One Week Old!

12 Weeks

37 Weeks

One Week Old

She's Here!

Emerson Grace Cummings was born on June.8/13 @ 3:27pm weighing 8lbs 6oz. (the same as me at birth). It was a fairly traumatic c-section, but I'll maybe write about that another time. For now, here are some pics from her birth and the last 30 hours.  I wanted to share them with you guys, but not the whole facebook world. She is so precious, we love her to pieces!


The only labour picture...can you tell I was really impressed?

Andrew in his scrubs...ready for the c-sections

Here she is...a freshly delivered Emerson..

 Same birth weight as me....8lbs 6oz.

Getting her cleaned up...

My first look at baby Emerson...I will always treasure this one...

Sweet pea

First family photo...clearly feeling/looking pretty rough...

First visitor (besides grandma Levstik who was there for the delivery) Val works at McMaster...

 Visit from Grandpa, Carol, Jen, Jeff, and the girls

Feeling a wee bit better in the one..

Can't believe how precious she is!

Visit from the Cummings clan...apparently she looks exactly like Andrew as a baby..

37 Weeks (Final Post Before Baby!)

How Far Along: 37 Weeks! 5 more days people, or 4, depending on how you want to count it. We are having a baby THIS Friday....as in this week!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maternity Clothes: Uh, yeah...
Stretch Marks: still nothing....is it possible that I may make it through this pregnancy without stretch marks????
Sleep: Sleep? What is sleep? If it's that thing I try to do at night, but wake up to pee constantly, than it's not good.
Best Moment of the Week: Date nights this weekend!
Miss Anything? Still miss sleeping well, but I know that it's not going to happen again for a very long time. I also realized today that I miss going places and not being stared at by everyone. It's really a combination of looks, some people look terrified that my water might break right in front of them, others look sympathetic, and some just continuously stare....I don't like being the centre of attention
Movement: Tons of movement this week, she is all over the friggin' place! I don't know what's going on, but she feels so high up in my ribs..my belly even looks higher this week...
Food Cravings: Smoothies and frozen lemonade...yummy! Pretty sure I made a smoothie every single day this week!
Anything making you queasy or sick: nope
Showing: Haha...
Gender Prediction: Girly girl!
Labor Signs: Nope...but I've still been feeling some different sensations and stuff through my lower pelvis, and an occasional shooting pain. I was in a store on Thursday and I had to stop in a bunch of the aisles because of some shooting pains. I was worried I wasn't going to be able to walk out...haha! 
Belly Button In or Out? Still an innie, yay!
Wedding Rings On or Off: Off :( Can't wait to be able to wear them again. I've actually had only a tiny bit of swelling on hot/humid days, so it shouldn't be too long before I can wear them again
Happy or Moody Most of the Time: Half-and-Half...I am so excited for our baby girl to be here, but also very nervous/anxious for the delivery.
Looking forward to: Finally meeting our baby girl!!! We've been thinking about her for almost ten months now....it's hard to believe she'll be here in only a few days :)

This is my "holy crap I have to deliver a baby this week" picture:

This past week was fairly busy and productive. Monday I don't think I did too much, just odd jobs around the house. On Tuesday I had planned to go out and finally buy some nursing bras, but Union Gas came to change our meter and they were here for almost four hours. By the time they finished, I wouldn't have made it to the store on time. I had already showered and gotten ready to go out, so I was annoyed.

On Wednesday I had my appointment at Mac with the OB. It was scheduled for 9:15am, and I was also supposed to meet with the anesthesia dept. afterwards. When I got there at 9:10am, the waiting room was already packed, so I knew I was in for a wait. They run the clinic on a number system, first come first serve so I don't know why they give appointment times. The nurse didn't call me in until almost 11am. She measured my belly and it was 38cm, which is normal for 36.5 weeks. Then she listened to baby's heartbeat and it was 187!!!! That's crazy high for those who don't know. She told me I would need to be monitored for 30 mins. just to be safe. I wasn't concerned because baby girl had been moving around like crazy! Then she felt my tummy, and she was worried that baby may have turned and may not be head down anymore. I wouldn't be surprised because I feel like she's so high, and the upper right side of my belly has been so hard this week.

Anyway, I went for the anti-stress test as they call it, and everything was fine. Her heartbeat was on average around 150 which is perfectly normal. I then had to go back to the waiting room until the OB was ready. Well...I ended up waiting for another hour or so before finally getting called, then waited again in the room.

Finally the OB came in and apologized. She said that things had been crazy, and they had sent tons of women for c-sections and to be induced that morning. She told me I'd be coming back to Mac next Wed. so she can check my cervix to determine if I need cervidil gel on the Thursday. She also said we'd check baby's position, and we can discuss the induction and any questions that I have. 

So, next week I am going to Mac on Wed. to see the OB, almost definitely on Thurs. for the gel, and then Fri. for the induction. Wed. I'm going by myself, but Andrew will be taking me on Thurs. and obviously on Fri. too.

I met with an anesthesiologist after I met with the OB. She was so surprised about my blood clot, and kept saying that she hadn't had a young healthy woman with a blood clot in forever. She explained everything I already knew about not being able to get an epidural within 24 hours of taking an injection. She also told me that she sees women in labour every day, and if I'm getting induced, I will definitely want an epidural...hahaha!

I didn't end up getting home until 3:30 or 4pm, even though my appt. had been for 9:15am...it was a long day of waiting!

On Thursday I met a friend from work for one last lunch date. Afterwards, I went and picked up my prescription for more injections, and went to a few stores. I got a little table lamp for the baby's room on clearance at Bou Clair, it's very cute, and some storage baskets that were also on clearance.

On Friday, I finally went out and got nursing bras. I hate bra shopping, but it wasn't that bad at all!

I also finally packed our hospital bags this week! I feel like I'm bring a lot, but I know I'll be there at least a couple of nights, and want to be prepared. I only have the diaper bag for baby, and my lululemon gym bag for me...so I don't think it's that much. Andrew still has to pack a small bag with a change of clothes, but he'll do that on Thurs. night I'm sure.

Last night, I took the dog for a walk, and my neighbour was outside when we got back. She called out "so Friday's the big day" so I went over to talk with her. She then proceeded to tell me her friend's horrible delivery story, even after I told her I didn't want to hear anymore bad stories so close to my own delivery. I was annoyed, so I said I needed to bring the dog inside for water. As we were walking away she yells out "your life will never be the same" and "you know you can never leave them alone, and you can't put them in a cage or anything like a dog". What the hell is wrong with some people? Seriously....

Onto happier things. Andrew and I went for dinner on Friday night, and today we went to a movie and for a last dinner date to the Keg. It was nice, but also bittersweet. It's been just the two of us for 11 years, so it's hard to imagine things being different. Either way, it was nice to have a couple of dinners out together before baby comes.

I think that's all for now!

I'll try to remember to take a last belly pic on Friday morning, and I'll do a post about our baby girl when I manage to find some time. Thanks for reading all my weekly posts!!!!! It's baby time!