Brixtyn Chiami's Birth Story!

On Wednesday May, 14 I had a doctors my weekly doctors appt.  I was 37 weeks & 5 days.  Zack had asked me if he should come and I said " No, just stay at work, I'm not having any contractions right now and I already have a neighbor friend watching Kay."  He insisted that he felt like he needed to be there but again I said it wasn't necessary.  At my previous appt, that week earlier I was at 3 cm dilated and 80% effaced.  I had Kaylee at 37 weeks 5 days exactly...kind of crazy.  So anyways I had been having lots of contractions and signs of labor off & on the past couple weeks.  I had also had some fluid leaks but thought it was probably just pee or normal stuff.  I did not want to go to the hospital like I did with Kay twice for false alarms, so I didn't take it too seriously since it wasn't a ton of fluid.  So I go into my appt. and she checks me, I'm at a 5 and 90% effaced.  then she measures my tummy as she does every appt.  But this time she says " Weird you are measuring more like 35 weeks today, which is very starnge since you have been always measuring right on track."  She insisted we go into the ultrasound room to check out baby.  I am very nervous at this point and get a sick feeling in my stomach.  She starts the ultrasound and looks all around and has a concerned look on her face.  She then tells me that I have almost zero fluid left.  At this point I should have between 12-15 ounces of fluid & i have about 3.  Then she starts measuring baby and says that she is small and hasn't been growing like shes suppose to due to lack of fluid.  Then she says "You are going to have this baby today!"  I'm shocked, scared, anxious, and start crying.  She tells me not to worry that baby looks healthy but she will grow better outside the womb.  She tells me to head to labor and delivery.  I run out of there immediately call Zack.  I can't really talk cause I'm a blubbery mess.  He is panicked and is crying and all i get out is to come home now, that baby has to come today. I also call my mom whose all the way in Oregon and say tell her to catch the next flight,  she of course being the best mommy in the world finds a flight that leaves in and hour and rushes to the airport.  She says it gets in at 4:30.  SO I am so nervous she won't make it for the delivery, which i really want cause I love having my mommy. I run home to tell my neighbor/friend what's going on and to see if she can watch baby till my sis in law can come get her, But when i get there and see Kaylee outside I run to her and am just bawling,  It hit me that today would be the day she wouldn't be my only girl anymore ad for some reason it made me so emotional, I didn't want to let her go.  But I had to run to the house grab my hospital bag,  Zack gets there and we are both still crying and hug each other for a good 5 minutes.  We then go and say bye again to kay and both feel sad to leave her.  Finally we arrive at the hospital about 1 pm in the afternoon.  They hook me all up to the IV's and Pitocin.  About 30 min later my doctor comes to break my water,  which is more like a trickle compared to last time since I had almost no fluid left.  After that my contractions become strong and really close together,  I decide it's epidural time about 3:00.  They had me lay on my side this time for the epidural instead of sitting up hunched like last time with Kay, I didn't like it and I felt it more this time.  But not bad.  Once it kicked in I was in heaven.  I LOVE epidurals.  At this point I was just chilling eating popsicles, laughing, waiting to dilate more.  It's 4:50 and they check me and say I'm still only at a 6, then my mom walks in and I ask her to rub my feet with the Clary Sage Doterra Oil (it's suppose to help dilate you)  After she rubs my feet for like 10 min.  They come in again to check me.  They say I'm at an 8+ and that it's Go time.  I'm like wow did that oil really do that? either way I was thrilled.  My doc comes in and has me to a couple half pushes to get to a 10.  Once I'm at a 10 I do 2 big pushes during contractions and she's here!  At 5:31 pm, only about 4 hours from start to finish.  The sweetest girl,  who looks just like Kay.  I pull her on to me and am in love.  She's beautiful & most importantly healthy.  She was small but nothing abnormal for her earliness.  Weighing 5 lbs 13 ounces,  19 inches long.  She has blonde hair and blue eyes, she has my rounder head and Zack's lips. 
Luckily  I had zero stitches or tearing luckily, which is awesome.  My doctor calls me a labor Rockstar, which is very flattering,  but I think it helps that I have small babies!  I absolutely love Labor, everything about it.  It's truly the most spiritual time in my life,  I feel god's love for me through my children.  I know it's what life is all about,  and of course having the sweetest most loving, kind husband makes it all that much better.  I love his sensitivity and that he is not afraid to express his love for his girls.  He is my best friend.  It was the sweetest thing to see Kay come in and kiss her sister,  it brought so much happiness.  I can't wait for these girls to be best friends like me and my sister were.  I want them to love each other more than anything.  Kay is not always a fan of Brixtyn getting attention but she is warming up more each day.  Brixtyn is calm, easy going and sleepy as can be.  She is amazing.  She had a little bit of jaundice but it went away on it's own.  She sleeps from about 10-7 straight at night.  It's such a blessing.  I am so thankful that everything went so well.  I still can't believe I'm a mom of two.  So far it has been way better than I thought, easier and less stressful than I had imagined.  I'm sure it helps that baby sleeps so good already.  I am thankful my mom made it and that her and my dad came and stayed for a week and helped out so much.  They are the best.  I also did a Birth story Video that truly is amazing and captured it so well.  I wish I would of done one with Kaylee.  Here is the video and some pics of that amazing day! Heres the link to the video: http://vimeo.com/96038116

