Jenna checked-in to her 38 week appointment this morning at 11:00am. We got right in and the doctor checked to see if Jenna had advanced from her 3 cm dilation from last week. Initially, the doctor said: "Yeah I think you are still a 3." Followed by: "Wait. No. You are actually a 4, maybe 5." After further examination (how far the had baby dropped, discussion of Jenna's history, etc.), she asked "do you want to have this baby today?"
We hadn't planned to have the baby early and intended on waiting until the baby came on her own. The doctor informed us we could certainly do that, however, we may not have much time to get to the hospital once labor started. She suggested Jenna was essentially in "latent labor" and that she would continue to contract until they became steady or her water broke-and when that happened there was a good chance we wouldn't make it to the hospital (let alone have an epidural) before the baby came. Her recommendation was that me went to the hospital shortly after we left her office.
We arrived at the hospital around 12:15pm. They broke Jenna's water at 12:40, quickly administered the epidural, and by shortly after 3:00pm, Jenna had dilated to a 10. Jenna held off with the serious pushing until the doctor arrived. Three decent pushes and our daughter was in our arms. Three and a half hours from check-in to baby isn't too bad (for those of you who haven't experienced childbirth, it was short, but far from painless). We prayed that labor and delivery would go smoothly with little complications. We are grateful the Lord has answered our prayers and blessed us with a healthy beautiful mom and daughter. We (Jenna, Cole, & Cade) are ecstatic about our new addition. Here are just a handful of pictures:
In case your wondering, we're still deciding on a spelling preference. Any suggestions? We've ruled out Riley-and anything with a "leigh"-let us know what you think!
15 comments:
What a beautiful little family!
I'm so happy for you! Reillee (just one way to spell it) is beautiful, and so tiny. Congratulations!
K im really struggling today!!! i have posted the same message twice but realized it didnt make much sense!! so lets try this again!
I am SOOO excited for my first niece, i cant wait to come see you guys. i personally like rylee over rylie but regardless i love the name
We are so excited for you!!!! Can't wait until ours is here. She is so beautiful. Post more pictures for us k. We miss you and wish we were there to hold her. Congrats!
She is so cute!!! I have to say I think she looks a lot like Cade!! I like Rylee. We are so excited to have a niece and a girl cousin for Austin!
I think I vote Rylee. Those pictures of Cade with his new sister are so sweet! Congratulations!
Congratulations, she is beautiful!!!
Congrats!! I love the pictures with Cade holding Rylee (that's how I like it). Enjoy being a mother of 2!! :)
So cute! And I like Rylie! =)
Awwww...I cannot wait to meet her...She will look adorable with the Brazilian sandals I am bring home with me for her :-)
And, I vote for Rylee :-).
Congratulations!!! I'm so glad everything went smoothly. Your family is so big now.:) We love you guys and are so happy for you.
Congratulations you guys! She is adorable!!! What a great story, I'm glad you didn't have to have her at home with no meds, eek! Again, shes gorgeous! Hope your recovery is going well!
soo cute. big huge congrats.
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