Close Call

Katelyn almost came on Friday night. Ben and I went out to dinner for his birthday and then saw Les Miserables.  Half way through the movie, I started getting pretty strong contractions that were only a couple of minutes apart. I didn't want to leave if we didn't need to, so I stayed for about 10 minutes, but they were getting stronger. I told Ben that we HAD to leave and go to the hospital. It was about 9:30 p.m. The contractions told me I was definitely going to have a baby soon, but I didn't get a reassuring feeling that it would happen that night. I have felt throughout this pregnancy that Katelyn would come at full-term and I was only 36 weeks. BUT my contractions were REALLY hurting, so we went to the hospital. The nurse checked me, I was at a 3, but my contractions were a minute apart and 45 seconds long. Obviously - we thought we were going to be staying. Devin and Sarah were with the kids and we told them to just go to bed. I was so grateful that they were already at our house.

The contractions started to slow down, then speed back up, and continued to do so for about 2 hours. I progressed to a 4, but that is very slow for me. My doctor decided to give me a shot of morphine to see if that would possibly stop the contractions, but if my body was ready, then I would keep contracting anyway. I fell asleep at about 1:00 a.m. and the nurse woke me at about 2:30. She, the nurse, told me I was still contracting, but I couldn't feel them very strong anymore. The doctor left the decision up to me if I wanted to stay and see or go home. We decided to go home, and I crashed and didn't wake up till 11 the next morning. Sweet Ben was so tired and slept after I woke up.

It was a mix of feelings leaving the hospital because I felt like I had started labor and didn't like the idea of having to do it AGAIN. Plus, she would have been born on Ben's birthday. BUT I also really want her to be full term, and her health is the most important. We tried to make Ben's birthday still special by going to his mom's for dinner and dessert. She decorated beautifully with balloons and candy. 49ers colors of course :) We had so much fun, but we were pretty exhausted.

Sunday, the labor caught up with me, and my body ached so badly. After church, I crashed again. Katelyn seemed to want to stay very low and it was pretty painful, sitting, laying, or standing. This morning I felt a lot better, I think she came back up a little and relieved some pressure. I'm grateful she is still healthy and growing in the best place she could be. If I can last till Wednesday, I'll be happy. I still feel contractions every once in a while, but I don't think it will happen quite yet. We are excited to meet this baby girl!!