Dan was working the tail-end of a double that night. It was 2:30am and Jacob was sound asleep in his new big boy room and I had just gotten up to use the bathroom. I crawled back into bed and my water broke.
Rewind to earlier that evening- after I put Jacob to sleep I had this urgent feeling to try and finish the last of the laundry, make sure the house was clean, dishes done. I even took a shower and did my hair (who does that before going to sleep!!!???).
So, my water broke- I was instantly really excited but also sad because I so badly wanted to go back to sleep but I knew I was in for a really long night/day. I called my doctor who was actually already at the hospital doing another delivery. She told me to go back to sleep and try and get as much rest as possible. She said contractions should start naturally over the next few hours and I could come into the hospital at any time if they were too much.
I was feeling pretty good- no contractions yet. After talking to my doctor I called my parents. They were 3.5 hrs away up north spending the weekend and were my backup for Jacob. They immediately jumped in the car at 2 something in the morning to drive home.
Dan didn't have great cell phone service where he was so I sent him a text message. With Jacob I was in labor for over 24 hours and I thought this time would be shorter but still lengthy. He didn't respond and by this time it was 3 something in the morning. I figured I would wait to talk to him at 7am when his shift ended. (thank goodness I didn't because she was born at 6:14am)
My mom had called me while in the car driving back and she urged me to call the Sergeant's office to contact Dan. She didn't like the fact I was home by myself in labor. She was worried things would progress quickly and I would then be in trouble. So I sucked it up and called the Sergeant's office and spoke with a Sergeant who connected me with Dan. Nothing like talking to a guy over the phone telling him your in labor haha.
Dan rushed home and meanwhile I was starting to feel the contractions. They were uncomfortable but tolerable. Once Dan got home we laid in bed and talked for a short bit and he tried to get some sleep before we headed to the hospital. As I was laying there trying to get some sleep too the contractions were about every 8 minutes apart but they HURT! I woke Dan up and told him I just wanted to go to the hospital so I could get my epidural and go back to sleep.
By this time it was about 4:30-5am. Since my parents were not home yet we called my younger brother, Mackenzie, to come sleep on our couch to listen for Jacob while we headed to the hospital. My brother lives about 5 minutes away so he was there in no time. When he got there him and Dan were shooting the breeze- and Dan was taking his time getting going. Meanwhile, my contractions suddenly picked up about every 4-5 min apart and super painful.
I was like, COME ON ALREADY! We jumped in the truck and headed about 20 minutes west to Troy Beaumont Hospital. I was having a really hard time in the car and when we arrived Dan ran in to check us in and I had to sit outside on the bench working myself up to walking. As soon as we got in triage they checked me and said I was at a 6 and I could have my epidural if I wanted----um YES!
After all that, the nurse was taking SO LONG!! I sat in that triage room for what felt like forever but really it probably was only 10 minutes. I was wheeled into the delivery room and had to get up onto the bed....I literately felt like Aubree was going to fall out of me. But I managed to get situated. The nurses quickly had me hooked up to my IV and said they were waiting for the anesthesia team to arrive for my epidural. Well...they never came!
Probably 20 minutes later we were still waiting, I was dying, and then my body started taking action for me. It started pushing without me doing a thing. I freaked and told the nurse and she checked me and said I was at a 10 and she didn't think I was going to be getting my epidural. I- about- cried! I let out a "OH NO!" and Dan about died in laughter....My doctor still hadn't arrived so the on-call doctor came rushing in. 3 pushes later she was here- Aubree Grace Drwencke- Born 06/14/2015 at 6:14am. She was 2 weeks early (my due date was 06/27) and weighed 7lbs 5oz. 20 inches long. We were in love.
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