We welcomed Madison Grace into the world on October 14th, 2008 at 5:47 pm. She weighed in at 8 lbs 6.6 oz. (much to her Mommy's relief) and measured 19.5 inches long.
An ultrasound the day before her birth measured her at 9 lbs 5 oz. give or take a pound! Needless to say I was very happy with the 1 pound less rather than more! When I first went to the hospital, Madison had given me quite a scare because I hadn't felt her move all day. My mom met me at the hospital (she is an antepartum nurse) and hooked me up to the monitors where we found her heartbeat and breathed a big sigh or relief. But, when she was kind of "non-reactive" (heart rate not really doing what they like to see) they decided to do an ultrasound to make sure she was still getting everything she needed from me. And when that ultrasound showed she could be quite a bit larger than she should be my wonderful doctor, Dr. Klein, let me make the decision to induce that night.
I was in labor for over 18 hours before she finally made her appearance, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. It was the greatest moment in my life. My husband, Jonathan was there to hold my hand every step of the way along with my Mom, sister Danielle (who actually caught her when she came out) and my Dad. Aside from some complications with me (I lost a lot of blood and my b/p dropped dangerously low) right after she was born, everything went really well. We are so very happy and could not wish for more. We love her soooo much!
