I had a track meet Wednesday. I was at Weber College in freezing cold weather with a full blown head wind. I lost circulation in my fingers to the point where they turned white and the trainer was checking my capillary refill. Needless to say I didn't jump well, but oh well you have those days. It was 7:00 when the team loaded the bus. I called Jordan and he informed me Jodi (his sister) had been having contractions. According to Jodi they felt like really bad period cramps.
After the team went out for dinner I called back to find out that her contractions went from 10 minutes apart to a range from 1 to 6 minutes apart. I got back to campus at 11pm and Jordan was there to pick me up. We drove home and as soon as we pulled up Drew sprinted out the door with a towel in hand running to the car. He said, "Jodi's water just broke!" We get out of car and I go to the steps and find Jodi crying trying to put on her shoes. She waddles down the stairs and all I could say is good luck. I ran up the stairs to stop Caesar (their dog) from sprinting after her. About 20 minutes later we get a phone call saying that's she's dilated to a 3 and is getting an epidural.
An hour later Jordan and I drive to the hospital and she is dilated to a 5. Within the hour she gets checked again and is at a 10 and is ready to push. I fell asleep in a chair during the hour she pushed because it was 3:00am. When the time came I stood off to the side and got pictures of the baby when she came out. All of this was really good for me because I kind of know what to expect when having a baby.
They named the baby girl Braelyn Olivia. 7 lbs 2 oz, 19.5 in long. Jordan and I finally left to go home at 5:30. We were pretty exhausted and slept till 2 the next morning.
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