Welcome! Jenna & Steve Est. October 22, 2005 Cincinnati, Ohio He's here!   Mason Carter December 11, 2007 11:53 a.m. 8 lbs. 8 oz. 21 inches             3 days old, under bililights for jaundice :(           Birth Story: I was scheduled to be induced on Thursday, December 13th due to preeclampsia.  Well, this baby had different plans!  On Monday, December 10th (37w3d), I had some bright red bleeding.  I had also been having what felt like terrible gas pains since that Saturday night.  My doctor told me to come in and be checked out.  Turns out I was 1 cm dilated and 70% effaced.  She thought the bleeding was due to my cervix thinning out.  So I headed home.  I continued to have light bleeding off and on that day, and the "gas pains" persisted.   At around 8:45 that same evening, I was sitting on the couch and felt a popping sensation.  I immediately stood up and went to the bathroom.  As I sat down, there was a large gush...my water had broken!  I paged my doctor and she told me to head to the hospital.  DH was still at work until 9 pm, so I waited until he got home.  I was running around the house trying to gather up last minute items.  By the time we left the house at 9:30, my contractions had started.  When we arrived at the hospital at 10 pm, my contractions were 4 minutes apart.    I had to go through the triage department, where they confirmed that it was amniotic fluid that I was leaking.  I was 2 cm dilated.  Off to labor and delivery!  Got set-up in L&D by about 11:30 pm.  My contractions were still coming strong every 3-4 minutes.  Let me tell you...I thought I had a high pain tolerance, but I guess not...I was hurting!  I tried to put off the epidural as long as possible, but I gave in and got it at around 12:45 am.  The anesthesiologist immediately became my best friend, and I promised to name my son after him...hee hee :)  Seriously, I was in heaven!   At 2 am, I was dilated to 4 cm, and by 4 am I had hit 8 cm!  Yay for good progress!  Unfortunately by 6 am, I had become "stuck" at 9 cm.  My doctor decided to augment with Pitocin to get me to 10 cm, and by 10:45 am, I was ready to push.  I pushed for almost exactly 1 hour, and Mason was born at 11:53 am.  He was 8 pounds, 7.8 ounces and 21 inches long. He had been posterior or "sunny side up", but my doctor was able to successfully turn him face down.  Pushing was much harder than I anticipated, and definitely was the most painful part (lots of pressure!)  I actually pushed so hard that I broke blood vessels in both of my eyes!    Unfortunately, Mason developed jaundice on the day that we were to be discharged.  So the doctors decided to keep him and start him on phototherapy to help bring his bilirubin levels down.  We FINALLY got to come home 5 days after delivery.  Life is wonderful! :)  BFP on 4/24/07! The obligatory picture: First Appointment - May 24th (9 weeks): -Weight, BP, blood drawn, pap, ultrasound (pic below) Second Appointment - June 22nd (13 weeks): -Weight, BP, heard heartbeat on doppler (166 bpm) Third Appointment - July 19th (17weeks): -Weight, BP, heard heartbeat on doppler, blood drawn for quad screen & platelet count Gender Determination Ultrasound - July 24th (17w4d) IT'S A BOY!! His name will be Mason Carter :) Fourth Appointment - August 16th -Weight (-1 lb. so far), BP, doppler check   Fifth Appointment - September 10th -Weight (+1 lb. so far), BP, doppler check Our 3D/4D ultrasound - October 2nd Milestones & Happenings: -Felt first kick (w/ anterior placenta): 21w4d (August 21st) -DH felt the baby at 23w3d (September 3rd) -Growth ultrasound at 29w6d (October 18th): 3.5 pounds -Placed on bedrest due to preeclampsia at 31w3d -Growth ultrasound at 33w6d (November 15th): 5 pounds, 11 ounces -Induction scheduled for December 13th! (37w6d) -36w progress: 1 cm, 'barely effaced' -37w progress: 1.5cm, 70% effaced The Nursery Bedding is Spring Stripe from PBK (set is discontinued - had to buy from Ebay) The Nursery (before- what a mess!) And after - almost finished!         Room Furniture & Accessories Crib that we ordered -- Munire's Essex Lifetime crib Cute ribbon picture frames Hamper from PBK (thanks, *ANS*!) Baby Accessories Our stroller - Peg Perego Pliko P3 in toffee Cute Things for Baby Bib from Land of Nod Diapees & wipees holder   The Baby Shower     BIO LINKS Our Home Paint Colors Wish List Our Wedding Travel Our Furbaby   Our Home     Paint Colors (so far...) Kitchen, Great Room, Foyer, Master Bath, Laundry Room: Soft Cloud by PORTER PAINT Dining Room & MB Closet: Natural Grey by RALPH LAUREN Master Bedroom: Latte by SHERWIN WILLIAMS Powder Room: Deep Garnet by BEHR Loft: Warm Nutmeg by BEHR    ~HOLIDAY DECOR 2007~                                   ~ ORGANIZATION ~ Pull out drawers from Lowe's that we installed under the kitchen and bathroom sinks Racks on the back of the bathroom vanity doors (available at HD or Lowe's) This closet still needs a little work, but I am loving these canvas totes from BB&B This is one of my upcoming projects...painting our spindles white like this: Disclaimer: I'm not a big fan of these fug red/rust couches, but the price was right when we first graduated college, so they aren't going anywhere for a while :( Milano chair from Target Wall hangings are from Target This will be our next