So I proudly announce the birth of our daughter we will call Little H. She is the cutest most precious baby girl, and I LOVE LOVE LOVE her so much I cannot even explain it. I had no idea what becoming a mom would feel like, and I was rather surprised to feel so complete, so happy, and just so grateful for my baby girl, my wonderful husband, and family.
She was born on July 1st, at 3:13 pm, she weighed 7 lbs 4 ounces, and was 18 1/2 inches long. I ended up having to be induced (I can't remember what I was able to blog about before hand) that morning July 1st. The doctor's visit we had been to the Tuesday before showed the cord was wrapped around little H's neck and her amniotic fluid was low. The doctor said her weight was well over 7 lbs and in order to avoid possible complications they felt it best to induce me that Friday morning. Hubbs and I were a little surprised since it was 2 weeks before our due date, but I was worried about little H and didn't want to add any additional complications by not being induced.
Off to the hospital we went on Friday morning and we arrived at 7:30 am. After getting checked in, getting hooked up with IV's etc they finally started the pitocin around 9ish. I was dilated to a 3 upon check in which was awesome news, since it appeared I was progressing on my own anyway. I got the same nurse I had when I had been checked in for pre-term labor 4 weeks earlier, so that was a great feeling. She already knew our situation with Hubbs' mom and was super sweet and excited to see us as well. They were worried about my increased risk for a c-section because of the cord so they told me they would keep a close eye on the baby's vitals, and let me know how she was doing as things progressed. They broke my water at 9:40 that morning and my contractions went from small cramps to full on contractions one minute apart for MY ENTIRE LABOR. We had been to a child birth class the Saturday before so Hubbs focused on massaging any part of my body that I wanted, and I focused on trying to relax between contractions and control my breathing. It all sounds so easy when you talk about it, but WOW those contractions were coming crazy fast, and were super intense. I wanted to see how far I could go without getting an epidural. Part of me had wanted to do it all natural but I was too scared to admit to that before actually knowing what labor was going to feel like.
Anyway I ended up doing it all natural and have no regrets. There was a time when I was about an 8 where I said I couldn't do it anymore and I wanted the epidural. The nurse said she would go check and disappeared for about 30 minutes. By the time she came back I was a 9 1/2 and getting ready to push. It was crazy. Such a blur of about 6 hours, but I am so glad I did it without the epidural, the baby was completely healthy and all was well. Hubbs was INCREDIBLE, he had to do so much work since I did it without drugs, he had to rub my feet, my back, my lower, back, hold my head, remind me to breathe, be my sideline cheerleader and hold my hand so I could squeeze it during the really bad contractions.
They had to cut the cord around her neck after her head was out, so that was scary for a minute but she did great throughout the entire labor and I couldn't have asked for a better scenario based on our circumstances. Hubbs was so impressed I did it without an epidural, he has been bragging to everyone that will listen about how strong and tough his wife is. We both cried during the birth, and I think while we were both really happy to meet our baby girl, the reality that his mom wouldn't be there set in as well. I definitely felt her presence there that day, and I know we had a guardian angel looking over little H and keeping her safe throughout the entire labor.
Adjusting to motherhood has been 100 times better than I ever thought. Taking care of her has come so naturally, it has been so different when compared to holding friend's babies or taking care of the son. She has been a great baby overall, and I couldn't be more in love.
Hopefully I can post more soon about the son's summer visit etc. We have been having such a great time, and the son has been such a great big brother. He has adjusted really well, and has been a big help to us. Love having him here, sad there is only a few weeks left.
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