Birth Story

I know it has been almost two weeks, but I thought I would share Blayne's birth story.

My doctor scheduled for me to be induced on Wednesday the 14th at 5:00 am. My mom came up on Tuesday afternoon to help get everything together and to keep me entertained. Ha!

We checked in at 5 o'clock and they immediately started my iv, and by 6 they began the pitocin. By that time I was between a 3 and 4. My doctor broke my water at 7. Thats when the REAL contractions began. When my nurse came in at 8:15 she could tell that I was close to needing the epideral. So by 8:45 I had my epideral and I felt GREAT! Probably the most comfortable I have been in a long time. I felt like I was having a story book labor and delivery. Things progressed quickly and by 1:45 I was ready to push.

This is where the story book delivery takes a slight turn. When I began pushing the pressure was pretty intense, but I kept thinking that it had to be over soon. And my precious baby would be in my arms. After pushing for a hour and half my doctor finally came in. He wasn't alone though. He had the vacuum. But by that point I really didn't care I just wanted to see my little girl. With lots of help from my nurses, doctor, Brad and my mom, Blayne was born at 3:35. She was sunnyside up and that is why it was so difficult for her to come out.

When they put her on my chest she was the most beautiful thing I had ever scene, but she was not making any noises. They took her from me to do their normal procedure. Nurses and doctors must have special codes to make you feel like everything is okay. I couldn't hear her cry but they never acted like anything was wrong. Not long after they took her from me they said that they were going to take her to the nursery to give her a little oxygen. This made me nervous, but at this time I had no control over my body and things began to get fuzzy. My blood pressure dropped to 83/27. Scary, but all I could think about was seeing my baby girl. I lost alot of blood.

The nurses came in and told Brad that he could go visit Blayne in the NICU. She was being treated for low blood pressure. The cord was wrapped around her neck when she was born. I finally got to go see her at 6:30. It was the longest 3 hours in my life. When I went in the NICU I just want to see her and make sure that she was going to be okay. It was so good to see her, but so sad to see that she had to be in the NICU. It wasn't until 9:30 that I got to hold her. She had to stay in the NICU until 6 the next day.

We were so thrilled to have our baby girl in our room with us!

The first week

The first week has flown by! I would love for time to slow down.

Blayne is absolutely amazing and I love her more and more each day.

Here are some of the things she has done in her first week.

~met her great grandpa and great grandma (and lots of other special family members and friends)

~gone shopping with her mama and GiGi

~taught her mama not to be so fast on the diaper change (3 diapers wasted just for one diaper change)

~gained 5 oz. since being discharged from the hospital.

~Stolen her mama and daddy's hearts.

Here is another picture just because I can't get enough of the ruffles on her bobo.

Introducing...

Blayne Logan West
Born on July 14, 2010 at 3:35.

7lbs. 1oz. 20 1/2in. long

Once I get a free moment I fill you in on her arrival.

Letter to my Sweet Blayne

Dear Blayne,

Tomorrow I will get to hold you in my arms. A moment that I have dreamed of since I was a little girl playing with my baby dolls. I can't wait to feel your soft skin and kiss your sweet cheeks. I know the minute I lay my eyes on you my life will change forever. In a way that I can't even imagine. You are such a special gift that God has given to your daddy and I.

Here are somethings I hope to do for you.
I hope to...
teach you to love the Lord with all your heart.
remember to slow down and cherish every moment with you.
be a great role model for you.
support you in all your life endeavors.

The list could go on and on, but most importantly I hope to be the best mommy I can be to you.

Love,
Your Mommy

The Nursery

When we started Blayne's room I knew that I didn't want to do pink. I love pink rooms (my niece has the cutest pink princess room), but I just wanted something different. We went with a CoCaLo Couture design that I fell in love with. It also matches the decor of the rest of our house. That was not my objective but it just seemed to happen.

This is her closet. The poor girl has nothing to wear. Ha! These are just mainly her NB-3 months clothing. We are going to have to have to do lots of modeling!Now for the room...

I am so excited to introduce her to her new room!

Blayne's First Glamour Shots

I know I said that her room was first on my list to blog about, but I can't find my cord to my camera. So I decided that I would write about the 4D ultrasound first.

We were very excited about the 4D ultrasound!

In the previous ultrasounds she had her legs, feet, arms and hands in front of her face, so I figured she would do the same during the 4D.

And I was right!

Little Stinker!


After shaking (by shaking I mean shaking her mama) her she finally gave in and let us see her sweet little face.
From the looks of the ultrasound pictures she is going to have my tiny button "Mama Bell" nose.

We were able to get some really good pictures of her!

Then she returned to her favorite position!

The 4D pictures were great, but we are ready to see her outside of my belly.

Fresh Start!

New baby! New Blog!

My goal is to really keep this blog updated so my friends and family can stay updated on our little gal!

Meet Blayne Logan West!

We are anxiously awaiting the arrival of our little blessing. 6 days or less!

I have lots to share with you before she arrives. First in line: HER ROOM!