Tegan Alexandria is HERE!!!

Tegan Alexandria arrived at 11:32am. We don't know her weight yet. But, she was breathing and crying. They took her to the NICU because she is very small, but Michelle did get to hold her before she left.

Big Change!

Status: Dilated to 10, 100% effaced, +2 station

She will begin pushing SOON!

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10:00am Update

The doctor just came in and checked Michelle. Everything is going good. Michelle has a really bad headache, but they ordered her some medicine.

Status: Dilated to 4, 90% effaced, -1 station


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8:30am Update

Michelle was having semi-regular contractions (even though she couldn't feel them). The doctor decided that they would break her water, but they let her have the epidural first (at 8:02am). Her contractions started getting harder, but she still couldn't feel them. The doctor just came in an broke her water.

Status: Dilated to 3, 90% effaced, and -2 station

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In the Hospital

Michelle wasn't feeling well tonight so Mom took her to the fire station to have her blood pressure checked. After getting a result of 184 over 122, they left (after signing a waiver saying that she was refusing the ambulance service to the hospital). Mom and Michelle drove to the hospital and got there around 9:00pm.

After some blood work and urine tests and blood pressure checks, it was decided around 12:20am that Tegan would be induced tonight (I guess Michelle is actually being induced). Anyway, Taylor and I joined Mom and Michelle around 1:15am. She was just finishing a concentrated dose of Magnesium and was feeling very sick.

It is now 2:30am and they just started the Pitocin. Michelle is doing good and we hope she can get some sleep before the contractions really start.

Current status: dilated to 2, 80% effaced, -2 station


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baby waves

I went to baby waves yesterday. Here are some cute pics!

Hand

Face

Arm

She was trying to suck her thumb

31 Weeks (and 2 days)

Tegan is doing great and all is well. Time is going by quickly and Tegan will be here before we know it! Check out the babycenter facts:

How your baby's growing:This week, your baby measures over 16 inches long. She weighs about 3.3 pounds (try carrying four navel oranges) and is heading into a growth spurt. She can turn her head from side to side, and her arms, legs, and body are beginning to plump out as needed fat accumulates underneath her skin. She's probably moving a lot, too, so you may have trouble sleeping because your baby's kicks and somersaults keep you up. Take comfort: All this moving is a sign that your baby is active and healthy.

Belly pictures are coming soon!

Disclaimer: I (Krista) write all of the posts on this blog. I am receiving complaints about updating this blog irregularly (even from the blog owner - MICHELLE). LOL! I am having trouble keeping up with both blogs; so I decided we should have a vote . . . please write a comment and say who SHOULD be writing this blog . . . Krista . . . or Michelle. (Love you Shelly!)