I'm Back!!!!Well, the only good thing about coming back to work is that I get to talk to ya'll again. We still don't have the internet hooked up at the house. We've been so extremely busy with Carly and unpacking boxes and visitors. We will hopefully be getting it soon though. I have so much to update you guys on. I'm not exactly sure where to start. This is surely going to be one of my longest entries and it may just take you two or three reads to get everything soaked in. Let's see, there's the moving into the new house, the state of emergency that we're still under and of course Carly's arrival. I think I'll start with that one. On Wednesday, April 23, mom and I went to my doctor appointment. They hooked me up to a machine to measure the contractions which weren't registering. I was checked and was already dialated 4 cm. Dr. Respess decided to get an ultrasound done because the contractions weren't registering therefore we couldn't get a reading on how Carly was coping with them. The ultrasound showed that my fluid was lower than what it should be but not dangerously so she told me to come on back to the hospital at 7:00 the next day. Mom and I walked around Wal-Mart to get some stuff for the house and then we went home. The contractions got stronger that night but were still inconsistent. I packed up some more of the house and when Cory got home he loaded everything into the truck. The next morning Cory and I got up and headed on. They started me on Pitocin at 8:00 that morning and broke my water at either 8:30 or 9:30. The times are fuzzy to me. Ok, I cannot handle Pitocin. The nurse told me that sometimes Pitocin will cause contraction coupling meaning 2 and sometimes more contractions back to back. She said she had never seen more than 2 though. Well, I showed her something new. At one point I would go for several minutes and not have any contractions but then I would have 6 back to back with no chance to breathe between them. After several hours of that Cory talked me into having an epidural. I cried because I did not want one but I simply could not breathe during those contractions so I really didn't have a choice. So, the woman who does the epi's comes in and because of my car accident many years ago and my back being messed up I cannot have an epi. The spot where they stick you, I didn't have enough space between my vertebra so I had to have a saddle block instead. I don't know of the difference between the two. At that point I just didn't care. Well, the saddle block only lasted 45 minutes which wasn't long enough so when Carly decided she was ready it had worn off and was all me. I was at 9 cm when the nurses called the doctor and by the time he got there Carly was crowning. One nurse had her hand against Carly's head to keep her from coming out because the cord had gotten wrapped around her neck. Dr. Easely come in and delivered Carly. It took 2 or 3 of the scariest minutes of my life for Carly to cry but she did and she was excellent. A healthy 8 lbs 4 oz and 22 in long. After the delivery I felt like I was good as new. The nurses kept reminding me to take it easy and to stay in bed. I wasn't hurting and just felt like I had all the energy in the world. Some of the women are still upset about that. I had an easy pregnancy and recovered quickly. We came home that Saturday. The floors in the new house weren't quite dry so we stayed Saturday night with Cory's mom and dad. By Sunday afternoon I was going to the house whether the floors were done or not. The living room, bedroom, kitchen and bathroom were completely done. I added some nick-nacks though. The dining room is finished except for the floors. We still haven't had the time to complete the nursery but Carly doesn't need it right now anyways. Carly's first doctor appointment went ok. She had her 2nd Hep B shot. She wasn't too amused with that. We both ended up crying. She's a chunk also. At her 1 month appointment she weighed 13 pounds. The doctor said that if we put her in a room with 100 girls her age that she weighed more than 97 of them. Oh well. She's still in the normal range so I'm ok with that. She's also taller than most girls her age. We are now at almost 8 weeks. She holds her head up - has since the night she was born. She's smiling. She pushes against things with her legs. She turns toward a voice and sleeps completely through the night!!!! She's just awesome!! I couldn't love her anymore if I tried. Her 2 month appointment is on July 1. She's getting 4 shots that day. Cory has no choice but to go. Well, that pretty much wrapped up Carly and moving so I guess the next update is the State of Emergency that we're under. On June 1 a fire was started by lightning. You may have heard about this. You can look it up. Type in Hyde County North Carolina and Fire. As of this morning, it's still burning in 3 counties. Has burned over 41,000 acres and so far is costing over $3,000,000. We have fire departments, ems units, forestry personnel and emergency management people coming in from all over the state. It's crazy around here. So tonight is my first night back at work. I have been dreading it all weekend and have shed many a tear over it. Is it completely stupid to feel like Carly's going to forget me? I'm just scared of so many things like that and I'm scared of missing things like the first time she laughs out loud or claps her hands. I'm even scared of missing the first time she crawls or takes a step. And I'm terrified of her calling Cory's mom and dad, mama and daddy. Is that insane or what? Someone please tell me that I haven't flipped out. I'm eager to catch up on all your lives! It may take a while to get around to all of you but I'll be working on it. Promise! Fairy Hugz and Baby Love!!! | 
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