Growing Family: She's here....8 days ago!

Well, the moment we have all been waiting for, Sophia Taylor Atwell is finally here and I couldn't be more happy. She is the perfect looking baby girl, everything I imagined and more. So lets start from the beginning.

Monday May 9 at 5:00 am I was scheduled to be induced, so I am sure you can image how restless we were Sunday night anticipating the birth of our daughter. So it was about 3:00am and I had felt a cramp while lying in bed, it was a long one, then it subsided. Then another came around 3:20 am and that's when my water broke, It was very SURPRISING!! I jumped out of bed and went to the bathroom. Rusty couldn't sleep so he was on the sofa in the living room, he asked if I was okay, and I told him my water broke. He then jumped off sofa and said, okay lets go to hospital right now!!! It was very funny and cute. I then went to restroom and another waterfall happened. So I quickly got dress, we gathered all we needed. Rusty was in the garage waiting for me to get out there, when he came into see me in the bathroom trying to fix my hair and put makeup on. He pretty much told me to get in the car, so I did. On the way I text family of what happened, knowing most were asleep. We pulled up and Rusty ran inside to get a wheelchair, really a wheelchair, I said I didn't need it and he told the lady I was stubborn ;) Although I did have them wheel me to the room ,only because my pant were then wet. =(

So we entered the room and it became so real! There was the bed, the baby warmer, everything! So I dressed and got all hooked up ready to go. Rusty got himself breakfast and coffee, and I just watched him, I was so hungry and wanted coffee myself, there is a story I cannot help but tell to all, I was having a contraction, and Rusty was eating biscuits and gravy (my fav breakfast food) and looks at me while taking a bite and says, " I guess this is just a waiting game now, huh?" I was soooo annoyed at him for saying this to me while I was in pain and he was eating and feeling just fine. I then replied that yes a waiting game for you, not me!!! It's a funny story now that it is in the past.

Just a "waiting game" for Rusty

So it was time for epidural, which I was so afraid of, but once it was over with it wasn't even as bad as I thought it would be. The epidural started to take effect, with the exception of one area in my belly where I could still feel pain, the nurse said that this can happen at times. Then as time past my right side became very numb when compared to my left side. It was a bit scary because my right eye started to droop, my right side of my face was tingling numb as well, from this point on it was not a fun labor! The epidural started to wear off and I could feel all contractions for a good 2 hours. I was dilated at 8 cm and there was no progress for some time now. We had to make our decision to get another epidural and try to wait it out since the baby was not in any harm, or to get a c section. So Rusty and I needed time to thing and talk about it, although it was hard to do with me being in pain. We opted to have another epidural and wait to have her vaginally, although in the back of my mind I was scared the same thing would happen. So I had another epidural put in which this time I was scared because I thought for sure I would not me able to sit still with contractions. But we did it. This time it felt great and pain free. So we waited another 2 hours and nothing, still 8 cm. So doctor stated that we should do a c section. Did NOT want to hear such a thing, I was so scared, I have never had surgery before in my life, and this is just not what I had planned. So I was no longer able to have 2 people with me, only 1 was allowed, so my mom had to wait outside. They gave me stronger meds and got Rusty dressed for surgery.

Mommy and Daddy's Baby pics


Welcome to our life

They wheeled me into the room, which is just what I imagined, a large, sterile, cold, white room. They had Rusty wait in another room until the prepped me, I was terrified mainly because Rusty was not with me yet. I started to shake really bad. The nurse and anesthesiologist stated that it was a side effect of drugs and I also think because I was really nervous. Finally Rusty came and he stood by my side. You could not feel pain but you did feel the tug and pull of doctors, and the pressure of when they pushed her down, Rusty was my rock as I asked him to talk to me about something to get my mind off of the pressure, he did a great job. Then the doctor asked Rusty to take a look to see her coming out, he shook his head no, then the doc said, you want to see this, so he looked. I was so afraid he would pass out, but he didn't. They then pulled her out and I heard her cry, it was like nothing I had ever experienced before, the emotions that flooded me at that time are indescribable, all I could do was cry. I still cant see her, all I hear are the people in the room saying, look at that hair, and I see Rusty's wide eyes looking at me saying she looks just like you. They showed her to me for a very brief moment and took her and Rusty cut the cord. Rusty then bought her to me, I asked what we should name her, and he said "You can name her whatever you want." he was being very very sweet. I thought the name Sophia fit her perfectly. That was 19 hours total in labor, to end in a c section, totally worth it!

We stayed in hospital for a couple of days. Our family came to visit, and they were all very helpful with taking care of Heidi for us. Thank God for great family .They have all been so helpful during pregnancy and throughout the past 8 days. Rusty's mom filled our home with food and groceries, my sister made a welcome home sign, my parents have done yard work for us. We feel loved and blessed. We are parents now, this is an entire new chapter, and I am ready to take it on. Although I do have some fears, I know now the thoughts that parents have about making the right decisions, making sure we are doing everything right. As I have heard plenty of times, there is not a manual to follow when raising a child, I now understand. But, I now know the kind of love a parent has for a child, they are by far the most important, and valued person you can have in your life.This love was instant! Here's to parenthood!