A BIRTH STORY: ELLE EMERY
October 27, 2016
Elle Emery Henry
Born October 19th, at 7:55pm
7lbs 12 oz – 19 inches
Born October 19th, at 7:55pm
7lbs 12 oz – 19 inches
On Wednesday morning I went in for my 40 week appointment
and was still dilated to a 4, 80% effaced at 7:00am. My doctor was amazed I had
been walking around that dilated for the past two weeks, so we decided that an
induction would probably be best. She told me that the hospital would probably
call in the next few days when they had an opening. So I came home, took a nap,
Marcus went to work, and at 10:30am got a phone call. The hospital asked if I
could be there in an hour. I couldn’t believe it! All of a sudden, I felt so
unprepared. I called Marcus to come home
and asked my mom if she could come watch Harper. It was so hard leaving Harper
that morning-I was crying SO hard telling her goodbye. But as we were walking
out the door she was so happy that Grandma was there that she didn’t mind
either of us leaving.
We got to the hospital at noon, and they started me on an
antibiotic drip until 4:30pm. It was great! They actually let me order a full
lunch, and Marcus and I were able to talk, relax, and turn on the World Series
(not Ashley’s choice.) After the four hours of antibiotics, they started the Pitocin.
For the first hour, I hardly noticed I was having any contractions, but by
6:00pm the contractions started coming quick and consistent. By 6:30pm I asked
for an epidural and for the next 15 min I counted down until the
anesthesiologist could come in. It took everything I had to keep breathing,
smiling, and between contractions I kept telling my nurse “I’m sorry!” Finally,
I had the epidural but it only numbed my right half, so they decided to have me
lean to the side. Right when I did that, my water broke! So my doctor checked me and I was at a 10, ready
to push. I thought for sure it would be
another couple of hours.
She apologized for not checking sooner and realized I
probably could have pushed even before I got my epidural, but by that point I was
SO glad I had it, I didn’t care! We waited for everyone to enter the room, and
after three pushes, Baby Girl Henry made her arrival at 7:55pm. She screamed
for the first 15 minutes until they finally put her on my chest and she
instantly stopped crying. Overnight in the hospital wasn’t as bad as I
remembered with Harper and in the morning both Marcus and I actually felt
pretty good-except for the fact that the nurses kept checking mine and Baby
Henry’s vitals every 30 min. I just wanted to sleep!
On Thursday we woke up and everything felt so surreal. We
couldn’t believe she was here. We had visitors throughout the day and it was so
sweet to watch Harper with her little sister. Marcus went down and brought her
into the room by herself. I thought she wouldn’t even notice the baby but I was
SO wrong. She jumped up on my bed and then exclaimed “Baby!” She started
pointing out the baby’s eyes, nose, blanket, and paci and wanted to “hold the
baby.” It was amazing to watch her take on that role of big sister so quickly
as she wanted to show off “her baby” to everyone that visited.
That night, as soon as we hit our 24 hour time limit in the
hospital, we were out of there. I LOVE to sleep in my own bed. And the BYU vs Boise State game was on
anyways, so we were willing to stay up and watch it (or at least Marcus was.)
It was so nice being in our own home, and being able to be together as a
family. My mom watched Harper through the weekend, and I still can’t believe we
are officially now a family of four! And that we have “children.”
Elle Emery Henry
Born October 19th, at 7:55pm
7lbs 12 oz – 19 inches
Born October 19th, at 7:55pm
7lbs 12 oz – 19 inches
On Wednesday morning I went in for my 40 week appointment
and was still dilated to a 4, 80% effaced at 7:00am. My doctor was amazed I had
been walking around that dilated for the past two weeks, so we decided that an
induction would probably be best. She told me that the hospital would probably
call in the next few days when they had an opening. So I came home, took a nap,
Marcus went to work, and at 10:30am got a phone call. The hospital asked if I
could be there in an hour. I couldn’t believe it! All of a sudden, I felt so
unprepared. I called Marcus to come home
and asked my mom if she could come watch Harper. It was so hard leaving Harper
that morning-I was crying SO hard telling her goodbye. But as we were walking
out the door she was so happy that Grandma was there that she didn’t mind
either of us leaving.
We got to the hospital at noon, and they started me on an
antibiotic drip until 4:30pm. It was great! They actually let me order a full
lunch, and Marcus and I were able to talk, relax, and turn on the World Series
(not Ashley’s choice.) After the four hours of antibiotics, they started the Pitocin.
For the first hour, I hardly noticed I was having any contractions, but by
6:00pm the contractions started coming quick and consistent. By 6:30pm I asked
for an epidural and for the next 15 min I counted down until the
anesthesiologist could come in. It took everything I had to keep breathing,
smiling, and between contractions I kept telling my nurse “I’m sorry!” Finally,
I had the epidural but it only numbed my right half, so they decided to have me
lean to the side. Right when I did that, my water broke! So my doctor checked me and I was at a 10, ready
to push. I thought for sure it would be
another couple of hours.
