And then there were 3...

The experience of being pregnant came and went and it was time for delivery. A c-section was scheduled for Wed. 2/25/09 at 10:30am. My Dr. was predicting Abigail to be 9 lbs, which I had doubts about. She was afraid of complications for me and the baby, so going against my original birth plan, the c-section agreed upon. We arrived at the hosptial to check in at 9:30am. Words cannot describe the nervousness we both experienced. The idea of being operated on while being awake had almost gotten the best of me by the time I was in preop. Somehow, I managed to calm myself down and take in the whole experience. Afterall, there was no going back or changing the situation so I kinda just had to grit my teeth and go with the flow. If you look at the picture in preop, it was pretty obvious I was at my wits end with the pregnancy; both mentally and physically. I'll admit it, I had blown up to a huge balloon, could hardly walk and really didn't care what I looked like or what people thought of my preggie appearance. All I knew was that I was ready to begin the healing process and get back to my normal self. I remember being really conerned about Jarrett getting back to the OR in time before they began the surgery. The nurses had sent him to get the family so they could be at the doors when he passed with the baby. I kept asking them if he would have time to do all of that, if he was given the right instructions and exactly when he would be in there with me. I was still trying to be control the situation from the operating table. (obviously I have trouble letting others be in charge :)) They took me back to the OR at 10:45am and at 11:07am Abigail Faye Peavler was born...9lbs 4 oz and 18.5 inches long. It was such an experience! I will never forget it! Its true...you feel lots of tugging and pressure but no pain. It was the most pressure I'd ever felt in my life, but no actual pain. Although, I was expecting it at any moment. Then there were cries of our new baby girl; I started bawling! I couldn't hold it back! Then Jarrett placed her chubby cheeks right in front of my face and I kissed her head...it was amazing! Jarrett was right by my side through the whole thing. He was so nervous, but held it all together! He took the pics...enjoy!

Pregnancy

A little background...I found out I was pregnant in June 2008. We had only been married 3 months, it was unplanned and I will admit it, I freaked out. Jarrett did too! It didn't take long and we overcame the freak out stage and became really excited about having a baby! It was a big year for us; we got married, became pregnant and bought a house. Whirlwind! I had an awesome pregnancy with no complications, just the normal stuff. I kept a detailed pregnancy journal but did not keep up with the pictures of the belly like I wanted. I did take a few, which I have posted on here. (20wks, 24wks, 29wks and 39wks) The original due date was March 4, 2009. I did well with the weight gain until the very end. The swelling hit me all at once causing me to gain a lot of fluid weight. I thought it was going by slow but looking back on it...it went really fast!