Eve is {9 months}

Weight- ? lbs. 

At nine months old, you...

• have two tiny teeth! The first one cut through literally the day you turned eight months and the second one has been slowly making it's appearance since then. You are proving to be like the boys in the teething department in that it is sloooow going. Weeks and weeks before the evidence of a tooth turns into an actually little tooth. You're adorable though.
• have had a stinking cold for several weeks now.
• like to wake up once at night to nurse. Whatev. It's my fault for letting you, and I'm not in a rush to make it stop.
• ate a ton of sand at the beach and loved it! You especially loved all of the attention you got from your cousins. They adored you, and the feeling was mutual. 
• wear some 6mo, some 6-9mo and some 9mo clothes. Ha. We're all over the place. I'm anxious to see what you weigh when we go to the doctor next week!
• have decided you want to be mobile, but you can't quite figure out how to yet. You lean forward from sitting and reach stuff, but you don't know how to start the whole crawling thing yet. I'm fine with that ;) but it's really frustrating you sometimes. So we pretty much can still just sit you in one place surrounded by toys and you're mostly content. 
• moved! It's still surreal to me that you'll never know our Lawson Street house, but our Raccoon Mountain house is the bomb. And you were a fabulous little mover. You're generally just very portable and flexible. Thanks for that!
• really know me and Daddy. It's awesome to see how you light up when you see us. Especially when Daddy comes home from work you kind of freak out.
• really to like eat, but I forget to feed you real food a lot. Oops. I'll work on that. 
• love to play in water! You love the bath - especially with your brothers - and you had a ball in the pool when we were at the beach!

We can't get enough of you, sweet girl! You are our delight!

Eve is {8 months}

Weight- 1? lbs. 

At eight months old, you...

• still just sit there. It's awesome. You don't roll or even think about crawling. I know you will one day, so I'm enjoying the immobility.
• have had a bit of a regression on your night time sleep, but it's totally my fault. If I hear you during the night I just hop up and see if you need your paci, and then I end up nursing you usually once. I'm looking forward to having your room across the hall from ours instead of upstairs!
• pitched a fit when I took something away that you wanted to chew on (pizza crust).
• are typically so quiet! It takes a lot to get a peep out of you.
• don't know a stranger. You seriously go to everyone and don't mind one bit.
• take a morning nap and just after lunch (ish) you take a long afternoon nap (often like 3 hours). Then you go to bed generally about 7:30.
• think your brothers are the bees knees. And they think you are pretty great too. Crawford often says "I love having a baby sister!" You get so excited whenever they play with you. 
• get all jumpy when I'm holding you and you're excited. 
• are still on the small side, so you're pretty much wearing 6 month clothes.
• give "five" when someone sticks their hand out, and using the same motion you sorta kinda wave sometimes. 
• grab my face/hair and give me the BEST kisses. Slobber everywhere. 

This is your last monthly update in our current house! It's so crazy that you won't grow up here since we have lived here our entire marriage. We are SO excited about the new house, and I think it will be such a special place for you and your brothers to grow up.

Eve Geyer (Beeve, Beevie, Beaverton, Beevie Lou, Evie, Evie Lou)- YOU ARE THE BEST. We all say it constantly, and we truly believe a baby just doesn't get any better than YOU. I could just weep over the gift God has given us in your sweet little life. 

Eve is {7 months}

Height- 25 1/4 inches

Weight- 14 lbs. 

At seven months old, you...

• are still the BEST. You just keep getting sweeter and more laid back and joyful! 
• have found your tongue and it is so hilarious. You stick it out and smile if ANYONE looks at you, and you are so so proud. About 90% of the pictures of you this month have your sweet little tongue sticking out.
• sit up confidently! Dr. Good was super impressed and said you are an "advanced sitter" ;). He said maybe you'll be a gymnast with your good balance.
• made your first trip to Ohio to visit the Geyer side of the fam! You slept for a solid three hours on the ride up, which was glorious. And while we were there you were absolutely perfect. You loved your cousins, and they were pretty taken with you. All of the adults just oogled over you, and it was really special to get to spend time together! You did hate Uncle Jayme at first, but you got over it.
• really could use two 2ish hour naps a day, but that rarely happens. You mostly take a cat nap in the car in the morning, and then another cat nap mid-day. Then you nap in the afternoon while the boys do (hallelujah). 
• have just enough hair for clip in bows, and I really love them.
• grab everything you can reach. Handful of hummus? Don't mind if you do.
• haven't eaten much, but that's our fault not yours. I've given you steamed carrots, steamed broccoli and avocado. Each one time. Oops.

