They're here!

On May 15, 2012 two beautiful little girls entered the Anderson family!

Alice Nichole was born at 7:00 pm weighing 6 lbs 6 oz and measuring 19 inches long.

Colette Parker was born at 7:01 pm weighing 6 lbs and measuring 19 inches long.

Here is my birth story:

Tuesday I woke up and had my last meal around 8:30 am.  My c-section was scheduled for 5:30 pm that evening.  I tried to nap through out the day to make it go faster and I did any last minute items around the house.  At 3 pm we got to the hospital to get prepped.  They hooked me up to monitors and got my iv started. My blood pressure was high but since it had been normal all pregnancy they figured it was from me being nervous and decided they would just keep an eye on it.  After being on the monitors for about 30 minutes I started having contractions. I was going into labor!  The girls were coming that day whether I planned it or not.  I was having contractions about 2-3 minutes apart that were not so pleasant.  

At 5 pm my doctor stopped in and said they need to push my c-section back so they could do an emergency c-section and I'd be going in a little later. Cue nervousness.  I was so anxious and hungry! Finally at 6:30 they wheeled me into the OR to get my spinal.  My blood pressure was still high at this point.  They gave me my spinal which is such a weird feeling. I think the numbing shot they give first was the most painful thing of the whole experience.  The anesthesiologist also gave me something to calm my nerves.  Good man that anesthesiologist.  As soon as I was prepped the doctors came in and began!  Gerry came to the curtain and held my hand and next thing I knew Alice Nichole was born screaming, butt first at 7 pm.  Colette Parker followed at 7:01 pm.  Both babies were total rock stars.  Apgars were 9/9 and 8/9. After a few pictures and kisses the babies were wheeled down to the nursery with Gerry while I got stitched up.

My blood pressure came down a little after they were born but it was still high. My doctor said she wanted to put me on magnesium sulfate and monitor me over night.  That stuff sucks.  I don't think I've ever been so hot in my life.  Miserable.  I didn't get to see the babies again until around midnight.  I didn't get to go to a postpartum room that night.  I stayed on the L&D side of things in a triage room where they monitored me.  My blood pressure got to the high side of normal over night so around 8 am I was allowed to stop mag and moved to my postpartum room.  

After all that I was so glad just to be with my babies!  We stayed in the hospital until Saturday May 19th then headed home and it's been a whirlwind since!  They are awesome and yesterday at the Pediatrician Alice was one ounce away from her birth weight and Colette was one ounce over her birth weight.  They are rock stars.  Alice seems to have some mild colic/reflux.  We are working on sorting that out since screaming after each feeding and at night is not so much fun.  Colette is a chill baby who is good to go pretty much all the time.  

Gerry and I are so in love and so grateful that they are here! 


(Oh and I just have to brag... I'm back to my pre-pregnancy weight already! That's right, I lost 44 lbs in 2 weeks haha!)