Welcome to the World, Ella Bree Patterson!!

Ella Bree Patterson
Born June 8th @ 6:06 pm
6 pounds 9 ounces
19 3/4" long

What an amazing day! Brian and I had to be at the hospital for a scheduled induction on Sunday, the 7th, at 8 pm. They started Cervadil at 9 pm and I started having contractions around 1 am. All was going well. Her heart rate stayed in the normal zone and contractions were staying steady. It was definitely hard to sleep. Around 7 am, I started on petocin and at around 7:30 the doctor tried breaking my water, but I was only 2 cm dilated. It did not work. I decided I needed the epidural around 8 and it was SO worth not waiting any longer. It took all of my pain away. My parents arrived around 10, so they were there to help the time go by because the day just kept becoming longer. By 2 pm, I was still dialated 2 cm. Everything was still going smooth as far as her heartrate and my contractions. By 4 pm, I had dialated 4 cm and she thought it was going to progress because my contractions were dipping. I started to feel better because things finally started to progress. The doctor still thought it could be a while before she was born, but happy to see things moving forward. At around 5:30, the doctor came in to check and she noticed that Ella's heartrate was dropping during contractions. So, she began to watch it more consistently and made the call that I needed to have a C-section. At first, I paniced because it seemed as if Ella was having problems, but then I knew she would be arriving soon and the doctor would have seemed a little more worried and concerned. From the time they said I needed a C-section to the time Ella arrived, it was about 25 minutes. She was here already!!! When she came out, I thought she looked JUST like Brian. I mean I knew the Asian gene would dominate! After the C-section, I was back with Ella in about an hour and a half. This was right after they brought her into my postpartem room. I thought she was absolutely perfect. I knew that everyone always thinks their babies are perfect and I never understood until I had her in my arms for the first time. It was the most awesome feeling. Brian was so great through everything (eventhough he was literally SO close to passing out). He's also been great with Ella. I think he's become a big pro with swaddling. This is him with his baby girl. We watched the video "Happiest Baby on the Block" and he likes to use the 5 S's often. You have to see it to know what I'm talking about. Ella is dressed up in this picture because she had her hospital photos taken that day. I think she's already become quite the model! Lastly, this is Ella with her Ward Grandparents. My mom loved that headband so she wanted a picture with her wearing it. Ella is already really spoiled!