worth william shingler

We were blessed with our sweet son, Worth William, on Tuesday, June 7 at 1:13 pm. His name comes from my mother's maiden name (Bloodworth) and Brad's dad - William (bill).

*delivery details - feel free to skip!*

I was due on June 5 (our anniversary) and decided that I wasn't going 8 days over my due date like I did with Mary Van. The Tuesday before my due date I was 2 cm dilated and 50% effaced so we thought he would come any day. We set an induction for June 7 just in case. I was having a lot of contractions all week and through the weekend but not at consistent intervals.

We went back to the doctor on Monday, June 6 and I was 3 cm and still 50%. So, we went to the hospital at 6 on Tuesday morning. After the usual hurry up and wait, we got settled in the delivery room. One of mom's former students was my nurse and she was great. With Mary Van, my bp bottomed out from the epidural and I was throwing up and needed oxygen for the few hours before and through labor. I also had the shakes like crazy after delivery. Katie, the nurse, was able to manage those reactions really well! The anesthesiologist administered the epidural slowly and we gradually cranked it up. I did have about 45 minutes of feeling really woozy but Katie gave me some ephedra via IV and it worked really quickly to bring my bp back up. She gave zofran once labor was imminent to keep the nausea at bay as well. (I was still throwing up that morning as we got ready to leave for the hospital.)

Dr Joseph came in around 9 to break my water. I'm having a hard time remembering but I think we did the epidural next. He started it slow and it took a while to start working so we bumped up the doseage. That's when I got a little woozy but the ephedra kicked in quickly once I got it. Then I think we did the lowest level of pitocin. Around 11, I was already up to 8 cm. I was 10 cm at 12:30. Dr j came in at 1 and worth was here at 1:13. I pushed 3-4 times each through 4 contractions. And didn't feel a thing! ;)

He was 8 lbs, 11 oz and 22 inches with a full head of dark hair. I was not expecting him to be that big!! They had to do his footprints on an angle for the birth records because they wouldn't fit! The pediatrician said that any baby over 8.5 lbs is considered large and that's in the 5% percentile.

Because of his size, he had low blood sugar and a low temp. They got his temp regulated pretty quickly but he had to have a formula supplement because my milk wasn't getting him enough calories. We were able to sleep well the first night because they kept him to feed him. Otherwise, I was nursing and giving him 2 oz of high calorie formula until Sunday. His blood sugar has improved since my milk came in but we go to doctor today to confirm. He was 8 lbs, 7.5 oz on Friday so his weight is good and he should be back up to birth weight today.

*update - his weight is not up but down. :( blood sugar was good however. we go back tomorrow to meet with the actual doctor (instead of practitioner) to get a plan in place and answers. We are supplementing again and feeding every two hours but he hates the formula and throws up a lot.*

*update #2 - I feel so much better after meeting with the pediatrician. I was pretty hormonal and emotional yesterday. Worth had gained 1.5 oz since yesterday. They weighed him and then I nursed before they weighed him again. He took 2.5 oz from me and the doctor was very happy about that. We stopped the formula since he hates it and I am feeding on demand. He said you don't want to see babies his age lose weight but was happy with his blood sugar and today's numbers. Hopefully they continue in that direction this weekend. We go back Monday for another weight check.*

Selfie after the epidural and before delivery. Bliss. :)

He's here!

Happy daddy

Big, hairy boy!

Love

A resident, Katie and dr Joseph. Great team!

With bb

With pap

With uncle Levi

Aunt Megan and uncle Adi were tending cousin Wyatt so we will all get together over the 4th

Sweet snuggles

Papoose

With MV and papa

MV is so sweet with worth. She wants to help with him and kiss him all the time. I love it.

With nana and papa

With Sela and Damir

Chilling with pap

Seriously wide-eyed and picking up his head the day after he was born.

And he has hairy legs! I feel like (nerd alert) Zeus when Athena sprang from his head fully formed. He is so big and is so developed. I asked the doctor if he thought my due date was figured incorrectly. Ha.

