The last week has been a crazy one folks! Wyatt William Halvorson entered this world on his due date-August 7 at 8:42 p.m. Want to here a little about his entrance into the world? Don't worry I won't insert any of the stuff you don't want to hear about!
Let me start by saying this little man put me to the test! And as any mom would say, it was worth every second of it and more! So I filled orders last Friday like any normal Friday and did the pickups Saturday morning at 10am. However, that Saturday morning was different....I woke up Saturday morning around 4 with contractions. I had A LOT of braxton hicks contractions during my pregnancy but I was pretty positive these were different because they weren't going away...but they weren't exactly regular.
Shortly after my 10am pickups I got some signs that yes this really was labor but still, having never gone through it before, I didn't want to alert anyone and I wanted to ride out as much of it at home as I could. Funny thing though....my cousin and godson came to visit...which is a big deal! They live all the way in LaCrosse and they came to see me and I got to give my godson his birthday present (his is August 8th!). We chatted, hung out, and even got lunch together...all while I quietly hid contractions that were starting to get a little more uncomfortable, but still 15-20 minutes apart.
In the afternoon things started getting a bit more serious and around 5 I called the OB to tell them what had occurred throughout the day and they said that I did in fact need to come in. After some checking, it was confirmed that I was in the early stages of labor. They let me go home to labor as long as I wanted, but told me to for sure come back when the contractions got to 5 minutes apart.
Shortly after my 10am pickups I got some signs that yes this really was labor but still, having never gone through it before, I didn't want to alert anyone and I wanted to ride out as much of it at home as I could. Funny thing though....my cousin and godson came to visit...which is a big deal! They live all the way in LaCrosse and they came to see me and I got to give my godson his birthday present (his is August 8th!). We chatted, hung out, and even got lunch together...all while I quietly hid contractions that were starting to get a little more uncomfortable, but still 15-20 minutes apart.
In the afternoon things started getting a bit more serious and around 5 I called the OB to tell them what had occurred throughout the day and they said that I did in fact need to come in. After some checking, it was confirmed that I was in the early stages of labor. They let me go home to labor as long as I wanted, but told me to for sure come back when the contractions got to 5 minutes apart.
Left: Saturday morning Center: pre-baby meal = pancakes! Right: had to grab treats for the staff!
So of course I did what any person would do....stop by the bakery! I make baked goodies for people to give to the OB staff all the time after they have babies so I couldn't just walk in as the actual "cupcake lady" empty handed now could I?! (Note- I do not freeze customers orders-although some people do choose to do that on their own-but since I wanted to make sure I had cupcakes and cookies to take, so I had to have them ready to go in the freezer). I also had to eat something because I knew there would be no food once I was admitted to the hospital..and for some reason I really wanted pancakes....so I made pancakes through the contractions!
Once things got a little more intense and hit the under 5 minute apart mark (around 9:30 Saturday night) we headed to the hospital. Of course we assumed things would progress quickly since from 5-9pm things seemed like they had....boy were we wrong! This not so little man (8 pounds 3 oz and 21 1/2 inches long-holy moly nobody was expecting that! We weren't expecting the head full of dark brown hair either!) wasn't born until 8:42 the next night! Not that I'm counting or anything....but if you start the clock at 10am that's a good 34 hours! But like I said, worth every bit of it!
I wanted to do this post since customers know my due date was this month and so people know about ordering. You are welcome to still inquire about any order you may have. I am taking it one day at a time and doing orders based on how I feel and how my schedule is going with Wyatt. So if I feel okay and I can fit the order in, I will certainly do it. Don't be deterred from asking; I am doing whatever I can.
Thanks for another week of orders! Especially those who were brave enough to order the last week of my pregnancy :) Thanks for taking the risk!
Once things got a little more intense and hit the under 5 minute apart mark (around 9:30 Saturday night) we headed to the hospital. Of course we assumed things would progress quickly since from 5-9pm things seemed like they had....boy were we wrong! This not so little man (8 pounds 3 oz and 21 1/2 inches long-holy moly nobody was expecting that! We weren't expecting the head full of dark brown hair either!) wasn't born until 8:42 the next night! Not that I'm counting or anything....but if you start the clock at 10am that's a good 34 hours! But like I said, worth every bit of it!
I wanted to do this post since customers know my due date was this month and so people know about ordering. You are welcome to still inquire about any order you may have. I am taking it one day at a time and doing orders based on how I feel and how my schedule is going with Wyatt. So if I feel okay and I can fit the order in, I will certainly do it. Don't be deterred from asking; I am doing whatever I can.
Thanks for another week of orders! Especially those who were brave enough to order the last week of my pregnancy :) Thanks for taking the risk!
HUGE shout-out to my husband who has been the most amazing husband and new daddy! He has gone above and beyond any expectation I ever dreamed of.
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