Marlie's Arrival Sept. 14, 2008

Marlie Marie Jennings was born on September 14, 2008 at 2:00pm. She weighed 6lbs 8oz and she was 18 3/4 long. I had her two weeks early because I had preeclampsia and the doctor was worried about my health. He had no problem delievering her early because she wasn't going to get any bigger anyway. I started having contractions on Friday September 12, 2008 and I had a doctors appointment that afternoon. So the doctor did some tests and told me to come back the next day. So the next day came and he did an exam and told me I was four cent. dialated. So then he told me to come back on Sunday and he would either induce me or I would have her naturally. Well at 9:00 Saturday night my contractions were 5 to 10 minutes apart so Mom and Dad drove me to the hospital and Bo met us there because he was at work. The nurse did an exam and I was 4 cent dialated this time. Then the doctor told me to stay over that night and he would see what was happening the next morning. Well about 11:00 Sunday morning he broke my water because I wasn't dialating anymore and my blood pressure was pretty high. I started pushing at 1:00pm and had her at 2:00pm Sunday afternoon. This was the day of my baby shower and obvisiously I wasn't there. But I did see how it was decorated...since I helped on Saturday evening. The gifts were waiting at home for me to open....I loved everything that I got from everyone.