Awww. Love Mary.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
#3 IS A GIRL! INTRODUCING MISS MARY BROOKE!
We have another girl! I am so glad because Maggie wanted a sister so badly and I wanted her to have a sister. Mary looked so much like Mac when she first arrived. Of course, she changed quickly. She still favors him highly but definitely has a look all her own.
MARY BROOKE'S DELIVERY STORY
Read the blog heading before reading this. You've been warned. I've already written about the whole c-section scare. Once that was passed us, Dr. Reed was ready to induce on Monday, January 11th. But, being the awesome aunt that I am, I opted to wait until Wednesday, January 13th so the baby would be born on Hayden's birthday. I'd hate to miss it by two days when we were so close. Dr. Reed agreed to wait. Maggie and Mac spent the night with my parents the night before and Brett and I used the gift cards that his parents gave us for Christmas and went to dinner at Outback. Afterwards, we came home and tried to relax. I'm not good at doing that the night before having a baby. I laid in bed, awake, all night long! At 3:30 am, I woke Brett up and told him to watch t.v. with me. So, just like with Mac, we laid in bed and watched America's Funniest Videos. Then, we got up, showered, and headed to the hospital at 6:oo am, after stopping at Walmart to get Brett a Mountain Dew, of course. The hospital was packed! Babies and pregos everywhere so we were placed in a triage room for a while. They asked if we minded having a student nurse observing. Of course we didn't. She was a sweet 23 year old named Sarah who was on her first rotation in the OB. Our labor and delivery nurse was Mechelle. She was great. We all sat and chatted for hours. Mom brought Harrison and the kids out for a while but Maggie was not too fond of all of the equipment so they didn't stay long. Like always, Harrison hung out all day. They started the drip around 9 am and the contractions started shortly after. They weren't bad at all at that point. DeJuana has always been in the room with me but her nurse supervisor was not being cooperative. We texted DeJuana each step of the way to let her now where we stood. My dear friend, Stacey Sodergren, accepted the roll of videographer/photographer/leg holder. She arrived around 10am. Dr. Reed came in about 11 or 12 and broke my water. As he said, "I'm three for three with no pain." Shortly after that, Sharon Burns arrived and said she would see to it that we were moved to a real room. 5 minutes later...we were! At 1pm, I was at 4 cm and my contractions were super strong. Whew! I asked Brett to remove everyone from the room. About 1:45, I received my epidural. Ahhh. They changed the rules since last time. Brett had to stay seated. I could hear him munching on his Chick-Fil-A while I was getting a 3 foot needle jammed into my spine! At 3:15, I felt pressure so they checked me again and I was at 10 cm and crowning! The nurse, calmly, asked the student nurse to call Dr.Reed, who was at his office in the university, on his cell and called for the room to be prepared. She laid the head of my bed back so I was perfectly flat and told me not to move, including cough. Up until that point, we had all been cracking jokes so she instructed everyone to not make me laugh. All of that made me a little nervous, because we had no doctor, that my blood pressure alarm starting going off. Then, I realized that her hand was in my "undercarriage" holding the baby in! Seriously! She apologized for us having to remain in that position. It was really hard not to chuckle. She had the nurse call Dr. Reed again. David was in the waiting room and texted DeJuana who was flying from Brookwood. At 3:40 Dr. Reed was in the hallway by the second call and came straight in while getting dressed. Then, DeJuana came busting in right on his heels. Stacey threw her the regular camera while she videoed. It was quite comical. It was all so chaotic that noone noticed that there were more people than allowed in the room. I pushed once and her head was out. I pushed again and there she was! Our new baby girl was born at 3:46 pm with much excitement. Afterwards, I learned why the nurse wouldn't deliver on her own. Mary's cord was laying across her head! Dr. Reed told me to look and he held up the cord which was tied in a complete knot! God was totally in control and taking care of our baby girl.
