Isabella Patricia Comrie... Izzie for short. She was born on May 26, 2011 at 6:44 am after 5 pushes during 2 contractions. She was 7 pounds 4 ounces and 20 inches long. Here's a little about her birth...On May 25th at 11:00 am, I went into my doctor's office to have my membranes stripped.. AGAIN. (it's where they seperate your bag of water from your uterus) Around 12:30 pm I started having contractions every 2 - 3 minutes apart but they weren't painful, just annoying, so Mike and I went to Paradise Bakery to get some lunch. We also went to FYE and got Gnomeo and Juliet for later that night ;) (Sorry, I want to remember all the details of this day so I have to write it). ALL DAY I was contracting every 2 - 3 minutes but becuase they honestly didn't hurt, I didn't think much of it... til 10:00 pm. We started the movie and during the show I made a promise to myself that if the contractions stayed at 2 - 3 minutes apart and got any stronger than what they were (like a 4 on the pain scale) I was going to go into Labor and Delivery to get checked. (I really didn't want to go to L&D for nothing, it would have been my 4th trip!)
The movie ended and I couldn't blurt out fast enough to Mike that I wanted to go to the hospital. The contractions were 2 minutes apart and now about a 6 on the pain scale and getting a bit hard to talk through.
We got to the hospital around 11:45 pm and was placed in triage. The nurse checked me, I was 3 cm dilated and 90% effaced (so NO change from my appointment that morning). She said that I should walk around and she would check me again around 1:30 am and if there was no change I would be sent home.
1:30 am rolled around, I was in PAIN but NO CHANGE! The nurse saw that I was in pain and said that she would give me another hour and see what happens.
2:30 am, my AWESOME nurse checked me and right then my bag of water broke! THANK GOD! "Well, I guess your staying, let me show you your room" she says.. I can not tell you how happy that made me feel!!!!
3:30 am I'm situated in my room and the nurse asks me if i want an epidural. Give me the damn epi is what i wanted to say.. I think i said yes please, I'm so nice during labor haha. At this point my contractions were back to back and SUPER painful. I couldn't breathe, I couldn't talk, i couldn't live without that epi!
4:30 am the nurse checks me and I'm at a 6 and my epi is working beautifully. Decided to get some rest.
6:30 am the nurse checks me again to do shift changes and looks up and says I'm complete. She's super surprised and surries around the room to get everything ready. I was calm, she looked like she was getting nervous haha. She just says she didn't think I'd get complete yet. She calls the doctor and we do a "test" push to see how i'll push.. she calls the doctor again haha.
6:44 am after 2 contractions and 5 pushes Izzie is out and put on my chest. I can't even tell you how i felt. She came out screaming and is the most beautiful little bundle of love. 10 fingers, 10 toes, one loud voice!
I had the best labor and delivery! Everything happened so quick. Mike was shocked how fast it went and said it looked like i wasn't even pushing. I called my dad around 4:30 am to say today was the day, and he was suprised how calm i was on the phone.
We stayed in the hospital from May 25 (if you count when i came in0 to May 28th 12:30 pm. I had the best care and I kinda miss being pregnant but being a mom to izzie is sooo rewarding, even if it's only been 5 days ;)
All done! I posted some pictures before, but now i'm all done! Check them out. The leaves now wrap around the room and her closets are all organized and ready to go. On my changing table I set up her diaper caddy (Thanks Court!) and now i can pick it up and go. Now I just need Izzie to come out!
