So here’s a bit more about our new girl, Josie M{i’}riel Renaud.
Yoli began having her serious contractions in the night. She woke me to let me know what was happening, but said they were still very irregular and that I should try to sleep. I did eventually, but I had a hard time of it because of adrenaline. Around 6 a.m. we called my mom and asked her to come over. Thankfully she was able to leave right away, despite the fact that Wednesday is normally a Caf{e’} day for her.
As soon as she arrived, we set off on the long journey to St. Luke’s. Unlike “the last time”:http://www.joshrenaud.com/family/archives/2007/07/the-newest-renaud.html we had a long trip to the hospital for a baby, Yoli didn’t spend the whole trip pushing. But she was still very close to being ready to deliver.
I can’t say enough good things about St. Luke’s. They took us right in at the ER and wheeled Yoli right into her room. The nurses attended her and helped her get going, without bogging us down with a ton of paperwork.
The birth itself was natural and pretty fast, like the other two. Actual pushing took around 15 minutes. I think Yoli was hurting a lot right at the end, but she seemed very relieved and relaxed as soon as Josie was out.
There were a few little hangups at the beginning getting Josie to nurse, but it sounds like she is an old pro as of this evening.
I’ll have more photos and videos posted in a while, so keep watching.