- Sun, Dec 28, 2008 /
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Well I realize I have not updated our journal since Kate Ross was born. So, I thought I would share a condensed birthstory.
Labor and delivery were easy and pretty fast (epidural is such a great invention!). Justin and I laughed because he actually got to sit on the couch and watch college football and I got to lay in the bed all day. We felt like we were on vacation! As you can imagine, with 2 active little boys this does not happen at home.
Saturday,October 25, 2008 Scheduled Induction
7:00 am 1st check ~ 3 cm
8:45 am Pitocin Started
10:45 am Doctor broke water
11:30 am Epidural Started
12:00 pm 5 cm
1:00 pm Baby's heartrate started dropping with each contraction. I was put on oxygen, and they also put an internal monitor on the baby and added more fluid. For the next hour my doctor and 2 nurses stood right by my bed watching the monitors and having me move from side to side to see if that helped. I was a little concerned, but I knew that if the baby was in great danger the doctor could get her out fast.
1:50 pm 10 cm ~ Start setting up for delivery
1:59 pm 2 pushes and she was out! The cord was around her neck which was what was causing her heartrate to drop with contractions. I think that is fairly common.
Her Stats: 7.4 lbs (our lightest baby) and 22 inches (our longest baby)
Her Name: We had the hardest time deciding on a name. Why is it that I think of all these cute names when I am not pregnant, but when I really need a name, nothing sounds right? We wanted something not too trendy, not too popular, not too hard to say/spell or too much of a mouthful..lots of conditions, I know! We decided that using a meaningful family name was the way to go. We both love double names...yes, we are true Southerners. So we decided on Kathryn for my dear mama, and Ross for my grandmother who was born, Elizabeth Ross, and was so special to me. I have always liked girly names paired with boyish names. So there ya go, Kate Ross!