Sweet Mary Van. She may love worth but she has started acting out a little more since we've been home. I'm sure that is to be expected. She has moved upstairs to her big girl room and bed, is being potty-trained and has moved up to a new class at daycare which requires her to lose her paci during naps. Plus a baby brother after mama and daddy being in the hospital for days. All in the last two months. So we are working on trying to discipline her and manage her tantrums. Fun!

Sweet kiss

Mommy's little helper

Headed home!

We are home! We had to wait a while on dr Joseph to do his circumcision so it was almost 5 on Thursday before we left. Brad was ready. He hates the hospital couch and didn't get any sleep. I told him I would swap with him. No sleep for the last nine months or the next three (at least). ;)

Helping put lotion on his feet

Baby burrito

Lap full of love

He loves his mama roo!

i think worth looks just like his sister did.  his nose is a little more upturned and he has more hair but otherwise, they are very similar as babies.  here are some of her...

pregnancy #2

So, this pregnancy has been better than with Mary Van.  I was sick right at 4 weeks and knew what that meant!  I got on some different medicine this time (diclegis and phenergan instead of just Zofran) and I think that has helped a lot.  I started out taking 4 diclegis a day but you have to take it on an empty stomach so that was tough.  I tried to cut back my dosage but got uber-sick so I knew the meds were working.  I still have rough mornings and evenings but the new meds and my past experience helped me handle it a little better.  I was able to work through the bad months this time instead of being bed-ridden. 

 

I do think my fatigue is much worse.  I feel so faint just getting up off the couch.  And I feel like my nausea has lasted longer.  I am not sure if I really do feel worse at this point than with Mary Van or if I just felt SO bad with her the first 6 months that the last three were ok in comparison.  I don't have the light sensitivity or dry eyes that I had with her.  I do have oiler skin and hair so I was pretty sure it was a boy (higher testosterone levels) from the beginning.  I have had much more trouble with swollen ankles this time.  It was actually worse the last month or two than now; I try to sit as much as possible.  My nose is much more stopped up and bloody as well.  Ugh. 

 

I am bigger and carrying higher this time than I did with Mary Van.  I have included some comparison pictures below.  At 36 weeks, they were guessing Worth is 6.5 lbs with lots of hair.  I have the heartburn to prove it.  (Lots of Nexium, Tums and Alka Seltzer chews) Mary Van was 7 lbs 14 oz so an 8-pounder is not out of the question.  She had a fair amount of hair also but my heartburn is way worse this time.  I cannot eat anything but bread at 6 for dinner.  If I try to eat something different or later in the evening, I have the worst reflux all night and cannot sleep a wink.  Of course, sleep is pretty elusive at this point anyway. 

 

I had a bad stomach bug at 35 weeks and had to be hospitalized because I couldn't keep anything down and got dehydrated.  I had one with MV too but managed to get myself healthy.  This time, nothing was working.  We went in on a Monday about 5 but they couldn't find veins due to my loss of fluid.  3 hours later, I still felt sick.  They moved my IV (ouch) and kept me overnight because Worth's pulse was up over 200 as well.  I have a swollen thyroid gland and they wanted to do blood work on that also.  That all came out ok and hopefully swelling will go away after he is here.  I was able to eat and got more energy on Tuesday after 3.5 bags of fluid.  I don't recommend getting the stomach bug while pregnant.  :(

 

 

Sonogram from 20 week appt.  I cannot wait to see how much (or not) Worth looks like Mary Van.

 

 

He didn't really cooperate at the 36 week appointment.  You can see hands and feet in front of his profile. 

 

 

 

19 weeks

 

 

20 weeks with Mary Van

(I was so sick with her that I lost 15 lbs those first few months)

 

 

20 weeks with Worth

 

 

20 weeks at MV's birthday and Worth's reveal

 

 

25 weeks

(at the sprinkle with our sweet family, Megan is 28 weeks here)

 

 

27 weeks

(Megan came to stay while the workers stained their finished basement; she is 30 weeks here)

 

 

28 weeks

(St Patrick's Day)

 

28 weeks with Mary Van

 

 

32 weeks

(in Athens to celebrate Uncle Levi's PhD)

 

 

35 weeks

 

38 weeks

(excuse the work bathroom)

 

40 weeks with Mary Van

 

 

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