We are still in the hospital right now, but I wanted to update some pictures for our family and friends who live so far away along with her birth story before we go home. I'm excited for our whole family to be together, but I'm taking advantage being here!
On Tuesday afternoon, I started to bleed a little, so I called my doctor's office and they decided to have me go into Labor and Delivery just to check. It took sometime to get the boys together and all their stuff, just in case they needed to spend the night at my parents house. I called Scott and he left work to meet us at the hospital. I don't know if Matthew was more excited about the thought of Kaitlyn coming or about having a sleepover at Granans! About 5:30, my mom and I left for the hospital. Scott actually beat us there. My contractions were 10 minutes apart and not hard or uncomfortable at all. I really didn't think that she was going to come. They hooked me up to monitors and checked me after about an hour and I was at a 3 (1 cm more than at my dr apt the day before). My doctor was actually the one on call and she thought it would be a good idea for me to go walk for a couple hours and see if that did anything. During the 2 hours, the contractions got closer together and a little stronger, but when I got all hooked up again, they started to even stronger. My doctor asked me if I wanted to go home or stay. I knew my labor's with the boys were fast and I didn't want to take any chances, so we decided to stay and see how it went. Good thing we did because I started to dilate quickly. I wanted to go natural again and I felt even more calm about it even though I knew what was coming! It all really started about 10:15pm. They told me I could go walk if I wanted to, but I didn't feel good about that. The first hour I labored standing up because it felt better, but as the contractions got stronger, I got really weak, so laying in bed was much better. It is amazing how fast time flies when you are in pain! I knew I needed to wait until after midnight to have her because I would get an extra day in the hospital. About 11:45pm, I knew it was close and my awesome nurse could tell (even though the doctors still didn't believe me). The nurse decided to get the room ready. She had a dr come in and check me and told her to break my water. As soon as she did that, I felt so much relief! It's weird to say that I was comfortable, but I really was so much more comfortable! A few minutes later, I told my nurse that I needed to push. She called the doctor. As soon as she came in, I gave it one push and Kaitlyn's sweet little head was out and we discovered that the cord was around her neck. They told me to stop pushing (which was awful!) and they tried to unwrap it, but couldn't, so they ended up cutting it. I gave one more push and she was here at 12:32 am! She looked just like Michael when they laid her on my chest. I was instantly in LOVE! I couldn't believe she was finally here! They just let her lay there and it was wonderful! Because she came out so fast, her face was purple and bruised, but that has faded. She's absolutely perfect! She loves to nurse and is actually pretty content! Right now, she has blue eyes, but we'll see if they stay. She loves to have her hands by her face and her feet up in the air! She really couldn't be any sweeter! I am so thankful to my Father in Heaven for her health and safe arrival! I am feeling abundantly blessed!
Enjoy the pictures! I will post some more of her with the boys when I can! Matthew was so excited to come see her in the hospital. He brought her pink roses and yellow roses for mommy! Michael had to stay home because he has a runny nose, but hopefully it's just allergies! I am excited to see them all together! :)
