
It has been a long time since I blogged...and a lot has happened! I went to the dr. on Monday April 12, on my due date. The dr. said that I wasnt making any progress and that I would need to be induced the following day. He said he didnt want her to get any bigger. I was very fearful because I have heard tons of horror stories of inductions and labor in general. My fear kept me from being excited. After I found out the news I went to work for a bit to prepare for being out of the office for at least a week. I felt these weird movements from Libby. I didnt think anything about it, I just enjoyed feeling her move on a daily basis. I went home and packed for the hospital and ran some last minute errands. During those errands I started to feel weird and told Brandon that I felt like Libby was going to fall out any moment. I could barely walk. We went home after going out to eat and went to bed early. I had to be at the hospital at 7:00 am the next day. When I went in I got hooked up to a heart monitor for Libby and a monitor for my contractions. I had to be monitored for 30 minutes prior to start the pitocin. The nurse asked me a bunch of health questions as I laid in the bed being monitored. Then to my surprise she said, "Do you feel those contractions? You are having contractions 2-3 minutes a part and I havent even started your pitocin". Then she checked me and to my surprise I was 2-3 cm dilated! That much random progress in less than 24 hours! Joke was on us, I was already in labor. She started the pitocin. The dr. came in around 9:30 and broke my water. He found that Libby had pooped so she was going to have to be taken to the nursery immediately after delivery and be monitored for a required 4 hours. I was sad because usually the baby is allowed in the room with the mom and family for an hour before being taken to the nursery. I continued to dilate very quickly throughout the day. I had one scare where Libby's heart rate dropped drastically. The nurse rushed in and flipped me on my side (I couldnt move from the epidural) and put me on oxygen. Libby's heart rate improved and everything was okay. Before I knew it, it was time to push. I pushed for 30 minutes got to see Libby for two seconds and then she was taken off to be cleaned up and monitored. The whole family rushed in to see her for a few seconds and then they all ran out of the room following the nurse to the nursery. There I was all alone. lol. No one cared about Joni anymore. It was all about Miss Libby. It was too funny. Anyway I have been very blessed to have a healthy baby girl and an easy labor and delivery. The picture is Libby's car ride home from the hospital.
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