Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Miwifery
So over the last week I decided to self study and not enroll into AAMI. Jesse also says I'm ready to start my apprenticeship with Kate. I'm pretty excited and nervous. Jesse and I will be meeting with Kate this week to get more details on the apprenticeship. I need to find childcare for Friday's and "on call" babysitters. That's going to be the hardest part.
Camper Stuff
Yesterday we towed the pop up down to the dealership to trade it in! And we got a better look at the travel trailer. We hadn't seen it with the dinnett slide out, and wow it has so much space and floor room!!! I debating with Jesse if we want them to store it for us until the spring, or bring it home. I want to bring it home to play in it! LOL We should close on it this week. Just waiting on the check from the bank and lean release for the pop up.
January 23, 2011
Saturday morning (22nd) I dropped Kailey off at dance and went to Big Boy for some breakfast. While waiting for my food, my client called me to tell me she had been contracting 20-30 minutes apart since 3am, but they just stopped at 9:45am. She told me she was going to walk about a local museum and I advised her to take a nap instead. She was showing signs that labor was going to start soon.
At 4:45pm I called her to see how she was doing and what was going on. She told me her contractions just started back up and were 20-25 minutes apart. I told her to give me a call when she was ready for me to come over. 8pm rolled around and I decided to try to go to sleep, at 10pm I was finally asleep.
At 12:30am I was woken up by a dream that D had called and was ready for me to come over. 20 minutes later the phone rang and her contractions were 8 minutes apart but stronger. So I headed over.
D was experiencing back labor so I did some tricks to help relieve the pain while in the birthing pool, but her contractions were pretty spaced out still. Her midwives' apprentice arrived shortly after I did, then followed about her midwife. Thing were a slow go...2cm at 4:45am, but 4 hours later she was 6cm and asked for her water to be broken. Her midwife asked her to wait because baby was high and she was making great progess. A few more hours later she was still at 6cm and her water was broken. - sort of. S (midwife) thinks she ruptured the out layer of the sac because there wasn't a big gush and D obviously had a lot of fluid. So D got back into the the glider and worked through a couple contractions and then got back into bed to try to rupture the sac. D layed down on the bed and her water broke on it's own. D went back to the glider and worked through more contractions. Once they were about 3 minutes apart, we put more hot water in the pool and D got in and relaxed. She labored through about 3 contractions and then went into the squatting postion and said "I have to push!" S ran downstairs to get D's husband and children. D pushed for almost an hour and finally her baby girl was born at 12:02pm on January 23, 2011 weighing 9lbs 4oz and 21 1/2" long. She is simply adorable!
Tonight is our post-partum appointment and I can't wait for some tiny baby snuggles!!!
At 4:45pm I called her to see how she was doing and what was going on. She told me her contractions just started back up and were 20-25 minutes apart. I told her to give me a call when she was ready for me to come over. 8pm rolled around and I decided to try to go to sleep, at 10pm I was finally asleep.
At 12:30am I was woken up by a dream that D had called and was ready for me to come over. 20 minutes later the phone rang and her contractions were 8 minutes apart but stronger. So I headed over.
D was experiencing back labor so I did some tricks to help relieve the pain while in the birthing pool, but her contractions were pretty spaced out still. Her midwives' apprentice arrived shortly after I did, then followed about her midwife. Thing were a slow go...2cm at 4:45am, but 4 hours later she was 6cm and asked for her water to be broken. Her midwife asked her to wait because baby was high and she was making great progess. A few more hours later she was still at 6cm and her water was broken. - sort of. S (midwife) thinks she ruptured the out layer of the sac because there wasn't a big gush and D obviously had a lot of fluid. So D got back into the the glider and worked through a couple contractions and then got back into bed to try to rupture the sac. D layed down on the bed and her water broke on it's own. D went back to the glider and worked through more contractions. Once they were about 3 minutes apart, we put more hot water in the pool and D got in and relaxed. She labored through about 3 contractions and then went into the squatting postion and said "I have to push!" S ran downstairs to get D's husband and children. D pushed for almost an hour and finally her baby girl was born at 12:02pm on January 23, 2011 weighing 9lbs 4oz and 21 1/2" long. She is simply adorable!
Tonight is our post-partum appointment and I can't wait for some tiny baby snuggles!!!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Lazy Day - sorta
I need to get a handle on the laundry...it's not horrible, but anything over having to do two loads drives me insane. Yesterday I fixed the front closet doors and today I plan on starting Ayden's room. I'm also going to try to patch the drywall in the bathroom that's falling apart due to splashing from the kids. Should be interesting as I've never done anything like that before. I've already cleaned the living room and front room, so next up are the kids rooms.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Cleaning Day
Okay, so really, every day is cleaning day. LOL In addition to cleaning I need to start preping Ayden's room for paint. That what he wanted for his birthday, so that's what he got. He wanted a bright blue, but I talked him into two shades of a darker blue...I'm thinking teen years and I'm NOT painting that room again! I think when he gets into his teen years where anything dark colored is cool, these colors will still work for him.
The next project I think it going to be making Dylan a loft bed. I got plans from this site: HERE I think this would be perfect in Dylan's room. Ayden has a loft bed from IKEA, but it's so tall and really I wouldn't mind this for Ayden's room.
The next project I think it going to be making Dylan a loft bed. I got plans from this site: HERE I think this would be perfect in Dylan's room. Ayden has a loft bed from IKEA, but it's so tall and really I wouldn't mind this for Ayden's room.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Dad's Obit
Willis Thomas Howard Of Wolverine Lake, passed away peacefully Christmas morning at the age of 57. He was born July 28, 1953 in Nankin Township (now Westland) Michigan. He was the fourth and youngest child of Chalmer and Mary Willis. Loving husband of 29 years to Beverly. Dear father of Kristina (Jesse) Murray and Michael Willis. Grandfather of Ayden, Kailey, Ashlyn, Dylan, and Riley Murray. Brother of Laura Ellen (Ted) Johnson, Barbara (Harvey) Fry and the late Chalmer "Buddy" Willis. Also survived by many nephews, nieces and cousins. Memorial Service at the Westland Free Methodist Church, 1421 S. Venoy Rd. January 8th, 1 :30 p.m. Inurnment in Commerce Memorial Cemetery in Commerce Twp.
Words that describe 2010
- Newborn
- Doula
- Certification
- Birth
- Cancer
- Death x3
- Baby
- Breastfeeding
- Midwifery
- School
- AAMI
- Virginia
- Family
- Friends
- Susan G Komen
- Walking
- Chicago
- Feet
- SORE!
- Camping
- Truck
- Apprenticeship
- Promotion
- PTO V.P.
- Love
Happy New Year. It can only be better, right?
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