So, here is the short version: less than 4 hours of serious labor, 12 minutes of pushing and Leah joined our family. She was born on Friday, September 12, at 7:42 pm, weighing 5lbs 13 oz. and measuring 18 3/4 inches long.
We got to the hospital around 3:45 or so in the afternoon, I had been bleeding a little and having more regular contractions. I wasn't in real pain, but I didn't know how long labor was going to take, since it only lasted 6 hours with Jeremiah, so I wanted to play it safe and go to the hospital anyway. I was checked around 4:30 and measured 1cm.... the same as the previous two weeks... I was discouraged to say the least. At 5 they let me get off the monitors and move around for an hour. If I was still at 1cm at 6pm they were going to send me home. They checked me at 6 and I was a 3... thank goodness. they checked me at 7 and I was almost 7cm, I got up, went to the bathroom, had some more contractions and said that I felt like I needed to push, the nurse checked at said I was a 7.... WHAT? Just then the Dr came in and prepped to break my water, but when she checked I was at a 10... in about 60 seconds I dilated 3cm. So they broke my water, and I began pushing. 12 minutes, and no tearing, I DID IT!!! Throughout labor the nurses kept asking me if I wanted an epidural... I wanted to tell them to shut it! I managed without an epidural, even though it hurt, but I liked being able to move around. So that's it! We've been home for a week now and I am just now overcoming the overwhelming feeling of having two kids and not knowing how to function with 2. My mom has been here this past week which was a life saver. I couldn't have done it without her. We'll see how I feel at the end of this next week. Greg is going to San Fransisco on Tuesday until Wednesday.... AHH!! two kids with no right hand man? We'll see how I'll feel on Thursday.
Me and Greg after getting to the hospital just waiting for the busy nurses to come and hook me up to the monitor.
I'm not sure if this is her first photo, but here she is:
I know it looks like a peace sign, but that's supposed to be me saying this is baby #2. We have a picture with #1 so it seemed appropriate. Oh, and the IV was because I tested positive for Group B Strep, which can be fatal to the baby if its not treated with antibiotics. Unfortunately my labor was so fast that they didn't have the time to give me the second round, so Leah had to be monitored closely and have blood work done to make sure she didn't get sick, but luckily she was fine.
This is Jeremiah's visit to the hospital. He snagged the apple on my side table that I was saving for a snack. I didn't know the could eat an apple whole. He didn't even care that there was a baby there with me.
Like I said, Jeremiah didn't even notice the baby. This was on Sunday before church.
This is Sunday evening getting ready to go home.
This is my beautiful baby girl sleeping like an angel. She sleeps and eats so much better than Jerem did as a baby. Thank goodness! She is also much more mellow when she is awake. I love it! Anyway, enjoy the pictures! I'll post more later.
I took Jeremiah and Leah to the park the other day and Jeremiah was dancing to some music in his head I think. It was hillarious. Of course you can't see it in the picture, but his moves were pretty cool.
Jeremiah put his baby doll (care of my friend Sarah) in the window to watch for Daddy to come home from work. It was pretty funny. Then he tried standing like the baby doll... much more difficult for those of us without a fabric body.
