Wednesday November 11th, I had had just about enough of being pregnant, so I took castor oil to try and get things moving. After 3 hours of "cleaning out the pipes" I passed out on the couch at about 11, and went to bed about 12:30. At 2:30am, I was woken up with what I thought were just cramps from the oil, but they were intense! I waited it out for about an hour to see what was going on, and finally woke Tim up at 3:35am to tell him it was time. We called his parents down the street to come stay with Sydney, packed up the last minute stuff in the car, and headed down to the hospital.
We arrived, and I was 5cm. They got me set up on the monitors and said they would most likely be keeping me. We arrived at about 4:30am and by 5:00 I was starting to get REALLY uncomfortable during the contractions, so I got in the jacuzzi tub. I labored in the tub for an hour and a half and started getting the urge to push during contract
ions, so I got out of the tub and got checked. I was at 9cm already! The midwife said she could break my water and we could start pushing whenever I was ready, so I agreed.
I only pushed for 20-30 minutes- I couldn't tell for sure as there was a lot going on! Adeline Kyna Wilson was born 7:11am on November 10th 2010 and 19 1/2 inches long. She had a headful of dark hair, and a healthy cry!
They placed her right on my chest immediately- Tim says I got such a look of suprise on my face because I didn't think it would be done that quick!
I got to hear her first gurgly cries, dry her off and Tim cu
t her cord. We just cuddled like that with her for a good 45 minutes before they took her to get weighed and measured, which I was suprised about because when the midwife broke my water, she had said there was a bit of meconium in the fluid. We were just soaking in our first moments as a new family.
They just left us revel in the miracle that just took place for a few hours afterward. I barely remember getting stitched up after a 2nd degree tear. It was such an amazing experience to just be left to enjoy the moment instead of being hustled around.
Tim's parents arrived shortly after 11 with Sydney and Dunkin Donuts for Tim- he was starving! Sydney met her baby sister for the first time, and she was great!
Addie was getting fussy from being passed around so much, but Sydney knew just what to do! While I was pregnant, she would sing "You are my Sunshine" to my belly. Well, Addie heard her because when Sydney started singing, she quieted right down! It was the most touching thing to witness!
Our hospital stay was uneventful, and we were discharged the following day, Friday at about 2pm.
