On the way to meet our little girl!
Yesterday was a very long day. I was so excited to meet our little girl that I hardly slept at all on Wednesday night. I woke up at 4:45 am and got our of bed, washed dishes, put clothes in the washing machine and dryer, fed our dogs, etc. I was just excited. We arrived at the hospital about 7:30 am after eating Bojangles and Starbucks for breakfast. Once we arrived and checked in, the nurse came and got us and took us to the B Side of labor and delivery, not where I wanted to be, but I asked as soon as we got in the room if I could go to A Side, and they told me once a room was clean I could. Dr Taft came in about 8:30 and told us we would have to do an easy catheter, which is inserted into the cervix and makes you dilate. They also started Pitocin about this time and that is also from the devil. It was needless to say about the worst thing that I have done during this pregnancy. Anyway, after it makes you dilate the catheter falls out and you are about 3-4 cm. Dr Taft checked me and I was 4cm almost 5 cm he said, so he went ahead an broke my water about 11. That was not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I didn't even feel anything. Since I was sitting up a lot to labor, because it just felt better, the nurse had Dr Taft but an internal monitor on for my contractions. Not long after that, I got my first prayer answered, I got moved to A Side! YAY! My nurse over here was excellent, I held out until 2 before I ever got any pain meds, and the first dose worked GREAT. I could get it every hour, and I got it ever hour, but the longer I waited, the worse the pain was and the harder the contractions were, because of the Pitocin. So, I gave in about 5 and asked for an epidural, it did not take long at all for the doctor to come in for the epidural, he was very gruff, however, he gave me a GREAT epidural and I was numb on both sides and my bottom. Like I said GREAT. So about 7:30-8ish, Dr Stephenson came on and came into check me, I was 100% effaced, 10cm dilated and ready to start pushing. I started pushing at about 8:55pm and Hannah Elizabeth was born at 9:11pm. When she came out, I heard them talking about she had a little meconium, but God answered a third prayer when she was ok. She is a beautiful baby, very chunky with chubby cheeks. She weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. God has really blessed us both with such a precious gift!
After Daddy and Mommy held me, I got to meet my Great Grandma Buck
Our first picture together as a family of three
In my car seat getting ready to go home
We came as two, but we are leaving as three!
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