cossette kelly hill
july 24th, 2010 4:34pm
7 lbs 3 0z & 19"
welcome baby girl! we are so glad you're here!
long version: the chief was in florida for work & i went to my baby dr. for a routine appointment, where i was shockingly told that if i wanted to make it to friday for my husband to be there i needed to put myself on bed rest. say what?! it was wednesday, i was at a 5, & i was only 36 weeks along. they swore baby was fine but i wouldn't technically be full term til that sunday so i was quite nervous about that.
after much debating we decided not to fly him home but that i would 'be good' & wait. scary decision to make. ellery & i stayed with my mom for the next couple days where my cousin genie, my little brother michael, & the 'rents took care of everything all the while chanting that we could make it to friday. just make it to friday!
it took tropical storms, missed layovers, delayed & canceled flights, being rerouted to SFO, & me just about having a nervous breakdown before austin was home safe & sound. at 2 in the morning. on saturday.
*another tx to michael for driving the trek to & from san fran to bring me my husby
i literally could not have made it another day. we went to the hospital at about 1:30pm. this is where they tried not to laugh in my face while they told me, 'you haven't changed at all, sweetie, you're probably not in labor, & we'll give you an hour then send ya home'. i felt like a freaking moron.
at 3:00 they came into the room with discharge papers & left paging the doctor & with me feeling not quite as stupid. it went fast, Fast, FAST! at about 4:20 they gave me an epidural & cossette came at 4:34. at about 4:35 the epidural started working. awe-some. :)
she is perfect. all is amazingly well, let alone for a preemie. we really are overwhelmingly grateful.
