It's a...

BOY!

Introducing our beautiful baby,

Corbett Jake Deines

Born May 21, 2012

at 4:47 am

7 lbs 6 ozs

20 1/2 inches long

Here is the story of his birth:

SATURDAY, MAY 19, 2012

9:30 pm
I came home from a long day attending 
a temple session, sealing, and reception
for a couple from church.  I was
exhausted and not feeling well, so
I crawled into bed to rest.

11:30 pm
Jake woke me up to drink some water
(ever concerned about my hydration),
and then I used the bathroom.
I noticed some leaking that did not seem normal
and mentioned it to Jake.  We decided to
keep an eye on it.  Meanwhile, Jake
packed a bag for the hospital and I
started putting the house in order,
just in case.

SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2012

3:00 am
The leaking seemed to have stopped, so 
we decided (rather, I decided and Jake 
reluctantly agreed) to get a little rest rather 
than go to the hospital and just be sent home.

9:00 am
Oops, we slept in.
The bed was dry, so I decided maybe it
had been a false alarm.  I went on to prepare
a lesson for Relief Society.

11:00 am
The leaking started back up, and this
time it seemed a bit more obvious that my
water had broken.  However, it was too late
to get a sub for Relief Society.  I was not having
contractions, so Jake agreed to let me teach
my lesson, as long as we left right afterward
for the hospital.

1:00 pm
We went to church and I taught my lesson
(all the while leaking fluid).  Tried to
sneak out right after so no one at church
would suspect anything, but we were later
informed that everyone noticed our
absence in sacrament meeting.

3:00 pm
Arrived at the hospital, checked in, and proceeded 
to wait...and wait...and wait to be seen. 
There were a lot of laboring women that day. 
 Still no contractions.  Watched an 
entire NBA playoff game in the waiting room.

7:30 pm
We were finally called back to be seen.
The nurse confirmed very quickly that my
water had indeed broken, and got after
me a bit for not coming in sooner.
I was dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced
(which had been the case for 3 weeks).
We were prepped for Labor & Delivery.

9:00 pm
We got settled in our delivery room and
were visited by our doctor.  She started me
on antibiotics (due to the prolonged rupture)
and Pitocin (due to the lack of change in dilation).
The Pitocin kicked in pretty fast and I
started contracting.

(before contractions)

(during contractions)

MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012*

1:00 am
At this point, the contractions were coming
every 1-2 minutes and were quite strong.  
I decided it was time for the epidural.  
The procedure went well and I started to feel fast relief.  
Another check revealed I was 
7 centimeters and 90% effaced.

3:30 am
After resting for a few hours, I was
informed that I was fully dilated.
The doctor was called and the nurses
started to prep for the upcoming "birthday party."

4:20 am
Started pushing, and was informed that
this baby was coming with a full head of hair.

4:47 am
My doctor walked in and gloved up
just in time for the big moment.
During the last push of a contraction
(and faster than anyone in the room expected),
our baby was here!  The doctor pried open
the baby's legs and Jake proudly announced,
"It's a boy!"

There were tears of joy,
and suddenly, our lives had changed forever.

First glance

First family photo

With Dr. April Merritt

*The little man came right on his due date,

in exactly the time and way that I 

would have planned it, had I been asked.

What a guy. 

Pregnancy Pictures

Now that it's over, I can look back

and say the pregnancy went by

pretty quickly!  Here is a glimpse

of the progression.

21 weeks

 25 weeks

30 weeks

35 weeks

37 weeks

40 weeks (minus 2 days)

I measured small the entire pregnancy

(35 centimeters at my last Dr's appt),

but multiple ultrasounds indicated that 

the baby was growing just right and

amniotic fluids were as they should be.

Total weight gain was about 15 pounds,

not including the 10 pounds that I lost

in the first trimester when I was feeling so sick.

No stretch marks (maybe that 

cocoa butter lotion works after all!),

no heartburn, and no real crazy 

pregnancy side effects.  I did

take up spitting, however.

I didn't have any strong cravings throughout

the pregnancy, but that last week or two

I was eating watermelon like it was 

going out of style.  I also went through

a strange phase where I only wanted to 

eat Chicken in a Biskit crackers.

Not sure if I'll ever eat those again!

As for food aversions, there were many.

At the top of the list were Chick Fil A

and Dove Raspberry Swirl chocolates

(two of Jake's favorite foods), the smell

of which were almost intolerable.

I threw up one time, but believe it

may have been more related to eating

a bad plumb than from feeling nauseous.

People had all sorts of opinions about

the gender, based on how I was carrying,

walking, feeling, etc.  More people

guessed girl than boy.

Here are a few more pictures that

we took towards the end.

(boy or girl?)

Overall, it was a pretty great pregnancy.

Thanks to Jake for all of the support and 

encouragement (and foot rubs!) along the way.

Spring Break

We decided to stick around Florida
this year for Spring Break (that and the doctors
in my life kept insisting that it's a bad idea to leave
 the country in the 3rd trimester).

Before we left town, I spent two days
holed up at home writing a research paper.

After that was out of the way, Jake sent me
off to get a prenatal massage (isn't he the best?)

and then we hit the road to St. Augustine, FL.

St. Augustine is considered the oldest

continuously occupied city in the U.S., and

turned out to be the perfect place for us

to sight-see and relax.

Highlights include:

1) The Lighthouse

 View from the bottom

View from the middle

 View from the top

2) The Beach

 

3) The Food

 Breakfast served on our porch each morning

Romantic dinner at "Caps on the Water"

The Hyppo, a gourmet Popsicle shop
(where we easily dropped $20 in one day)

4) The Entertainment

We watched "The Artist" in an old-time

movie theater, which had probably been

around since Ponce de Leon.

 I finally had time to read a book!
Loved the porch swing at the B&B.

Jake rocked the robe and was able
to watch some basketball games
in comfort and style.  :)

5) The Town

 View of Flagler College (once the grand
Ponce de Leon Hotel).

Checking out the Old Fort.

6) The Views

Sunrise

Sunset

Moon-gazing

It was the perfect little getaway
before our lives change forever...
Until next time, St. Augustine!

Sugar Rush

I was too sick to enjoy Halloween candy,

but Easter is another story!

Sorry for the lack of posts.

School is keeping me busy.

More posts to come!

Daytona 500

Jake's mom and her fiance came into

town in February for a visit.  A highlight of their

stay (and the only time we took pictures while they

were here) was going to Daytona Beach to watch

one of the qualifying races for the Daytona 500.

Before the race, we relaxed on the beach.

Claudia and Karry

Jake and I

Then it was off to the races.

This was our first NASCAR experience, and

we were a little surprised at the huge turnout

and excitement of the fans.  

I can't say that I understood all the 

racing rules, but it was an interesting 

experience, especially watching the cars crash

(thankfully, no one was injured).

Congratulations to the M&M car for winning, 

and thanks Claudia and Karry for the experience!