Almost a year..

Wow, I can't believe I haven't updated since June of last year. So here's the short version:

I was set to be induced August 30 due to high blood pressure and PUPPPS. On August 27 my blood pressure shot up to 160/92, and I was feeling pretty crappy. I called L&D and they told me to come in. My BP was still high when I got there, and although it dropped a bit the on-call OB told me she wanted to induce. I was at a 2, 75% effaced [or close..] and she said that there was only a 1% chance it would lead to a c-section. We were good to go.

6 hours after Pitocin my water broke. I was dilated to a 4, and after 9 hours of Pitocin I asked for an epidural. I was having back labor, and contractions were less then a minute apart so I had no time to rest. After 30 hours of back labor, an epidural that was only working on 1 side, and failing to progress past an 8 they decided to do a c-section. I was ready to push but there was still a bit of cervix in the way, and the baby had never dropped down.

The c-section was intense, especially since I refused to let them place another catheter for a spinal, so my half effective epidural had to do. I just wanted to be done!! I delivered a beautiful baby girl, almost 9 pounds!

Fast forward 8 months.. she is an amazing little girl, super smart and has a bright personality. She weighs 22 pounds now, nice and healthy! I love being a SAHM and love spending all my time with my daughter.

I hate the weight I put on during pregnancy, and have decided to update my blog with my attempt at losing weight and getting fit.... here goes nothin!