Camille Grace Haderlie

So from the last post you know that we went into the hospital at 10:30 PM on Wednesday (1/15/14). We went to the front doors, because they said that the front doors close at 11, but when we got there, the doors were locked. So we walked from our car, to the front doors, then around the building to the ER entrance, all while having pretty painful contractions. We finally got to labor and delivery, and since I was scheduled for an induction the next morning, they just admitted me without checking if it was real labor or not. I was so thankful for scheduling that induction. I got right in a bed and the nurse hooked me up to an IV then gave me a shot of something wonderful. It dulled the pain and it made me fall right asleep. Apparently the nurse was asking me a million questions that I was answering, and then I fell asleep right in the middle of a question, and Kevin ended up having to answer the rest of the questions.

Eating Raspberry Ice Chips

I was in and out, but shortly after the shot and everything, the anesthesiologist was in my room having me sign papers about the epidural. Finally we got ready for the epidural. It didn’t even hurt too bad when the needle went in, I think it was more shock than anything. It was so weird because when he put the trial dose of medicine in, it made my left leg tingle, but they just had me lay on my right side for a while and the medicine started numbing both of my legs.

I know there are so many people out there who want to always have their children natural, but after Camille I am a firm believer in epidurals. I went from having pretty bad pain, to having none at all. It was wonderful. It was even better that we went in at night. I hope all my labors start in the middle of the night. We went in, got the epidural, and I got to sleep for the rest of the night without feeling anything. We could watch the monitor in the room that showed when I was having a contraction, and it would look painful, but I couldn't feel anything. Labor was nothing that Kevin and I expected it to be.

When we first were admitted into the hospital I had dilated from a 3 that morning at my appointment to a 5. At 3 in the morning, the nurse came in and checked me again. I had gone from a 5 to a 7.  Then they checked me again at 6 in the morning and I had gone from a 7 to a 9. This baby was pretty much ready to come.  Dr. Oldroyd came in around 7 to check me, and I was still at a 9. At this point my water still had not broken. He ended up breaking it before he left (again, felt hardly nothing thankfully) and waited for me to continue to dilate.

Around 9:30 we were about ready to go. Camille had a bowel movement inside, and it turns out the the cord was wrapped twice around her neck, so the NICU had to be there, and so were Respiratory Therapy people, along with the regular nurses. Around 10 the Doctor came in, along with everyone else, and we really started pushing. I only pushed for 20 or 30 minutes before Camille was born into this world. Again, I was so grateful for the epidural because I only felt pressure, no real pain with anything. I did end up getting an episiotomy though.  At 10:37 AM Camille Grace Haderlie was born into this world. She weighed 7 pounds and 11 ounces. She was 21 inches long. She was perfect. We had no issues with her breathing in or with the cord, so we were able to hold her soon after she was born.

She was so perfect, I couldn’t help but cry. My little baby girl was here and she was safe and healthy. All was right in the world. They ended up taking Camille to get all the tests done that she needed. While Camille was away, I was still in the bed. My epidural was out and I could start to move and feel my legs again. It was lunch time, and I was about to be moved to the other side of the hospital. The nurse had me go the bathroom before I left for my new room. When I stood up and walked to the bathroom, I got very dizzy and nauseous. I ended up coming back to the bed, and that is when the nurse decided that I was probably losing more blood than what was regular. She called Dr. Oldroyd, and he came right over. He found out that I had a blood clot in my uterus, and it was making me bleed more and was not good. He ended up having to dig it out with his finger, and that was the most painful part of the whole labor and delivery that I felt. With not epidural and having pushed a baby out and getting stitches, everything was hurting down there. With him trying to get the blood clot out it hurt so so bad. I was just crying and cringing. He ended up getting it out, and it weighed over 1 pound. It was a really big blood clot.

Instead of going over to the other wing of the hospital, I stayed here until they were sure the blood clot wouldn’t cause any more problems. Camille was such a trooper. From after her first feeding right after she was born, she didn’t eat anything until 6. The nurse let me sleep from 4-6 after getting the clot out (I could have slept for much much longer). At 6 Camille came in for her next feeding. (I think that this was her second feeding, but to be honest, most of those hours were a big blur to me). At around 8, I was able to go over to the recovery wing of the hospital and got to spend a little more time with Camille.

