Avery's G-ma

a few more pictures

2005-09-03T11:16:00.000-07:00

Robyn instructed me not to publish too many pictures. She wanted to do the publishing when she gets home.
Do you think she'll have the time? :) The above picture is my first of the three of them together. Look carefully and you'll Avery in her first ski cap. Her little hand is poking out from under Robyn's index finger.
Avery is letting me know that she is not happy with they way I'm wrapping her up. Oh my! What a big mouth you have for such a little girl.
Avery is checking out her G-ma. I guess I passed inspection because she allowed me to hold her for over an hour. What a thrill!

MORE WITH AVERY

2005-09-01T21:20:00.000-07:00

These pictures are in reverse order of how they were taken. Hopefully I will get better at this real soon. They are of Avery with her youngest uncle who cut cross country run this morning just to be one of the very first to hold and love on her. I think this cost him a chance to run in this weekend's meet. Love of family runs deep.

Is that a wink or the evil eye? A wink I'm sure. He has quite a following of "babes"

He is, as we all are, in awe of this beautiful gift from God.

With cautious trust Jaime is handing Avery off to the kid uncle.

Stay Tuned!

More about today's events to come tomorrow.

HNT - Avery with daddy's big hand

2005-09-01T21:04:00.000-07:00

SOME OF THE DETAILS

2005-09-01T13:18:00.000-07:00

Last night (Wed. 7-31-05) Robyn called me at about 9:30. We talked and I timed her contractions until Jamie got home from work around 10:45. At that time she was contracting every 6 to 7 min with most contractions lasting about 60 seconds. Jamie called us at 2:30 am to say that they were at the hospital and that Robyn was going to have a c-section. Her Daddy and I got to the hospital at 3:00.
MY SOAPBOX
When we arrived we were told that she was having a c-section because Avery's heart rate declined from 152 to 138 during "a single" contraction while the dr was checking her.BTW an infant is not considered in distress unless the heart rate drops below 100 for several contractions. We sat with Robyn and Jamie in her labor room watching the monitor as she contracted for the next hour and Avery's heart rate never dropped below 148!! The dr never checked Robyn or the monitor tape again before he had her wheeled back to the or at 4:00:( I firmly believe that the dr. wanted Avery delivered before office hours and in time for him to get in somemore sleep before his day began. It makes me so mad!! Robyn wasn't given a fair chance to deliver on her own, she didn't want a c-section,but she was not firm with the dr about her desires. The hospital she is at has a 40% c-section rate:( because the doctors there make sure the deliveries don't interfer with their other plans -- their sleep, office hrs., golf, vacation or weekend plans.
THE REST OF THE STORY
Robyn was wheeled out of the labor room at 4:01 with Jamie not fae behind. Avery was wheeled into the nursery for a clean up at 4:28, one minute after her official birth time of 4:27. Jamie, a friend of his, her daddy and I all got to watch and take pictures of the proceedings my request the nurses did not put the drops in Avery's eye during this procedure. YEA! for the nurses. At least Avery could see her Mommy clearly when she nursed for the first time :) I'm not sure of the exact time Robyn was brought back to the room or what time Avery was taken to Robyn to nurse. It wasn't all that long but yet seemed like an eternity at the time. Avery took to nursing like she'd been doing it all her life. Robyn did a great job of nursing Avery too. I'm SO PROUD OF THEM BOTH! They looked so beautiful together and Jamie was so sweet and tender with them. He was just beaming when he held Avery in his great big hands. All for now. I'll try posting more pictures later tonight .
Thank-you all for your prayers and words of encouragement for Robyn these past several months. I know she loves you all.

SHE IS HERE!!!! FINALLY

2005-09-01T12:57:00.000-07:00

Avery Juliette
September 1, 2005
4:27 a.m.
8 lbs. 12 ozs.
19 3/4 inches
a beauty and a wonder

On the way out the door

2005-08-26T12:33:00.000-07:00

We're ready and packed. Robyn is here. She brought her little brother a goody bag, she is so sweet. She made peanubutter tcookies from a receive of amass. I guess she chose that flavor because that's the only flavor she is tasting these days. Anyway-- she's NOT in LABOR right now so we are on our way.

Avery is coming this weekend!

2005-08-25T20:48:00.000-07:00

I saw Robyn this afternoon and she looked great and in good humor but still very pregnant. The poor thing, that waiting game is a real bummer. But, I have a plan to get Avery here this weekend -I'm leaving town and I'm sure she'll be on her way. Pappy or what ever Avery decides to call him and I are taking one of Robyn's younger brother off to college leaving tomorrow. We'll only be 4 or 5 hours from here and will come back pronto as soon as we get the word from either Robyn or Jamie. So, don't expect any more posts from me until Sunday or Avery's birth, which ever comes first.

2005-08-22T21:01:00.000-07:00

Avery's mommy went to the hospital this morning thinking she might be in labor. She posted that info on her blog but did not tell me. Then after it was decided that she was not truly in labor she came home and updated her post telling what was said to her at the hospital. I tried to call her several times only getting the "machine". I knew she had a scheduled Dr. appointment at 4:00 and was waiting a call about what happened and was said at the appointment. At 6:00 PM I had to open this blog account so that I could post on her blog asking her to please let me in on what was happening. After all, this is my FIRST GRANDCHILD and she my eldest daughter and I am rightfully excited about this major event in OUR lives as well as concerned.

I'm NOT INFAVOR OF INDUCTIONS
I hope the Dr does not strongly encourage an induction for his convenience, which seems to be the trend in this area these days. I know she is very uncomfortable and tired of being pg, but her due date is not until tomorrow. An induction at this point could easily end in a c-section.

AVERY'S MOMMY'S BIRTH STORY
Daughter Dear was three plus weeks over due when all 9lbs.9ozs. of her was forced out into this cold cruel world. I'm sure she was hanging on to my ribs with all her might by her toenails. The Dr couldn't believe she hung in there so long since I was walking around dilated to 4 cm. since her due date. The induction was unbelievably swift. The Dr ruptured the membrane at apx. 11:50AM as the nurse was hooking up the IV pitocin. Doc left to go to lunch and said he would check in on me in an hour or so. He was barely on the elevator (12:00PM) when I informed the nurse that I had to push. She was not about to believe me until I got ugly and yelled with the next contraction"I'm going to Push!" At that point she decided to check me, then instructed me to pant, started wheeling me to delivery room and frantically had someone call the Dr STAT to the delivery room. He never had a chance to gown up and barely got gloves on when Avery's beautiful mommy arrived at 12:31 PM almost 28 1/2 years ago. The first sound I heard her make was her slurping on her pudgy little fist. What a delight! If I had known then what I know now,3 more babies later, I would never have panted or waited on the Dr.

MY POINT IS
All this to say babies come when they are ready unless they set up camp and prolong their arrival to an unhealthy extreme. Avery hasn't shown signs of setting up camp yet.

UPDATE
As I typed this Avery's mommy did call me to fill me in on the day's events. She is at home, not being induced. The Dr did offer her an induction but she declined at this time. I PROUD OF YOU GIRL, you made a good decision for both yourself and Avery. She has an appointment with the Dr Aug. 31 unless Avery wants to see him sooner;)