It all began on Wednesday, Aug. 15. Amanda had 2 days left at the Daycare Center, and so she put in an 8-hour day in the 2-year old room. Word of advice from Amanda: if you're 9 months pregnant and still working, and people offer to let you go home and rest, listen to them. In her case, a stomach bug has been going around, and she thought she was getting waves of stomach pain related to that. We got home at 5:00, and at 5:30 she realied that the stomach cramping was happening every 5 minutes on the dot. So she sent me on a quick run to Kinney's just in case, as we'd need the supplies for birthing eventually, whether it happened today or in 2 weeks; we had been planning on getting all of this over the weekend, as it still left time before the due date.
At around 7:30 or so we realized that this was more than a stomach bug...it was at very least false labor and possibly the real thing!
We waited until we were sure to call Regina, our Midwife. She talked to Amanda over the phone for a number of contractions and then felt it was soon enough that she was coming over.
She got there at about 3 am with the Midwifery bag of goodies with all the essentials for birth, such as the Doppler for listening to the heartbeat, tools for suturing a tear, etc.
Lesli, a Midwife who we know who is finishing her training and needed to be at 3 more births to officially finish came early in the morning. It was so great of them - they actually stayed until after the baby was born that night!
Lesli and Regina
With this happening 2 weeks earlier than we had been expecting, there were a few things we hadn't taken care of...most importantly, cleaning the towels, washcloths, and sheets for the delivery!! Many thanks to Jill Ludlam for showing up at 7 am to pick up, wash & dry, and bring back the towels, plus the much needed TP!!!! We ALL really appreciated it!! Also for the food that you dropped off later in the day - we all enjoyed it both before and after the delivery!
As time went on, labor progressed and progressed. I'll spare you all of the gory details - it's labor you know.
As time went on, labor progressed and progressed. I'll spare you all of the gory details - it's labor you know. Here's Amanda going through a contraction, and me smiling like a goof.
The pushing stage lasted about 1 hour, and then, 27 hours from when we realized they were really contractions, with no medicines for pain, induction, or anything, we had a baby boy!!!!!!!!
2 comments:
What a testamony of God's grace and kindness to you. God bless you each day as you and your family grow.
Amanda, you are absolutely amazing and I love ya'! God bless you and your beautiful family! Please don't hesitate to call if you need anything. (I'm serious!) Congratulations on your sweet, handsome baby boy!
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