April 2nd at 11:00pm we headed to the hospital...I had been in early labor for a couple days and my contractions were about 7 min apart. A wonderful couple in the ward came and stayed the night with Logan so we could let him sleep. We were at the hospital until about 5 am, they slowed down my contractions and told me to see my dr on Monday. I was scheduled for a c-section on the 13th so we were a little a head of schedule. We spent the rest of the weekend being still so that I would not start things up again!! Monday I went to the dr and she said that in order to do the c-section earlier then 39 weeks we needed to either be dilated or we could do an amnio to check for lung maturity. I opted for the amnio as I was not dilated. So Tuesday morning Bob and I headed to the hospital for the amnio. It was not bad at all, it took a few hours to get the results but we found out it was a go for the next morning...the 6th. So because we were a week ahead of schedule, my mother in law came down to help with Logan before my parents got into town, and my friend Erin helped too, they were both wonderful and I appreciated their help so much! So we headed to the hospital for a 2:00pm check in!
They got me all hooked up to the machines and got my IV in (after 2 tries, which were more painful then the epidural!) They got the epidural in and I saw what felt like 15 people, Dr Lambert came in to check on me and we were on our way!!! I was so glad that Bob got to be with me thru the whole thing. Once we were in the operating room things happen in what feels like slow motion while you are waiting to hear that wonderful sound of her first cry. Finally after lots of pulling and pressure and me asking question after question to the poor nurse and anaesthesiologist we heard her and Bob got to see her for the first time!!
She made her arrival at a grand 9 lbs 1 oz and 21 inchs long!!
They took her over to check her and Bob got to go with her and make sure she was good. They wrapped her up and brought her over to me to say hello before they took her to recovery.They got me all closed up and took me to recovery to be with Addison. I am so glad that they let me keep her with me, that is a new policy from when I had Logan. I got to breastfeed her with in the first hour which was amazing and I think that made a huge difference in being able to have her latch!!
I loved her from the moment I saw her!!
The rule in order to leave recovery is that you have to bend your knees and lift up your butt...which I think is just cruel given that you just got your stomach cut open! But I had a goal and I was focused!! We had her at 3:34 and we were in our room by 6! It was an amazing experience again! The nurses and dr's at the hospital are all amazing and I was so grateful that they took such good care of both Addison and I! We were so happy to expand our family and she is just perfect!! I am so grateful for the blessing that having a child brings and that we were able to have such a healthy beautiful little girl!! I am grateful for the trust that the Lord has in Bob and I to raise 2 of his children!!!
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