Introducing Mae Jean Stelsel!
We welcomed Mae about 2 weeks ahead of schedule. We went to the hospital for a scheduled induction bright and early on Wednesday, December 3. Although we checked in at 7:00 a.m. and were ready to get things rolling, I didn't actually see the doctor until 11:00 because he was in surgery. So David and I ended up hanging out in my hospital room for 4 hours for no reason. We did get to catch up on our reading though! :)
When my doctor came in at 11:00, he started the Pitocin. By then I was at 2-3 cm dilated already. When he came back at 2:30, I had made it to 4 cm, so my doctor broke my water (which is just as yucky as it sounds). I had the epidural at 3:45 (5 cm), and by 8:35 I was ready to start pushing. After 3 minutes and 1.5 pushes, she was here!
Mae Jean was born at 8:47 p.m. on Dec. 3 at 7 lbs. 4 oz. and 20.5 inches long. We are so in love with her!
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| 38 weeks and headed to the hospital |
