Alessia Callie's Birthday

Well we were admitted to the hospital on Friday night. Of course, this was after we went out for steaks at Outback with Michael's parents. You know, the last supper....
We arrived around 8:30pm, was in our labor and delivery room by 9:00pm where they check you in bedside, nice. IV is inserted, a bag of saline and Magnesium for high blood pressure (PIH) is started.

At 10:30, they give me a dose of Cycotec to rippen the cervix and inducement begins. Two Ambiens later, I am out of it when they give me another dose of Cycotec at 2:45am. THen at 4:25am, I start cramping painfully, then I hear a loupd pop, satup and my water had broken. This was no twinkle, full force and the contractions begin....

I progressing along with cervix dilating and epidural is given by 7:30am, the doctor visits me and starts pitocin. At 3:30pm, I am at 9cm but the baby sill not low. At 4:15, I am 10cm and baby is STILL HIGH!!!

We begin pushing at 5pm and there is decelaration in the baby's heartbeat, not good. I am told that could be that the baby's cord is wrapped around her neck. We push for two hours during which the doctor asks if we would like to attempt vacuum suction. Tried and failed, time for c-section.

At 7:13pm, as my epidural is wearing off, we enter the operating room. I feel a sharp scapal! Must wait another 20 minutes for epidural top off to take effect. They wait 10 minutes and begin the surgery, I feel pressure only by now. At 7:42pm, Alessia Callie Sorola is delivered!

In the labor and delivery, pushing and doctor using the vacuum:




Moving onto the OR for C-section:

Getting ready for baby

One nice thing about getting induced, is the inducement date. We know exactly what day she will arrive. So this week we have been getting ready for the baby. Daisy was sweet enough to spend the week with us and help us prepare. We finalized the nursery, purchased premie size clothing and got last minute items for the hospital stay. Below are pictures of the nursery:

Hospital Information

We are being admitted tommorrow, Friday January 2nd at 8pm at St. Christus Catherine Hospital in Katy, Texas:

CHRISTUS St. Catherine Hospital
701 S. Fry Road
Katy, TX 77450
General Info: (281) 599-5700



Travel directions to hospital from Interstate 10 (the Katy Freeway):

Take the Fry Road exit.
Go south on Fry Road to Brittania Drive.
Take a left on Brittania Drive.
The Birthing Center entrance is on the right

39 weeks - Induction scheduled

At our 39th week appointment, Baby Alessia is still NOT ENGAGED. The doctor ordered an ultrasound to see how big this baby actually is. My blood pressure was slightly elevated at 130/90, the week before it was 120/78. Maybe it was all the food I ate over Christmas, LOL.

The ultrasound measurements had Alessia at least two weeks behind, with an estimated weight of 6lbs and 11oz.

Doctor recommended us to schedule an induction due to the baby not growing much in the last two weeks coupled with an elevated blood pressure.

So Friday night I will be admitted and started with p-gel to rippen the cervix. The doctor will come Saturday to break my water if I am 2cm dilated. Then they will start me on Pitocin.

This is exactly what I didnt want to do so I am a little bummed but at least we will finally get to meet her this Saturday! Pray for us!

38 weeks - still no signs of labor

We had a 38 week appointment and since the doctor was going skiing in Colorado, he gave me my just in case doctor assignment. But he didnt think I would go into labor since cervix is still closed and baby is not engaged/dropped. He said that if I am 40 weeks and baby has not dropped, it does increase the chance of a c-section.

Christmas is this week! My friend Alex bought baby Alessia a Christmas gift, so sweet, even I didnt do that!

The day after Christmas I will start the old wives' tales to naturally induce labor: excerise ball, walking, sex, EPO and spicy food!

We did get our maternity photo shoot proofs. However they are not photoshopped, no editing, no black/white or sepia tones yet.