Wow...what a day! We woke up yesterday at 3am for our 4am induction...not having slept because we knew that it was the day. They started the pitocin and the waiting began. Mary Lynn's parents and my parents got there early in the day and things weren't progressing very fast (for you parents...that means she was still smiling and laughing). The doctor came in and said "no pain, no gain" and broke her water around 9am. The contractions were already frequent, but now they picked up in intensity for ML. She did such a great job, but after 5 hours of labor decided maybe an Epidural was not such a horrible idea. First....HUGE needle. Second...God send. We were able to enjoy a couple of more hours before the doctor said that we still had not progressed and it was time to start talking C-section. So...at 5pm the doctor began prepping ML for surgery and I stood there looking dumbfounded. Again, for those who have gone through it....they don't really give you time to talk it over...its sort of like they tell you and hand you the scrubs at the same time.
I was put off in a separate room to wait while they prepped her....really lonely and all of a sudden left to your thoughts...and of course prayer. Wow...that was some good prayin'.
Lily was born at 5:41 and the doctor's first reponse was "Wow, big baby". 10 lbs 6oz!! 22in!! The second was "Wow, we never would have been able to go natural with this one". So it all worked out. I will add some picture later.....but our family was so great being there all day and the nurses and doctors were PHENOMENAL! Sandy was a small, common voice of reason that we were so happy was a part of our day.
Sleeping now...more later...
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