AUTHOR: mrjwhit~ TITLE: She's here DATE: 7/14/2007 06:41:00 AM ----- BODY:

I don't know what to say. The most incredible event in my life (next to marrying my wife and accepting Jesus Christ) happened on the supposed not best day. My daughter was born Friday the 13th at 7:09 pm.

Here's what happened.

5:02 am- DW is awake. Not feeling well. Last night we, um how shall I say it? Really worked on softening up that cervix.

7:00 am-I had to go to work. I have a couple projects to tie up before I took a week off. I planned to leave at lunch and stay home or if she felt better just return to work and finish out my day.

7:00 am- DW starts having some serious contractions, but she can manage them. She decides to just sit on the couch and wait for me to come back for lunch.

10:30 am-DW decides to get in the tub to allow the warm water to relax her and calm her.

11:42 am- DW calls me at work inquiring if I am going to be coming home now or now.

12:02 pm- I get home. She's still in the tub, but not fairing well. The contractions are not less than a minute apart, but only lasting 20-45 seconds.

* I'm a scheduler, planner, anul retentive person. I was getting flustered because I wanted to make sure that everything was taking care of for DW. Since she was calling me every 75-90 seconds to hold her hand it was hard to get prepared like I had intended. I left the birth plan on the counter!

12:03-1:00 pm- I help her count contractions while placing our bags by the door. It took me that long, because she kept calling me to come hold her hand. She suggested that we go to the Doctor's rather than having them close at 5pm.

1:30pm-I load us in the car. Since the doc's office is across the street from the hospital I thought I should bring everything just in case they want to keep us.

1:45 pm-At the doctor's office DW is examined and not only is she in labor, but she's 3-4 cm already. We headed to the hospital. Glad I put those bags in the car.

2:30 pm- We are situated in our room. We have to clear up some medical issues. The nurse wanted us to take petocin, but we were dead set on going natural. Once that was cleared up it started to go so quickly.

2:45 pm- My "sister" Elaine came to help me coach. THANK GOD FOR YOU LAINE! She helped keep my wife's mind clear and focuses. I didn't take offense to the fact that DW wasn't really listening to me. I had read that this happens. She and I should have practiced before more, but it worked out. Elaine has 4 children whom she delivered naturally so she certainly had my approval to speak to my wife and encourage her however she wanted to. We also had a fantastic nurse Danielle. She's top shelf. She knew how to help my wife when she was tensing up and making it hard for the baby to come down. She was excellent.

3:30 pm- My mom came.

2:15-6:20 pm- I don't know what contractions are like, but my DW took them so well that they looked easy. I can not begin to explain to you how well she took some serious pain. No drugs. Clear mind. Fully aware of where she was.

* Somewhere around here I get a little concerned because the baby has had a bowel movement. I don't want anything to happen to her. I'm a little worried about this NICU team that has come in to treat her as soon as she's out. I wanted to be the first one to hold Trina.

6:21 pm- Oh, I have to push! The catcher, I mean doctor conveniently strolled in right when she was really to push the baby out. He scrubbed up and put all this crazy draping over my wife. (By the way the doctor was top notch. A really great guy.)

6:25 pm- I tell Elaine, who's holding DW's other leg, that Trina will be here at 7pm. We laugh.

* Doctor numbs my wife. Then he wipes out a pair of scissors and I swear he thought he was scrap booking with my life partner. He started cutting and cutting! I wasn't happy again. I don't like seeing DW hurt and I felt I should have asked him before he started why he was going to do that. I know it helped. I just wasn't prepared for it.

6:25 - 7 pm- My daughter plays peek a boo with us not wanting to come out. Simply amazing how that happened. After the last cut everything changed.

7:09 pm- Her little, hairy head just slipped out. Then the rest followed! Wow!

I had intended to pull her out, but since she had to be suctioned out by the people with a lot of initials after their names I was fine with them giving her to me after they cleared her lungs and throat properly.

To see my wife bear down and not take any drugs was powerful. To see our little girl born was incredible. To imagine all the wonderful things Trina and I are going to do is exciting to say the least.

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----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Blogger Susan DATE:July 16, 2007 at 7:39 AM I have tears in my eyes! Thank youso much for sharing. God Bless you all! Your miracle has arrived! ----- COMMENT: AUTHOR:Blogger CewTwo DATE:July 17, 2007 at 6:52 PM Yay!!! What a lucky day! I am so happy for you and your family!!! ----- --------