Well, as you all know by now I got my wish! Charlotte Rose Self was born on December 12th at 12:36 AM, exactly 2 weeks EARLY!!! What an answer to prayer!!! Thanks to all of you for the calls, emails, notes and PRAYERS. He heard!
I went into labor on Monday night the 11th at about 6:00 PM. I had felt unusually good that day and had been able to clean, do laundry, address Christmas cards and make dinner. While I was getting dinner ready I started feeling a different kind of pain, labor pains. I knew what it was, but didn't want to get my hopes up. I had some false labor the Friday before and it went away. Anyway, by 6:30 the contractions were 4 minutes apart, so I called my Dr about 7:00. He called back and said come to the hospital to get checked out.
Mom and Dad came over to watch SG for us and we left the house about 8. We got to the hospital and got checked in around 9 and by 9:30 I was already 3 cm and 70%. They admitted us and Mom and Dad came up with SG. My labor went really fast this time, and was a lot more intense than it was with Sarah Grace. By 10:45 I was 7 cm and 90% (about the time I got my epidural) and by 12:00 was getting ready to push! I only had to push for about 10-15 minutes total...about 5 times and she was here! She was born at 12:36 (4 hrs after we got to the hospital) and was 7 lbs 1 oz and 19.5 inches long and had a head FULL of dark brown hair (quite a surprise). She was 3 days earlier, 1 lb bigger and .5 inches longer than Sarah Grace.
The Dr. laid her on my chest after delivery and she instantly put her hand in her mouth and fell sound asleep, which pretty much set the tone for the rest of the stay in the hospital and the first few weeks at home. She's so good. She eats great, sleeps good, and is so tolerant. Even when she's "mad" it's just more of a grunt or irritated squeak.
We can't wait for you all to meet her!
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