The Oestreich's

As I sit here watching my 10 week old daughter sleep in her swing, I'm in awe of how life changing these last few months have been. There are moments where I almost can't recall what life was truly like before she entered this world (and I know that sounds ridiculous)! August 18, 2012 is a day we will always remember as the day that changed our lives forever. We had been on Standby to be induced Thursday night, but apparently everyone had decided to go into labor that week, so we had to call every 2-3 hours to check and see if we could be admitted. Needless to say... Brad and I barely slept that night. At 5am Brad offered to call in ( I was getting discouraged with every phone call that told me to check back in later). He walked back into the room and said it was time to get going! We ran by McDonald's since I knew I wouldn't be allowed to eat anything for awhile! I arrived to be induced Friday, August 17 at 7am... I was so anxious, yet beyond ready to hold her... I'd been praying and waiting as patiently as I could for this moment. Lets just keep this as simple as possible... Labor was nothing I could have really prepared myself for, especially when I wasn't progressing, yet I was having contractions every minute or so. Finally at 2am Saturday morning, after fighting it, I agreed to an Epidural... I have No idea what I had been avoiding... Complete relief came over my body (I kept praising the anesthesiologist) and I was able to sleep. At about 5am my amazing nurse came in to check my progress... 3.5 cm dialated... Ugh... BUT... She accidentally broke my water, so we knew she was bound to get here sooner than later! At about 10 am the new nurse came in and told me she wanted the doc on call to come and check my progress so we could make a better call on what the next steps should be. My docs were not on call Sat am, so I could Doctor B, she turned out to be amazing! At 10:30 she came in... Still no real progress... Our lil lady was nestled in my narrow pelvis and it looked like she intended on staying there. So, after some discussion, I agreed to the ceserean (I proceeded to ball my eyes out once she left the room)! I'd given it my best shot considering all my docs had been concerned about my narrow, arched pelvis... But I was still bummed. I really didn't have time to dwell on it though... Within minutes they were prepping me for surgery and I was in the OR by 11am! I have to say... Mary Birch is the most amazing hospital, they were so incredible through the whole process. When I was prepped they let Brad enter the OR... When I saw him I just started to cry... More out of anticipation then fear( I had smacked my torso over and over again to make sure I was numb...haha). Brad and I were talking... I had no idea they had even started and before I knew it I heard the most incredible sound ever, the cry of our little girl!!! They were all commenting on how "big" she was... I watched then take her to get cleaned off... Brad and I just stared. They quickly handed her over to Brad and we both were in awe. Soon after Brad and Baby O ventured to get checked out while they stitched me up. In recovery, Brad came in with our lil girl and he laid her on my chest. I was definitely groggy, but I remember it so clearly! At that point Brad left and my mom came in and got to meet her granddaughter! The next hour was a lil meet and greet, one family member at a time. Brad came in during that time with a name typed out on his iPhone. To my surprise it was a name we had NEVER discussed, but I fell in LOVE with it immediately! Brooklyn Diane. I had always thought the name Brooklyn was cute... And Diane was the perfect middle name because all along I really had wanted her to be named after my best friend in some way and Diane was her middle name. I wanted her to be somehow tied to my incredible friend, someone I've always admired for her Godliness, humor, compassion... The one friend I trust and go to with everything... The first person who knew I was pregnant for weeks before anyone else did, Jessica Diane Overbey... I couldn't have picked a more perfect name! The next few days were a blur... I just couldn't get enough of our baby girl... And I still can't get enough of her now! Life has definitely changed... But it has changed in the best way possible! Brad and I are so blessed! I'm going to make a big effort to BLOG a lot more :). We will see... It took me 10 weeks to get this going!