June 10th
Sunday afternoon-evening: Mild contractions, a lot of pressure and only comfortable when lying down. Called the dr. once in the afternoon and told him but neither of us were too concerned thinking that these were not actual labor pains and probably would go away eventually. I was feeling the pain in the front of the belly and remembered learning in our childbirth classes that those were signs of Braxton Hicks while "real" labor contractions would be felt in the back. I now know that this is not true.
Sunday evening (11:00ish): Contractions not going away and having more. Both Adam and I are exhausted and hoping to get some rest. Adam sleeps like a baby while Nat has more contractions. :) I start timing them, but since I'm so tired I forget the time taken before every contraction so I'm not really sure how far apart they are except that they seem to be about every 4-7 minutes apart. I call my dr. and he says to let him know when we go to the hospital so he will call ahead and have them expect us.
12:30: Wake up Adam. :) Time to go!
Here I am holding up a 1 for: 1st child and 1 in the morning.1:00 am: We get to the hospital to find all the labor and delivery rooms are filled to the gills. They put me in a triage room with a bunch of other ladies who are also waiting for a room. We are separated by curtains and it is a pretty uncomfortable atmosphere. The nurse checks me and I am already 5 cm. dilated. She says, "Good job!" and then I ask when will I get my epidural. FINALLY, after the longest 1 hour+ I get a room and then my epidural 30 min. later. The dr. comes in and checks me again and I am up to 8 cm. dilated. The epidural is working like a dream and we all take a quick cat nap (including the dr.) :) to wait till I am 10 cm. dilated.
Epidural is working!4:30 am: Mom Renstrom and LeighAnna arrive and we are so excited to see them.
4:45 am: Nurse comes in and checks dilation. 10 centimeters! She calls the dr. in and I start pushing.
5:06 am: Greta Jean Renstrom arrives! 
Dr. Alvarez
Our little family
6 comments:
Nat! I LOVE these pictures! You are a SUPERSTAR! So glad everything is going well and you have your mother-in-law to help you. Can't wait to meet little Greta Jean-Marie, (i know i know it's silent)in person. Love to you and Adman(that's what E is calling him)!
That's one of my favorite episodes of Baby Story ever! (Ok, so the 2/27/06 episode is my very favorite, but this is a close runner-up!)
We're so excited about your sweet little addition to your family. Praise God for His great blessings!
great to hear things went so well......i love that kewpie doll pic from the first post, so cute! love, r
You two are pros. Thank the Lord for an easy delivery and that she is so perfect. I'm so thankful Susan and Leigh Anna got to be there for the arrival of beautiful baby Greta. She is so beautiful. You and Adam are going to be great parents. See you on Saturday morning. We love you and congratulations. Mom and Dad
Sounds like you had a great delivery! Thanks for posting the details! I love labor and delivery stories. You are so blessed!
I totally cried when I read your baby story...It seems like yesterday I was having my first but now he's 8 and Im all done...so sad! You and Adam look so great...Beaming with joy! Congratulations and I will look forward to watching little Greta grow on your blog! And we look forward to meeting her the first time she comes to Boise! God has truly blessed you. May you seek His guidance in all your parenting decisions! Love, Heather
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