I am still in the hospital now and plan to go home tomorrow. Since I don't know what's going to happen when I get home and Adrian is asleep now in his 'crib', I figure I will take the time to start updating my blog.
Yes, Adrian Min Lee (咚咚, Dong Dong) is here! Can't believe I was just complaining my soreness 2 days ago and 2 days later, my son is here!
My water broke on Thursday at 12:30am. I was just finishing took shower, washed my hair and ready to go downstairs to watch my TV with a cup of warm milk like my routine every night. Just as I was putting my clean dishes in the cabinet, my water just gushed right out. I ran to the bathroom and called out Steven. He was way sound asleep by that time, when he heard me screamed out his name, he didn't know where I was at first and fell half way down the stairs as he was rushing to me. He looked so nervous! We called the emergency number that the doctor gave us on Tuesday and was instructed to go to the hospital. We then call our cousin, Huilin, and the second we told her that my water broke, she said she's coming right away. At 1:00am, Huilin got here and we left to the hospital. Gladly, I already had my hospital bag packed and all I had to do was to throw in few stuff.
When we got to the hospital, we got a room and was settling down. The nurses came over and started to prep me. They asked me if I was having contractions, I couldn't really tell them. Last time when I was feeling the contraction, it was because I was induced by Pitocin. All I felt was a bit of pressure pain down in my abdominal area. So, we were chatting with the nurses and the resident. All of a sudden, I started to confirmed it. I knew it was the contraction. It was painful! It was starting to come every 5 minutes. At that time, I was 3 cm dilated. The resident to me since I ate something at 11:30pm, I may have to wait for 6 hours before they put the anesthesia in me. I was shocked. I didn't think I could wait that long! I was also pissed too in the middle of contraction. While squeezing Steven's hand, I yelled out, 'I am having scheduled c-section this time, why do I still have to go through this pain?!' The Anesthesia came and heard it and was smiling and said, 'well, who told you to broke the water first?' Man.....
Gladly, the Anesthesian told us that we didn't have to wait that long just have to wait for them to prep the room. At 3:15am, I was rolled into the surgery room. It was cold. I was uncontrollably shaking. The staff was extremely nice and friendly. They kept putting warm blanket on me and the spinal anesthesia wasn't as painful as I thought it would be. My legs were numb instantly and so was my contraction. Steven got called in and sat right next to me after they put up the curtain. And, the whole experience afterwards was all very new and strange to me. With Cassandra, I was so exhausted by the time I got rolled into the surgery room that I slept throughout the whole procedure. But, this time, I was wide awake! I was lying there chatting with Steven and trying to listen to what's going on behind the curtain while the Anesthesian kept updating me on what I will feel afterwards. As I start to feel the doctor kept pressing my tummy and just few seconds before the 'time', the doctor told Steven to have the camera ready and told him that it's all right for him to start standing up and taking pictures. The next thing I heard was my son crying and saw Steven shooting his camera. At that time, I didn't feel that tearful happiness, all I felt was 'relieved'. All the worries I had since I found out I was pregnant was immediately gone. When I saw Steven smiling with the camera and heard his crying, although, I couldn't see him, I knew he was certainly a healthy boy! I was relieved...totally relieved...it was like a thousand pounds just lift out of my shoulders. When the doctor brought him over to us, I just kept smiling and was then pray for a nice and smooth stitching afterwards. ^_^
While I was getting stitched up, Steven followed the nurse to the nursery room to take more photos. I then met him in my room and was told he was 6 lbs and 3 oz, and 18 inches long. He was exactly one pound less than when Cassandra was born! When they took him to our room, he was just so tiny and I couldn't wait until daylight when Cassandra meets her baby brother!
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Sore
Got up this morning, felt my waist was very sored. I got nervous and was afraid that the baby will really come early! I didn't want to get up from my bed, I was sored!
Good that after couple of hours, I started to feel better. I went to my cousin's for lunch, went to Wegman's and Target. Although, I did feel pressured in the bottom of my tummy, the soreness form the morning was gone.
When I saw Dr. Linn today for my pre-natal check up. He said I am not dilated yet, heeewww. It's just the baby's head is lower than usual and that's why I felt the soreness and pressured pain.
I am really praying he will wait until the scheduled day! 9/11!
Good that after couple of hours, I started to feel better. I went to my cousin's for lunch, went to Wegman's and Target. Although, I did feel pressured in the bottom of my tummy, the soreness form the morning was gone.
When I saw Dr. Linn today for my pre-natal check up. He said I am not dilated yet, heeewww. It's just the baby's head is lower than usual and that's why I felt the soreness and pressured pain.
I am really praying he will wait until the scheduled day! 9/11!
Thursday, August 21, 2008
C-Section Re-scheduled
After meeting my doctor, Dr. Hanes, this Tuesday, he was willing to work with me around his schedule to try to perform my surgery.
It's not that I don't trust Dr. Linn, it's because I had been seeing Dr. Hanes from the beginning and he knows about all my medical history better than Dr. Linn.
And, the next day, Wednesday, the head nurse called and said Dr. Hanes can do it for me on 9/11 at 1pm. She said that's the only day that he's available. I am not sure my baby will wait that long since my due date is 9/13. But, I felt much better now about the office that at least they are willing to work with me. If the baby comes between 9/5 and 9/11, I would feel it's he whose ready to come out, not us forcing him to come on 9/5.
So, I am happy now. ^_^ Just that I don't feel I am in control with the delivery date. But then again, having a baby should be out of my control anyway, right?
It's not that I don't trust Dr. Linn, it's because I had been seeing Dr. Hanes from the beginning and he knows about all my medical history better than Dr. Linn.
