On Friday, July 17th, I had been having irregular contractions. We visited our midwife at around 5 pm and decided we were just ready to get things moving so we went upstairs to the OB and checked in. I had to have an antibiotic in my system so Ruby would be safe from Group B Strep stuff. Two hours, seven needle pokes and five bruises later I finally had my IV started. Family came shortly after to offer support and walk with us.
It was a slow process. Contractions didn't come regularly until around 2 am, long after family members had left. Sam and I tried to sleep as much as we could because we knew what would be coming.
They filled the tub and I stayed in that pretty much all day until it was time to push. I LOVE the tub!!! I highly recommend it. Poor Sam was not aloud to leave my side for anything all day. He got up once to go get a book and I begged him to come back. He held my hand through hours and hours of active labor. Meanwhile, family lingered outside our delivery room door waiting for the big arrival. I was so out of it, but apparently a few family members tried to sneak in a couple times. Sam did his job and shewed them out. I pushed for about three or four hours total. The midwife said she could see a head full of hair and silly me thought that meant that I had only two more pushes and she would be out. I was dead WRONG. About twenty pushes later she was out. Stephanie, our amazing midwife, told me to open my eyes and look at Sam because his face was all lit up when he saw the baby coming. All I could think was WHATEVER. I just wanted to get it all over with. I wish now I had looked, but at the time it just wasn't my top priority. Sorry, honey.
Finally, at 3:56 pm, our little gem, Ruby Ann, was born. She looked so beautiful when Sam put her in my arms. She had such a little round face and big eyes. Sam had caught her and then he cut the cord. He was a great coach and a great husband throughout the whole thing.
About an hour after her birth our room was filled to capacity with family members who had been listening at the door for hours. Ruby had all of her cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents there to see meet her. We love our little gem!
On Friday, July 17th, I had been having irregular contractions. We visited our midwife at around 5 pm and decided we were just ready to get things moving so we went upstairs to the OB and checked in. I had to have an antibiotic in my system so Ruby would be safe from Group B Strep stuff. Two hours, seven needle pokes and five bruises later I finally had my IV started. Family came shortly after to offer support and walk with us. 
It was a slow process. Contractions didn't come regularly until around 2 am, long after family members had left. Sam and I tried to sleep as much as we could because we knew what would be coming. 
They filled the tub and I stayed in that pretty much all day until it was time to push. I LOVE the tub!!! I highly recommend it. Poor Sam was not aloud to leave my side for anything all day. He got up once to go get a book and I begged him to come back. He held my hand through hours and hours of active labor. Meanwhile, family lingered outside our delivery room door waiting for the big arrival. I was so out of it, but apparently a few family members tried to sneak in a couple times. Sam did his job and shewed them out. I pushed for about three or four hours total. The midwife said she could see a head full of hair and silly me thought that meant that I had only two more pushes and she would be out. I was dead WRONG. About twenty pushes later she was out. Stephanie, our amazing midwife, told me to open my eyes and look at Sam because his face was all lit up when he saw the baby coming. All I could think was WHATEVER. I just wanted to get it all over with. I wish now I had looked, but at the time it just wasn't my top priority. Sorry, honey. 
Finally, at 3:56 pm, our little gem, Ruby Ann, was born. She looked so beautiful when Sam put her in my arms. She had such a little round face and big eyes. Sam had caught her and then he cut the cord. He was a great coach and a great husband throughout the whole thing. 
About an hour after her birth our room was filled to capacity with family members who had been listening at the door for hours. Ruby had all of her cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents there to see meet her. We love our little gem!
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