Saturday, December 29, 2012
Remember way back when she was born?
Here's a little meet-and-greet-the-folks time when Tru was about five hours old.
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Birth!
Please welcome our daughter, Tru Avery Ayn Johnson to the universe!
Here's a brief rundown of events:
We were a week overdue. No evidence of contractions at all. Eager to do this thing, we decided to induce. Our doctor advised us to have a nice dinner Wednesday evening, then check in to the hospital at 9pm. Check, check.
Once settled in, nurses applied Cervidil to prep cervix for action. Thursday morning around 7am, cervix was deemed to be 2cm and very posterior-aimed. No contractions. Petocin drip was started at 2ml per hour. Dosage was increased by 2ml every 20 minutes. Contractions began with a whimper at 8am.
Contractions and excitement increased until 12:50pm when the water broke. Things then went absolutely bananas for an hour and Tru arrived at 1:50pm! First latch occurred 30 minutes later. No epidural used. 2nd degree tear required a few stitches.
As of 12-12-12, we're all doing fantastically! Sleep patterns have been destroyed, but that was expected.
Fun facts:
- Born on the 333rd day of the year. (I've always considered my lucky number to be "3.")
- 2012 is "Year of the Dragon."
- The name "Tru" was discovered by DeeDee while researching names. Means "honest." Also Germanic for "spear maiden" or "strength of the spear."
- "Avery" was our original choice for first name, but was too popular. French/Anglo/American for "Rules the Elves" or "Elf Wisdom."
- "Ayn" is taken from author, Ayn Rand. Also Russian for "gracious." "Ay" is pronounced with a long "I" as in "Nine."
- "Emma" was another first name that we liked, but was WAAY too popular.
That's all for now. Thanks for checking in!
Born November 29th at 1:50pm at Overland Park Regional. 7 lbs., 8.8 ounces. 19.25" length.
We were a week overdue. No evidence of contractions at all. Eager to do this thing, we decided to induce. Our doctor advised us to have a nice dinner Wednesday evening, then check in to the hospital at 9pm. Check, check.
Once settled in, nurses applied Cervidil to prep cervix for action. Thursday morning around 7am, cervix was deemed to be 2cm and very posterior-aimed. No contractions. Petocin drip was started at 2ml per hour. Dosage was increased by 2ml every 20 minutes. Contractions began with a whimper at 8am.
Contractions and excitement increased until 12:50pm when the water broke. Things then went absolutely bananas for an hour and Tru arrived at 1:50pm! First latch occurred 30 minutes later. No epidural used. 2nd degree tear required a few stitches.
As of 12-12-12, we're all doing fantastically! Sleep patterns have been destroyed, but that was expected.
Fun facts:
- Born on the 333rd day of the year. (I've always considered my lucky number to be "3.")
- 2012 is "Year of the Dragon."
- The name "Tru" was discovered by DeeDee while researching names. Means "honest." Also Germanic for "spear maiden" or "strength of the spear."
- "Avery" was our original choice for first name, but was too popular. French/Anglo/American for "Rules the Elves" or "Elf Wisdom."
- "Ayn" is taken from author, Ayn Rand. Also Russian for "gracious." "Ay" is pronounced with a long "I" as in "Nine."
- "Emma" was another first name that we liked, but was WAAY too popular.
That's all for now. Thanks for checking in!
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