It's so different writing these updates for you than it was for your brothers. Most everything that was true last month is still true now. You adore your brothers, don't have any teeth, refuse to roll to your belly and are really quiet.  We are all totally obsessed with you, little girl. I just pray non stop that I can be the mom the Lord has called me to be. 

Lawson is THREE years old

OH, Lawson. You are the best. With most birthdays I feel like "I can't believe you are fillintheblank years old." But this is different. I feel like you have been three for so long. You are so big and mature (hahaha that sounds ridiculous) for your "age". Having a big brother really has made you seem much more advanced than a two year old.

Lawson, at three years old you:

• LOVE basketball. Though, since football season has started you've sort of switched to loving it as much or more. Your favorite activity is to play football in the front yard. Daddy hikes the ball and you make us chase you to take it away. It's so much fun! 
• also love to run. You are adamant about wearing "running shoes" and multiple times a day you insist on "going for a run" up and down the driveway. Since the Olympics, you always start your run crouched on the ground like a sprinter. 
• are simultaneously so rough and tumble and sweet and sensitive. You truly have a tender heart (which is hard to remember when you're destroying everything in sight). 
• are shockingly smart. I say shockingly because with Crawford we actively taught him so much, and you have just picked things up. You know almost all of your letters (you sometimes confuse R/P, O/Q, L/I), know what sound a lot of letters make, can count to 20, can write L.
• consistently say that Margaret Anne is your favorite friend. And HayHay. 
• tell me you dream about frogs after every single nap time.
• have the funniest little voice. We aren't sure if it's just a normal speech impediment that you'll grow out of or something more, but man it's adorable. Your vocabulary is huge, but you pretty much always need a translator. I have a speech evaluation scheduled for a couple months from now. 
• think your name is spelled LawsoRn. Today you told me that when you turn 3 then you'll have an R in your name (since I've been telling you it doesn't actually have one).
• say "it's too fit" if something is either too big OR too small.
• are still my snuggler. You love to cuddle up, and you want me to lay with you in your bed every night. I almost never say no, and it's my favorite time of day.
• stopped calling Crawford "Bubba" about the time that you started calling Eve "Beeve". It sort of crushed me for that nickname to go away.
• still sleep with a paci (insert eye covering emoji here). You know it has to go away when you turn 3, so we'll see how this next week goes. I'm terrified. I'm just certain you'll stop napping... Tonight (on the eve of your birthday), you told me (as you have for months now because of our prompting) "when I'm 3 I won't have a binkie... I don't want to turn 3!"
• are so destructive. SO.DESTRUCTIVE. You just break things and mess up what other people (Crawford) are playing with non.stop. It makes us all crazy.
• hate to be disciplined. The threat of a spanking sends you into a tailspin (but doesn't prevent you from disobeying...). You quickly want to apologize every time you disobey (which is a zillion times an hour. literally feels constant).
• are 100% potty trained. You rocked it. You've had one accident in public (at the Mission Preschool), but other than that you've just done amazing. You even nap in undies.
• are very independent. So much more than Crawford. You can brush your teeth by yourself and do all bathroom things (other than wiping) and get dressed. It really is so fun to watch you figure out how to do things!
• are big. I'm anxious to see your stats at the dr, but all I know is that you are "big for your age."
• prefer to wear "running clothes", but have finally come around to wear what I pick out most of the time. I've given up caring too much about it so we're at a good place.
• are obsessed with Eve. You seriously love her so much. But you also do ridiculous things like stick your nose in her mouth.
• are a total class clown. If you can get people laughing, you just about won't stop. 
• potty talk is your favorite. Spoiler alert: it isn't mine.
• are a total klutz. You get hurt ALL. the. time. Seriously, if you have a day without blood it is unusual. You fall down constantly. You also had an ER visit recently for a concussion. You fell off a chair in the dining room and hit your head on the floor then started throwing up in the middle of the night. It was not fun.
• copy Crawford's every move. You wouldn't admit it, but he is your best best friend. You hate to be apart.
• say phome (phone), mineS, baybe (maybe), big pile (of milk or any drink), "I have too much hands" (when your hands are full)

Basically, you are such a total handful and a joy at the same time. We love you more than you'll ever know, our little Lawsy Loo!

