5:40 Wake up...Go for run (ran my mile in 14 minutes...I'm kind of proud of that accomplishment)
6:30 Breakfast with Jonathan
7:30 Breakfast for kids
9:00 Clean house
10:00 Playgroup (at my house)Joke with friends about having the baby today.
12:00 Clean house again
2:00 Put Jordynn down for nap and start timing contractions...10-20 minutes apart and weak.
4:00 Put Jonathan on stand by
5:00 Jonathan comes home and makes dinner and bathes kids. Contractions are still 10-20 minutes apart and weak. Nothing to worry about. But I call a friend...just in case.
7:00 Decide to go to hospital. Since I have a prior c-section I'm not suppose to labor at home so even though my contractions haven't become stronger or closer together they haven't stopped so I'm convinced I'm in the very early stages of labor.
7:30 Drop kids off. (Thanks Shanna!)
7:40 Head to hospital. Laugh at Jonathan and tell him I hope I'm at a 3 by the time we get to the hospital.
7:45 Haven't even made it to the highway...My water BREAKS! Crap. I'm in trouble. Once my water breaks labor goes FAST! Jonathan heads to the house for a towel and plastic bag to try to save his car. And then we head to the hospital. Did I mention the hospital is an hour away. I called the hospital and informed them I was coming and the baby might be coming FAST.
8:15 Arrive at hospital. (Jonathan drove pretty fast!) Contractions are now coming hard and fast. I'm soaked. Literally dripping water everywhere. Jonathan stuck me in a wheelchair, pushed me into the lobby, and then ran to park the car. The looks I got from passerbys was priceless. One of the men at the information desk asked if he could take me upstairs to get checked in. Ummm, yes please.
8:25 Get checked in and taken to the exam room. I'm at a 7 and baby is coming quick. The nurse begged me not to push and I begged for drugs. Okay, I SCREAMED for drugs. She raced me to the delivery room, paging the anesthesiologist and my doctor as she ran. By now I have lost all control of my sanity and I'm crying and yelling and can feel the baby coming. The anesthesiologist came running to my aide. It was too late for an epidural so he gave me a spinal shot of some miracle drug. A few minutes later I was drugged just enough to catch my breath and my doctor had arrived (Thank goodness he was already near the hospital). By now I was fully dilated and the baby's heart rate kept dropping so it was time to push.
9:20 Braelynn Elle entered the world. The cord was tangled around her neck, hence the drop in heart rate. The Doctor joked that it was the only thing that held her in long enough for him to get there. Compared to my typical 15+ hour labors Braelynn came very fast. I'm still in shock.
Notice I'm still wearing my shirt.
Dr. Lovelace
6lbs. 4 oz. 19.75" long
Jordynn meeting Braelynn for the first time.
Daddy and Braelynn.
Trayton was so excited to see Braelynn.
Kade kept saying over and over, "I'm so glad that she's finally out of your tummy!"
Getting ready to go home.
21 comments:
Holy Cow! That's one crazy and fast arrival.
She is beautiful. Congrats on her arrival.
Congratulations! What a beautiful baby!
So Stinkin' Adorable! All of your kiddos are just way too cute! Love the pics. Love that her eyes are open in some of them too. So glad you made it to the hospital on time, sorry about the coming-home-outfit, it's cute. I so can't wait to see you this summer! Kisses and loves to all my nieces and nephews.
She is so precious! Congrats! I bet the other kids are going to love her more than ever. I am so glad that you made it there on time. We love you guys and hope to see you soon. Give the kids a kiss for us!!!
Congratulations!!! I can't believe she cam that fast! She is adorable!!!
LOVE the story!! She is precious! Congrats!
Wow! She is so cute! Good Job mama! I am amazed at how similar your experience is to my last delivery. So fast and no time for that lovely epidural. Darn! Again-great job! I love your family!
Congrats! So glad she is here and everything went well (and fast!)!! I love that you are still wearing your shirt...that's crazy! Can't wait to meet her!! Love you guys!
I'm so glad everything went well in the end! Crazy story! Happy Mother's Day!!
Wow! Girl you are amazing! That is a story not to be forgotten. I'm glad everyone is happy and healthy and that things worked out for the best! She is beautiful! Congrats!
Holy Moly! I can't believe you were still running at that point! Congratulations Mandi!!! She's beautiful and you really do have such a sweet family. Oh yes, and I loved that you pointed out you didn't even make it into the hospital gown! :)
Congratulations!! She's beautiful! I love your story, and I'm glad she came quickly for you.
Congratulations you guys! She is beautiful as well as the rest of your family! Glad everyone is healthy and home. Why did you guys go to Boise instead of Mountain Home? Just curious. Your story reminded me of Hunter's birth, but MHAFB medics took me to Meridian instead of Boise!
Look @ what happens when I go on vacation for the weekend and don't check my blog, YOU HAD YOUR BABY!! Little Braelynn is too cute for words! I was kind of hoping for her to hold out until the 12th so we could be birthday buddies for life! I absolutely LOVE that you were still in your shirt, you got to opt out of the hospital gown pics! haha!
Ok, is noone else going to give Bro. Crandell a hard time for turning back around for towels & bags when you are in MAJOR LABOR!!
Love you guys! I'm calling you today!!
what a wonderful adventure! Sounds like my story entering the world. I am so happy for you guys. Hopefully I can meet the precious thing this summer. xoxo
Crangrats! I can't believe it happened like that, Im glad you guys where able to make there in time, Im sure it was just crazy. I loved the description I felt like I wasn't soo far away when I was reading it. She is soo beautiful and your family looks soo happy. Miss you!
I am glad she is here safely and that you were finally able to get some drugs! Congratulations!
I'm a SUPER lame sis-in-law for just now checking your blog to see if you posted any baby pics yet!! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! She is SOOOOO adorable! You guys are such a cute family. YEA for drugs - sorry you had to yell for them! It's Gordo's main job to make sure I get them ASAP :0). Hope your doing well! Love ya!
What a great story! I'm so happy to have time to read blogs again. :) She's beautiful.
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