The Bormann's: Madelyn Michelle

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Madelyn Michelle

We welcomed Madelyn Michelle into our lives on 4/13/11 at 3:44 pm! She absolutely lights up our world and we are beyond blessed! Here's the history behind my labor and Miss Madelyn's arrival.

Baby Bormann was due on April 5th but April 5th came and went and no baby. My next appointment was on April 12th. If I made it to that appointment, which I did, I would be scheduled for an induction.

I was completely bummed when I found out that I had to wait until April 14th to be induced since the hospital was full/booked on April 13th. I knew there was a possibility the hospital might be full but I really didn't expect that to be the case. I was devastated. I cried on the way home from my dr appointment~I was just so sad. I felt like we were never going to meet our baby! The only bright side to being induced on April 14th was that my sister, Carla, would more than likely be there for our baby's birth. She was traveling for work and would be home on the 14th.

Everyone says 'you'll know' when you're in labor but that is so hard to believe until you actually experience for yourself. Well I figured out what everyone means around 9:30 pm on April 12th. I started having contractions so I thought I would go to bed and try and get some rest. Bad idea....didn't take long to figure out that wasn't going to work as it was too painful to lay down so I spent the night walking around our house and timing my contractions.

I was on the fence the whole night as to if/when we should go to the hospital. We were delivering at Methodist, which is about 20-25 min from our house so we didn't want to go to the hospital and then be sent home. Around 4:00 am on April 13th Ryan said we were going to the hospital. We got there and found out I was dilated to 5 cm so we were admitted.

I got my epidural around 7:00 am and it worked instantly. My only complaint was I wish I could have had it earlier! I continued to progress and was 'complete' at 12:00 pm. They decided I would start pushing around 12:30. I ended up pushing for over 3 hours and our sweet baby girl, Madelyn Michelle, arrived at 3:44 pm on April 13th. She was 8 lbs 15 oz and 22 in long.

As you might guess, she was perfect in every way! Our little angel was finally here!