Logann's BIRTHday...
One year ago today, Logann was born! She was born in my car...almost! I had gone to the doctor on the 23rd, and was told I was 3-4 cm. I thought for sure my doctor would put me in, but he knew that I REALLY didn't want to be in the hospital on Christmas. I left the appointment and headed to my in-laws house for dinner. At dinner, I just didn't feel good and could not eat...no contractions though. I called the doctor at about 9:30 and told him how I felt. He told me he was on call, and that since I was not having contractions, just to wait and see what happened.
I went to sleep at about 11:30. I woke up suddenly at about 3:20, but I wasn't sure why. As I sat on the couch trying to figure out what was going on...there it was...a BIG contraction! Four minutes later, another. This lasted about 10 minutes, then they moved to every three minutes. We got Matthew up and put him in the car, along with the last few things I had not packed. By this time, contractions were every 2 minutes. It was pouring rain and very windy. We live about 30 minutes from the hospital where I was to deliver. It felt like an eternity. Matthew kept saying, "Mommy, are you okay?" I tried to reassure him as best I could, between contractions.
We arrived at the hopsital at 4:35. Of course, I had NOT pre-registered! I had to sit and sign my name multiple times even though the contractions were right on top of each other. By this point, my sister and her husband arrived. I was put in a room to be "checked." As soon as the receptionist left us in the room, I told Chris he HAD to get a nurse. She came in quickly...you should have seen the look on her face when she realized I was 10 cm!!! I was put on a stretcher and wheeled down to a delivery room. My water broke on the way! I was given an epidural...not that it had time to work! Apparently the family of the girl next to me "heard" that it did not work!!!
Logann Dulany Jones was born at 4:56 AM!!! She weighed 8lbs and 1oz, and was 20 inches long. She was absolutely perfect!
WOW! That's the fastest labor story I've ever heard. Glad you made it in time!! Logann is such a cutie pie. I just love seeing her change and grow through your blog. Happy First Birthday!
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