Thursday, June 23, 2011

Aubrey arrives...

Sarah and I went to the doctor for her 39 week check-up this morning. She had not progressed since the last visit. After talking with the doctor, we decided that if we did not go by next Wednesday, we would look into induction. In our minds, we expected to welcome Aubrey next week.

Sarah felt a little off all day. Around 3:30 PM, she began to have contractions. They occurred every 20 minutes. We did not think anything of it and went about our night. Around 7:30, the contractions were coming much quicker. We decided to call the doctor. She told us to wait an hour and see if they continue at this rate and intensity. After about 20 minutes, Sarah was laying on the floor in pain. Brynn was a great care taker as she gave her plenty of hugs and kisses. We knew it was time to go and sent Brynn to my parents for the night. We arrived at the hospital at 8:35PM. They hooked Sarah up to the machines and the contractions were intense. They measured her and she was 6 centimeters. They put her into a wheelchair and placed us in our room about 9:15PM. Drugs were supposed to be on the way, but never arrived.

From this point on, everything turned into a blur. Over a 25-minute period, nurses were in and out. Sarah was letting us know that she wanted the baby out of her body! I was in a state of shock, as I did not know what was going on. About 9:30PM, Sarah said she wanted to push and the nurse told her to go with it. After one push, we could see the babies head come out. Sarah declared that she had given birth. The doctor reminded her that only her head was out and we needed another push. Sarah pushed again and Aubrey Rae was birthed at 9:40PM.

I was snapping pitchers with one hand and videotaping with the other. Both our mothers were able to witness her birth. Both grandfathers and great grandmother were allowed in the room within minutes. Aunt Faith and Uncle Ryan showed up eventually! Heath and Leanne stopped by, as Heath wanted his final birthday present which was to hold Aubrey, who now shares his birthday!

Brynn has not met Aubrey yet. We did not want to wake her from a dead sleep. We decided to wait until this morning and make a big deal of the big sister, little sister union.

Aubrey was 20 1/4 inches long. She weighed 7 pounds, 11 ounces. Sarah was in great spirits and very little pain after the birth. Our first night in the hospital wasn't too bad either. The staff has been great and we even slept for about 2 hours.

I will post a bunch of pictures later today. I do not have the cord to my camera with me, but will get it when I go home to shower.



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