Well she's finally here! Alot of this will be more for my journaling purposes but someone might be interested in the details! I thought that for sure I would have had her long before I did but I was scheduled to be started on November 23. I had been dialated to a 4 for the previous two weeks but she must have been quite cozy in there because she didn't decide to come on her own. On the 22nd I had a Dr appointment and I was surprised to make it to it and my Dr was surprised that I was there! He checked me and I was almost dialated to a 5. My blood pressure was high (very unusual for me) and he said that I needed to stay and lay down for a bit and then they'd check it again to see if it dropped. If it didn't he said he would keep me overnight, but just my luck he said it had dropped and he'd see me early the next morning to break my water. So back home we went, that night always feels a little like Christmas Eve to me, you know that there is this HUGE monumental thing the next morning and you are excited and anxious making it hard to sleep. Jon gave me and the boys blessings all which were beautiful, and it helped give me peace of mind about the next days events. We woke up early around 5 am and left the house just before 6. We got to the hospital, checked in and all set up in the room. My Dr. came in around 7:30 and broke my water at 7:38 am, I was dialated to a 5 but still not very thin. My nurse (who was AMAZING) wanted me to stay on the moniters for a bit to check on baby, and see what was happening with me. Which wasn't much! So we got up walked and walked and walked. We walked for an hour, and back to the bed we went. I was on the moniters for another 30 minutes or so and back to walking. I wasn't feeling much at all so we walked for another hour, and then back on the moniters. I started feeling a little more now but still not enough! Although the walked had helped me thin out more and Baby had dropped lower by now. We decided to stay in the OB ward this time and walk around since I was feeling more which was a good thing. After walking for just a few minutes I really started to feel things changing. My contractions were getting really strong and ALOT closer together. AFter about 40 minutes I couldn't walk anymore and decided that maybe a hot shower would help me relax. I sat in the shower for about 30 minutes before even that didn't help much. Back to bed I went, the nurse checked me and I was dialated to a 7 and really thin by now. At this point she asked how commited I was to doing it without an epidural. She said that she'd give me (note to self: ask Dad what that drug was called) a drug in my IV that helped relax and take the edge off for a little bit but it wouldn't last long. I opted for the IV drug. It helped relax me a little between contractions but didn't help with the pain at all. There was a moment that I thought I should have just tried the epidural again, but was moving to fast at that point. I went from a 7 to a 10 in less than an hour, Jon and my nurse were so great to help me get through the pain and contractions. After what has got to be the WORST pain in my life at 3:04 p.m. I gave birth to the most beautiful baby girl!
Oakley Mae Muir...
The nurses did her initial assesment as the Dr. was stitching me up, and said she looked great and we could keep her in our room with us as long as we wanted. We kept her with just the two of us for about and hour and a half before Jon walked her to the nursery. It was bliss spending so much time with such a fresh little baby. She's was really MAD for the first while but I was able to get her to nurse right away and she calmed down.
She weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 19.5 inches long, a shrimp compared to her 10lb brothers!
I came home on Thanksgiving Day, the boys had been sick so they weren't able to visit the hospital. It was so much fun watching their reaction to their new baby sister. The first thing that Kael said was "Oh I love her" and Brady just said "Mina Baby Didtor!" over and over. He wanted to hold her right away, when my dad went to touch her he said "No Grandad no touch Mina Baby Didtor" They are in love, and so concered why she's crying, and so curious when I feed her. The first thing that Kael's asked every morning is "Where is my baby sister?" I have to keep telling him that she's not going to leave, she's going to live with us at our house now. Jon is a smitten kitten, with his new Darling Girl, it's fun to watch him with the baby and he's such a good help to me! She likes to be awake during the night which I'll admit is new to me! My boys were way better sleepers at night so I'm finally experiencing what every other mom with a newborn feels like! Oh well I'll also admit those are precious hours in the night when it's just the two of us and nothing else to worry about. We are doing well so far and I feel great! Hope you enjoyed the pictures, stay tuned for more...
