And Life Begins...

On Sunday July 19th I woke up and was just hanging out in the living room while Brian was cleaning the kitchen. I was actually cutting out the letters to hang in the nursery above the dresser. While I was sitting there I thought I felt a "pop", which from reading some pregnancy message boards I was aware that you could hear/feel your water break. So I'm sitting there thinking to myself, "Did my water just break?", but nothing ever happened, so I just kept on working. That happened about 10am. About 10 minutes later I decided to get up and help finish cleaning the kitchen. Well as soon as I stood up it was quite apparent that my water had broke. I kinda freaked out a little and ran to the bathroom and had Brian bring me some towels. We then called the hospital who said we needed to come in as soon as we packed our bags, which weren't ready since it was 16 days early. So Brian scrambled to throw some bags together while I patiently hung out in the bathroom. We arrived at the hospital around 11am and were admitted shortly thereafter. When the doctor checked me I was about 3cm dilated, 90% effaced but the baby hadn't dropped yet. I had just had an appointment with the doc on Friday and she had said she didn't think Jordan's head would fit into my pelvis. Apparently she was right. So this began discussions of should we try to attempt labor since I was 2 weeks early or should we go ahead with the c-section. The reason we were considering a c-section was because previous growth ultrasounds had estimated her at being a 10lb baby if she was full term. The last ultrasound I had on July 9th had estimated her to already weigh 8lbs. Family and friends started arriving after lunch and after talking to the doctors and weighing benefits and risks we decided to go ahead with the cesarean. It was scheduled for 2pm. Around 1:40 they came into the room to get me prepped and wheeled off. Jordan Elaine Tobin was born at 2:26pm weighing 8lbs 15oz and 21 inches long. The doctor said it was probably a good idea that I went this route because it most likely would have been a very difficult labor. The surgery itself was not as bad as I imagined. Getting the spinal was the hardest most painful part, but as soon as that was over it was fine. Brian and my sister, Beth, sat next to my head the whole time and Beth took some amazing photos when Jordan was first born. Recovery hasn't been too difficult. The hardest part is not being able to do much for myself, but the nurses all said that I've been doing great and recovering very quickly. We got to come home on Tuesday afternoon which was scary because now there is not a button to push if we need help right that second. Our first night home was overall pretty good, we are learning what Jordan likes and dislikes and figuring it out pretty quickly. We have follow up appointments on Thursday for me and Friday for Jordan so we will find out if everything is continuing to go smoothly, which I think it is. Brian and I are both so in love with this baby girl, her eyes make your heart melt and every little move she makes or sound that comes out whether it be a cry, a hiccup, a burp or a fart is just so darn cute! Stay tuned for photos and updates!