The Countdown Begins (update: he's here!)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Hey everyone, just letting you know my water has broken and that means the baby will be here... soonish.

Hey, I might have an April 1st baby!

Don't expect any more updates, but there might be a few before things get serious over here. Not much going on now except that I've been expecting to run late, not go early! So there's some running around (not literally) getting some stuff done/ready.

:)

[Rhianna]

Awesome! :D I'll keep you in my thoughts, sweetie. I'm so excited for you!

[Flux]

YEAH! Go baby! :D :dance

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated. I am having the baby naturally at a birthing clinic nearby, and so... ^_^; Little nervous, little excited! And I'm supposed to be resting/sleeping now, so I think I'll get into bed and try to nap.

[Kvettch]

Ohhhhh.... don't ask me why but I KNEW it would be early.... so excited for you! Hope everything's going to go as you hope :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

:eek

Exciting! Good luck!

[Banner Laverick]

Watch, the baby wont come out, and it'll be april fools on all of us >_>;


I saw your status on Facebook before I saw this thread. I'll say a prayer for you, Ty and the wee one Holly :hug

[Jack Wednesday]

Congrats and good luck, LD. I sincerely hope all goes well.

[Droo]

Good luck you! :)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Thank you everyone! (:hug@Dae)

Had a nice nap, still nothing really going on. Some little 'maybe' contractions but nothing to write home about. :p So, I'll write you guys about it instead! ;)

[Rhianna]

I'm so jealous. It must be neat to actually have the 'going into labor' experience. Mine were both inductions. :(

You'll have to tell me all about it. :hug

[Mu Satach]

* on pins and needles *

:crack :crack :crack

[Rutabaga]

Oooooo, this is exciting!!! :dance

[Lilaena De'Ville]

I was completely expecting to be LATE - my mom and all my sisters ran late so I wasn't expecting anything to start happening for like at least three more weeks. :p I'm 38 weeks and two days right now.

Contractions are starting, they're about 15 minutes apart and not bad. We'll certainly have a baby over here by sometime tomorrow!

[Callista]

That's so exciting! YAY! :D I hope it all goes super smooth!!

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Oh boy oh boy oh boy!

I'll text you later this evening with smoochies and even more happy thoughts :D

[Zem-El Vymes]

pre-emptive mazal tov itt

[Anja Drake]

OMG! I'm so excited for you!

If you have an April 1st baby.....then your beautiful baby and I will share a birthday!!!

You're in my thoughts!:hug

[Nathanial K'cansce]

! Good luck and congrats! <3

[Crusader]

I wish you good luck with your baby and some wonderfull years to come...

Happy Birthday Anja Drake and happy birthday not yet born baby...

BTW won't the nasty children in school call the kid "April Fool" once they find out.

[stevenvdb]

Woah.

Congratulations to you on your new addition!

I'm sure all will go well with the delivery and baby will arrive safely.

:::tries to resist the urge for stoopidness:::

:::busts:::

Open the Pod Bay doors HAL! /sorry/

[TheHolo.Net]

Wow, updates a-happenin' up in this thread.

Cool!!!

[Tess Abrahams]

Goodness gracious me!

You and Ty and the little one are in our prayers! Hope all is going well darling! :hug

[Darven]

Sooo... has anyone heard anything from her since?

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

I got a text from her last night, so she is well. I'll let her do the announcements, however in her own time :)

[Flux]

Glad to hear she's okay. :dance

[Kale]

I'm on pins, needles, and a variety of other small, pointy objects!!!

[Jacinda Blake]

Holly! :D:D:D Come back with details: weight, inches, apgar score, blood type, anything! We're starved for knowledge here! :lol

:hug

[Veritas]

I have the best gift ever and I'm waiting for some news so I can send it.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Okay guys, we're finally home. Baby Owen David was born April 2nd at 4:47 am after, oh, 24-36 hours of labor (24 of active labor). We ended up at the hospital because his head was presenting incorrectly and had a forceps delivery because his heart rate was starting to drop with the contractions. If anyone wants more information than that, PM me. ;)

God really had his hand on us the whole time because there was also some issues with the placenta, which turned out fine, but could have catastrophic. Again, better suited to PM talk once I have time to write up the details. :p

He was 5 lbs, 12 oz, and 18 inches long. Pretty small little guy! We had to stay at the hospital for quite a few more days because he developed jaundice within the first 24 hours, which can be quite serious. But finally this morning his billirubin (spelling?) count was down and he's older so he was able to come out from under the phototherapy (I wish I'd gotten a picture! He looked like he was tanning).

