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***DISCLAIMER*** This is not Heidi, it is her husband Mark. Heidi gave me the username and password, and I hope she approves of the content/pictures I will be posting. If this post is gone later on today, I am probably in trouble for posting inappropriate material.
Since I have titled the post "The Longest Day Ever", I feel that a timeline in the 3rd person would be the best way to walk you through what happened yesterday to get a full feel for the day.
Our last family pic before KaiyaSince I have titled the post "The Longest Day Ever", I feel that a timeline in the 3rd person would be the best way to walk you through what happened yesterday to get a full feel for the day.
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2:00 am: Heidi starts having contractions.
4:15 am: Heidi wakes up Mark, and requests that he starts counting minutes. Mark realizes he will not get to go back to sleep since Heidi is tapping him on the shoulder every 8-10 minutes. Heidi calls Dr., and Dr. says to come to the hospital. Mark is excited at this point that he now has a legit excuse to drive at excessively high speeds in order to get to the hospital, and takes full advantage of the opportunity. Unfortunately, they did not get pulled over and get to use the "get out of jail free" card.
5:30 am: Arrival at hospital. Dilated to 4, contractions every 7-10. Dr. and Nurse say there is no "progress" after 4 hours, and send home. See pic #3 below of Heidi's dissapointment.
Heidi freaking out about the potential of going home without labor/pushing/baby
10:00am: Change back into regular clothes, go home. Contractions continue, but fade slightly.
11:00 am: Shopping with Mom Anderson and Sister Melinda. Heidi hopes walking around will help the process....
12:00 pm-8:00 pm: Nothing.
8:00 pm: Heidi and Mark walk around the block together 3 times on the recommendation from our neighbor. Figure it can't hurt anything!
9:30 pm: Heidi takes Ambien to sleep through contractions, goes to bed.
10:40 pm: Water broke at our house. Enough said.
11:00 pm: The ride to the hospital was complete with speeding, running red lights & stop signs, and a screaming woman.
11:15 pm: Get into the hospital room. No time for IV or epidural. Dilated to 10, the fun begins! I think there were roughly 8 pushing sessions.....
11:45 pm: Kaiya Lane born!!
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Thankful to God for a healthy baby!
-MD
18 comments:
I have been stalking the blog for the offical post! I am SO happy that Kaiya is here safe and sound. Mark...you make me laugh...loved this retelling of all the drama! :) Heids...you are beautiful and so is Kaiya...but I didn't expect anything less! Yippeee for the blessing of another baby girl...so, so happy for you guys! Love!
So happy! Kiss that sweet baby girl for me. Love to all four of you. :)
Also - that picture of Kaiya is incredibly cute!
Love the story of the day!! So glad it all went well. She is beautiful! :)
Yeah, Congrats!! Welcome Kaiya! She is beautiful and we can't wait to see more pics!
Love your post, Mark. You did well--I have a feeling it gets to stay! And Kaiya is a beautiful baby girl, just like her sister. Kudos to you, Heidi on the med-free birth (even if it was out of your control). You're the BEST!! Sending our best wishes from Texas. Wish SO much we could be there right now. Love you guys.
I love it!!! Thanks for sharing the events of your day, Mark. :) How amazing, Heidi. Sheesh! You don't waste anytime, do you. :) She is absolutely gorgeous with those huge beautiful eyes! Love ya!
congratulations! she is beautiful. i love the name.
Ahh..she is finally here!! Congratulations Mark and Heidi. Mark you did a fabulous job of relaying the story. And..now I am really "jealous" Heidi gave birth without an epidural. Fun times! Kaiya is so beautiful..great name! :)
Ali's friend again, total stalker, love checking your blog and couldn't wait to see the new baby! She is gorgeous!!!
Loved the story, Mark - Congratulations to you guys on the birth of Kaiya - she is beautiful and I kind of think she looks a lot like Ava...can't wait to meet her in person. Love you!
-J
HOORAY! Love the name... Adorable baby... and some serious kudos to Heidi for delivering without an epidural. :)
CONGRATULATIONS!! The walking worked eh? So glad she is finally here. Can't wait to meet her. She is so adorable! Praise God for a healthy baby.
What a beautiful baby!! (trust me, I see newborns everyday and Kaiya is beautiful!) Way to go Heidi on the delivery--Sheesh--what a woman. So glad everyone is healthy. Can't wait to hear what Ava thinks of her new baby sister! CONGRATULATIONS!! :)
Congrats you guys! Heidi you are a champ. I can't imagine walking around dilated to 4 centimeters... at least things moved quickly after your water broke, although I'm sure it was rough. Kaiya is such a beautiful baby - those big eyes!! I can't wait to see more pictures of her. Take care of yourself, and we're praying for you!
so fun! thanks mark! kaiya is gorgeous.
CONGRATULATIONS!! She is beautiful!
YAY!!! I'm SO behind...we were with my family for the last week and their computer was acting up so I wasn't on at all. What a beautiful little girl - so happy for you all!!!
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