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jensurge cool! Registered: November 2006 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 2,236 users gallery	Journaling reads: "Mia was due on Christmas Day and Brandon came home from training on December 17th. I had been having some problems with high blood pressure and was on bed rest for a couple of weeks to prevent toxemia. We asked the doctor if we could induce labor so that Brandon could be here for her birth. The doctor said they would use high risk labor as an excuse so on December 22nd, we went in the delivery ward to begin. They started around early and every 4 hours or so, they gave me some jelly stuff. I was slowly becoming more and more dilated but it wasn't enough. In the evening, they decided to stop for the day but I was too far along to send me home. They gave me something to knock me out for the night and said we would start again in the morning. I slept really good that night and the next morning when they started again, it worked really well. I started having some mild contractions which was fun to watch on the machine. I couldn't really feel them at first, we had to watch to know when they were happening. They soon became much stonger and more painful. Oh wow it was so painful. They broke my water for me which was the weirdest and most gross thing ever. I never knew how much stuff comes out when that happens. Finally I was able to start pushing. I pushed for 2 hours and even threw up a little. The doctor determined that I have a narrow pelvis and I needed to have a c-section. They had to talk to me about the risks of the epidural and surgery and everything which was scary but at that point, I didn't really care, I just wanted it to be over with. I quickly signed the permission form and they started to prep me for surgery. The epidural hurt but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. It actually took them giving me quite a few shots of morphine for me to not feel anything. Brandon held my hand in the OR. I must have been groggy or something because it seemed like only 15 minutes but he says we were there about an hour. Amelia Lynn was born on December 23rd, 2004 at 9:50pm weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. Brandon saw her first and he saw the placenta too and said it looked like a steak! We were lucky to have the c-section because the cord was around your neck. After they cleaned her off and got me all put back together, they laid her in my arms while they wheeled us to the recovery room. Mia's 1st Christmas was spent in the hospital and we had many visitors but she was the best Christmas present we could have ever gotten. We came home the day after Christmas and Brandon had to go back to training a week later." Credits: Photo Cluster by Nancy Comelab from the-lilypad Baby's First Stickers by Mandy Steward from scrapgirls Baby Rattle from Playful Baby by Kathryn Balint from kbandfriends Baby Tag from Vintage Baby by Kathryn Balint from kbandfriends Alphabet Blocks and Diaper Pin from Baby Blue Eyes by Kathryn Balint from kbandfriends Baby Bootie and Stork from Old Fashioned Baby by Kelly Sauvage from kbandfriends PeekABoo Grunge BG by Tracy Ann Robinson from scrapbook-bytes
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AlabamaStoneThrower

I Love This Place

Registered: April 2007
Location: Alabama
Posts: 180

Wed June 20, 2007 3:08am

What a blessing it was for you to have a c-section!! And how wonderful that Mia was your very own Christmas present!!

Another beautiful page filled with wonderful journaling!!

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Idgie

The Cat's Meow

Registered: February 2007
Posts: 1,351

Wed June 20, 2007 3:18am

Oh Wow Jen! I was holding my breath as I read this...LOL! So many things I can relate to, although not the C Section Thank Goodness. Love this real life, down to earth journaling. Love the photos and I have to tell you one of my first thoughts when I looked at the pics was, "Wow, Jen has her glasses on in the delivery room!" I don't know why I was surprised by this, but it was just one of the first things I noticed...LOL! A Beautiful Beautiful Treasure to Cherish...
Hugs from Idgie

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jas7797

Designer

Registered: June 2006
Location: eastern Iowa
Posts: 2,148

Wed June 20, 2007 8:09am

I love the open, honest and detailed journaling. Really captures the memory of her birth for other generations to read down the road. Great picture clusters and the elements are perfect. Superb job Jen!

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Kathryn

Administrator

Registered: April 2006
Location: San Diego
Posts: 5,585

Wed June 20, 2007 9:19am

Wow! What a story that was Jen. I can imagine after all that work and labor that a c-section was starting to look good just to get your very special bundle of joy in time for Christmas. I read every word and loved the story. One day, Amelia will love reading this story. Kids love hearing about their birth.

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Kathryn

ruthpics

Blending In

Registered: March 2007
Posts: 262

Wed June 20, 2007 10:58am

I have a similar story. My daughter was 2 weeks late. I had induced labour for 2 days...told me to sleep and try again the next day. I too, ended up with a c-section. Love the way you journaled this and so will your daughter! Beautiful layout!

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Ruth

kygirl

Donna

Registered: October 2006
Location: Central Kentucky
Posts: 336

Wed June 20, 2007 1:38pm

Great journaling of an important moment in the life of your family. I'm so glad everything eventually worked out well. You did an awesome job of including a lot of copy, but still having room for photos to illustrate the event. Amelia was a beautiful baby.

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carolopal

Creative Team

Registered: July 2006
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Posts: 6,243

Wed June 20, 2007 3:14pm

I love Pathrick's birth story and now I'm loving Mia's!! Wonderful page and as I said before, I think I need to scraplift this idea!

Such wonderful pictures and I love the blocks spelling out her name!

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Kate
In the Groove

Registered: July 2006
Posts: 56

Wed June 20, 2007 7:25pm

Wow Jen, what an awesome treasure you have created for your children. I truly enjoyed ready the story and love the clusters of photos and the elements you used. Very, Very, Very well done and written!!

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Carol

Designer

Registered: June 2006
Posts: 3,862

Wed June 20, 2007 9:13pm

Jen these birth story pages are so fantastic! What a treasure for Mia to have when she is grown up. I like that you kept the same style for Mia & Patrick. You've inspired me. I need to do this for my three.

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JAndersen

Dynamite

Registered: February 2007
Posts: 506

Mon November 19, 2007 1:02pm

Wow, this page is wonderful, Jen! I love the journaling - all these details will be remembered. Beautiful layout, I love the elements!

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Jen

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