Welcome to the world Eldon Allen George!!!

Today we welcomed our son Eldon into the world at 5:55 am! what a cool birthday he has! 07-08-09!!!! very neat, and it is also my grandfather's birthday! my dads father who pasted away when I was younger. Eldon is a very little guy, he just came to us from heaven where he was with two very great men, Richard Eldon George(marks dad) and Harold Newton Lovelace ( my grandfather) It is so amazing to think that he was there in heaven with them not a long time ago! How amazing is he!
Okay so anyways, went to my Dr's Appt yesterday at 2:15pm, momma took me, and we talked to my doctor she checked my measurements listed to his HB and did an internal exam. She then started to tell my mom and I the situation, how you have to be at least 3cm 75% and within one week of your due date to be induced, I qualified for everything but i was only 60% , afer talking with my amazing docter, Dr Julie Grover, she Let us know she was going to call over to the hospital, and break the rules, she said there were more important things in life than following the rules, so she called and we were sent over to Labor and Delivery, where Mark met up with us quickly following our arrival. I was induced at 4:15pm. Contractions weren't too bad at first. Mark was there to hold me and rub my back to ease the pain during contractions. I dilated almost to 6 cm when the pain got really bad to say the least. I had some local medication Phenegrin that worked for about 40 minutes, then I had to wait 20 minutes before I could get another dose. The second dose didn't even work at all. Thats when I summoned for the Epidural. Mark held me while I got it, I felt 3 bad contractions, and then nothing! My legs were gone! Not too sure if I like the feeling of legs being gone, but it was either that or contractions, and I picked leg numbingness anyday over that!
I was able to get 20 minutes of rest before Eldon started not doing to good. My contractions were 1 minute apart and pretty strong and I had dilated to a 9 in less that 2 hours. Eldon's Heart beat was all over the place! he was under alot of stress, they turned the pitocin off to let my contractions cool off, and then they gave me an amnio so that if the cord was being crunched during contractions, than this would help it out. He stablize but still I was worried because his HB still never stayed to close to where it should have been. I was dialated to a 10 but my docter had me turn up the epidural and sleep for an hour because of the stress on the baby and on me. I rested for 40 minutes and had to start pushing before the dr got there. They had me stop 20 minutes into it and wait for the doctor to come in and turn him because his nose was upright and needed to be behind so he came out belly down back up. but from start of pushing to end Elon came into the world after only 50 minutes of pushing at the early hours of 5:55am on 07-08-09. What a very special moment it was! words dont even describe how amazing I feel! I love my son an I love my wonderful husband!! I will definately keep you posted!!
Time rolled around

Went to the DR.'s

Okay so today I woke up round 8 and went and got my momma, we went house hunting, and I think we found the perfect house, dad came to meet back up with us to take a look at the two we had found. I believe they are putting in an offer today, and fingers crossed it will be accepted and that their house in Georgia will sell too, without having to take the by out!!!
then me momma and mark- my love, went to the doctors, docter grover was on call today and got called in so I was going to meet with the PA but last minute Dr grover was on her way back so we just waited for her. We went over my concerns, and I have to add she has a very level head, she is not induction happy, and she wants things to happen naturally and on their own, which even though I want him here badly I know what she says is the right thing.
so for the update I am 70% effaced 3cm dialated and inbetween -1 and 0 station, which is very exciting! last time i was at -3 station, so he is definately moving, and maybe going up and down those stairs so many times actually did help something. I a trying to stay positive I know he will come when he is ready, but I am so ready for him to be here and to meet him, and spoil the everything out of him. But as long as I see progress that is all that matters!
Ohh and PS last time I was measuring 41cm from pevic bone to fundus, which was way way way over what I should be since your cm should match how many weeks you are, and I was only 37 weeks. But this week I measured 39cm which I was alittle concerned about, but Dr Grover assured me that towards the end you loose water, plus the head is beginning to engage so that could also be reason for the size difference, she double checked just to make sure that was correct, and it was, so I guess I should be happy, because I thought I was going to have a ten lb baby because I was measuring 4 weeks ahead, but now I am closer to my actual due date and only measuring like a half a week ahead to a week ahead! yeah!
Dr Grover says she thinks she will see me next week again but I hope to see her sooner, but if not I don't mind, because it is all worth it once he comes I won't care. But I have another appt on tuesday so we will see if I progress any!!!! wish us (Mark, Me, And Eldon ) Luck!!!

