So I decided to start a new blog for myself. I did this to get it away from the old blog with all the tough memories of our time trying to get pregnant and just to celebrate the time of having three precious daughters to love.
Our little miracle, Avery Jordyn Turrentine, was born on February 7th, 2012 at 7:54 AM. The day before, a Monday, I had been feeling some pressure filled contractions. They were very different from what I had been feeling so I finally called the dr and they said we should go in and just get checked out. At that point, I was already at a 4 so they didn't want me to get too far. We got to the hospital around 6 Monday evening and they started monitoring me. I was still at a four but having some contractions so they told us to go walk the hospital for an hour. We joked that we knew every public inch of Good Shepherd. It was a full moon that night as well.. isn't that a good time to have a baby? After walking I was still at a 4ish so they said to wait for my dr and see what he wanted to do. Unfortunately, the dr got called on two emergancy c-sections so by the time he got to us it was 2:30 AM!! Luckily though I had progressed to a 5 which meant they were not going to send me home! Around 3 AM I got over to labor and delivery. They broke my water and started the pitocin but I still wasn't having super strong contractions. Around 4 I got an epidural. I have NEVER had one work like this. With both girls I still felt lots of pain and discomfort. Within 15 minutes after getting the epidural I didn't even realize I had a lower half! They tilted me to my right for awhile to help it move to that side. During that time Avery's heartrate dropped a little during contractions so they put me on oxygen. I couldn't really feel my contractions so I was able to get a little sleep during that time. Around 7 AM they moved me to my left side to help move me along. I was only at a 7 at that time. Within 30 minutes I began to feel some pressure so I had the nurse check and sure enough I was at a 10 and ready to have a baby. My midwife that I had seen all through my pregnancy was just getting ready to come say hi so she zipped in and got ready to deliver Avery! They got me ready to push and told me to hold my legs. I joked that I didn't know where they were they were so numb. Pushing was a little harder since I could not tell how hard I was pushing. However, with about 4 pushes little miss Avery arrived into the world. She was 6 lbs 4 oz and 18 inches long. I had hoped through my whole pregnancy for a 6 lb baby so I was thrilled!
My next blog will have to be about her first days in the hospital!
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