Today I want to share their Birth
Story since I never have on the blog. It was a day that came quickly by
surprise, but a blessing to had held off as long as it did.
The night of December 16, 2013 I had
my major “nesting” fit and cleaned the entire house top to bottom. I remember
when I laid down I felt a trickle of something, but nothing like a gush. I
skipped the Ambien the doctor had prescribed me to sleep just in case my water
broke. Eric was working night shift at
the time, so he came home the following morning about 6 am. He got Skylar ready
and took her off to school. I slept in until I had to get ready for my 1
o’clock 35 week checkup.
Mom came to pick me up since Eric had
worked the night before and had to work again that night. I felt wonderful! Mom
asked if I wanted to eat anything, but I assumed we would just go to Cracker
Barrel like the rest of my appointments. That was my major mistake. I had only
had a jelly biscuit at 6 am that morning. Nothing. Else. What. So. Ever!!!
{Mental note- eat before every appointment}
I was taken back for our usual ultra
sound. Everything started off just fine, and then I felt a gush. I told Mom and
the tech. I was checked and there was nothing wet there. The tech began the
ultrasound, but said should couldn’t find a fluid pocket to measure on Logan.
What? She went out and got Dr. Roberts. They both came in, Dr. Roberts checked
me and then said, “Are you ready to have some babies because you’re done!”.
Holy Cow! Babies today? Logan had zero fluid in her sack. Dr. Roberts told me
her water had broken and that was the trickle I felt. Since she was Baby B, she
wouldn’t have a gush of water, just a trickle.
Of course, Mom is sitting in the chair
freaking out. She grabs her phone to start calling people while I quickly get
dressed. I told her before she told the world, please call my husband to let
him know. I remember hearing her call him and saying, “Eric are you awake
enough to understand? We are going to have babies TODAY!” All I heard coming
from her phone was, “SHIT!” {Excuse the language!} Then she said it was all a
bunch of rustling.
Mom and I went straight over to the
hospital and got to the room. I changed into the gown and it never hit me, we
were going to have babies. The nurse recommended I take the epidural right away
since Logan did not have fluid. They were worried that she would not be able to
tolerate labor and require a C-Section. The epidural was ordered.
Of course I never packed a hospital
bag, because I kept telling myself I needed things up until the day we went to
the hospital. Eric frantically threw everything into bags, literally the entire
house. I’m beyond surprised we didn’t find the cat somewhere in those bags he
had so much. I heard all this rustling up the hallway and it was him carrying 3
big bags like we were going on a month long excursion. He arrived just in time
for the anesthesiologist to arrive.
I received my epidural, Pitocin, and antibiotics since I did
not go far enough in my pregnancy to have the Group B Strep test. I honestly
think the antibiotics were the most painful thing about labor and delivery! After
that we waited… I remember my dad just sitting and watching at the contraction
monitor. He would ask if I just felt anything. When I told him no, he would
tell me how high the numbers got.
By late evening, the babies were still
progressing well, everyone had
eaten lunch and dinner, and all I could
was imagine my ice chips were a big juicy cheeseburger. Case in point, eat
before all doctor’s appointments. The only thing I had ate that day was the
jelly biscuit at 6 am.
FINALLY about 10:30 pm they decided I was
far enough along to get prepped for delivery in the Operating Room. There was
lots of worries we would have one born before midnight and another after
midnight. I was wheeled back into the OR and Eric followed with the camera. We began
pushing sometime after 11 pm, but I’m not sure the exact time. I was extremely
lucky because my doctor was the one on call that night. After pushing for what
seemed forever, my desire for a cheeseburger switched to just settling for a
sprite. My mouth was so dry from pushing.
Colton Gage was born on December 18,
2013 at 12:12 am completely healthy at 18 inches long, 5lbs 10oz. I continued
to push for another 18 minutes and delivered Logan Danielle face up at 12:30 am
completely healthy at 18 inches long, 4lbs 7oz. We were extremely blessed
beyond words that neither baby required any NICU time.
Eric carried Colton back to our
hospital room while I did skin to skin with Logan as I was rolled back. I
remember thinking how tiny she was. It was the most amazing day of our entire
lives. I cannot believe it has been exactly one year since that moment and how
much our sweet little babies have grown into toddlers.
Mommy and Daddy love you bunches
Monkey and Pumpkin!!
I am amazed you had a natural twin birth! I had to have a c section because my baby A was breech! You go girl! Making it through the first year is quite an accomplishment!
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