CLAIRE NOELLE WOZNIAK
MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2007
8lb. 2oz.
19 1/2"
9:09pm
So here's the story....... (it's long & I don't mind if you skip it & just look at the pictures! But I know some of my friends like to hear birth stories...)
Monday I was feeling fine. I was tired, but that was normal. We went & had Cory & Carter's haircut after lunch & while we were there I was talking to my friends Jen, telling her it was my due date, but that I thought I would have to be induced later in the week. We talked about how weird it was that she could come at anytime, but I really didn't think it was going to be any time soon.
Fast forward to about 4pm. I called my friend Lori Anne to ask her some questions about going in to labor, as she just delivered a cute little boy 5 weeks earlier. I told her that my lower back had started hurting, but knew it could hurt for a while before going into labor.
About 4:15pm my mom called & I was squatting down looking in the fridge for something. I also told her that I thought something might be happening & how my back hurt. I had a hard time standing back up & then it felt like I might be "leaking". I wondered if my water broke, but it was just a little bit of fluid.
A few minutes later Cory's sister called & I was rocking in the glider, trying to rest my back. I felt fine otherwise.
About 5pm I started having serious pain, mainly in my back, but then it was starting to hurt in my stomach, although I still didn't know if they were contractions. Since I was induced with Carter I didn't know what it was going to feel like. The pain started getting worse, to the point I couldn't talk. Cory said we better go to the hospital, but I thought they would just send us home. After a few more minutes I thought maybe we better go, so I started packing my bag. I had not done it yet! Carter was waking up from his nap about this time so we got his things together & dropped him off at my parents house about 5:45pm. I could barely walk into the house. Cory & my Dad gave me a blessing & then we were off to the hospital.
We got there about 6:20pm & walked as fast as we could to the maternity addmissions desk. They couldn't find my file & I was in serious pain. A few minutes later they put us in a triage room & they checked me. I was dilated 4-5cm. They finally found that my chart was at another hospital, so they finally got that & sent us to a Labor & Delivery room.
The contractions were so painful & they were coming one right after another. There was about a minute between each one. I kept asking for pain meds but they needed to get my iv started first.
At 7:30pm I got an epidural & then I felt great!!! I couldn't believe those same contractions were happening & I couldn't feel a thing! IT WAS WONDERFUL!!!!
I was checked again a little after 8pm (maybe closer to 8:30) and I was at a 9 1/2.
They called for the doctor on call, but she was at another hospital, so my doctor was then called & I was so happy. I really wanted him to be at the delivery.
Dr. Melchione arrived at 9pm and as the nurses were getting him dressed he said "Let's start pushing". So I pushed at 9pm & after about 4 pushes Claire was born at 9:09pm. It was so great & I was so happy!!
She is perfect in every way. She started sucking on her hands right after she was born & she still sucks on them. And now she is ready to eat, so I need to go.....
We are so HAPPY she is a part of our family!!!
8lb 2 oz
Thanks for your help!
Aunt Lisa & Claire (she arrived so fast, Lisa missed her birth by about 5 minutes!)
The Wozniak Family
Grandma & Claire
I love my sister!
Carter, Kimberly & Claire
She LOVES her fingers
Daddy, Carter & Claire reading Rudolph
sweet Claire Noelle
This is how she spent most of her 1st Christmas! Santa brought her this cute little doll & bear.
Baby's 1st Christmas
They love each other so much! (Hopefully it will always be that way!!)
Carter's new kitchen that he enjoys playing with. He cooks some incredible food!
Carter received about 15 new trains this year. He played with them for HOURS at my parents house on Christmas Day. My dad said even if he never touched them again it was worth the money spent, just with how much he played them yesterday!! But don't worry, he's been playing with them for hours today!
He also got a Click Start My 1st Computer. We set it up today & he is already a pro at it! He received a Thomas game from Grandma & Grandpa Wallace that he LOVES to play. He is really good at controlling the mouse.
