Baby is on the way

On the evening of July 26th, I was having some sharp abdominal pains. They were sporadic and didn't last very long. By the morning of July 27th however, they were 5 min apart and had increased in intensity enough to make me want to go see the doctor. I woke up early with all this discomfort and got cleaned up. At 8 am I woke up Jason and he started to get ready for the possible trip to the hospital. He loaded the car with our suitcase and car seat, and fed all the wildlife in our home to prepare for the days ahead. We drove over to Dr. Meeks' office and confirmed that I was in early labor - 3 cm dilated. We were given the paperwork to be admitted to the hospital and were on our way.

We checked in at around 10 am and reviewed my medical history. Everyone kept asking if I was a natural red head, apparently red heads are at higher risk of bleeding. I am a natural brunette, for anyone that didn't know. They hooked me up to the IV, monitors, and started me on the epidural and potosin once I reached 4 cm.

At 5pm I was 9.5 cm dilated with little to no discomfort. Dr. Meeks showed up to deliver the baby and I could start pushing right away. Everything was going really well until the baby didn't quite turn the way we needed. I pushed for 2 hrs longer, completely exhausted myself, and wore out the epidural. This was the most pain I have ever experienced. A decision was made that it would be best to do a cesarean section.

I was wheeled back, given additional meds, and in no time was hearing the sound of my baby's cry. The doctor knew we were waiting to find out the sex of the baby and asked Jason to tell us all what it was. I was so happy to hear we had a baby girl. The nurse brought the baby to my cheek and we nuzzled for a moment before she and Jason went to the nursery and to see the visitors. Jason was at my side the whole time although it was tough for him to see me work so hard and go through so much. Our excited family members were waiting in the waiting room all the while with Jason and Dr. Meeks conveying updates.

After I was put back together, I was taken to the recovery room and later to our final rooms where we stayed for the next 3 days. Baby Brooke Ashley Logue was born at 8:51pm on July 27th weighing 8 lbs and 3 oz. She was a very long baby at 22 inches- she is going to be tall like daddy. Below are some photos of our predelivery setup. We look so happy and unsuspecting. We were joking around. I was putting rabbit ears on Jason and the photo with the red light on my finger was suppose to be like ET phone home.