Thursday, August 8, 2013
Grandma's Helper
Ella and Jack love to help Grandma! She is so patient and I love watching them enjoy each other. On this day, Jack was helping Grandma put together enchiladas for Chad's 29th Birthday.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
Big Sister....Again
My girl Ella makes me so proud. She has such a kind heart and is a really good big sister. Jack and Ruby are both lucky to have her. She sings to Ruby and wants to hold her often. She is always rubbing her head and holding her hand saying "She is such a sweet little angel". While I know there will inevitably be arguments between them, my hope is that they can be each others best friends as they grow older.
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Happy Birthday Chadie!
The kids LOVE Uncle Chadie and were very excited that he let them help him blow out the candles. One more year until he hits the big 30. Enjoy! lol Love you!
Big Brother
I have been so impressed with Jack, and how well he has adjusted to having a baby in the house. I wasn't sure how he was going to handle all of the change and he has been amazing. He is so great with her! He wants to hold her and is always concerned with where she is and if she is okay. We got home from the hospital very late and Jack was already asleep, so when he woke up in the morning he was excited to meet Ruby. He is going to be a great big brother!
Monday, August 5, 2013
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Ruby's Birth Story
On July 30th, I woke up at midnight having contractions and with in a few hours was having a contraction every four minutes. Guy and I loaded up the kids, dropped them off at Kim's house, and made the drive down to Loma Linda. Unfortunately we made the drive for nothing, because I was only dilated to two centimeters and was sent home after contractions stopped.
The next night, July 31st, I woke up to use the restroom just after midnight and my water broke. This time Grandma came over and stayed with the kids and again, Guy and I headed down to Loma Linda. We arrived about 3:30am, and were admitted right away. At 4:30 the nurse offered me an epidural, however my contractions were still not regular so I refused. I knew that the epidural had stalled my labor previously and I didn't want that to happen again. Pitocin was started and what felt like immediately I was having contractions every 3 minutes. After a couple hours I was checked and had progressed to 5 centimeters. YAY! At that point I said bring on the epidural. The epidural worked fabulously...for a few hours. Then slowly I started feeling the contractions and eventually I could feel my right side, leg, and all of the contractions. The nurse called the anesthesiologist, but of course they were busy. I waited and waited, while the contractions became more intense. The nurse eventually turned town the pitocin and offered to give me some pain medication through my IV. When that didn't help she checked me and realized that the baby was down and I was ready to push! I couldn't believe it!! Of course that is when the real water works started because of the fear of pushing with out an epidural. The doctor came in, and twenty minutes of pushing later she was here...Ruby Lynn Thomas.
Guy and my Mom were both in the room. When the doctor said it was a girl we were all so excited and the tears were flowing. They put her directly on me for skin to skin contact. I felt like she was having some trouble breathing and needed to be looked at so the nurses took her to check her out and Guy went along. Everything was great, she just had a little trouble with the transition. Overall, she was perfect.
We are so excited to finally have her here! I am excited to see the relationships grow between the kids and looking forward to seeing what our new routine and family dynamic will be. With every baby my heart grows and right now I feel the love overflowing. I am so lucky!
The next night, July 31st, I woke up to use the restroom just after midnight and my water broke. This time Grandma came over and stayed with the kids and again, Guy and I headed down to Loma Linda. We arrived about 3:30am, and were admitted right away. At 4:30 the nurse offered me an epidural, however my contractions were still not regular so I refused. I knew that the epidural had stalled my labor previously and I didn't want that to happen again. Pitocin was started and what felt like immediately I was having contractions every 3 minutes. After a couple hours I was checked and had progressed to 5 centimeters. YAY! At that point I said bring on the epidural. The epidural worked fabulously...for a few hours. Then slowly I started feeling the contractions and eventually I could feel my right side, leg, and all of the contractions. The nurse called the anesthesiologist, but of course they were busy. I waited and waited, while the contractions became more intense. The nurse eventually turned town the pitocin and offered to give me some pain medication through my IV. When that didn't help she checked me and realized that the baby was down and I was ready to push! I couldn't believe it!! Of course that is when the real water works started because of the fear of pushing with out an epidural. The doctor came in, and twenty minutes of pushing later she was here...Ruby Lynn Thomas.
Guy and my Mom were both in the room. When the doctor said it was a girl we were all so excited and the tears were flowing. They put her directly on me for skin to skin contact. I felt like she was having some trouble breathing and needed to be looked at so the nurses took her to check her out and Guy went along. Everything was great, she just had a little trouble with the transition. Overall, she was perfect.
We are so excited to finally have her here! I am excited to see the relationships grow between the kids and looking forward to seeing what our new routine and family dynamic will be. With every baby my heart grows and right now I feel the love overflowing. I am so lucky!
Saturday, August 3, 2013
It's a GIRL!
After a long wait to find out whether we were having a boy or a girl, Miss Ruby has finally arrived! She is tiny and perfect and we are so excited to have her. Ella and Jack have been doing surprisingly well, both wanting to constantly hold her and touch her. This labor and delivery was the easiest of all three. (birth story to come) It would be great if that also made her the easiest baby of all three, but I'm not to sure that is going to be the case.
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