Here we are heading out the door to go to the hospital for our 11:30 PM induction appointment! Hudson had no idea what he was in store for when we got home.
This is the point where I was being wheeled into the OR. Ben had to wait in the lobby at this point until the c-section started.
The ultrasound was right. Ella was born weighing 8 lbs and 15 oz. It was no wonder I had to have a c-section.
Finally, the family of three.
Here she is freshly out of the womb. We arrived at the hospital on Wed. night at 11:30 pm to start the induction. The nurses got things started at 1:30 am and we attempted to sleep some. Unfortunately, I only got about and hour and a half of sleep. Around 4:30 am I started having light contractions. We began walking to help things along and then headed to the room to get more sleep when suddenly at 7 am my water broke. At that point I knew we would be going home with Ella. With my water breaking the contractions became much stronger. The tools we got at our birthing class came in very handy at this point.
Our friend Donna arrived at 11:30 am. We asked Donna to be with us during the labor and delivery to help us. She did that and more. Through out the day we labored and at 2 pm I got the blessed epidural. I was able to sleep some at this point and Ben and Donna played some scrabble, which they both love.
The labor was long and at 11:30 pm things slowed down considerably. I stalled out at 8 centimeters and never progressed beyond this even as they upped my pitocin levels. We began to suspect that we were headed to a c-section which is what our doctor recommended at 3:30 am.
After arriving at the hospital 30 hours previously, Ella was born at 5:24 am on July 25th just one day after her due date.
2 comments:
Just think of the leverage that will give you in the years to come! You can say things like "you know what little lady, I labored for 30 hrs to have you just the way you are, there is no way that I'm letting you get that tattoo!" She's beautiful guys! Good job!
~Sarah (Hemry)
Tara, you are indeed very able to communicate with words. These notes sound just like you are here looking at these with me.
You and Ben and Hudson are very blessed and so is Ella.
You've become a family team and have a great community of family and friends around you.
Happy One Month Birthday, Ella!!
You've learned so much about this world in your first month: to blink and see, to hear, to speak and eat, to smile, to hold things in your hand,and to laugh.
Welcome to God's world,
We all love you very much,
May God Bless, Grandma Diane
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