Last, but not least

I would suppose that the story began Tuesday. I went to my doctors appointment and had told her about my contractions. To my surprise, she told me that if I was having more than 5/6 an hour, to go to the hosptial, and she would do a c section then... in her words, "why wait?". This made me excited, and it also stopped all the contractions!

On Thursday, I woke up and started on the house. Much to my surprise, I was able to get almost all of it clean, and it was a deep clean. I texted Mark and a few other people telling them that the baby could come, because the house was ready... One reply was, well you better have it in the next 24 hours or follow your kids around for the next 5 days. Which was completely true! That night Mark and I watched a movie, and I began noticing the contractions. They didn't hurt, but they were 5/6 an hour. I waited 3 hours and around midnight I woke Mark up and told him to call his mom.

She came out and we headed to the hospital. When I got there they put me in triage and had me wait... and the contractions kept coming, and coming. Around 5 (by this point I was upset because I could have stayed home, and let Mark sleep) it was sounding like they were going to be sending me home. I will admit it, I was annoyed beyond anything!!! I already had an IV in, and I was ready to have this baby!!

They had a nurse change and the new nurse told me she wanted to put us into a room, so that we could rest. We weren't being admitted, but she felt bad. So around 6:30 we were put into a private room. Not long after my doctor showed up. She was hung go, and said let's have a baby. Great, right?? Yeah, I began to panic and get extremely nervous. Mark was a rock, and tried to calm me down.

At 8:30 I walked into the OR, and once I had the spinal block, I was at ease. Kara Beth Maroney was born at 8:51 am, weighing in at 6 pounds 14 ounces and was 20 inches long. My first thought when I saw her was, well she looks just like her sister!!!

They escorted both Kara and Mark out. I remember a few things. A. They had to give me a shot to make my uterus contract, I guess that's not very normal. B. My doctor asking me to not have any more children because my uterus could not handle any more. WOW. I guess I figured that everything would always be ok, but here I was being told this would be it. I won't, or can't, lie, it was hard to take. Still is. However, I have been blessed with 3 healthy and beautiful children. I, in no way, can be selfish and try to have another one. My children need me, and I can't take a risk like that.

Kara is healthy. We are still learning about her, and it has been so much fun. I find myself trying to take in every moment, more so than with my others. Grant and Cami love her to death!! It makes me so happy to see them with her, and their desire to be near her all the time. I can only hope this transistion will continue to be easy.

Welcome to our crazy family Kara. We love you!!