Reese is here!

Reese Wayne Pulsipher

November 3, 2009

4:35 p.m.

7 lbs. 7 oz.

20 1/2 inches tall

Reeses parents and nana Weech went into the hospital on Monday November 2, 2009 to have him induced. Chelle was given a drug called Cervidel to soften or "ripen" the birth area. It was left in for a total of 12 hours and produced pretty hard contractions which Chelle dealt with without any pain medications. Twelve hours later to all of our disappointment there were no results. They told her to rest and the doctor would decide the next morning what would be the next plan. After having contractions all night long Chelle was dialated to 1 cm and 70% effaced at 7 in the morning. She continued to have some strong contractions so asked for an epidural. The doctor checked her at around 8:20 in the morning and she was then dialated to 2 cm and was 80% effaced. He then ordered that she be given a small dose of Pitoscin to speed her labor up a bit. He also broke her water. They told her that Reese would probablly be born about 12 hours later that night. The contractions started to prgress and get stronger. Shaun went home to take a shower and study a little for a test he had the next day. Chelle's mom and dad stayed with her as she continued to labor. At about 10:20 in the morning she was really starting to feel strong contractions. An hour she was really feeling pressure and we asked the nurse to check her. We were all expecting her to be dialated to only around 4 cm but to all of our excitement when the nurse checed her at 11:20 she was dialated to 7 cm. Chelle's mom quickly called Shaun and told him the news and he hurried back to the hospital. At about 12:20 the nurse checked her again and Chelle was 8 cm and 100% effaced. At 1 p.m. the contractions were really getting uncomfortable and Chelle was feeling a lot of pressure. She was then at 9 cm and the baby was at a plus 1 station so progress was quickly being made. After a few extremely hard contractions around 1:20 p.m. Chelle was in a lot of pain so the nurse checked her again and she was dialated to 10 cm and the baby was at a plus 2 station. At 1:30 the labor nurse told her she could see little Reese's hair and that he was about two strong pushes away. So Chelle began to push! And Push! And Push! After pushing for 2 hours and with no movement from the baby the labor nurse called the doctor to let him know what was going on. He asked to talk to Shaun. The doctor told Shaun that he thought Chelle was just to narrow to have the baby naturally. So they both agreed that it was time for a C-Section.

The Pitoscin was removed from the IV pump. The anesthiesiologist was called back to give Chelle some extra medications to prepare her for the wait until the doctor got there. Chelle's mom went out to the waiting room where Mike (Chelle's dad) was and gave him the news. Then they wheeled her to the surgery room. Shaun suited up in his surgery stuff. Everyone waited for the doctor to arrive. Finally, at around 3:30 The doctor came. Shaun went back to be with Chelle. Mike and I waited in the surgery waiting room. At about 4:55 the nurses and Shaun and baby Reese came out of the surgery room. Chelle was being sewed up and then had to wait in recovery for around and hour to hour and a half. So we followed Shaun and baby Reese. They bathed and took all the baby's vitals and we watched outside the nursery window.

Chelle got back up to her room around 6ish. She couldn't wait to hold the baby. They brought the baby to her around 15 minutes after they got her settled in her room. At around 9:30 Shaun and Mike went home. I stayed with her until around 12:30 in the morning as they were going to give her a roomate. Chelle was exhausted so we asked that the baby go to the nursery for a few hours so she could sleep. Her roomate liked the lights and TV on and never turned them off from the time she got to the room at 3 a.m.

She also had lots of visitors sometimes 5 at a time which was breaking the rules...so with the help of the nursing staff Chelle was moved to a private room at 5 p.m. on November 4th. On Friday November 6th at around noon her hemoglobin continued to be critically low so a blood tranfusion was ordered.

On Saturday morning November 7th The Pulsipher's took thier baby home.

DAVEN

I was looking at my Blog page and realized something very special was missing. DAVEN! Daven is our 19 month old grandson. He is a joy. We went to visit him and his parents in August. The highlight of our time there was Daven calling us my our new names- "Nana" and "Bampa" or "Pa" for short. WOW! What a sweet thing to hear. It is definately right up there with our own kids saying "Mama and Dada" for the first time! Daven loves to climb...He mastered the stairs with no problem...then he to all our amazement started climbing the stairs from the other side of the rail. He was right there with his mommy as she was standing on chairs...He was delightful to watch. Here are a few pictures from our trip.

