On January 22, 2010 Derek and I welcomed our precious little girl Aubrey Elizabeth. We could not have asked for a better (cuter) baby. She has been such a blessing to our life. Nothing in life is better then being a parent.
Now a little timeline leading up to the birth of Aubrey:
- On January 5, 2010 I was 30 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I began to spot. So, Derek and I went to the hospital. Doctors didn't know what was causing the bleeding, so they put me on bed rest. So, for the next 4 days I stayed at home, layed in bed and felt sorry for myself. Bed rest is one of the hardest things to do. You feel so worthless.
- On January 9, 2010 the Dr. took me off bed rest. He allowed me to go back to work on January 11th (Monday). I was ecstatic. I could not wait to go back. I had a sense of entitlement. I took it real easy at work.
- On January 14th (our 4th wedding anniversary) I started to bleed again. This time it was a lot heavier. So off to the hospital again. This time they admitted me to Labor and Delivery. They gave me some steroid shot to help the Aubrey's lungs develop. On January 15th they discovered that my placenta was abrupting. For the next 4 days they continued to watch me in the hospital. Doctors told me that if the bleeding returns I would be admitted to the hospital until the baby was born.
- I got to go home on strict bed rest on January 18th. Come to find out I was not returning to work until the baby was born. So, I think I have 7 weeks of bed rest ahead of me..... Aubrey thought otherwise.
- Around 11:00 p.m. on January 21st Derek and I were in bed watching Blades of Glory. My bleeding had nearly subsided. I decided that since I did nothing that day, I would go to bed. Got up to use the bathroom and the bleeding returned. So many emotions were running through my head. Scared. Worried. Fear. Trying to stay calm, we put together an overnight bag and left for the hospital. I knew that the next time I came home I would have a baby.
- I started to have contractions around 12:00 midnight. The bleeding was heavy and continued through the early hours of the morning. My mom was a trooper and stayed awake with me the whole time. At 6:00 a.m. I got a shot to help the pain. I started to relax a little then..... at 6:20 a.m. Aubrey decided that she wanted to come into the world.
- I felt this gush of fluid. I though my water had broke. (I had a dream in the weeks prior to that my water broke and with the contractions I was having) Coming to find out that it was a large amount of blood and not water. Moments after the gush I felt a really sharp pain. Both of which are signs of a Placental Abruption. I immediately buzzed the nurse. They came in and wanted to weigh my bedding. My mother would not have that. She explained to them that this is a placental abruption and there is NO time to weigh my bedding. She told them that we have a small window of time to get the baby out. I don't remember much after that, but luckily my mother and Derek were there to tell me what happened.
- From 6:20 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. the nurses were prepping me for an emergency c-section.
- At 6:41 a.m. our precious little girl entered the world weighing 4 lbs 2 oz and 17 3/4 in long. She was immediately rushed to the NICU were she spent the next 2 weeks.
- I was not able to see Aubrey until the following night. After my first transfusion I was able to see her. Being able to hold her for the first time was the BEST moment of my life. I could not believe that she was mine. God has given her to me to love here on Earth. All of the worries in the world went away.
