My beautiful Rose

Time sure flies by!! WOWSERS! Last time I posted, I was STILL pregnant! Well, I'm not anymore...and haven't been since February 7th, at aproximately 5:13 am! YES! we welcomed our little girl, little Mimi LaRoux, after 5 trips to the hospital! ...Pre-term labor, false alarms and bedrest...oh it was so much fun! Sense my sarcasm? It was worth it though! Ms. Mimi LaRoux came super fast! I started having contractions around 11 pm. I called my Dr. She said to go in, "just in case". I wasn't having it because I was told that already. So, I decided to go to bed. I woke up around 1 am, still contracting. Now they were much stronger and closer together. I then decided it was probably a good idea to head over to the hospital...after Boricua took his Ambien...(He was in a haze the ENTIRE delivery! LOL) We got there around 2 am. Now I was in a lot of pain. I was dilated to a 6 and completely effaced! I was GBS positive, so they started my antibiotics right away. The nurses where actually in a frenzy to get it going because things were moving so quickly and it takes 4 hours to get your full rounds antibiotics. The anesthesiologist rolled in as soon as I got there(THANK GOODNESS)and rushed to get me positioned and ready for my epidural. They worked SO FAST! I was contracting so strongly, with VERY little breaks in between. It was the most intense labor pain I felt, compared to my two boys. After a few minutes of my epidural, it wasn't working! I was DESPERATE for relief! They checked me again and I was dilated to an 8!! The anesthesiologist asked me if I wanted to try the epidural again....um..duh...of course. The nurses coached me through my breathing and in about 10 minutes, I started feeling relief! Oh, it was so nice! I was so afraid my mom and sister were going to miss her birth! I just couldn't believe how fast things were going! My bag of water was bulging and I was fully dilated but the dr wanted to try to keep the baby in as long as possible, so I could get my full rounds of antibiotics. That means We'd have to wait until 6:45 am.... Mimi LaRoux wasn't willing to wait that long! Luckily, my mom arrived and my sister was on her way over. By 4:30 am, I decided to break my bag of water and get the show on the road. I started pushing around 4:45 am. My sister arrived a few minutes later! It was SHOWTIME! There was meconium in my amniotic fluid, so the special care nurses were called in. I was worried about her but she didn't show any signs of stress. 5:10 am...Shoulder dystocia...she was stuck. I had one nurse on each side of the bed, propped up, pushing my stomach down, paging the drs and my OB manuevering this baby to get out safely. It was a minute of white knuckling intensity. FINALLY! She was out!! Crying, healthy and beautiful! They had to take her right away and work on getting all of the meconium suctioned out. They worked on her for about 20 minutes. Her APGAR score was an 8, so she wasn't a sick baby. She weighed in at 7 lbs 9 oz and 20 inches long. We were all SHOCKED at her weight!! She was my smallest baby and we all thought she was going to be a huge baby! This little girl surprised us in every way! It was so nice to have her on my chest, cuddling her for the first time. She was so alert and so, so beautiful!! Since I was unable to finish my full rounds of antibiotics, Ms. Mimi LaRoux started developing an infection. Thanks to the CRP test, her pediatrician and the nurses, they acted very quickly and started taking care of her right away. I'm ever so grateful for that! She had to stay an extra 5 days in the hospital and get her antibiotics via IV every 12 hours. We stayed at the hospital with her and ended up celebrating our Anniversary in the hospital! We had our "romantic" meal in the hospital cafeteria. We spent it with our precious baby girl. It was an anniversary to NEVER forget! We were just SO SO grateful to have our daughter, who was getting better and stronger everyday!! Mimi LaRoux is TRULY a trooper!! ...Nearly 6 months later...Mimi LaRoux is a very active and alert little girl! She crawls and can prop up onto her feet! She's so happy and loves people! She is thriving and healthy and perfect in every way! She's a little flirt! Gee...I wonder where she got that from?! ;) eh? haha. We love Mimi! She's "My beautiful Rose" ! <3