Meet Miranda Ellie

Meet Miranda Ellie
Miranda Ellie 8/7 8:57 7lbs 10oz 21.5"

So so so ... I went in Wed night 830pm and they couldn't figure out if they should give me cervidal or some other stuff, they said if I got cervidal it would have th wait 12 hours before starting the pitocin I argued, cause I didn't want to wait 12 hours, I was already 2cm and 50% effaced

The Nurse Practitioner called the doc and said yes to cervidal and yes 12 hours but the last 4 hours would be the most beneficial. So I had that inserted at 1045pm.

7am I was contracting, pretty good too and handled it very well. 1030 am pitocin started up and every half hour it was upped a notch. By 2pm I was 1-2 min apart and at level 8 in pitocin. My cervix was still 50% and they said it felt like I had 2 cervix's it was 3cm on the outside and the inside of my cervix 1cm =( (you only have one cervix but it felt like a funnel)

so I made the decision to get the epi at that point, have my water break and move things along faster. my epi was in at 3 and I was 4cm by 7 I was 6-7cm and at 8 I was fully dilated. We had to wait for the doc to arrive and he got there and I pushed 3 times and out she came

Because I was able to push her out so quickly, she wasn't able to get the amniotic fluid out which is what caused her to not eat, she kept spitting it up and it was all in her tummy, so she felt full. I nursed her in the first 30 min she was born and she wouldn't eat again for another 4 hours. At 530am was her last feeding then she didn't eat again until 12 =( we got worried they got worried and they pumped her tummy. She started eating well after that every 3 hours.

Mia is excellent with her!!!! She has been soooo helpful with her very nice and sweet!!! We are SHOCKED to say the least! I got to sleep last night from 11-4 and woke her up at 400 to pump and feed her then she woke at 7 just to get me up so she can go back to sleep lol.

Gabe and Mia are changing her diaper right now, she is gasy ... lol

I am so in love in again, I didn't think it was possible to feel soooo much love I mean, you know you love your children, but this time it feels differently. I am so blessed to have great children. Everyone has been so helpful and I feel great. VERY sore LOL My epi was barley on (thankfully I wanted to feel everything but the pain lol)

In memory of a wonderful man

Ruben Gonzales
December 31, 1931- June 12, 2008

God saw that you were getting tired and a cure was not to be,
so he put his arms around you and whispered, "come to me".
With tearful eyes we watched you, and saw you pass away.
Although we loved you dearly, we could not make you stay.
A golden heart stop beating, hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us, he only takes the best.

He left behind two sons and a daughter.
Daughter in laws and a son in law.
Many grand kids and great grand kids who will miss him SO much!
He will FOREVER be our hearts.