Emma Rose Amelia Radford

Last Monday I had contractions all morning and when I went to my appt. I was 3 cm. My contractions continued to strengthen but I wasn't going to go down until I was sure. We headed to the hospital a little after 6 pm and my contractions stopped on the way down. By the time we settled into the room they had kicked back in but in had not dilated any more.

At about 11pm I was tired and needed something, so they gave me a little pain meds to help me to sleep. I was in and out for awhile but kept feeling the contractions. Awhile after 3 I was 8 cm and they broke my water. After much pushing she arrived at 4:25 pm.

I was a little out of it from the meds but was able to nurse for a little bit. They took her to the nursery because she was pretty lethargic. Mom and Kevin headed home for some rest and when I woke up again the nurse told me they had sent Emma to Speciality Care. She had fluid on her lungs and they had her on oxygen. After seeing Jack there, it wasn't as hard to see her in there.

She was gradually weaned off oxygen and we were able to actually hold her. Mom and Dad were able to hold her before they headed back home on Thursday. She was finally able to come home at 6:30 Friday night and we have been enjoying her.

Jack has been excited about baby sister and is really willing to help. He does mimic a few things but for the most part he has done well. It's funny because he seems huge to me now.

Kevin also gave me a necklace as a present for all I went through. It was so sweet!

I still have to schedule her nursing and supplement by pumping to make sure she has gotten enough to eat. It makes feeding a lot longer of a process but it's worth it.

So life is crazy but I love it...