On December 20, 2009 i was scheduled to be induced. It was perfect because Rogan's family that lives in Louisiana could be there for the birth. So on that Sunday at 3:00 p.m. i was admited into the Gunnison Hospital. The plan was to give me a pill to soften my cervix then the next morning start me on pitocin but that changed real quick. The nurse checked me and i was dialated to a 3, so they hooked me up to all the monitors and my contractions were consistent. Come to find out, i was already in labor. Instead of giving me the pill to soften my cervix they said they were just going to let me go bymyself which was exactly what happen. I was in early labor so i couldn't feel my contractions which was nice! We patiently waited for me to progress and for everything to happen. That night the nurse came in and said she was going to give me a sleeping pill so i could get a good nights rest before i had the baby because they thought i would for sure make it through the night because i wasn't really progressing very fast. But little did they know, i was. She told me when i wanted to go to bed to ask her for the sleeping pill so at about 10:30p.m. i asked for the sleeping pill. Bad idea. At around 11:00 p.m. i started having the REAL contractions. I just silently cried to myself and Rogan just knelt by me and held my hand which i almost broke from squeezing so hard when i had contractions. I was begging for my epidural but they wouldn't give it to me until i was at a 4 so when i was finally at a 4 i was so releived even though the thought of getting an epidural terrified me. The epidural went smoothly and i felt so much better. But i was totally out of it because of the sleeping pill so i don't remember much. I guess i was so out of it i went to go to the bathroom and showed everyone my bum because i didn't hold my hospital dress closed. After that i went from a 3 to a 10 in 6 hours. Progressing so fast made me very sick and i threw up for a while which was no fun. While i was laying there totally out of it all the sudden i said "uh ohh, i think my water just broke" and sure enough it did and Rogan said "uhh. i don't feel very good." He didn't know that when your water broke it had blood in it and it made him sick bless his heart. Finally I was at a 10 and my nurse called my doctor. She said she was gonna shower and make herself "presentable" and she would be right there. An hour later she finally got there. Everyone was in the room, my mom, Rogan's mom, Rogan's sister, Rogan's Grandma, my sister, my mom, and Rogan. I was not shy what so ever. But then again i was out of it so i had no idea what was even going on and could care less haha. I pushed for about 15 min and my baby girl was finally born December 21, 2009 at 5:17 a.m. But it wasn't a happy moment. She came out and wasn't breathing. Right when she came out we knew something wasn't right. I thought to myself, "i thought babies were supposed to cry when they were born" and obviously Rogan did too. She rushed Rogan to cut the cord and the nurse hurry and grabbed her and ran out of the room yelling "respitory stat!" Hospitals are supposed to have respitory therapists in the room but of course, Gunnison did not. One of the MANY problems we had at that hospital. Finally after what felt like forever the nurse got her breathing. I had no idea if she was even ok, noone would tell me anything. After i got all stitched up and cleaned up they brought in Payten. She was the most beautiful thing i've ever seen. I never knew i could love someone so much when i barely knew them. Rogan gave her her first bath and she didn't even cry. She just layed there and starred at him. They had such a special bond right away. The first couple of nights Rogan and I pulled all nighters because we didn't dare go to sleep with noone watching her because we were afraid she would choke or something because she had swollowed some fluid when she was born. and we didn't want to leave her with a nurse because we didn't really trust them because earlier that day they left her in the nursery by herself with the door wide open. During the day Rogan's mom and my mom would watch Payten while we got some sleep, which wasn't much at all. Finally on the 23 we got to come home. From there it was just pure happiness to have her here. She was such a blessing and we were so lucky to have such a healthy baby. And to top it off she never cried! I was very lucky to have a good baby for my first. She has changed our life completely for the better. She is our world and we can't wait to watch her grow!
Waiting for my baby girl :)
My other family <3
First family photo
Daddies girl right from the start.
First time seeing her. Best moment of my life.
Rogan gave Payten her first bath and she didn't even cry, they just starred at each other.
Payten Chantell <3
Finally going home :)
Being a mom is the best thing that's ever happen to me. Rogan is an amazing dad and we've never been so happy. Can't wait to start out journey as a family. :)
