Brynlie's Arrival

Phew, it has been 5 weeks since brynlie came into our home and I haven't got around to documenting it. I did the essentials in my journal but just in case ya'll want to hear how blessed I was this go around...here it is...
I was nervous about attempting a vbac (vaginal delivery after cesearan). I had a very rough go around with wyatt, I just really wanted things to go smooth this time. Having a scheduled day and time kinda sounded a lot easier than doing a normal delivery, but for some reason I just felt like it would be ok and had to attempt it. I had been dilated and having contractions for a month, so I knew baby was coming early. My dr kept saying he couldn't believe she was still in me, every time we had another appt. I was dilated 4cm for over a week before she actually came. I felt so different than wyatt, I just woke up one day and was in labor with him. This one teased and teased and TEASED me about coming. Starting at 34 weeks! So it was a long last month and half to say the least!
I had told everyone I was going to have her on a friday. That would give me the longest time with my husband because he would get the day I had her off and the day after. Since they don't dig spuds on Sunday, I'd get an extra day! :) Thursday Sept 20th I woke up feeling junky. I had been feeling great, so I thought I was getting some flu bug or something. I had been in the bathroom like 3-4times by noon. I called Jande and she said she did the same thing with Brayden. YAY! But as the day went on, nothing. It was still SUPER hot outside, so we went on a couple walks to the church. Nothing. I was pretty bummed, but still thought maybe during the night. Nope. I woke at 3:30am and couldn't figure out why. But then couldn't go back to bed. By 4:30am when brock got up to go to work I was feeling something happening every 8 mins, but it def wasn't painful. After a few other details I'll spare you of, I decided we'd better go because they were sometimes every 5mins...still no pain. Got to hospital and yep contractions every 3-5mins. They thought baby was head down, but face up. So we did lunges, walks, yoga moves...all sorts of stuff trying to get her to turn. I was admitted around 8:45am and still no pain. I was still at 4cm so I was given one dose of PIT and then around 10am dr broke my water. The nurse kept telling me get epidural before, but I wasn't in pain, at all, so I didn't. PHEW, the very first contraction after my water broke was a shocker, then it was very painful from then on! I got epidural at 11 and was dilated 8cm. By the time they were done with the epidural I told nurse I was feeling it all still and felt pressure. Sure enough I was at 10cm. We got the dr over and started pushing at noon. I was so exhausted and was really thinking I couldn't do it after 30mins. But something happened inside me in the last 3 pushes and she came out. I just kept thinking I CAN do this and really didn't want c-section after all that I'd been through. After 42mins pushing she was out....with some help from the dr's scissors...ok, lots of help (ya ouch later on!!!). I couldn't believe how instantly my heart loved this little black haired baby. She was so much bigger than I had thought and so much cuter! :) It was so nice being there for the birth and seeing her being weighed, hearing the first cry, knowing that she is perfect.  We came home the next day. With Wyatt we stayed 1 week! Oh, so nice coming home.
Wyatt does so good with her. Like really good. He talks to her when she's crying, gets her diapers, tells me when she's "poopy, cold, hungry, happy, awake, sad." He does tell her to be quiet a lot. He can't say bryNlie, he calls her b-ie. It's so cute. He loves kissing her, but nothing more than that. Only holds her for like 5seconds and hasn't seemed jealous yet. It's been a hard adjustment because she hasn't been that easy. But I was so ready for another precious spirit in our home. She is just perfect and we L.O.V.E her!
pictures of the first month to come....hopefully soon:)