SHE’S HERE!!

This is my SIXTH attempt to blog about Callie’s birth! Here’s hoping to get it finished. Three kids has been a *wonderful learning curve*.

Sunday June 3rd I woke up around 3:00am and was pretty sure that labor was starting.My contractions were not regular, however they were beginning to become more intense. By 5:00 Sunday evening I decided to go ahead and go to Wesley and see what was happening. My contractions where 3-5 minutes apart and I was dilated to 5 1/2. However, the nurse there decided to send me home since I had only changed a half since being there for two hours, and I was seeing Dr. Cline the next morning. She told me that I would more than likely be back! (then why not keep me!!!) AND THEY SENT ME HOME. I labored pretty hard at home from midnight to 3:00am at home Monday morning. I decided to just keep my 9:40 doctors appointment with Dr. Cline and not go back to Wesley. When getting ready for my doctors appoitment I am pretty sure that my water broke and I had a "bloody show", however I had to get Curt and Cadie taken care of before leaving. I got the three of us ready, went and picked up my mom and dropped Curt and Cadie off at Aunt Kristin’s house. When I got to Dr. Cline’s office he was not there, he was gone delivering a baby. They offered for me to see his PA, and I started crying. The receptionist called for Dr. Cline’s nurse and she had me come back. I explained about going to Wesley, and she was very surprised that I was sent home, and explained about the blood I had experienced this morning! She told me to go back over, and I replied, "No, they will just send me home!". Christie put me in a room and told me to just wait on Dr. Cline that he would be back soon. She was not gone long and came back in and told me that Dr. Cline was waiting for me at Wesley and wanted me to come over there and get checked in. Upon getting checked in Dr. Cline came in within 3 minutes of getting in a gown to check me. I was at an 8 and my water and ruptured. He was also not very pleased that I was send home the previous evening. I guess it is because I do have such a high tolerance for pain, and did not act as though I was "dying"!! However, I was not too sure that I wasn’t when all all fours in my living room Monday morning!! I forgot how intense contractions are!

Within 45 minutes I was given a very low dose of Pitocin to get my contractions going again, and within a few hours my sweet little angel was here! Once again I only had to push through 2 contractions. I had such a wonderful experience with Callie’s birth. Of the three this is the one that I will remember the most, as I felt the most of this one!  

Callie was born at 3:19, June 4,2012. She weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and was 20 inches long!

I was able to hold her for an hour after she was born - Wesley does skin-to-skin for the first hour after delivery. I was able to change my cloths before leaving recovery.

Curt and Cadie were able to come up just moments after we were able to get in our room.

FIRST FAMILY PHOTO!

I LOVE HER SO MUCH!!