She's Here!

Hi all! As you know, we welcomed Charlotte Sue into the world 10 days early on June 15, 2010. We have felt a love for her that we never knew was possible and are so excited about this new chapter in our lives!

The Birth Story

I, for one, love to hear a birth story so for those of you interested, here is ours. I woke up at 4:30 am on Tuesday, June 15 for my morning visit to the bathroom. All was normal and I went back to bed. An hour later at exactly 5:30 am I woke up again but this time due to a different feeling. I felt as though I was 'leaking' (sorry if this is TMI) and once again went to the restroom. This was different though and I called out for Jason. He was standing there as my water completely broke. I immediately started shaking as I realized this was for real and I was about to have a baby! I called the doctor and they confirmed that I should go to the hospital. We both showered and hit the road! Of course on our way to the hospital we had to make a pit stop by Dunkin Donuts so Jason could get his extra large coffee :)

We got to the hospital at around 7 am. I waddled in and we were admitted. We had to hang out in a temporary room for several hours as the hospital was full! They said it was due to the barometric pressure and a lot of women were in labor. Go figure! When I was admitted I was 3-4 centimeters dilated and they confirmed that my water did indeed break.

I was moved to the delivery room at around 10:30 am. My doctor came and visited and he decided to start me on Pitocin because I was not having contractions. I knew I was going to get an epidural but at this time I was not in any pain so decided to wait. That all changed once they started Pitocin! I made it a good hour before the tears came and I couldn't handle the pain anymore. I got the epidural around 1 pm and after that, we waited. During this time both my parents and Jason's mom arrived from Atlanta. Around 7 pm they checked me again and I was 10 centimeters and fully effaced. We asked when the pushing started and they said now! I pushed for about an hour and at 8:04 Charlotte was born. It was wonderful to have Jason and both grandmothers there to welcome her into the world! It was a moment I will never forget.

Charlotte's Stats
Born June 15, 2010 at 8:04 pm
Weight: 6 lbs 2 ounces
Length: 19 inches

Waiting patiently. This is before the pain started :)

Mommy and Charlotte meet for the first time

The proud parents and grandmothers

Our first family photo :)

Charlotte getting checked out. She is perfect!

Going home!