Carlie is here!

Well most of you know by
now I finally have my sweet little girl. Carlie was
born on February 18th at 4:54 pm she weighed in at 8lbs 15.4 ounces and 21 1/2 inches long. She was due on Valentine's Day, but she was a little stubborn! LOL I am glad though, because I was worried I wouldn't have my Dr here to deliver and he is wonderful and I wanted him here for her birth. So before Dr Niner went to Florida he scheduled me for an induction on February 18th at 6am in the morning, I have a feeling he didn't think I would wait until then but I sweet talked Carlie to hold out until he got back! LOL Anyways it started out hard because it was sad that I had to leave Aiden some where on Tuesday night so Josh and myself could get up and ready on Wednesday morning to head to the Hospital, it was bittersweet being that the next time we would really be together we would be a family of 4, it makes me cherish the 2 1/2 years I had with my little man to enjoy him and give him all the love and attention that I possibly could before a new arrival came into our family. I missed Aiden and I was so glad to see him at the Hospital on Wednesday morning when he got there. I couldn't decide though if I wanted to see him before I delivered because I was scared I would cry and get upset, but I did better than I expected as I tried to hold myself together for him. When he came in the room, I told him I had missed him and he said he missed me to. He didn't want to stay long, he was looking around and was asking me questions, but he did really good and he had plenty of family in the lobby to keep his little mind off things. He was excellent all day and I mean all day as he waiting at the Hospital for his baby sissy to arrive. As Josh and myself drove to the Hospital it felt weird, don't ask me why but it did, I had so many feelings going through my head. The weather was cold and rainy, and as I arrived my co-workers at the Hospital was glad to see me and were excited for me! I got checked in and then I walked to labor and delivery with many feelings as well, as you can tell this whole experience has been very emotional for me as I am a very emotional type person when it comes to stuff like this, I am very soft hearted, yes me! Ok so we get back to labor and delivery and I get in my gown and get comfotable and the fun begins. They get my IV in and get my fluids started, and I can't really remember the exact times but I think they started the pitcoin around 7:30 and then Dr Niner got there around 8:30 to break my water, my contractions weren't bad at first but then as they kept increasing my pitcoin I very much agreed to an epidural, yep I am a wimp!! LOL I was so glad to see the Dr come in for that as I was started to get very uncomfortable, he did great with the epidural and I could not have been more happy to actually enjoy the labor part of this birth, with Aiden it was very much different I was in pain the WHOLE time and could not enjoy anything, I couldn't enjoy the company of friends and family who came to visit, so it was nice being able to just wait patiently on baby Carlie and be comfortable and able to joke and cut up a little. As they kept checking me I was dilating very slowly so they would keep increasing the pitcoin, and thank goodness I had the epidural because some of those contractions were VERY intense by the looks of the monitor, trust me my mamaw kept me updated on that, she is a pro since being in the room with my cousin Leslie before she had Nathaniel and she knew what the numbers on the monitors meant so she watched them for me! LOL It was cute, I loved every minute of it, and I was also in the same room as Leslie and the same room I gave birth to Aiden, also I should mention I had the same nurse which I was so thankful for, she is wonderful and such a god send, I still would tell people how great she was when I had Aiden and that has been 2 1/2 years ago and was grateful to have her there again for the experience with Carlie. You don't know how happy I was to see her walk in the room that morning, she treated me like I was the only patient there which means so much and makes you feel so special. Thank you so much Kim!!! Also it meant a lot to have Jenni there as well, she helped me a lot and was so sweet, my mom said when Carlie arrived that she said "Happy Birthday Carlie" I am glad she was a part of the experience as well, she made me feel very comfortable and at ease. Thank you Jenni!!! Like I said before it took me a while to dilate and everybody really thought since this was my second I would have her in less hours than I had my first, but so not true. When I had Aiden I got to the Hospital around 7:15 and I was dilated to a 4 and I had him at 2:52 pm, and when I got to the Hospital with Carlie I was still a 2, which is what I was the following week at the Drs office, when I got to a 4 with Carlie is when I got my epidural, I though why be in pain when there is something to get!!! Like I have said before I felt EVERYTHING with Aiden and it was awful and I couldn't enjoy anything, I did receive an epidural with Aiden, but it did not take. I did get sick and had to vomit, not sure if that had to do with the epidural or with the fact that blood pressure would register a little low at times, but I felt better after I did vomit, I had the chills as well, but I think that was a part of my nerves and maybe from the epidural as well. As 5pm was getting closer my Dr was ready to get things going and he wanted me to start pushing to see what we had and if I was ready. So around 4:27 I started pushing, Josh got dressed, my Dr said he could help deliver Carlie, I got the mirror in front of me so I could watch, keep in mind I also had the mirror in front of me with Aiden, but was to tired from pushing for over 2 hours with him I was to tired to raise my head and look in the mirror. (Aiden was stuck and did not want to come out) Anyways, I felt no pain as I was pushing, which was WONDERFUL, As Carlie's head was coming out my family was saying how much black hair she had! LOL And I was so anxious to get her out so I could see and finally hold her in my arms, as her head was coming out I was able to feel her little head, it was amazing, no other feeling like it and Josh was holding her little head. My Dr had told me to stop pushing, he wanted to check the chord to make sure it wasn't around her neck, and it wasn't but as he was checking he noticed her shoulder was stuck and I was having a difficult time getting her the rest of the way out, and he got really concerned and the game plan had changed, Josh still held on to the head while my Dr had to get in there and work to get Carlie turned right so I could finsh delivering her, thank God for Dr Niner, he stayed calm and did what he had to for the safety of Carlie, and Josh didn't mind a bit that the delivery didn't go as smoothly as planned, Dr was concerned that Carlie's clavicle may had been broken but she checked out A ok, but Niner was wonderul and I am so thankful he was there and the nurse said she was glad he was the one there at a time like that. It was a little scary and I was a little concerned but God was with us and Carlie is a healthy little girl. Josh cut the chord of course and then they took her to get her little footprints done, Jenni even put little footprints on the scrubs Josh had on, she put them right across his heart. Carlie was born at 4:54 after I pushed for only 32 minutes!! I got to my room a couple hours later and they brought Carlie to me after she had been cleaned and bathed, she was so beautiful and such a chunk! All of my nurses in the nursery were great as well, I was very well taken care of, they are all very special to me. I had so many friends and family to come and visit, which means so much to me. I have the best family ever! They all chip in and help whenever needed, I didn't have to worry to much about Aiden ,because I knew he was well taken care of with family, even though I did think about him and miss him the whole time. I can't express how thankful and how blessed I am. It was such a wonderful experience and such a happen one. The two best days of my life have been July 14th 2006 and February 18th 2009, the day may babies were born, could not ask for two more precious babies than Carlie and Aiden! I love you two more than words could ever describe and being a mommy is the best feeling in the world, no one could ever know until they are a mommy themselves! I guess I better add that August 24th 2002 was a very special day in my life, which I married Josh, if I had not of married him I would not have my beautiful babies! He is a great father and a husband. Again I am so happy and so emotional right now, trying to balance my time between the two and making them each feel special, it is hard and I pray it gets easier, but I would not change the life I have for anything in the world, I am so blessed.