project! We will replace the countertops with granite & add a tile backsplash. I like the combination of this granite and color tiles used in this backsplash I also like this one a lot! Granite color that I like (Tropical Brown) Paint color options: Ralph Lauren Haystack, Devonshire and Tangier Island The cabinets are maple by Cardell Cabinetry (I believe the finish is mocha?) with brushed nickel hardware. Stools from Pottery Barn Our "established" sign came from Ebay seller labraham (Willow Creek Sign Company store) Our lovely Simple Human trash can New registers throughout the house from Lowe's Inspiration pics Before And the final product Click on link below to get step by step instructions on how to install wainscoting DIY Faux Wainscoting Paint color is Natural Grey by Ralph Lauren   ~New Dining Room table~ Table is from World Market and chairs are from JCPenney.com (we painted the legs black) New drapes from Restoration Hardware My el cheapo artwork: framed scrapbook paper! Before wainscotting.... During.... And after! The yellow color is Harvester by SW. We didn't like it so we decided to repaint with the RL paint. Also LOVE this set from Crate and Barrell. Not planning on buying it, but I just like to keep the pic in here because I like how it looks :) Here is what the DR looked like before we started (FUGLY!) This is before painting, picture rail, crown molding, and new furniture.... The final product - I'm thrilled with how it turned out! Furniture is Bassett's West End collection. Frames finally hung, but still need to find some pics to go in them Armoire is here ~ any ideas on what I should put on top of it, if anything? Bureau & 1 of 2 DIY artwork pieces that still needs to be hung Love this jewelry storage feature! Mirrors from Ikea...still not sure where to put them Bedding is from Macy's. It is called "Deco" from Hotel Collection. Window treatments for our HUGE windows! Leaning mirror in our bedroom - still debating on whether I want to paint it a bronze color or keep it silver... Master bedroom crown molding & picture rail DIY project - 6/4/06: Here is the picture rail up: Crown molding and corner thingies added... ALMOST DONE! Crown molding is up and trim painting is done. Now we just have to paint the bottom part. Finally done! DH did a great job.   ~New Custom Closets by Closets by Design~ Before.... And after! What a difference! New train rack shelves we put up from BB&B - helps to solve the storage problems! Master bath window treatments (bottom-up/top-down blinds from JC Penney) Not really much to see in here except new cabinets that DH installed Drape shade is from Brylane Home We recently painted our loft. Here is the before pic... And here is the after pic. Paint color is Warm Nutmeg by BEHR. Still working on getting the ladder shelves decorated. Nesting tables from World Market Floor lamp from Target Print from Home Goods that will be hung here. This is a wedding shadow box that my mom had made for me. My dried wedding bouquet is on the right.   ~Guest Bedroom~   Spring & Summer Pics Tulips (the deer loved to feast on these) Hyacinths Replacement tulips for the ones that the deer ate Sorry for the blurriness... Here are some perennials we planted this year: Pink fountain gaura Bewitched dianthus Royal candles speedwell This pic was taken in early spring before everything really started growing Wreath from Target   Inspiration Pics & Wish List   Finished Basement Ideas   Future House Ideas Various pics taken from model homes we have visited   Office We desperately need new office furniture...but we've put it on the backburner for now. Here are some desks that I like (first 2 are from Horchow, 3rd from Ashley):   Living Room Some random pictures I've collected of overall looks that I like   Our Wedding Some wedding pictures for your enjoyment :)   TRAVEL   Honeymoon in Hawaii: Maui & Kauai October 2005 Click on the picture below to see more pictures from our honeymoon!   Paris October 2006 Click on the Eiffel Tower picture below to see more Paris pics Bridges over the Seine The Sacre Couer Pyramid at the Louvre lit up at night Paris at dusk Gardens at Versailles (l.) Notre Dame (r.) me at the Arc de Triomphe   Southern Caribbean Cruise February 2007 Click on the collage below to see more cruise pics Sea gull in St.Maarten Old San Juan, Puerto Rico St.Thomas Aruba Curacao St.Maarten   RANDOM STUFF This is the housewarming/moving-in basket that I put together for my parents. Some of the things I included: paper towels, Method granite cleaner, microfiber rags, furniture mover pads, light bulbs, felts pads (for the bottom of furniture so it won't scratch the hardwood), "We've moved" postcards, candles, picture coasters, batteries, a couple picture frames, trashbags, dishwasher packets, and few other miscellaneous things. W I N E ~ As far as the eye can see! Taken at Jungle Jim's   ~Fall Decor & Halloween 2006~ These are my twin nephews dressed up like Dale Jr. & Jeff Gordon. Click on the picture above to see more pics from this fall. Snow tubing at Perfect North Slopes ~ February 2007   Our Furbaby ~ Bob Chillin' out the top of the stairs (his favorite spot) Entrance to his room The bowls I got for him from Pier One   Thanks for looking!!

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