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Labor and Delivery

OK… the big question everyone wants to know is how labor was! Well, I will just start from the beginning. I went to the doctor Tuesday at 1:30, not expecting any progress, and knowing my blood pressure had been spiking. The doctor had been watching me for several weeks because the bottom number would spike! So he came in and I immediately knew he was uncomfortable with what he was about to say. He checked me, said that I had no change from last week, and he thought I could be developing toxemia. He said that because of the risk factors and that I was 39 ½ weeks it would be best to induce labor. I was immediately overwhelmed, but was happy to hear I would meet Allie Grace soon. So we checked in the hospital around 8:30p.m.! My water broke around 2:30 a.m. and I was having small contractions! (this was all me and no drugs!) They did not start the drugs to induce until 5:30 Wednesday morning. After about 30 minutes my contractions began and they said everything looked great. So the waiting began and so did the breathing through the contractions. The doctor came in around 7 and I was dilated 2 centimeters. Every few hours they would check my progress. Around 12 noon I had dilated to about 3 ½ centimeters. They did not want to increase my drip because my contractions had reached the point they should be to push the baby out! Around 4 I got the nerve to ask for the epidural! So the nurse called the doctor and he came right over. He had a lot of problems putting the epidural in and after three tries was finally successful! He told me it would be about 15 minutes before the drugs would kick in and he would be back shortly to check me! He came back about 30 minutes later and I could still feel everything on my left side. So he increased my dosage and we all prayed it would work, but it did not! Due to the fact I had been in labor for hours and had no progress at all, he said it was time to consider a c-section. He apologized he had put me in that position, but felt it would be best for me and the baby. There where two women in front of me due to have a c-section. Thankfully one of them had eaten on her way to the hospital and could not have her surgery! [I know that she was not happy about that, but it helped me out greatly.] So they came and got me around 5:45 and had to give me a spinal because the epidural did not take full effect. The story comes to an end hear with the birth of Allie Grace at 6:30p.m. on Wednesday, May 25th 2005! We stayed in the hospital for three days and came home on Saturday. Today has been spent resting and recovering from the whole experience.

Update !

My borther and his wife did lose the baby early this morning. The are both taking it very hard and really need continued prayer.Thank you for your prayer suppport!

Update on Allie Grace:

Allie and I are getting to know each other better and better every day! Joe has posted more pictures of Allie on his webiste. [You can get there for my side bar]

One day I will actually make a good post again, but I need rest first! Have a good day!

PLEASE PRAY !

Hello Everyone! I am home and back in this world now! Allie Grace is wonderful and growing big and strong everyday. She is so small! I will post lots and lots of pictures sometime this week!


ON TO THE PRAYER NEED!

My borther and his wife are expecting her their first child! Tonight she began bleeding and it looks like she is possibly going to miscarry the baby. Please Pray for Jack and my sister-n-law. This is going to be a very diffcult time for the family as a whole!

Allie Grace Marsh 

ALLIE GRACE MARSH HAS ARRIVED !!!!

Allie Grace Marsh arrived on Wednesday, May 25, 2005 at 6:38 pm. She weighed 7 lbs and 7 oz and is 19 1/2 " long. She is perfect and was very welcomed by her Mom and her Dad. Her Dad could not quit staring at her. Her Aunt Amanda, Nana Marsh, Zany Hardy, and Papa LD Hardy all were totally amazed with her.

IT IS TIME!

OK ... I am back from the Doctor and he decided that it is time for this little one to enter the world. My blood pressure is high and there are some other reasons to induce me. So he is putting me in tonight at 8:30 and Lord permitting we will have a baby girl tomorrow evening. Please pray for Joe, Allie, and I as we make this journey. I am VERY NERVOUS about being induced, but I know God is with me.

My Mom or Amanda will be posting pictures on my site as soon as they can. Talk to you all in a few days or weeks. I do not know how I will feel when I get home.

HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEK!

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I did not really have anything to post about! I go to the Doctor at 1:30 Tuesday! So everyone send up a prayer that we get some good news!

Warning Emotional Pregnant Woman!

