Saturday October 1, 2011 started out like any other day. It was the first gorgeous Fall day that we've had. I had to be at work at 10, so I got up, took a shower, and got dressed like normal. Chris went to go take the dogs for a quick walk before taking me to work and while he was gone I did the dishes. I then got this urge to use the bathroom, like "I can't hold it it's coming out now!" kind of use the bathroom. So, I ran as quickly as I could and when I got there, nothing happened! I thought I had felt something come out, but there was nothing on my maxi-pad nor on my pants. So on the way to work I told Chris, "Please don't go far today, I need you to be close just in case." His response, "why?""Because there's a slight possibility my water just broke, but I'm not sure." "WHAT?!? Why are we going to work?!" "Because, I'm not sure that it happened, and if it didn't, I need to be at work." (Gotta love my dedication to Pottery Barn!)
So we get to work and I have about 10 mins before I had to be there, but I got the same urge to go to the bathroom and rushed into work. This time was different though. With every step I took, something came out and by the time I got to the bathroom my maxi-pad was soaked through and my pants were wet. And unfortunately, it wasn't clear....which meant that she had had her first bowel movement. So I rush to my manager and tell her, "I'm going to try not to freak out, but my water just broke, so I can't work today!" She, of course, understood and wished us the best luck! I started crying because I was freaking out, but they were so excited I couldn't help by get excited too! So Chris and I get to the car and we call the Drs office to see what to do... see I wasn't contracting, so I didn't know if we should rush to the hospital or not. The nurse told us to take our time, get some breakfast and take a shower and then head to the hospital. By the time we get there, I should be contracting. So, since I was already ready for the day, we just decide to head to the hospital. Of course the first person I call, after the Dr., was my mom. she said, Hello, and I said... Wanna have a baby today?!? And she was on her way to ATL!
Chris and I get within a block of the hospital when Chris decided he needed a cup of coffee, and since we were taking our time there was no reason to not stop. So we stop by Einstein Bros. and get a cup of coffee (which took about 30 minutes because on a cold Sat morning EVERYONE needs coffee!). Well, I had started contracting by this time, but in an effort to not scare my husband, was keeping it to myself. We then get to the hospital and I tell him, let's just park and walk. I'm not delivering now, I could use the walk. (as opposed to him dropping me off by the front door). Well, what no one had told me is that once your water breaks, it keeps "breaking." Meaning by the time we got to the check-in desk, my pants were completely soaking wet! Very embarrassing, just so you know! We then get checked in and get to a room where I'm strapped to monitors and an IV. Meanwhile, it's 11:00 now and they told me that I was 3cm dialated and 80% effaced. Labor was looking good for us!
At about 2:30, I was getting very uncomfortable with my contractions and Chris and I decide that maybe it's time for the epidural; since labor will not be getting any better, why wait. So they come in and start the epidural, and they can't get it in. It took them at least 3 times to try to find where he wanted to stick me and kept having to numb different spots! After the 2nd attempt, I was done. I figured labor wasn't that bad, he could stop. And I'm crying and in obvious pain so Chris and the nurse were trying to hold me down and keep me calm. Finally he gets the epidural in and the relief starts to begin! The midwife comes in about 3 to check me out and says that I'm now 5cm dialated and labor is going smoothly! My mom got there and we all chilled in the room for awhile watching football games until they came and checked me again at 5 and I hadn't changed. They put me in different positions and gave me medicine to help progress labor. She came back and checked at 7 and still nothing had changed. I measured 6cm during a contraction, but still a 5 otherwise. Then the on-call doctor came in and talked to us. He said basically they were waiting for something bad to happen to go in and get AJ, so why wait. Let's just go ahead and go in and get her. Chris was weary, I had prepared myself for it, so we then were set up for a c-section.
They came in about 8 to get me some more medicine and get things cleaned up for the surgery and Chris got into his gown and we were ready to go. My mom waited in the waiting room for us and we were off. Baby Allison was born at 8:56 pm! She started crying as soon as they pulled her head out! I started crying as soon as I heard that little cry and Chris stood up and took as many pictures as he could! They took her to go get cleaned up and Chris followed, camera in hand, to stay with her. They finished getting me cleaned and put back together, and then I was off to recovery to go see my baby girl! (They had showed her to me as they were passing and kept talking about how beautiful she was, but I didn't get to look at her all that well until the recovery room). They were giving her a bath when I came in and she looked so precious I couldn't hold back more tears! They then let me hold her and all I could think was she looks so much like me! I wasn't expecting that at all!!! The 3 of us got to hang out there for about 2 hours until they got our room ready and then my mom and family came in to see her! It didn't turn out exactly like I had expected, but Allison June is here and she was perfect, healthy, and beautiful!!!
Allison June Lindquist
Born Saturday October 1, 2011 at 8:56 pm
Weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces and 21 inches long
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