Morgan's Birth Story

I wanted to get this on here before I forgot too much of it. It was such a whirlwind of a day anyway, I want to get it all down so I don't forget.

Friday, April 27, came quickly. I was to not eat after 2:00 am that morning, not good for me. Cory set an alarm for 1:00 am for us to get up and eat something but some how we slept right through it. Darn!! I don't do good when I don't eat. Everybody told me that I would be fine because I would be so nervous and excited. Well, they were wrong! I woke up starving, and stayed starving until it was time to go back. Oh well, it was all for a good reason. Thank goodness I never threw up before the surgery. Anyway...............we didn't have to be at the hospital until 9:30 or 10:00, which was nice because we got to kind of relax and not rush before going. We got to the hospital about 10:00 and got settled in our room. They started asking me tons of questions, started my IV and fluids, and took some blood. I loved the little nurse we had. She was so nice and kept a smile on her face. I got to have her a couple of times while we were there. A nurse came in to ask our nurse a question and at first she said we weren't going to be able to go back until 2:30 (we were scheduled for 12:00), Cory and I just about freaked out! Then she realized what she had said, she meant 12:30. Ok, that was a little better.

Before I knew it a man came in saying he was from surgery. I don't know why it didn't dawn on me that he was coming to get me, but it didn't. I just thought he was coming to ask me questions. Before I could blink he was moving things around and rolling me out of the room. I didn't even get to say anything to Cory. I couldn't believe it but I started to tear up. I think a lot of it was because it was all happening so fast and I wasn't ready. They wheeled me into the operating room and it all started becoming too real. I was then moved over from my bed to the operating table, which by the way was very small! Dr. Wright was in there and was asking if I was ok and telling me things would be fine. I think he could see the terror on my face. They then sat me up and gave me my spinal. It was painful but not like I thought it would be. I could feel the needle in my back and on the other side of my backbone. Thankfully it didn't take long. Dr. Wright was there the whole time talking to me and making sure I was ok. They then laid me back down and the spinal came in full force. I couldn't feel a thing. I hated they way it made me feel and could not wait to get feeling back. I couldn't feel anything but felt so heavy at the same time. They started prepping me and before I knew it, it was time to start. Dr. Wright started cutting and Cory wasn't even in the room yet. Thankfully the anestioloist noticed and asked if he could come in. At this point I was freaking out a little bit. I didn't like the way I felt, my leg felt like it was bent and it was uncomfortable and I was just scared. When Cory came in he could tell I was freaking out and started telling me it was ok, things would be fine. I felt much better with him there holding my hand. The worst part was when they were pushing on my chest to get her out. She was still very high and they couldn't get her. It hurt sooooo bad! I squeezed Cory's hand so hard, I'm sure it had to hurt. She was so high they almost had to get out the vacuum. Thankfully she finally came out. The first thing I heard was how healthy she looked and that she had a ton of hair. He finally lifted her over the blue curtain so I could see. She was so beautiful and not at all what I thought she would look like. When Cory looked at me he had tears in his eyes. He was smitten from first sight! The first thing I noticed was how chunky her cheeks were and how little she looked. She didn't cry for the longest time, but I remember not being worried because everybody kept saying how healthy she was and how big she was. She finally cried and so did I. They cleaned her up and brought her over to me. She was beautiful! Then they took her to the nursery to get checked out and cleaned up better. Cory followed behind. I was told later that in the nursery he was like a kid in a candy store, a giddy, smitten daddy. So wish I could have seen it.

After they finished stitching me up they took me to recovery. I remember shaking uncontrollably because I was freezing. Thank goodness, recovery had hot lights and this heater that went under the covers to warm me up. They were going to bring Cory back with Morgan but there was another patient in there also so they only brought Morgan back. The nurse laid her on my chest and I remember thinking that I was about to drop her. She was so perfect and quiet. (Of course that has changed) Before I knew it, it was time to go back to my room. When they wheeled me in, Cory was holding Morgan. When he turned to look at me, he had a huge smile on his face. I knew right then he was completely smitten! He was holding her like a pro. Didn't look scared or awkward at all. He looked like he had been doing this forever. I couldn't have been happier.

Morgan did great on her apgar test, got an 8-9 the nurse said. She passed her vision and hearing with flying colors. She only ended up losing about 4 ounces and gained them back by the time we went back to the doctor that Wednesday. She had a tiny, tiny bit of jaundice, but thankfully it wasn't enough to make her stay in the hospital or even need a blanket.

We had many visitors, who I felt bad for, because there were two different times that I was puking my guts up and they all had to stand there and hear it. Thankfully they gave me some medicine and that problem was taken care of. By Sunday the OB department started to fill up, and since Morgan and I were both doing so well they let us go home. Cory and I were both excited but very nervous to be leaving the hospital and the nurses who could fix everything for us.