She apologized for not checking sooner and realized I
probably could have pushed even before I got my epidural, but by that point I was
SO glad I had it, I didn’t care! We waited for everyone to enter the room, and
after three pushes, Baby Girl Henry made her arrival at 7:55pm. She screamed
for the first 15 minutes until they finally put her on my chest and she
instantly stopped crying. Overnight in the hospital wasn’t as bad as I
remembered with Harper and in the morning both Marcus and I actually felt
pretty good-except for the fact that the nurses kept checking mine and Baby
Henry’s vitals every 30 min. I just wanted to sleep!
On Thursday we woke up and everything felt so surreal. We
couldn’t believe she was here. We had visitors throughout the day and it was so
sweet to watch Harper with her little sister. Marcus went down and brought her
into the room by herself. I thought she wouldn’t even notice the baby but I was
SO wrong. She jumped up on my bed and then exclaimed “Baby!” She started
pointing out the baby’s eyes, nose, blanket, and paci and wanted to “hold the
baby.” It was amazing to watch her take on that role of big sister so quickly
as she wanted to show off “her baby” to everyone that visited.
That night, as soon as we hit our 24 hour time limit in the
hospital, we were out of there. I LOVE to sleep in my own bed. And the BYU vs Boise State game was on
anyways, so we were willing to stay up and watch it (or at least Marcus was.)
It was so nice being in our own home, and being able to be together as a
family. My mom watched Harper through the weekend, and I still can’t believe we
are officially now a family of four! And that we have “children.”
37 WEEKS
September 28, 2016
Had my appointment today and I'm already dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. I was SO surprised. When I was this progressed with Harper last time, I was 39 weeks, and delivered her the next day. I am suddenly starting to feel so unprepared and still have so much to do. We don’t even have our hospital bags (or Harper’s things) packed up yet-so we’re hoping to get some things done this weekend and take it a little easy. I’m starting to feel so nervous and anxious about the delivery too, but more so, the long nights and nursing woes that come after. My official due date isn’t until Oct 17th so I’m just fine if this baby stays in for a few more weeks.
How Far Along?
37 weeks
Weight Gain:
30 pounds
Sleep?
I have to have pillows all around me, and I still can’t sleep! My mind is just turning at all hours of the early morning-about the most random things.
Best moment this week?
The best moments I’ve had was definitely the baby shower that my Aunt’s threw for me. I felt so loved and the food was SO good. I’ve also loved putting the nursery together. I love decorating and this is starting to make it feel more real.
Weird pregnancy moment?
I don’t know if I’ve had anything weird, just super emotional lately. Our niece Sarah left on a mission last week, and I was released from my calling in Young Women’s. I had some serious tears! And then the next minute, I was ok. So I feel like my emotions are all over the place with being sad, happy, nervous, stressed…I’m blaming everything on these pregnancy hormones!
Movement:
The doctor said she’s head down and feet up! So I am feeling so many strong kicks, especially whenever I lay down.
Food Cravings:
Jelly beans and chocolate
Gender:
We still can’t
come up with a girl name. Lots of names we like, just nothing that feels
right-which is starting to make me a little nervous! With Harper, we had a
pretty good idea at this point. I always use to joke about parents who couldn’t
come up with a name in 9 months…and now we’re one of the them.
What I'm looking forward
to:
Still feeling like SO much needs to be done before the baby gets here. We’re finishing the nursery this week, doing laundry, and taking all of Harper’s old baby clothes out of storage. I love looking at all the small outfits Harper use to wear and thinking about putting this new babe in them!
Still feeling like SO much needs to be done before the baby gets here. We’re finishing the nursery this week, doing laundry, and taking all of Harper’s old baby clothes out of storage. I love looking at all the small outfits Harper use to wear and thinking about putting this new babe in them!
Had my appointment today and I'm already dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced. I was SO surprised. When I was this progressed with Harper last time, I was 39 weeks, and delivered her the next day. I am suddenly starting to feel so unprepared and still have so much to do. We don’t even have our hospital bags (or Harper’s things) packed up yet-so we’re hoping to get some things done this weekend and take it a little easy. I’m starting to feel so nervous and anxious about the delivery too, but more so, the long nights and nursing woes that come after. My official due date isn’t until Oct 17th so I’m just fine if this baby stays in for a few more weeks.
How Far Along?
37 weeks
Weight Gain:
30 pounds
Sleep?
I have to have pillows all around me, and I still can’t sleep! My mind is just turning at all hours of the early morning-about the most random things.
Best moment this week?
The best moments I’ve had was definitely the baby shower that my Aunt’s threw for me. I felt so loved and the food was SO good. I’ve also loved putting the nursery together. I love decorating and this is starting to make it feel more real.
Weird pregnancy moment?
I don’t know if I’ve had anything weird, just super emotional lately. Our niece Sarah left on a mission last week, and I was released from my calling in Young Women’s. I had some serious tears! And then the next minute, I was ok. So I feel like my emotions are all over the place with being sad, happy, nervous, stressed…I’m blaming everything on these pregnancy hormones!
Movement:
The doctor said she’s head down and feet up! So I am feeling so many strong kicks, especially whenever I lay down.
