Monday, March 18, 2013
Settling in
After finding out on Sunday morning that my hemoglobin had dropped to 5.8, I had to have a blood transfusion and we weren't sure if we'd have to stay another night. By late afternoon (after two units of blood), they told me my level was up to 8.7 so we could go. Got home around 8:30 and had a night of playing what makes Frannie happy/sleepy. Spent today snowed in cuddling, feeding, and getting to know our new addition. Even got a few naps.
Saturday, March 16, 2013
She's here!
24 hours of natural labor later, she has arrived! Welcome Frances June Ferguson to the world. She weighed 8 lbs 2 oz and was 20.2 in long. She was delivered with forceps (just like her mom) and is healthy and happy. She is eating like a champ (also like her mom) and has a full head of hair (like her dad). We are still in the hospital and go home tomorrow. I can't say enough good things about St Lukes birthing staff/center. They've been great. Here are the first few photos of our new arrival. Thank you to all of our family and friends for your support and well wishes. We are so grateful.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Unplugged
Big news on both fronts.....
The "unplugged" is for the plug I lost yesterday and today. Apparently I was sealed up pretty well cause it just kept coming. I'm having more regular and more uncomfortable contractions now too, so hopefully baby is on its way.
On a less gross note, here is a picture of the outside of the house since they started siding it. There is also now a flushing toilet and things seem to be actually moving along nicely. Better late than never.
The "unplugged" is for the plug I lost yesterday and today. Apparently I was sealed up pretty well cause it just kept coming. I'm having more regular and more uncomfortable contractions now too, so hopefully baby is on its way.
On a less gross note, here is a picture of the outside of the house since they started siding it. There is also now a flushing toilet and things seem to be actually moving along nicely. Better late than never.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Swept
Latest baby update....as of 3:45 this afternoon I had my "membranes swept" to help move labor along. My blood pressure has gone up each of the two last times I've been in. She's not worried yet, but thought (and I agreed) that it wouldn't hurt to do it. She said I should go into labor within the next 1-2 days (if it works). I was dilated to 3 1/2 this time too...must have been those contractions I was having yesterday. Any time now.....
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Baby progress
Baby Gumpet (as we are lovingly referring to it) is happily burrowed in my enormous belly. It's due any day now. I'm not going to say I've loved being pregnant (or even liked it really) but I am very grateful it happened and am thankful it has been such a smooth ride. Brian takes pictures every day so these are just a few to show the 40 week changes....
Addicted to convenience
I finally can post and upload my photos from my phone (thank you Brian for my lovely new IPhone 5) so I can go back to blogging! The first two posts you'll see are progress pictures.... Progress of the house this far and of the newest addition that has yet to enter the world but should be here at moment.
Friday, June 15, 2012
Terrible (for so many reasons)
I apparently am terrible at this blogging. I'm going to blame it on being homeless and going through the house building process and my grandpa dying and my mom having surgery. Am I excused? I think so. So to make up for it, I will do a confession of why I am a bad mom (to my dog) and why I'm a bit worried if I ever become a "real" mom.
My poor little Foxy is SO itchy. I don't know if she has an allergy to grasses or if there are little sand flies biting her or what. We are in Hayward taking care of my mom as she recuperates from her hip replacement, and so this is a bit of a new environment for Foxy. We walk daily on some great trails, and I religiously check her for ticks, but inevitably she will scratch and scratch all over basically from sun up til sun down.
I went to the feed mill a couple days ago to get a hot spot treatment thinking that would help. Well, she scratched so much in so many spots that I ended up using half the bottle in one night (and it didn't even help). So today I went back and got a calming shampoo and a neem dip. Now neem is this natural oil that is anti-parasitic and anti-bacterial and is supposed to keep bugs away and calm/heal the skin. I am talking to the girl in the store and she says, "You just dilute this with water and massage it into the coat and then just let her air dry." I said yep, ok, I can do that. So I bring her home and carry her into the bathtub - because she is terrified of the tub and basically lays down like dead weight so that I have to scoop her up and carry her into the bathroom. I wash with the shampoo and (this is slick cause this tub has a hand-held shower thing) rinse her off. Then I take the bottle of neem and proceed to squirt it all over her back, tummy, and legs and rub it in. Then I towel her off and bring her outside. Wow, she smells SO strong. I couldn't believe it. She is sneezing and flinging herself all over the yard, rolling violently.
I go back into the bathroom and tidy up and that's when it hits me. Oh crap. I didn't dilute it. I'm a terrible mom. No wonder she is sneezing like crazy. I get on the computer to see if there is some kind of neem toxicity, thinking I have inadvertently poisoned my dog, but find out that it is fine. There are no side effects. Sigh. She is sleeping as I type and I'm still feeling guilty....although, she is sleeping on my bed right next to my pillow so maybe this is payback as I will be smelling neem all night as I sleep.
My poor little Foxy is SO itchy. I don't know if she has an allergy to grasses or if there are little sand flies biting her or what. We are in Hayward taking care of my mom as she recuperates from her hip replacement, and so this is a bit of a new environment for Foxy. We walk daily on some great trails, and I religiously check her for ticks, but inevitably she will scratch and scratch all over basically from sun up til sun down.
I went to the feed mill a couple days ago to get a hot spot treatment thinking that would help. Well, she scratched so much in so many spots that I ended up using half the bottle in one night (and it didn't even help). So today I went back and got a calming shampoo and a neem dip. Now neem is this natural oil that is anti-parasitic and anti-bacterial and is supposed to keep bugs away and calm/heal the skin. I am talking to the girl in the store and she says, "You just dilute this with water and massage it into the coat and then just let her air dry." I said yep, ok, I can do that. So I bring her home and carry her into the bathtub - because she is terrified of the tub and basically lays down like dead weight so that I have to scoop her up and carry her into the bathroom. I wash with the shampoo and (this is slick cause this tub has a hand-held shower thing) rinse her off. Then I take the bottle of neem and proceed to squirt it all over her back, tummy, and legs and rub it in. Then I towel her off and bring her outside. Wow, she smells SO strong. I couldn't believe it. She is sneezing and flinging herself all over the yard, rolling violently.
I go back into the bathroom and tidy up and that's when it hits me. Oh crap. I didn't dilute it. I'm a terrible mom. No wonder she is sneezing like crazy. I get on the computer to see if there is some kind of neem toxicity, thinking I have inadvertently poisoned my dog, but find out that it is fine. There are no side effects. Sigh. She is sleeping as I type and I'm still feeling guilty....although, she is sleeping on my bed right next to my pillow so maybe this is payback as I will be smelling neem all night as I sleep.
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