Hadley and Harper: Hadley's Birthday

Before:

On Wednesday morning I had my routine doctor's appointment. We found that I was 2 centimeters dilated and almost fully effaced and I was in early labor. Dr. Michelsen and I agreed that our plan for the induction on Thursday was still the best plan. I left her office and called Derek and my mom and sister to let them know the plan! I met my mom and sister for an early lunch at our favorite Frisco spot, 5th Street Cafe and did some shopping for the girls. I came home and to get my bag for the hospital finalized and to relax! I got a hair cut and then got a phone call from my doctor's office. It was Dr. Michelsen telling me that Baylor Frisco was full and that they weren't going to have a room for me that next morning! My doctor also has rights at Centennial Frisco and she said we could go there or wait until Baylor was available, but Dr. M was going out of town for Thanksgiving! Yikes! My mom and I went straight to Centennial to take a tour of the L&D unit since I haven't even seen the hospital. It was a great hospital (except for they thought I was 16 years old and gave my mom the paperwork for her to fill out since I was a "minor"!!) and we decided to go ahead with our plan and have Hadley there. I called Dr. Michelsen to let her know and she said that we could wait until the morning and if Baylor didn't call by 5 am then we could just go ahead and show up there. It was so hard to not have a set plan, but all that mattered was that I was going to have a healthy baby the next day!!

Derek and I ate our favorite Italian take out and watched a movie and relaxed at home. We packed up the car and tried to go to bed early. We layed in bed and talked until 1 am or so because we were too excited to sleep! I woke up at 4:45 and took one last bath and waited for the hospital to call. They didn't so off we went to Baylor!!

The night before Hadley

During:

We checked in at about 6 and we were taken right to our room. We had a great big room with a huge window. I had requested the nurse that helped with Caroline's delivery and Derek and I were so blessed that Kim was available for our special day too! Our families came early that morning and were so supportive while I was in labor. I labored most of the morning and got my epidural around 11. The rest of the day went by quickly and smootly and I was 10 cm by 4 pm. When Dr. Michelsen got there everyone left the room and it was just Derek and me. Derek was so amazing during this whole experience and I truly couldn't have done it without him. I love him more today than I ever have. After an hour or so of pushing little Hadley was born at 6:13 pm just two minutes before our beloved nurse had to leave!!

After:

After her birth, we were taken to post-partum to sleep and get to know sweet Hadley. They gave her her bath in the room and little one did not like that! My family went to dinner near the hospital and then brought us some pizza from Palio's. After almost 24 hours without eating I was so starving! The food at the hospital was amazing. We were brought three meals a day and even had a steak and lobster dinner on our last night! Derek and I sure did enjoy three hot meals a day! We spent two nights in the hospital and went home early Saturday afternoon. Derek and I couldn't believe they let us leave with her! She was perfect on the way home and we had so much fun giving her a tour of her new home! I'll write about our first night home soon!