Sally's Grand and FAST Entrance... Part II

Since I was nursing Sally stayed in the room with us a good bit of the night. I was absolutely exhausted and in so much pain from my uterus contracting that I sent her to the night nursery after the last feeding of the night. I am guilty of letting her snooze on my chest every other time. There's  nothing better than a baby sleeping so soundly. Every time she would nurse it hurt so badly. I needed pain meds some kind of serious. I begged the nurses for something to drink every time they came in to check on me. I was ill as a hornet because I needed some Lortab and some Diet Coke; I also needed a shower in the worst kind of way! They finally came to get me late Wednesday morning to do my tubal. By the time they got me to the operating room I was in tears and cramping so bad that I begged them to put me under anesthesia again. They originally wanted to tie my tubes with me awake and to only use local anesthetics. After they saw the shape I was in they didn't hesitate to give me the good stuff! Let me tell you.... DO NOT GET YOUR TUBES TIED! Dr. Harper tried everything to talk me out of doing it. I should have listened. I wanted to get it done because I was already in the hospital, my deductible was met, and Scott doesn't have any insurance. I thought it would be better if I did it while I was there.... WRONG!! That tubal made my belly even more sore. I couldn't raise up out of the bed without assistance because my belly button had been cut open. It was a big yucky mess. Usually the incision isn't as large, but my tubes were shorter than anticipated so that caused a bigger cut (my luck).

After the whole tubal ordeal I was allowed to shower, take meds, and have something to drink! I was feeling much better!! The grands, Laurie, and KK brought Suzy to meet Sally shortly after lunch! Oh my gosh, when Suzy saw Sally it just melted my heart. She came over to her, rubbed her head, smiled, and teared up. She was in love. She said, "she's so cute. I love her". My heart turned to mush.

My girls!

The crew is complete!

He wouldn't have it any other way!

See how proud she was!

Memaw is excited to finally see Sally!

Nanny is too!

We are complete!

My heart is so full!

Once everyone got their time with Sally they packed up and left us. KK and Laurie stayed the night at our house with Suzy that night. When we got home the next day the house was clean, the fridge was stocked, and everything was taken care of! I owe them so big. I can never repay them for everything they have done for us. Their efforts definitely didn't go unnoticed. We are so lucky to have those girls!

I ended up in the emergency room Friday morning due to extreme swelling and pain. I seriously thought that my epidural had gone wrong. Scott was having to pick me up to move me anywhere. When I got to the ER I weighed more than I did when I was admitted into the hospital Tuesday night! I was absolutely miserable. They found that I had an infection in my tubal incision while I was there, too. They gave me some Lasix and an antibiotic through IV. As soon as some of the fluid starting coming off I started feeling much better. I was good as new by Sunday night. Our moms stayed with us the first couple nights to help out and Suzy was bound and determined not to stay at home. She was not dealing with me being sick very well OR the fact that a baby intruder had taken all the attention away from her.

Sally did wonderful her first few nights at home. She was absolutely perfect! She seriously spoiled me rotten.... She never cried. She ate. She slept. Perfect little newborn stage :)

Suzy's story of transition coming soon......

Sally's Grand and FAST Entrance- Part I

April 12 I was home alone for the day. I cleaned a little, napped a little, and caught up on House of Cards. Suzy was still on her same schedule even though I was officially on maternity leave. I figured it would be best if she continued doing exactly what she was used to doing in order to keep some stability in her life. She was about to have her spoiled little world rocked enough in a few weeks (or so I thought). I had been having some slight cramps that day, but just assumed it was trapped gas, constipation, Braxton Hicks, etc. I picked Suzy up from Memaw's house around 3:30 and we headed home. Scott was already home from work when we arrived home. I told him how bad I had started feeling and that I needed to lie down for a little while. He agreed and started making plans for he and Suzy to go play golf for a little while. Of course, Suzy insisted that I tag along with them.... So, I did what all mamas would do. I drug myself on the bumpy ride to the golf course. After an hour or so I had all I could stand. I came home and got in the bath tub hoping it would ease some pain. Nope. Didn't work. I called my mama to tell her my symptoms and then called the doctor's office and talked to Dr. Patton (he was the on call doctor). Within a few minutes mom was here to entertain Suzy while I contemplated what I should do. Dr. Patton assured me that I was just having BH contractions and not to come to Oxford until my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart and they were hurting so bad that I couldn't talk through them. I should have told him that I lived in Senatobia and that Suzy came very, very quickly. Mom took Suzy home with her just in case things worsened. I hugged Suzy so tightly and cried like a big baby. I wasn't ready to let her go. I wanted just one more night with her being my only baby. I wanted to squeeze her tight and tell her I loved her all night long. Thankfully, Suzy didn't really understand what was going on. She just told me to quit crying because grown ups don't cry. She left around 6:30 that night and my contractions were about 5 minutes apart. I still thought they were BH contractions or that I was in false labor. Scott was ticked off at me because this routine was exactly how I ended up almost having Suzy on I-55. Bless his soul; I should probably listen to him more often. He knew in the back of his mind that I was having a baby that day, I think. He started packing bags and getting things together while I was still fiddle farting around debating on whether or not to make the humiliating trip to Oxford just to hear them tell me it was false labor and send me home. Around 7:30 my contractions started getting worse and they were about 3 minutes apart. I decided I may need to get my rear in the car and go to the hospital. I let the girls know what was going on and Scott let the family know. We were on our way to BMH around 7:45. By the time we hit Hwy 6 I thought I was going to DIE. I checked into the hospital at 8:20. The girls arrived shortly afterwards followed by the family. I went from 4 cm to 9 cm in the blink of an eye. Thankfully, I got there in time to get an epidural. Sally was coming and she was coming fast. Kalon headed to the waiting room which left Scott and Lauren to endure the madness of delivery with me. My nurses earned every dollar they made that night. One nurse, in particular, should have gotten some of Dr. Patton's pay. I had almost fully delivered Sally by the time he showed up. I think all he did was the episiotomy. I had to quit pushing for 20-30 minutes while we waited on him. After he did his part, Lauren said I pushed once or twice and she was here!!! She weighed 7 lb even and was 20 inches long. She entered the world crying a healthy beautiful cry at 10:27 pm.

7 lb of pure preciousness already wrapped around Daddy's finger

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Sally meets the grands! Memaw and Papa stayed home to take care of Sue Baby for us. Gigi kept Nanny informed by phone.

Mimi lovin'

Gigi was tickled pink.

I hope KK has baby fever after all this! She has stolen lots of kisses from that moment on.

Proud, proud Laurie. She seriously watched the whole entire thing. She's the only person I know that wants to see the whole process and loves every minute of it. She coached along with the nurses while Hubs stayed by my head the whole time :)

Daddy loving on baby girl!

 

My two very best friends and the newest addition to our crazy crew!

Her sweet little bow didn't last long at all, but it sure was cute!

 

After the family got some Sally loving they headed back to Senatobia. KK, Laurie, and Oakey stayed for a little while longer. I sent KK and Laurie to get me something to eat and the biggest Diet Coke Sonic had. They arrived back around 11:45. The nurse cut me off from all food and liquid at midnight because I was scheduled to have my tubes tied the next morning. Little did I know that being cut off from those things meant that I couldn't have any pain meds for the rest of the night or the following day. That's when MY hell started..........