In the car I called Mom and Dad in Chicago who quickly packed up their car and headed down. My contractions were getting close and strong quickly, I tried to remember my breathing exercises and just quickly get through each one while not alarming Jack. Mike dropped me off at the ER exit at 4:03am where I made my way to Labor and Delivery. My preregistration was not set up due to some system error, I tried to answer questions but the pain was getting so strong I couldn't remember my social security number. The nurse could see that things were quickly progressing and advised me to head to triage and to let Mike and Jack handle the the registration. Once in triage I explained to the nurses that I was 4cm on Monday and that I have quick deliveries. I wasn't too concerned because my water hadn't broken and I thought you couldn't have a baby until that breaks. The nurse checked me and I was at 8cm fully effaced. Sure I know I am sound sleeper, but this takes it too a whole other level, spending most of my active labor in sleep! Crazy and scary. They quickly got an IV in and wheeled me down to a room with Mike and Jack in tow.
I wanted the epidural. On Thursday during nap time I watched the movie "The Business of Being Born", and while it was very informative I decided that natural was not for me and I was totally fine with medical intervention. However, my Mom and Oma had such quick deliveries with their second pregnancies that they had no chance for epidurals, so I prepared myself that things may just not work out how I have planned. Also, I had a long talk with my sorority Mom Emily on Wednesday, God totally made sure that Emily and I had time to talk, because in all of the chaos on early Friday I was completely calm. Emily had talked me threw her quick deliveries, waking up in the middle of the night in active labor, and her natural births. I felt like I knew what was coming. Even though I was still hoping for pain relief! So there we all sat in the L&D room trying to easily get through each contraction as Jack was at the foot of my bed and counting down the seconds until I could get the epidural.
Jack was a complete angel, so chill. I thought to myself, good thing he went with me to all of the Doctor's appointments, he had been waiting for this day just as much as me. Mike set up Mickey Mouse Clubhouse on the iPad for Jack as the Doctor prepped my epidural site. She couldn't get in the line though as my contractions were so strong and then all of sudden my water broke and I heard the doctor say, "this little girl has a lot of hair it's time to push". I was like, "ok this is really happening, like now". Two pushes and out came Lucy Hope!
She cried right away and then there she was in my arms at 4:56am! It happened so fast Mike couldn't even make it up from the couch to hold my hand. Jack was amazed. There we were a family of four all together just seconds after beautiful baby girls arrival. It was like this feeling of wholeness, our family is all here and healthy, we are complete. Each of us amazed and so in love! I have never felt such a high and surge of energy. Going natural was so much easier than I ever would have thought, no sweating or yelling, but if it was any longer from start to finish than 1 hour and 40 minutes I'm not sure I would say the same thing.
God is amazing, it is a miracle to have such a perfect little girl! We thank Him for His wonderful blessing in our life. Totally in love with Lucy Hope Postma. Happy Birthday little baby girl!
*First family of four picture, but Lucy is eating! Opps.
3 comments:
absolutely amazing, jenny! she is beautiful! congrats a million times over!
She is a beautiful baby! What a sweet post. We're so happy for you guys! Congrats, again!
Way to go on the natural birth! Congrats Jenny, she's precious!
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