I ended up sending her to the nursery more than I would have wanted, but with all the blood that I lost, I didn’t have the energy that I needed, and I needed to rest a lot. All of the workers at the hospital were so wonderful. I could rave on and on about my experience there. I was just so grateful for all of the people who worked there. They were so supportive and kind and willing to help in any way that they could. They took such great care of us.

The next couple of days were spent in the hospital. My parents and brothers came up for a quick visit Friday afternoon, and my Mom stayed up and helped us out until Monday afternoon. I don’t know what I would have done without Kevin and my Mom. They were such big supports. Kevin was so supportive during the whole labor and delivery. I have never been so grateful for him. And it was such a blessing having my mom there helping with meals and being so willing to hold and rock Camille during the late hours of the night. I am so blessed by those who love and support me. I have so many people who have helped this past week with meals and cleaning and shopping and anything else that I might need. I am so grateful for them all. But most of all I am grateful for my sweet little Camille. She is so perfect and we are so grateful that we were able to start a family, and that she came to us. Her spirit is so sweet and has forever changed Kevin and my lives and hearts. She has already brought so much love into our lives. We love you Camille and cannot wait to see what life has in store for you! 

Ready or Not...Here She Comes!

This past night (1/14/14) has been a different one. I have had contractions all night. I am not sure if that really means she is coming soon, but I know it does mean she is coming eventually. I was always worried that I wouldn't know when contractions were starting or what they felt like. So many people kept asking me if I was having contractions, and I wasn't sure if the little pains that I was having were contractions or not. I can now honestly say that I am having contractions. I don't know if they are fake or just preparing me, but they are here. It is now 4:30 AM, and I have been awake for several hours. We will see if these go anywhere.

Day two of this adventure is here. It is 1:40 AM right now, which means it is way too early to be awake. I guess this is good practice for when the baby is here. Hopefully when the baby is here it will be a little less painful. I went to bed at 10, and have been having contractions ever since. I am hoping that she comes today, but not until after 8:30 AM. Kevin went on a run to Twin Falls then down to Salt Lake. He got to Twin Falls early afternoon yesterday, but they didn't load his trailer until...well after 8, but probably later than that. He is currently driving down to Utah right now. I feel so bad when he has to drive during these weird hours. He is so great to work so hard and provide for us. To make a long story short, Kevin won't be back until 8:30ish, so she has to stay in there until then so that Kevin can make it. Hopefully at the appointment this morning, Dr. Oldroyd will tell us that she is on her way! Fingers crossed! I don't want to be sleep deprived before she even gets here!

It is still day two. I went in for my appointment this morning and I was dilated to a 3 and 85% effaced. We set up an appointment to be induced tomorrow at 6:30 AM. I was excited to know when she is coming, TOMORROW!! I went home and started putting together Melissa's cake. (I might be making her wedding cake, so I have been practicing with this one). I got the cakes frosted and put the fondant on. While I was doing this I was having some contractions, but I have been having them for the last couple of nights so I didn't think twice about it. After a while of having several in a row, I noticed that I was having them more frequently, and they were more uncomfortable. I ended up sitting down and resting for a while, wondering if they were fake contractions, but so far they have only gotten worse. I called Dr. Oldroyd and he said that they were probably fake contractions and that they will probably go away if I rest a little. I started resting more and drinking water and taking a warm bath, but no matter what I did, the contractions just got worse and more frequent. I think that Dr. Oldroyd thought that we were making up the pain that I was having, because we really wanted to be induced on Wednesday instead of Thursday. Once the pain was getting worse, Kevin called the hospital to make sure that we should come in and that it wasn't just me thinking I was in pain. (I had already been to the hospital once a couple days before, but was sent home).

We went in at 10:30. They accepted us and the birth process was coming. To find out what happened during the birth, stay tuned for the next post.

The Last Movie

Tonight we decided to go to a movie. This might be the last movie that we are able to go to for a while. We went to the movie The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. We both thought that it was so cute, and pretty funny. There are a couple of really funny parts. We really enjoyed it.

One of the reasons we went to the movie (and even got popcorn) was hoping that I would go into labor. We still have 7 days until Baby Haderlie is due, but honestly, she could come at any time. The reason we were hoping that I would go into labor is because when my sister Shantel was pregnant with Lydia, she and David went to a movie that night and got popcorn, and when they came back Shantel started going into Labor.

