Beautiful Bule Moments: Happy 1st Birthday Kenadie!!

It's hard to believe that one short year ago, this sweet little girl came down from Heaven to be my daughter. Can't same the same (short) about labor, though. Why don't you have a seat and listen to the long story of how Kenadie came to earth.

My due date was November 15th. At my doctors appt on the 7th, I had him strip my membranes hoping something would happen because I was SOOOOOOOO ready to have this baby out. Early Saturday morning (the 8th), around 2:30 am, I woke up having really terrible pains in my stomach. I wasn't sure if it was contractions but then figured it had to be. After a while, I woke Bule up to tell him what was going on and we timed the contractions. They were close enough for me to decide it was time to go to the hospital. We got there around 4:30 or so. I checked in, got dressed, got hooked up and they "checked" me. They said I was only dilated to a one so they would leave me there and come back in an hour and see if anything was different. I was still the same an hour later so they sent me home. We got home around 6:30 and tried to go back to sleep. My mom was throwing me a baby shower that day so I had to get some rest before I had to be up for that. While I was in bed I was thinking there was no way I can have the baby today, mom's giving me a shower and I can't miss it; she'll be so mad! About 7, I felt a weird pop kind of feeling in my lower stomach. I got up and went to the bathroom and sure enough, I was leaking everywhere. My water broke!! I was mad I was at home when that happened. We just came from the hospital and now had to go back so soon.

So we arrived at the hospital, again, around 8 am. They put me in the labor and delivery room. I remember getting undressed and getting into the gown. I was so nervous, not really believing this was actually happening. I get all hooked up and all that fun stuff and was just laying there waiting for something to happen. We decided it was a good idea to start calling our family to tell them the exciting news. I called my parents and told them. They were really excited but my mom had to call everyone who was invited to the shower and tell them NEVER MIND. A few hours later they showed up at the hospital and played the waiting game with me. Bule called his parents and told his dad, "we're having a baby today." His dad didn't believe him because Bule had joked with him once before. But Bule finally convinced him it was the real. The contractions were really painful and I didn't want to be hurting anymore so around 11 I got an epidural. Best thing ever. So all day long, everyone just sat there and we talked and waited, and talked and waited. I wasn't progressing one bit. They finally gave me some pitossin to get my contractions going stronger. Kenadie didn't like that and her heart rate dropped big time. The nurses came rushing in and gave me Tributaline (sp?) to stop all labor. They also gave me oxygen. Her heart rate became normal again and they said everything was just fine. I knew it was ok, but it still freaked me out and I was shaking so bad and started crying. Thank goodness for a wonderful husband and dad who hold the priesthood. They gave me a blessing of comfort and I calmed right down. After that, they decided to give me small doses of Pitossin, bits at a time, to get things moving cuz nothing was happening! That time, it went well. Finally, at 11 pm I was dilated to a 10 and could start pushing. I pushed for an hour and a half with no real progress. Kenadie just wasn't ready to come. All of a sudden, without warning, snip snip. The doctor needed some help if he was getting this child out. She still wouldn't budge. So he used the vacuum extractor and that worked. She was born at 12:51 am Sunday morning. She wasn't breathing that well so they had to give her oxygen then she was doing just fine. Bule and I were so happy to finally meet our baby, the most beautiful little girl ever!!

(I told you this wasn't a short story!)

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