Friday, June 22, 2012
Virginia trip
We packed up last week & made the 9.5 hr drive to VA for Uncle Kevin's graduation. We stopped in VA Beach first to visit with the Fischers & Butlers. Unfortunately, the weather was too cold for sunbathing but we had a treasure hunt on the beach for the kids. It was so fun spending time with all the cousins. Zoey loved playing with Caleb & Jude was snuggled by everyone. After VA Beach we partied with Kevin. He is the last McSpadden to leave home. Lucky for us, he is headed to North Ga College! My in laws are great hosts & we enjoyed time with them just hanging out & eating yummy food.
Date night with Daddy
Zoey let's her Daddy know when it's time for a Daddy date. The day after we got home from the hospital with Jude she woke up & told Joe she needed a date to Waffle House for breakfast. Yesterday she said her Daddy should take her on a date so off to the movies they went tonight to see the new princess movie, Brave. Princess Zoey insisted on a sparkly dress, makeup, & curled hair. I love that she knows how special her Daddy dates are!
One month old
How is Jude one month old already? This is going by too fast! He is such a special part of our family & I can't imagine how we made it without a little man in our lives for so long. Zoey has nicknamed him #4. So cute! 
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Home Life
Just a few pics of the first week. Zoey loves to cuddle Jude first thing every morning. Joe loves to take naps with him & buy him cute clothes.
Zoey meets Jude!
Big sister Zoey loves Jude! 9 months is a long time for a 4 yr old to wait for something & especially a new family member! The picture below of her running down the hospital hall is my favorite because it captures her excitement perfectly. My parents brought Zoey to the hospital shortly after Jude was born. As soon as Zoey saw Joe she took off running because she knew her Daddy was about to take her to meet her new brother. She came in the room & was so sweet. She told him we had lots of things for him at home. She wanted to hold him & cuddle him. We were so glad the long wait was finally over for Sister!
Jude Everett McSpadden
Our sweet baby boy was born May 15 at 8:57am. He weighed 6lbs 8 oz & was 20 inches long. We immediately fell madly in love with our little man. 
Jude's delivery
It has taken me weeks to type this but I didn't want to leave out any details on the last few weeks of my pregnancy. Here is the eventful story!
I went to my 35 wk appt & it was the normal routine-measure my belly, check to see if I was feeling ok, 30 mins later I am out the door & back to work. The dr decided to have me come back at 37 wks since everything had been great my whole pregnancy. On Monday, May 7 I went in for my 37 wk appt & everything changed. I had been at work that morning & decided I would take Zoey with me to the appt. She had not been in a while & I wanted her to come one last time & hear Jude's heartbeat. I told everyone at work we would be back in about 45 mins. We got to the dr & I started the routine stuff. When I got back to the exam room the nurse told me my protein level was off & my blood pressure was high so I needed to lay down & wait for the dr. When Dr Hood came in he checked my blood pressure again. I could tell something was really not right. I had some swelling but other than that I felt fine. Dr Hood seemed very concerned & told me I had to go home immediately & put my feet up. He said they would do some blood work before I left & that he wanted to see me in 24 hrs. I was a little shocked but I just did the blood work, went to work & told everyone I was on 24 hr bed rest, & went home & put my feet up. I honestly thought I would test for a day & then everything would be fine. Wrong!
When I returned to the dr on Tuesday he informed me that he was going to send me to the hospital for more testing & if it didn't come back well then he would induce me. What? I was ready for Jude to come but not that ready. I left the dr's office in tears & called Joe at work to come meet me at the hospital because this could be the day! Thank God my mom was here & calmed me down. We went to the hospital for a few hours only to decide that I could go back home for more bed rest & return to dr on Friday. Let me tell you, bed rest is miserable! It seems great that you have nothing to do but lay around & wait for the baby, but for this girl, I don't do nothing well. It felt like eternity until Friday. Back to the dr we went & had a stress test to make sure Jude was ok. It was so great to see him on the ultrasound again. Dr Hood told me his plan was to get me to 38 weeks & induce me on Wednesday. All I could think was how long I would have to lay around. At least it was we had Zoey's dance recital on Saturday & I was not going to miss that. Sunday was Mother's day & it was precious. Joe gave me my push present early & it was a beautiful ring. It definitely cheered me up!
