Berkley Jayne

born February 20th, 2010

9:28 pm

9 lbs.

20 inches

Berkley Jayne decided to come even earlier than our scheduled induction.

How to get your baby to come early:

go to chiropractor

eat an Albertson's maple bar

Plan a lunch date with a friend (who is due a day after you)

Plan to pack your hospital bag

Schedule a hair appointment

Plan to get a pedicure

Oh and also make sure that it's a day that your husband HAS to work

These are all things that I had 'planned' to do on Saturday... I only got through the first 3.

While I was getting ready to go to lunch with a friend, I started having fairly intense contractions. Deciding that it was probably 'false labor pains', I kept getting ready to go to lunch. My friend got to my house at about noon and I told her that I'd been having contractions, but that I'd just call Rob if he needed to come get me. So all throughout lunch, I had very intense contractions and by the time we were almost done, the contractions were about 5-6 minutes apart. By the time we pulled into my driveway, they were even closer. Rob was at a retirement home, giving presentations on 'home organization', so my mom and dad were at my house watching the kids and setting up the baby's crib. I told them that I felt like I needed to go to the hospital... just to get checked.

So, I got changed into something more comfortable, all the while breathing through contractions. By the time we got to the hospital, the contractions were about 4 minutes apart. By the time I got registered and put into a room, they checked me and I was dilated to a 3. Needless to say, they weren't letting me leave. It was exciting, but upsetting all at the same time. Rob wasn't with me and I couldn't get a hold of him, the doctor 'on call' was someone who I had heard unsatisfactory things about, they wouldn't call MY doctor to come in, my hospital bag wasn't packed, I couldn't get my hair done or get my pedicure! LOL Silly things, I know, but you know how you get when things don't go your way and there's nothing you can do about it! :)

I finally did get a hold of Rob and luckily, a woman that used to be in our ward is a labor and delivery nurse at the hospital and I had her cell phone # and she told me to call her at any time!!! So I called her and told her I was in labor. SHE CAME IN ON HER DAY OFF and took care of me until Berkley was born. She was sooooooo amazingly awesome. And the dr. 'on call' was super nice, funny, supportive , encouraging and all around great during the delivery. I was so blessed on so many levels.

The delivery itself was one of the most excruciating of all my deliveries, but the minute Berkley was born, it was the most wonderful feeling in the world! There is nothing like it. It made all the hard things I went through the previous 8 1/2 months worth every second! We adore Berkley and can't imagine our lives without her. We are so very blessed and I still find myself crying in awe at the miracle of being able to have this sweet child of our Heavenly Father sent to our home.