Brynlie Hope
June 7, 2012
3:21 p.m.
6 pounds 10 ounces 19 inches long
I am not a very patient person. Well, in some ways I am, but when
it comes to being 9 months pregnant, I have a very hard time waiting.
I just get so excited to see & hold the baby I've been carrying for the last
9 months, that each day that I haven't delivered seems like a year.
At the hospital on Thursday. We went Wednesday afternoon because I had
been having constant contractions. They weren't hurting at all, but instead felt like
cramping. I called the nurse and they said to go in. While I was there, I wasn't progressing at
all, so they decided to send me home. A doctor that works with our doctor said he would
induce me the following morning though. We were very grateful for that. I was nervous that
with Brian working in Salt Lake & over an hour away, that when I went into full on labor he wouldn't be
with me. The plan was that I would have my dad drive me to the hospital and stay with me until Brian
could get there. As much as I love my dad, I was afraid that Brian would miss the birth, and I really
wanted to be with him, just like with all of the other births of our kids.
So, I was very thankful that this doctor said he would induce me the following morning. My mom
already had the kids and when we called to tell her the change of plans she told us to go and do something fun together. We decided to go out to dinner to Zupa's, go the dollar movie, "Mirror, Mirror", get some new jeans & shirts for Brian, and then go home and get to bed early since we had to be at the hospital by 6:30am
The doctor that we love, Dr. Rees, told me he didn't want to induce me until I was at a 2 or 3. He delivered both Hallie & Landon & both deliveries went great. We were nervous to have a different doctor because when we had Jackson we had a really bad experience with the doctor that was on call for the day. Dr. Rees
told me that even though he was going out of town and most likely wouldn't be delivering, that the other doctors were great and to not worry. At the time I was frustrated that I couldn't be induced the next
day when he was there and could deliver, however now looking back, if I would have waited for the contractions to hit strong, I probably would have been dilated to a 2 or 3 and delivered on the side of the road!
Once we got to the hospital on Thursday, I was induced by 7:30. We waited forever for my body to go from a "1.5" to a "3". I told the nurses that once I got to a 5, I would be at a 10 within 10 minutes and that it just took me forever to get to a 5. So, we waited and waited and got to know our nurses really well. One of our nurses, Kristy, we requested because she had been our nurse when Morgan was born and was so sweet. She made it such a sweet experience and is an angel. She was training another nurse as well and both of them were so sweet to Brian & I and treated me so well!
I finally got to a 3 and the nurse came in and checked me 10 minutes later. She got a surprised look on her face and told me I was at a 10 and she would be right back. Kristy came in to double check, was really calm and told the other nurse to call the doctor. Then she told me to hold my legs together and not push. I guess my body decided it was ready. :) It all happened so fast and before I knew it, the doctor was there, Dr. Jacobs,( a different doctor who they had to pull out of the office), and I pushed 3 times and out came this sweet little baby girl. I saw Jackson's nose right away, brown hair like Brian, Hallie's mouth and eyes like Landon and Morgan. I couldn't believe how much she looked like everyone.
The only thing that made me nervous during the delivery was when her heart rate would drop whenever I would have a contraction. They slowed down the contractions and put a heart monitor on her. Then she started to have problems because they had broken the water earlier right after they gave me the best epidural I have ever been given. So they added more fluid in so she would be okay. I was just nervous of having a c-section or that something would go wrong for her. Brian and I are so thankful for modern medicine and that everything went so well. I was grateful for Brian, he is such a strength to me and helped me feel calm so many times.
Me, after giving birth to our sweet Brynlie.
I love this picture. Brynlie is our little "hope" for the future. She and Brian
had some good bonding moments.
Her cute little mullet
The kids came to see their cute new sister
and the fun & craziness beings. :)
