5 Generations

This past weekend was an awesome weekend. We got to go visit my Great Grandma which is Marlee's Great Great Grandma. It was perfect because my grandparents were in town as well as my parents. So we have to jump on the opportunity to take pictures. So there you have it....5 Generations!!! What a blessing!

Marlee Zane Brandon

Marlee Zane Brandon

September 26, 2009

3 p.m.

7 lbs 11oz

21 inches

Sorry it has taken me so long to post something about the birth of our little girl. But I still adjusting to life with a newborn. Let me go ahead and write about little bit about the birth of Marlee. It all started Friday September 25th at 2 pm. I had gone to the bathroom and was washing my hands when I felt like I peed my pants. I remember thinking, there is no way I just peed my pants because I just went to the bathroom. So I go down stairs and was doing something in the kitchen when I felt it again. I called my mom and asked her if she ever experienced her water breaking and what did it feel like. She confirmed my thought that my water had broke. So I called Roy to let him know that I was calling the hospital to ask them what I should do. He said right then that he was coming home. I called the hospital and they wanted me to come in and they will check to see if my water actually broke.

Got to the hospital and sure enough my water did break. So they admitted us right them. By this time it was around 5 pm and I wasn't having any contraction. The nurse told me they would be starting me on pitocin. That started around 7 pm. The screen was showing that I was having small contractions but I still wasn't feeling them. So Roy and I just hung out. We played Uno, watched TV and then later I tried to get some sleep. They didn't start checking to see if I was dilated until about 11 pm, which at this point I was still only a 3. Through out the night my contractions were getting stronger and stronger and by 7 am I couldn't handle them any more. They were making me shake and throw up. So I got an epidural. When I got the epidural I was dilated to a 6. So I was making some progress.

Wow, once that epidural kicked in, I was in heaven. Those things are amazing!! So I tried to get some sleep since I didn't really sleep much with those contractions I was having. I think it was around 11 am the nurse was watching the charts and had noticed that with each contraction I was having Marlee's heart rate would go down. She was a little concerned so she called the doctor. She also said she couldn't turn up the pitocin because that would only make my contractions harder and if they are harder then it could put more stress on Marlee. Doctor said to turn off the pitocin and watch the heart rate with out it. Well once they turned off the pitocin, my contractions basically stopped. And of course Marlee's heart rate went back to normal.

The Doctor came in about 1 pm to talk to us. She said that because Marlee wasn't doing well with semi weak contractions, she is concerned that once I get into hard labor that she really won't do well. Also, I still wasn't dilating, I was still at a 6 at 1 pm. Then on top of that we were coming up to 24 hours of my water breaking. Which is a concern for infections. So with all of this on our plate, we decided together that a c-section would be the best thing.

After the Doctor left, I started to cry. I didn't want a c-section but I wanted what was best for our daughter. They started prepping me and we were in the operating room by 2:45pm. Marlee was out at exactly 3 pm.

We are so blessed to have Marlee here with us. She has brought so much happiness into our lives already. She is a really good baby, she eats and sleeps like a champion. Which I am so thankful for. She is really alert. My mom said she doesn't remember newborns being awake this much.

I can't believe I love something so much having only meet her a little over a week ago.

40 Weeks

Well this is me at 40 weeks!! Awesome right. We are getting ready to leave to go to the hospital to have an out patient induction. I guess they will gel my cervix which can induce labor. If nothing happen though we could be sent home. So lets hope it works! I just want to hold my little girl already.

Poll

I want to take a little poll on when people think Marlee will arrive. Her due date is September 23rd. To help you make the best decision let me to you have my Doctors appointment went on Friday.

Friday was the first time the Doctor checked to see if I was dilated. She said was completely closed but I was 50% effaced. She also told us they will not induce until after my 40 week mark but I will not go further than 41 weeks.

So now for your guesses.....

37 weeks

Yikes! Look how much I have grown! That's amazing. I was just telling Roy the other night, I don't feel big enough or uncomfortable enough to be considered full term. His words were, Oh yes you are! haha I just had to laugh. But now looking at this picture, I definately think I'm big enough. Anyways, we are plugging along just waiting for this little one to come and still hoping she comes on the 9th!! We shall see!! :)

SOLD

So all the puppies are sold! Yippie! We still have one here with us because a lady from Farmington New Mexico is going to pick him up on Saturday. But I don't mind because this puppy is super sweet. So no more worrying about having to deal with puppies and a newborn!!

PUPPIES

We have 4 puppies that need to go to a good home ASAP. They are 8 weeks old, AKC registered, already have their 1st shots, tails and dew claws are cut. I am getting nervous because I have 4 weeks til my due date and these puppies are still here. Please if you know any body that would be interested in buying one, give them my name and number. I would greatly appreciate it.


This first picture is of the little girl. She is black and tan with a little white patch on her chest. She is super sweet yet very playful. She is also very smart. Roy already taught her how to shake.
This is our tan boy. He looks just like Bella. He is our adventurous one. He is not afraid to go off on his own. He is also very quiet and patient.

This is the black and tan boy. He is exactly like Hersheys. Very Very playful!!

This is a white and tan girl. She is a cuddly thing. She loves to be near you. But also very playful and has a ton of energy.