LABOR AND DELIVERY OF ZOE ELAINE!

Ok, the first two pics are at home while Ky was distracting me through the start of the contractions... The next is Jose sleeping, he was so tired...it was like 2:00 in the morning.
The next is me and Alaina just chilling waiting for the big moment. One last pic of the belly with the monitors on it. Mommy and Daddy right before the big event! And the last two pics are of me and my sisters and mom at the Celine Dion concert the night before I went into labor. I was really scared to go to the concert because I had Kyren early and I went through labor fast so I was scared it would put me into labor. I was contracting and had sooo much pressure through the whole concert but it was sooo fun. I'm so happy I didn't wimp out at the last minute.






Now for the story...I had a really big contraction on my way home from Ryan and Alaina's (we were out there for dinner, Alaina knew I wasn't feeling well so she invited us over...sooo sweet!!) The contraction hurt way more than the usual braxton hicks I had been having for months...After getting home I started to have a few more contractions...then more and more...I didn't want to get to the hospital too soon but I was scared to wait too because Kyren came so fast. We headed to the hospital around 10:00 p.m. They checked me first and I was a 3 and only 60% effaced, I knew I was going home when I heard that. I was hooked up to the machine and my contractions were still going but weren't showing up on the machine..stupid machine...After about an hour they told me my doctor wanted me to walk around labor and delivery for an hour and then get checked again, if I had made progress they would keep me, if not I was headed home. Jose and I were reluctant because we were certain I would be sent home....so we sleepily walked around for an hour. I got back and I was still a three but I was about 70% effaced this time.. The nurse said that I would be sent home and asked if I wanted a lortab for the pain. I said yes because I was hurting quite a bit (I couldn't believe this wasn't labor, I had experienced it before, how could I not know what it was) The nurse said I needed to be monitored for just a while longer...while being monitored Zoe's heart rate dipped three times.. The nurse then called the doc. He said admit her. Jose was asleep and was very confused as to why he was being sent to the hallway to call everyone. I told him we were staying and he asked for how long? I said until we have a baby...I had to explain everything that had happened because he had missed the last 10 minutes of conversation..I was admitted and moved to my room, when I got to the room they checked me and I was already a 5, so I would have for sure been back that night to have her had her heartrate not dropped. They broke my water at 1:30, I got the epidural at 2:30 and started to push, I pushed one tiny practice push, then one real one and she came out...all of her head and body. She was sooo tiny. Born February 24, 2009 at 3:49 a.m. 5lbs. 7oz. 18 inches long. She looked like a little doll!!! I can not believe how perfect she is. Sorry for such a long post.