Yes, today was her first birthday but we will celebrate it on Saturday. She hasn't ever had a bite of cake. Her first bite will be on Saturday. We will have loads of pictures.
It has been a pretty sentimental day for me. I woke up on my 25th birthday this year and didn't even remember it was my birthday. Today I shot out of bed to wake her up to the happy birthday song. She looked up at me with the sweetest smile stood up in her crib and started to bounce up and down on the mattress as I sang to her. Of coursSo e she didn't realize what today was except it was just another day.
So I did a lot of reflecting on the day she was born...what all happend that very special day? Since I didn't have a blog before she was born, her birth story hasn't been documented. Since someday I want Makena to have this blog to read...I want her to know all about the day she was born.
So on November 3, 2004 I was scheduled for an induction. I was already 75% effaced and 3 centimeters dialated. I started to have mild contractions the night before and I was pretty restless. I couldn't stop thinking about holding Makena for the first time. So we arrived to the hospital at 8:00am and met my first nurse Carrie. Unfortunately she also had another patient who had been there and laboring all night. I was some what second on her to do I guess, but I understand. My doctor came in at about 9:30 and was a bit disturbed that I had not been started on my IV and pitocin yet. He went on to perform surgery on another patient and another nurse came to insert my IV and started me on pitocin to start my labor at about 10:00. I started to feel the contractions getting stronger but I wasn't in much pain. At about 11:00 my doctor came in to check on me. I was 4 cm dialated and he decided to break my water. My contractions started to become much more painful after he broke my water. After a couple of contractions I wanted an epidural. I got my epidural at 11:30 and by noon I was 7 cm dialated. I ended up with another nurse, Laura. My nurse had to focus her time with her first patient. I really like Laura, she was very encouraging. At about 2:00pm I started to feel a alot of pressure in my lower abdomen and I wanted to push. Justin called my nurse who said she would call my doctor and let him check me as she figured I was close if not ready to push. I really wanted to start pushing and she decided she would check me since my doctor hadn't arrived yet by 2:15. I was completely dialated and my nurse said she could feel Makena's head. So she grabbed a leg, Justin grabbed the other and I started to push. I pushed through 3 contractions and Makena's head started to crown. My doctor arrived just in time to deliver her through my 4th contraction. Makena Grace was born at 2:36pm. It was the most amazing experiance I have ever experianced and at 4-1/2 hours of labor, I say I was VERY lucky.
To hear her cry for the first time was incredible. It was the sweetest sound. She was and is the most beautiful baby (of course I am bias!) and I can't imagine my life without her.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET ANGEL!
P.S. I am a bad mommy...didn't take any pictures today except when she was asleep earlier today with me. She never sleeps with me so I took advantage and took a picture with my phone.
It has been a pretty sentimental day for me. I woke up on my 25th birthday this year and didn't even remember it was my birthday. Today I shot out of bed to wake her up to the happy birthday song. She looked up at me with the sweetest smile stood up in her crib and started to bounce up and down on the mattress as I sang to her. Of coursSo e she didn't realize what today was except it was just another day.
So I did a lot of reflecting on the day she was born...what all happend that very special day? Since I didn't have a blog before she was born, her birth story hasn't been documented. Since someday I want Makena to have this blog to read...I want her to know all about the day she was born.
So on November 3, 2004 I was scheduled for an induction. I was already 75% effaced and 3 centimeters dialated. I started to have mild contractions the night before and I was pretty restless. I couldn't stop thinking about holding Makena for the first time. So we arrived to the hospital at 8:00am and met my first nurse Carrie. Unfortunately she also had another patient who had been there and laboring all night. I was some what second on her to do I guess, but I understand. My doctor came in at about 9:30 and was a bit disturbed that I had not been started on my IV and pitocin yet. He went on to perform surgery on another patient and another nurse came to insert my IV and started me on pitocin to start my labor at about 10:00. I started to feel the contractions getting stronger but I wasn't in much pain. At about 11:00 my doctor came in to check on me. I was 4 cm dialated and he decided to break my water. My contractions started to become much more painful after he broke my water. After a couple of contractions I wanted an epidural. I got my epidural at 11:30 and by noon I was 7 cm dialated. I ended up with another nurse, Laura. My nurse had to focus her time with her first patient. I really like Laura, she was very encouraging. At about 2:00pm I started to feel a alot of pressure in my lower abdomen and I wanted to push. Justin called my nurse who said she would call my doctor and let him check me as she figured I was close if not ready to push. I really wanted to start pushing and she decided she would check me since my doctor hadn't arrived yet by 2:15. I was completely dialated and my nurse said she could feel Makena's head. So she grabbed a leg, Justin grabbed the other and I started to push. I pushed through 3 contractions and Makena's head started to crown. My doctor arrived just in time to deliver her through my 4th contraction. Makena Grace was born at 2:36pm. It was the most amazing experiance I have ever experianced and at 4-1/2 hours of labor, I say I was VERY lucky.
To hear her cry for the first time was incredible. It was the sweetest sound. She was and is the most beautiful baby (of course I am bias!) and I can't imagine my life without her.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY SWEET ANGEL!
P.S. I am a bad mommy...didn't take any pictures today except when she was asleep earlier today with me. She never sleeps with me so I took advantage and took a picture with my phone.
Three days before
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1 month old
2 months old
3 months old
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5 months old
6 months old
7 months old
8 months old 
9 months old
10 months old
11 months old
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5 comments:
Happy Birthday Makena! She is such a beautiful girl. Holly sent me today, but I have come on my own before! Congratulations on your healthy, beautiful girl. Good job, Mommy!!
Happy Birthday!!!!
As "instructed" (joke) by Holli I have come to wish a Happy 1st Birthday to Mak Mak.
Happy Birthday hugs from the UK
Love
Whisky
xx
That was an awesome year!!! Thanks! You were so cute all pregnant!
Wow! You were so tiny right there at the end.
Great post. You did a marvy job with all the pics. She's a doll, Angela!
I know I left a comment on this post!! Where are my comments going???
I love this series of photos.. seeing Mak Mak before I even knew her. Even though I thought just yesterday how much she's growing right before my eyes.
You were "cute pregnant"!! I wouldn't know ANYTHING about that!!
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