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| Emmaline Rose Lewman |
Welcome to the world Emmaline Rose Lewman! Emmy joined us Wednesday, February 8th
at 7:21 pm. She was weighed in at a
whopping 6 lbs. 6 oz. and 19.5” in length.
She had somewhat blondish colored hair and beautiful colored skin with
blue eyes (I am hoping to God her eyes stay blue because I told Tye that we
aren’t done having kids until I get one with brown hair and blue eyes). She was born at Providence
St. Vincent Hospital
in Portland , OR
Emmy’s due date was 2/29/12 – Leap Day! I knew from the beginning she would be
early. I just never felt that she would
be that patient. When I was about 32
weeks, there was concern I might have a pregnancy complication of
preeclampsia. Which is a condition where
blood vessels are constricted, resulting in high blood pressure and reduced
blood flow that can affect the organs, such as liver, kidneys and brain and the
only treatment for preeclampsia is delivery of the baby. So my doctors were monitoring my spiked blood
pressure, swelling, rapid weight gain between visits and protein that was found
in my urine. Even though all our blood
work and ultrasounds were coming back very healthy, it was enough of a concern
that they put me on bed rest at 35 weeks.
At 36 weeks it was decided I would deliver by induction at full term of
37 weeks (3 weeks prior to my due date).
I was VERY ready to meet Emmy.
And so was she…she was head down at 32 weeks! So I was ordered to come to the hospital on
Tuesday, February 7th to start the process of being induced. We started “ripening” my cervix Tuesday night
at 9pm. The contractions started about
10am and they broke my water at 2pm. By
5pm I was fully dilated and began pushing at 6:15 pm. An hour later my doctor looked at me and said
“one more push, and she is here”…and she was.
The most emotional moment of my life.
And then my life changed.
We brought her home the next night and slowly started to get
to know our little sweet pea (as my Mom calls her). She had jaundice her first week of life so we
were going to multiple doctor appointments and trying to plump her up as she
lost about 10% of her birth weight and dropped down to 5 lbs. 11 oz. By two weeks, she was back up and doing
great. She is such a good baby. She has a mild cry only when something is
really bothering her and makes the most adorable noises you have ever
heard. She still sleeps most of the day
but we are finally on a routine where I can get a few hours of rest at a time
at night. She loves getting dressed up
for the bazillion camera flashes that take place daily but is growing out of a
few of her outfits already!! She is very
strong…already holding her head up for a good period of time without our
help. Tye has almost taught her to open
her arms for hugs and she’s on her way to being our biggest competitor at Dance
Central on the Wii. Check the video out and turn up the volume!
Yesterday, she weighed in at an obscene 7 lbs. 7 oz and must
be going through a growth spurt because she is eating ALL the time. The last four weeks feel like a hazy dream
but thinking about being pregnant seems like a decade ago.
As for my recovery - things are starting to finally go back
where they were before she was in my belly!
I am definitely gaining my energy back and can’t wait for the weather to
get nicer so that I can take her out and explore the world! Tye and Hayden are gearing up for baseball
season that starts tomorrow! Hayden has been such an adoring big brother. Sharing his sister’s stats at school and
always talking about her. He gives her a
kiss every night before bed and it’s the sweetest thing I have ever seen. Tye seems to have a way to instantly hypnotize
her into comfort.
Thank you to everyone, friends and family, that have brought
us dinner, mailed us gifts, sent us flowers, stopped by to see her and support
us. It’s been amazing and so appreciated. We have the greatest Mom’s in the world and
have really helped tremendously during this incredible adjustment!
Happy 1 Month Birthday Emmy!!