I still can't believe she is finally here and we have a beautiful baby girl who we absolutely adore!! She is gorgeous and we couldn't have asked her a more perfect little girl!!

Fresh out of the oven!

 

8 pounds 2 ounces

   Meeting Morgan for the first time

Getting cleaned up in the nursery.   

 

            Our beautiful baby girl!

It still doesn't seem real..................

somebody pinch me and wake me up! Can this really be happening? I am really pregnant? Just under ten months ago I was in the middle of my nightmare, wondering what was going to happen, if I was ever going to get pregnant. We had been trying for about two years and I was losing hope. Not losing faith in God, but rethinking if He had babies in His plan for us. I knew He could snap his finger or blink His eye and make me pregnant, that was not the problem. But I knew that babies are not in His plan for everybody, and I was starting to think maybe they weren't in mine.

Then God proved me wrong. I had quit checking the calendar, checking other things, and just "letting things happen". We had just moved to Summersville and were getting settled in. I can remember the day like it was yesterday. We had gone to church with some new friends and stopped by Wal-Mart afterwards. Amy and I had talked a little about my infertility issue and she had told me hers. I knew my period was suppose to be arriving any day and she talked me into getting a test. Oh, what the heck I thought. I wasn't going to take it for another couple of days because by this point I didn't want to"waste" it. I couldn't do it. I couldn't wait. When we got home, I took it right away. Mind you, still thinking "it's going to be negative, you'll take the test and will start tomorrow". That's usually how it went. I laid the test on the counter and walked away. I walked away!! I didn't stand there and wait for the result, I walked away. A few minutes later, I almost hollered at Cory to look at the test, he was standing there next to it, but I figured he wouldn't know how to read it anyway. I unanxiously picked it up and to my amazement, there were two bright pink lines! Two??? How could that be? Was I reading it wrong, was I seeing things? This stick had to be wrong! I started yelling and ran to Cory saying "omg, theres two lines, theres never been two lines"!!!!!! Once he realized what I was talking about, a nervous smile appeared on his face. I wish I knew what he was thinking right at that moment. I always joke that he was thinking "oh crap, it actually worked". Whether that was his thoughts, I will never know.

But now looking back, I understand the two years of waiting. God wasn't ready for us to be pregnant yet. When we started trying, things were great in our lives, but months later, they were not. We spent a whole year of those two years miserable and broke. We both hated where we were living, the people around us, and could barely pay our bills. I was still stuck with an aide job and we were looking hard to move. Looking back, it actually would have been terrible to be pregnant, especially for Cory. I really think he would have had a break down. God knew what was coming next in our lives, and He knew that if I would just be patient for another couple of months, He would reveal His plan. The timing was perfect. When we found out we were pregnant, we were in a new place we loved, both had great jobs, and my due date was perfect for starting the summer off. If I had known the plan before hand, I wouldn't have gone through two miserable years of praying, crying, wondering, and I don' t know that I would appreciate this precious little girl as much. God knew what He was doing, I just couldn't see the big picture. You know what? That's ok with me.

9 Months

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 36  weeks

Size of Baby: Approx 6 pounds and 18 inches long

Gender: Girl!!!!! Morgan Amory

Maternity Clothes: Yes, mostly all! Wishing it wasn't so warm

because most of my maternity clothes are winter clothes.

Weight Gain:27 pounds

Movement: She still moves all the time and is constantly up

in my ribs. She is very high and most of the time I can feel

her little bottom sticking out. She has been staying on the

left side but the past week has switched to the right a couple of times.

My belly is often sore from her moving and kicking. Very ready

for her to come out! 

Symptoms: Heartburn constantly, tired, leg cramps, need to use

the bathroom constantly, uncomfortable, sore

Cravings: Still milk.

Best Moment of the Month: Knowing that it's almost time for her to arrive!



KU Baby Shower

Cory is a huge Kansas fan so it was no surprise to me when one of his basketball and cheerleading parents said they were throwing us a KU shower. It did make me happy because I thought it might make him feel more involved and maybe a little more excited. Besides it being a baby shower with girly gifts he was right in his element. He loved ALL the decorations and didn't want to cut the cake. Such a silly man!

The boys were so funny to watch because none of them were too thrilled to be there, Cory included. They were all good sports and and enjoy it or not, they all stayed and didn't complain.

We played a couple of games and the boys were so funny!

He's measuring me to try and guess how much crepe paper he needs. Too funny!

We are so blessed to have so many people who care and love us. We got

a lot of wonderful presents for Miss Morgan, again!

