my ribs so they were pulling and tugging to get her out and she came out with the cutest little cry and I kept saying, is it a girl, is it a girl lol... and then they showed her to me and she was sooo pretty and just kept sticking her tongue out and smacking her lips like she wanted to eat but I couldn't feed her yet. It was sooo cute. Her daddy then wheeled her to the nursery with her 3 BIG brothers, grandma and aunts and maybe Uncle Scott following while momma got stitched up. (P.s. Dr also gave me a whole new incision about an inch or less above my previous incision that is almost invisible). Once back in the room, they brought MaKaylie to me and I finally got to hold my baby GIRL... and then everyone else including her brothers got to hold her and all she did was SLEEP for like the next 48 hours with 2 awaking's to eat..
I spent the next 3 full days in Orem Community Hospital with lots of visitors Thurs and Fri and they kinda died down on visitors on Sat and sun then we left Monday morning. On Saturday night, my lil sis Amanda went into labor and I was lucky enough to be able to watch it from a side view via SKYPE I was soo happy to semi be involved since i was still in the hospital.
On Sunday, this wonderful photographer whom I happened to go to school with, took these AMAZING photos of MaKaylie.. SOO cute. However the cost for me to own the pictures is oh, about $135 and being on leave, that $ isn't there and Im really sad about it as they are soooo cute and I only have about 1 more month to buy them. ='( ='( :'(.
MaKaylie had her 2 wk apt on July 29 and she was 7lbs 6 oz and 20.5" long. Dr thought she was also going to have thrush as she had a white coating on her tongue and prescribed her some medicine for that. which we gave but the white never went away. Because of her little weight gain in 2 weeks, he requested that we come back in a week for a weight check and @ exactly 3 wks of life, she was 7lbs, 11 oz so all was good and we left.
When she was 4 weeks, she had a really bad spell of choking, struggling to breathe and spitting up a lot so we took her in to the Dr where he prescribed Zantac for Acid Reflux..I had a feeling about this since the day she was born as she gagged alot while in the hospital. She weighed 8 lbs 2 oz @ this apt.
MaKaylie is now 5 weeks old and she is still small but has already rolled over 2x and holds her head up for a good amount of time and sleeps for about 6 hrs straight through the night, loves, loves, loves to be held. She will let you know if she wants to be held, fed or changed as she has some good lungs that usually come out when we are driving.
And that's the story of MaKaylie Nicole Schultz :) :D =)
My most favorite picture of MaKaylie so far. She was 1 day old and I just got done nursing her and I looked down and she was all folded up like that... looks so uncomfortable but she was out like a light.. SOOOO cute!!!
