Our New Addition!!

Well, last Thursday was the day. We went to the hospital for our appoitment at 9:30 and my blood pressure was still high. We were monitored for about 45 minutes and my blood pressure stayed high (not as high as I when I went in but high) and so the nurse did a few more things and decided she should call the Doctor. We waited for about 30 min. before the doctor called back and he decided that he wanted to admit me. So, we walked over to labor and delivery and got set up. Once we were all settled in he called back and mentioned that he would be to deliver at 2:30. The nurse began the preparations for the c-section and my nerves began to grow. Oh, once they started the preparations I was scared to death. At 2:30 the doctor came in and mentioned that they had an emergency that had to go in and so we would be pushed back a little bit. At 3:15 we were on our way to the operating room.

Our little Ellie Joyce Jorgensen was born at 3:47 p.m. and was healthy and screaming. It was such a relief to hear her screaming. She weighed 5 lbs. 8 oz. and was 18 in. long. My health started to get better and the blood pressure was dropping, until Saturday morning and it went right back up. It continued to stay high and so I left the hospital with having to take medicine to control it. Oh the joys of my pregnancies.

Ellie is doing great and we love having her in our home. I was worried about Brylee at first, but she loves her. She always wants to hold her and she is always asking where the baby is. Brylee is such a great big sister. I have not felt very well since I came home and so it is nice today that I feel a little bit better. Cory and I have had a hard time adjusting to getting up at night and training Ellie to sleep during the night instead of the day. We never had to train Brylee to do that because the NICU did it for us. We are finally getting a little more sleep than the first few nights, but I know that it will be a little while before she is fully trained. Anyway, that has been our life for the past week. I will post some pictures below.

Getting ready to deliver, oh I love the fact that I am so swollen!!


Cory and the proud grandparents.

Our little Ellie.

The proud big sister!!

Brylee's favorite thing to do!!!

Could it be tomorrow????

I go to the hospital in the morning for a non-stress test and if things are bad enough, then he said he would be taking the baby. What does bad enough mean? My blood pressure would be high (usually anything above 130 for the top number and 0ver 95 for the bottom number), swelling (oh you should see my calves and feet), and protien.

I have not felt super well today and the swelling is out of control. I gave my little sister a call around 8 p.m. to come and check my blood pressure because I was not feeling well and it was crazy high, 156 over 102. So, I am not sure if this means that we will be having a baby tomorrow or not. I still feel like I am not ready for her to come even though I have had time to prepare. I am ready to get her out so I can feel better, but I am not ready with all of the other stuff that comes with having a baby.

Anyway, wish us luck tomorrow and we will let you know if anything happens.

Finally, some pictures!

After months and months of no pictures, I now have some to share. I need to be better with my camera. Anyway, here are some pictures from the month of December. These are Brylee' two favorite toys at the moment. She loves her baby doll and her huge stuffed puppy. She walks around the house saying "puppy!" This as good as she will get to a real puppy.

This is Brylee with her cousins on the Jorgensen side. We had to bribe her with candy to stay content. There were so many new things around that all she wanted to do was play. Can I tell you that I love this girl!!! She is growing and learning so many things right now. I love the fact that as soon as we pull the camera out, she is ready with a smile. This picture was taken later on Christmas Day at my mom and dads house. This is Brylee right before bedtime on Christmas Eve. She was so fun when she opened up her pajamas because she kept wanting to put them back in the box and close it up. We were laughing so hard! She is always bringing smiles to our lives because of her growing curiosity. I am not sure if you can see her hair very well in this picture, but this is how it looks after dad combs it. He will take and make it crazy and then put her to bed that way. Oh my does this make for a great look in the morning. She hates to have her hair combed, so we are working on that while I am home. I have been able to do a few things with it, I just wish that she would still wear her cute headbands. The stairs are one of Brylee's favorite things. She goes up them very quick and can slide back down them even quicker. As soon as we start walking towards the stairs, she is right behind us. Right now I walk so slow and if I am not careful, she can beat me up them.

This is a normal picture for our little Brylee. Since I am a teacher, I always have a million pens and pencils around the house and so she wants to be just like me. At least she is still young enough that she can't get the lids off of them yet!

The End of this Pregnancy is Almost Here!!!

So, I visited the doctor two days before Christmas and all he had to say to me was I better take it easy!!!! My blood pressure was extremely high and I was starting to swell. Well, I made him promise to at least let me spend Christmas home with my family and he did. I was scheduled to go in for a non-stress test at the hospital the day after Christmas and I was told to have my bags packed. Cory and I spent Christmas making sure the house was clean and I also spent most of the day resting to help the blood pressure drop.
We went in on Friday to have the test and my blood pressure was high, but not high enough that we would have to deliver. So, I went back home with mixed feelings. I was ready to have a baby so I would feel better, but I was not ready to spend time in NICU again.
The next week I had another doctors appoitment and he mentioned the same thing, I needed to rest the majority of the day because my blood pressure was a little high. So, the appoitments at the hospital continued as well as appoitments with the doctor. Then the news came, I could not go back to school when it was time. This made me so sad!! He reminded me that there was a reason that this baby was still inside and it was because I hadn't been teaching during Christmas. I then had to write the lesson plans and discuss things with my sub.
I didn't think it would be so hard to not be at school. I miss my students and I miss teaching. I love being home with Brylee, but I hate resting all day. I know that it is for the best that I am home, but I tell you what it is so hard.
Today I had another appoitment and we have scheduled a surgery date!!! Yeah!! He has scheduled the 21st to take the baby. So, I have a week and a half left and it can't come fast enough. Everyone told me that because I went so early with Brylee that this last month would last forever and it is very true. I hurt so bad and I am ready to have this baby. I do go for another non-stress test this Thursday and if things have drastically changed then he will take it then, but if not we are scheduled for next week. I can't wait... it will give Cory a little more time to get her room ready.
Now, I will spend my days trying to get the rest of my lesson plans done for my class while I am gone. It takes so many hours of preparation to do these, but I know it is worth it. I am so excited for this new little baby to come into our home. Brylee has been so fun that it is hard to think how I am going to do two, under the age of two.
So, I am excited that the end of this pregnancy is almost here. It will be so nice to finally have a chance to play with Brylee and not feel so yucky!!