My Life – Unscripted

It’ a BOY!!!

Baby J decided to make his appearance into this world 1 day early! So we proudly introduce our 6th son..

Pierce Edward Jaggears

Birthday: 3/4/2010

Time: 2:18 am

Length: 20.5 in

Weight: 9 lb 11 oz

Wednesday March 3rd we went to see Dr. White for our last appointment and all was well! I was dilated to about a 4, and still 80% effaced. Dr. White said Baby J was about 8.5 lbs and that everything was going to go smoothly for our induction on Friday. So we left the doctors office and ran some last minute errands, and wanted to check the remaining things off my to-do list before Friday. We ended up putting together a trampoline on Wednesday afternoon, 39 weeks 5 days pregnant and I am helping to put together a trampoline…who would have thought?!?! Well after all was said and done I wanted to rest for a few minutes before we left to go watch Zach’s soccer game. I went to sit on the couch and new something did not feel right, when I went to stand up my water broke! We were not panicked but very calm and grabbed our packed bags and made our way to the hospital. We arrived at 4 PM we were admitted into a labor and delivery room and did not have to go through triage before being admitted. I was 4 cm dilated and contractions started coming every 3 minutes apart and the rest of my water broke. I was not feeling very good until I had the epidural then I was on cloud 9 and just watched my contractions on the monitor. There was a time when we thought that I was going to have a c-section since every time I sat up in Baby J would freak out and I had to be put on oxygen. So after several hours of contractions we decided to try to push and try to avoid a c-section. 30 minutes later I pushed Baby J out and he made his appearance into this world, all 9 lbs 11 oz of him!! What a big baby!!!! We were over whelmed with joy when we found out we it was another boy, just like we expected.

It is so great being a new mommy and words can not describe how I am feeling. I also blessed to have this miracle child to call my son and to have a husband and 2 other boys to share this experience with. Jake and I have had our share of hard times, but God and our Angels have definitely rewarded us. Thank you to all our friends and family that have continued to pray for us and been along throughout our journey. It was a short 2 night stay at the hospital and I have had a lot to learn about parenting, feeding, diaper changes and how to go on without any sleep!!!

We found out that Pierce has jaundice and we are treating it with light treatment and in home therapy. We had a nurse from Cook’s Children come out to the house and set up a light crib that he must stay in all day long except for feedings. It is a little overwhelming but is getting better. We get his blood taken everyday by a nurse that comes to the house and we wait for the results at the end of the day. Tomorrow is our first appointment at the pediatrician and we will see what he says about continuing the treatment.

Here are a few pics of Pierce but I will post more soon and the nursery is in the process of being complete since we now know the gender. We love our little man and are glad to have him home.

Ok,  so today was the big day, I had my cerclage removed. I was a little nervous going to the hospital because of the unknown, how was it going to feel? Was I going to go into labor? So the day ended up being a little comical and here is how it went… We woke up this morning at 6am since we had to be at the hospital at 7:30. It was a early morning but my nerves kept me up, and as most of you that are on Facebook know that I have been very sick this past few days and have not had a lot of sleep anyway. I thought that I just had a sinus infection but that turned into not being able to breathe, coughing, no sense of taste or smell, and not being able to sleep. I am on track to start feeling better (I think) since I could finally taste my dinner tonight! So when we get to the hospital we went to labor and delivery to check in. The first thing that I hear is this blood hurling scream. It sounded like a out of body sound that no human could possibly make, I looked at Jake and then the nurse and thought to myself, I am NOT ready for labor and prayed that Baby J stay in for 2 more weeks. The nurse looked at my white face and said “Don’t worry she is having a natural labor!!” They then sent me off to triage to check in, I was a little confused because I thought I was just going into a L & D room, doing the procedure and then head home. The nurse asked me to fill out paperwork to be admitted and had me put on a gown, but made me take off my jewelry and then came back with an IV kit. I looked at Jake and said “Am I a complete idiot and thought this procedure was no big deal?, Did I  not pay attention when Dr. White explained what was going to happen?” The nurse told me I was going to have anesthesia, and be going to the OR. I then started freaking out a bit. Well Then Dr. White called the nurse and gave her his orders and I was correct. They moved me to a L & D room ( of course the room next to the lady having natural birth!),  I did not need anesthesia, or go to the OR and the procedure lasted all of 3 minutes. It was not very comfortable but I was able to tolerate it. So once he pulled the stitch he told me that I was still 1 cm dilated, so it was back home for me! But I am telling you after the sounds I heard that morning I was not ready for labor! We actually changed our induction date to my true due date of March 5th. Dr, White is on call that weekend so he will be there to deliver Baby J and I don’t have to worry about someone else doing it, that is if I can make it to full term. I have 2 gut feelings, 1) I think I am having a Boy, and 2)  I will go all the way to full term and make it to 40 weeks. I guess only time will tell to see if I am correct.

