So, I haven't updated our blog in what seems like forever! Especially since Kiley is 2 weeks old now!
Her birth went pretty well. She never did turn head-down, so we had the c-section scheduled for Thursday March 10 at noon. We were supposed to arrive at the hospital at 10 a.m. Great...one last chance to sleep in! We had an ultrasound on March 9...just to make sure she hadn't flipped last minute. We got some stuff done around the house that evening then went to bed. I figured I wouldn't be able to sleep, but I just didn't think about what was coming up. At around 4:30 I woke up for one of my many nighttime bathroom trips. I was thinking it was great how well I had been sleeping. I went back to bed & was having a very uncomfortable Braxton-Hicks contraction (I'd been having them off & on throughout the end of my pregnancy, but they had recently been getting more annoying & uncomfortable). I got up to go to the bathroom again & felt like I hadn't quite made it (Hey, sometimes you have bladder problems when you have a baby sitting on your bladder.) I thought it was kinda wierd & half wondered if my water had broken. I went & changed and had more leaking...Okay, am I losing all control of my bodily functions? (Note: I had read lots of blogs/posts about pregnant women thinking their water had broken only to find out they had peed themselves. I always knew I was destined to be one of those women...) So Brad half wakes up at this point & I tell him either my water broke or I just peed myself. I was kinda feeling nervous at this point, but since we already had the c-section scheduled I didn't know if they would just have me wait or what. At some point I called Labor & Delivery & told them the story. They said I could either come in or wait about an hour & see if I am still leaking. I decide to wait (so I can shower, get some last minute things done around the house, etc.) I also wanted to let Brad sleep as long as possible since I figure there's no need for us to both be exhausted. I did try sleeping at some point but it didn't happen. At around 7 we finally went to the hospital. They tested & it was indeed amniotic fluid & I was dilated 2-3 cm. So I was in labor! My doctor said it was too bad the baby was breech since my labor was progressing so well. I have to say, too, that I'm glad those were real contractions because they were feeling pretty painful & I though I was just a wimp who couldn't even handle braxton-hicks contractions! So, they got everything going & Kiley was born at 8:33 a.m. weighing 7 lbs, 12 oz (take that all you people who said I was too small!LOL) & 20 inches long. She is a sweet baby (so far, LOL). We are very blessed to have her in our lives!
