Claire’s due date had come and gone. Our first two children had been a week late so my mom held off on coming in until almost a week past my due date. Like with Piper, I went into labor the night she arrived. I labored at home until the pain got pretty bad and then Paul and I loaded up and headed to the hospital. I expected to be dilated to about a 3-4 cm at check-in, but come to find out, I was already at 7 cm! We checked in around 4:00 am and I ordered the epidural upon arrival. After receiving the epidural, we napped for a few hours. It is absolutely amazing how you can go from being in such pain to being able to sleep like a rock with the help of some drugs.
When they checked me a little after 8:00 am, I was ready to push. I pushed for about 3 contractions and 15 minutes and our perfect baby girl arrived!
Within a minute of being out, she was laying on my chest and I was in love all over again. There is no feeling like the joy of giving birth to a sweet baby.
Miss Claire Gentry Covington was born on August 21, 2011 at 8:38 am. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 inches long. She was born at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen with the assistance of Doctor Sara Robert.
Wow!! You looked amazing ~ not at ALL like you had just given birth!! :)
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