Daddy and I left for the hospital at 11:00 pm on Thursday July 28th. They started my IV and gave me a pill that started the induction process. Daddy then went to sleep but I was much to anxious to get any good rest.
Dr. Duke came in that morning and started the pitiocin which made mommy start contracting. Around 4p.m. not much progress had been made so Dr. Duke broke my water which made my contractions much more intense and closer together. Around 3 hours later I got an epidural and was checked for progress. You still had not dropped (which you should have done weeks earlier) and you didn’t seem to want to come out! At around 9:30 we decided to go ahead with a C-Section because it seemed like the safest option for you and mommy, and mommy was exhausted! Daddy suited up in his scrubs and the whole family came in to pray for you and me. It was so special and we were so excited we were about to finally meet you!!
At 10:55 p.m. we heard your first cry and were told by Dr. Duke that you were more the size of your daddy than mommy! This made us laugh because we expected you to be smaller judging by the way my belly measured throughou the pregnancy.
Immediately they wrapped you up and brought you to me and I gave you your first kiss. This was the best moment of my life.
When they weighed you we were shocked to hear you were 8’7’’. Much bigger than the Dr. had predicted but perfectly chubby just like I had hoped!
While they fixed Mommy all up, they gave you to Daddy and he got to hold you for around 20 minutes (mommy was so jealous.) It was funny to hear him talk about this later on. He said “they just gave her to me and she was crying and I didn’t know what to do.” He quickly figured it out and I’m 100% positive you had him wrapped around your little finger from that very first second he held you.
Finally it was Mommy’s turn to hold you. You were so alert and just stared right at me like you knew me. It was so amazing to finally have you in my arms after feeling your loving kicks and jabs inside me for the last 9 months!
After mommy fed you(you came out starving), your family finally got to come meet you! They had been at the hospital around 19 hours waiting for you to come. They love you so much!
After everyone got to hold you, they took you to the nursery to get cleaned up and check you out. I was so sad you had to leave me and was very anxious for you to be brought back! They brought you to us around 3:30 a.m. and mommy got some much needed snuggle time.
Then you decided to make a dirty diaper and mommy was still numb from all of the medicine, so daddy got to change his first diaper ever! This was very funny to watch because he used about 10 wipes, ran to the trash can after each wipe to throw it away, got some on your foot, etc. All in all he did a good job and you broke him in very well!
From the beginning, Mommy really wanted a baby girl and I was so excited that I could finally dress you in cute clothes. I asked the nurse if I could change you and she quickly reminded me that you were my baby and I could do whatever I wanted. So your first outfit was a bright pink leopard gown that Nini found for you. You were the hit of the hospital in that gown. All of the nurses and Dr’s could not get over how cute you were!
So many people came to visit that day. You are one very loved baby! Around 2pm Nini arrived from Arkansas and got to hold you for the first time!
The next morning I got you dressed and ready for more visitors!
Then Dr. Duke came by and asked if we wanted to go home a day early because you and I were doing so well. We were very excited to take you home and we got you all ready. You looked so precious and tiny in your car seat!
When we got home, Papa got to hold you for the first time. He was there the night you were born but was not feeling too well so he didn’t want to get you sick!
We were so happy to have you home!
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