31 pounds 2 ounces, 38.5 inches tall

Eve is {6 months}

Height- ?? inches

Weight- 14 lbs. 

Half a year?! How is that even possible? Time is zooming by, and I don't want to miss a thing. This morning we went to play in the fountains at Coolidge and then walked to Julie Darling Donuts. You rode in the BOB the whole time and even took a little nap. You're seriously just the best, and we all adore you. 

At six months old, you...

• are seriously the best. 
• are still a great sleeper. You do need your paci to be popped back in a couple times a night sometimes, but Daddy and I take turns doing that so it's not bad.
• refuse to roll from your back to belly. You really need to figure this out because it is frustrating the tar out of you. 
• poop out of every diaper. And your poop stains. so annoying.
• freaking LOVE your brothers. Like, get giddy excited when you see then after a while. They totally manhandle you and you adore it. 
• love your lovey. Yay! We've successfully made three kids be lovey addicts. 
• have really started to love the pool. You splash like crazy and it is adorable.
• are calming down on the spit up front. I tried to go without the reflux meds one day though and it was a nightmare, so you obviously still need them.
• have had a nasty cough and runny nose for the past week or so.
• are getting much better at sitting up unassisted. Yay! My favorite milestone!
• don't have any teeth, but are so drooly and love to chew on everything (fingers are your favorite).
• love the indestructible book. 
• are really quiet. You don't babble a lot, and it takes a lot to make you laugh. Whenever we hear your sweet sounds it is like gold!
• have never met a stranger, and it's so fun to take you places because you make everyone's day!
• "look like a Disney character" according to a lady at the pool.
• hate to be tickled.

This is our last week at the pool, and I can't help but think about what next summer will be like with you running around. I never could have guessed how much joy you bring to our lives. Just thinking about you now while you are napping makes me beam. 

Eve is {5 months}

Height- ?? inches

Weight- 13 lbs. 

Eve Louise!
Every single month with you is more fun. Your little personality is starting to blossom, and we are seeing more of your own little person appear. 

At five months old, you...

• don't like having a dirty diaper. This is so different than Lawson. I remember that he could have cared less, but you freak out when you're dirty.
• sometimes hate the car seat. That's gotten tricky this month. Sometimes you are over tired and have a hard time falling asleep, other times you just don't want to be in there.
• are so barfy and spitty. 
• light up when we look at and talk to you. Especially the boys!
• sleep like a champ. Bedtime is 7:30/8 (unless we're not home, then it is whenever) and you sleep a pretty solid 12 hours on your belly. Sometimes we have to go in and give you your paci, but Daddy and I take turns doing that so it never seems that bad.
• nap intermittently, and sometimes fight it when you're really sleepy. You sometimes nap in your crib (on your tummy) and sometimes in the Rock & Play in our room (ok, closet). 
• like to grab hair, faces, toys, anything you can get your hands on. 
• love having a blanket or lovey to hold and put over your face if you're sleeping on your back (R&P, car seat).
• didn't want the bottle the couple of times we left you with one (once with Ashy and once with Daddy), but eventually came around.
• are stilly a bitty little thing. I took you in for a weight check because I was afraid you weren't gaining enough, but you are right on track. Just a peanut :)
• do not laugh a lot. We get giggles out of you here and there, but you seriously make us work for them!
• poop out of every single diaper. Seriously, if you poop, it gets all over your clothes (and stains!!). So annoying. I miss cloth diapers.
• don't really love to be reclining (like in the bouncy seat). You definitely prefer to be upright like in the bumbo and exersaucer. 

Eve, you are our delight. 

Eve is {4 months}

Height- 23.5 inches

Weight- 12 lbs. 1 oz. 

