My Bountiful Blessings

I woke up about 3:30 am on Saturday, April 13th with a contraction and thought that this could be it!  I was up for about an hour with a few contractions here and there but nothing that got stronger or closer together.  Thankfully I was able to get back to sleep for the rest of the night.  It was good that I was able to get back to sleep because we had a busy Saturday ahead of us.

Saturday morning we had a basketball game at 9:00am and then a baseball game at 12:40pm.  The whole day going to these events I felt a little off and not really having any contractions.  That evening I was supposed to be helping set up and run the Family Dinner Fundraiser for the kids preschool.  I started having a few more contractions at this point and told Daddy that I would not be making it and he would need to take the kids on his own to the dinner since we had already paid for the tickets.  I asked if he would save me a dinner plate in case I wanted to eat later.  My contractions were getting somewhat stronger but not that close together yet.  I decided to head up to church where the dinner was taking place to get my food.  I was hungry and I did not want to wait until Daddy and the kids came home with it.  Once back at home I ate the food and started watching the movie Couple's Retreat.  I was the only thing on TV that seemed like it would keep my interest while going through contractions.  I walked around the couch and back and forth from the front door and the living room a few times with some of the strong contractions.

Daddy and the kids arrived home and he got them to bed.  I think I was able to get a couple hours of sleep before waking up again about 3:30am on Sunday, April 14th.  This time the contractions were coming closer together and getting stronger.  I went ahead and took a shower and started getting things ready for the birthing center.  We arrived about 5:30am and I was afraid that I got there too early like last time.  The midwife checked me and asked me what I thought I was dilated too.  I said I hope I was at least more than a 4 but maybe I was a 6.  She said I was 8cm and I was so excited to know that I was so close.  They started filling up the tub and once it was ready I was hopping in!  Of course the fear of the pain at the end was filling my head, I tried so hard to push it aside.  A few small pushes here and there and I didn't think I could do it.  I finally got to a point that one of my small pushes brought her to the point of no return and I was pushing her out in less than a minute.  She was born at 8:52am and I was so glad that was over.  In fact as soon as she was out I said I was never doing that again!  We didn't know her gender although I had an inkling it was a girl, we had Daddy announce what he saw.  He said it more as a question because he was either unsure of what he saw or was so surprised it was a girl.  "It's a GIRL?!"

Weighed in at 7lbs. 13.5oz. and 19.75in long