Pretty Baby

I love this look. It just screams "Seriously?!"

Just look at those skinny chicken legs!!!!

First Bath and other Pix

Barely bigger than a DVD!

The birth of QuinElla Ivy Deetz

So, Monday we went back to the hospital for more testing and evaluation. When we came in the Dr. said to just expect to stay at the hospital all day and possibly overnight, but that unless he sees some bad numbers in the test results that we would not be having the baby then. Well, they decided to give me another IV. Unfortunately, because I have bad veins, it took them 3 tries to get my IV in. OUCH!!! I joked with the nurse that they better take the baby with this IV because they would run out of places to put the IV. They then sent me down to get an ultrasound of the baby to make sure she was doing ok. At the end of the ultrasound we did not get a good score (4/8 was the score. Saturday she got an 8/8). The Dr. didn't like the score and decided that we would have the C-section scheduled for Tuesday morning. About an hour later he came back in and said that the schedule for surgeries was pretty full for Tuesday and wanted to know if we were ok with having the delivery be for that evening (Monday). I, of course, was perfectly ok with that! Mom had decided she would come out, so we called her to let her know of the date change and she took about 15min to pack and was on the next flight out of The Cities to come out and help, even though it was her anniversary. At 6:15 they took me to the surgery room to start my spinal tap. Going with the theme of this whole pregnancy, "Be Difficult", it took three tries to get my spinal tap in. But once the tap was in, I was happy as a clam! Craig was able to actually watch the birth of our daughter, QuinElla Ivy, born at 7:09 PM. She was 4lbs 13oz and was 16" long. I found out, thanks to Quin, that I have an allergic sensitivity to morphine (it makes me itch like crazy), as well as to the tape that they put over my stitches (when I took it off it took skin with it, then I got blisters wherever the tape was). We are all home now (Thursday) and recovering nicely.

Baby #2 Pictures

Quin with her eyes open.

Konrad checking out his little sis.

My tiny little girl. It is hard to see how small she is unless you see her in person. This pic shows how small she really is.

KC looking at Quin sleeping.

I love his face here after looking at his sis.

Craig getting ready for the C-section. Gotta love a man in scrubs!

Daddy's little girl.

Our first pic with our little girl.

The only time Quin will tell you her weight. A women never tells!

Baby #2 Update

Per the Dr.'s request I got lab work done on Wednesday. On Thursday the Dr.'s office called and said that due to high levels of protein they want me to come to the hospital for my second ultrasound and non-stress test of the week, on Friday.  When we went to the hospital we found out that my bp was going up while my fluids (around the baby) were going down. They then gave me an IV to try and get the fluids higher and told me they wanted to monitor the baby's heart rate for a while. 4 hours later, due to a couple of drops in the baby's heart rate, I was admitted for a night of "fun" at the hospital. While being hooked up to the monitors I was told I was having contractions. Due to the fact that I had never felt a contraction before, I didn't know what they were. They started getting more frequent and intense as the evening went on. By 10pm I got my first of three shots to stop the contractions. I was monitored all night and in the morning I had yet another ultrasound to see if the fluids went up. They had, so I was released at about 10am. I am still having contractions (though infrequent and not severe), my bp is still up, and I have an appointment for another round of ultrasounds and non-stress tests Monday morning. What is it going to take to have this baby? I am ready for her to come.

Funny Konrad

Konrad liked the car seat that we just bought for the new baby. He climbed right in and we took this picture. It made us laugh.

Uploads... Again

Here is what we have been up to... hehehe

Here is KC eating a tomato.. whole

Here KC was showing Daddy who is boss, then laughing about it.

Having fun at the swing-set.

Having a bath after dinner.