Eva Rose Borggren entered our lives on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 4:29am. She weighed 7 lbs, 15 oz, and was 21 inches long. Her head measured 13 3/4 inches. What a beautiful blessing she has been thus far.....
We went in Sunday evening to be "gelled up." This process is meant to prepare the cervix for induction of pitocin which was supposed to take place the following morning. However, after contractions off and on for a week, all Mommy needed was a little boost, and labor began. We left Woodwinds Sunday evening around 7 pm after the "gellin'" process was complete. There were no immediate signs that I was in labor, so we were discharged. By the time we arrived back home, I was cramping so badly that I could not even stand up straight. The cramping turned to contractions, which eventually turned quite painful. I was DETERMINED to stay home as long as possible, so we did just that. I called in to Woodwinds, and they said they would get a bed ready for me, but that I could stay home until my contractions were 5 minutes apart, lasting 1 minute, and I could no longer walk or talk during them. I paced the house, played Solitaire, visited with my Mom and aunt, and watched Josh sleep on the floor as I awaited for these uncomfortable signs. Then, around midnight, I just knew it was time..... I ran upstairs to a sleeping Emma, gave her a big kiss, and told her she would always be the favorite!
As we were leaving the driveway, I had the most painful contraction I had had all evening, and knew I had made the right choice to leave.
We checked in to Woodwinds around 1am, and determined that I was 5 cm dilated--perfect! The next 2 hours were spent with my nurse Lisa, Josh, my Mom, and my aunt (MN Mom) in the rocking chair and the tub. My nurse asked if I had a birth plan, to which my reply was, "I want NO drugs and NO epidural." Enough said. Around 2:30, I was dilated to 6 cm, and I decided that I was ready to have my water broken, knowing full well that things would hurt tremendously after this point, but would progress rapidly. I was able to manage the pain quite well, until I knew that I was in transition, and felt a TREMENDOUS urge to push. The nurse should have been forewarned that I slide through transition rapidly, but she encouraged me to blow through contractions while she called my doctor, who lives 15 minutes away, to make his way.
Well, I progressed from 7-10 cm in minutes, and luckily there was another doctor there who had arrived to deliver her patient's baby, but she was not quite ready. I borrowed her doctor for awhile..... As Naomi pointed out, my chart said that I began pushing at 4:26, and baby arrived at 4:29. Dr. Rolando arrived in time to deliver the placenta!
This experience was once again an ultimate blessing for us. The labor and delivery went just as I had planned. Everything about my experience was perfect, and I saw the work of God's hand throughout the way.
We enjoyed many visitors that day (Jared, Naomi, and Sophia came an hour later!), and enjoyed our time, but pleaded with Dr. Rolando to let us go home Tuesday evening. Thankfully, my Mom will be here through next Wednesday to help us along.
Josh and I feel very blessed to have now 2 beautiful, healthy, and perfect girls.
Amen.
