The time finally came! I was admitted to the hospital on Monday morning to get things going. My Dad and sister-in-law Janna went with me to keep me company since Adam had to work until later that morning. Mom stayed home with Dawson. Thank you Mom!
My delivery doctor came in around 8 and broke my water. I asked if I could walk around and they let me...HOORAY. Spent the next 45 minutes walking the halls. The halls were pretty short so there was a lot of walking back and forth but still, I got to walk! I went back to the room to be monitored again for a little while. Adam showed up just in time to watch me climb back into bed so he, Dad and Janna played card games while I tried to rest. The contraction started getting more and more intense but I became stubborn and tried to make it through them instead of getting meds. My poor nurse, she kept asking if I wanted anything..*hint hint~Epidural* but I kept saying "just a little while longer. Long story short.....I waited too long. By the time I agreed for an epidural, got the big bag of precursor saline and had the anesthesiologist called I was in EXTREME pain and had a VERY strong urge to push through them... not good when you are only dilated to a 3. I think I have convinced Janna to ask for an Epidural at check in when she has her future babies. lol. Finally the epidural started to work and was able to rest.
My little sister Sadie Beth showed up around 3 and the waiting started........skip ahead to about 5 pm. I was checked...once a gain and HOORAY, I was fully dilated. Dad ran home to trade off with Mom so she could be there for the delivery. Thank you Daddy! Now I just needed to wait till I had the urge to push again. My Angel of a Nurse Practitioner Sara showed up to sit with all of us and wait. By 6:30 I kind of had a feeling that maybe I wanted to push but not really. I got bored of waiting and asked to try. We got me all ready to do a "practice" push. Since Elly was still at a -1 station, I was told it might take a little while to get her out. Mom left the room to go check on Chandler who ran over after wrestling practice to be at the hospital. I proceeded to do the "practice" push and was immediately instructed to STOP! The nurses frantically started to call the doctor to hurry up and get in there quick. By then I was begging to push. I could feel her "right there" and didn't want to stop. Janna and Sadie went running to find my Mom quickly and get back in time. The doctor finally made it to the room and my Angel Sara delivered Elly after 2 more pushes.
While waiting for me to "feel" something, there had been bets as to how much Elly would weigh and how long she would be. Adam guessed 8lbs 2oz and the rest varied between 7lbs 10oz and up. I guessed 7lbs 6 oz 19 inches and was told I was being optimistic of a small baby. Ellyana Rosalee weighed in at 7lbs 1 oz and 19.5 inches. See, always listen to Mommy. She knows.
Elly has her own look. She has very light golden brown hair (not as much hair as I expected with all the heartburn I had) and beautiful smokey blue eyes. I hope her eyes don't change to brown and that her hair stays light but we will see. She has no color in her eyebrows and lashes which is interesting. She is a very laid back, easy going baby. She rarely cries and sleeps really well. She is healthy as a horse and melts all hearts she comes in contact with. I have to say she is very pretty and has been compared to a china doll. Perfect in every way.
Right after she was born.
Look at those fingers. She is an angel even when she sleeps.
Checking the world out.
My very favorite picture from that day. Adam is one proud Daddy. He can't stop cuddling her.
