SHE WAS BORN!!!
Tuesday 11th November 2008
at 8:49 pm.
Tuesday 11th November 2008
at 8:49 pm.
Tuesday, a holiday... Remembrance day. We had lots of plans to do fun things together.
The night before I had been feeling horrible, painful contractions and nausea.
Before going to bed I told Evan I wasn't going to make it to our due date... not knowing that it was going to happen the next day.
Thank goodness I had a good sleep that night. I only had to go pee once, and when Evan Jr came running to our bed I felt asleep right away.
Around 6'30 I was going to turn when I felt a "leakage" and I jumped out of bed, went straight to the toilet and woke Evan up : "My water broke, Evan... my water just broke!"...
Ko's in a second...
I didn't have anything ready!! I went to my mom's bedroom and told her the news... more KO's :D.
Carmen woke up and went and laid down with the two Evans in our bed while I called the midwife and my mom started packing baby clothes and cleaning up.
My midwife Sandy told me not to have the baby this week cause she was going to be alone and was very busy... OH well!!
She came to visit me like an hour later. I hadn't been feeling contractions so I called everybody, family and that but I knew, from past experience, that I won't be giving birth toll late that night... so no hurry, no panic that way.
It was about 2'30 when the midwife came again to check me, only to tell me I was 1 cm dilated... ONE CM!!!
So we decided to go to the hospital, get an IV and get some oxitocin to speed things up a bit.
At 4 the game started so we started watching it at the waiting room. I remember watching the whole first period and walking around during the first intermission. By the time I sat down to watch the second period the contractions were so hard not even a good Montreal game took my mind off the pain, so when it finished we went to my room. This time I could hardly walk.
I endure another hour or so of intense pain... till I finally was done. I asked for the epidural. They checked me again ( my least favorite part) and I was only 3 cm... 3CM!!!!!!! So ... epidural PLEASE!!! I was not going to make it like that for another 10 hours... not even one more!
There was only one anestesic guy, because of being a holiday, and we had to wait until he was done at a C-Section. So in the mean time they game me some phantenol (sp?) that made me very dizzy but very relaxed.
The epidural was FANTASTIC! The incision not painful at all, easy and fast. I felt the 2 first contractions but not the rest... was AMAZING.
My neighbour Leah brought my mom and kids over and visited with a happy, painless mommy waiting for her new baby to come out.
Once they left things went really fast. I started to feel pressure down there but I didn't think much of it because it takes me FOREVER to dilate. Pressure increased and finnally my midwife decided to check me and see where I was at...
Well... There was lots of blood and you could even see Isabel's head there!! They kindly invited me to feel her, but I kindly decline... NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
So I started pushing, apparently harder than I should have, so they told me to take it easy... and by the fourth push Isabel was on me, skin to skin....
What a wonderful feeling.
She reminded me a lot of Evan when he was born... the big eyes and big cheecks... but i aslo said Evan looked just like Carmen when she was born... so whatever that means... She was PERFECT!
They let me hold her for the longest time. She was just with me. The rest of their medical tests and stuff could wait to let us have OUR moment together.
I loved looking at her, her looking at me. She was finally in my arms... and she didn't hurt me one bit! :D... no stitching or anything... AMAZING!
We spent the night at the hospital. My legs still frozen from the epidural... it was great to have no pain as your uterus goes back to normal...even if it was for one night.
The night before I had been feeling horrible, painful contractions and nausea.
Before going to bed I told Evan I wasn't going to make it to our due date... not knowing that it was going to happen the next day.
Thank goodness I had a good sleep that night. I only had to go pee once, and when Evan Jr came running to our bed I felt asleep right away.
Around 6'30 I was going to turn when I felt a "leakage" and I jumped out of bed, went straight to the toilet and woke Evan up : "My water broke, Evan... my water just broke!"...
Ko's in a second...
I didn't have anything ready!! I went to my mom's bedroom and told her the news... more KO's :D.
Carmen woke up and went and laid down with the two Evans in our bed while I called the midwife and my mom started packing baby clothes and cleaning up.
My midwife Sandy told me not to have the baby this week cause she was going to be alone and was very busy... OH well!!
She came to visit me like an hour later. I hadn't been feeling contractions so I called everybody, family and that but I knew, from past experience, that I won't be giving birth toll late that night... so no hurry, no panic that way.
It was about 2'30 when the midwife came again to check me, only to tell me I was 1 cm dilated... ONE CM!!!
So we decided to go to the hospital, get an IV and get some oxitocin to speed things up a bit.
At 4 the game started so we started watching it at the waiting room. I remember watching the whole first period and walking around during the first intermission. By the time I sat down to watch the second period the contractions were so hard not even a good Montreal game took my mind off the pain, so when it finished we went to my room. This time I could hardly walk.
I endure another hour or so of intense pain... till I finally was done. I asked for the epidural. They checked me again ( my least favorite part) and I was only 3 cm... 3CM!!!!!!! So ... epidural PLEASE!!! I was not going to make it like that for another 10 hours... not even one more!