We had to stay through a few more feedings because he'd been having a little trouble with breastfeeding and they wanted to make sure we'd be able to feed him properly once we got home. But we passed the feeding tests and now....

WE'RE HOME!

I think I have some pictures of him after he was first born.

Oh, and, I'm exhausted. :x BUT it was worth it.

[Flux]

GO BABY! :D *throws a wild party* So glad to hear you're all okay!

[Lilaena De'Ville]

http://swf-agglomeration.net/photos/owen/owen6.jpg
Owen and proud daddy Ty (proud, and exhausted. He really was amazing during my long labor)

http://swf-agglomeration.net/photos/owen/owen7.jpg
Owen, while being checked out just after birth.

Prettier pictures will come eventually. I'm going to get something to eat before its time to feed him again. :) Thank you to all for all the prayers and thoughts, I don't think I could have done it without Help, if you know what I mean.

[Jacinda Blake]

OMG he is soooooo beautiful!:D:D:D Congrats Holly!

[Banner Laverick]

He is super cute. :hug Congrats again Holly and Ty.

[Flux]

It looks like he's winking at the camera. XD He's all "Sup ladies?" :cool:

[Loklorien s'Ilancy]

Oh thank goodness!! I was getting a little worried, but knew that you were busy with Owen. I got your text on the 2nd while on break at work, and actually started to cry a little.

I'm so happy for you and Ty :hug

[Anja Drake]

It's great to hear you and the baby are doing well!

Owen is absolutely adorable! Congrats Holly and Ty!

:hug

[Rutabaga]

Oh, he's just too cute for words...congratulations, and welcome to the new Jedi padawan! :dance :hug :thumbup

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Thanks everyone! I have to say that probably the worst part of the whole experience was getting the IV put in at the hospital. FIVE TRIES! >_< Soooo painful. And not the kind of pain I'd been dealing with for hours so it was bad.

[Nya Halcyon]

Awww... so sweet.... good to know that everything is okay :)

There's something funny about that picture of Ty holding Owen, what with "It's not the Jedi way" written just above him...hehehehe.... I doubt the Jedi council would have approved ;) :p

:hug glad you got through it okay. 24 hours of labor sounds like a hellish sort of experience to me. I was only in for 2, and towards the end of that I felt like dying so 24 hours of it...? Yikes... you've got my admiration...

[General Dan]

You didn't name him Sanis :mad

[Droo]

Gorgeous little fella. Congratulations to the new mummy and daddy! :D

[Solani Naleen]

Congratulations on the birth of Owen. I'm thrilled that you both are doing well. He is so cute and adorable.

[Ilias Nytrau]

Yay. you! Yay baby! Congratulations, woman! :D

[Khendon Sevon]

What? He's not named Khendon?!!!!!

Bah, why'd I even check this thread ;)

Congrats on the beautiful bouncing baby boy! And, my Greek side says: MANY MORE!

Just wait 'til that kid can hold a lightsaber...

[Yog]

so basically, the labor was no april fools joke.. ;)

Congratulations to you! Beautiful child.

[Karl Valten]

Awwwweeeee, adorable. Congratulations Holly.

I took one look at the "It's not the Jedi Way" shirt next to the youngin and thought, "This kid will go places" :p

[Imperial Galactic Holonet]

*points to front page news*

[Nathanial K'cansce]

Congrats Holly! <3

[Callista]

Congratulations!!! I'm glad everyone is healthy and okay :) He is precious.

I had a dream last night I gave birth and had a beautiful little girl... I think my mind is trying to tell me something...

[Mu Satach]

*throws confetti*

Happy news. :)

[Tiberius Anar]

Times like this I wish I was in the States so I could distribute hugs in person.

Congratulations to you both and a big (but suitably soft spoken so as not to disturb him) hello to the little one. *Mental/Virtual Hugs*

[Cameo Stenislav]

Congratulations on the baby, and props on the lightsaber shirt. Very lovely pics. And Lil' Owen does seem to be winking at the camera. Already the photogenic child. My son kept wanting to moon the camera when we tried to get pictures of him. I'm so glad to hear that everything ended up well.

And note, try Spencer for a newborn green onesie that says "Mommy's Little Ewok" with a fitting picture of Wicket on it. Or a red one with "Daddy's Little Wookie" on it, with a nice pic of Chewie.

Now, if only they sold lightsaber rattles....

[Liam Jinn]

Congrats!!!! :D

[Tess Abrahams]

He's beautiful! Congratulations and many, many hugs!

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Thank you, thank you!!