~Every Child is a Story to be Told~

So I took Chelle today to get an ultrasound of Reese. She is 33 weeks along. At first it was hard to see his face as he was hiding it with his feet and hands...He literally was rolled up like a basketball. But, with coaxing from the tech and his mommy he let us take a look at him. I was surprized to see how chubby his little cheeks were...and he had a cute button nose. I am more excited than ever to see him make his debut into this world.

I have done geneology through the years...I decided to put up five generations although I have gone back many generations on most of my lines...It is even documented that Princess Diana is in my line....That must be where I get my dark blue eyes. haha

Empty Nest - But loving it!

So the day has finally come....your last child has gone to college or moved out of your home or gotten married. Here you are, alone with your spouse for the first time in many years. So now what? Its been a long time since you weren't focused on your kids. In fact, it's probablly been hard to find the time to do much for yourself or your husband because you've been so busy raising the kids. Finally, after all these years, you are going to face a whole different environment in your home and if you're like lots of us, you might be apprehensive about it because you have no idea what to expect. Here are some tricks to making this time easier, more enjoyable, and less stressful.
1. First, take pride in how well you've done with your kids. Accepting and feeling good about the great job you've done not only makes you feel good, it is critical to helping you move forward in this stage of your life.
2. Stop telling yourself how upset you are. You didn't lose anything. Your kids are out living their lives, being happy, successful, and are exactly where they need to be. Telling yourself, your kids, and your spouse how upset you are simply makes it harder for everyone. It isn't fair to make your kids feel guilty about wanting to live their own lives. Besides- you haven't died, you're still their mom!
3. Prepare yourself mentally a long time before of your last child leaves home. Start doing things that make you happy. Start a project with your husband. Take a trip with your spouse somewhere you've always wanted to go. Develop hobbies you have always wanted to pursue but never had the time. You can even see yourself enjoying a quiet evening with your spouse watching a movie. Do what you did before the kids were born- DATE! There is no limit to all the positive things you can imagine.
4. Don't let the negative stuff come and take room in your mind. Whenever those negative feelings start coming around, make the effort to consciously replace them with the positive ones you are creating. By the time the actual time comes, you will be used to feeling good about it and things will be so much easier. Just remember that your nest is not empty, you are just making room for other things. You will see your kids coming and going from your home, but just know that whatever they decide to do, you are going to be fine because you are choosing to think right so you can feel and act right no matter what.

MRSA and Me!

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Anyone who’s ever tested positive for an MRSA infection will know what I’m talking about here. I’m curious to know when if ever, you can be declared free of this dreaded superbug? I guess the standard procedure seems to be to aim for three consecutive negative screening swabs. Is this seriously enough to give you the green light for all-clear? Or does a requisite time-frame have to elapse before a recurrence/repeat recurrence can be ruled out? I believe that the medical profession does not seem to want to know or care about the reality of recurrence. My feeling is that once you have MRSA Status, it seems that you will be viewed as a ‘threat’ to society and believe me, it produces some ‘interesting’ reactions. The interesting thing though is you may be infected with MRSA for years before it is diognosed…but once it’s public…Watch Out!!

I think (although I can’t pinpoint this for sure) that I caught MRSA at a hospital when I had my sinus surgery in 2007. It wasn’t until August 2009 that I was cultured and diognosed with the dreaded MRSA which was colonized in my sinuses. Since 2007 I have had constant ear and sinus infections all treated with antibiotics. Because of all these infections I have considerable hearing loss. I have gone regularly to my family doctor and specialists my Pulminologist and my ENT Doctor... Now after all this time and all these antibiotics I'm told that only two antibiotics will work to kill this Super Bug called MRSA. Unfortunately, it won't be long before this Super Bug is immuned to these antibiotics too. Then the only course of action left will be a Hospital stay to be treated with Vancomiocyn. I dread that day! After all, isn't that where all this started and what happens after that drug quits working?…Hopefully they will invent another drug by the time that happens. I still have my sinus headaches and other symptoms. But, when I returned to the doctor that diognoised my MRSA…I was told that I would have to wait to have another culture because they will not take another culture only periodically. I need to find another ENT and also an Infectious Disease Doctor.

Life goes on…and the fight begins! One thing in my corner is my faith. Mike and Shelton gave me a blessing the other day and I have faith in the Power of that blessing… I must always remember to have faith because with God anything is possible. I will be fine.

Have you got any views on this I'd love to hear?

Chelle's GLOWING and about to POP!

Chelle is glowing and getting bigger every day. They will be welcoming their son Reese to the world around Halloween. This will be our second grandbaby and grandson. We are excited to meet this sweet little boy! I have been invited to be in the delivery room when he is born. I'm looking forward to being able to be there when Reese makes his grand entry into this world!