The Birth Story

Friday night I was experiencing some sort of contractions but they weren't like what I had experienced before....Go Figure.

Saturday morning around 3am I woke up with labor pains/contractions. I wasn't sure at this point. I started timing them...in the dark writing the times down...so that my Cowboy could get a good night's sleep for his birthday. Remember this was our last weekend together and his birthday. The contractions were very random.

I called the hospital around 8am and they said drink water and that would help. It did for a few rounds. So we decided to start organizing things, pack up, and head out.
Turning off the TV all preggo and Ready to GO!!!

One last Baby Bump pic...38 weeks and 3 days.

We arrived to the hospital around 1pm. I was already dilated 3-4 cm and we were staying!!!!!

Got my epidural around 5pm

At 6pm I was 6 cms dilated....and the pics stopped. Kendalyn's heartrate dropped and the discussion of a c-section started. The nurses turned off the pitocin but her heartrate was never where they wanted it to be.

Things were looking better after an hour or 2 and everything started up again. The nurses checked and we were at 10 cm at 10pm. We started to push and Kendalyn's heartrate dropped and we found that she was not coming out correctly and there was a possiblility that the umbilical cord was around her neck or too short.

I was wheeled in for a c-section at midnight

Miss K made her debut at 12:31 a.m.

We had lots of family there for support and anticipating her. Everything worked out well and we have a healthy baby girl.

We are so proud to be her mommy and daddy.

Our first family picture. Not what I had planned but I wouldn't change it for the world.

We had found out that my doctor was on vacation over the weekend halfway through labor. However, in her place she had asked for the head of OB/GYN of the hospital to take her place. He was perfect for us and helped us to understand what was going on. He would talk to me and hubby and then would talk to the family. What a special man.

Update: Hubby's birthday is the 5th. Kendalyn was born on the 6th. She was trying to make it in time to sing Happy Birthday but she made her own debut.