What a blessed Tuesday Brian and I had last week! Here's the whole story....(and hang tight! There may be pictures, too :))
At 2:40 am on Tuesday morning, I woke up to a weird feeling...I sat out of bed, thinking it was just another trip to the bathroom, and suddenly, I knew things were out of the ordinary. I said "OKAY!" Brian sat out of bed and said, "What's wrong?" I turned to him and replied..."Well, I'm pretty sure my water just broke....nope, I'm positive it did." He smiled...and we both broke into a brief term of shock and fear!
We started the question game...
So what should we do?
Should we go to the hospital now?
Or should we try to get a few more hours of sleep?
And of course....when are those horrible contractions going to start?
First thing's first...I knew I had to get my make up on and hair fixed. Brian jumped in the shower and made himself a big cup of coffee. I ate a banana and drank some juice because I figured I wouldn't get to eat for a while. Brian ran around like a crazy person, and I sat thinking about what the next few hours might be like. We called our moms and began the call list. I was supposed to work that day and be off the next day, so my mom took care of letting the appropriate people know that it was highly unlikely that I'd make it to work that day. We packed up the bags and made our way to the hospital about 3:30 am.
We were taken straight into a delivery room because my labor was escalating quickly. Oh yeah...I forgot to mention - those contractions I was thinking about had definitely set in! My sweet husband coached me through them like a champ - I don't think I could have made it without him. I was hooked up to the IV antibiotics that protected Julianne from the Group B Strep I had contracted during pregnancy. We were ready to go - just waiting on our little miss. With every contraction, things got more and more real, and Brian became the best father in the world!
I labored naturally for 5 hours and was finally to the point where I just didn't know how much longer I could go. The nurse and epidural doctor lady (not sure how to spell her real title) said that they thought I could do it naturally because Brian was such a good coach, but Brian and I both decided an epidural was best. I got the epidural, and well...things were fantastic after that! About 3 and a half hours later, our little miss Julianne May Holik was born. It was a fast and fairly easy labor, and I couldn't have asked for better support throughout the entire thing.
Julianne May Holik weighed in at 6 pounds 15 ounces and was 19 inches long. She had a full head of hair (just like her mommy and daddy when they were born!). She was such a cuddler from the beginning and loved being in mommy and daddy's arms. What a glorious moment!
Brian was absolutely smitten...
We got Julianne all cleaned up and ready to move upstairs and meet her family! About 2 hours after she was born, she was ready to feel all the love that had supported her the past 9 months.
We stayed over night in the hospital and made our way home on Wednesday around 4:00 pm. She was just precious and had a fairly good night....
Since then, she's slept through the night (yes, we have to wake her up to eat!)....she loves her swing...loves to eat...and LOVES being in mommy and daddy's arms. She gets more and more beautiful every day. She's the most precious gift from God, and we thank Him for a healthy baby and healthy mommy! We are just so blessed...
There will be more updates and pictures to come, but because we think our baby girl is just so precious, we are trying to keep her pictures off of Facebook for now! So look to the blog for posts and pictures. Much love to you all and thank you, again, for all your support and prayers during this unbelievable time in our lives. Julianne is just a beauty!
From our family of three to yours,
(Our first family picture!)