Almost 25 weeks baby update.

ahh! cray! can't believe I am only 15 weeks away from this due date.  It truly has gone by super fast so far.  Last time it went by so slow, and I couldn't handle the wait.  But this time It's flying by and I am totally okay waiting.  I think it's because I am already taking care of a hyper toddler all day and really am preoccupied with Kay.  I also think that I am fine waiting to have baby number 2 since I still have a ton to do and I am trying to get mentally prepared again to do this all over again.  I mean I love everything about the labor with Kay and she was a great newborn who slept through the night at 8 weeks old.  Thank heavens.  It's just the unknown again like what if's.  What if this labor is horrible or if this baby has cholic and never sleeps lol.  Luckily i've done it before so I am more prepared and know what to expect for the most part.  I am also a little sad to think that Kay coud feel kinda pushed to the side.  I know that she will adjust and hopefully love her lil sis right away like i did my little sister growing up.  I know my heart will equally split my love for the both of them and I am so excited to see Kay be a big sister.  She is already so cute and kisses my belly and says sister all the time.  I am lucky that she is so kind hearted and has really grown into a sweet, good sharing, loving girl.  I adore her and know that this next baby will have my heart too.  We are thinking Brixtyn Chiami Nelson now for the name... we love it and i know a lot of peeps don't but whatevs.  I love different names, i mean come on look at my name.


I have felt great these last few months and have gotten some energy back.  I still have my usual back pain from the babies position but its manageable.  I have super bad constipation...TMI oh well.  But i think ive got the solution down.  I have gained almost 10 lbs now, which is about the same as with Kaylee.  My chest is getting ginormous and so heavy.  I'm not excited for pamela anderson boobs again but oh well.    Trying to do stretching and some sort of activity daily but usually ends up just chasing kay around as my exercise.  Been eating pretty healthy 75% of the time.  Having protein or spinach smoothies at least 5 days a week.  But i go cray at night about 8 pm and could eat everything & anything in sight!  Especially donuts, ice cream, candy, frosty!  Still obsessed with red meat and always crave a juicy steak or prime rib on the daily.  Overall feeling great, happy, and just enjoying it.  So blessed and lucky. i love y cute fam and my sweet husband who does everything and anything anytime i need something,  so kind and always there for me...I love his excitement to have another girl, he's the best daddy ever.  Here's some pics from the last few months & some decor for the nursery and some from Today doing yoga with Kay haha