2009....what a year

So 2009 was quite a year. Tons of things have happened both good and bad.

At this time last year we were bringing in the new year with our neighbors the Martins enjoying a few drinks. The new year came and we were glad it was finally here because our husbands were finally home from deployment.

A few months later I found out a was pregnant with my beautiful daughter Stormie. I found out in April right before Easter. I was already a few months along.

In May something happened that completely rocked my world, I lost my best friend, my mother and to this day I still miss her dearly. Its like a HUGE nightmare that I still want to wake up from.

The summer came and left and Hun was in and out of post, training and what not.

September came and my wifey had her second beautiful babygirl <3.

October she moved away :(.

November came and I was very anxious to have Stormie but she was stubborn and decided to be a week late, she may have been later if I was induced!

Christmas wasnt the same, missing Mom and all. But it was stil Christmas nevertheless. Carissa came home to visit and Hun, Stormie and myself drove home for the week to spend time with my father.

Although I dont want 2010 to come I do want it to come and go so we can all get back to a semi-normal life of being whole again.

2009 was a heck of a year.

Welcome Winter

Winter is our favorite season, not only because of Christmas and Huns birthday but because its beautiful outside and its snow boarding season :) (not sure how much well get in this year with the new addition to our family, but we will see what we can do)

This is what I woke up to yesterday morning.

And we woke up to more this morning. Its not much yet but its a start.




This time last year we were getting Zoey used to all the snow and enjoying being together again after a long deployment. We were planning a trip home to visit family for the holidays and there really wasnt a care in the world.




This year is different, not only is it Stormies first christmas but its our first christmas without my Mom! Its going to be a tough one Im sure but I know well get through. I have more strength then I thought with all of this. Ive barely even had time to think about how my Mom would have loved Stormie. I know itll hit me soon but I just hope it doesnt hit me too hard, I miss her to pieces but all the tears in the world wont bring her back to us. I know shes looking down on us and I know shes in my heart and in my daughters! Stormie will know all about her Nanie and about how much love she would have had for her if she had been here.




Christmas is coming rather fast this year, so if there isnt a post til then dont be surprised, Im surprised Ive had enough time between little girl naps to type 2 posts.


But until my next post.


Love Yall
XoXo

Welcome to the World Stormie Gail

Well she is finally here! :). Our beautiful bouncing baby girl, Stormie Gail. Hun gave her her first name and we decided to give her my late mothers middle name in her memory. This little girl is resilient to say the least. Not only was she a week late but she definitely came into this world fast when told to. For my first pregnancy Im rather proud, I was only in active labor for 9 hours total, and pushed for only 9 minutes. Thank god for epidurals Ill say!

3am Friday November 26th came rather early. It was a sleepless night of tossing and turning and thinking about what was to come. My alarm went off and I got up and ate some breakfast and jumped into the shower to get ready to head to the hospital. My bags were packed and in the Jeep and the babys things were all ready. I woke Hun up so he could also get ready. 5am I called Labor and Delivery to find out if they had room for my enduction, they told me to come right on in around 6am. So Hun and I hopped into the Jeep and drove to the hosptial. I was nervous as could be but to my dismay it took longer then I thought to get everything going.

We filled out all the necessary paperwork and the nurse hooked me and the baby up to the monitors. Her heartrate was strong and mine was perfect as well. They kept me on the monitor til about 8am when they had someone come in to inject some gel to make me dialate more actively. The nurse was sceptial about the length of time this would take so she told me that the doctor might just send me home to wait it out instead of me sitting in a hospital bed for up to 72hrs. We were rather discouraged by this news but to my surprise the nurse came back in and said that if things werent progressing that they were going to give me more gel at around 2pm. Well at this point I was starving so I ordered breakfast and waited, and waited and waited. Hun left for a bit to check on Zoey and to get a few things to keep us busy while we waited and that included lunch, which was Taco Bell.

The doctor returned just after I had finished eating and pacing back and forth because the contractions were finally strong enough that I needed to bend over and grab hold of something sturdy. She checked me over and said "Well I dont think youll be sleeping at home tonight, your 2cms and 70% effaced" I was thrilled but nervous all together. She said she still wasnt sure exactly how long it would take for me to become fully ready for labor but she put me on patocin and said shed be back to check on me. Well it wasnt long before I was hollering in pain because the contractions were so bad. The nurses kept telling me I needed to lay down to keep the babys heartrate on the monitor but at that time I didnt care how they wanted me to sit/lay, I needed to move around, I knew the baby was fine.

