Tuesday, June 21, 2011

My Baby turns 5!!



Holy cow! where did these 5 year go? I cannot even believe it! My sweet girl turns 5 today, the 1st day of summer..and my in laws anniversary! It seems like only yesterday...

6years of trying to conceive and 1 miscarriage, in mid November i find out i was pregnant for the second time. at 9 week pregnant i went to the emergency room and thought we were loosing our 2nd baby. to find out we didn't and was put on bed rest for 3 weeks until i was at the 12 week mark.

Julia Katelynne Hodges 5lbs 5oz 18in 
Talk about a horrible pregnancy! At 19 weeks pregnant i ended up being 4cmm dilated and only given a 1% chance survival rate of my baby girl, who i just had an ultra sound of the week before. What a surreal experience. I praise the Lord for my doctor who went against conventional wisdom and gave me a stitch,  against hospitals recommendation, to "let it happen". 16 weeks of laying on my left side, only to get up to use the potty and shower once a week. to this day i still have hip problems on my left side.

Talk about a horrible delivery! I did it all natural. and it was AWFUL!!! i wasn't in any pain to speak of...because i was dilating with out contractions, i didn't feel the need for pain meds or anything. But i needed to have pitocin to help get the baby out because i wasn't contracting. Once the stitch came out i immediately went to 5cmm and was put into labor and delivery. And so i pushed med free with an extreamly high dose of pitocin for 3 hours!!! i was so swollen from being on bed rest that she had a hard time coming out. I wanted to die i was in so much pain...there was something different than a regular delivery, i had ty basically natural, it hurt allot..but this delivery was different..i literally wanted to die. When Julia came out the pain didn't stop, they tried to lay her on my belly afterward but something went wrong and i couldn't stop the bleeding, i was rushed to emergency surgery leaving my baby and very scared husband behind...recovery was no breeze either, i had so many stitches..my smallest baby required the most recovery/work.

the best ob/gyn ever...Dr Novotny was a God send





 But ever since then, Julia has been a dream come true, i had gotten my blue eyed little girl i had always wanted. My partner in crime. I had so much fun with her as a baby, she was my little dolly! i have soooo much fun dressing her up and doing her hair...after she FINALLY grew some!
June 21st 2007 1st b day
daddy and julia june 20th 2011
                                                                                                                                                      
 
mommy and julia buffalo zoo june 20th 2011
If you don't know Julia well, she is my oldest child. But doent have the oldest child mentality. She is very sweet, kindhearted,  gentle spirited, soft hearted. She loves being with her family. She is giving, loves to laugh. She loves being a girl! She is very smart, and is the best big sister her brothers could ask for. I am so very proud of her! I am so humbled and blessed that God chose me to raise her. Happy Birthday my sweet girl, your mommy loves you more than you will  ever know..or at least until you have a baby of your own.

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