Here's a good picture from today for a little size comparison between Daddy and Owen. :mneh

[Jekaan Oludh]

Awww... so cute.... :) :hug

[Dasquian Belargic]

Congratulations! What a cutie :)

[Darth McBain]

Excellent news - congratulations on the new addition to your family!!!

[Atreyu]

Congrats Holly - he looks beautiful. :)

So when's No. 2 coming? :D :p :angel

[Miranda Tarkin]

congratulations! I am so happy that you and the ickle one are ok :D

[Park Kraken]

Congratulations on the baby. I'm happy for all three of you. Be sure to post progress pics at least once every three months.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Just some updates on Owen - his billirubin count went up too high again, so we had to get the do-it-at-home-phototherapy lights. He wasn't too happy about that, and neither was I. :( Thankfully when we went back the next day for a follow up blood test, his count was down and we could discontinue the light therapy! Hooray!

Poor lil' guy is still a bit yellow in the face, but his color is still getting better. Now, if we'd just have a few more sunny days here...

And we went to the pediatrician last Monday, and he was back to his birth weight of 5 bls 12 oz already! We went back this past Monday and he'd gained more weight and was at 6 pounds even! Yay! Way to go Owen! :D

I've been worrying about him eating enough, so it was nice to find out he'd not starving to death while we both learn how the breastfeeding thing works. :p

And, today he had a bath.

[Mu Satach]

Photo 1 - "WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO ME!!!"

Photo 2 - "AAAaaahhhhh aveeno!"

=)

[Flux]

Poor little guy! Glad to hear he's doing ok.

[Damien E. Dervish]

Yeah. The Billi-Reuben count is an unusual rating and point system. Kinda like a several-point car inspection system, but for babies.

Jaundice can be such a pain, along with the blessings and curses of breastfeeding. Getting him to latch on can be a pain, along with the whole letdown process. And let's not talk about expressing, or the chapped nipples.

Glad to hear everything's steadily improving. You and your growing family will be in my prayers, Hollie. :)

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Pumping is a blast! :|

Thankfully I don't have to do it anymore, just if I 'need' to.

[Eve]

I'm late! Congratulations lady!

[Jedieb]

OMG, congrats LD! That kitchen sink picture brings back some memories. I'm sorry you had such a long labor. All 3 of ours don't add up to 10 hours. In fact, our 2nd could have been born in the hospital parking lot if a friend hadn't of met us there and taken our son off our hands.

So, as you left the hospital, were you guys asking yourselves; "Holy crap, they're just letting us walk out of here with this kid?!"

[Lilaena De'Ville]

:lol Yeah it was a little bizarre to finally be let go and on the way home. Plus the whole maternity ward is locked down like a prison and all the babies have lojack on them to keep them safe from baby-nappers, so to get to go out with a baby is unusual. :)

Getting home, too, was sort of unreal. Suddenly the responsibility hits you even more than it did after he was born... and Owen is so little. Makes me a little nervous, though I'm much better now than I was two weeks ago.

[Jedieb]

I'm so happy for you. It's been so long, I'd forgotten what those first few days with our son were like. Treasure every moment, before you know he'll be sitting on the couch watching The Simpsons Movie with his Dad. And when you see both of them laughing a little TOO hard at the Dare Contest between Homer and Bart, be afraid, be VERY afraid...

[Lilaena De'Ville]

:lol They already like watching the Game together, whatever sport it happens to be. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/jainhollie/owen/week2029.jpg
Three weeks old :)

[Freight Train]

I want his hat.

[Slab]

I dunno. The sweater....if that is a sweater...looks mighty comfy. :lol

I see we have a camera poser. And at such an early age. You've got quite the photogenic baby, LD. :)

And are those books in the background copies of that "Wheel" series? The full name escapes me, considering I haven't read them. Just think I recognize the spines. And I think the Tor Fantasy Logo?

Now, if they were Necroscope books, I'd spy 'em a mile away and the Tor Horror logo....

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Yeah :o those are the Wheel of Time books. Wanna know what I hate? Getting a series in paperback and then being so impatient for the new additions that you get them in hardcover when they come out, so that your book collection is all mismatched. :p

And he's wearing a little footed sleeper. It DOES look comfy, doesn't it!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/jainhollie/owen/week2032.jpg
The yellow hat really brings out the remaining jaundice in his face though :( AND that hat is already a little too small for him. He's only worn it once! Daddy got it for him while we were in the hospital along with an Oregon Ducks onsie (size 12 months). Newborn size hat. :p Daddy is silly. :love