Food Cravings:
Jelly beans and chocolate
Gender:
We still can’t
come up with a girl name. Lots of names we like, just nothing that feels
right-which is starting to make me a little nervous! With Harper, we had a
pretty good idea at this point. I always use to joke about parents who couldn’t
come up with a name in 9 months…and now we’re one of the them.
What I'm looking forward
to:
Still feeling like SO much needs to be done before the baby gets here. We’re finishing the nursery this week, doing laundry, and taking all of Harper’s old baby clothes out of storage. I love looking at all the small outfits Harper use to wear and thinking about putting this new babe in them!
Still feeling like SO much needs to be done before the baby gets here. We’re finishing the nursery this week, doing laundry, and taking all of Harper’s old baby clothes out of storage. I love looking at all the small outfits Harper use to wear and thinking about putting this new babe in them!
TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR
September 23, 2016
My aunts put together a lunch to welcome the newest Baby
Henry last week. It was quite the ordeal because the original venue decided to
close its doors without informing them. Luckily, they called to confirm a week
before and noticed the line was disconnected, so they were still able to find
another place to have it. They are pretty much amazing for not cancelling at
that point! The theme was “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, do you know how loved
you are?” and looked like it could have been pulled off of Pinterest.
The lunch
was held at Anthony’s along the river and when they sent me the food list to
choose from, I knew it would be an impossible task! Especially, being pregnant!
Everything sounded so good. We had coconut prawns, tenderloin slices on bruschetta,
shrimp stuff mushrooms, an array of fruits and cheeses, and crab &
artichoke dip served on bruschetta. And of course, a Desserts by Kelly cake (I
don’t think we can have a family gathering without something from there!).
I
felt so loved, and it was so nice to visit and welcome this new baby into the
family. Even Harper walked away with presents and a new “baby” for her to take
care of too. We are so spoiled. My only regret is with everything going on, I
somehow managed to not get a picture with just my two aunties! But I was able
to get a 4 generations picture with my mom, grandma, and Harper which is pretty
special too.
My aunts put together a lunch to welcome the newest Baby
Henry last week. It was quite the ordeal because the original venue decided to
close its doors without informing them. Luckily, they called to confirm a week
before and noticed the line was disconnected, so they were still able to find
another place to have it. They are pretty much amazing for not cancelling at
that point! The theme was “Twinkle, twinkle, little star, do you know how loved
you are?” and looked like it could have been pulled off of Pinterest.
The lunch
was held at Anthony’s along the river and when they sent me the food list to
choose from, I knew it would be an impossible task! Especially, being pregnant!
Everything sounded so good. We had coconut prawns, tenderloin slices on bruschetta,
shrimp stuff mushrooms, an array of fruits and cheeses, and crab &
artichoke dip served on bruschetta. And of course, a Desserts by Kelly cake (I
don’t think we can have a family gathering without something from there!).
I
felt so loved, and it was so nice to visit and welcome this new baby into the
family. Even Harper walked away with presents and a new “baby” for her to take
care of too. We are so spoiled. My only regret is with everything going on, I
somehow managed to not get a picture with just my two aunties! But I was able
to get a 4 generations picture with my mom, grandma, and Harper which is pretty
special too.
FIXER UPPER
September 15, 2016
Marcus was supposed to leave on a campout for three days,
but the night before he came down with the flu. So for three days we stayed cooped up in the house. When along came the show, “Fixer Upper.” After the first
episode, I turned to Marcus and said, “We really need to turn this off, this is
just making me want to do home projects.” Five episodes and a few days later,
we were headed to the Home Depot. We grabbed what we needed for new trim,
shiplap, and lots of paint. Ashley said, “It’ll be easy!” and Marcus said, “It’ll probably be expensive.”
One thing about Ashley though is she does do her research and it always turns
out great. One of these days, she’s sure she’s going to have a total fail and
wonder what she was thinking. Fortunately, it was not this time.
One thing
we have learned is it always takes double what we budget, and twice as long as
we think. We were right on both this time. But we now have our ideal
craft/laundry room and we were so proud of ourselves for finishing the trim in
this room. Which makes us so thankful that the trim is already done everywhere
else in the house-thank you previous homeowners! It’s so fun to see the before
and after pictures side by side.
Marcus was supposed to leave on a campout for three days,
but the night before he came down with the flu. So for three days we stayed cooped up in the house. When along came the show, “Fixer Upper.” After the first
episode, I turned to Marcus and said, “We really need to turn this off, this is
just making me want to do home projects.” Five episodes and a few days later,
we were headed to the Home Depot. We grabbed what we needed for new trim,
shiplap, and lots of paint. Ashley said, “It’ll be easy!” and Marcus said, “It’ll probably be expensive.”
One thing about Ashley though is she does do her research and it always turns
out great. One of these days, she’s sure she’s going to have a total fail and
wonder what she was thinking. Fortunately, it was not this time.
One thing
we have learned is it always takes double what we budget, and twice as long as
we think. We were right on both this time. But we now have our ideal
craft/laundry room and we were so proud of ourselves for finishing the trim in
this room. Which makes us so thankful that the trim is already done everywhere
else in the house-thank you previous homeowners! It’s so fun to see the before
and after pictures side by side.
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