THE STORY

My niece Maegan and I had taken the kids to the mall to beat the heat. Our trip was cut short when Avery noticed that I had a wet spot on the back of my skirt. I asked Maegan if she could see it, thinking maybe I had gotten splashed with water while the kids were washing their hands in the bathroom. Maegan clarified, "That's not a spot, that's a big streak down the back of your dress!" Ummmm..... did my water just break???

We headed for home to drop off Maegan and the kids, and I called Danny to let him know my water may have just broken and I was going to the hospital to get checked. He was at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon loading up his passengers to fly back home, and said he'd meet me at he hospital as soon as he could!

I called my friend, Mariglo, to ask if she could take me to the hospital. She and her husband Enrique drove me, and hung out with me for about an hour until Danny arrived (for which I was so grateful). I checked in at the hospital around 1:30 in the afternoon (this was Thursday, July 8th), and all was well, no contractions, no discomfort.



They monitored me for contractions, and also the baby's heart beat, and confirmed that I had ruptured my water and was leaking amniotic fluid. Otherwise, nothing too exciting was happening. I was only 3cm when I got there and I had to BEG them not to send me home!! I was only 4 days away from my due date, and sooooooooo done with being pregnant!!


Danny showed up while they were still monitoring me. The nurse said, "Guess what? You're having a baby." YAY!!!! I was being admitted and I cannot describe my excitement and relief! I was wheeled to a L&D room and given an iv with a pitocin drip to get things started. And then we waited.....


....and waited....


....and waited.... until finally, just after 2am on Friday morning SHE CAME!!








They moved me to a postpartum room around 5am and shortly after Danny headed for home to get some sleep. I did the same with Lexis beside my bed. It had been a long night for all of us!