Wanted to drop in to share the short version of my birth story!!! Check out my Flickr for new pics of Katie! I try to take some every day!

Apparently i had been having a slow leak as far as the babys amniotic fluid goes and just thought it was my own fluid – brad and I went to bed about 2:45AM early Sunday and I woke up at 4:00AM with a bit of belly tightness and pretty bad back pain. tried to go back to sleep like i usually do if i have slight pain but didn’t really sleep.. it woke me up again around almost 6AM I think? I couldn’t lay down or sit because the discomfort/pain was the same so i paced the floor until after 7AM when I woke Brad up and decided to call the hospital and ask the OB nurse what I should do and she said if it were her, just to come and get checked. We packed bags just incase and Brad’s Mom drove us up there. The back pain was bad and my belly remained tight. Blah blah had to fill out paperwork and they got me back to the room and my Doc came in, checked to see if the fluid was the amniotic and It was.. she checked my cervix.. 10 CENTIMETERS. I couldn’t believe it!!!! The pain I had been feeling was labor but It just felt like real bad back pain so Doc said yep, your having a baby today! They were almost certain she was gonna have to go to the bigger hospital over an hour away because of being premature and her lungs might not be as developed as they should. Course being 10 CM I had all natural with no meds because it was way too late for that haha the worst pain I felt throughout the labor was when she moved down into the birth canal and every nerve in my leg was being pressed on.. terrible! And I was determined to push as long as possible was far as seconds and I wasn’t getting enough breaths and Brad said I went almost purple at one point but after about an hour of pushing, she was out!!! No tears either, just a slight “scratch” but after I had her, they brought me lunch and then eventually I walked to our room lol She is a blessing.. she was big enough in weight, didn’t have to have oxygen after birth, nothing. She’s doin good!!

I’m so proud! Brad has been more than amazing!!!!!!!!