Saturday, September 18, 2010

I went to bed Friday night at about 11:30, although I really never went to sleep. I just tossed and turned and felt uncomfortable. I might have dozed off a few times, but nothing close to 'asleep'. At about 2:30 I thought that I had kept Ty awake enough with all my in and outs in bed so I went downstairs and tried to sleep on the couch. That didn't work either. Every time I would lay down I would soon there after get a lot of pressure in my lower back and then it would wrap around lower front. I didn't know that these were contractions. I was expecting something like a sharp pain way below (if you know what I mean....). So standing up and walking around was better. I figured that a shower sounded nice and relaxing so at about 3:00 I got in the shower and just started to 'get ready for the day', not thinking that I was going to go to the hospital. At about 3:30 I started to think that maybe I really was having contractions and that if they continue I should time them and head to the hospital. Ty asked how I was doing and I told him that I was fine but was having contractions explaining what I was feeling and if it continue we should go to the hospital. That woke him up! I finished slowly getting ready with contractions still coming and getting closer to the 5-7 minute apart mark. Ty got ready as well. Around 4:30 I sent my friend Brandi a text message telling her that I was going to the hospital and that I wanted to bring Tage over. (I had previously arranged with Brandi to watch Tage whenever I went to the hospital. Even if it was in the middle of the night she told me to contact her.) I just didn't want to be sent home from the hospital. So I made sure the contractions were still coming and getting closer together. Well almost 20 minutes went by and Brandi never responded to my text message so I sent one to my other friend Karolyn. She never responded either so I sent one to Brooke. No response. Hello friends!! This is when I needed you and I got nothing! I decided that since it was almost 5:00am I would just call Brandi and wake her up. That worked. We dropped Tage off and headed to the hospital. I should have done a little trial run as to where I go if I went in the middle of the night or that early in the morning. We went though one entrance and nobody was there. We walked around and didn't find anyone so I told Ty that we should get back in the car and go around to the other side of the hospital. Once again, walking into an entrance that nobody was around. But this time there was a sign on the entry counter telling you to pick up the phone and someone would answer and direct you wherever you needed to go. Finally we made it to the triage area around 6:15. The nurse told me to get changed into a gown and handed me this old blue worn thing. I said I brought my own. She gave me a little confused look and asked if it opens up in the back. I told her yes. She said ok, and I changed into a much cuter gown than the blue rag she wanted to give to me.
The nurse began asking a million question that I had already answered in my pre registration packet. What was the point of filling all that paperwork out before I thought. She checked me and said that I was dilated to a 5 and 100% effaced. Oh good I thought, she isn't going to send me home. She hooked me up to monitors around my belly to watch the heart rate of baby. From there we went to a delivery room and got me all situated, checked me again and got an IV hooked up. I was also having lots of nausea (already threw up once downstairs and several times already in the delivery room) so she gave me some medicine to help with that too.

In between contractions with my barf cup handy

The Dr. who was working that shift came in and introduced himself. He said that there was a few other deliveries and that after I got the epidural he would come back in and check me. I got the epidural when I was dilated to a 7. Ahhhh, relieve. I was worried about not feeling my legs, but it ended up being ok. I was ready whenever they were.

While we were waiting for the Dr., we thought that we should figure out a name for her.

Since there was 4 other deliveries all at the same time the nurse told me that possibly Dr. Fara would deliver mine. Dr. Fara had been called into help and I'm glad he was! He was actually a Dr. that I considered going to in the first place and was in the same office as my Dr., Dr. Teresa Malcolm. So I felt good about him delivering my baby!

Dr. Fara came in and I started pushing at 11:30am. 12 minutes of some good hard pushes and she was out at 11:42am. Sunny side up. (That is what they call it when the face is up not facing down like they normally) I reached down to take hold of her tiny body and brought it close to mine. She was beautiful. I kissed her for the first time on the head and told her that she was beautiful and perfect. Then said a silent prayer thanking my Heavenly Father for such a wonderful blessing. From there on I just held her close, kissing her a million and one times. I was in complete dreamland. Then the nurses took her to clean her up a bit, weighed her and measure her.

6 lbs 11 oz

19.5 inches long

Dr. Fara told me that usually when babies are sunny side up they take much much longer and sometime end up being a C-section, so he was really impressed. And I was relieved. He told me I was a pro and didn't believe me when I told him that she was my first (but I'm sure he tells that to all his first time patients just to make them feel good).

Happy parents

Proud Dad

Tage came to the hospital a few hours later and was so excited to meet his little sister.

First time holding Emmry

My family

Emmry getting a little bit more freshened up and hair done by nurse Terri.

A little side note: I loved delivering at Del Webb! All the nurses were wonderful, especially Terri who was with me from delivery on throughout the whole first day. She was great!

I was in complete dreamland the whole day. (Still am) I just couldn't get enough of her and could kiss her and cuddle her forever.