On man did I let this go way to long. So much has happened with our family. Ill start with the delivery of the babies. I like to use this as a journal so I need to get it down before I start to forget everything.
~ At the end of my pregnancy we found out that Parker was smaller then his sister. They had been right with each other the whole p[pregnancy then Parker measured half a lb. smaller and the tech. told us it was probably because she couldn't get a very good measurement of his belly. Then a month later when we had our size ultrasound Parker was measuring a whole lb smaller than Aubrey. This caused a little concern with Dr. Eller because it can be a sign that the placenta is giving out and not giving the baby what they need. This appointment was at 36 weeks so Dr. Eller told us to give the babies at least one more week and if I didn't go into labor then they would induce. I had no sign of going into labor at ALL. I was not thinned or dilated even the smallest amount. We had to go in for stress tests almost every other day. We went in on that Friday and then they had us come back Monday to check on the babies. They were fine and no contractions really. So Wednesday August 3rd came around and Chris and I both took our last finals of the semester. He took his biology final that morning around 11 am and I took my physiology final at 530 pm. We had to be to the hospital by 830 pm that night to start the induction.
Just before we left for the hospital my Uncle Brian and aunt Michelle stopped by and gave us the cutest little baby outfits for Aubrey and Parker. Then off we went to the hospital. When we got there we walked right in and the nurses took us back to our room in labor and delivery. There were not many people in labor and delivery that night so we got the nurse pretty much to ourselves. They decided to induce with a thing they place right next to the cervix. They felt it would be the best option and have the least amount of stress on the babies. Our nurse was so amazing. She just sat in our room and hung out with us while we all watched netflix and talked. We (Chris) didn't go to sleep until about four in the morning. lol it was so funny. I didn't really sleep at all because of the labor pain. I was trying so hard to wait it out for the epidural. I only made it until 630 am and had to get the epidural because the pain sucked! My grandma Judy got there just five min before they placed the epidural so Chris ran to hurry and get them both some coffee from the break room. He totally missed them putting the epidural in because he ended up spilling the coffee and had to clean it up. Also he didn't know that they were coming in to do the epidural so he was unaware he needed to hurry. In the end grandma Judy held my hand while the doctor did the epidural.
All through the day August 4, my doctor would come in and check my progress and it was slow. By six or seven I had made it to a 7 dilatation but the progress stopped there. I was so upset that I was going to need a c-section. I had prepared myself mentally for a normal delivery and felt kinda let down that I was not going to be able to have that. At 1011pm Parker Douglas Mabey came into this world and at 1012 pm his beautiful sister Aubrey Leanne Mabey joined him. Parker weighed 5 lbs. 3 oz and was 19 inch long(?) Aubrey weighed 5 lbs. 11 oz and was 19 1/2(?) inch long. They needed not NICU time or anything they were perfect. Dr. Eller was so funny after each baby was out she brought them into my sight and said, "quick mom look"and showed me the most wonderful babies in the world for a split second. Chris was able to hold the babies as they go me put back together. I could feel a small pain and tugging so the anaesthesiologist gave me a little more meds that then made me throw up. I got really cold and started shaking pretty bad. I had lost a lot of blood during the delivery so I don't know if it was the meds or m body going into shock but it sucked. I got so sleepy. I had to fight with everything to keep my eyes open. I wanted to see and hold my babies.
When they moved us back into the recovery room everyone was able to come back and see the babies. Here is my quick list that i can remember: mom(Lisa), Flora, Rachelle, Shaelee, Jim, Teresa. After an hour we were moved up into the room we would stay in or the next few days. everyone went up there said goodnight and went home about 130 am. Chris went into the nursery with Aubrey and Parker so he could watch them get baths and everything. I went to sleep.
The next morning they drew my blood to check and see what my count was. It came back at 20 crit.( normal is 40) so they really wanted me to get a blood transfusion but I refused. I know that the blood is there to use but I knew I was not going to die if I didn't get it so I opted to just recover in my own time. I was yellow and sick looking for a bit but really didn't feel to many ill effects from the lack of blood.
We came home from the hospital on August 8,2011. Parker weighed 4 lbs. 10 oz and Aubrey weighed 5 lbs. when we left. After our long journey our little family was able to come home safe and sound.
