I got the kids matching shirts.
We packed everyone's bags.
We headed to the hospital on the morning of the 14th.
The kids were so excited because 4+1=5 and Leila Jin is the 5th child in our family.
They were also insistent that they come and wait for her to be born. They were so good and patient in the waiting room. Jake would bring them in a couple at a time during labor to visit.
They started the pitocin (it gets the contractions going since I was induced) around noon.
I was a 1-2 all day. Finally around 8 Jake asked Kaylene to come so the kids weren't in the waiting room all night long. We assumed by the progress I had made that I was going to be awhile longer.
Jake took the kids outside to Kaylene around 8:30 and they checked me and I was a 3 and thinner (cervix). I still didn't think that was enough progress to expect labor anytime soon. I was having so much pain through my birth canal I asked for a bump in the epidural. If you have the epidural you are going for a pain free birth and every other aspect of my body was spot on and pain free. I still had not felt the pressure to push yet. I am not sure how much later, but I had two strong feelings to push, asked Jake to look, and she was starting to show. She was birthing herself. My doctor told me not to push and I said I wasn't trying to push, but I wasn't going to not push either. She hurried and put on gloves and Leila Jin was born smoothly (at 10:11pm) and without damage to me. We were so worried since her head had been measuring so big for a long time. We were so sad we had just sent the kids home an hour or so before, but know that it was the right thing. My blood pressure kept shooting up and they had to give me magnesium after she was born. It made for less worries without the kids in the waiting room with an extra complication after birth. I am used to easy recoveries so this was new. I am so grateful for my supportive children and husband who loved me through this whole birth. They wanted this sweet spirit in our family more than I ever knew possible! I am so impressed by their GIANT loving hearts! I am so grateful Heavenly Father answered my two prayers I prayed so hard for during labor. One for an easy labor and Two to know just how LJ would fit in our family. I am so grateful! We are truly truly blessed by this angel in our family! We now have 5 joys!
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