I finally delivered a healthy and beautiful baby girl on June 6, 2013. I had her three weeks early, my actual due date was June 28th. I went into to see the Dr. that afternoon, and she said I was already 4 centimeters dilated. She had dropped significantly and was resting comfortably on my bladder. I expressed my concern that Shane was leaving in two weeks for Utah, and that I didn’t want to have her while he was gone. The Dr. helped to speed things along by stripping my membranes, and she sent me on my way telling me I could have her very soon. I went on with my day as normal, and did some shopping at Target which included buying her a going home outfit. I took Matthew to his speech appointment and to swim lessons. I came home that evening and sat on the couch looking at a book to figure out what to take to the hospital when the time comes. As I got up from the couch my water broke just after 10:00 pm. Shane was in the kitchen, and I very calmly told him that my water just broke. He put down whatever he was doing, and said jokingly “Why do you always do this after 10:00 pm?” The same thing had happened when I had Matthew. Shane hurried and gathered what we needed to go to the hospital with, including bags for Michael and Matthew. We woke them up from their sleep and dropped them off at my friend Emily Jensen’s home. Then we drove 40 minutes to the hospital and my contractions were so strong I thought I was going to have her in the car. Luckily the traffic wasn’t too bad that late at night, but we hit every red light. When we got to the hospital Shane went into get a wheelchair for me, and wheeled me to the Labor and Delivery. It seemed no one was in a hurry to deliver my baby, and Shane explained to them that I come really fast. The nurse wanted me to change into a gown and take a urine sample but there was no time for that. They finally put me up on a bed and checked to see I was already 10 centimeters dilated. So they quickly wheeled me into the delivery room and I had to wait until the on-call Dr. arrived. My Dr. didn't arrive in time. After about 7 pushes, and no epidural she was finally here weighing in at 6 pounds 6 ounces. This was easy to remember since she was also born on 6-6. She came at 11:48 pm, and was just over 18 inches long. I was worried throughout my pregnancy, because when they did an ultra-sound it was noted that I only had a 2-vessel umbilical cord. They told me that could interfere with her growth since umbilical cords are supposed to have 3 vessels. I was so relieved to finally be holding my healthy baby girl. She is such a joy in our lives, and we can’t get enough of her!