There was only one anestesic guy, because of being a holiday, and we had to wait until he was done at a C-Section. So in the mean time they game me some phantenol (sp?) that made me very dizzy but very relaxed.
The epidural was FANTASTIC! The incision not painful at all, easy and fast. I felt the 2 first contractions but not the rest... was AMAZING.
My neighbour Leah brought my mom and kids over and visited with a happy, painless mommy waiting for her new baby to come out.
Once they left things went really fast. I started to feel pressure down there but I didn't think much of it because it takes me FOREVER to dilate. Pressure increased and finnally my midwife decided to check me and see where I was at...
Well... There was lots of blood and you could even see Isabel's head there!! They kindly invited me to feel her, but I kindly decline... NO, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
So I started pushing, apparently harder than I should have, so they told me to take it easy... and by the fourth push Isabel was on me, skin to skin....
What a wonderful feeling.She reminded me a lot of Evan when he was born... the big eyes and big cheecks... but i aslo said Evan looked just like Carmen when she was born... so whatever that means... She was PERFECT!
They let me hold her for the longest time. She was just with me. The rest of their medical tests and stuff could wait to let us have OUR moment together.
I loved looking at her, her looking at me. She was finally in my arms... and she didn't hurt me one bit! :D... no stitching or anything... AMAZING!
We spent the night at the hospital. My legs still frozen from the epidural... it was great to have no pain as your uterus goes back to normal...even if it was for one night.
We left the hospital at around 12 pm the next day. Evan had to run to the store and get a carseat... WE WERE NOT PREPARED. And I must say I was impressed he didn't get the ugliest he could find.
Our kids at home were anxiously waiting for us.
They were also excited about the presents Isabel had brought for them.
Both of them were just sooooooo happy to see Isabel.
They wanted to hold her and to pet her and to fill her with toys....
It is amazing to me the love they have for this little being they had never seen before but yet they are so close to already...
They were also excited about the presents Isabel had brought for them.
Both of them were just sooooooo happy to see Isabel.
They wanted to hold her and to pet her and to fill her with toys....
It is amazing to me the love they have for this little being they had never seen before but yet they are so close to already...
FAMILIES are a miracle... and mine amazes me!
13 comments:
Felicidades tia!! q rica!! espero que todo fuera fenomenal!!
Te mando muchos besos!!
Ay qué bonito!!!! Y viva la epidural; el invento más maravilloso del S. XX.
Me alegro de que todo haya ido así de bien :)
Es preciosa, y la foto de los tres juntos... no te parece increíble? :)
FELICIDADES!! Que preciosidad, los 3! Me alegro que fuera todo bien, bueno, lo mejor que puede ir un parto, aunque en tu caso me alegro que fuera más rápido que las veces anteriores!!! que milagro de vida!! Y que bendición del Señor de darte esta oportunidad de traer uno de sus espiritus escogidos para estos ultimisimos dias!!! Los 3 deben ser espiritus muy bien preparados, y han ido a una familia preparada para enseñarles todo lo que deben! Un besazo
Ay peri!!!...que ganas de verla!!!....Es preiosa!
Ala Esther felicidades! que bonita es! que monos los otros hermanitos! besos
marta, la amiga de irene
lobezna!!!! cuanto me alegro, gracias por los detalles. Te kiero mucho sabes? K pena perderme el no verla pero todo llegara....Menos mal k a parte de la epidural se inventó internet!!!!!!!!!!!!
Otra cosa!!! Todas somos spanish, k pasa con el español el idioma madre de la tierra y el cielo?
Muchas felicidades!! Me alegro que todo fuera bien y ves, con la epidural en un visto y no visto! Es un bebe precioso...enhorabuena!!
Muchas felicidades, disfruta,un beso para tì y tu familia, y para tu mami, que la hecho de menos...
ENHORABUENA SUPERMAMI!
Me alegra que todo haya ido como tu querías y que haya sido una experiencia bonita y feliz.
Un besazo enorme a todos los tuyos.
Ah una cosita... ya verás qué especial es la Navidad con un recién nacido en casa!
I'm glad you had such a wonderful birth and that your Mom didn't have to miss anything by going to the wedding. Great timing---I never had one early baby! She is too adorable--is that a birthmark on her cheek or did she scratch herself?can't wait to see her and hold her. Thanks for being such a wonderful Mama.Lots of love.
Bueno...gracias a todas... la verdad es q las orciones de todas funcionaron... y la epidural tb!! jajaja........el parto mas facil de todos!
Estamos super contentos todos...pero la q mas yo! ojala estuvierais cdrca pa veniros de visita a vernos.... venid!!! Esstais siempre invitadas!!! No hace falta q llameis, os presentais tal cual , ok???
besos
Mom! It is not a birth mark... just a scratch.... when are you coming?? :D
porfa que cosa mas preciosa, y carmen que cara de responsabilidad que tiene, bueno tia ya sois familia numerosa, me alegro de corazon que todo este bien, animo y llenate de paciencia. un beso gordo, Isabel es preciosa.
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