Beevie Lou,
I'm so sorry for your horrible nickname. But it is totally happening. We all call you Beeve now! At four months old (1/3 of the way to ONE, as Daddy reminds me) you:

• rolled over today! You went from belly to back, and it was like as soon as you did it once you wanted to practice over and over again. And then you almost all the way rolled from back to belly.
• are seriously sooo good and laid back. You fall asleep wherever you are. You hardly ever cry.
• hang out a lot at the pool, which is made much easier because of my last point. I keep a bouncy seat for you in the closet at the pool, and you hang out with Julie Saunders (or anyone else I hand you off to) whenever possible. Have I mentioned you ARE THE BEST??
• take a bottle without issue. The boys didn't very often, so this is nice!
• all of a sudden look JUST like Crawford. At first when you were born, everyone said you looked like Lawson, but now there's no denying Crawford. 
• "love to be vertical. The jumperoo, exersaucer and bumbo are our friends. You still love to stand." - This is a quote from Crawford's 4 month blog post, and it is 100% true for you too.
• get embarrassingly few baths. So sorry.
• chew on your hands and fingers all the time. You're also super drooly.
• wear size 2 diapers and mostly 0-3/3mo clothes.
• nap so well. About 1-1.5 hours after you wake up, I just lay you in the rock and play (shoved half in our closet) and you doze off. I have to make sure you're dressed for wherever we're going (usually the pool), because I always have to wake you up for us to leave. You usually sleep while we're out, then after we get home and the boys go down for naps you sleep too. Naps in the rock and play are awesome.
• have awesome blue eyes. While I was pregnant I hoped you would have dark hair like C and blue eyes like L. So far, so good!
• are still on Zantac for reflux but just twice a day now. I kept forgetting to give you the middle-of-the-day dose, and you seemed fine so I just stopped it. Your barf is worse some days than others, but it never bothers you so it seems to be working.
• are adored by your brothers. And also, they ignore you a lot which isn't a bad thing.
• are absolutely THE CUTEST AND BEST BABY IN THE WORLD. 

A few things about me:

• I pump every morning to give Leslie milk for baby Seth. I average 5-6oz/day.
• Since running out of my placenta pills (right before we left for the beach), I started getting really bad headaches. We think they are hormonal because of the pills, but it has been super annoying. Dr. Brody gave me pain meds and they help, so I just hope they go away completely.

Eve is {3 months}

Weight- 11 lbs. 5 oz.

Height- 

Head- 

Our precious girl! Every single day I am floored by how much I stinking love you. At three months old you:

• have a new nickname. Lawson calls you "Beeve" (baby + Eve). It's catching on, and it just might stick.
• are a pretty stellar nighttime sleeper.  Bedtime is flexible depending on what we are doing (7:45-9) and you sleep until 6-7. This week on vacation you've been waking up around 5, eating and going back to sleep (in our bed! I love having a king!)
• sleep totally unswaddled. Just regular jammies, a sleep sack if one is clean. Sometimes a paci, sometimes not. You're so easy.
• take terrible naps during the day. If we're home all day you're a mess. You're the master of a 20 minute cat nap (in the bouncy seat, on the floor, wherever). If we're out you sleep much better because you're in the wrap or car seat for long stretches of time. Your best day time naps are with me (no complaining here) - and at the beach you slept on your stomach on the floor for 2+ hours. ha!
• wear 3 month clothes and size 1 diapers (but when we run out of the ones people gave us I'll probably move up to 2s).
• went to the beach (we're there now!) and got in the pool for the first time. You were unimpressed.
• are generally so chill and awesome. We gave you a shower bath one morning and you were just unfazed. 
• smile and have almost laughed, but not yet. I'm working hard to get one out of you!

Eve is {2 months}

Weight- 10 pounds, 7 ounces (25%)

Height- 21.75 inches (25%)

Head- 14.75 inches

Girlie swirly! At two months old, you...

• are very laid back and go with the flow (do you have much choice as a third kid?).
• get worn in my Solly Baby wrap EVERY single day. It is the best thing ever (thanks, Jamie!!).
• still sleep allll the time! I feel like you're narcoleptic.
• started sleeping all night (8/9 hours) right at 2 months, but some nights are still better than others.
• will tolerate tummy time for about 2 minutes then you're over it.
• have started smiling at us and it MELTS mommy and daddy.
• are beginning to notice other people (like your brothers) and watch what's going on around you.
• are done wearing most newborn clothes, but 3 months are still kinda big. I love putting you in bubbles and of course wearing a bow at all times 😉. Daddy recently asked "when are we done with the bows?" Um, like never dude...
• are a super fast nurser. Like, 10 minutes if you're really paying attention.
• still love your vibrating seat and swing. 
• stopped sleeping with your arms swaddled, and you seem much happier. It takes you a smidge longer to fall asleep, but then you're much more content
• love a paci, but don't have to have it to go to sleep. 
• went to the nursery at church for the first time right at two months. You slept the whole time, and I actually paid attention to the message (instead of just talking to Brittany in the nursing mothers room ;)). 
• are your brothers favorite! Lawson especially is obsessed with you.

