The past month has been completely crazy! The last time I went to the doctor before Christmas, he said that the baby wasn't engaged and he wouldn't recommend inducing me because it would result in a c-section. After Jordan and I did some research and praying, we decided that we would continue with the induction.
We did our best to enjoy our Christmas, but it was so hard to really enjoy the season when we knew we'd be getting the best gift ever the day after. Or so we thought...
We woke up early Monday morning and went to Mary Black. When we arrived, they asked me a 101 silly questions, started my IV (that hurt so badly), and began Pitocin. Our mommas were so excited that they got to the hospital before 9:00 that morning. Nothing was happening though. I was having small contractions on my own, but I was still only dilated to 1 centimeter and she still wasn't engaged. After being on Pitocin all day and no progress, the nurse took me off of the drip at 5:00 p.m. I was able to eat, which I had not done since the night before. After I ate, I walked the hospital until it was time for my next medicine to start. At 7:00 they began Cervidil. We went to sleep and when we woke up, I was dilated to 2 centimeters.
On Tuesday, they began the Pitocin early in the morning and my water broke shortly afterward. The nurses kept losing the baby's heartbeat because she was kicking the monitor off. The doctor came in to place a monitor in her head so they could keep a better watch on her. When the doctor placed the monitor, my water REALLY broke all over him. It was kind of sweet revenge because that same doctor almost killed my momma. I labored all day, and my epidural was placed around lunch time. I didn't progress any until dinner time. I was dilating 1 centimeter every two hours! We thought we would have our baby before morning, but she still wasn't engaged.
On Wednesday morning, I was 9 1/2 centimeters dilated and the nurse wanted me to try pushing to see if we could get her to engage. Still nothing and my pain was unbearable. The epidural had be redosed and redosed and wasn't working. The nurses couldn't get me more pain meds until the doctor came in. It was miserable! The doctor came in and said that a c-section needed to be done because my water had been broken for too long and she didn't seem to be coming on her own. They rushed me back and she was out within 30 minutes! The first thing Jordan said when he saw her was, "She has your nose!" Then it was, "She has red hair!" He was so excited. I was so tired the first time that I saw her, but after I was out of recovery and I saw her, I didn't want to let her go! We named her Magnolia Emeline. Both names are family names, but we are going to call her Maggie. She was 9 lbs 2 oz, 21 inches, and her head was 14.25 inches. She was born at 9:36 a.m.
We had to stay in the hospital until Friday. The nurse made me get out of the bed on Thursday. I thought I was going to die because I had been in bed for so long and my ab muscles had been flossed the day before. I was thankful she got me out of bed though! I was able to take a shower and Jordan and I walked to loosen up my muscles. We spent the rest of our time in the hospital loving on Maggie and introducing her to family!
We were cleared to go home on Friday. The dogs were surprised to see us! We had been gone for almost a week! Caroline was excited to meet Maggie, but Peyton could care less. Now, he runs to her side every time she cries. Caroline sits around and watches her. Everything has been going well since we came home. She sleeps at least three hours before waking up at night to be fed, and she goes right back to sleep in her cradle after she is fed and changed. Speaking of changing, she can blow up a diaper and ruin an outfit! At least every other day we have a huge blow out. I'm so glad that we haven't had to buy any diapers (Thanks, Leah and Val for the diaper shower)! She can already hold her head up, and she's trying to roll over. She is a very strong baby!
She is a complete joy! We had a long wait for this baby, but she is worth every tear shed and all the pain and suffering.
