Everyone was always telling us that the love that you will have for your child is immediate and like nothing else you have ever felt. I now find myself sharing this piece of information with others that are expecting. It really is the coolest thing, the love that you feel for your little one... and minute you hear their little cry for the first time...indescribable!
Little June was Due on May 8th (Mothers Day).
I had promised my niece Ella that I would be at her dance recital on April 30th, we kept joking saying that June needed to either come days before the recital so I could be there, or she had to wait until after.Well the dance recital day came, I was feeling great (well as great as you do that far into pregnancy) :) . I went and saw her dance, she did wonderful! Afterwards we went to Ella's grandparent's (Sean's mom and dad's) had dinner and dessert. While there, comments were made that they did not think that June would be here anytime soon... which I thought also, I had prepared myself...constantly saying that she would end up being a late baby and that she was perfectly comfortable in there.Especially since my Dr.s appt the Wednesday before she still had not dropped and there was not any huge change. I ended up going home, Doug was out with his friends, getting one last guys night in before little Juner came. I went to bed exhausted from my outing.
About 4:50am I woke up to use the bathroom, Doug was home and in bed from his night out. When I got up out of bed, I felt a gush, I had read about "the gush"...was this it????My Dr told me that most women's water breaks in the hospital, I was not ready for this. Yikes...this is it! I woke Doug, he was in a half sleep-panic. I had to reassure him that there were no body parts coming out, that we just needed to call the Dr. and go to the hospital. (now looking back I can't believe how calm I was).
Once at the hospital they got me all hooked up on the monitors and started the paperwork they needed to get done. All of a sudden the nurse started to act really nervous, she was moving the monitor over my belly. She then pressed the nurse button and another nurse answered her call, she asked frantically to get help into the room and to call the Dr., She had lost the heartbeat and could not find it.Our hearts dropped! I kid-you-not, within 20 seconds there were 6 people in our room. This is the scariest thing I have ever been through.Not knowing what was going on and that they could not find your child's heart beat....thankfully Doug hid his concern from me and told me everything was going to be OK. I knew on the inside he was terrified. While one nurse was still trying the belly monitor, another was trying an internal monitor and another was starting an IV in my arm. The room was in Panic. I just laid there, it was so surreal, there was nothing I or Doug could do, we could not believe what was happening. They finally brought in another person with an ultrasound machine....they found her heartbeat :).....and that she was breech. Before this point I did not want a c-section, that changed quickly, I did not care what they did to me, I just wanted her out, so c-section it was! They got me all ready and brought me down to the operating room. they made Doug stay back until I was all prepped. He made calls to our family letting them know what was going on. Finally I was all prepped and Doug had joined me. It did not seem like it had been that long when they told me I was going to feel a lot of pressure, I did, and then we heard her little cry, we could not believe it, she was here.The little one we had waited so long for was here. They brought her to the warmer to clean and weigh her. Doug quickly made his way over...she was perfect. Ten Fingers, ten toes a good set of lungs :) A healthy baby girl!
June promptly made her arrival after Ella's dance recital on May 1st, 2011 (May Day Baby) at 8:47am, 7 lbs 9 oz, 19 3/4 inches long.
Here are some pictures to better illustrate June's story.
And a few more from after her first day
Car ride home from the hospital
First Bath at home
you know, dougie texted me during some of this, and he was being calm, but i could tell he was so concerned for both his girl's safety! i've known him a long time, and i can't express enough how great it is to see him so in love with the girls in his life! you are so blessed!
ReplyDeletethe pictures of you and dougie holding her... just melt my heart! and i love the shot of her laying on her side. the newborn hospital hats are so great and i love fresh, pink baby skin! i can practically smell the newborn smell :)