9 Minutes

Emma Jorgensen

10/22/09

I know this is a little late but better late than never, right. We have had a crazy week and a half and it all started on Wednesday, Oct 21st.

I had a doctors appointment on Wed and he told me that I was dilated to a 4 and 80% effaced. Which to me was great because I have never been dilated to a 4 on my own. He told us that he thought Emma was going to be a big baby so he had us do a fetal weight ultrasound. The ultrasound said that Emma should weigh 7 lbs. 14 oz. He thought that was big enough so he scheduled to start me on Monday October 26. I was so excited to have all weekend to get my Christmas shopping done. To my surprise, Little Emma had a different idea.

On Thursday I didn't feel that great but I got up and did my normal morning routine off getting ready and getting Riley to school. Ashlyn and I laid around until it was time for me to go to work and Riley to be picked up from school. I talked to my mom for a few minutes and the school and told her how I didn't feel that great but it was probably just cramps.

I dropped the kids off at Bonnie's and got to work around 12:20. By then the pains had increased and I had a hard time doing anything productive at work. At 1:30 I told Brooke that I was going home. I called Steve (who was hunting on some mountain in Hyde Park) and told him that I wasn't feeling good and that I was going home to have a nap. I went and got my kids from Bonnie's and then went to Garry and MaryLynn's to drop off a costume. By then I thought I was going to die. I called Steve and told him that his dad was going to take me to the hospital. If only Garry knew before hand what his day had in store for him. I got registered and taken into my room. I could barely change my clothes and lay on the bed. Not to mention I couldn't get an epidural because I was dilated 10cm and my water was about to break. Dr. Strebel made it to my room about 2 minutes before I delivered Emma. I kept telling that nurses that I needed to push and finally Dr. Strebel told me I could. 2 pushes later Emma entered the world. From the time I laid down on the bed to the time I delivered my beautiful baby girl in 9 minutes. She was born @ 2:37 pm and weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz. (exactly what the ultrasound said) and was 20" long. I had no idea that my day would turn out like that.

Mom, Dad and Emma

Emma coming home from the hospital.

We have been so blessed and want to thank everyone for the phone calls, offers to babysit and for bringing us meals. We are so excited to have Emma in our home.