I do feel bad that I haven’t posted anything to my blog. I was planning on posting something Sunday after church but I took a nap instead, good thing too…..
My water broke at church on Sunday. No it wasn’t a gushing in Sacrament meeting or anything! I went to the bathroom right after church before going downstairs to have root beer floats in celebration of Father’s Day. The water broke in the bathroom. I went down stairs as casual as I could. Talked to a few people, gathered the family and went home. I was going to try and do something productive in the early afternoon but just fell asleep instead. I woke up at 3 and Alix and Milo wanted to go for a walk so I did. At 3:30 I went upstairs to keep from being “noticed” when I had pain. By 4 I was in a HOT shower. We left for the hospital by 4:30pm. Hayward was full, Santa Clara was full so they sent us to Oakland. An hour later when we get to the hospital I was in a good amount of pain. We checked in a little after 5:30 and the baby was born at 6:45. When I got to the hospital I was at an 8, 90% effaced and 0 station. They rushed me into the room to have the baby but I just got distracted and frustrated and nightmares of 3 more hours of labor hit me and so I demanded an epidural. By the time the dr got there, asked me all the questions, I signed all the paper work and they inserted the needle it was time to push. I had the epidural for about 3 contractions, 3 pushes and they turned it off (a total of about 10 minutes max!!). But it was nice. Since it took a little while to wear off they were able to do a small repair inside, push on my tummy and move me around and I felt no pain. By the time the epidural wore off I hadn’t experienced any of the after birth pain. It was worth it to me.
Here are the stats:
Keri Ann was born on Sunday June 15 @ 6:45pm
She weighed: 10 pounds 6 ounces
Her length: 22 1/2 inches long
Head circum: 14 inches
She’s very happy and healthy. They were a little concerned about her blood sugar levels but they were all normal and rising each time they checked. We were discharged from the hospital today, Monday June 16 @ 1:30pm. The kids were all excited to see us come home. They made a welcome home sign for Keri and all wanted a chance to hold her. Except Milo, he has been a little apprehensive about holding his new sister. I’m sure he’ll get a desire to hold her soon. Afton, on the other hand, keeps walking around saying ‘I hold it, I hold it.’ It’s VERY cute.
Congratulations to the happy family!! We are very happy for you and wish you the best. Keri Ann is adorable!! We are sending you lots of love and happy thoughts your way. Hope that Milo is doing alright with his new baby sister.
Love Always,
The Stimsons