a day to celebrate love.
It's hard to believe that we waited so long for her to come, and now she'll already be two weeks old tomorrow! I am terrified at how fast time seems to be slipping by.
Adriana Rylee made her appearance on February 1st, 2013, at 9:24 pm. I was 41 weeks + 1 day pregnant. Before that day, it felt like she was never going to come. At our appointment earlier in the week, my doctor thought I'd go into labor on my own sometime during the week. When that didn't happen, we went to the hospital on the morning of the 1st to be induced. It was kind of ironic that I was overdue because a year ago I had never gotten past the first trimester, and earlier in the pregnancy we were worried she was going to be a micro-preemie.
Adriana's first name was Kevin's idea. He was not very fond of any of my names so I told him to think of some. It took a while but one day he texted me randomly, "Adriana". I hadn't heard it before but it was perfect. Her middle name is in honor of two perfect angels, Greg and Jen's twins, Rylan and Carlee. We wanted a way to remember and cherish all of the angel babies that we all miss so much.
The labor and delivery did not go exactly as planned, but I know they rarely do. First, I had to be induced, which was not on my top 10 most wanted list, but Adriana seemed comfortable enough to stay in there forever! Second, I got an epidural, which I was trying to avoid. Because she was facing the wrong way, she was turning and correcting herself with each contraction, and that was excruciatingly painful. Her incorrect position was also not allowing her to descend quickly either. The epidural turned out to be exactly what we needed. My body relaxed enough to allow her to turn and descend much quicker. Third, our precious girl was a whopping 9 pounds and 2 ounces! She left quite a path of destruction as she entered the world since she was quite a big girl, and I am not!
Because my body suffered more damage than most, my recovery is going to be longer and more difficult. It is heartbreaking for me because I am struggling to heal myself and I can't take care of our girl as well as I should. I am still having trouble standing, sitting, walking, getting in and out of chairs, and going to the bathroom. However, I have not been taking pain medication as often so I hope that is a sign that things are getting better.
My mom and Mara saved our lives. They came down the Saturday after she was born and stayed for over a week. Kevin and I don't know how we would have survived without them. They cooked, cleaned, did laundry, watched Adriana when we hadn't slept, and took care of our every need for the whole week. Savanna also helped when she, Valen, and Jordan came out when Adriana was a week old. They all left on Monday, which was also Kevin's first day back to work, and I was a bawling wreck. I hated to see them all go, and I had no idea if I was going to be able to do it on my own.
Well, I've almost made it through the week, and we've all survived! I'm doing my best with all of my pain and immobility, and Kevin has been amazing. He works long days at work but still comes home and takes care of us and everything that I'm not able to do yet. I never imagined that I would love him or our daughter as much as I do. Every little thing brings me to tears as I think of how blessed I am. Things are never easy for us, but that's ok. I wouldn't have it any other way.
This Valentine's Day is by far the one that has been filled with more love than I ever thought possible. ♥
Adriana Rylee made her appearance on February 1st, 2013, at 9:24 pm. I was 41 weeks + 1 day pregnant. Before that day, it felt like she was never going to come. At our appointment earlier in the week, my doctor thought I'd go into labor on my own sometime during the week. When that didn't happen, we went to the hospital on the morning of the 1st to be induced. It was kind of ironic that I was overdue because a year ago I had never gotten past the first trimester, and earlier in the pregnancy we were worried she was going to be a micro-preemie.
Adriana's first name was Kevin's idea. He was not very fond of any of my names so I told him to think of some. It took a while but one day he texted me randomly, "Adriana". I hadn't heard it before but it was perfect. Her middle name is in honor of two perfect angels, Greg and Jen's twins, Rylan and Carlee. We wanted a way to remember and cherish all of the angel babies that we all miss so much.
The labor and delivery did not go exactly as planned, but I know they rarely do. First, I had to be induced, which was not on my top 10 most wanted list, but Adriana seemed comfortable enough to stay in there forever! Second, I got an epidural, which I was trying to avoid. Because she was facing the wrong way, she was turning and correcting herself with each contraction, and that was excruciatingly painful. Her incorrect position was also not allowing her to descend quickly either. The epidural turned out to be exactly what we needed. My body relaxed enough to allow her to turn and descend much quicker. Third, our precious girl was a whopping 9 pounds and 2 ounces! She left quite a path of destruction as she entered the world since she was quite a big girl, and I am not!
Because my body suffered more damage than most, my recovery is going to be longer and more difficult. It is heartbreaking for me because I am struggling to heal myself and I can't take care of our girl as well as I should. I am still having trouble standing, sitting, walking, getting in and out of chairs, and going to the bathroom. However, I have not been taking pain medication as often so I hope that is a sign that things are getting better.
My mom and Mara saved our lives. They came down the Saturday after she was born and stayed for over a week. Kevin and I don't know how we would have survived without them. They cooked, cleaned, did laundry, watched Adriana when we hadn't slept, and took care of our every need for the whole week. Savanna also helped when she, Valen, and Jordan came out when Adriana was a week old. They all left on Monday, which was also Kevin's first day back to work, and I was a bawling wreck. I hated to see them all go, and I had no idea if I was going to be able to do it on my own.
Well, I've almost made it through the week, and we've all survived! I'm doing my best with all of my pain and immobility, and Kevin has been amazing. He works long days at work but still comes home and takes care of us and everything that I'm not able to do yet. I never imagined that I would love him or our daughter as much as I do. Every little thing brings me to tears as I think of how blessed I am. Things are never easy for us, but that's ok. I wouldn't have it any other way.
This Valentine's Day is by far the one that has been filled with more love than I ever thought possible. ♥
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