It has been a long night of excitement and we are so close to holding our precious baby girl. We got the call at 9:45 pm last night that our birthmother was headed to the hospital and we should start the 2 1/2 hour drive also. So, we threw the bags in the car, dropped off the dog and woke Rhett so our friends could meet us on the road and take him to their house.
I wondered if it would be as exciting as when I went into labor with Rhett and it definitely was and this time I actually get to enjoy every moment without the pain. Reggie is as calm as a cucumber and he managed to get some sleep the whole trip up. I love that he can sleep anywhere and at anytime, wish I could! We arrived at 12:30 this morning and waited in the waiting room for about an hour before we were told her contractions were 4 minutes apart, but they needed send her home until she progressed a little further. Since she lives about an hour from the hospital we all decided it would be best to stay at a hotel so she could rest. About 3 hours later we got the call that the contractions were 2 minutes apart and very severe, so we headed back to the hospital and she was in active labor!
It has been a sweet time with her and her family. I was able to eat breakfast with her mom and sister and we talked a lot about how they were feeling about the adoption. We laughed about all kind of things and shared a good cry when we talked about the instant love the birthmother will experience the moment the baby is born and the heart ache that will follow as she gives her child to our family as she moves on with her own life. How brave, how mature and how sacrificial. Just the thought of it has God's hand print all over it.
Well, she is at 8 cm and we are probably only a few hours away from meeting our daughter. That sounds so surreal and I am trying to allow myself soak in every moment and remember it so I can tell our daughter one day what a special day it was!
I wondered if it would be as exciting as when I went into labor with Rhett and it definitely was and this time I actually get to enjoy every moment without the pain. Reggie is as calm as a cucumber and he managed to get some sleep the whole trip up. I love that he can sleep anywhere and at anytime, wish I could! We arrived at 12:30 this morning and waited in the waiting room for about an hour before we were told her contractions were 4 minutes apart, but they needed send her home until she progressed a little further. Since she lives about an hour from the hospital we all decided it would be best to stay at a hotel so she could rest. About 3 hours later we got the call that the contractions were 2 minutes apart and very severe, so we headed back to the hospital and she was in active labor!
It has been a sweet time with her and her family. I was able to eat breakfast with her mom and sister and we talked a lot about how they were feeling about the adoption. We laughed about all kind of things and shared a good cry when we talked about the instant love the birthmother will experience the moment the baby is born and the heart ache that will follow as she gives her child to our family as she moves on with her own life. How brave, how mature and how sacrificial. Just the thought of it has God's hand print all over it.
Well, she is at 8 cm and we are probably only a few hours away from meeting our daughter. That sounds so surreal and I am trying to allow myself soak in every moment and remember it so I can tell our daughter one day what a special day it was!
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This is such a beautiful post, Jessica, and I am so thrilled that you are holding your sweet girl in your arms now! Praise be to God!
ReplyDeleteThat's so exciting!! Praying everything went well!
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