The Dudley Bunch: Oh crap...

Jul 27, 2010

Oh crap...

Well, i woke up and my water broke this morning. Ummm, not good. I am only 32 weeks preggers and this little baby is gonna be small. I am currently sitting in my hospital room, waiting.

Waiting for what? Apparently waiting to go into labor, which most women spontaneously do within 72 hours. I had a huge steroid shot this morning and hopefully one more tomorrow morning to help this baby develop his/her lungs a bit more. I am tired. I am trying not to stress. I am anxious about N.I.C.U. which is a given at this early stage. I am missing my kiddos at home, and hoping this isn't totally stressful for them.

The doctor that did my c-section with Cooper, graciously took me back, and is very encouraging. The baby should be fully developed, but will have to have some help until he/she can eat on their own, suckle, gain weight, etc. (Hopefully this baby will be freakishly big and healthy like Cooper was) Anyhow, the pressure is on, and we don't even have names picked out yet...aye aye aye. We'll keep ya posted.

4 comments:

Francis Family said...: That's not good! I hope everything goes ok for you! I had the twins at 33 weeks on the dot and they spent 3 weeks in NICU but they were fine. Other than the preemie things that come with it. So i'm hoping the same for you. Good luck, we'll be praying for you and that little one. Keep us updated!!; July 27, 2010 at 4:57 PM
The Dudleys said...: WOW! That was fast! We are thinking of you guys and the new little baby. Lucky this didn't happen 2 days ago when you were still in Canada!; July 27, 2010 at 6:52 PM
jenniho ♥ said...: HOly Crap Kara!!! - I'm free this week...If you need me I'd could come. I'm completley serious. I can't find my cell but call me at home. 745-0542; July 27, 2010 at 10:20 PM
Helen said...: Hope all is well. Keeping you and this babe in my thoughts.; July 28, 2010 at 2:45 PM

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Our Story...the short version

Tim and I met in 1994, after his mission while I was in University in Lethbridge. After breaking and entering the Prince of Wales hotel that was under construction in the middle of February, we started spending a lot of time together. ( If you need more info about our meeting/breaking and entering...call me). Tim left that summer to go to Kansas City to take some science classes for Chiropractic school. While he was gone, he managed to get another girlfriend. Needless to say, we went our separate ways...and I was a little bitter. I guess he liked me best though, because for the next two years, he called me anytime he was home on semester break. Eventually he wormed his way back into my heart, and the rest is history. We married in October of 1996, and have been blissfully happy ever since. He is truly one of the best men I have ever known, and a great husband and father. That isn't to say he never drives me nuts...I am only human after all.

Family Vacations

There is nothing better than a family vacation. We have made it a huge priority to take vacations as a family. Not all of them are extravagant. In fact, some of our favorite memories are our trips to Alberta, or to the mountains a couple hours away. But one of our family's favorite destinations is Cancun, Mexico. What's not to love...the beach, ocean, food, and company is always outstanding. We went again last fall and had a blast. The kids were all at ages where we hope they will remember it. We had so much fun playing in the sand, and just hanging out together. The kids all got to swim with dolphins, and I was happy to be the photographer...in fact I may have gone overboard with my 500+ pictures. Here are a few of our favorites. Happy Memories.

Sisters

I have been blessed with 2 sisters. I didn't always think that was such a treat, but as I have gotten older and hopefully wiser, I have come to realize that sisters make the best friends. There isn't anything...(and I mean anything), I won't talk about with my sisters. A couple of years ago, we started having our "girls weekends", and let me tell you...that is fun. Undoubtedly someone is always nursing or pregnant, but it is still a blast. I was even lucky enough last year to be part of Kami and Tonya's births. I have always wanted to be on the other side of labor, if you will, and just be there as a support. Kami gave birth to Kiyomi in February, and Tonya to Walker in July, and I was there! They were both so amazing, and it was so cool to be part of it, and I am grateful I was in a position to go. Anyway...I love my sisters! Blood and all the others I have adopted to my heart over the years.

Family

Not only are Tim and I lucky to have our sweet kids, but we are blessed with great parents, siblings, and nieces and nephews. It is funny to see how big both families are getting. There are soon to be 24 grandkids on Tim's side, and soon to be 13 on mine. It is so much fun to get together with them whenever we can, and our kids have such fun when they are with Grandparents or cousins. It is a real blessing to have so many people who love you, love your kids, and are involved in helping them become the great people you want them to be. I don't think there is any way we can overestimate the value of such support. I am especially grateful that family is always there in the tough times, even more than when it is all fun. Just want you all to know how much we love and appreciate you all, even if we are too dumb to say it very often. There you go...a full serving of cheese. But I really do mean it all!

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