Grayson John Malloy

Well it's a BOY!! He arrived on February 19 at 11:19pm. He weighed 9lb 1oz, 21 1/2 inches long. What a big boy, Brady actually was 9lb 1oz and was 22 inches long, so Grayson was almost exactly what his daddy was.

Here is a quick story of how Grayson arrived. I started having contractions at 1:00am on Friday (19th) morning. They started at 2 minutes apart right away. I labored at home until 3:30am. We arrived at the hospital at 4am. Contractions were 2 minutes and I was dilated to 1cm. My water started to leak after about 2 hours of being there. At about 10:30 I progressed to 4cm. At this point I the contractions were pretty intense, so I opted for an epidural. They broke my water at 2:30. This did nothing to make me dilate any further. They administered pitocin at 4:15pm to see if that would help dilate more, but it also did nothing. At about 8pm my epidural wore off because I had stopped pushing the self-medicating bolus thinking I was getting sick from it. At this point they started to talk c-section, and that was about 10:30 pm. At 11:00pm they checked me and I was still at 4cm. We were done. They prepped me for a c-section, Brady donned the surgical garb and we were off. Grayson was born at 11:21pm and the reason he couldn't come into this world the vaginal way was because his head was cocked to the left and stuck. Maybe due to his size and the fact that there just wasn't enough room in there for him to right his self, caused the c-section. I got up into the room about 11:45pm and got to meet my son.

We have been home for 5 days now. Grayson is a very mellow baby and hardly cries or fusses. I feel very fortunate. My milk is slow to come but they insist that is because they loaded me with tons of fluid for the section and before the milk comes in they say I have to loose this fluid. (Mind you I already had a fluid issue before they even talked c-section.) It is a little better every day, but my legs and feet are still abnormally large. Grayson had a little bit of jaundice so we have had to feed him every 2 hours to get rid of it. Today we went to the hospital and his numbers were good and that is gone. Now I don't have to wake him up at night ...or day....to feed every 2 hours. He can eat when he is hungry. Too bad I still have to pump every 2 hours to keep the milk coming...but I think he might sleep a lot more tonight. We will let you know.

Here are a few pictures of this healthy boy.

40 WEEKS!!!!!

Well here we are 40 weeks!! I was hoping I wouldn't see this week but I suppose most women do. I went to the doctor today and it was the best visit I have had so far. So if you remember I was 50% effaced last Friday, at a station -1 and dilated to a 1. Well...today (not even a week later) I am 80% effaced, at a station +1 and still dilated to a 1. I could not believe that!! Talk about making some progress in less than a week. She said she was surprised I have not been having contrations. I am however expierencing A LOT of cramps, she that is a very good sign. She also said she would not be surprised to see me at the hospital with int he next couple days or at least by this weekend. YEA!! However, if nothing happens by this weekend, we go in on Monday morning at 9am to get checked again and start the induction process.
Other than that nothing else much new. Mom is coming home tomorrow, her plane gets in around 3:30. I am so excited to see her and have her here for all of this. Wish dad was coming home too but we will be seeing him in just a few shorts weeks!! We can't wait to get down to FL with our new little family and have a nice little vacation!!
Here are the final belly shots, 40 weeks. Wow, it sure if crazy looking at your belly stretched out that much. Kinda scary to think how it will ever look "normal" again. I also thought I would post the first belly shots taken, 13 weeks. Time sure did fly!!
Well, hopefully my next post will be introducing our family and friends to our newest family member!!

40 Weeks!!






13 WEEKS!!

39 Weeks

Alright here we are 39 weeks!! Only 4 days till I reach the 40 week mark. Let me tell you I am SOOOO READY to be done with this. I am sure most all women would say once they reach this point you are very much so ready to be done. I am officially completely uncomfortable, can't sleep and as of last weeks check the doctor doesn't want me working.
When I went to my 38 week check everything looked good I was 25% effaced, dilated to 1 cm and at a station -1. The doctor also noted that my swelling looked to be a little worse and he asked if at night the swelling goes down after raising my legs, I informed him it wasn't seeming to go down like it use to. He than proceeded to tell me that he did not want me working AT ALL anymore. I was, to say the least, very upset with this news. At 38 weeks pregnant that was the last thing I expected to hear. I just figured, crap I have gotten this far you would think if that baby came now it would be okay. He said the reason for him doing this was because it wasn't good for my health or the baby's to be on my feet for 10 hours a day with the swelling I was having. My blood pressure on the other hand is good. Instead of it getting higher it seems to drop every week. At 38 weeks it was 96/60. Soo...nothing to worry about there, which is good. However as I said I was not happy to be told I couldn't work, what was I going to do with myself?? So after talking with my boss and talking with the doctor again I got him to agree to let me work half days. I am to be at a desk sitting doing office work instead of standing and doing clinical work.
Soo...the last week has gone pretty slow. Not working like I usually do seems to make my days go slower. But I guess I am getting a lot done around the house, which is nice.
Today I had my 39 weeks check. I am now 50% effaced, still dilated to a 1cm and at a station -1. So somethings happening I guess...just slowly. I go back on Wednesday and at that time they will check me again and decided if I should come in on the 22nd or the 23rd to get induced. As of right now I am scheduled to be induce on the 23rd at 7am. This is however only taking place if this little guy/girl doesn't come by than. So here is to hoping I am NOT still pregnant on the 23rd!!
Well here are some lovely belly shots at 39 weeks.
I will keep at posted as to what happens after next Wednesday. : )