Monday, June 24th I was to be induced. I was 39 weeks along and not ready. My house was a mess, I had zero meals frozen or prepped, my bag was not packed and the nursery was not ready.
I made reservations for our last family of 4 meal on Sunday night the 23rd at one of our most favorite restaurants, Capital Grille in Uptown. They have the most amazing lobster mac n cheese. And what a perfect way to kick off the start of the next chapter in our lives.
But one of my must things to get "ready" for that Saturday I went and had a mani, pedi right before knowing it might be weeks before I could get to the nail salon. I'm so glad I did.
But I didn't make it. I had to cancel our reservations.
My water broke Sunday morning at like 5 AM. I was lying in bed a little restless and heard a pop.
Then felt a gush.
Yep. It's happening. I was so relieved too. I did not want to pick my baby's birthday, I think it is a tiny bit weird.
I shook Brad awake. I called my mother and I took a shower.
I got ready and packed my bag, making sure to have our sweet baby's first red cloth diaper a rumparooz lil joey and the going home onesie from Misty and sweet boy hat just in case it was a boy. Jackson Truett or William Jackson was our boy name options. I honestly couldn't settle on a boy name at all it kept changing I really liked Cale Jackson too.
I should have known it was gonna be a girl! And Miranda Claire was our girl name I decided. Actually Jamie Willis Nelson picked the middle name. I loved it, and Miranda after Miranda Lambert LOL I was up late one night at like 3AM and watching her story on tv balling like a big ol' baby. I fell in love with the name, she is a Texas girl after all.
I woke my children gently to tell them how much I loved them and that our baby was coming. I must have given them 100 hugs and kisses for I knew our lives were about to change in a very big way. My mother had come over to stay with them while we were leaving for the hospital.
I was calm and a little anxious to get to the hospital. They say 3rd babies always arrive a bit faster. I did not want to deliver my baby on the side of the road. Brad took FOREVER to get ready, he was a nervous wreck!
My contractions were not too painful and anywhere from 8-10 minutes apart lasting as long as a minute.
See the night before it was a super moon. And Tante Jenne wished her a baby to be born on said super moon night. She got her wish alright.
I got to take a peek before we left of the amazing super moon that lingered. It was gorgeous.
Do you see it peeking at us?
Brad stopped for McDonald's in Seagoville on the way to the hospital. And Wal-Mart for gum and a few other necessities. I just had a lame water, I was so thirsty.
We arrived at the hospital around 8:30 AM. We were checked in by the sweetest Filipino nurse she reminded me of my Aunt Digna it was very comforting.
I was dilated to a 3. And they started Pitocin at 9:12 AM. I should have refused but I didn't.
Around 9:30 AM those contractions were hard and fast. I was breathing my best and dealing with it but I needed relief.
Brad walked to McDonald's and he kindly brought me an iced Sprite. It was just what I needed.
So I finally got that epidural, the anesthelogist was one busy guy. And the best one yet. I mean it actually worked. I rested and awoke about an hour and half later.
Shortly before noon they checked me again, I was a 10. Time to start pushing.
My OBGYN was not on call so her partner was going to deliver our baby. She was a sweet little petite blonde. Love her. But. She kept trying to talk me into a C-section. She kept consulting with my regular doctor and pressing Brad to get me to cave and giving me the "option" of a C-section and trying to scare the crap outta me.
Our baby's heart rate was strong and healthy, I had zero worry that things wouldn't turn out perfectly.
But no thanks to a C-section, for reals. I let her give me Pitocin but I was not going to have a C-section. Was not!
I tend to grow bigger babies and my previous delivery with Natalie well she had shoulder disphlaysia apparently forceps were used that I don't recall at ALL but Brad assures me that's how it played out. I just know my doctor delivered my girl and kept yelling and telling the nurses to calm the f down LOL
But this time it was different, I pushed and pushed and pushed. And didn't make much progress. Very odd considering I'm usually a maybe 5 pushes and we have a baby kinda gal. But see the previous epidurals weren't as strong. The first time it wore of completely. The second it took the edge off. This third time I couldn't feel a thing.
Brad was getting extremely nervous and anxious. He kept leaving my side and pacing. He said on numerous occasions he felt like he was going to pass out and or be sick. Poor guy. Can you sense my sarcasm?!
He waited outside the door most of the pushing. And listened. He would peek his head in at times and sneak back out again. My lone nurse and OBGYN on call were very patient and supportive they helped me push held my legs encouraged me. Complimented my fabulous mani pedi and tried to make me feel better about Brad and making excuses for him. And at some points it was just my sweet nurse holding one leg and me the other.
It is quite the task focusing on pushing while holding your very heavy legs you cannot feel, at all.
Yep, it was awful and the hardest thing I've ever had to do alone.
They brought a mirror in for me to see the progress. I didn't want one at first but considering I couldn't feel a f'ing thing I needed it. Seeing the top of my baby's gorgeous black head of hair was great motivation. The more I pushed the more progress I made of course but at times it seemed like she just kept going back in.
Finally the doctors and baby nurses rush in and start prepping for delivery. And set up the stirrups. And I'm thinking to myself where were these an hour ago, geez!
There were probably 10 people in that delivery room and I knew not one of them. I was alone. I wasn't really but it sure felt like it.
She calls in the NICU team. Then I really start to panic. Inside I am literally about to explode and completely lose it.
As I was laying their with my legs in stirrups. But I didn't. I kept telling myself that I could do it.
And I pushed with those contractions when they told me too that I could not feel.
She gave me a much needed episiotomy and our baby was born. The young intern OBGYN who assisted in delivery announced it was a girl.
I yelled for Brad to get in their and pretended I hadn't heard that intern and asked him with excitement.
She was born at 1:34 PM.
She was 9lbs 3 oz and 22 1/8" long. I delivered a toddler.
She was longer than Natalie but weighed 3 oz less.
She was healthy and very alert, scored almost perfect on the newborn APGAR I believe.
I cried with relief and excitement. She was here, she was finally here and she was a she! And I know her daddy was very relieved. He took many pictures and stared at her with awe and with so much love, we both did. She was placed on my chest after delivery and she nursed right away. All the while I secretly kept thinking about my impending surgery to remove that tumor. It was nearing, for I had just delivered our baby. It was time to finally schedule and I knew it. I grew more anxious by the day I think that's another reason I kept procrastinating on all the getting ready for baby and inducing labor to be honest. I was scared. I did not want to deal with it. I just wanted to be a new mom again and enjoy my sweet baby. I won't go into detail what was really filling my head but if you know me, than you know.
Thank goodness she was there to distract me from all the stitching going down there on my franken vagina.
Yep. I was praying for a good stitch job I mean who wants a franken vagina, not me.
Our sweet girl was delivered sunny side up. That's what took so long. That was the hardest pushing labor I've ever experienced.
I believe if they hadn't rushed things with Pitocin she may have turned. And I wouldn't have needed that epidural and I would have delivered her a lot faster.
Next time I'm calling in the troops, all the fabulous strong women in my life.
For the next one.
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