Well folks it's been a looooooong time since I've been on here.
So let's get started.
I had my beautiful daughter Sept, 14th at 6:14 am at the UVRMC. I had to have assistance in bringing her into this world and she ended up in the NICE for 18 hours afterwards but she recovered very quickly and was able to go home with us.
I had some negative exeriences at the hospital, but the nurses there made it bearable and I"m glad they were there to help.
To sum up the experience, I will NEVER EVER do a delivery at ANY hospital. I don't like the fact that I wanted to do it natural and had a wonderful rhythm going, only to be rushed by the doctor because he didn't feel like "waiting" for me to have my water break on it's own. However, that's how we found out that my daughter was in meconium and that lead to the first string of crap pumped into me. That's another reason I don't want to be in the hospital again. I much would rather not having medication in my system. I know that if I wouldn't have felt rushed, I would have done fine.
Anyway, enough negativity. Moving on.
Right now, my daughter is almost 3 months old. (Holy crap!) I can't believe I was Pregnant not that long ago and now have my baby.
A few things I"ve learned SO FAR ha ha. Those with a baby will understand what I mean by that little joke.
- Sleep seriously is over rated with a newborn.
- Your husband will be a great pillow when the baby decides to feed every hour. (I was also a pillow for my husband as we became support for each other)
- Those DINKY, thin and cute burp clothes you get are NOT useful.
GET A TOWEL. oh and also THICK dish towels. Babies don't just spit up lightly. They THROW UP projectile vomit. I found that when nursing/feeding my baby. IF I don't have a towel underneath me, it becomes a huge problem. Not only that but I can't mention how many times I've saved my shirt I'm wearing by having a dish towel on my shoulder instead of a dinky cloth.
- Babies can feel ALL of your stress. They can and will get the point of not eating if you have so much of it. TRUST me. I sadly know the truth to that now :(
- My daughter is a D-r-a-m-a Queen. She's still adorable though but she definitley is testing my patience sometimes. I still love her though.
-You know you hear those funny stories about how mom's can go scary ballistic if something happens to there kids? Oh yea. I discovered that when I was in walmart with my mom and younger sister.
To explain shortly, I always iimagined that I would go crazy but i could never actually see it happening because I lack taking action because I hate fighting however, when my younger sister was holding my baby in her car seat and I didn't hear that she was going to the front of the line we were standing in, to wait in front of (you know when your at the register and when you have someone with you they stand just a little ahead of were the grocery bags are?), Weeeeeeelll, I can tell ya that I FREAKED out. I don't think i've ever been like that especially in public :P My sister saw me and she was a good distance away but of course she heard me (and half the store). I told her to actually make sure she has eye contact with me first next time and also to never be that far away from me.
-GET THICK SKIN. What that means here is that when you have people trying to tell you what to do with the baby or simply TAKE your baby without asking (caught me off guard) you get that baby back and you tell THEM to back off. I didn't do this right away and I will not let that happen again. Also, your mom may be very helpful but if she is doing something you don't like, have her understand it's your kid and not hers. Hopefully she'll listen.
- 4 hour naps with baby are your best friend. They disappear completely when they in turn become closer to three months I've just discovered. They will only sleep for 20 stinkin minutes at a time. Use that time to get stuff done if you can or better yet NAP!
- You get sleep back at night when they sleep for almost 9 hours at a time! Now I'm not complaining about that AT ALL. I love getting my sleep again at night :)
-Clipping someone else's nails, especially baby, is VERY hard. I had one time I did it and I got the tip of her finger REALLY badly. Her finger is just about better and it's been almost 2 months. :( So warning, be careful and do it when they are sleeping.
- Vomit, fecal matter, spit up etc. Suddenly isn't gross anymore. You get used to it. I know I did. Doesn't mean I like it though :P
- Having more than one station to change your baby at is awesome. Just a simple disposable pad or towel or blanket on the floor in another room saves A LOT of time. Same for feeding station.
-Double of everything makes the world go round.
- Having a popcorn tin in your car for changing time as a trash can when traveling, makes it A LOT easier to save on grocery bags and keep the car from smelling.
That's all I can think of for now, If ya have questions on my experience so far, go ahead and ask. I got LOADS of info. Does NOT mean I'm a know it all. I just share what I learn with those that WANT to know what I"VE been through.
Next step.
We are moving in 2 weeks cross country to Georgia. YAAAAAAAY! I've been waiting almost three years for this. And I"m so excited it's happening finally. I get to get away from boring Utah since it holds nothing for me here anymore. (That and a few other things....) I also get to know my in laws better since I will be spending lots of time with them.
Faith and Patience have been the two biggest things that have been testing me very strongly through out the last year. It's been so challenging not to have sometimes the approval or support I need to do things, but in the end my husband and daughter are all that matter to me in the end. I love them and I wouldn't ever give them up for anything.
I plan on going fishing and shooting some when I get to Georgia soon. That and I already have a craft project I can do with my Mother in law too when we get there :)
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