Monday I returned to the dr & got some surprise news. Dr Hood decided he needed to induce me early. He said "meet me at the hospital tonight at 11pm" & it was the best words ever! Joe & I got our bags ready & arrived at the hospital on time. The nurse finally got my pitocin going around 1am. I was not even dialated. She had a delivery & came back around 4am to bump it up. I asked for the epidural. I did not want to feel anything! I got it about 5am & was still only 2cm. Dr. Hood came in at 8am & checked me. I was 4cm so he broke my water. He joked with me that he had a surgery at 12pm & needed me to the baby before then. 15 minutes later I started really feeling my contractions so I asked the nurse if she could check my epidural. She called Dr Hood to come in & he checked me. Lo & behold I was ready to push. He & the nurses scrambled to get everything prepped. At 8:57 & 3 pushes later Jude Everett made his appearance. He weighed 6lbs 8oz & had a head of brown hair & bright pink lips. It was the sweetest delivery & he cuddled me immediately. It was instant love!
I went to my 35 wk appt & it was the normal routine-measure my belly, check to see if I was feeling ok, 30 mins later I am out the door & back to work. The dr decided to have me come back at 37 wks since everything had been great my whole pregnancy. On Monday, May 7 I went in for my 37 wk appt & everything changed. I had been at work that morning & decided I would take Zoey with me to the appt. She had not been in a while & I wanted her to come one last time & hear Jude's heartbeat. I told everyone at work we would be back in about 45 mins. We got to the dr & I started the routine stuff. When I got back to the exam room the nurse told me my protein level was off & my blood pressure was high so I needed to lay down & wait for the dr. When Dr Hood came in he checked my blood pressure again. I could tell something was really not right. I had some swelling but other than that I felt fine. Dr Hood seemed very concerned & told me I had to go home immediately & put my feet up. He said they would do some blood work before I left & that he wanted to see me in 24 hrs. I was a little shocked but I just did the blood work, went to work & told everyone I was on 24 hr bed rest, & went home & put my feet up. I honestly thought I would test for a day & then everything would be fine. Wrong!
When I returned to the dr on Tuesday he informed me that he was going to send me to the hospital for more testing & if it didn't come back well then he would induce me. What? I was ready for Jude to come but not that ready. I left the dr's office in tears & called Joe at work to come meet me at the hospital because this could be the day! Thank God my mom was here & calmed me down. We went to the hospital for a few hours only to decide that I could go back home for more bed rest & return to dr on Friday. Let me tell you, bed rest is miserable! It seems great that you have nothing to do but lay around & wait for the baby, but for this girl, I don't do nothing well. It felt like eternity until Friday. Back to the dr we went & had a stress test to make sure Jude was ok. It was so great to see him on the ultrasound again. Dr Hood told me his plan was to get me to 38 weeks & induce me on Wednesday. All I could think was how long I would have to lay around. At least it was we had Zoey's dance recital on Saturday & I was not going to miss that. Sunday was Mother's day & it was precious. Joe gave me my push present early & it was a beautiful ring. It definitely cheered me up!
Monday I returned to the dr & got some surprise news. Dr Hood decided he needed to induce me early. He said "meet me at the hospital tonight at 11pm" & it was the best words ever! Joe & I got our bags ready & arrived at the hospital on time. The nurse finally got my pitocin going around 1am. I was not even dialated. She had a delivery & came back around 4am to bump it up. I asked for the epidural. I did not want to feel anything! I got it about 5am & was still only 2cm. Dr. Hood came in at 8am & checked me. I was 4cm so he broke my water. He joked with me that he had a surgery at 12pm & needed me to the baby before then. 15 minutes later I started really feeling my contractions so I asked the nurse if she could check my epidural. She called Dr Hood to come in & he checked me. Lo & behold I was ready to push. He & the nurses scrambled to get everything prepped. At 8:57 & 3 pushes later Jude Everett made his appearance. He weighed 6lbs 8oz & had a head of brown hair & bright pink lips. It was the sweetest delivery & he cuddled me immediately. It was instant love!
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