Went to see Kathryn Van Dreese CNM at 830am Monday February 8th getting my cervix stripped. Instantly becoming 4cm dilated, cramping all the way to the car. Cleaned the house like a crazy mad momma all day until I drove to pick up my step daughter to do her hair and makeup for Dance pictures. Getting home around 8pm I bounced on my exercise ball for 10 min and went to bed. I woke up at 3:17am with contractions roughly 3 minutes apart. Midwives wanted me checked in when my contractions became 10 minutes apart. (oops) I told my husband that I think we needed to go in so he jumped up and started the suburban and came back in with a popsicle. 😒

We called my sister in law telling her to come immediately to stay with the kids. Left our house at 4:23am. We got to the Hospital and checked in to our birthing room at 4:58am. Got hooked up to the monitor and babe was responding well to my contractions, keeping a great heart rate. (Couldn't wait because I couldn't stand being on my back). They checked me and I was 7cm dilated. After a couple more rounds of contractions I went to the bathroom and got back on the bed, Janis Ray CNM came in and I felt the need to push. First big push and I broke my water. Pushing through two more contractions and babe was out at 6:36am (biggest sissy was calling at 6:35). They passed my sweet babe to me and I waited for my husband to tell me......"it's a girl" haha

Valley Lynn

7lbs 5oz 20in long