Literally running around my house this morning because I
cannot get out fast enough! I am going to watch my youngest nephew, Jared, so
that Jay can go pick up Michele and Allie from the hospital and bring them
home! It still has not sunk in – it’s a girl. A little pink, delicate, feminine
girl. We’ve never had one of those!
Michele, once again, made everything having to do with birth
look so simple and easy. She started having contractions early evening on
Monday and I got my hopes up – I was set to go to the hospital that night! She
kept telling me they were irregular and not strong enough but that they were
there. I slept with my cell and my home phone next to my head waiting for the
call – it didn’t come. At 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Justin had an assembly for
Veteran’s Day at his school to which he invited my father as “his” veteran. I
decided to go. When we got there, I quickly saw Michele was having contractions
on the school bleachers! They were about 15 minutes apart. After the assembly,
she wanted to go out to eat! (Here’s where you’ll start to see our differences.
I would have been on self-induced bedrest from the night before, the moment I
felt the first contraction. She cooked dinner, went to a Scentsy party,
attended an assembly and now wanted to go to the damned diner). At
breakfast, her contractions continued coming and they were 9 minutes apart. She
had a scheduled appointment with her OB (who also happens to be my OB) at 1:15.
At about 1:45 I got the text from Jay, “It’s go time!” She was 4 cm dilated and
he was sending them to St. Charles hospital (about 4 minutes away from his
office). I flew there. We both got there a few minutes after 2.
They gave her the epidural fairly quickly (maybe around
4:30) and then they broke her water close to 5 pm. I was in the labor and
delivery room with them up until that point. She then started becoming a bit
uncomfortable and so I left, leaving just Jay and Michele. When Dr. Erhart
broke her water at 5, she told him, “I’ll be ready in about 45 minutes.” He
checked her at 5:45 and said she was about 8 cm dilated. At 5:55, Jay texted,
“They are setting up!” and at 6:03, little Allie was born! She pushed for a max
of eight minutes. Can you feel my jealousy? Is it jumping off the page? Because
it’s there. I hope this is one of the very few things we have in common as
twins: please, Lord, let me deliver babies just like my sister. By 6:15, I was
back in the labor and delivery room but with one extra, little 6 lb 9 oz person :) I fell in love, again, at approximately 6:16 pm.
Now, I get to go welcome her into her home and love her up!
(I cannot wait until it’s my turn! But for now, I will love every single
delicious moment of my new niece!!!!)
76 days left!!!