are just the most adorable, squishy, scrumptious little girl I could ever imagine. Mmmm! We LOVE you, Evie Lou!

Crawford is FOUR years old

34lbs, 8oz

40 inches

Oh, my big boy Crawford. How are you FOUR?! What a smart, fun boy you are!! Here are some things I want to remember about your four year old self (there are SO MANY):

• You are such a picky eater. Seriously, you don't eat many different things at all. Waffles, bagels, fruit, cheeseburger, pizza, chicken. That's close to it... makes me crazy.
• You have never met a stranger. You'll talk to anyone who looks at you. You are so friendly!
• You have an obsessive personality. You almost always are carrying a toy (or toyS) around. It's amazing to see you driving your John Deere tractor (which is impressive in and of itself) while holding two diggers.
• You LOVE animals. All of them. The zoo is your absolutely favorite place right now. Your favorite zoo animals are the rhinoceros iguana, all of the snakes (especially rattlesnakes and burmese python), roadrunner, rock hyrax and gila monsters (Lawson likes the naked mole rats of course). You know SOOO many animals it's amazing. 
• You still love all kinds of machinery and equipment. You know all the names of all the diggers, etc.
• You almost never stop talking. You'll talk to yourself if no one is around.
• Your carseat is in the way back of the van now,  and you think it's pretty great. You can almost always do your buckles by yourself.
• You are finally pooping on the potty. PTL.
• You are still very independent and play so nicely by yourself. However, you are very rarely BY yourself. 
• Lawson is your best friend and worst enemy. He totally bullies you by stealing your toys or messing up your stuff, and you FREAK out when he does. You've been biting him recently which I know is a cry for attention. 
• You have quite a little attitude. We're disciplining a lot for back talking and tattling and disobedience. You're quick to apologize though.
• I think one of your spiritual gifts is encouragement. You can be SO sweet and encouraging - to Lawson or me and daddy. You'll say "You're doing a great job, mommy!" about just about anything. Melt my heart.
• You are about 75% napping. Some days you won't fall asleep, but you'll still stay in your bed for an hour + then I get you up and let you play quietly.
• You like to watch Planet Earth, which is so awesome. You also like regular kid shows like Daniel Tiger and Caillou (ew). 
• You suck your tongue out when you sleep, and it's ruining your bottom teeth alignment... the dentist isn't worried at this point. 
• You are very inquisitive "Do statues swim in the water?" "Where do grapes grow?" "Why does ice melt?". You're always asking "What are we doing next? What day is tomorrow? What do we do on Fridays?" etc...
• We are working on handwriting and trying to make a plan for "school" next year. We'll probably just do some light preschool stuff. Nothing stressful because, well, you're FOUR. 
• You love Tuesday School and Miss Jane. You're great in all of your classes (at church, MOPs, TS).
• You are long and lean. Skinny little legs like your daddy.

Some awesome Crawford quotes to remember:

"Mommy, I'm so glad we're together!"

"Do you know what breath is? It makes me breathe so I can sing all day long! ... Harley is a good friend to me"

"Harley, when you get big like me you'll be a boy and you will have HANDS!"

"This is my baby sister Lawson"

"I'm going to go ask the doggy if I can have this money!"

Jmember (do you remember)

"Is this where you make food for the pilots?"

"Here we go!" (To man on the airplane to Richmond)

"It's like an electric eel!" (About his poop in the potty)

"I won't scream and cry, and I won't say roll tide to him" about playing with cooper in VA

"When my tongue falls out I'll get a new big tongue!" (After us explaining that his little teeth will fall out and he'll get new big teeth)

"That's a cool stamp on your face." "I like that spider on your face."
"I made a beaver dam! Bye beavers!"
"Is she a princess?!"
"Can I open that?" (about Eve's belly button cord clamp)
"That's a lot of pants!"

