Lindsey Lou: Our Delivery Story

So we timed contractions over the next few hours until they were a consistent 5 minutes apart. During this time I tried to relax and enjoyed a warm bath in our garden tub! Around 11pm I told jarrod it was time to head out. He still had to take shower... (WHAT??)

He wasn't convinced this was the real thing so he was taking his time! Lol. Anyways we arrived to the hospital after midnight on September 1st. The nurse checked me and I was dilated 4 and she felt that I was in labor. Jarrod went down to get our bags and my water broke while he was gone! Even after that he was completely convinced that they would not be keeping me!

I chose to labor without the help of any medication, the next few hours were a blur of rocking in a chair, laying in the bed, and BREATHING! Lol. I could not have gone through it without the help of my husband - he was phenomenal!

Finally I reached my breaking point.. I could not do it any longer. I asked for pain medicine - jarrod and my nurse both knew how much I didn't want medicine so they both said NO. What???? (I thanked them later for that) Well I needed to do something! My nurse checked me and I was at a 10... TIME TO PUSH!!

After less than 30 minutes, our prayers were answered. At 5:34 am on September 1,2012 we saw her face. Graceyn Brielle was 7pounds, 15ounces and 21 inches long. Pure joy was what I felt! I was in cloud nine for days!