Bath Time

She doesn't like being cold, wet & naked, but she loves the head massage of getting her hair washed!

Look at all my fluffy hair!!! Just like Daddy :)

Lainey Mae Raasch has arrived!!!

Kevin and I are pleased to announce the arrival our sweet baby girl, Miss Lainey Mae!! She was welcomed into this world, perfectly happy & healthy, on April 23, 2013 at 6:18pm, weighing 5lbs 14oz, and 19-3/4in long. She is just a little peanut...we are soo in love!!

My Labor Story:
2:00am  My water broke over night
7:30am  Woke up wet, mucus plug?/membranes in toilet - TMI sorry
8:30am  Brownish blood on pad - TMI sorry
9:00am  Called nurse line - I'll be there in an hour :)
10:40am  Admitted at St Francis Hospital
11:20am  Swabbed for amniotic fluid & was dilated to 1+ and 85% effaced
11:40am  Confirmed water has broken
11:45am  Moved to delivery room
12:00pm  Met Dr. Druckman (my Dr. Nelson was off for the day)
12:15pm  Started IV fluids, contractions were 3-4 mins apart, pain = 2
12:40pm  Started Pitocin
2:00pm  Contractions got stronger, pain = 4
2:30pm  Still dilated only to a 1+ and 85% effaced
3:30pm  Contractions 3mins apart, lasting 60-90 seconds, pain = 6
4:00pm  Got into bath tub (helps body relax and dilate)
4:40pm  Got out of bath tub, contraction super strong, pain = 8
4:50pm  Dilated to 10 - complete!! Told can't get epidural, pain = 10
5:00pm  Anesthesiologist gave intrathecal (lasts 2 hours)
5:05pm  Started pushing
6:10pm  Baby crowning
6:18pm  BABY!!!

37 Week OB Appt

Baby Shower #5 - Coworkers

My coworkers threw me a baby shower at work today!  We had cake and I got some really nice things - sippy cups, bowls, toys, rattles, first aid kit, bumbo tray, blankets, couple outfits, and a few more books! So nice of them!!

36 Week OB Appt

At todays OB Appt, I am 36 weeks & 4 days. Again I was put on the NST machine to listen to baby's heartbeat. She sounded great - heart rate ranging from 130-140. But baby was a bit sleepy. Funny how she is moving all the time, and when I get to the Dr and get up on the table and hooked to the machine, she falls asleep. The nurse had to zap my belly a few times to wake her up. Of course, then she got hiccups like she always does. So cute! Then I got a Tdap shot, because even though a tetanus is good for 10 years, they now want every pregnant woman to get one during their pregnancy because of the whooping cough outbreak. And they want Kevin and grandparents to get it too - anyone that is going to be around baby a lot in the first 3 months, because baby doesn't get the shot until then. And she measured my belly to be at 35 weeks, and I am still at 126lbs, so haven't gained anymore weight since my last appt...guess I am just having a small baby, thank goodness! She did the strep B test on me, and checked my cervix. I am not dilated or anything yet, but she did feel baby's head and said she is way down there! So I have offically dropped, and baby is in the birth canal. Yippee!! I said, "yeah I know, I can feel her fluttering down there, in my pubic area, like she's try to swim out," hahaha!

Mama Pizza Party Playdate

Baby Shower #4 - Kevin's Fam