Gee's Baby Story, pt. 1

so yeah, Gee is already a month old (where the heck  does the time go??), but since we're just now getting around to the blog thing, we should probably start with the story of how she got here. well, not the whole story...we all know how babies get here (*wink wink nudge nudge*). i'm talking about her birth story. maybe i should have said that at first. ya'll get the point, though, right? ok, ok, enough with the rambling. so what had happened was...

it started Tuesday, June 8th. i was feeling little pains here and there, but nothing major. however, i broke down crying with one of the pains because i was mad that i wasn't in labor yet. huge as i was, i figured i should've popped Gee out weeks ago, but anywho... my poor mother just knew i was going into labor, even though i tried to tell her through the tears that "she won't come out!" but she called the hospital anyways, and i had no choice but to go get my bag and let her take me to the Labor & Delivery Unit. after our arrival, we learned that i was only 1-2 centimeters dilated, and though i was having regular contractions, they weren't strong enough to make any magic happen. so after an hour of walking the hospital halls (and seeing everybody and their mamas in my snazzy hospital gown) and four hours of laying around in a hospital bed, the hospital sent me home. i stayed up until almost 5am that night/next morning, using the hallways of our house as a walking track, but Gee said that she just wasn't ready yet...pooh.

so June 9th comes and goes uneventfully. then, it's 9am on Thursday, June 10th, Gee's due date and my next (final?) appointment with the OB/GYN. just my luck, my regular doctor had left for his 3 week vacay the previous Friday, and this appointment was with the new doctor in town. i don't know who was more nervous: me or him! but i was put at ease almost immediately by his calm demeanor. or maybe it was the fact that he told me i was 3 centimeters dilated and sent me to the hospital. either way, he was definitely ok with me! so i walk out of his office with the cheesiest smile on my face, and the nurses and clerical staff all grin back as if to say "she's excited now, but let's see how much smiling she's doing in a few hours!" but i couldn't have cared less: baby Gee was FINALLY on her way!

stay tuned for part 2, (hopefully) coming soon... :)

love always, *elle & gee*