Okay, here's the story ... in case you guys wanted to know about my L&D (labour and delivery). I went into labour about 2:00 a.m. Thursday morning. At first I wasn't sure if it was true contractions ... so I started timing it around 2am and when i noticed a pattern, and after some internet research ... I finally woke up JC at 4am. It was rather cute, b/c at first he thought he was late for work.
So after having a talk with JC, and my fear that it might be false labor pains ... we decided to go the hospital just in case.
At around 5am, I was admitted into the hospital ... much to our joy b/c I was MUCH farther along than I thought ... and to the surprise of the nurse who was taking care of me.
The above picture is of Love and I after I was admitted and we were in the labour & delivery room. This is of course in between contractions.
Now this picture is of me during one my contractions. I don't know if you can tell ... but I had a very BIG tummy, I gained a little over 40 lbs.
Anyways, I ended up pushing for about 2 hours ... but technically "good" pushing was for about an hour. AND no, I did not push while sitting in that chair ... but I don't think I'll post those pictures on the internet ;)
JC and I did a lot of joking and fooling around - i think this helped out a lot to keep the atmosphere light. We have some funny pictures ... in between contractions of course :)
I am truly so thankful to God for a safe and good delivery ... and also to my husband who stood by my side through it all. Through each contraction he held my hand, massaged my back ... and really kept me calm.
There was one point when Eli's heart rate dropped and the doctor and the resuscitation team were called in. I remember looking at JC with such fear that I gave 2 really BIG pushes ... and Eli was born.
Our baby girl was born at 1.21 p.m. I still remember when she came out and JC turned to me to tell me we had a 'girl'. I of course immediately started crying ...
The above picture is of Eli and I - as I held her for the first time.
Eliana is truly such a blessing from God. Now everyday, I thank God not only for my husband, but my daughter as well.
Wow, I can say, "my daughter" ... I'm finally a mom!!
posted by JCandKim @2:14 AM
... thank you God for our family ...
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