After all of the excitement, DeJuana took off to go find a door wreath. I placed her in charge of that. She couldn't do anything ahead of time though because we didn't know the gender. I thought this was very appropriate. It had a little lamb. DeJuana didn't catch that. "Mary had a little lamb." And of course, an Alabama National Championship hat that has now gone to Mac.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
MAC'S 1ST HAIRCUT
My mother told me very "sweetly" that Mac was looking like Kenny Stabler. I thought he looked like my dad when he was in need of haircut. Anyway, I wanted him to look dapper for the pictures in the hospital, truth be known. He will meet his new brother or sister tomorrow! Mac did really well. He didn't want to sit in the chair alone so I just held him. That was fine except that we both were covered in hair. I know, it's gross to let him chew on a comb but it was fairly clean and kept him still. (picture date 1/12/10)
Saturday, January 9, 2010
2010 HAS NOT DISAPPOINTED
-On December 29th, I went for a regular doctor's visit. I got some disappointing news. The baby was transverse/sideways. I was not a happy camper. I have always feared a c-section. I didn't go back to work that afternoon. But, when Brett got home, all was okay. He can make things better just by walking in the door. We did a lot of praying & had a lot of folks praying. When I went back on January 4th, Brett went as well. Just before Dr Reed came in the room, Brett prayed again that God's will be done. Dr. Reed checked me and said that he really thought that the head was down. We went and double-checked with an ultrasound and sure enough, it was. Thank you, God. If he/she had not flipped, I'm sure there would have been a reason that perhaps, only God knew about. Only His timing is perfect. -Brett was putting the kids in the tub when Maggie threw a ball in the water. He told her not to and she said, "Well, I did it yesterday you little butthead." Brett sent her to her room. I went in to talk to her and told her that we didn't say things like that. She replied, very sweetly, "But mommy, you called me a little butthead yesterday." All I could do was walk out. Once in the hall, I realized that Brett had heard the conversation. He said, "You may want to work on your parenting skills b/c you've been sucking lately." -It's so been a complete guessing game on the arrival of #3. By date, I was due January 1st. That would have been pretty neat if that would have happened. But, it didn't. I am just glad to have made it through Christmas and into the new year. I didn't want the baby to have a birthday too close to Christmas nor did I want a child born in 2008 and 2009. This way, I will have kids born in 2006, 2008, and 2010. By ultrasound, the baby has always shown due January 10th. I thought for sure that there was no way that the Turner family would all be in town for the event. Hayden left on December 30th for Disney World and didn't return until January 5th. Harrison and David left on January 5th to head to Pasadena and returned on the 8th. Harrison said that I had to wait until he got home. I told him that if he viewed the game more important that his new cousin than I guessed Hayden would be the favorite this time. hehe. Oh, and I'm sure I'll have to be induced b/c if that game didn't do it, nothing will. Wow. -Just before game time, Maggie & I were watching "30 Minutes Meals." Brett told her that the game was coming on and there she went. "Daddy, mommy & I were watching Rachel Ray. I am sick of this. You are just aggravating me. This is not an important game. I'll send you to your room and shut the door very loudly. Hey, young man, are you even listening to me? I am just sick of this. Sick of this!" -Mac, Maggie, Chucky, my belly, & I were curled up on the couch watching "Days of Our Lives." Maggie asked, "Who is that?" I said, "That's Nicole." Maggie said, "Oh, the one who took Sidney?" Nope, no more "Days" for her. (1/7/10) -Mac has been sick all week. That has not been a highlight of '10. We have had many almost completely sleepness night. Brett & I both called in on the 4th and had him at the doctor. He had tonsillitis and was running a temp of 103 on and off for days. Later, we had to take him to Med Center for a shot and antibiotics. One of those nights, Maggie also woke up screaming. She had eaten too many Mandarin Oranges and it caused burning and irritation. She was soaking in the tub at 1 am. That same night, we had been asleep for about 30 minutes when we woke up with no power. It was pretty creepy. And cold. It was 4:45 am and 18 degrees outside. We were trying to keep everyone warm. The power was finally restored around 8am. -On the day of the big game, it snowed! No accumulation, of course, and schools closed, of course. Maggie was so excited to see it snowing. She jumped up and down saying, "Get the shovels! We have to build a snowman!" Bless her heart. It was gone in 10 minutes. I am glad that #3 has held off so far. We are having a major Arctic blast, as they say. It's been in the teens each night. I'd hate to go in labor and have to get out in that! (1/7/10) -ROLL TIDE!!! Alabama won their 13th National Championship! Once again, we just wanted to stay inside and warm and hang out with the kids. We ordered pizza, drank hot chocolate, and watched the game. Whew! What a ballgame! (1/7/10) -Maggie has been adament that #3 would be a girl. Her name would be Maggie Mac Angel Matthew. One night, while we were laying in bed, Brett said, "You know that the baby may be a boy." Maggie said, "Did you not here me? The baby will be a girl and her name will be Maggie Mac Angel Matthew!" Brett said, "God will decide if it's a girl or boy. You'll love it if is a boy." She rolled her eyes, threw her arms crossed, and said "I will love it if it's a girl! I'm telling you, it's a girl and her name is Maggie Mac Angel Matthew!" When I first found out that I was pregnant, we were leaving dance one day. Maggie had no clue about the baby at that time. She said, "I have a baby sister." I said, "No, you have a baby brother." She replied. "I have a baby brother and a baby sister." I guess she just new.
WELCOME 2010!
This New Year's Eve may have been one of the best ever. I was 39 weeks 6 days pregnant & really didn't want to get all dressed up and go out. Also, with #3 right around the corner, Brett & I really just wanted to hang out at home with the kids. So, we did. We all curled up on the couch & watched "Pinocchio." Mac hit the hay early and Brett & I let Maggie stay up until midnight. She was a little trooper. At midnight, we all toasted with fancy glasses filled with sparkling grape juice. Yum. Afterwards, we are all overly tired and wired. We laughed and giggled for a while in the bed before finally falling asleep. The next morning, it was nesting time again. It was freezing! I got outside, wearing my pj pants & Brett's hooded sweatshirt & pulled up all of the dead Spring flowers. Later, we all made a trip to Walmart for groceries. What a way to ring in the new year!
MY SWEET HUBBY
Brett told me that Maggie needed me in the bedroom. When I got in there, she said, " 'Bout time, Big 'Un!" I almost skinned them both. (12/28/09)
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