And, she's here!

We were scheduled to be induced on March 28th, 1 week before my due date. Because I have been induced with all our babies except Remi we decided it is easier that way. Blake has always had kinda a hard schedule to work around, so this way he could schedule patients around baby. 

We went in to the hospital at 5:00am and started all the paperwork and IV's with fluids. At about 6:45 they started the pitocin. I couldn't feel the contractions very strongly and was starting to get a little impatient. The Anesthesiologist came in to talk to me about 10 and gave me the whole talk about risks and benefits. I wasn't in too much pain though, so she said call her back when I was ready. As soon as she left the room I really started feeling the contractions. The doctor came and checked me and said I was at a 4 and almost fully effaced. Then they had the anesthesiologist come back in and by the time they got the fluids all in me, and found a blood pressure cuff that worked I was in a lot of pain. I haven't felt labor since I was pregnant with Remi. I always get the epidural before I feel pain. So I was glad when the epidural started working. There was 1 little spot on my tummy that it didn't work on though. I could feel every contraction in that one place and it hurt. The anesthesiologist came back in and adjusted it and it fixed the problem. When the epidural was working properly the doctor came back in and broke my water, then she put in a catheter, yuck! I haven't had one of those before, other than to just drain my bladder. They left this one in and even though I had an epidural I could feel it and didn't like it at all.

AFter they broke my water and I was just waiting, Blake left to get some food. About 1:00 I could feel a lot of pressure and knew the baby was coming fast. Luckily Blake was back and done eating. They called the doctor and she had time to get her gown on just as I was ready to push. The nurse told me not to do a practice push because she thought the baby would just come out. So the doctor got set about 1:13, I pushed 3 pushed through 1 contraction and out came baby girl Jones. Such a happy moment to have a brand new baby placed on your tummy and hold them and look at them. The nurses wanted her to cry a lot to clear her lungs because she came out so fast. So she cried while they wiped her off, then I got to calm her down and feed her. This is the first hospital I have been in that they have mom hold the baby for a long time before doing the tests and height and weight. Blake left the room for a minuted and I asked the tech how much she thought the baby weighed. She guessed 7 pounds 11 ounces. So when Blake came back I told him that was my guess. I think he guessed 7 pounds 8 ounces. The tech and I smiled at each other, then she weighed the baby and she was exactly 7 pounds 11 ounces:) Blake was impressed until I told him I had the tech give me an estimate. I figured she sees and weighs babies every day and probably had a pretty good idea. So 7 pounds 11 ounces, 20 and a half inches long and born at 1:15!

Just after birth

Mom and baby

7 pounds 11 ounces

cute little feet

So much hair

getting wiped down after birth

20 1/2 inches

proud daddy of # 5

After they gave the baby a bath and I was situated Blake went to get Parker from the babysitter and get the other kiddos and Eric. They came back to the hospital and were so excited to see their baby sister. We still couldn't decide between Kelsi and Kaylee, but the kids kept calling her Kelsi.

Parker checking out the new baby

Remi and Kelsi
Proud big sister

Alissa and Kelsi
another proud big sister

Broden and Kelsi
Proud big brother

Parker, Kelsi and Mom
another proud big brother

Remi, Kelsi and Alissa

Uncle Eric has always lived away from his nieces and nephew when they were born. He has always either been on a mission or in a faraway state when we have had our babies, so he was so excited to hold a little baby. This is the youngest baby he has ever held or been around and he loved it.

she looks so tiny in his arms

We thought it would be fun to have Eric change her first diaper. He was wondering what the big deal was and why we would want pictures, until he opened the diaper and saw the back tar mess inside. He was a good sport though:)

How many people does it take to change a diaper?

I stayed that night in the hospital and was planning on going home the next day. Lauren had a baby the week before and they really kicked her out after 1 night. So we just figured the same would happen with us. They got all the discharge paperwork done and actually discharged me, but Kelsi had lost weight faster than most newborns, so they were worried about her weight. They had us stay another night, just to be sure. Then we had to go to the doctor 2 days later and 4 days later for weight checks. She would gain some, then loose some, then gain some and loose some. We weren't really worried though. She seemed healthy and wasn't lethargic or anything. She pooped, peed and cried:)

Dad and Kelsi sleeping together

Leaving the hospital

So tiny:)