New Arrival

Madelyn Caroline Weiland arrived at 9:39am on December 15th. She weighed 7lbs and 7oz. She was 20 1/2" long.
She has lots of blonde hair. For a family that doesn't have much hair, she got it all.

In the events of the day on the 15th, which now seem so long ago.....We arrived at the hospital a little after 7am. They took me immediately into pre-op.

It seemed fast, but we went into the OR a few after 9am. While I was getting my spinal tap done, Joe was waiting in the hallway for them to let him in....He almost passed out. They finally got me prep'd and ready for Joe to come in. As they were telling him what was going to happen, they were already under way. Within 5 minutes of them telling Joe what was going to happen, Madelyn was screaming. Joe stood up once as she was just as her head was coming out. Then he quickly sat down. Then he stood up again as she was nearly all the way out. Then he was at the warming bed and weight table as she was cleaned off. It was fast. We both cried......We went into recovery until about 11:45.

We had lots of visitors....in recovery and back in our room. I was upstairs in my room at noon. We got several flowers. First to arrive was from the Sundt Family. Soon the room was filled with flowers, plants and people.

She is a good baby. She only cried when she needed to eat or be changed. She was passed around the room like a football all day Monday. Tuesday had little less of a crowd and Wednesday, we had one visitor before we came home.



We left the hospital at 2pm on Wednesday. We arrived home to a warm and clean house thanks to Grandpa Smith. Joe and Grandpa settle Maddie and I in on the couch and proceeded to unload the car, go to the store and pick up prescriptions and food. Joe made dinner, started laundry and keep the house going. We had a tough night getting use to not having the nurses there to check on you, help you out nursing. But I had Joe and that was better than the nurse. We found that sleeping in our own bed the first night was hard. It was hard because, I couldn't move well and the bed didn't adjust with a button like in the hospital. But we managed.

Thursday night we all slept downstairs on the couch. It was a better night. I was able to move more and the couch was easier to get up and down when Maddie needed to be fed or changed. We will see how tonight goes.

Today is the Last Day

Today, is our last day of doing whatever you want. Napping in the middle of the day, coming and going as we please; Peace and quite. Well it all ends tonight. What am I talking about you ask, well, we had a doctors appointment last Wednesday. Through an ultra-sound they determined that Madelyn was too big for my body. She can't get her head between my pelvic bones to get into the birth canal to start labor. Hence, why I have not had any signs of labor to date. So, they scheduled me for a c-section tomorrow morning at 9:00am.

As some would say, it is like me to have a scheduled birth. Well, I was scared of the idea of surgery, but I think that it is not so scary. Everyone whom I have talked to who has had a c-section says that it is the way to go. Recovery may be a little longer, but it is better than labor. Well, since I don't really have a choice, I have accepted it and faced reality.

So, tomorrow Maddie will arrive around 9:00am or so. We will be in the hospital for about three days. I hope less, but we will see.

If you go to sutter memorial's website, you can see her picture posted. I don't know how long after her picture is taken is it posted. I will send some pictures out later in the week when I get home.

Have a great x-mas and new year if I don't find the time to update this blog before the holidays are over.

Just Waiting.....

Well, it is December 1st. 16 more days until Madelyn's due date. Any day now, our world could change. We are just waiting her room is ready, it is just time for her to arrive. Yes, I am still working. I will be working up until she arrives. I am in our Sacramento office, but still working on the UC Merced project.

For those of you who are interested we will be delivering at Sutter Memorial Hospital at 51 Street and F Street. You can view her picture at Sutter's webnursery www.growningfamily.com (search for Sutter Memorial Hopsital).

I will post pictures once she arrives. Don't forget to light your candle and say a prayer in Madelyn's honor upon her arrival.