Delivery went really well, the best one. And thank goodness because it was the worst pregnancy of all! We arrived at the hospital at 6am for our induction appointment. By the time they got me checked in my room, some paperwork done, and hooked to the IV it was slightly past 7am. That's when the nurse started the pitocin. The doctor broke my water around 7:30 and the contractions were terrible for an hour until I could get the epidural. I still don't know why people go natural - those contractions were a killer!
After the epidural was going, things were pretty simple from there. We waited for the contractions to do their work and the doctor came right before 10 to deliver her. Since this was the last time I was ever going to be pregnant, or delivering a baby again, the whole situation carried a different feel for me. Birth is definitely a miracle and we were so happy to meet our new baby girl. What a blessing to our family. I had a wonderful delivery nurse named Melody, and she hooked me up with the big room I requested. Everything was great... I am thankful for a smooth, healthy delivery.
We still didn't have a name picked out when we went to the hospital. There were a few we were considering - Charlee, Adalynn, Paige, Reese, Claire. Some Sam liked better, some I did. At the end of the first day we thought we would go with Reese. That was the one Shaye loved and we both liked it too. For some reason that just didn't stick as much as we were hoping, so on the second day we switched our minds to Paige. I think it fits her well with her dark hair and complexion. As for her middle name, its my mom's middle name. It was really important to us to use a family name for the middle. Dorene is a little old fashioned, but I am thrilled to have named her after mom.
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