Labor and Delivery Story

I have a quick second and thought I would write about my labor and delivery experience. I have to say it was not what I expected. Thursday morning, about 1:15am, I thought my water broke. It wasn't a lot of water so I thought maybe I just needed to go to the bathroom. Then once I laid back in bed more water came out. I definitely knew my water broke. Of course I kinda started to freak out beause I expected the contractions to start coming really strong. But I wasn't having any contractions. So I woke up Jeremy, hopped in the shower and called labor and delivery. Once we got to the hospital as soon as I got out of the car my water started coming out really fast! Yuck. So they check me in and confirm that my water broke, but they check me and I'm only dialated to a 2. Bummer. So they hook an IV up to me and tell me and Jeremy to walk around the hospital for an hour. About 7am they re-check me and I am still only at a 2! What the heck! My water broke way before my actual labor ever started. The Dr. decided to give me petocin at about 7:30 am to help start labor. I ended up getting my epidural a couple hours later. Once I had the epidural I was so relaxed. I slept most of the time and ate ice chips. I actually felt guilty for just laying there but there was nothing else I could do. At about 4:30 pm I was ready to push. I was so excited and wanted to have this baby. After pushing for 2 hrs and being exhausted I was having little progress. The Dr. decided to turn off my epidural so I could really feel the contractions. That was not fun. But after another hour and 15 minutes of pushing our baby girl was born. The Dr had to do an episiotomy and I also tore, so that was not fun (class 3). But I don't know how else I was going to get that 9 lb baby out of me! Once she was born I was so relieved and happy.

I have to say that each day it does get easier and I start to feel a little better. Kylee had jaundice the first week but it is getting better. We were able to keep her home with us. My episiotomy tore open and I had to go back to the Dr. But she said it would heal on it's on with in 4-6 weeks. So as of right now I just try to get as much rest as I can. Jeremy and my parents have been such a big help to me.

She's Here!!!

Welcome to the world Kylee Murdock

Born 5-21-09 at 7:46 pm

9 lbs, 21 1/2 in

Daddy holding Kylee right after she was born.

Mommy with Kylee at one day old. 3 hrs of pushing and I was exhausted!

Coming home from the hospital.

Enjoying the car ride home. What a sweet angel. More pics and labor story to come. Thanks for all the warm wishes.

Happy Mother's Day

I hope everyone had a happy Mother's Day!!! I was able to spend Mother's Day at home with my mom. She has been so wonderful about taking care of me while Jeremy has been gone. Jeremy comes home this Friday night and I'm so excited!!! I have to say that the past 7 weeks have gone by pretty fast. He even sent me some roses for Mother's Day. He is so sweet and I love him so much.

I have been feeling good. I have to say the last couple of days have been pretty uncomfortable. At my last Dr appt (38 wks) I was 1.5 cm dialated and 80% effaced. I go in again this Friday and am excited to see how things have been progressing. Just as long as she does not come before Friday we are ok. I will keep everyone posted!!!! 9 days and counting!!

A few thoughts......

Jacob Javitz Center NYC

Ok so I overdid it the last post....sorry, it must have been the fact that I am a big time loner here outside of work! A few thoughts on the latest in the Lehigh Valley........
-I have had the best Thai food in the world out here....I could go there daily if I could afford it!

-If you're ever in Bethlehem PA, find The Olive Branch, its a tiny family owned middle eastern diner that is fantastic, and the ambiance is as my coworker says "is almost like you're actually in Syria"
-After work hours, the things that help me keep my sanity by myself are:
1)talking via the webcam with the wife and fam
2)some good books
3)after work jogs where I actually see wild animals! deer, a few beavers, and a ton of squirrels
4)ESPN, ESPN 2, NBA playoffs, discovery channel, history channel, cmt, and I admit I love watching HGTV

-Work is going good, I work with a lot of very smart, very friendly people
- The weather has definitely improved the past few weeks, everything here has turned green and the leaves are back which makes this the greenest place I have ever lived besides Paraguay. -I can honestly say that I have seen more roadkill the last 4 weeks than I have seen in my entire life!
-Fact:Skunks still smell horrible weeks after being run over
-The worst part about moving out of state is having to change over car insurance, license/registration etc.
-The second worst part is having to mentally map out a new grocery store to know where everything is which ofcourse is a totally different setup and much larger than good ol Stater Bros in Brea

-people here in PA have a thing for "pulling through" when they park in any parking lot....its an obsession, everybody does it, everywhere...I guess they don't like to use reverse much

-most people at work who ask me about my wife are stunned to learn that she will not be going back to full-time work anytime soon and that we will actually live on just 1 income?!

This upcoming week will feature my first trip to the Big Apple NYC as I will be traveling with a group from work for our biggest industry tradeshow called Lightfair at the Jacob Javitz Center in Manhattan........people here can't believe I have never been to NY

AFTER NYC, I will be going to the Washington DC temple on Saturday with our wards youth. They need to be at the temple at 8AM, so we leave at 4 AM! Which means I have to leave my house at 3:30 AM to meet up with them at 4! I dont know what I got myself into, but I am sure it will be a great trip well worth it! Stay tuned next week for pictures of the trip/s and the latest from PA as the time to make my return to the OC is only 2 weeks away!!!!