Maya Presley Roberts

I woke up this morning and didn't feel right. I went to the gym like usual but could only go about 1 mile per hour on the elliptical and really just felt like garbage. I went to work, but continued to feel really bad. I called my OB, Dr. Wild, and got an appointment for 2 PM because I knew something just wasn't right. At the appointment, Dr. Wild said that I was dilated and effaced more than I was 4 days prior at my last appointment and he recommended going over to the hospital so he could break my water. His other option was for me to go home and possibly turn around several hours later when my water broke naturally. I went for option #1.



After breaking my water, I pretty much went into labor immediately. Because I am a creature of habit, I got cold again and had the shakes just like my first labor. My wonderful husband was beside me the whole time.

Mom raced over to the hospital after picking up Delaney from daycare and bringing her home where Debbie was waiting for her.

Some highlights/lowlights of this labor/hospital experience:
1) The nurses had to stick me FIVE times to run the IV's. Apparently my veins kept rolling which was so so so so painful. This, obviously, was a low.
2) The anesthesiologist told me that a woman who had a C-section scheduled for that day canceled because she realized she didn't want to have a Virgo baby. This one goes out to you Larry and Jessica!! Sorry---this one is a Virgo. We have too many Libras in the house already.
3) Huge highlight----I entered the hospital at 3 PM, and 4 hours later----my wonderful new daughter was born at 7:20. How about that for fast???? It was like, water broke, get epidural, pain and shakes for a while, push REALLY hard for 30 minutes, and out pops Maya. (I make it sound so simple don't I?)

***Maya Presley Roberts. Born at 7:20 PM. 7 pounds 10 ounces. 19 1/2 inches. 14 in circumference head---and I felt every bit of that big 'ol noggin. :)

One scary thing when she was born---the cord was wrapped around her neck. I couldn't tell this from my position but apparently they had to give her oxygen and do deep suctioning to her lungs which is quite traumatic for a newborn. All of this meant I couldn't hold her right away and she had to be taken to the nursery to wait to see a neo-natologist. Apparently Maya was breathing really rapidly and her color was white/blue. They were worried they might have to do a feeding tube. The nurses told me the information and I was so nervous and scared but Randy was with Maya in the nursery and he kept coming back to the room and saying that she was absolutely beautiful and looked fine. It took about 1 1/2 hours but then I got to hold Maya and she got the A-OK from the doctors that she was perfect.

My take on all of this is that my body and Maya were telling me that she was ready to come out today. They didn't know the cord was around her neck but maybe my body and Maya did. She was only 9 days early but I am grateful she came when she did. Not only because she is happy and healthy, but also because can you imagine how big she would have been if she had brewed longer? YIKES!!!

Maya gets weighed at the hospital--7 pounds 10 ounces

Randy takes Maya's first close-up video

Perfect little Maya.

My first time holdng Little Miss M.

Grammy and her new granddaughter.

The proud daddy.

A big kiss from daddy.

Maya already seems to be a very alert baby---just like Delaney was.

It was a calm and quiet first night in the hospital. Maya slept in the nursery and went for 4 hour stretches in between feedings. That's my girl!!!

The next day we had lots of visitors...
Nana--the happy great-grandmother.

Randy went to pick up Delaney from home where she was hanging out with Debbie. It was so wonderful to see her and I felt like it had been years even though it had only been one day.

Delaney came to the hospital to meet her little sister. It was such a sweet and wonderful moment.






Like mommy like Maya with matching pajamas.

The Night before it all.....

I was quite exhausted this week and my mom came over Sunday night and brought us pizza so I wouldn't have to cook. It was such a nice treat! She hung out and played with Delaney. Little did we know what would happen the next day...

Mom actually went inside Delaney's ball tent with her. It provided for some good photo ops.

Greek Festival

Here are the last pregnant pics you will ever see of me. I won't be torturing you any more. This is at 39 weeks and feeling it.

My belly couldn't possibly get any bigger. I will say---that I have made it through this pregnancy, same as the first, without any stretch marks or permanent strange belly damage.

We went to the Greek Festival for some tasty treats and fun for Delaney. She loved the little train ride.

Delaney loved the little train ride at the Greek Festival




Delaney had no problem with the helicopter ride. I can't wait until the State Fair now! She is going to ride everything!!


Delaney and her daddy splint a gyro. Randy had the meat and Delaney had the bread. We also managed as a family to eat a chicken dinner, appetizer plate, spanekopita, and french fries. Oink oink!!!

Pumpkins. Hats, and the Last Pool Day of 2010

I think this was taken around 38 weeks. I don't know...just call me "The Great Pumpkin".



Delaney was playing in her room and went and put on her pink snow hat. I asked her to find some more hats for me and Randy to wear. This is what she came up with. Aren't we attractive???

Delaney loses her fear of jumping into the pool.

At the end of the summer, Delaney shows off her skills she learned for the past couple of months. Good kicking and no fear of zipping around the pool. She also finally got over her fear of putting her face in the water to blow bubbles. Yay Delaney!!!

Happy Labor Day 2010!!!

On Labor Day The Roberts fam took out our friend Jackie's boat to Lake Murray for a day of fun, sun, and fishing. Delaney took to the lake/boat/etc...immediately and was right at home.



Delaney loved sitting in the seat zooming around the lake in the boat.

Practicing her boating skills.

Delaney had no problems with jumping right in that murkey lake water. It felt really good and she liked spotting the turtles nearby.

Daddy and Delaney enjoying some peanuts (roasted and boiled---D's new favorite) for a little lake snack.

Doin' a little fishing---Delaney liked to play with the worms but she wasn't really too helpful to the fishing cause as she kept throwing them into the water.



The girls riding in the back of the boat.



Randy lets Delaney actually take the wheel for a little bit---we were going really slow, I promise.

We ran into a big gaggle of geese and Delaney shared some of her goldfish with them.





A goldfish for you, a goldfish for me. Delaney feeds the ducks at the lake.

Style

Delaney is such a princess at school...I go to pick her up and her hair always looks better than how I did it that morning.

The 2's teacher for the other room, Mrs. Tami, always likes to style Delaney's hair and she did this fabulous do one day.

Randy says that I have ghettofied our child with some of my choices in clothing. This shirt is the BOMB! Yes---the gold chain is a part of the shirt. And I love a little RUN DMC. What's up "My Adidas"?

While at Babies R Us buying a new monitor we ran into this little guy who just cracked us up and of course we had to buy it. The girl at the cash register said that all of the workers play with them after they close. I would too. For hours.

DON’T FALL ASLEEP

DON’T FALL ASLEEP

Okay---done now. My ridiculous giggling over this stuff is getting too obnoxious. This is the best stuff ever.