We were admitted at 6pm on March 17th. Since I had to go in to the hospital to be monitored twice a week for the past month, I knew a lot of the nurses. All the nurses were great, but my 2 favorite were Karrie and Becky. Their shift was over at 7pm but when they heard I had been admitted, they wanted to do all the prep work for me. It was great. We joked around and chatted... that's when we found out that they had worked at Community Hospital in Springfield before coming to Dublin Methodist. I explained that my bother and sister-in-law worked there. We all just laughed. They asked if I grew up in Springfield and I explained that I had actually grown up in Mechanicsburg. Becky started laughing... she had grown up there and now lives there. Karrie was married to a guy that went to the same private school I had in Springfield. Such a small world!!!
They got me all prepped and started the IV pitocin which would start active labor contractions. Becky and Karrie had to take off, but it was wonderful to have such a great start to my stay.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Back Tracking to the Weekend Before
I forgot to explain the happenings of the weekend of March 14th.
David, Halley, Mike, Amanda, Brandon and I all met at Mom and Dad's for an evening of food and games. We knew Baby Canterbury was coming soon and wanted to get together. We had a great time as usual. We didn't end up playing games but instead we did the typical- sat in the living room and talked for a few hours.
Before Mike and Amanda left, they asked if the family could pray over me for an easy and safe delivery of Baby C. Mike handed me a little square piece of cloth and explained that since I hadn't been with them, him and Amanda had prayed over this cloth and had it anointed during a prayer revival they had at their church. The family then gathered around me and Amanda prayed. She prayed specifically that not only would Baby Canterbury be healthy and have a safe delivery, but that labor would last no longer than 3 hours from the moment I went into labor and the moment she was born.
I believe that no one should put God in a box. God can work in ways we can't even imagine and that includes a "prayer cloth".
David, Halley, Mike, Amanda, Brandon and I all met at Mom and Dad's for an evening of food and games. We knew Baby Canterbury was coming soon and wanted to get together. We had a great time as usual. We didn't end up playing games but instead we did the typical- sat in the living room and talked for a few hours.
Before Mike and Amanda left, they asked if the family could pray over me for an easy and safe delivery of Baby C. Mike handed me a little square piece of cloth and explained that since I hadn't been with them, him and Amanda had prayed over this cloth and had it anointed during a prayer revival they had at their church. The family then gathered around me and Amanda prayed. She prayed specifically that not only would Baby Canterbury be healthy and have a safe delivery, but that labor would last no longer than 3 hours from the moment I went into labor and the moment she was born.
I believe that no one should put God in a box. God can work in ways we can't even imagine and that includes a "prayer cloth".
THE BIG DAY (Part 1)
On Tuesday I got a call from my Dr's office that he needed to reschedule my appt due to an emergency surgery he was called in for. There was no way I could wait another few days before going in to see him (I was seriously that miserable) so they scheduled me to see one of Dr Beattie's colleges.
Brandon and I went in for the appt and met with Dr Jones. She checked me out and looked over my blood results. Sure enough, toxemia had set in. She informed us that I was 4cm dilated and 80% effaced. She left to call Dr Beattie to see what he wanted us to do and when she came back, she gave us the news I had been longing for... "Head on over to Labor and Delivery, you're going to have a baby!" Since toxemia had set in and my body was progressing to delivery, they didn't want to chance the health of the baby.
When the Dr told us we were having a baby I just looked over and Brandon and we both had tears in our eyes. I almost hugged Dr Jones! We left the office in excitement and it just seemed so surreal.
The walk over to the hospital is when the calls started. I tried calling Mom first but it just kept going to VM. I then called Dad and told him the news. Of course you could here the emotion in his voice too. We were all so excited. Dad said Mom was at the dentist and he would track her down. He also made the rest of the family calls for us. Brandon started calling his family once we got into the waiting room.
All we could think about was "is this really happening?", "Are we really going to be parents?!?!"
Brandon and I went in for the appt and met with Dr Jones. She checked me out and looked over my blood results. Sure enough, toxemia had set in. She informed us that I was 4cm dilated and 80% effaced. She left to call Dr Beattie to see what he wanted us to do and when she came back, she gave us the news I had been longing for... "Head on over to Labor and Delivery, you're going to have a baby!" Since toxemia had set in and my body was progressing to delivery, they didn't want to chance the health of the baby.
When the Dr told us we were having a baby I just looked over and Brandon and we both had tears in our eyes. I almost hugged Dr Jones! We left the office in excitement and it just seemed so surreal.
The walk over to the hospital is when the calls started. I tried calling Mom first but it just kept going to VM. I then called Dad and told him the news. Of course you could here the emotion in his voice too. We were all so excited. Dad said Mom was at the dentist and he would track her down. He also made the rest of the family calls for us. Brandon started calling his family once we got into the waiting room.
All we could think about was "is this really happening?", "Are we really going to be parents?!?!"
Leading up to "The Day"
As many of you know, I was miserably swollen leading up to "the Day". On Monday, March 16th I was feeling pretty bad. My blood pressure was scary high and my doctor sent me in to the hospital to get monitored. Brandon and I went in to Dublin Methodist and I was hooked up for a non-stress test. They then had to do more blood work and since I had a scheduled Dr appt the following day, they released me with strict instructions to be on bedrest until the baby came. I was so bummed out, but knew it was the best thing for Baby Canterbury.
I'm Back!
After a month hiatus, I'm back and ready to blog. I'll attempt to start where I left off and fill you in on the happenings over the last 30+ days. So here it goes... get ready for an avalanche of updates! (Or as many entries as I can get in between cries and feedings)
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