Today was very interesting for me! How many of you have ever been around an emotional pregnant woman? It is not a pretty site at all! Joe and I where driving around Hattiesburg because we have no lives. So I was driving down Hardy Street and all of a sudden blue lights are in my rear view mirror. Well, apparently I had done something wrong and was absolutely clueless what I had done. So the nice lady cop comes to my window and informs me that my tags have been out since February! For most people this would have been a simple event and they would have just let it roll of there shoulder, but I am pregnant and emotional. So she asked me for my license and I dig for them, but they are no where to be found. (Not only am I driving with my tags 3 months expired, I do not have my license.) I slow began tearing up and freaking out. The cop was ever so sweet and said she understood because I had a lot going on with my body. I was pretty cool in front of her, but then she handed me “MY FIRST TICKET” and walked away. That is when the fun began for Joe. I turned to him and the flood gates opened. All I could say is that “I just got my first ticket and I hate that I am crying.” Joe just laughs and tries to comfort me with the fact he got three tickets for speeding. Now here is the funny part! I am suppose to be in court at 1:30 on May 31st. Can you imagine me standing in line at the court and going into labor? That would be absolutely hilarious! Yeah I do not think I will be able to make that. So Joe gets to go to court for me because I hope to be detained!

Wonderful Sister:)

I love massages! Really they are a gift from God! Amanda rubbed my feet tonight and it was wonderful. It is kind of funny when you rub a pregnant woman’s feet the baby wiggles around. It could also bring on labor, but you have to hit the right places. [Which I do not know, but I think I will look it up on the internet!] So anyways that is all I have to say! Just that Amanda is wonderful!

Have a good day everyone! Maybe you will get more out of me later, but I doubt it!

O Happy Day!

A lot of good things have happened to me lately!

Yesterday, I finished my correspondence course! I do not think I have been that excited in a long time. For those of you who do not know me I am the Queen of Procrastination. I did not even start the course till mid April! I can not believe that I finished it before Allie Grace got here.

Today, Amanda is coming to Hattiesburg! She says her goal is the help me to walk this baby out! I hope she is successful, but it will be fun to see her anyway. Considering my only real friend in Hattiesburg is Joe it will be great to have her here.

Tomorrow, Star Wars comes out and I have no desire to see it, but Joe does! Now that Amanda is going to be here she can take him. That means I do not have to go! O Happy Day…

I also started reading the book Power of a Positive Mom! It is really good so far and it is teaching me a lot about myself. I usually do not go into devotion stuff on my site, but watch out world because here it comes! These two verses really impacted me today, so I will pass them on to you now!

Colossians 3:17

“Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father.”

Romans 12:10-11

“Be devoted to one another in brotherly love, give preference to one another in honor, not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.”

Have a great week!

38 weeks and 3 days!

Today I went to the Doctor and I have made absolutely no progress! My family really believes that I am going to go this week, but I do not feel that way. I just do not see any signs of progress and I am not getting my hopes up. [I know Mom you and Sandy progressed fast, but I am not that lucky.] Anyways, I know this little girl will come in her own time because she is a product of her father and I. My due date is one week from Friday! We are praying that she will come before then! I NEED to be out of the hospital by May 31! So everyone please pray!

On a happy note!
I am taking my final for my correspondences course today! That means that all I have to worry about now is the baby and taking care of my house.

On the house thing!
How in the world are two people so messy. You would think I never clean, but here lately I do all the time. So you would think my house should look in order, but it does not!

That is all I have for now! Maybe I will post more later, but I doubt it.

How do you really know?

OK… so when you are having a baby one of your many questions will be “How will I know I am in Labor?” Just about everyone you will meet including the doctor will say “You will just know!” See I know the pain will be a big indicator that I am in labor, but everyone told me that I would just know how to kiss and just know how to do a few other things. Maybe I am not all that smart, but they where all learning process to me! I wish there was a magic book that told me how to know I was in labor! Maybe my water will break because then there are only two options.
A. I wet my pants! Which I have not done since I was very little.
B. Go to the hospital crazy! This baby is ready to pop!

I am really not all that worried about this, but I felt the need to post today and did not have anything to say! Have a great day everyone! You could leave a message because I am really starting to wonder who is reading!

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38 Weeks

I went to the Doctor today! My doctor is out of town till May 13th so I had to see someone else. I was so nervous, but the lady turned out to be just as great as the regular doctor. So there is some good news I have dilated ½ centimeter. That does not sound like good news, but to quote the doctor “At least you are not slam shut.” I am starting to get more excited every day about this little girl making her entrance into the world. Joe has been absolutely adorable about the whole thing. At first he did not seem very excited and to show any emotion, but now he is just giddy. So that is all I have for now, but maybe more later!

