after her first bath 
Nathan's favorite picture
More pictures at that link
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Baby Hadley is HERE!
38 weeks and baby Hadley is here!! Early in the morning on October 15, at 1:35am, we welcomed Hadley Rae Bowers into the world. Here is the story, starting on October 13th.
The night of October 13 I was cooking dinner and I thought my water broke. I called the clinic and the nurse said I earned myself a trip to triage. Nathan and I packed up the car and headed to the hospital- not calling anyone yet. They didn't really ask questions about why I thought my water broke but they just hooked me up to a machine to check to see my contractions and mine and Hadley's heart beats. I found out that my water did not break, I guess I just peed my pants. I wanted to go home then but the nurse said I had to wait. She said I was dialated to a 3 and was effaced 70% and that was early labor because I was having contractions. After two hours we got to go home but the nurse bet us $10,000 that we would be back at triage within 24 hours. Well we go home and barely sleep that night. We go to work on Wednesday. I have contractions throughout the day but nothing unbearable. We had another doctor's appointment. Dr. Seale was not as optimistic as the nurse was the previous night. She said maybe within the next few days but probably not today. Well she checked me and I was dialated to a 4 and effaced 75%. She went ahead and sent me to triage but was unsure if I would stay. By the time I got down there Dr. Cole had told the nurses that we will be delivering a baby tonight! So we went ahead and got checked into our room, got blood work done, paper work done, and soon got my epidural. Soon my lower body was numb and I was working on having a baby. By 1:00am I was ready to deliver Hadley. By 1:35am she was out. It was AMAZING! There aren't even words to describe the feelings that consumed me when I heard her cry and then saw my baby girl. Nathan was able to cut the umbilical cord. Nathan was a great coach throughout the whole process.
Since delivery, we moved rooms and had a ton of visitors. It was great. Now we are at home enjoying Hadley here. She is beautiful and I am constantly amazed at God and His wonderful gift. We have been incredibly blessed. I am recovering well and the grandmas and Nathan are being super helpful. Please continue to pray for us and this huge transition in our lives. We are very excited about it but need prayers still.
The night of October 13 I was cooking dinner and I thought my water broke. I called the clinic and the nurse said I earned myself a trip to triage. Nathan and I packed up the car and headed to the hospital- not calling anyone yet. They didn't really ask questions about why I thought my water broke but they just hooked me up to a machine to check to see my contractions and mine and Hadley's heart beats. I found out that my water did not break, I guess I just peed my pants. I wanted to go home then but the nurse said I had to wait. She said I was dialated to a 3 and was effaced 70% and that was early labor because I was having contractions. After two hours we got to go home but the nurse bet us $10,000 that we would be back at triage within 24 hours. Well we go home and barely sleep that night. We go to work on Wednesday. I have contractions throughout the day but nothing unbearable. We had another doctor's appointment. Dr. Seale was not as optimistic as the nurse was the previous night. She said maybe within the next few days but probably not today. Well she checked me and I was dialated to a 4 and effaced 75%. She went ahead and sent me to triage but was unsure if I would stay. By the time I got down there Dr. Cole had told the nurses that we will be delivering a baby tonight! So we went ahead and got checked into our room, got blood work done, paper work done, and soon got my epidural. Soon my lower body was numb and I was working on having a baby. By 1:00am I was ready to deliver Hadley. By 1:35am she was out. It was AMAZING! There aren't even words to describe the feelings that consumed me when I heard her cry and then saw my baby girl. Nathan was able to cut the umbilical cord. Nathan was a great coach throughout the whole process.
Since delivery, we moved rooms and had a ton of visitors. It was great. Now we are at home enjoying Hadley here. She is beautiful and I am constantly amazed at God and His wonderful gift. We have been incredibly blessed. I am recovering well and the grandmas and Nathan are being super helpful. Please continue to pray for us and this huge transition in our lives. We are very excited about it but need prayers still.
Monday, October 5, 2009
37 Weeks
Today I had my second pevlic exam. Last week was my first exam and the doctor told me I was dialated to a 1, 40% effaced, but she had not dropped. Today was my second exam and I was dialated to a 2, 50% effaced, and she had dropped! Yeah! My ribs are LOVING the fact that she dropped. I am pretty sure it happened on Friday. That is when my ribs began to feel relief. Since she has dropped the doctor said things could happen quicker now...doesn't mean they will though. Nathan is determined she will come early...really in the next week. He is so excited! I love seeing him so excited. I am excited too, I am so ready! This past weekend we got her room more ready and did more laundry. We washed all her diapers (yeah!) and hung up pictures on her wall. Also, tonight is our last night of our baby classes. We have enjoyed them. We have learned about labor, c-sections, breathing, CPR, and tonight we learn how to take care of baby after she comes home. Please keep us in your prayers as a little girl will soon rock our world around. Also, please pray for a safe and healthy delivery whenever she does chose to come.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
35 Weeks
Five weeks left! Whoa! Exciting! Nathan and I are super excited to welcome Hadley into the world. We want her out now...me probably more than him! ha ha. Comfort has gone out the window. As I enter the last few weeks of this pregnancy I am being prepared for no sleep and no engery for when she comes. I feel like I am constantly tired and my naps have increased by a lot!
