My first visit to see my Doctor is on April 13, and I am so
excited ! It's March 20, 2000 and I've been feeling real
sick with this baby. I am going into my third month
and feel tired and the smells of food and
detergent, candles etc. makes me feel nauseated. I hope
my sickness passes real fast . I'm so excited about this
pregnancy and we have so much to do before our little
one arrives ! Dear Lord continue to bless us !
March 22, 2000 , my lovely Aunt passed away . She was one
of the most caring and giving ladies I have ever known. I am
so thankful I got to see her with my parents a few weeks ago.
She was a Blessing to her family and those who knew her.
She always showed God's love +
{My Aunt was the "Special Woman " in my given dream
Souls entering into heaven 4-2018}
May 11, 2000 , I am four months pregnant and we could hear my
babies heart beat. I also had a dream that I delivered a baby girl
and she looked like our daughter Jessica. Jessica is fourteen and very
excited to have a new baby brother or sister. She had been
helping me get the nursery room ready and things for our
little one's arrival !
A few days later
I had a dream that I had a little boy !
Oct. 3, 2000 , I woke up at 4:00 a.m. and I could feel water
underneath me. I realized my water had broke. My due date
wasn't until Oct. 18. Anyway , I was told if your water breaks
you must go to the hospital. My other four pregnancies my doctor
had to break my water during labor. Anyway , I woke my children
up to get ready for school. My water kept leaking and thankfully
I was already packed. I said good-bye to my children and said, " We
will be having Rachel today"!
My husband and I arrived at the hospital around 8:30 a.m. As I was
walking into the hospital my sciatic nerve was going down my right
leg. My husband had to wheel me to the labor and delivery floor. It was hard
to believe We'll be having our baby soon !
10:00a.m. I was given medicine in my IV to begin my labor. My contractions
was coming along good and were getting stronger. My daughter Jessica , will be
watching her younger brothers after school ; until their father could get home.
5:00 p.m. my labor pains were getting harder and closer to be able to
have an epidural . A new nurse came in the evening and she looked at
the babies heart monitor. She kept checking and she had a concerned
look ! She explained to me the babies heartbeat is dropping every time
I have a contraction. I wasn't making any progress and I was still at four
centimeters and the baby was in trouble. It was getting
close to midnight and my doctor came in my room and said that I
will probably need a C-section . Since I was thirty-six years old
I am also underneath a surgeon's care as well. The surgeon could
also see the monitors in his home and said he is on his way to the
hospital to do an emergency cesarean. I instantly flashed back to
my given dream of " The nurses concerned look!" I began signing
papers needed for the procedure and they wheeled me into the
operating room. I had never had a cesarean before and was terrified !
My husband was allowed to be with me and I was awake through it all.
It didn't take long for my surgeon to arrive and I felt a little more at
ease. Both Doctors performed the C-section and discovered the cord
was wrapped around our babies neck and she was beginning to swallow
some fluid. I remember seeing our beautiful baby girl being handed
to a nurse to be checked .
Rachel was born at 1:30 a.m. on October 4, 2000 ! She weighed six pounds
and six ounces and was twenty inches long . My husband filmed her while
the nurse was weighing and measuring her. He also got to help in giving
her a warm bath. I couldn't take my eyes off of her and I needed
distraction while they sewed me up. They used the same incision of my tubal
reversal.
My husband met his mother in the waiting room.
They both went to the nursery window to see our beautiful little girl.
My mother-in-law had always been with us during our all children's labors.
My mother was always the one who watched our children during our births and
I know she was happy to do it.
They both were such a blessing to My husband and I.
The nurses brought my little one to me while I was in the recovery room. Rachel
looked so healthy and beautiful and began nursing right away !
It was getting late in the early morning and my mother-in-law left to go home .
My husband gave his kiss to me and our little one and went on home as well. I finally
got to my room and slept !
Oh ' I wanted to mention to you about the $10,000 dollar bill on one of my
previous stories called "My Sister's Words "
After my tubal reversal I received the bill for my two day hospital stay.
The bill was much larger than we expected ! I sat up a payment plan
and we paid the balance off early with our tax return and they deducted
$2,000 !
Some of my recent stories pulled from my journals ; 12-2021
