Friday afternoon while the girls were at he movies with Ryan, Layne, and Ashely and Robert was at the grocery with Wade, I was scurrying around trying to finish some last-minute party preparations when I got a call from Tim.
"Anne just called me. She thinks she might be in labor," he said.
"Of course she is," I said. "I am here, just let me know if you need me to come to the hospital."
I called Anne, and she assured me that this was probably another false alarm and to not come to the hospital. I went on with my party preparations, but couldn't shake this uneasy feeling that Anne really was in labor. I sent Tim a text asking the status and his reply was quick but to the point. "Happening."
I called Wade, informed him of what was going on, and rushed off to the hospital. When I got there Anne was having some contractions, but nothing terrible. They were about every 3-5 minutes and hovering around the mid-30s on the contraction monitor. She was 100% in labor, but since there was another c-section taking place, they were going to hold off and give Anne her spinal when they took her into the OR.
They kindly (note that is dripping with sarcasm) gave her some IV pain meds to help ease the pain, then left Tim and I to help Anne through her contractions.
The first 45 minutes was smooth sailing (says the woman who was NOT in labor), but things when downhill pretty quickly. Anne's contractions starting coming every 30 seconds to minute and a half and were getting well up into the 60+ range on the monitor. Even worse was that they were 1) lasting longer and 2) would start to decline then quickly shoot back up again.
Poor Anne was in so much pain I though I might cry for her. We both go to the same fabulous OB, so I had his cell phone number from when I was pregnant with Robert. I sent him panic text after panic text. "Anne feels the need to push. Fear baby is coming. Help!" He came to check on her status then left to find a room, any room, to deliver this baby (in addition to the c-section going on, there were also 7 other women in active labor. Good times on a Friday night!).
While he was searching for a room, a nurse came in to check on Anne after hearing her scream in pain. Turns out Anne got all the way to 7 cm. Without pain medication on board. She is a ROCK STAR!
The nurse rushed off to get help and things happened pretty quickly after that. Anne was wheeled into the OR to get her spinal while Tim and Kelly got in their scrubs. I gave Kelly a quick tutorial on how to use my camera, and then we waited.
Tim and me - he was official with face mask, I was just trying not to spread germs
Anne finally feeling no pain and ready to meet her baby girl.
At 6:32 pm, precious Evelyn Lucille entered this world weighing in at 7 pounds, 13 ounces. If I remember correctly, she was 20 inches long.
Daddy holding his baby girl.
meeting mommy
Tim was able to bring Evelyn out to her adoring fans and we all went a bit nuts over her. Aunt B couldn't wait to snap her first picture of her (and I wonder where my girls get their lack of patience from).
The stunning Evelyn Lucille
Anne was discharged from the hospital today and hopefully Evelyn will be coming home tomorrow. She is working hard to regulate her own sugar levels, but once she can do that, she can go home to meet her siblings.
I am working hard on kicking this cold (6 days and counting of no voice - though the past two days it has been coming and going) so I can love on Miss Evelyn.
Congratulations to Anne, Tim, Avery, Riggs, and Abi on the new addition to your family! Sweet Evelyn is adorable and I love her so much already!
