LABOR
Early on in the pregnancy Daddy had said he'd love if Baby came on April 18th. The 18th holds special meaning to Daddy because he was born on the 18th, many of his family members were born on the 18th, and Mommy and Daddy got married in December on the 18th. He thought it would be fun if she were too and it would make it really easy to remember! Well, little Kairi ALWAYS listens to Daddy (so far)... She decided despite what the Dr said, she was going to make her Daddy happy.
Sunday, April 15th Mommy could not sleep at all, little Kairi decided she wanted to be very active and kept pushing on Mommy. To pass time Mommy played some games and tried to distract herself with baths. Bathing was a favorite pregnancy past-time for Mommy because she used that time to play with Baby, every time Baby would kick Mommy would tap the area. It was their own little game of tapping each other back and forth! When it was finally late enough in the morning to wake Daddy, Mommy made him chocolate chip waffles and cranberry juice to eat in bed. She had been watching Daddy off and on through the night and couldn't believe how very blessed she was to have someone so loving and amazing by her side. She wanted to wake him up properly the morning of their 39 week doctor appointment.
Monday, April 16th Mommy had her 39 week visit with the doctor to see how far along things were and check to see if she was dilating or effacing at all. This was the very first time the doctor was checking dilation and Mommy was so excited because she was certain she must be a little dilated from the Braxton Hicks Contractions! Much to Mommy's dismay though this wasn't the case. The doctor informed her and Daddy that there was no dilation or effacing. The cervix was a little soft, but that was it! Doctor told Mommy and Daddy that we'll have to look into possibly inducing and we would schedule that at our 40 week visit if Baby hadn't arrived. :-( That car ride home was a sad one for Mommy... She so wanted to have her little girl all naturally and didn't want to wait so long for the arrival. The idea of inducing was not a positive one to Mommy, but if she had to, then she had to.
Late that night Mommy and Daddy were playing games and Mommy started feeling some contractions. These contractions came about 20 to 30 minutes apart. She was excited, but didn't know if it was just more Braxton Hicks that were a bit harder. When she went to the bathroom though she saw what could be a little Bloody Show, or it could just be from the Doctor visit. It was so hard not to get her hopes up that things were moving along; the chances of going from nothing to maybe starting labor seemed like a stretch. Mommy tried to get some sleep Monday night, but it was hard with the contractions coming. She let Daddy rest and got some stuff done around the house and tried to keep the contractions coming.
Tuesday, April 17th Mommy was still having her contractions and Daddy needed to go to work, he told her to call if they got 7 minutes apart for a while. At this point her contractions were 10 to 20 minutes apart. They still didn't feel too bad though, so she was able to get a lot done that day. Every time she had a new contraction she got more excited, but didn't know if it was safe to get her hopes up just yet. When Daddy got home he started running around and making sure the house was ready in case Baby decided she was going to really come soon. He mowed the lawn, did laundry, picked up some, and he and Mommy finally put up the final wall decal that arrived just in time! That night Mommy and Daddy rested together and timed contractions in excitement. Each time they got closer Mommy and Daddy thought this could really be it! Daddy went to bed early that night and Mommy stayed up again with her contractions... it was important one of them be rested. Through the night they kept getting a little stronger and a little closer together.
Wednesday, April 18th was the BIG DAY! That morning Mommy called Grammy around 5:00am to give her a heads up that she was having contractions about 7 to 8 minutes apart. Mommy wanted some support since Daddy was still asleep and she wanted him to get his rest. As the call went on the contractions got closer together and more intense. Grammy reassured Mommy and gave her some comfort and advice. Mommy even started having some contractions that were coming 5 to 6 minutes apart now! When it was 6:00am she decided to wake up Daddy so he could do any last minute things he wanted to. They packed their bags and double checked them. Daddy started cleaning the house while Mommy timed contractions and took a bath to relax. She called the hospital whenever her contractions were consistently getting to be 6 minutes apart. They told her that once they were 6 minutes or less apart for 2 hours to call again. That wouldn't be too far away, little did Mommy know that Baby was determined to make it on the day Daddy wanted!
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