1 month check up

We had Laura Davis' 1 month check up today. She did great. She is 97% in height and weight. Needless to say, she is a big girl. She is sleeping much better than she was. We thought that she may be colicy but she is doing much better now. She is still waking up about 3-4 times a night so thank goodness I am not back in school. I wouldn't be able to function. I am going to attach some more photos of the family since I haven't posted any in a while.

she is all healthy, finally!!

Well, the Rinker crew has had a very busy week. I was supposed to be induced Saturday morning at 7 but I ended up going on my own at 3 am. I woke up with contractions that were 7 minutes apart so I decided to take a shower and just get ready. By the time I got out of the shower, they were 4 minutes apart. We rushed to the hospital. When I got there I was already 5 cm so I went ahead and had some drugs. Beautiful Laura Davis Rinker was born at 11:41 am.

This is when all the excitement happens. When she was born, she was awake but never cried. They ended up calling in the NICU team to assess her. They took her own to the NICU because her O2 intake levels were low. Then they decided to do a chest xray because they thought she had fluid on her lungs. During the xray they found that she had broken her collar bone durning labor. She was a little too big to come out of me. Which is weird because I am a big girl and she wasn't really all that big (8lbs 10oz and 21 1/2 inches long). This fracture caused her whole right arm to be really brused. That was pitiful to see. Next they told us that her plasma levels were too low and they were going to have to keep her in NICU for a little longer. Finally, everything came back OK and she was able to come be with me.

Then we finally though we were in the clear when the lactation consultant told us that she was "tongue tided" and needed the thing cut under her tongue. We are still waiting to meet with the ENT to decided when to do this. Because of this problem, she is unable to latch on so I am having to pump and feed her a bottle. This makes me really sad because I loved nursing Price. Hopefully we can have this little thing cut soon and Laura Davis will be able to nurse.

The day we were supposed to leave the hospital, they run all those tests. Her bilirubin numbers came back too high. They let us take her home but we had to go to the lab the next day to see if they had gone down. Well, they had gone up so the drs office called home health and we had to put her under a bili blanket. This is a little "thing" that wraps around the babys skin and is supposed to lower the bilirubin count. We had to take her back every day until her numbers got better. Finally last night they called and said her numbers were good and we could take her off the blanket. SO.......right now she is healthy. Hopefully the last little thing we have to do is clip that part under her tongue and she will be ready to go. Thank you all for your prayers. This little one has really needed them.

Price is being a GREAT big sister. She kisses Laura Davis all the time and tells her she loves her. I know this will probably wear off soon but it is good while it is lasting. I am very proud of Price and how she is handling all these changes. She gets so sad when Laura Davis cries and tells me to make her better. Isn't that sweet? I will keep you posted as to her health and all the new things she does.

don't have time to write, just pictures!!!!

Saturday is the Day!!!

We just got home from the doctor just a second ago. He is going to induce us at 7 am Saturday morning. I am really excited but still nervous. Price is going to stay with Chrissy so she doesn't have to sit at the hospital all day. Thank God for great sisters. I am already dialated 2 cm so he says that things should progress pretty fast. I will keep you posted if anything else happens in the mean time.

She is coming soon!!!

Well, I ended up coming home from the beach a couple of days early. Will came home Monday and by Wednesday, my blood pressure reached 180/112 so I decided that I needed to be at home. I know the beach is not supposed to be a stressful place but it kinda is when you have a 3 year old running around. Luckily my family is great and took her alot so I could get some rest but I still felt like I needed to be at my house. My pressure did come down some once I got home and relaxed. The weather was great and we did have a really good time.

I went to the dr. yesterday for another NST and a check up. My NST looked fine but my blood pressure was still up. He decided to put me on blood pressure medicine just to get me through the next week. He would really like for me to get as far along as possible. I got really lucky with Price that she was so perfect yet early. I go back on Monday and we are going to talk about inducing me next weekend. The thought of having 2 kids is kinda freaking me out right now. Price is at a great age where she is self sufficient. I am very nervous about starting all over. I was talking to one of my friends earlier today and told her that like with Price when she would get upset during the middle of the night, we would throw her in the car and ride around the block. We can't do that now because Price will be at home sleeping while we are tryiing to calm the new one down. I am going to have to try to come up with new ways. Please pray that this baby will be healthy. I am sure that I am not the only one that worries about their child not being healthy and something being wrong with her.

I love my Doctor!!!!

Well, I have had a very stressful week. I have gone to the dr. 3 times in one week, had three different drs, and each dr has told me different opinions about my condition. This really stressed me out because I hd no idea which dr. I need to listen to. I ended up calling my dr. that afternoon. He called me back yesterday afternoon with some great news. He is letting me off of bed rest and told me that I can go to the beach next week. He is a wonderful dr, not because he is letting me up but because he took time out of his day to call me to let me know what is the best action for me. Many drs would have had their nurse call but he called me himself. I love him. He is great!!

When I went to the doctor Tuesday, I had an ultrasound, a non stress test, and I met with the doctor. The ultrasound showed that my baby girl is already 6 pounds. The nurse said that this means she will be about 9 pounds when she is born. I just don't know if I can handle delivering that. I guess I don't have a choice, huh? Other than that, everything else looked really good. Her fluid levels are good and her development both looks
good.

I will be 35 weeks on Saturday. He says that I don't have preeclyampsia but I have gestational hypertension which can lead to preeclyampsia but I am not spilling any protein so I don't have it yet. Please say a prayer for me that I will have a safe week at the beach and can make it home before this baby comes. I really don't want to have the baby at the beach. I am going in for an NST (non stress test) this morning at 8:30 just to make sure everything is still going well.

Another Boring Day

I went to the doctor yesterday and they told me to not plan on getting off the couch until the baby comes. My blood pressure was high but not too bad so I think that are doing this more as a preventative measure. I guess that is good. I will now start going twice a week to have a non-stress test and ultrasound until the baby comes. This really puts a kink in my plans since we were supposed to go to the beach next week but oh well. I have to do what is best for my baby. If anyone has any ideas of good names, I would love to hear them.