So we had a little girl - which I'm still in shock over since I really thought all the kicking came from a little boy in my belly. Here's the story of Stella's birth.
On Sunday 12/12/2010 before I went to bed, I asked the hubs to please email his boss that he would going with me to my last appointment with the OB on Monday so we could chat about induction. At around 3:50am, I felt like I really needed to pee and just made it to the bathroom when my water broke. My first thought was - - Oh crap! It's really happening. I finished up and walked back into the bedroom to let the hubs it was go time. The hubs response was - well, about time. :) We both took our time - I showered, we ate some toast and then out the door we went to the hospital. They checked me in at 5:30am.
Around 9:30am they started me on meds to get my contractions to be a little stronger. Most of the day we just sat around and watched TV. I was starving just waiting for something to happen. Around 5pm they started letting me know that even with all the meds, the contractions were not consistent and if they didn't pick up that we would have to chat about options. Both the hubs and I were both scared that a C-Section was around the corner. They really punched up the meds and around 6pm the contractions were so bad, I asked for an epidural. Once they gave me the epi, I finally started relaxing and things really started moving along.
I started napping on and off and around 9pm the nurse came in to say they were going to set up the room. I was having contractions without really feeling them, but I do remember feeling a pressure that something was happening. Around 9:30ish pm they started coaching me through pushing. Next thing I know it's 10:33pm and they are announcing that the baby is here. Both the hubs and I yelled out - it's a girl at the same time. I was so in shock but so happy. They put Stella on my chest and I just sobbed. She weighed 7.7lbs and was 20.5 inches long.
They got us into our room at 3:30am and the following 2 days plus this past week once we got home on Wednesday have been a blur. Lack of sleep and hormones are getting to me more than I could think possible - but Stella is totally worth it. Oh -and Stella was named after the hubs grandmother who is no longer with us. Rose was just another name we both loved and I love calling her our little hippie.
Stella will be turning one month this upcoming week. I've been calling her hungry, hungry hippo and guppy since she is such a great little eater. Recently she has been sleep for six hours in a row - love her for it. I function so much better on sleep. So now that she's here - the fun begins - raising a little girl is going to be so much fun and I already love just being a mom.
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