So we have been keeping busy getting ready for the baby to arrive and running ever which direction with Zach and Alex. I have started getting out of the house a little more and started doing some walking. I figured it would be good for me to build my strength and it could not help to induce labor a little, at this point if I went into labor me and Baby will fine. I have gotten out of the house for Jake to snap a few maternity pics of me ( I am very spoiled to have a husband that is also a talented photographer). We took some at 36 weeks, and then when we got 13.8 inches of snow we decided to do a 37 weeks session in the snow. The pics came out great and I am glad that I was able to get out and have those memories. So I will go back to see Dr. White and Baby J next Wednesday to get a estimate weight on the baby to see if we will need a c-section or not. I can’t believe we are only 2 weeks away!!!

Here are some pics from my 36 week session…

To check out all my 37 weeks pics in the snow click here to go to Jake’s Blog and you can watch the slideshow.

***March of Dimes***

Please click on our link to help donate to Team Angel Jaggears or to join our team. We have about 10 people now that have committed to walking and have raised $200.00. If we can all give $5-25 it will all add up. I hope that we can be top family team again this year! I am still working on t-shirt design and will let you all know when I have it ready so I can place orders and get them to you. Thank you all for you support!!

Week 34 has arrived and all is well! At 34 weeks your baby has a 99% chance or survival and would need minimal time in the NICU (of course if everything is OK). I went to see Dr. White last week and he said that everything is on track and perfect. He said he could tell that the baby has dropped a little and this week I will go get an ultrasound to see the positioning of the baby. I have 2 more weeks of Procardia and then in 3 weeks my cerclage will be removed. I can’t believe we are in the final countdown!!! It all seems to good to be true. I have waited for this moment for a LONG time, and now that it is almost here I am overwhelmed with emotions. I know what it is like to go through labor and contractions, but I don’t know what it is like to hear your child cry for the first time, or see it’s eyes open. I keep looking around the house wondering what am I going to do when I bring this baby home and it is all real!!! Sure I have been getting excited as packages arrive at my door, our furniture, our stroller, our car seat – but I has all those things last time too.  As we approach the last 5 weeks I am starting to get very anxious and excited!! I am dying to know BOY or GIRL?!?!?!? I wonder who he/she will look like?? I want to kiss those chubby cheeks for hours!!!

Well I will post more nursery pics as it comes along, the only change so far has been the new carpet. Ashley and I are working on the painting touch ups before we can hang curtains or put together furniture. So as we get further along I promise to post more pictures!!!

On our way back from my doctor appointment last week, we stopped at the park and Jake took some belly pics since I have not had them in a while. We will go register for baby stuff on Thursday and I will get pushed around in the wheelchair! It ought to be interesting. We will have a boy and a girl registry and as soon as we know what we are having we will delete the one we don’t need. Also we will be walking again as Team Angel Jaggears this year for the March of Dimes and I will post a link in the next few weeks on how you can help donate and come walk with us. We had a great time last year and look forward to it again!!