Our Sweet Girl

Here she is... Simone Marie Davis born March 10, 2009

7 pounds, 6 ounces, 20 inches

I am in love. Miss Simone is a very sweet baby. She lets me sleep at least 4 hours a night, I think that's pretty good for the first two weeks. She has a soft little cry that she reserves for diaper changes and when she is really, really hungry. She is a great eater! The lactation specialists at the hospital were very annoyed by this. They wouldn't believe me when I told them that I didn't need any help. They would demand to see her latch and eat! I don't know why I felt like I had to prove anything to them, but I did let them see, then they would give me a strange kind of disapproving look and leave. The pattern was the same with all 4 of the lactation specialists that visited me during my stay.


I love this picture! She looks like such a gremlin!
By the way... my amazing friend Megan of Megan J Photography took these photos. You can find her web site here.

Here we go...

About 10 mins after I posted last night I started having contractions. I am now posting from the hospital :). We will be having our baby at 1 (less than an hour from now)! Jer and I are super excited, and more than a little nervous. Please pray for us and little Simone.

still waiting/ I love my man

Nothing yet. I think she may wait till Thursday. It would actually be a very good thing for Jer, he has some of the biggest deadlines coming up at work and a couple of extra days would give him a chance to get everything done before he takes time off (and only work 16 hour days to do it all). He is such a good provider. He never complains, he always comes through the door with a smile on his handsome face and is constantly asking me if he can get/do anything for me. I am so blessed!

Another Sleepless Night

Last night was spent tracking strong contractions the got stronger and closer together throughout the night. By 4 am they were 7 minutes apart and pretty strong. At sunrise they stopped, just stopped. This has happened a few times this week. I totally understand why women go to the hospital thinking that they are in labor when they aren't.

The Day After Tomorrow... maybe

I am at the end of my count down. The nursery is done, and we have all the little things Simone and I will need for a few months (I think) my bag is packed the charts and lists have been created and printed. I am ready.
For those of you that haven't heard, I am scheduled for a c-section on Thursday at 7:30 am. I am due on Monday but Thursday was the soonest that the appointment could be made. If I go into labor before then I will have an emergency c-section. This is because of the size of my pelvis and the fact that Simone will be around 9lbs! So big! The poor little lamb has been trying to get things started, but my body just won't cooperate. So "they will have to go in and get her" as my mom says.

Ughh

So... I had an appointment this morning with my OB, she informed me that I have a narrow pelvis. This means that if Simone is over 9 lbs or if she has a big head (if you have met anyone from my side of the family you know that this is very likely) I will need a c-section. I guess that this would not be so bad, but I haven't been preparing for major surgery. Also, I felt like so much less of a woman... I keep hearing her say "narrow pelvis" in my head. I know I'm being silly but I can't help it.
On the bright side...
I am dilated to 1 cm so I should be delivered by early next week!