Baby Cakes!

*forgot to actually post this one....

Kate Krichelle is here! I am so happy to have her on the outside and to meet her. I always get so excited to see what she'll look like, who she'll remind me of. And really, she doesn't remind me of anyone in particular. She is just Kate. She has some facial features that remind me of my MIL and for the most part she is Dave's baby (as far as looks go). I too her to church the other day (my previous ward to see the Primary Program) and a sister, Janie Ford, asked to see her. I moved the blanket and she said "Helllloooo, Dave!" So I'm not the only one that sees the similarities!

Labor wasn't too bad, but let's be honest, it is called labor for a reason. (As the contractions really started to pick up I started to panic, telling Dave I really don't want to do this again!) I was at my Brothers house to celebrate my nieces 1st birthday and started having some pretty good contractions on the drive there. They kept going through dinner and at times I couldn't catch my breath they hurt. I just kept thinking they would go away and didn't want to draw attention to myself, so I sat in the living room and started to time them. Thinking they'd really just go away and then I'd look like a fool going to the hospital to have my 3rd baby to have them tell me I wasn't in labor and just to get sent home. Dave was insistent, getting nervous that we were 20 mins from home and then it was another 20 beyond that to get to the hospital! I relented and we left the party early. I tried to get Dave to just let me labor at home, since we had to stop on the way to the hospital to get my bag, and he was not too keen on delivering a baby at home. He had a good argument when he said that I needed to be on antibiotics for my step B. So we left. By the time I got to the hospital I was having contractions so close I couldn't get even make it up the 3 sets of stairs to get into the hospital without stopping at the bottom of each flight. I get in there and it just so happens that my Dr is the one that is on call for the night. Apparently they have Dr's who rotate through sending the night and it just happend to be MINE! I was excited, coiencidence? I think not! I did not want to labor in the bed, but they had to keep me on monitors for an hour. I tried different positions to get comfortable, but when those contractions come, nothing helps! They decided to keep me and start giving my the IV antibiodics, but then after about an hour my labor slowed. They put me on pitocin after I'd had enough of the medication and that's when I realized my epidural didn't take. It was awful to get it a second time. I had Dave tell me about the vacations we'd been on, re-living the memories helped get my mind off it. I slept about an hour and then woke up because there was so much pressure. I didn't think I could be ready to deliver since I was only at a 6 and 50% effaced, but yep, I went to full in 40 minutes! I made sure to ask and have a mirror positioned. I originally wanted it recorded, but realized those weird grunts and moans were coming from ME and that I didn't want to re-live those on video! So I opted for the mirror. I pushed her twice and she was out. It was awesome to see her born! What an amazing moment that is. They put her right up on my chest to check her out. She was beautiful! Born at 4:02AM weighing in at 8 lbs 6 oz and 21 inches long. I have never been so tired when I hit the wall at about 7AM after laboring all night. I felt bad for the nurse in the post-partum room who was trying to ask me questions and I really couldn't come up with an answer, I was exhausted! Dave took Kate to the nursery and I was out for that hour and then bring on the visitors who knew she came and wanted to come see her. I am so happy to be home with 3 kids now. It's weird to say three, but I am loving it. The kids call her baby cakes and want to hold her all the time, all-be-it for short stints of time! :) Love our party of 5!