
Born January 14th 2009!
She was 6 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches...
We are sure she is the cutest baby in the world... but maybe we are biased!


We got to the hospital at 7 am. I was SOOOO ready to have her here and to not be pregnant anymore! The doctor came in at 9 am and decided to break my water. Then the fun started... or not! The contractions started coming almost immediatly. They got stronger and stronger until I thought I just couldnt handle it anymore. They were really strong for about 5 hours. Just when I thought I might just die... The fabulous anesthetist came in with the epidural! He is my HERO!!!
The scary part... Just before the epidural the doctors noticed Jessalin's heart rate was dropping signifigantly with every contraction. They thought it might get better with the epidural because I would be more relaxed. There is nothing scarier than listening to your child's heart rate almost stopping and there is nothing you can do about it.
After the epidural her heart rate didn't get better. They decided to give me Pitocin to get things going faster. The doctor came in after an hour of that and said that I should be dilated far enough to start pushing... if so I could have a regular delivery... if not I would have to have a c-section, because he tought the umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck, cutting off oxygen.
No such luck! I was only half way!!! I was so angry and sad because that was not in my plan. Within 10 minutes my sweet angel was born! I will never forget that first cry, and the first time I saw her. She was beautiful, even covered in blood from the surgery!
Nate watched the whole thing and never got sick or passed out. Even when all my guts were out!! hehe
Thats our birth story!