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Lucy Grace Arrives!

This little girl has had a special story since day one.  With all the things she went through and survived in utero, she is one strong fighter...and our miracle baby.

 

So as stated in a previous post we were scheduled for for a c-section on Friday, March 8.  Thursday March 7th I was supposed to relax, take it easy, and we had planned a family night out before everything would change once again.  Come Thursday I started having some light contractions around 5:00am.  I went to MOPS (and we had a spa day that day so I got to visit and be encouraged by a lot of moms that morning) and when I left I was definitely in some pain.  I called Brandon around 1:00pm and told him that I thought I was having contractions and they were about 45-30 minutes apart.  He came home from work and I tried to relax while Aubrey went down for a nap.  By the time he got home around 2:00 the contractions were getting a little closer.  By about 3:00pm we had my mom pick up Aubrey because we thought we were going to be headed to the hospital at some point. 

 

As the afternoon went on the contractions were really getting strong.  I called my doctor's office to see what I should do.  At this point I thought that they would stop my labor if I went in, but they wanted me to wait it out.  At around 6:00pm my doctor called to check in to see if I had any questions or concerns about the surgery the next day.  I told him that I was having some strong contractions.  He told me to try and rest and lay down.  About half an hour later it became apparent that we needed to go in.  We packed the rest of our bag and were off.

 

When I got checked at around 7:00 I was already dialated to 6cm.  Of course we had waited, wanted and anticipated my doctor being the one to deliver our baby, but there was another doctor on call that evening.  This doctor was really pushing for a natural delivery.  He said my body was progressing nicely and my veins were looking ok.  At that point I got pretty emotional when he left the room.  I didn't know what way would be best.  He said that I should be as relaxed as possible to put even less pressure on my veins so they wheeled me into another room and started the epidural.  They wanted to start me on everything just in case a c-section was still in the books.  The only real hiccup was that the nurses blew out two of my veins when they were starting the IV and this made for a frantic room when I the epidural started and I was about to pass out. 

 

After the epidural had taken (and by the way, this epidural was wonderful!!  I was in a minimal amount of pain!!  Very different than with Aubrey's delivery :) ) The doctors and nurses had me laying down to minimize any pressure on my legs and veins.  At this point around 9:00pm I was still set on doing the c-section because of the risks that my doctor had talked about with us.  After I had the time to relax and rest some, I was checked again and at that point baby's head had moved down a lot and I was ready to push.  The doctor didn't want me pushing for more than 10-15 minutes and things were looking ok for that to occur.  I felt ok at that point to try this out and the doctor assured me that if anything was going wrong that the OR was right across the way.

 

I pushed about 3 times and this girl made her entrance into the world.  Who was to know but there was absolutely no damage to my veins...a HUGE praise!! 

 

 

So this little one made her entrance 8 hours before her scheduled c-section all on her own. She was a tiny 6lbs, 14oz and 19.5 inches long. She was perfect and healthy and we couldn't have been more excited or feel more blessed. I had been blessed to carry her for these 9 months and now we were blessed to become her parents.  What a story this little has even from the very beginning of her life.  We can't wait for what God has in store for her as an individual and with us as now we have become a family of four!!  We love you Lucy Grace!  We just can't believe you are finally here and we finally get to hold you :).

Baby #2 is Here!!

Yesterday at 11:38 pm we welcomed our newest member of the family! Lucy Grace Pierce was born march 7th weighing in at 6lbs 14oz and 19.5" long. Contrary to my previous post things didn't go as planned, but as usual, God's plan was better. Entire birth story to follow.

She's Going To Be Here Soon!

On Tuesday we had a doctor appointment and with a lot of thought, consideration, prayer and wisdom my doctor has decided to preform a cesarean section on Friday the 8th at 7:30am.

 I was pretty hesitant about a c-section the last few months just because of the fact that I heal so slowly and wasn't sure how I would recover.  During our appointment it became apparent very quickly when the doctor was recalling my first delivery and all the complications that happened before and during, that trying to be induced again or trying to let my body have some more time (of which it hasn't moved along in weeks) were not good options.  I honestly think that I was blinded to some of the things that happened during Aubrey's delivery because I honestly didn't know about everything that happened.  Knowing now what was and the complications I have going on now, we know a c-section is the best route to go.

So tomorrow is going to be our official last day as a family of three...pretty surreal.  It's a little weird knowing exactly when your baby's birthday is going to be.  Our two girls will have an "8th" birthday which will make things easy to remember :).  We just can't believe that this little miracle is going to arrive soon.  No she isn't arriving in the way that I would have chosen, but this was already planned for her long before we could even dream of her.  We have prayed that she would be healthy and strong and this little lady has proven to be a fighter since practically day one.  We cannot wait to see what she looks like and finally see what name fits her.  We can't believe we are blessed to be parents a second time!  It's going to be a fun ride with these two girls :).

We are going to soak up this time with Aubrey and get to spend some good time as a family tomorrow evening.  We're praying everything goes smoothly with the surgery and we have a healthy baby girl on the other end.  We can't wait to meet you baby girl!!  We love you so much already and can't wait to hold you!!

Our Last Few Days before Lucy arrived...

...were filled with some fun and memories.  We'll cherish these moments together :).

 

 

 

 Lovely peanut butter face :)

 

 This picture doesn't show it, but she really was excited for her picnic lunch with mommy and daddy outside :)

 

 



39 weeks!

This little girl is still sitting pretty and comfortable in my tummy :). I know everything will happen in time and we can't wait to meet her!! Now we just need to finalize the name :)

Happy (almost) Birthday

About two years ago we made an "almost" birthday cake for our friends Clete and Ashleigh as they were expecting their little boy. We didn't mean for this to be a labor inducing cake but she went into labor that night!

We also made an "almost" birthday cake for our friends Ashley and Russell and she went into labor a couple of days after!

So I think with the labor inducing qualities of this "almost" birthday cake, Clete and Ashleigh made us some cupcakes to celebrate the upcoming arrival of our little girl. We had the delicious cupcakes on Sunday and I'm still sitting here very pregnant... but you never know :)!

Happy "almost" birthday baby girl!!!