For the rest of the day I ran around the house like I was a chicken with my head cut off. I cooked 3 meals to freeze, cleaned the bathroom, and did a few loads of laundry. To say the least, I was exhausted, but I felt too anxious to sit still. My mom and sister arrived at midnight so they could be here for Madison's debut the next day! Gabe and I got hardly any sleep at all. All I could think about was this is our last night just the 2 of us for the rest of our lives. Exciting, but scary all at the same time!
On February 3, I went to the hospital in order to get induced. They started me on pitocin at 7:30 and the doctor broke my water at 8:00 (I don't think I have laughed that hard in months...it was so weird). It didn't take long for my contractions to start and boy did they start to hurt. The nurse came in and checked me at about 10:00 and she said I was 3 cm. She said I could have my epidural if I wanted and I immediately said "YES NOW". After the epidural, life was good again. At noon I was 5 cm and then at 3:00 I was 8 cm. Everything happened so quick. By 3:40 I was starting to push. I had Gabe and my mom by my side. I didn't think I wanted my mom in there, but I'm so glad she was. What an amazing experience for her to see her first grandchild being born! I couldn't feel a thing (THANK THE LORD). At 4:00 the doctor finally arrived and after only a couple more pushes, Madison Brooke entered the world at 4:04 p.m.!!
She came out perfect and with a good set of lungs! I just remember saying "she doesn't look 10 lbs" and I was right. Little Maddie weighed in at 8 lbs 5 oz and 20 1/2 inches long. I'm so happy with my decision to get induced and not schedule a c-section. I wanted to experience child-birth and really it was so worth it.
Maddie is now 2 weeks old and already changing so much. Gabe is such a wonderful daddy and tries to be as hands on as he can. With his school schedule and study routine, it has been hard, but we will make it work. Being parents is challenging and sleep does suffer quite a bit, but it is all worth it when you look at your child's face. What a blessing she is!
Just a side note: Madison weighed the same that my dad did when he was born, she was born on the 3rd of the month (my dad's birthday is July 3), and she was born at 4:04 (my dad's favorite number was 4). I know that my dad was with me that day and continues to be with us each and every day. I wish he was here to hold his grandbaby, he would be so proud and so in love with her. I think this is probably the hardest part about being a new parent...I want my dad here with me and my family to share this wonderful little person with. But he is with us and that is one thing that gives me comfort.
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