Story of a Baby Girl

"This must be what walking The Green Mile feels like."

Those were the words I spoke to Heath while walking down the hospital corridor.

We had to be at the hospital at 5 am on Tuesday, August 21st.  We knew the Labor and Delivery doors were locked at the time of the morning because they told us to use the main hospital entrance.  Apparently, what I consider the "main" entrance and what they consider the "main" entrance are two different things.  We actually tried to use the doors marked "MAIN ENTRY"....They were locked.  We were directed to the Emergency Entry where we were informed that those doors, were in fact, the "main entrance" they spoke of.  "OHHHHHHH , Okay, I must have misunderstood.  Silly me!  I get doors confused ALL the time!  Must be my pregnant brain getting the best of me!"  I said in my most sarcastic 5 am tone.  Some how my sense of humor is lost on most and the ER desk lady laughed and said, Oh honey, pregnant women get confused all the time!  We are used to it.  Don't you worry!"  So, I fake laughed, grabbed my paperwork, rolled my eyes and waddled down the hall.  THE.LONGEST.HALL.IN.THE.WORLD.  I felt like we were never going to make it to those elevators!  It was as if the last few moments of my pregnant life were flashing before my eyes in this odd movie montage kind of way and then that the movie would end in my demise.

WELL, it did not!  I am still here to tell the tale.  I prayed for death though.  I have never cried while giving birth.  This baby changed that.  I cried more than she did!  The contractions started the moment the I.V was hooked up.  It didn't surprise me too much though, it was not my first induction.  They did hurt a tiny bit.  My doctor came in a couple of hours later and said she was going to break my water and did I plan on getting an epidural because once the water bag was broken things would go quick!  I told her to please put me on the epi list because I was not going drug free if I didn't have too.

About an hour later Dave came into my room and told me he would be doing my epidural.  He showed me what to do.  I did it.  He said it all went in my back beautifully.  "OH, THANK GOD!!  Last baby I had the epidural only numbed my left side and the man who did it told me I had a bad spine."
Dave laughed and said it would be fine, not to worry, and left the room.  Ten minutes later the nurse came in and asked how I was feeling.  "Guess what???  It only numbed my left side!!!!"  
She calls Dave.
Dave comes in.
Dave doesn't understand.
Dave tells me he will have to redo it.

HOLD ON!! WHAT'S THAT YOU SAY DAVE???  REDO IT??  YOU MEAN STAB ME IN THE SPINE AGAIN??

Dammit Dave!  You told me it went in beautiful and everything would work great!  

Epidural, Take 2!  

Dave says this one looks perfect and it was...until it wasn't.  It just quit working...WHAT THE HECK??

OHHHHH DAAAAAAVE!!!

Epidural, Take 3!

yep you read that right.  Take 3!!  Third time's a charm.....right?

Yes, yes it is!  IT WORKED!!  I felt no pain!  YAY!!!! 

By this time the contractions were coming in fast and hard!  The labor did not go quite as fast as the doctor claimed it would after the water was broken.  BUT at around 6:20 pm it was time to push!  

You will never guess what happened!  The epidural bottle ran dry right before that and I ended up feeling the whole thing.  *sigh*  

Story of my Life....It's the damn Story of a Girl.  On a bright note.  This is The Story of a Girl who finally got her little girl!  Little Miss A is here and well and beautiful and perfect and I am getting to experience falling in love all over again!!  

Welcome to the world my sweet girl!!!

Adeline Claire

6lbs 6oz

&

19.5 inches

of perfection!