And, the next day, Wednesday, the head nurse called and said Dr. Hanes can do it for me on 9/11 at 1pm. She said that's the only day that he's available. I am not sure my baby will wait that long since my due date is 9/13. But, I felt much better now about the office that at least they are willing to work with me. If the baby comes between 9/5 and 9/11, I would feel it's he whose ready to come out, not us forcing him to come on 9/5.
So, I am happy now. ^_^ Just that I don't feel I am in control with the delivery date. But then again, having a baby should be out of my control anyway, right?
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Three and a half weeks left!
3 1/2 weeks. Just 3 1/2 weeks left before the baby comes! The time really flies. Now, I am just praying he will come as scheduled. We have way too much stuff to do before 9/5!
I can't wait thou...it's not only getting heavy, my back, shoulder, neck start to bothering me everyday. Luckily, I have Mr. Lee to massage for me every evening. Does he complaint? Of course, he does. But, he also knows that I am suffering too and it will all be over very soon!
I can't wait thou...it's not only getting heavy, my back, shoulder, neck start to bothering me everyday. Luckily, I have Mr. Lee to massage for me every evening. Does he complaint? Of course, he does. But, he also knows that I am suffering too and it will all be over very soon!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Guilty
It is the end of my 35-week pregnancy. The tummy is getting heavier and heavier. I am starting to go back to my afternoon nap schedule again.
Because of my pregnancy, I feel kind of guilty towards my daughter, Cassandra. This Spring and Summer we really didn't do much activities outside. I just don't feel the energy. And, because everytime I get under the sun, my face gets itchy and so we stay indoor most of the time. Last year, I remembered we were out playing in our driveway a lot. She would bike, playing with the slide, having fun in the kiddie pool and I used our patio furniture a lot too. This year, we didn't even take out the slide and the kiddie pool at all!
Every morning, we would get up around 10 or 11am. If Cassandra got up early that morning, let's say 8:30 or 9am, she would just either hang around in my room or playing in her room to wait for me to get up. And, by the time we get downstairs, it's usually after 11am. We will then have breakfast at that time, and have late lunch. And, in the afternoon, around 3 or 4pm, I would feel the need to take a nap. She will then playing in her room again while I nap in my room for an hour or two. And, by the time I get up, Steven is usually ready to come home. We will then have dinner together, and she will go down in the basement to be with Steven while he's busy with his basement project. At around 9:30 or 10pm, Steven will give her a shower and I will put her to bed. That's pretty much what she does everyday since the summer started. Not to mention of my pregnant mood that she just get yell by me for doing little wrong things or yell by Steven because he gets exhausted when he does his project!
One day, when we were on I-78, she turned around and told me, "Mommy, I haven't gone to Dorney Park for a long time!" Yes, it's true, we didn't even go to Dorney this year at all, and it's only few minutes away from us! I get so tired up with my pregnancy, Steven gets so hook up with his basement project. Poor Cassandra, all summer long, she's just following her mommy and daddy around! I am just glad that I tak her to her swimming lesson 3 days a week for the month of July and we had had guests over on the weekends that she at least still had kids to play with here and there.
Next summer, we will have to make it up to her. We are just too blessed to have such a good and cooperating daughter! She just plays by herself, singing, dancing, talking and chatting with her imaginery friends all the time!
Update on pre-natal visit, I went for one 2 weeks ago and another one this Tuesday, I didn't even gain one pound! This is a surprise consider how much weight I gained int he last few weeks when I had Cassandra!
Because of my pregnancy, I feel kind of guilty towards my daughter, Cassandra. This Spring and Summer we really didn't do much activities outside. I just don't feel the energy. And, because everytime I get under the sun, my face gets itchy and so we stay indoor most of the time. Last year, I remembered we were out playing in our driveway a lot. She would bike, playing with the slide, having fun in the kiddie pool and I used our patio furniture a lot too. This year, we didn't even take out the slide and the kiddie pool at all!
Every morning, we would get up around 10 or 11am. If Cassandra got up early that morning, let's say 8:30 or 9am, she would just either hang around in my room or playing in her room to wait for me to get up. And, by the time we get downstairs, it's usually after 11am. We will then have breakfast at that time, and have late lunch. And, in the afternoon, around 3 or 4pm, I would feel the need to take a nap. She will then playing in her room again while I nap in my room for an hour or two. And, by the time I get up, Steven is usually ready to come home. We will then have dinner together, and she will go down in the basement to be with Steven while he's busy with his basement project. At around 9:30 or 10pm, Steven will give her a shower and I will put her to bed. That's pretty much what she does everyday since the summer started. Not to mention of my pregnant mood that she just get yell by me for doing little wrong things or yell by Steven because he gets exhausted when he does his project!
One day, when we were on I-78, she turned around and told me, "Mommy, I haven't gone to Dorney Park for a long time!" Yes, it's true, we didn't even go to Dorney this year at all, and it's only few minutes away from us! I get so tired up with my pregnancy, Steven gets so hook up with his basement project. Poor Cassandra, all summer long, she's just following her mommy and daddy around! I am just glad that I tak her to her swimming lesson 3 days a week for the month of July and we had had guests over on the weekends that she at least still had kids to play with here and there.
Next summer, we will have to make it up to her. We are just too blessed to have such a good and cooperating daughter! She just plays by herself, singing, dancing, talking and chatting with her imaginery friends all the time!
Update on pre-natal visit, I went for one 2 weeks ago and another one this Tuesday, I didn't even gain one pound! This is a surprise consider how much weight I gained int he last few weeks when I had Cassandra!
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