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6 Weeks Later

  • Posted on January 19, 2010 at 23:04

Can you believe that six weeks ago today I was at Baylor Grapevine giving birth to my second amazing son Isaac? Well, it indeed has been six weeks.  I just wanted to take some time today and reflect on the past six weeks.  It is impossible to imagine when you find out you are pregnant how much your life will actually change when your baby finally arrives.  You have an idea of what to expect but it is rarely ever like you think it will be.

I have a confession to make.  When we found out back in May that we having another baby, I thought to myself how can I possibly love another baby as much as I love Jordan.  Is there room in my heart to love one more person in the same way.  I was afraid that I would love Jordan more, and that would not be fair to the baby.  I had these feelings up until the moment I saw Isaac for the first time.  I have heard people say that the moment their baby was born everything changed but I now understand what they mean.  The moment I saw Isaac I felt immediate love.  I felt like my life was again made complete.  It is so hard to describe in words.

What else has changed in my life?  Well I am getting a lot less sleep for one thing.  But surprisingly it doesn’t bother me as much as I thought it would.  I have always been a person who required a lot of sleep.  I am also a night person and before Isaac I would stay up very late at night and then sleep in late the next morning.  I still get to do this, just with Isaac keeping me company.  When we first got home from the hospital Isaac would eat about every two hours and sleep in between each feeding.  Now, he eats every three to four hours and stays away in between one or two of those feedings.  In addition it is now much harder to find time to do the household chores.  I’m not really complaining about that but I bet other people in my house would appreciate clean dishes and laundry.!

Jordan LOVES his little brother and is a great help.  He kisses him every morning when he leaves for school and kisses him every night before bed.  When Isaac cries Jordan is often the first one by his side talking nad singing to him until I can get there.  He is such a great helper and I look forward to watching him as he teaches his brother everything he knows!

Isaac has changed SO much.  He now weighs around ten pounds and is 23 inches long.  He grew out of his newborn diapers and clothes around week two! As I said in my blog yesterday, he changes daily and I am glad that I have this blog and the 365 challenge so that I have to take pictures of him daily!

I want to finish my blog today with a huge thank you. I am sure that the person I am thanking will never see this blog but it still needs to be said.

Back in April when I found out I was pregnant, I set out to look for a Dr.  We had been in North Texas for five years but I had no OB?GYN.  I got on the Internet and after a quick google search I found a clinic in Grapevine that had high praises.  I called to see if I could get an appointment.  They told me that Dr. Coulter-Smith could see me on May 7.  I went to that visit very nervous.  I have always had anxiety, especially when a Dr. is around.  The first visit went GREAT! Dr. Coulter-Smith listened very carefully to me and answered all my questions.  I told her about my previous pregnancy and the complications I had.  She told me not to worry and I didn’t.  As the months progressed she stayed on top things.  She noticed I was having the same issues with my potassium and immediately starting working to fix the problem.  I had a great pregnancy and I know that I have her to thank for keeping me healthy!  I could tell that first day that she loves her job and cares very much for her patients.

Normally I would have high blood pressure, my heart would race, and I would freak out any time I had an office visit or when I was in the hospital but this never happened with her as my Dr.  I trusted her completely and my experience was amazing.  I had my six week check up today and this was bitter sweet for me.  Everything check out great with me but this means that I won’t see my favorite Dr. until its time for my annual exam in May.  I am going to miss going to her office.  Her and her entire office staff are great and every single person knows what they are doing and puts the patient first.  That is SO hard to find.  So I just want to say THANK YOU to Dr. Coulter-Smith and all the people at Women’s Integrated Healthcare.  You made this experience a joy.  I look forward to seeing you all again in May!

Below is a picture of Isaac taken today at 6 weeks old and a picture of the Cotters with Dr. Coulter-Smith taken after my appointment today

Happy Birthday Isaac

  • Posted on December 16, 2009 at 17:15

Wow! What a crazy couple of weeks it has been.  At my last OB appointment (Wednesday, Dec 2) I was surprised to find out that the labor process had begun.  I was dilated to three centimeters and my cervix was thinned about seventy-five percent. Chris and I were very excited!  We were told that I could have Isaac any day or it could still be weeks.  Due to the pain and discomfort I was in, I was praying he would come soon.
The following morning I was having what I thought to be contractions.  The pain was happening about every six minutes and lasted for almost a minute.  I thought, “This is it!.”  Chris headed in to work only to turn right back around and head home.  At four o’clock am on Thursday morning, we were hospital bound.  By five I had been checked out and hooked up to the monitors.  Nothing had changed… Dr. Coulter-Smith told me that I was having contractions, but they were not yet strong enough to do anything.  It could still be days, she sent us home.  I was very upset, but knew that she was right; I would rest better at home.  We were back home by eight, and praying that we would be returning to the hospital later that day to have a baby.  The hours rolled on with no change.  The contractions were coming and going, but not at a steady rate or strength.  The weekend came and went, and still no Isaac.  On Monday, I was very emotional.  All I wanted to do was sleep and cry.  I went to bed thinking that I would never go into labor.
Tuesday morning I woke up at six am like normal to get Jordan up and ready for school.  I was feeling weird and my back was hurting me, but I thought nothing of it, because I had been feeling like that for day.  Jordan walked out the door for school at 6:45 and around seven, I was determined that my water bag was leaking.  I woke Chris up and said “I really do think it’s time.”  We hurried around getting showers, and gathering things up to head back to the hospital.  We made the decision to go pick Jordan up from school on our way, just in case this was the real thing.  At about 7:45am the pains started.  They were VERY strong, and happening every three to four minutes.  It was at this point I knew that I was going to the hospital and that I would not be leaving there without Isaac.  If she, Dr. Coulter-Smith, tried to send me home, I was prepared to fight!  Below is a slide show of the big day!

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