Too late

Suck balls

Bromote

I'm am

Eve is {1 month}

Weight- 8 pounds, 8 ounces

Height- 20.5 inches

Head- 14 inches

Little girlie, know that I love you SO much, but these monthly updates are going to be a stretch for me at this point in life. I'll do my best!

Eve, at one month old you:

• weigh a lot! We haven't been to the dr for your appointment yet, but you're outgrowing clothes left and right and I can tell you're getting so big. It is sort of breaking my heart.
• are super noisy. You grunt and groan allll the time.
• are on meds for reflux, and they really seem to be helping. Around 2 weeks you went from happy all the time to having some serious tummy pain and screaming bloody murder. At first I was really worried it was a dairy intolerance, but your poo diapers didn't show signs of that. So we started Zantac, and you're doing so much better. I forgot to give it to you one day at lunch time and you barfed everywhere all afternoon, so I was glad to know you really do need it.
• had your first blowout diaper on Jennifer Clay (right after I had just said you had never done that, thanks).
• were around for Anna + JP's wedding celebration. And you were mostly a trooper! Of course the only time all day that you were upset was during the ceremony, while Liz Power had you. She had to miss it to keep you away :(. I felt horrible.
• are SO loved by your brothers. Lawson is especially fond of you and likes to hold you and kiss you all the time. 
• lost your belly button cord at around 8 days (!)
• are happy in the car seat as long as the car is moving. If you aren't in a deep sleep, you will cry when the car stops - even at stop lights.
• love, love, love the Solly Baby wrap. I DO TOO! I wear you in it every single day and you fall asleep immediately. It's so handy for being out and about or even at home when there's a lot to get done.
• sleep at night swaddled in the rock and play. During the day I'm working on actually putting you down for naps when you start to get sleepy (which is still all the time), but you sleep a lot in the bouncy seat. 
• are only waking up once at night most of the time, and then you're up for the day (well, for an hour or so) around 6. I'll take it!
• like a typical third child have been all over the place. Daddy's race (at 5 days old), the zoo, church, all the places we normally go! No slowing down for the Geyer clan :)
• look most like Lawson (according to most people), but with Crawford's coloring. Your lips and cheeks are definitely like L's! So far your eyes look navy blue.

Friends (especially from church) have been SO generous to provide meals for us. We've had MWF meals every week since you arrived. It has been super helpful. 

Everyone asks how the boys are adjusting, and I have a hard time answering. They seriously have nothing but total love for you, but if you aren't around they kind of forget about you. Surprisingly, Lawson really is much more into you than Crawford. L is the one who always asks about you and wonders what you're doing or where you are. They both really are helpful to throw your diapers in the trash or get something I need for you. Otherwise, they are wild and crazy. They are both testing their boundaries and acting out a bit more than usual, but I suppose that is to be expected.

I am super obsessed with you (so is Daddy!). I feel a different "girl bond" with you than I (obviously) did with the boys. I just pray our relationship is strong and we can always be close. I'm terrified about raising you to be a godly woman, but I'm trusting the Lord to guide us along the way. 

We love you, Evie Lou!

Eve's birth story

Starting about 32 weeks, my blood pressure began creeping up. I started checking it at home 3x a day (first thing in the morning, after I put the boys down for naps, at bedtime). I have had a feeling (from the Lord)  for this entire pregnancy that I would end up being induced like I was with Lawson. Dr. Brody reassured me that I had no reason to think that, but I feel like the Lord was preparing me.

On February 24, 36 weeks, Dr. Brody said we were close to having a baby. I sort of begged for one more week to tie up loose ends. He said we could check in again on Monday and plan on inducing that night. My blood pressure was high a lot of the time, so I tried to take it easy. The headaches had begun around that time too and it made me very uncomfortable and anxious. We had planned to go to open gym that Friday, but my bp was high when I woke up (139/92, 141/91) so we just stayed home all day (Kara and Benjamin came by!). All weekend long David managed stuff around the house and let me take it easy. We did get a lot done and prepared for this baby to arrive.

Sunday night David said we should get one last good nights' sleep, so we went to bed early. But... Crawford woke up at 1am with his eye crusted shut. David took him to the doctor first thing Monday morning and sure enough, pink eye. The boys and I went to CVS to get his eye drops filled (none of which was fun nor did it help keep my bp down) and then we played outside a little bit until it was time to go to the doctor for me... Ashley went to the doctor with me and the boys (thank goodness) and my BP was super high (152/101) so it was go time. We thought we would induce at midnight, but Dr. Brody said 5pm so I went into high gear to get ready. Ashley came home with us and helped me so much to get the boys fed and in the bath (one at a time because... pink eye). As soon as I put them down for naps I started running around to tie up loose ends and shower to get myself ready.

Mom and Dad arrived around 3:30, David got home at 4:30 (with Amigos), we loaded up the boys with mom and dad and headed to the hospital. As it turns out, as soon as mom and dad arrived at Ashley's mom got sick and stayed sick all week. They never even got to meet Eve that week, which was terribly sad. 

David and I got to the hospital a little after 5pm and waited until after 7pm for a room. I ate all of the snacks I brought during that wait!

They started my pitocin and penicilin (because I was GBS+). The anesthesiologist came by to chat about an epidural. I decided to go ahead and get it before my water was broken (the plan was to do that pretty early on), but to only get a smidge of drugs in it. Leigh came by around 8:30 to hang out and ended up being there for the epidural. I nearly passed out because it was pretty hot in the room and the dr was taking forever (and explaining it all step by step to a student). Turns out, Leigh felt like she was going to pass out too. Haha. 

At 9pm I was still only 1cm and 50% effaced. Ash was thankfully still at her house helping take care of the boys. After she got them in bed C kept coming out with excuses and one was "I can't sleep because I have bugs in my eyes." Poor baby. Stupid pink eye. Dr. Brody ended up being there for a delivery so he came by about 10pm and broke my water. I was only 2cm, -2 station and 70% effaced. It was still just a waiting game from then on. At 2am I was still at 2cm, at 5am I was 4cm. Ashley arrived around 6am (which is when my text play-by-play stops). 

My epidural began to wear off, but my pain was tolerable so I didn't have them do anything about it. She did tell me not too wait too long to ask to do something because it could get too late. So finally I had the nurse give me a touch in my epi, but after 15 minutes it hadn't touched the pain. It was such a frustrating feeling because the only place that wasn't numb was my uterus, which is where all my pain was. I so badly wanted to get on all fours to help manage the pain, but my legs were all numb. It vividly reminded me of passing my kidney stones, and the pain was SO similar. I finally had them call anesthesia and they came to give me some pain meds. Whatever they gave me (demerol + 2 other things) took care of the pain. My nurse was also rotating me from one side with a leg in the stirrup to the other. She could tell that things were picking up pace, and I knew it was too. 

She finally checked me and I was 10cm and +2 station and ready to go! It was very bizarre because as soon as that happened, the room cleared out. They went to call Dr. Brody, but for about 15 minutes it was just me, David and Ashley in the room. I'm so glad I was on my right side and my left leg was up in the stirrup or I'm afraid I would have had that baby without anyone in the room.

They all came in about 10:20 and started getting everything ready. They got me on my back and both legs up in the stirrups just about the time that I was feeling very nauseous (likely because of the demerol). She had already crowned. I kept saying I felt like I was going to puke so David was prepared with a barf bag. Right at "go time" to push I started panicking to puke, and D helped me quickly sit up and start throwing up. I heard Dr. Brody say "well that was a free push!", and the throw up kept coming. As it turned out, every time I threw up, she came out just a little bit more. I had asked for a mirror, but I didn't get to watch anything because my eyes were closed and in a barf bag. After 1-2 minutes of throwing up, she slid right on out at 10:40am. It was WILD. Everyone (and there was a room full - 5 nursing students) was laughing and celebrating. I finished up and felt way better just in time to enjoy my beautiful Eve Louise being handed to me. A resident actually delivered her and she asked me for "half a push" to deliver the placenta.

I got to hold her and snuggle her with David and Ashley there, and I thought my heart would explode (for the third time!). I couldn't believe our little girl was here. I was still sick off and on for the next several hours, but overall I felt so good and elated to be with our little princess!

Eve Louise Geyer

March 1, 2016

10:40am

5 pounds, 13 ounces, 18.75 inches long