Samantha Grace Has Arrived! (*long)

I am two weeks behind now at this point, but hubby and I have been trying to learn our new schedules and have been busy getting to know our little angel. So here it goes...
On Sunday, July 27th, we started our day like every other day. We went to breakfast at Denny's (Moons Over My Hammy) and to Target to get a couple of last items, Samantha was going to be here in a matter of days. We went to see a movie (X-Files, and I DO NOT recommend anyone spend the money to go to the theatre to see it) with the whole family. By the end of the movie, I started to not feel well. I decided to take a nap when we got home before we all went out to dinner together. I woke up a little over an hour later, still not feeling well, but went to the Chinese Buffet with the family anyhow. I got down one bite of Sweet and Sour Chicken and felt like I needed to throw up. I waddled my nine month pregnant ass to this disgusting, tiny bathroom and proceeded to puke my guts up. I went outside to get some air while the rest of my family finished eating. I got home at like 7:00 pm and continued to throw up until 12:30 am, but now with the lovely addition of contractions. By midnight, I started to panic, because we couldn't time the contractions due to the vomitting. I called the doctor on call and they told me to come into Labor and Delivery. I was so convinced that they would be sending me home, that I didn't bring anything, not even shoes. After monitoring me for a bit, they decided that they were going to keep me overnight for observation and that my normal OB would make the decision in the morning of what to do. I didn't sleep a wink that night. They had me hooked up to the fetal monitor and to an IV (giving me fluids and a medicine to keep the nausea away) and they were in and out of the room the entire night. At 8:30 the next morning, my doctor came in and reviewed my stats and decided that it would be better to take the baby now because they didn't know if my vomitting and low grade fever had anything to do with the baby or if it was just some illness that I had. By 9:57 am, my little girl was here. Weighing 8 lbs, 7 ozs, 20 inches long and absolutely perfect. Daddy was immediately beaming and wouldn't leave her side for the whole rest of the procedure. It took a lot longer to "put me back together" than I had expected. Because of her size, position and my placenta, a "T" incision had to be made on my uterus, all but guaranteeing future C-Sections for me.
We had a nice, long stay in the hospital, but are now home and doing great! She eats like a pig, kind of has her days and nights mixed up, but we love her dearly. She is a little princess. Her two week appointment is tomorrow and I can't wait to see how much the little porker weighs.

Quoting Kat H.:“ I am two weeks behind now at this point, but hubby and I have been trying to learn our new schedules ... [snip!] ... She is a little princess. Her two week appointment is tomorrow and I can't wait to see how much the little porker weighs. ”

awwww....she's beautiful!
I love how newborns look and smell. There's nothing better than the smell of a baby.   
(Except when they've left a surprise in their diaper, lol)

I hope you're feeling better!

And what a cutie!

she really is precious!!!

She is absolutaly adorable. Congratulations!

Congrats!!!

Just beautiful!!! Congrats on having gone through the best day of your life  

Quoting *Trying for a baby boy!*:“ awwww....she's beautiful! I love how newborns look and smell. There's nothing better than the smell of a baby.   (Except when they've left a surprise in their diaper, lol)”

Lmao, agreed.
Congrats on your beautiful baby!

She is a cutie pie! Congrats!

i like the way they smell to! i told my FIL that the baby smells like placenta. he gets grossed out when i say breastmilk so imagine how grossed out with that! LOL




Samantha is beautiful