Little sweet baby Riley Barrientos is now 3 months old! And Ellie? She is THREE! Almost 4 (in April). They do indeed grow fast...
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| Riley and Ellie 2-14-16 |
Riley Barrientos was born on November 19, 2015. Another precious surprise to me and Jaime, but this time a surprise for Ellie too!
Birth Story:
My waters started to leak around 5am on Thursday, the 19th of
November. I wasn't so sure at the time, but we decided to get it checked
out. I was very sure I would be sent home. But there I was laying down,
having contractions (that just felt like tightening) while the doctors
said before even testing the liquid that they were very much sure it
was my waters-"perfect case example to show some of our students." So anyways, there it was! I was getting admitted (only at 2cm and 50% effaced)! Me, who went to 41 weeks with my first. I was excited about not having to wait so long and that I wouldn't have to schedule an induction, but I knew I would still be put on Pitocin since it was already after 2pm and I had started to leak hours ago.
I was there for a couple of hours before we went ahead and started the Pitocin.
After so many check ins, of me still saying I wasn't in pain, and of raising the rate of administration of the meds, I finally started to feel my contractions after 7pm. They just kept feeling worse. Never in my mind did I imagine myself to be there yelling, panting, "breathing" through contractions. I don't know, it was just so new.
They checked me-I was only at 5cm. That's when I decided I would take the epidural. The epi guy came in pretty quick and got it done. BUT I was still in horrible pain. Then I could mostly feel the pain on one side. I really thought I needed to be put out-like no way, I could do one more contraction!
The nurse decided to check me- since I was still in so much pain, she thought I could have just progressed, been in transmission. And sure enough, I was already at 8cm. The epi guy had came back in and put more meds in or something...I was still yelling in pain, till finally it went away!!! THE BEST THING EVER. Then the doctor came in and checked me and I was at 10cm and ready.
I don't know if I would have said no to the epi had I known that I was there already. At the moment I was at a 5, and I just couldn't.
But from a period of about 30 minutes or so I went from 5cm to 10cm. Either way I was thankful. I felt great, I could still move and feel my legs, unlike my miserable experience with it when I had Ellie.
Finally I could push, and I could feel her coming, but no pain, barely even any pressure-again very unlike my previous experience. Just a few pushes and baby girl was out, just before midnight.
Ellie was there for the whole experience. She did great, mimicked me when I was doing whatever noises I was doing through my contractions. She understood what was happening because of all the video watching she did and was not scared.
Her and Jaime were at a close distance, while Riley entered the world. Jaime took a video of Ellie's reaction when baby came and cried and it's sorta funny.
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| 2-19-16 |
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| Stable head, like a pro! |
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| Still rockin' the blue eyes. |
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| Look at all that hair! |
Rolling over! She tried forever, but now she has it! <3