Poor Morgan is going to be decked out in KU stuff and have no chance of

being a Texas fan. We'll just have to test her and see which way she will

choose. This was our third and final shower and we are so thankful for

all the people who care for us and Miss M.

Morgan's Big Day...................hopefully!

I had another Dr appt last Tuesday. Everything went great!! We got to do another ultrasound to try and get a 3D picture but poor Morgan is so cramped and wouldn't cooperate that we didn't get any good shots. We did get to see pieces here and there of her face and I think she is going to be such a cutie! You know, cause I'm not bias or anything! ;) She looks like she has chunky little cheeks and a smashed nose but I was told the smashed nose is probably just the fluid among other things making her look like that. She also had her hands up by her face again so that didn't help either. And her feet up by her face!! Looked like it hurt to me. We got to see her blink her eyes, which was super cool! We also got a good picture of her foot, two hands, ear, and the lady said she could see hair, even though I never saw that. Ha! Reminded me of Friends when Rachel can't see the baby at all on the monitor!! lol!! Anyway, the lady didn't do any measurements or anything else but I wish I would have asked her to try and figure out about how much she weighed but I didn't even think about it

Then we went in to see Dr. Wright and everything went well with him also. He measured me and said that I was measuring at 35 weeks, but that he still wasn't worried about it. He still thinks my uterus is growing long instead of round. Still hoping he's right. He checked her heartbeat and said it was running in the 130's to 140's which was good. Then he asked me when we wanted to have her!!! I couldn't believe it! I figured we wouldn't schedule the c-section until another couple of weeks. We picked April 27th! Now I know things can change, she could come early, there could be complications, etc. But I'm really hoping it happens on the day we picked! Morgan is named after my Grandpa Morgan and his birthday is April 27th, so it would be really special if that was her birthday too. Keeping our fingers crossed!!

Her room is just about finished and I am getting very anxious for it to be completed. I still need to get some nick knacky things to go on some shelves but can't really find what I am looking for. As soon as her room is complete I will post picts. I love the color and I am really loving the way it is turning out. Maybe getting a little bit too much pink so that is something else I am working on.

We have our second shower tomorrow after school with the teachers. I am super excited and can't wait to get it all home and look at it. I still love to go in her room and look at her stuff. We had our maternity pictures last weekend and they look so good!! Jay did such an amazing job and I am having a hard time choosing which ones I want!

I better go, this chick is starving! Have a great night!!

Morgan's AR Shower

We had our first shower this past weekend and it was wonderful.

 I was truly blessed by the amount of friends and family that showed up to

shower Miss Morgan with lots of sweet little gifts. Cory's two

 aunts, Tina and Melissa, did the shower for us. They always do such

a good job and this shower was no exception. There was lots of good

food and a sweet little center piece. I meant to get a picture of the

 table with the food and cupcakes but some how amidst

 the craziness I forgot until it was too late.

Morgan got so many cute gifts! So many sweet little outfits that I can't wait to

dress her up in. Blankets, bibs, shoes, and more.

And I had lots of little helpers! They all wanted to help

give me a gift and they wanted their gift opened first!

It was too funny and sweet!

It was also so fun to get to see friends that I hadn't gotten to see in a while.

My besties from Doniphan got to come who are so special to me

because they were there for me during the hard couple of years we tried to

get pregnant. They let me cry on their shoulders and encouraged me

when I was down. They will always hold a special place in my heart.

Courtnee and I were pregnant at the same time for a little

bit and at her baby shower we did a side by side picture. I knew

when it was my turn for a shower we had to get one of us both with

baby Roman. He's such a little cutie and was so good during the shower.

I was so happy my mom was in town and was able to go to the

shower with me. It was nice to have some of my family there and very

special that she got to come. She is one very excited Grammy!

8 months

Pregnancy Highlights

How Far Along: 32 weeks

Size of Baby: Approx 3 and 1/2 pounds and 16 inches long

Gender: Girl!!!!! Morgan Amory

Maternity Clothes: Yes, Maternity pants, and shirts. I can

still wear some of my regular shirts but a lot of them are

getting too tight. I'm on the last couple of weeks of my

t-shirts. Most are getting too tight.

Weight Gain:21 pounds

Movement: She moves all the time, and has started to

move up into my ribs. She lays mainly on the left side

and rolled across my belly for the first time today.

Symptoms: Heartburn, leg cramps at night, waking up

3 to 4 times most nights to use the bathroom, the need

to use the bathroom constantly, out of breath easily,

feel like I can't breath, and just being uncomfortable.

Cravings: Still milk, not much else. I get halfway

through a meal and either I'm not hungry anymore

or it's about to make me sick.

Best Moment of the Month: Getting her room almost finished!