Unexpected Surprise!

Well, this is how it all went.  The unexpected arrival of Naomi Carol Johnson.

Her due date was February 16th and the scheduled c-section was for February 9th.  On Friday, January 22nd, I slipped on my office steps and fell right onto my rump.  Thought for sure that would have caused something, but was glad it didn't.  Although I was very sore Saturday and Sunday.  Had church Sunday the 24th from 1-4p.  About 7:00p I was online looking at the hospital's website, checking out stuff, looking to see if they had register forms and whatnot.  Then about 8:00p I was on the phone talking to a good friend telling her how unprepared I was, had nothing packed, didn't think I had registered yet, didn't have camera's ready, etc..  Then it all started...

About 8:10p as I was talking to her, I felt a trickle.  Thought nothing of it and had wondered if I had even imagined it.  Went on talking then about 10 minutes later I felt another trickle.  That's when things got interesting.  I told her that I think my water may have broken and was going to go pee to check it out and make sure that's not what happened.  Told her I'd call her back and let her know.  I was pretty sure that maybe it was all nothing.  So I went pee, and stood back up and immediately felt bigger trickles.  Then I knew my water had indeed broken and I was going to have a little baby in my arms in a matter of hours.  That's when shock and panic began to set in.  I first called Glenn.  The first thing I said on the phone was "My water just broke".  I won't tell you what his first response was! LOL  He was about 4 hours out on a driving job.  So he started to turn around and head back home.  Then as I was walking from my room to the office to get my Relief Society Pres. number it was getting worse.  I was walking like a penguin trying to keep my floors dry!  I hadn't said anything yet to the kids and when Darius saw the way I was standing in the office he said "Is the baby coming?!"  I assured them that yes, it is.  He and Abbie were extactic.  So I told Abbie to go get me a towel.  She came back with the biggest towel in the house!  I quickly explained to the kids why I needed the towel.  Soon after, women showed up at my house.  One, to take me to the hospital, the other to help me gather things to take, and the last to watch the kids until my niece could make it there to take the kids to my sister's house.

As I arrived to the hospital, I was told to go change and go to triage bed B.  By the time I had changed my sister was already sitting aside my bed waiting for me.  What a blessing to have some family nearby!  It's down to the wire now and we're anxiously awaiting Glenn to show up.  We put off the c-section until we knew he was there.  Contractions didn't start until well over an hour after my water had broken.  And what contractions there were, were very mild.  Amazing!  Glenn made it there just as the doctor did.  Great timing!  Went into the O.R. about 11:45p.  Naomi was born at 12:09a Monday, January 25th.  She weighed in at 7 lbs. 11 oz. and was 19.5" long.  Her gestational age was 36 weeks 5 days.  Lots of golden brown hair.  She is my smallest baby by FAR!  She's acutally down to about 6 lbs. 12 oz. right now.  I feel like I'm holding a feather weight.  She's so tiny!  She didn't really have any issues except her left lung needed a little extra attention.  She has some jaundice but it's getting better too.

I finally got out of the hospital Thursday, January 28th.  So yes, Glenn spent his birthday (the 27th) in the hospital with me and our new little daughter.  What a great early b-day present for him!  Of course, in retrospect, it would have been nice had I had things packed and ready to go, but then it wouldn't make for an exciting story for the grandkids, now would it?  We are all so glad she's here with us and I can't believe I have FOUR kids...AHHHhhhhh!!!

Here's some pictures: