And this is how it happened...Sometime around lunch on Thursday my water broke but I wasn't sure that it was my water or if I had just wet my pants. So I decided to call the doctor and they wanted to see me right away so that they could test the fluid. I was having some cramps (contractions) but they were only about 30 minutes apart so I was skeptical to say the least. After a quick exam Dr. Byron instructed us to go to Labor and Delivery now! What?!? I said "define now"...I still had things to take care of and wasn't really ready for this. The funny thing is that at our weekly check-up on Monday, Dr. Kantorowski had said we could come in on Friday morning since she was on call and she'd break my water and see how things went. We elected not to go the induction route, I wasn't even due until Sunday 4/22, and let it happen naturally. So after running home, back to the office and issuing a life insurance policy we finally made the 5 minute ride to the hospital.
Blaine was hoping it'd be a little more dramatic where he could speed and run over curbs but it was a fairly normal trip (we literally could have walked there). We checked in around 7pm just as the shifts were changing and scored the best nurses (Cheryl & Tammy). Around 8:45pm Dr. Z came in and said that we should start the pitocin to get things moving since my water had broken so much earlier in the day but I probably wouldn't deliver until 10am or 12pm the next morning. Ha! Around midnight I couldn't stand the contractions and got an epidural which was like heaven-why do people NOT get these! We didn't get much rest though b/c my blood pressure would drop and they'd come in and give me oxygen or the baby's heart rate would drop and and they would take me off the pitocin. The best part was that I didn't feel ANYTHING...until about 6am when the "pressure" was ridiculous and she was coming NOW! I progressed really quickly then and started pushing around 6:30AM. It was the hardest thing I've EVER done but so totally worth it! Blaine was a great coach (I wouldn't have been able to do it without him) and was poised with scissors ready to go but the cord was wrapped around her neck so he didn't get to cut it right away. She also wasn't crying right away but it was such a relief to have her out. She was active and alert and after what seemed like 5 minutes she began that sweet crying.
I still can't believe that we have a baby or that I was even pregnant. So surreal and overwhelming. Her first two weeks have not been terrible, we seem to be getting the hang of things--she lets us know when she's hungry and when she has a dirty diaper (otherwise we have no idea why she cries!). Thank you to everyone that visited, called, texted, and prayed for us--we are so appreciative of the love you have shared. I promise to update you with more cute pictures!
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| here she is on her way home! |
Welcome to the real world baby...welcome to the world!
it's a song Blaine made up to help settle her down :)
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