My belly during a contraction. Check out baby's butt on left side.
We came home, ate lunch, and everyone napped. I tried to nap but ended up feeling anxious. I had 3 contractions that had a little more umph behind them so I got up and showered just in case something were to happen. Long story short, I went all day Saturday having contractions that gradually got more frequent but still only felt like Braxton hicks. Around 6pm they got a little more intense, just a little. At 8:30ish I got a really strong contraction with lots of pressure. A few minutes later I had another and they continued to come and were only 5 minutes apart, if that. I went to tell Don, who was in the living room reading Rory a book. He called his parents to come over and stay with the kids. I timed my contractions again. They were 4 minutes apart when we left the house. We headed to the hospital and got to L&D at 9:30pm. My contractions were 3 minutes apart. After all the hoopla, the nurse finally checked me and I was a "stretchy 7cm". She called Dr. Dodson and began to get the room prepared for baby. Dr. Dodson arrived quickly and checked my cervix. 9 1/2 cm!! She broke my water at exactly 10:30 pm and our precious baby GIRL entered this crazy world at 10:51pm on April 26th, 2014. Eva Sloan. What a beautiful surprise!!
Rory and Lhana were stoked to meet Sloan. They both held her and were so gentle. Lhana didn't want to let anyone else hold her. To say she was excited would be an understatement. She gave Sloan about 75 kisses, minimum, within the first 5 minutes. Lhana's eyes glistened with pure joy! Thinking about that moment now still makes me smile!
The bond they will share will be unsurmountable (I hope)!
