Baby Emma has arrived

So the update may not exactly be news to everyone. But I want to keep the blog up and since Emma's currently sleeping I figured I better do a quick update.

First off, on 5/14/09, Thursday morning, I began leaking amniotic fluid. At first, I thought I was just having a serious bladder control problem and I didn't want to do anything about it because I was completely embarrassed about it. However, thanks to my mom being in town, she said that she thought it to be fluid and that I should go to the doctor's. So, by about 10:30AM I went in to Dr. Hansen's office and was tested to see if I was really leaking amniotic fluid. After the exam, Dr. Hansen determined that I was simply suffering a common pregnancy complaint of bladder control issues. VERY humiliating!!!

But as I went through the day, Mom pointed out to me that a person who hadn't drank anything couldn't pee that much. So, after a phone call to Rob who was out of town for work, it was decided I would go on to the ER at Alta View Hospital and see what they said.

I was immediately admitted into the hospital once the ER knew my complaint and I was taken to the Women's Center and put into a delivery room and gowned-up in those snazzy hospital outfits before taking a FERNS test.

Well wonder of wonders, the FERNS test comes back positive and I find out in a wave of relief that I really was leaking amniotic fluid. By this time it's near 9 PM so I'd been leaking fluid for over 12 hours which is a health concern to doctor's for the baby.

Rob drove back into town as soon as my mom called him and four hours later he showed up at the hospital. By this time, my sister in law Kathi, my mother in law Joan and my own mother were expectantly waiting. I was given Pitossin (spelling?) to get my body into labor. Even though I'd been leaking fluid I hadn't started any form of contractions so the hospital had to start them for me.

It wasn't until 3 PM the next day and an epidural shot later that I actually began the whole labor process.


Emma Olivia Byerline was finally born at 4:45 PM on Friday May 15th 2009. She weighed in at 6 lbs. and 8 oz. and measured 19 inches.