Our daughter, also crazy saying that, was born January 30, 2014. Her name is Margaret Elise. She beat all her brothers with the weight of 9 lbs. 3 oz.
I was scheduled to be induced on January 30th because of how big she might be. However, it turned out that while she was fine coming that day it would be on her own terms. I was supposed to show up at the hospital at 6:30am and I did. The contractions became more patterned and painful around 4:30am and by 6am when we were getting ready to leave they became 7 minutes apart. Once in the car they quickly became 4 or 5 minutes apart. I walked into the hospital and said- Hi I am here to be induced but I am already in labor. Turns out the welcome committee was confused by this statement and had me walk across the hospital to sign in, had me wait in the waiting area while they got my paperwork ready, had me walk to the sign in attendant, and she was about to have me walk to labor and delivery when my husband spoke up and said- Do you mind if I get her a wheelchair? I guess it didn't really sink in that I was actually in labor and not just there to be put into labor. Luckily, once upstairs the nurse noticed right away I was in labor and after checking things out agreed that I would not be induced because I was well on my way. I got my epidural soon after and the rest was easy peasy. I took a nap. I stalled at dilating around 7cm so I was turned on my side which apparently helped a ton because soon after this I began to feel some pressure but nothing urgent like I had with Thomas. After a bit I began to compare the pressure to the contractions on the monitor and realized that they coincided. I brought it up to Pete because it wasn't constant pressure but it did go along with the contractions so maybe that meant something. I called the nurse and she checked and said- Oh yeah, the baby is right there. We need to page the doctor and you need to keep your legs closed. (insert offensive jokes and thoughts here). They brought in the birthing posse and the good doctor rushed over and it took 1 push. For real- the easiest birth anyone anywhere has ever had. She was a 9 lb baby and in one push she was introduced to the world.
My daughter captured the heart of her father immediately. He was gushing over her the very moment he saw her. I have never seen anything like it in my life. He also put me in charge of disciplining her because he doesn't think he will ever be able to tell her no.
The flu season this year is horrible. I haven't been keeping up with the flu this season so I had no idea. This meant a change in hospital visitors- no one under the age of 18. Period. End of discussion. My darling boys didn't get to meet their sister for a few days. So sad. However, when they did they were very excited.
I get constant updates on every noise she is making- they mimic every noise just so I know which one it is. They also run into the bedroom, just to check on her, all the time. I am amazed she has been able to sleep through this. The younger two boys want to constantly hold her and it turns out her sleeping schedule doesn't mesh well with their desire to touch her, see her, hold her, and talk to her. They are not big fans of how much sleep she needs.
We are all adjusting pretty well. I am still ever so tired. I am hoping that the whole numbness due to lack of sleep kicks in soon, either that or I get more sleep. Otherwise, we are getting by. The weather is too cold and snowy for me to have any desire to get out of the house so I am fine just having her sleep on my chest while I hang out in bed. Luke has decided that picnics in bed are super fun, so we now have snack time under the covers. The older kids probably continue to either watch too much tv or play too much on the iPad, but the weather is too bad for them to go outside so they would be doing the same thing new baby or not. There is only so much Memory and Yahtzee this old girl can take. Pete does take them sledding after every new snow, so they do get some exercise.
Well, they are staring at me and want some lunch so I better get out from under the warm covers and find them some food.
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