We are so happy to announce the birth of Rose baby number 4! She was born February 15th 2010 at 1:06 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and was 20 inches long. She is absolutely perfect and looks just like Brielle except for the fact that she has dark hair!
The whole experience was amazing. Here is the story.... I started having contractions on Saturday morning. They were coming every 5 minutes and I was already dilated to a 3 so we felt like we better head to the hospital. When we got up there I was still a 3 and the contractions kept coming. I was at the hospital for about three hours, and nothing was happening, so I just decided to go home. All day Saturday the contractions were pretty regular and it kept going this was on into Sunday. I had to speak in Sacrament meeting on Sunday and I am convinced that Doug said a prayer to keep me out of labor just so I had to give the talk. By Sunday night the contractions were starting to hurt worse, but they were still only about 5-7 minutes apart. (I really didn't want a Valentines Day baby anyway.)
Monday morning I woke up and started my regular laundry routine and cleaning the kitchen. I was talking to my mom on the phone and the contractions were getting to the point that I couldn't talk. I called the doctors office and told them I thought I was in labor and they told me to head on up to the hospital. Around 11:30 I called Doug and told him to meet me at the hospital, and called my neighbor to drive me up there. By this time I thought I was going to die!!! I was hurting sooo bad and the contractions were about 2 minutes apart! My biggest fear was that I would get to the hospital and I would still be a 3...but I was pleasantly surprised. I went into the triage and they said I was at a 7!!! They hurried me over to labor and Delivery and got me hooked up to everything. The nurses kept asking if I wanted an epidural, but I really wanted to go "all natural", so they called the doctor to come in. My Dr. arrived and went to go break my water and he discovered that I was a 9 going on 10!! This was it!! I only had to push three times and Adilynn was born safe and sound! I really was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever had. I am really grateful that it all turned out the way I wanted it to. Don't get me wrong it was rough, but so worth it! So far everything is going good. My recovery this time has been the best by far. I feel so blessed. It is an amazing feeling to have our little Rose family complete, and I couldn't be happier. Here are some of the pictures!
This is right after she was born
The sweet little girl!
Just the Rose girls!
The whole entire family!
Benson and Adilynn
Parker and Adilynn
Benson and Adilynn
The two sisters! The resemblance is uncanny!
If only I could be like my most amazing, wonderful mom. She truly is the definition of charity and Christ like love. I love her so much and I am so grateful for all she has done for me throughout my life. After Adilynn was born she came to take care of me and my family for 12 days. She never stopped working the whole time she was here, even though she just had knee surgery 3 weeks before. She cleaned, did laundry, played about a thousand games of Simon Says, and read about a thousand books to the kids. She was a shoulder to cry on, and a great sounding board for my struggles. We loved having her here. It was the fastest 12 days of my life. Parker still wakes up in the morning and asks, "Where is Grandma Dee?"
