4/4/10 - (Easter Sunday) - had a "tummy ache" before I went to bed...took a Tums as usual thought nothing about it.
4/5/10 - midnight-
ish - started to have contractions. They were about 10 minutes apart, again didn't think anything of it. They would go from 10 minutes apart to 5 once in awhile, and then sometimes I'd fall asleep, so they'd never really be
consistent. Being the loving wife I am I let my husband sleep through them. At some points I was curled up in a ball (this was the point where I was like "oh yea THAT IS WHAT A CONTRACTION FEELS LIKE") and at other points I'd walk to the bathroom just for fun.
6:00am - Eric's alarm for work goes off. He snoozes it and I tell him he probably shouldn't go to work but that we should shower and go to the hospital. We both shower, I call daycare to make sure we can bring him early, I pick up a few things in the house, grab the cameras, etc. (Eric was sure to point out later that I didn't "do my hair or makeup." Yeah - thanks for that. The contractions continued, I kind of stopped timing them realizing we were on our way to the hospital.
7:15am - Eric brings
Kayden into daycare and I call the hospital to tell them we are on our way in and the contractions are about 4-5 minutes apart but that they vary. They get worse on the drive in and I see Eric's speed going up.
7:25am - Eric drops me by the door, I told him this baby wasn't going to allow me to walk from the parking ramp. I have a contraction getting out, another in the elevator (as the guy in scrubs was
panicking and probably wishing he took the stairs) and another at the desk I was checking in at.
7:28am - Eric gets the ticket time stamped and finds a spot to park in the ramp.
Eric parks and heads upstairs to find me hitting the Nurse call button and screaming in pain. No nurse, but baby coming...yes. A nurse finally comes in and I tell her I have to push..."oh sure you do sweetie, let's lay down in the bed and check you out."
"I CAN'T MOVE!" As I am jamming my head into Eric's chest and grimacing in pain. I finally lay down in a ball on the bed and they get part of the monitor around me and get 1 contraction on the monitor at 7:39am.
7:39am - Dr. comes in to "check" me...breaks my water...his face turns white and he screams "WE NEED A ROOM NOW." Eric said it was kind of a "oh shit!" look on his face. The Dr. leaves the room and comes back w/ 2 other Dr's and 2 more nurses. Next thing I know they are grabbing the bed and everything around me and are racing me down the hall to a Delivery Room (guess maybe they should have listened to me and put me there to start with!! :) All I remember is being on my side, screaming and saying I had to push. A nurse kept grabbing my fingers and telling me to unhook them from the bed - she's lucky I didn't have my teeth clamped down on that dam rail. She was afraid they were going to get pinched running through the doors. My fingers were the least of my concern.
We got in the room, and I remember them telling me I could push. I pushed once and I remember the one nurse telling me to look down. I could see the baby's head and all I was thinking was "oh my god we just dropped
Kayden off at daycare...this is so surreal." Next thing you know they are yelling at Eric to grab his camera. Once more push and OUT SHE CAME!
7:49am - Hannah
Christene Loftus burst into the world at full speed. 7 pounds, 14 ounces, 19 inches long. She has blue eyes and
SOOO much light brown hair!! Its a little mini mullet and is about an inch long in back! She has her brother's chubby cheeks and cute little nose! Can't wait for everyone to meet her. I'll post arrival pictures and back date to April 5
th so be sure to keep watching!
