so after 4 weeks of maternity leave-- I'm going back to work! I really enjoy working but will REALLY miss spending my day with Miss Priss! She is staying with family so I will able to sneak over and steal sugar from her if I need to!
2nd Day of Motherhood---
We got to spend some more quite time during the day--- resting-- recooping--snuggling! We love having our little bundle!
We have seen this little tounge stick out about a million times already! She either has her mouth open or her tounge sticking out!
We had several visitors today! Maggie & Chris, Tedd & Jeanie, Jerry & Heather... and ofcourse our families! Thanks to all who came out to share in the special time! We love you!
1st Day of Motherhood---
Oh my goodness- the first day of being a "mommy" is wonderful! The birth experience was beautiful and so far the "recovery" process is pretty good too! I really enjoy being taken care of and spending time with my family! We are at Mission Hospital in MB590! Dustin has a little bed in the room, so he is able to spend time with me and Pressley! We had 1 visitor today... but I'm kinda glad since we had been up all night!
Pressley is HERE!
On October 4th at 12:58 pm, Pressley Danyelle Chapman was born.
After a LONG night of labor and a full hour of pushing she is here! I went to bed around 10pm after watching Private Practice (my contractions about 7 minutes apart) and I pray to God that He would bring her VERY SOON (I was very tired of the pain & couldn't wait to hold her) my water broke at 11:58 pm! I woke up and tried to roll over on the couch when SPLASH--! I had fallen asleep on the couch so I crawled to the kitchen floor to prevent any more water on the carpet and waited there for a few seconds before crawling to the bedroom to wake up Dustin... I told him "WE'RE GONNA HAVE A BABY TONIGHT!" he was so excited! I got my shower and tried to relax a little bit. After showering, I called mom and dad to let them know... and then Maggie-our Doula- to let her know! Dustin and I settled back into bed to try and get some sleep before the real pain came but after laying down for about 10 minutes we quickly realized that sleep wasn't an option. My contractions had began coming about every 2 minutes lasting 45 seconds apart. Dustin got up and called the doctor--he said to GO TO THE HOSPITAL! We finished getting dressed and packed the car up for the hospital and headed that way! Once we got to Hendersonville, I realized I didn't bring a copy of the brith plan so we had to stop and get that... and we also switch vehicles... an hour and a half after leaving the house... we were at the hospital...! FINALLY!
I did my best not to have an epidural but after 6 hours of labor and no progressing I couldn't do it any longer.
Dustin was able to deliver Pressley and cut her umbilical cord... that will be a moment I will never forget!
Doctor visit...
I was having contractions quite a bit so they decided to go ahead and check me again to see if I have progressed after 5 days--- but I hadn't! UGH! I saw Dr. Council again and he told me that I could possibly go into labor in 24hrs, 48hrs or next week-- there is really no way to tell...
No baby...
So today is the first of October... 5 days past the full moon... very discouraged that she isn't here yet!
I had some cramping in my lower back that moved to my abdomen this morning starting around 4am... by 5 I was in the tub relaxing because I couldn't sleep... I called mom to find out the scoop around 5:50 and she told me it sounded like REAL contractions... LOL--- real contractions YAY! I'd never thought I'd be so excited to have REAL ones! anyways- I layed back down after sending Dustin off to work with an empty stomach (SORRY HUNNY!) and they came about every hour or so, everytime I flipped over to a different side, they would begin... it makes me wonder if I would have done some walking if my REAL contractions would have progressed... however I didn't do anything but lay in bed. Needless to say, I've yet to have her and have had only 1 more contraction since this morning. (about an hour ago 1:46 pm)
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