Adrienne is finally here! She made her grande entrance on September 8th at 7 am. She weighed 8 lbs. 3.5 oz. and is as cute as can be. She looks a lot like Jonas when he was a baby. So, the story goes... I went into labor on Labor Day around 6 pm. The contractions started off with a bang, there was no gradual onset. They were every 2-3 minutes from the start, and HARD! We decided to head to my parents house to drop Jonas off around 9 pm and headed to the hospital. I was only dialted 1 cm, but since I was a vbac and had a consistent labor pattern, they kept me. I jumped from 2 cm to 8 cm in a couple of hours and then my water broke. We were so excited that things were moving fast and smoothly. Unfortunately, I stayed at 8 cm and -1 station for about 6 hours. She just would not come down even with all the steady contractions. I then spiked a temp. of 102 and her heart rate started to increase. Of course, this concerned the doctor (who I think was also a little tired of waiting for me to progress) and the doctor told me I needed to have a c-section. I lost it of course, being that I made it so far without any complications. The funny thing is, this is pretty much the same exact way that my labor went with Jonas. The fast onset of labor, dialting quickly, staying at -1 station, spiking a temp., and then a c-section. It was not the way I wanted things to go, but I have to say that I am happy we are all healthy.
We ended up staying in the hospital 6 days because Adrienne wasn't gaining weight. She is doing just great now, and I am so happy to be home. That hospital bed and food just about killed me:-)
Here are a few pictures of my little angel baby...
Proud mommy and daddy
I could just eat her up!
Riding with mommy to our room
Finally going home after 6 days in the hospital
Jonas being very helpful
