our birth story.

i never made it to tuesday. Saturday morning felt just like any other morning tired and not wanting to go to work my husband had sprayed the house for bugs and the smell was killing me so i got ready for work and went and sat on the grass until it was time for him to drop me off. my father in law came out and we started to talk about my induction and what i hoped it would be like then he left and i started towards the basement stairs. at the top, just as i was about to descend i felt a big gush like i had just lost control of my bladder. i just stood there in shock what the heck just happened?! meanwhile my husband was coming up the same stairs and saw me just standing there he asked me if i was okay and i said i think i just peed my pants! so i walked down to our apartment and changed no sooner had i put my pants on i felt another gush of fluid i started to change for a third time i put on shorts it happened again. i then turned to my husband and said i think its my water, its time to go to the hospital. i had left my phone in my locker at work the day before (stupid me!) so i couldn't call and tell work i wasn't coming in it was 11:50 i was due at work at noon oops! anyway we grabbed the hospital bags and went upstairs to tell the in laws where we were going and borrowed a towel (i forgot to grab one when i was down stairs) while hubby put his shoes on. i was just standing in their kitchen with fluid leaking down into my shoes feeling so very embarrassed finally we were in the truck on the way to the hospital it was a short ride not any time to think at all about what was going to happen,five minutes later we were in the lobby of the hospital the whole back side of my shorts were soaked and i felt like a grade school er who had peed her pants and had to walk to the office to call her mom lol. we got to labor and delivery and i said i thought my water had broken they quickly admitted me. we got settled in the room and and found out that my Dr was still out of town though on his way home soon. i was a bit worried id go to fast and he would miss it but at the time i wasn't having any contractions nor was i dilated anymore then i had been at my last appointment. they wanted to start pitocin after 2 hours finally i stared feeling them a little before my mom got there they hardly hurt. the first nurse i had told me i had to labor laying down because of the med they were giving me but that hurt i wanted to sit but she said no she grumbled when i said i had to use the bathroom i really didn't like her i told her my birth plan and she didn't follow it at all my next nurse was amazing the first nurse hadn't told the the Dr that my fluid was green Sadie had gone potty already but my first nurse when i told her just said "OK" and went on with what ever she was doing when Michell came in she explained what it was and what the Dr said about it . when i told her i didn't want an epidural she helped me and my birth coaches do techniques to lessen the pain ( sitting, standing, the birth ball etc.) with her help i was able to go 10 hours with almost no pain medication at all we tried a dose of morphine but it turns out that i am allergic to it! at ten pm after my Dr had gotten there nothing was helping contractions any more i was having them right on top of each other with no breaks in between because of the pitocin so my Dr came in and advised me that it would be best to have an epidural but it was still up to me then he said because at this point i had progressed at all that there may be a c section that need to happen and that i need to be aware that it might happen but at this point we could wait or just do it then. I opted for the epidural and waiting. a few hours later my brother and father in law came and gave me a wonderful blessing. i was instantly calmed and was assured that everything was going to work out and that baby would be okay and that it didn't matter to me anymore how she came. the nurse checked me at 2 am and said i had gone to a four finally! i felt happy she told me to take a nap i tried but about an hour later i was feeling pressure i called the nurse she said she would check me in 20 min after the epidural had warn down a bit so when she did she said your a 10!! lets start pushing. my mom and husband held my legs and helped me through it was hard and painful i was only half numb so i felt her head and shoulders be delivered which is what really wanted it hurt but it was worth it. i did tear a little but again it was worth it. our little peach was born on Sunday august 21st at 5:43am she was 7lb 2oz and only 18.5 inches shes so little! she is an awesome baby and very good at letting us sleep she had a heart murmur at birth and a left arm weakness but the Dr is not concerned so i wont be until he is. she also failed her hearing test on the right side then nurses redid it 3 times for me but it always came back a fail im trying not to worry bout it they say lots of babies fail at first then nothing is wrong but its really hard for me not to since it was my biggest worry my whole pregnancy. all in all its been the best experience of our life. we love  her to death and Eli is so precious with her i cant wait for more adventures with our Sadie Ruth!!!! love you all and we will keep you all posted!!!!
here are some pictures!!!