This little one has been full of surprises since we knew she was coming. First, we were suprised to find out we were having another baby in our family (Bode and Raegan are 20 months apart). Then we decided to wait and find out gender and then she came in her own time. I was due on August 23rd and we did not want to be induced this time since I wasn't really happy with my experience with Raegan. Knowing that, I pretty much planned on her coming late because Harrison was a week overdue. Well, the 23rd came and went and then the 24th. Jeff seemed pretty confident that this baby was going to come though so he got all his church stuff done on the 24th thinking that we wouldn't be at church the next day. Well, the whole day went without any changes and we put the kids to bed and had our normal evening. My sister is here now and the 3 adults sat down to watch a movie and have some ice cream. During the movie I was feeling uncomfortable (totally normal for anyone who is overdue!) and Jeff really didn't even notice me shifting so it was no big deal. Then our movie ended and as I was getting ready for bed, I still felt uncomfortable and a little sick as well. I figured if I laid down, I would feel better. I was kind of right...we went to bed about 10:45 and I was feeling better. I was having contractions but they seemed like the ones I had been having for weeks. I told Jeff I would wake him up if they got worse so he tried to sleep. Not more then 15 minutes and I am not sleeping and apparently neither was Jeff because he said he was listening and timing my contractions as I would groan a little with each one and he told me they were about every 3 minutes. I tried to work through them and then a few minutes later decided we should just head to the hospital. So, we left the kids with my sister and took off. The contractions were regular but still not really painful so I was afraid they were going to send us home even though I was overdue.
We checked into the hospital about 11:45 pm and I was in labor so they put us in a room and we waited. The nurse came to check me about 12:30 am and accidentally broke my water, my contractions got really intense and my progress slowed. I was feeling like I should push and I wasn't ready, so I thought that if I got the epidural I would lose that sensation. The nurse told me if I pushed too much, I could end up with a c-section. So, they called for the epidural and he showed up about 1:30. Jeff had to leave and they barely got the epidural in, laid me down and before I was numb, my next contration was horrible and I screamed at the nurse. Sure enough, I was a 10 and the baby's head was right there. So much for the epidural!! I told them to run and get Jeff. Luckily they told him to hurry so he ran and made it before my next contraction. The room felt crazy and I was so relieved when he walked in! The next contraction was at 1:50. I tried not to push because there was still no Dr. in the room, they hadn't taken the bed apart and it was crazy, but without hardly a push I all of the sudden felt much better and then I heard her cry. It took me a few minutes to realize that I was listening to my baby cry. I didn't even push her out and she was there. After a minute, the nurse looked at Jeff and told him to tell me the sex of the baby. I hadn't even thought about it yet, I was still trying to process that I had just had a baby so fast! Jeff told me we had a little girl and I was so excited. Finally, a Dr. showed up. It wasn't the on-call Dr. but another Dr. who just happened to be there with her own patient that night and she made sure that everything was good and let Jeff cut the cord. Bode was crying through all of this, but she came out healthy and tiny! At only 6 lb. 9 oz. she was by far our smallest baby! After checking her out, Jeff got to hold her while they finished with me and then I finally got to hold my sweet baby.
It was an exhausting night, but well worth it. The kids came the next morning with my sister and got to meet their new little sister. Harrison was a little sad that he didn't have a baby brother, but got over it pretty quickly when he saw her. She came out with a good set of lungs, a good appetite and a pretty good sleeping pattern. Everything went well so we spent the rest of Sunday in the hospital and went home Monday afternoon. It was great to come home with Bode. We love our little Bode baby!
Bode Elizabeth Ward
August 25, 2013
1:50 AM
6 lb 9 oz 20 in.
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That is awesome! I hope recovery goes well then. She looks just like a Ward baby!
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