We had a shower here in Fayetteville last weekend. Again I was blessed by the things we received. We started getting some of our cloth diapers, which is very exciting for us. We also got a lot of other necessities which is good. Nathan's cousin Bek also painted two beautiful pictures for Hadley's room. Pictures of them are down below. One is just an "H" and the other matches the birds in her bedding. That picture says:
"Hadley look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable then they? -Matthew 6:26"
We haven't hung it up yet but it will look wonderful when we do. Also, from the pictures below you can see that the cake matched Hadley's bedding...isn't that cute? I loved it! It also tasted yummy!
Next weekend we head to Harrison for a shower too. MaryJane's friends wanted to throw us one, which is so sweet. It will be fun I know.
Last week Nathan and I started our labor and delivery baby classes at the hospital. We have four classes that are three hours each! A lot of information. We learned a lot that first week and I am sure tomorrow we will learn a lot more! It is fun learning all the information though. It just means she is getting close.
This past week I also turned in my resignation letter to work, another sign it is getting close. I will miss work and my friends but I am counting down the days also. That is a big indicator that she is arriving soon.
This week our doctor appointments start happening every week and I start getting checked for dialation and stuff like that. I don't have high hopes for this week's appointments but still...it is exciting.
Well that is about it in the Bowers' world concerning their little girl. As you can tell we are busy getting ready and very exciting. Thank you for all the prayers and please continue to pray for us over the next few weeks as we continue to prepare for her arrival. I can't wait for all of y'all to meet our lovely daughter!
(p.s. that last picture down below was me from last week- at 34 weeks).
We had a shower here in Fayetteville last weekend. Again I was blessed by the things we received. We started getting some of our cloth diapers, which is very exciting for us. We also got a lot of other necessities which is good. Nathan's cousin Bek also painted two beautiful pictures for Hadley's room. Pictures of them are down below. One is just an "H" and the other matches the birds in her bedding. That picture says:
"Hadley look at the birds of the air, they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable then they? -Matthew 6:26"
We haven't hung it up yet but it will look wonderful when we do. Also, from the pictures below you can see that the cake matched Hadley's bedding...isn't that cute? I loved it! It also tasted yummy!
Next weekend we head to Harrison for a shower too. MaryJane's friends wanted to throw us one, which is so sweet. It will be fun I know.
Last week Nathan and I started our labor and delivery baby classes at the hospital. We have four classes that are three hours each! A lot of information. We learned a lot that first week and I am sure tomorrow we will learn a lot more! It is fun learning all the information though. It just means she is getting close.
This past week I also turned in my resignation letter to work, another sign it is getting close. I will miss work and my friends but I am counting down the days also. That is a big indicator that she is arriving soon.
This week our doctor appointments start happening every week and I start getting checked for dialation and stuff like that. I don't have high hopes for this week's appointments but still...it is exciting.
Well that is about it in the Bowers' world concerning their little girl. As you can tell we are busy getting ready and very exciting. Thank you for all the prayers and please continue to pray for us over the next few weeks as we continue to prepare for her arrival. I can't wait for all of y'all to meet our lovely daughter!
(p.s. that last picture down below was me from last week- at 34 weeks).
Pictures
The first picture is of me and the hostesses at my Fayetteville shower. Lisa and her cute daughter Lilly and Martha. They did a great job throwing a wonderful shower. 
Sunday, September 6, 2009
33 Weeks!
Well we only have 7 weeks left and boy are we excited! We have been super busy getting the house ready and having our first baby shower. Last weekend we went to Dallas and had our first shower and we were totally blessed with the amount of baby gear we got. It was truly amazing to see how others get so excited about someone else's baby. I love it though :) After her baby shower MaryJane and I spent a day last week organizing all of her new stuff. We also got to wash our first set of prefolds and watch the puff up! (If I haven't said it already, Nathan and I are going to use cloth diapers and we are excited about it!)
Next weekend we have our second shower here in Fayetteville and then that next week we start our baby classes. It will be fun.
Here are so pictures of our first shower and Hadley's room coming together.
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