Well here I am 7 months late in posting this but it has been a busy 7 months and I'm just holding on tight enjoying this ride. Having 4 girls is such an amazing blessing and it is also very busy and a little bit crazy. Looking at these pictures takes me back to this amazing day when I got to hold me sweet angel baby Sloane Elise for the first time.
When I was about a week away from my due date my dr gave me the ok to get induced. I was measuring a little big and since I have babies so quickly he wanted to be sure we were all at the hospital for her arrival. He made our induction appointment on June 4, 2015 at 7 AM. We were excited and ready but a little sleepy having to get up so early. When we got to the hospital we unfortunately we had to wait for like 2 hrs to even see the dr so that entire time I was all hooked up and was getting lots and lots of liquids making it so I was nice and swollen after the fact. lol
My parents came out to help us with our kids which was a HUGE blessing because our poor Brooklyn came down with a really really bad cough that actually turned into pnemonia the night before we had Sloane. I was so worried about her but I was much more at ease knowing my parents were taking good care of her.
After waiting at the hospital for a few hrs Dr. Pfeffer finally made an appearance. They first gave me an epidural and then they started me on pit. At first it was a little slower then I thought it would be but when they gave me more pit it really went quick. I think my epidural started wearing off a little so I started to feel a lot more than I had in the past. I could definitely feel things a lot more but it wasn't unbearable it just made me appreciate drugs! So with most of my babies the staff never really takes me seriously when I say "uh I feel a lot of pressure I think its close" lol then they check and they all of a sudden are in a huge hurry. They quickly got things ready and then I pushed one time and there she was. The dr startled me a little when he asked me to reach down and pull out my baby. I LOVED it! Such a sweet moment to be able to pull my baby out and lay her right on my chest. She is perfect and I was overcome with love for her.
Something I didn't really remember until this labor is I shake a lot when I am in labor, whether it is from the epidural or it is from nerves my body shakes pretty violently and I really hate it. This time my amazing, sweet husband came and laid over me and for some reason the pressure from him laying on me and his closeness and warmth made all my shaking go away. Unfortunately every time he gets up I shake again. lol I love my husband and I'm so grateful for his willingness to help me with anything I may need even if its his body pressure during labor.:)
After a few hours of enjoying our sweet baby Toby went home to watch the girls so my parents could come meet Sloane. Brooklyn wasn't doing well so Toby decided to sleep at home with her that night so it was just me and Sloane that night at the hospital. Poor Sloane swallowed some amniotic fluid so she was choking up some gross yellow fluid all night and I felt so sad for her. It was a rough night because I think it was causing her pain and I was worried about her choking. I just held her all night and luckily slowly she started to do it less and less. Although she still did choked a little even the first few months after her birth. She finally stopped so I was happy about that.
The next day Toby took Brooklyn to the dr and she had to get steroid injections and she had to start on a breathing treatment. While Toby took her to the dr my parents brought Nikell and Presly to meet their sister. They fell in love with her and were so excited to see her. I felt so sad that Brooklyn wasn't able to meet her, it wasn't the same without her. It was also weird not having Toby at the hospital with me at all. I was so glad when they finally let me go home so I we could all be together again. Poor Brooklyn couldn't be by her at all and had to wear a mask all the time. It was so hard for her to not be able to hold her and I felt so sad for her.
