Delivery recap

After Ellie's birth, I did my best to recall that day in this post. So here I am four years later attempting to do the same as it relates to Colby. Spoiler alert: it's not nearly as dramatic.

Back then I worked odd hours. Now I work a pretty normal day. On the day of Colby's birth, it started like any other work day: got up, let Ellie watch a show, showered/dressed, fed her, let the dogs out, left for school. Well, while all of this was going on my phone was ringing and ringing, but I was oblivious to it... it was in a far off room and I was "in the zone." Turns out it was EM. See, she had a regularly scheduled doctor's appointment that morning.

At the appointment she was informed they found a small tear in her water. She was ordered to check into labor and delivery immediately. They were going to induce her. So EM had been calling me to give me the latest info. When I realized she had been calling, I figured something was up. But I wanted to get Ellie to school first. Once that was accomplished, I spoke to EM and she updated me. (Actually, I think the delay in talking was helpful because a. it helped me finish my morning without panic, and b. it enabled her to think thru and line up plans for when Ellie was done with school.)

I was to meet her at the hospital asap. So I cleared my calendar, went home, changed clothes and let the dogs out. By the time I got to EM, she was in the delivery room and well taken care of by our nurse, Celeste (she, by the way, informed EM she was a recent grad and was excited to be working her dream job). It was close to 10am. EM was fine, and so we began the wait. By noon the epidural was in and Nanny had arrived. Aunt Katie got there probably around 1pm with lunch for us. Team Baby was reunited, and ready to go at a moments notice. Good thing, too, because by 3pm EM was fully dilated and the pushing began.

There were a few pushes, just the nurse and the rest of us, before Dr. Lipscomb came in (he delivered Ellie too). A few more pushes and Colby was born. It was 4pm. I don't mean to understate this, and I certainly don't mean to speak for EM, but it was that quick and easy (especially compared to Ellie). And that is a good thing.

-ED