Apparently waiting patiently paid off... Abigail Jo Nuest decided to make her appearance the day after my first blog!
My water broke at work around 2:30 PM on January 3rd.. I had an appointment at 3:00, so I didn't say anything to my co-workers. Just closed down shop like I normally would have and headed off to the clinic. On my way, my contractions started. I let my nurse midwife know right away that I thought my water had broken, so she checked me, and sure enough we were on our way! I didn't even get to go home... just walked upstairs and checked right in!
I had thought at the beginning of my pregnancy that I would try to give birth without an epidural, and hopefully without any pain medication. As the day grew nearer and I started to feel the beginnings of labor pains, my mind opened up a bit. After an hour or so of tough contractions, I was all for pain relief! And just for future reference, I will ask for an epidural a lot earlier:).
Once we were in the hospital, things really didn't take long. I headed upstairs around 3:30, and Abby was born at 8:48 PM. 5 lbs, 4 ounces, and 19 inches long. Chad was wonderful, and I had my family and his there for support as well.
Abby is BEAUTIFUL... my little miracle, and she's already become our whole world.
I will post pictures as soon as I can find my camera cord in my chaotic mess of a house:).
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