Our beautiful Mimi!

LOVE HER SO MUCH!!!

My beautiful Rose

Time sure flies by!! WOWSERS! Last time I posted, I was STILL pregnant! Well, I'm not anymore...and haven't been since February 7th, at aproximately 5:13 am! YES! we welcomed our little girl, little Mimi LaRoux, after 5 trips to the hospital! ...Pre-term labor, false alarms and bedrest...oh it was so much fun! Sense my sarcasm? It was worth it though! Ms. Mimi LaRoux came super fast! I started having contractions around 11 pm. I called my Dr. She said to go in, "just in case". I wasn't having it because I was told that already. So, I decided to go to bed. I woke up around 1 am, still contracting. Now they were much stronger and closer together. I then decided it was probably a good idea to head over to the hospital...after Boricua took his Ambien...(He was in a haze the ENTIRE delivery! LOL) We got there around 2 am. Now I was in a lot of pain. I was dilated to a 6 and completely effaced! I was GBS positive, so they started my antibiotics right away. The nurses where actually in a frenzy to get it going because things were moving so quickly and it takes 4 hours to get your full rounds antibiotics. The anesthesiologist rolled in as soon as I got there(THANK GOODNESS)and rushed to get me positioned and ready for my epidural. They worked SO FAST! I was contracting so strongly, with VERY little breaks in between. It was the most intense labor pain I felt, compared to my two boys. After a few minutes of my epidural, it wasn't working! I was DESPERATE for relief! They checked me again and I was dilated to an 8!! The anesthesiologist asked me if I wanted to try the epidural again....um..duh...of course. The nurses coached me through my breathing and in about 10 minutes, I started feeling relief! Oh, it was so nice! I was so afraid my mom and sister were going to miss her birth! I just couldn't believe how fast things were going! My bag of water was bulging and I was fully dilated but the dr wanted to try to keep the baby in as long as possible, so I could get my full rounds of antibiotics. That means We'd have to wait until 6:45 am.... Mimi LaRoux wasn't willing to wait that long! Luckily, my mom arrived and my sister was on her way over. By 4:30 am, I decided to break my bag of water and get the show on the road. I started pushing around 4:45 am. My sister arrived a few minutes later! It was SHOWTIME! There was meconium in my amniotic fluid, so the special care nurses were called in. I was worried about her but she didn't show any signs of stress. 5:10 am...Shoulder dystocia...she was stuck. I had one nurse on each side of the bed, propped up, pushing my stomach down, paging the drs and my OB manuevering this baby to get out safely. It was a minute of white knuckling intensity. FINALLY! She was out!! Crying, healthy and beautiful! They had to take her right away and work on getting all of the meconium suctioned out. They worked on her for about 20 minutes. Her APGAR score was an 8, so she wasn't a sick baby. She weighed in at 7 lbs 9 oz and 20 inches long. We were all SHOCKED at her weight!! She was my smallest baby and we all thought she was going to be a huge baby! This little girl surprised us in every way! It was so nice to have her on my chest, cuddling her for the first time. She was so alert and so, so beautiful!! Since I was unable to finish my full rounds of antibiotics, Ms. Mimi LaRoux started developing an infection. Thanks to the CRP test, her pediatrician and the nurses, they acted very quickly and started taking care of her right away. I'm ever so grateful for that! She had to stay an extra 5 days in the hospital and get her antibiotics via IV every 12 hours. We stayed at the hospital with her and ended up celebrating our Anniversary in the hospital! We had our "romantic" meal in the hospital cafeteria. We spent it with our precious baby girl. It was an anniversary to NEVER forget! We were just SO SO grateful to have our daughter, who was getting better and stronger everyday!! Mimi LaRoux is TRULY a trooper!! ...Nearly 6 months later...Mimi LaRoux is a very active and alert little girl! She crawls and can prop up onto her feet! She's so happy and loves people! She is thriving and healthy and perfect in every way! She's a little flirt! Gee...I wonder where she got that from?! ;) eh? haha. We love Mimi! She's "My beautiful Rose" ! <3

pregnancy stats

Pre-pregnancy measurements: height 5'5 weight: will not disclose! ;-) bust: 34 inches waste: 26 inches hips: 37 inches..yah I have ghetto booty...

pregnancy measurements at 33 weeks(8 or 9 mos, depending on where you get your info but the American Obgyn Association says weeks 33-37 is 9 mos preg) ;-)

height: still 5'5 weight: up 17 lbs bust: 40 inches waste: 39 inches hips: 44 1\2 inches.

TALK ABOUT SOME MAJOR GROWTH!! I have some giant hips right now! The biggest growth is in the waste but that's where most of it ought to be!

