It's a Girl!

Lorelei Joan Eynon was born September 14, 2009 at 5:40 pm. She weighed in at 4 lbs. 13 oz and was 19 in. long. I went in for an ultrasound because on a previous visit my doctor believed she was breech. We did find out she was breech, but we also found out I had very little amniotic fluid; therefore, we had to be admitted for a C-section. I never noticed my water break, so I am glad that everything was okay. We waited monitoring her heartbeat all day because they don't like to do an epidural/spinal until 8 hours after a person has eaten. Fortunately I had only eaten breakfast and skipped my mid-morning snack due to my doctor's appointment. We had a few scary moments when her heartbeat dropped a couple of times, so the nurses moved me so they could monitor me a little closer because if it continued to drop I would be taken immediately for the c-section, but everything went fine so I waited my turn. I was scared to death of having a c-section but I knew it was the only way to ensure the safety of the baby, which at that point was my only concern. Nothing in the birth went as I thought it would. I had planned on not having an epidural and having my baby naturally, but I believe the Lord knew what was best for me and everything turned out much better than I expected it to. We were able to have Lorelei in the room with us for a couple of days when we found out she was unable to hold her temperature where it should be. We spoke with a neonatal doctor (Dr. Bridges) who told us this was most likely because she had no brown fat, but because of the situation he ran a thyroid test and did a CT scan and both came back good. In order to regulate her temperature, they put her in an incubator and started the temperature around 32-33 degrees C. As she maintained her temperature the nurses moved the temperature on her bed back 0.3-0.5 degrees. During this time, Rob and I could only hold her for 30 minutes a day and then she had to be back in the box. Sunday night she was able to be put in a regular bed and if she holds her temperature for 48 hours we will be able to bring her home tomorrow (Wed.) morning. I know other mothers have to keep their babies in the hospital for much longer than we have and I am fortunate to have been able to hold her at all. I still wish my baby had been able to come home with us the day I had to come. I can say that has been one of the most difficult days I have ever had, but I am grateful that she is keeping her temp and we will have her home soon. I am recovering well from the surgery and probably doing more than I should. We are grateful for our little girl Lorelei and love her very much. She is a blessing in our lives and we look forward to growing with her.

Lorelei with her dad and mom.

Grandma and her new granddaughter.

Nursery is done!

I was worried that the room was not going to be finished because the wall was looking like this picture about two weeks ago and we did not have a floor in the room either. I had already begun painting, so I was not too worried about that part being done. We decided on yellow paint since we do not know the baby's gender. Rob may have rather had orange, but we both think the yellow turned out well.

Now we have everything in place. The crib with the jungle quilt, sheets and bumper pads, the changing table and a dresser full of clothes (as well as some in the closet). We would have preferred a farm themed nursery, but the crib set for that was more expensive and online only, so we settled for the jungle stuff, which is cute too. I bought the curtain from Wal-Mart and the color matches the jungle crib set better than I thought it would. My mom helped me pick it out and she had never even seen the crib bedding.

And all of this happened in my 38th week. At my doctor's appointment this week I found out the baby is not in the head down position, which is disappointing, but it does still have time to flip. Monday we have an ultrasound to determine the baby's exact position as well as approximate way. I have my fingers crossed that everything is going to be okay and that the baby will flip. Not much longer now and we will have a little Lorelei or Thomas in our arms. We are excited and nervous, but we are as ready as we can be.