Okay so today was spent hanging out with momma.. i thought the baby miht come today, i dunna call it a feeling or what ever..... but unfortunatley it is now 11:55pm and still no baby! :( very sad. But I decided not to get too depressed and just start walking so when I got home from visiting family, first momma and papa, and then my mother in law, I processed to walk up and down 3 flights of stairs to our apartments 50 times, that is 50 times up and 50 times down.... and yet still no baby, I sit in a warm bath every night, I have even gone as far as to eat spicy food, which i absolutely hate, and still no baby.... I know I know what you all are going to say " he will come when he is ready" but if my son is anything like me I know how stubborn he is and he is just holding onto something in there so as to make it to the very last minute! I just an so excited to meet him, and hold him, and finally be his mom. Do you blame me......? any ways I am off to try other tricks:))) Wish me luck!

Baby Update

Me and Mark headed off to the doctors today for our 37 week pregnancy visit. Seemed pretty busy today, we waited for almost an hour, but Dr Grover is a great doctor so I guess that is why we always have to wait a long. But anyways Baby Eldon is still cooking, and I am 2cm dilated and 50% effaced!!! I was shocked I didn't think I would be that far, but great news, Dr said for a first baby that is really good to be that far along. I was just hoping that his head was going to be down, which it is, she said she was able to feel his head! pretty cool news. I called Momma to let her know the news, she was excited for me, but she kept saying "he is going to come before I get there!" She said she had a dream that he was going to come this weekend, and she said she was mad at me... we will see? It would be good to have him this weekend but at the same time, I think I will want mom to be there. But either way we are just here waiting on him!!!

Birthday Continued

Okay so it is my goal to get better at posting these blogs, it seems like i am always playing catchup!! Anyways... so here are a few of the great things I got for my birthday. I got these two great stuffed animals from build a bear, made by none other that Patrick and Brittani!!! they are so cute the frog was made by Pat, and names Piddle ( which is what his initials PTL would sound like) and an adorable monkey made by Brittani and named after her initials BRN, Burn. So I have Piddle the frog and Burn the monkey. They make a great addition to the nursery! Plus when i grew up I had a stuffed monkey that I took everywhere, except he could pick his nose and ears and stick his thumb in his mouth, toys are made so much different these days.

I also got some great sock... which you can never go wrong with new socks, they are just amazing, and I got a $40 gift certificate to Noodles- one of my favorite resurants, and the best purse ever... I love it, it is green and awesome, pat and dad did the shopping because mom had just gotten out of surger, but she told them what to get, I think they did a pretty great job!!





I found this green stuffed dog/ sqweeky toy inside of the purse, not quite sure if it was for me, but Bella sure had a grand 'ol time with it, so I think I am going to give that one to her.


Anyways that is it for birthday update, now I just have to catch up on the rest of the week!!

MY BIRTHDAY!!!

I am 22 years old!!! today was my birthday, which started out just like any other day, I got up went to work came home and had a sudden burst of FREAK PREGNANCY CLEANING, which is never a good idea.. I will elaborate a little later on that one. But anyways the day got really good because around 6 My Daddy and my "Patty"- lil broder came by to celebrate with me and take me out to dinner. Mark - my love had to work which was a little bumer but he took me out to red lobster the Friday before my birthday with James and Lindsey Potts and my Emi! which was great.
Well Pat and dad took e to Brick Oven- Classic you just can't go wrong. Kristen, Nic's wifey came to celebrate also. I was just so excited to have time to spend with Dad, it is going to be so nice having him and mom just around the corner all the time!!! I think we might get on their nerves a little with being around so much, but I sure can't wait. Especially with our little guy on the way, I will have momma there to help me, and to call when I can't stop crying because I haven't slept in 4 days ( lets cross our fingers and hope that doesn't happen!!) but anyways birthday was great, here are a few pictures of what I got, and how spoiled I got!!! Especially by hubby- he bought me the most amazing glider chair, I love love love it!!! he is so good and knowing what I want and he gets it for me even when I don't deserve it or we can't afford it, he always finds a way to make it happen.... I will post more pics later it is late and hubby is snooring so i better wrap it up!!!

Bella Gets a Haircut!

So My poor puppy has been so neglected lately! she use to get her hair cut once a month before me and Mark got married, but now that we are on a budget, poor bella is one of the cut backs, we have tried to cut her hair numerous times with no success might I add, but I decided to go at it again... being pregnant and al and the whole "nesting" is totaling to blame, because I could have been patient and waited for Mark to do it, but my instinct is to do it myself because it will get done the way I want it done. And I am not saying Mark's way is wrong... apparently it just isn't how I see it so I would have to go back and do it again if I didnt just want to deal with it... Did that make any sense???? probably not, my brain cells are leaking through my belly these days... well anyways here are a few pictures of the haircut... I sware I didn't torture her, she just looks like that.