Until next time!

Soosie

33 weeks and 3 days!

I'm now 33 weeks and 3 days! I'm unable to upload a picture on my touch pad at the moment. I'm huge and miserable. I'm measuring a little large and will be induced at 39 weeks. I'm hoping she will come sooner! The baby is still lying oblique. Her head is in my right hip. I've been trying to get her to move down but haven't been successful! It's very uncomfortable! Now she's getting so big, I'm hoping she will still have room to move! She is getting big! I feel pretty crappy!

My how a month and a half brings change!

I did not realize its been this long since I last posted! I read my last post and my, a lot has happened!

Stemming from the last post, yes,I did teach Zumba that night. I had a huge class and went balls to the wall! Well, that ended up being my last class! I started feeling really funny after class and noticed on going contractions. I ended up in Labor and Delivery the next morning getting contractions monitored. I was only 26 weeks and 1 day along. I had to be at the hospital alone because dad was working, as with everyone else. Its was the scariest and loneliest experience. They put me on activity restrictions afterwards and I haven't been the Zumba queen since...

I also went through a very serious bout of depression. It was so severe, my Dr wanted me to go to the ER for immediate help. Everything happened all at once too. I literally didn't want to live. I was second guessing pregnancy and even myself. I've not Felt that much despair and pain ever. This has been a very emotional pregnancy.

On top of that, I was having dealings with my dance company and some members. My co-director decided to go and start her own company, in the height of all the madness. It was a huge blow, even though it was in the best interest for each other. I felt I was conspired against by people I ensured my trust in and blamed for someone's lack of personal growth, which killed me. I didn't want to carry on after that. I too noticed lack of respect and integrity for fellow people I thought respected me. It was really hard to go through and a lot of tears were shed. I try to do the best I can each day and give others the honesty, loyalty and respect they deserve. I realized with this experience, I can't give everyone the benefit of the doubt and fully trust in someone, when I have reserved feelings or angst before I make co-op decisions. It was a good learning lesson and my company dance season has now ended! It was too stressful at this time and I needed to focus on my health and this baby. I'm happy to say, I'm so relieved from such burden and love a more simplified life! I AM NOT SUPER WOMAN!!!! I am DONE WITH DANCE POLITICS!! I'm burnt out from trying to make a name for myself and scouting talent, when I get burned in return. I'm done with the cutthroat mentality. I'm done trying to be the best! Its taken too much time and energy away from my family. Dance will always be a part of my life in ways but I'm currently retired!!

Now that I'm feeling much better and mentally stable, life is good! I have little challenges that arise but they always go away. I'm busy taking care of a family and getting ready to bring my baby girl into the World! We financially struggle, have been sick, worry if we will get the baby gear we need, cram our way through school and have one car to share... But we are warm, safe, happy, healthy and have family and friends that love us!!

A ROUGH night...

I seriously had one of the hardest nights to date last night... it was...well, I'll explain myself:

I deal with crazy indigestion and heartburn being pregnant. I basically have to sleep sitting up, along with taking heartburn medicine 2 times per day. I also have to take something to help me sleep. PLUS, I have serious Thoracic back and hip pain. It's a battle daily, especially at night. Last night trumped them all, however! I was getting ready for bed and experienced vertigo. I instantly stood up and needed to vomit! I vehemently upchuck my dinner and meds. I then feel super nauseous. I took an anti-nausea pill and go to bed, hoping to sleep it off. I woke up about every hour, in extreme hip and back pain. I was tossing and turning constantly, moving pillows around and trying to get rid of the 'squeak' in my down pillows (YES! They squeak. Its so annoying!) A few hours later, I take the other half of my nausea pill because I'm still nauseous. I felt like I had air bubbles stuck in my chest all night long. I take antacid chews and a swig of milk. Then I get unbearable heartburn. I was on fire! I get up, swig more milk and Hope to sleep. Now my back is burning in such pain, I cannot get comfortable! I couldn't sleep on my sides or my back. It was worthless to even sleep! I did NOT sleep AT ALL! So, finally, I get up at 7 am, miserable. My stomach still hurt! Bless Boricua's heart, he took the kids to school this morning so I could rest. It was probably one of the most uncomfortable nights EVER! I'm STILL a little nauseous and in a lot of back pain! And tonight I have to teach Zumba...can I do it???

The music...

Hey everyone! I absolutely love music. I do have my music list but it MUST BE UPDATED!! It's so old! If it annoys you, I'm sorry! I hope it's not too much to scroll down and turn it off!

I'm updating my music TODAY!

THANKS!!