I learned tonight that a similar thing happened with my Mom with Shantel. My Mom and Dad went to a movie, and the next day my Mom started going into labor.

I am hoping that it runs in the family and that tonight or tomorrow I will start going into labor. I don't expect it to happen, but it really would be awesome if it did happen.

If I start to go into labor I will update this post, but as of now, the movie and popcorn haven't really done anything for me. Too bad! But it was a really fun night to spend with Kevin.

Fun Five

1. Shannon and Collen came over for dinner on 1/4/14. I love hanging out with them. They came over and we had a California Club Pizza. It is the most delicious pizza, and actually kind of healthy. After dinner we played the game Bang. We love that game. We told bad dating stories and just laughed. It was so nice to do something before the baby comes. I am pretty sure in a couple of days/weeks I will be too busy and tired to do too much.

2. Kevin was able to go snowmobiling this weekend. He loves sledding so much, even if he only gets to go for 2 hours (which is not much time at all). We are so grateful that we live close to Michael and Charity. Kevin and Michael get to go sledding together. It is so nice that all of our family gets along so well.

3. Today (1/8/14) was my last day of work. I have been working at the Idaho Eye Pros since May this year. The job has been such a blessing in our lives. I was able to be the manager, so I got paid an extra dollar an hour, and I only had to work 4 days a week to get my full time hours. I was so grateful to even be hired because we were not sure that we would still be in Idaho Falls after December because of Kevin graduating, so I told them I could promise 8 months, but that was it. They still hired me, and even though we aren't moving, the baby is coming so I fulfilled my promise of 8 months and now I will be leaving.

I have really enjoyed this job and the people that I work with. They were all fantastic. I am feeling a little sad today, and a little excited. Hopefully this will be the last job that I go to for a while. It is kind of a weird bitter sweet feeling.

4. My little, Younger brother Matthew came home from his mission today 1/8/14. He served faithfully in New Jersey for the last two years. I am so happy he is home, but I am so sad that I wasn't able to go down to Utah to welcome him home. I am due in 9 days with this little baby, and the doctor said it probably wasn't the best idea to be traveling too much at this stage in the game.

I am just so proud of Matthew for the great example that he has set to so many people. Soon he will be off saving China. I can't wait to see him succeed at that as well!

5. Texas Roadhouse baby! Kevin and I were given a gift card for Texas Roadhouse this Christmas and we went and used it last night (1/8/14). We decided to celebrate my last day of work, Matthew coming home, and spending one last night out before the baby is here. It was so nice. We got an appetizer with our free appetizer card. It was so delicious. I ended up eating only the appetizer and my salad with my meal. It was SO delicious, but we had so much food. It was so fun to go out to dinner and spend the night with Kevin.  

Blessings

I have just been thinking a lot recently of all the blessings that I have, and I want to record some of them. These are a little more personal, but I am using this blog more of a journal, so I still want to write them down.

No matter what has happened in my life, I have learned from it and it has truly been a blessing. Most of the time my "plan" in life doesn't happen, but something greater does.

When Kevin and  I were first married, he was driving semi truck and I was riding with him a little bit but I was looking for a job and internship. I couldn't find anything. I was surprised at the difficulty I was having. I have my Certified Nursing Assistant Certificate (CNA), and usually you can always find a job at a nursing home. I had applied everywhere.  I was so desperate to find something or anything. I finally went to the Health Center on the BYU-Idaho campus and asked if they had an internship available for the next semester in the radiology department. They set up an interview for  me the following week with the Radiology Technician.

I went in to the interview and found out that only the week before had they got the green light to start an internship in that department. I was hired and was able to have a paid internship while Kevin was in school for that semester. It was the perfect internship for me and I learned how much I love the radiology field.

If I had found a job earlier, then I never would have applied at the Health Center. If I had decided to apply there earlier, then they wouldn't have been able to offer me the job because they still didn't know if they were going to open an internship in that department.

I look back and see the Lord's hand in my life. I believe I was prompted to get the courage to go ask the Health Center at that specific time so that I could get my internship, find my passion, and be able to help support Kevin and I while we were in school.

That is just one of many blessing that the Lord has given me. Even though it is not necessarily a spiritual aspect, I know that He cares about me and my life enough to help guide me to the positions that I need. I am so grateful for all of my blessings and where my life has taken me. The Lord's hand is in each of our lives and he cares and loves us all.