Thank You! Thank You!

Thank you all for praying for my Mom. She is waiting to here from her Doctor to get some meds in her!

Oh a Happy note! Everyone should go and see Joe's blog! You can get to it from my side bar!

Have a great day everyone!

Prayer Request!

Ok… I posted yesterday so this will be short and sweet! For those of you who do not know me all that well my mother has multiple sclerosis (MS.) Around Christmas she started not doing so hot and it has been progressing a lot lately. My Mom is one of the most wonderful people in the world and really needs your prayers. She will be mad at me for telling you all that she is not doing well because she likes everyone else to think she is a super hero. I know God is in control of the situation! So I ask that you all just pray that God will give her strength and energy. She wants to be here for the arrival of her first grandchild more then anything in this world.[Which is more then likely a few weeks away.] In order for that to happen she has to improve drastically. I know my Mother and she will push until she can not go any more, but right now she needs rest and renewal. My prayer is that she will take this dose of steroids and be back on her feet so that she can enjoy every moment of life! Also, please keep my Dad in your prayers. He can not stand to see my Mother hurting and unhappy. My Dad amazes me at his strength and endurance in hard times. So please pray that he too gets rest and renewal.

Now that I have asked you to pray for me and my family. How can I pray for you and your family?

CLEANING ANYONE:)

This weekend I entered what I believe is the “nesting” phase of pregnancy! I have had the sudden urge to clean everything and move furniture!(I did not move the furniture Joe did.) When I say clean I mean scrubbing the floors and making sure the dust boards are not hosting masses of dirt. This cleaning frenzy is completely out of nature for me considering that I hired Amanda to clean my house when she lived here. I truly hate cleaning and my house is usually a reflection of that; however, it is clean know! I am starting to like cleaning and making sure everything has a place. Not only am I happier, but my husband who grew up with the cleaning fairy loves it! ( Deborah would clean at like 2 in the morning. So everyone would go to bed and wake up to a spotless house.) The difference in Deborah and I is that I make Joe help with everything! I did not dirty it up on my own! So if anyone wants to come visit this is a great time because our house is actually clean and I will not be embarrassed to invite you in!

Joe and I have been working very hard to finish all of our school work before Allie Grace comes. On a Happy note Joe takes his last finial at 10:30 tomorrow. I hope this will give him time to just relax and watch movies.[Living with a pregnant woman does not give you much relaxing time. We are very high demand!] On a very sad note! I still have two tests that I have to take before the end of May. So please be in prayer that I will have the energy to finish everything in a timely manner. I am hoping to take my third test by Wednesday and then the last test on Friday or the following Monday. “In Christ I can do all things!”

That is all I have for now, but I go to the doctor on Wednesday! So maybe I will have some good news then! I hope everyone has a wonderful Monday!

Doctor's Appointment

So I am back from my doctor’s appointment and not much news. My blood pressure is high and they where a little concerned. So I had a stress test done. (Which is hooking me up to a fetal monitor and watching her heart rate.) He said I was having mild contractions, but it could still be weeks before I deliver. He also ran some blood work to check for a few things and I should know how that turns out this afternoon. Other then that All is well here in Hattiesburg. I am ordered to take it easy and lay on my left side a lot. Pray for us and we will be saying prayers for you too!

Update

This weekend has been wonderful. Deborah came in to see Joe and “see me fat” because the next time we will see her is when I am in labor. She also came in to go to my baby shower given by our wonderful church family. The church is so excited about us having a baby and they showed it with lots of gifts and food. Allie Grace has more clothes then I could ever dream of for the first 5 months of her life.) Since I am the Pastor’s wife they wanted to include him in the shower. So we had a church fellowship meal and then opened gifts. (YUM YUM … Home cooking) It was fun to have Joe there because he never has to do any of the “shower” stuff. Ok so enough of that!

Tuesday is my Doctor’s appointment! We are hoping he gives good news that this little girl is ready to see the world!(I can hope can’t I!)As of recent it has scared me to death about her actually being in the world. I am not afraid of labor or all that entails. I am afraid of the responsibility that comes with being a mother. I have dreamed of this moment my entire life, but it scares me to death. I was always one of those people that thought I would never get married and I did. I thought I would never have a baby and I am. So as scared as I am, I am also very excited!

An on that note I will end this oh so boring post!