A few hours into all this the doctor came back in to find that I had "gotten sick" (for lack of a better word) a bunch of times (darn Taco Bell) so she gave me an injection into my IV for nausia. She checked me and I was 4cms and about 90% effaced so she ordered my epidural. :D I was soooo happy to finally have relief in sight! The doctor came down and my nurse came in to help me through it. It only took him about 3 minutes total to get the epidual in and working, and the nurse was amazing with helping me work through the contractions as he was doing his work. They got the medicine started and I got a chance to rest. As weird as it sounds it was very nice not to feel my legs or pelvic area for a while. I slept for 30mins at a time because the nurse needed to keep helping me move from side to side to prevent any issues. The doctor came back in and I was 7 cms so she decided to break my water.

A few short hours later I had started to feel intense pain in my right hip and lower back. So they had the doctor come back in to give me another shot of the epidural medication. It kicked in just in time because right before the medicine was given the nurse checked me and I was 10cms and 100% effaced! The babys head was right there!

My nurse took my temperature and my temp was high. So before I could deliver the baby they pumped me full of antibiotics and we were ready to go. The doctor asked if I was ready to push and I nodded.

9 minutes later and Stormie Gail was born! 1:04am weighing 8lbs 1oz and being 21 inches long and 14 inches in her head measurements. I was shocked! Right before I delivered the baby the doctor was convinced she was a 7.5 lber but nope. Id love to know where I kept her because I was all baby. Her apgar was 8 9. And she definitely came out in her own special way, with arms in the air, screaming and reaching for her Mommy. The doctor put her on my chest and I cried, Hun cut her cord and we were both in Awe with this new little baby we brought into this world!

We sat there with her for a bit while I fed her and just looked at her like Ive never looked at anything before. I never knew I could love something so intensely. At that time we knew she was to be names Stormie!

The nurse came in and took Stormie to the nursery so they could give her a bath and make sure everything was ok. During that time I was taken to postpardom to recover and rest. While I was being wheeled to my room they played the lullaby for her birth. I loved it.

We got settled in and they brough Stormie back in to us. She slept and I just layed there and with every noise she made I was up. I finally fell asleep for a bit and when I woke up I held her then the nurse came in and told me they needed to take Stormie to the NICU because her blood tests came back with something weird. I was a nervous wreck!

Her doctor came in and talked to me and explained that her white blood cell count was higher then normal. And that he was concerned because I had a fever during delivery. They wanted to keep her in the NICU for observation for at least the night until her cultures came back then they would discuss what was to come. So that whole day and night I had to go back and forth to feed her. My Dad and Dianne came up to see us, unfortunately my Dad couldnt hold her because she was hooked up to a ton of stuff to monitor her.

I was in to feed her around 7am when I heard the nurse say her cultures were back and the doctor said he was going to release her to me to take care of her in my room while they came in to give her antibiotics just to cover all their bases. I was so happy I walked as fast as i could back to the room to tell Hun.

They brought her in and continued to give her her meds. Monday came and her cultures were still looking good, things were looking up. The doctor decided to release me that day because I was fine and that way I could move freely around the hospital without issues. I was on border status for monday and tuesday.

Tuesday morning rolled around and her doctor came in to tell me she could go home! It felt like a weight was just taken off my shoulders. She was a very healthy baby girl without a problem in sight. Thankfully the doctor took the right procedures in making sure the baby was healthy as could be before he would let her go home.

This little girl is definitely her fathers daughter! She looks like him, acts like him, sleeps like him and more. Im not sure if shes got anything of mine yet, but im sure well find out.

Shes been a good baby so far, other then a few nights where she decides its not time for sleep, or when shes unruly because she wants what she wants and thats all there is to it (ok so thats like me, and like Hun ).

Shes got her own special personality already! I cant believe shes here and in my life! Shes a true blessing to us and the perfect addition to our family! She loves to study her Mommy and Daddys faces and she loves to get little kisses on her little cheeks! I cant wait to see what kind of person she grows up to be.

Stormie and me in the NICU after a feeding :)

Stormie and Daddy <3

Stormie looking at her Mommy

Stormie is loving that she came hold her up for a few seconds to look around while she gets her tummy time (with supervision of course)

This picture cracks me up! Its like she winking at everyone :)

Well Zoey has adjusted to the baby better then we thought she would! She loves her and is protective over her. She likes to give her kisses. And if shes in a different room when the baby cries she comes running and check on her. Its the cutest thing!




Huns been great as well. I got very very sick when I got home with afever of 102.2 and I really should have gone to the hospital but it cleared up on its own and Im back to my semi normal self. Hun has been staying up with Stormie to let me sleep some, only waking me to feed her. He returned to work this morning and its been an adventure to say the least.


Love Yall
XoXo