Sunday, February 22, 2009
Abigail Rachel VanDerwerken
She's here!!! Abigail finally made her appearance on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 3:14pm. She weighed 8 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long! I couldn't believe her size! I went into pre-labor Wednesday morning at 9:30am. I worked until 3pm and decided to go home and have John take me to the hospital. We got to the hospital at 5pm and they monitored me for 2 hours. I was dilated 3cm and 100% effaced but no progress was made. So John and I went to Pei Wei and walked around for a bit. We went back to the hospital at 9pm but still no change! I was given an Ambien and told to come back when the contractions got more intense or closer together. After tossing and turning for 5 hours I told John "We are going back to the hospital now!" So at 3:30am on Thursday morning I was finally admitted because active labor had finally started! I was 5cm dilated so they hooked me up to an IV and I promptly fell asleep. At 6am I got my epidural and fell back asleep. Poor John never really went back to sleep so I was in and out of consciousness until about 11am. In the meantime the doctor broke my water and started me on Pitocin. By 2pm I felt ready to push so the doctor came in and said "Yepp, let's get ready." I started pushing at 2:30pm and had her at 3:14pm. Everything went smoothly and John was an active participant. He was so excited and instantly fell in love. John cut the umbilical cord and stayed with her throughout everything taking pictures. Abigail is beautiful and has the cutest cry I have ever heard. She's a good eater and knows her mommy and daddy. Pictures to come!
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6 comments:
Of course Abigail knows her Mommy and Daddy! You are the cutest Mom already, even without pictures. I love your birth story, thanks for sharing.
Yay! Also, Abigale Rachel is a pretty cute name (thanks John, for taking my advice) however, Abigale Cami may have been just a little bit cuter. Think about that next time- you have my permission. :-)
congrats!!! we are sooo excited for you! she was bornthe day before you bday right??? happy birthday by the way!! she is so lucky to have you as her mommy- and what an adorable name:)
Abigail is absolutely beautiful! Congrats to Christy for making it through labor and delivery! Hurray for John being an active participant! :) It's obvious that you two are in love with your new angel baby. I can't wait to meet and hold her!!!
Congratulations to you! Now the fun begins. What a cute little girl. I can't wait to see more pics. And, can I just say I think she has a great middle name! ;)
So cute! I am ready to see more pictures.
Such a cute name you guys came up with.
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