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<\/a>And kissing this sweet little body!<\/p>\nWe know this is probably our last child (I say probably because I know what our <\/em>plan is, but the Lord may have another…and his usually wins), and it makes me want to savor ever single moment of this sweet baby girl!\u00a0 So if you don’t hear from me for a few days, that is why.<\/p>\n .<\/p>\n Now, on to my post…<\/p>\n What I learned last week is that birthin’ babies ain’t for sissies!<\/p>\n This labor and delivery story is very different from any of my other deliveries.\u00a0 It was different in every way!\u00a0 I’ve always gone into labor early, timed contractions for hours and then gone into the hospital, only to deliver a baby a few hours later.\u00a0 I have always had an epidural…kind of.<\/p>\n Preston was 2 weeks early, and my epidural worked like a charm.\u00a0 However, it made me itch like I was covered in poison ivy and I left the hospital looking like I had been in a clawing match with a bobcat.<\/p>\n Lilly Katherine was one week early.\u00a0 My epidural only worked on one side for a long time, but by the time I had to “push” it was working completely.<\/p>\n AnnaLeigh was 4 days early.\u00a0 During labor, my body progressed all the way to a 10 as the anesthesiologist was threading the epidural into my back.\u00a0 I had a fast labor, and I knew I needed to push.\u00a0 They laid me back before he got the medicine in the cath and the nurses confirmed that it was time!\u00a0 However, the doctor wasn’t at the hospital yet.\u00a0 They decided since I had already paid <\/em>for the epidural at that point, and it was in my back, they might as well give me the meds to hold me off until the doctor arrived.\u00a0 I was so upset, because we pay CASH for our babies, and that was $1000 that I would rather not spend on a 15 minute epidural.\u00a0 On top of that, it was a painful epidural, and my back was sore for days.<\/p>\n All that being said, I thought I might try this delivery without one.\u00a0 I know how fast my body progresses, and I knew my body had made it to a 10 without meds, so I was seriously considering no drugs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Well, in case you don’t know, induced labor is much more intense than natural labor.\u00a0 That’s right.\u00a0 I learned that the hard way!\u00a0 I got my Pitocin at 6:30 am, fully expecting that I would deliver by noon at the latest.\u00a0 HA!\u00a0 I was only at a 4 at noon, and the contractions were coming on pretty strong.\u00a0 I told myself I could go a little longer, giving myself time\/contraction “mile” markers.\u00a0 My mom, Brad, and my sweet sister-in-law Kara were there to encourage me.<\/p>\n Well, I’ll spare you all of the lovely details, but let’s just say I was in serious pain by the time I was at a 7…3 hours later!\u00a0 I quickly progressed from 7-10 in a matter of minutes and I started motioning that the baby was coming!!!<\/p>\n They told me NOT TO PUSH until the doctor was there.\u00a0 Let me tell you something, NOT PUSHING was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done IN.MY.LIFE!\u00a0 Seriously, God tells you when it’s time, and waiting is not an option!\u00a0 I “panted” through 3 contractions and finally the doctor arrived.\u00a0 As scared as I was, I knew I had to stop the pain and get that baby out!<\/p>\n I pushed though one contraction and it was the most horribly wonderful thing I think I’ve ever done.\u00a0 Have you heard of the term “Ring of FIRE?!?!”\u00a0 That’s a fairly accurate description.\u00a0 The head was out, and I decided then that the rest of the body was not coming out.\u00a0 I was happy to have the head out, but I was done.\u00a0 On second thought, my body told me I was an idiot!\u00a0 Through a great deal of wonderful pain, out came what I would have sworn was a linebacker!<\/p>\n The doctor asked Brad if he wanted to announce what it was.\u00a0 We both KNEW <\/em>it was a boy as the doctor lifted this slimy, wrinkly, screaming little pinkish-grayish baby up in the air.<\/p>\n As they were cutting the cord, cleaning her off, and wrapping her up enough for me to hold her, I was reaching for my baby and the flood of every emotion I’ve ever felt in my life hit me all at once.\u00a0 I started weeping uncontrollably!\u00a0 I was a total basket case instantly!\u00a0 It was as if all of the self-control I was able to maintain and all of the pain I was able to withstand for HOURS was released at once.\u00a0 The floodgates opened and a SEA of emotions like I’ve never experienced GUSHED out of me!\u00a0 Happy, relieved, proud, scared, surprised, thankful, joyful, exhausted, overwhelmed, blessed…a little bit of every emotion!\u00a0 It was almost out of body as I cried and shook and longed to hold that precious baby GIRL!<\/p>\n They finally handed her to me and it was INSTANT LOVE!<\/p>\n INSTANT!<\/p>\n I couldn’t wait to kiss her!<\/p>\n This maniac was excited to find out what we had.<\/p>\n Preston, Lilly Katherine, and AnnaLeigh filed in and I looked at my handsome big bug, my only boy!\u00a0 I wanted to tell him he was blessed with another sister and also blessed to be his daddy’s only son!\u00a0 I worried a little about how he would take it.\u00a0 Let’s just say my baby boy is in love with sweet Georgia!\u00a0 He’s just fine with another sister!<\/p>\n Preston announced her name, Georgia Sarullo, and then we began passing her around.<\/p>\n Getting ready to leave the hospital…<\/p>\n Georgia wore a very special outfit home…the day-gown that I wore home from the hospital when I was born.\u00a0 My brother and sister also wore it, as well as my other three maniacs and Laurabeth.\u00a0 The blanket was made by Brad’s grandmother for Preston.\u00a0 The bonnet is a precious gift from her Aunt Kara and Uncle Andy.\u00a0 She will use it again on her wedding day.<\/p>\n<\/a>And loving on this sweet face!\u00a0 (See that little dimple?!)<\/p>\n<\/a>And managing to figure out life with these FOUR maniacs!<\/p>\n<\/a>I’m trying to soak up every second…kissing on that little neck, smelling the sweet smell of baby lotion and spit up, squeezing every inch of her little body, and avoiding housework while holding all 6 1\/2 pounds of my little Georgia!<\/p>\n<\/a>Brad hesitantly (because he was questioning himself) said, “It’s a girl<\/em>!”\u00a0 We were both in shock, but I was in SHOCK!\u00a0 I kept reaching for her because I couldn’t wait to get my hands on that precious baby!<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>I loved on her and hugged her, and her proud daddy held her.<\/p>\n<\/a>We named our sweet baby girl Georgia Sarullo, after Brad’s dad and my grandmother.\u00a0 Then we prayed for her, thanked God for her precious little life, and spent a few special minutes with her.\u00a0 As we were doing that, there was a crowd waiting in the lobby to meet our new baby.\u00a0 I am so thankful that Kara took pictures to capture all the details we missed.<\/p>\n<\/a>The cousins were all waiting (except Laurabeth)<\/p>\n<\/a>Grandparents were waiting.<\/p>\n<\/a>My babies were anxiously awaiting the call to come meet their new brother or sister.<\/p>\n<\/a>We called the kids in to come meet her first.\u00a0 We gave them each their own camera so they could take pictures of “their new baby” and have their own special pics from her birth.<\/p>\n<\/a>Of course, they didn’t understand why they couldn’t see the picture on the back after they snapped it!\u00a0 Darn 35 mm cameras! :)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Then the whole crew came in.\u00a0 The girls helped me announce what we had with little signs.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>(The look on my VERY swollen face says, “Can you believe how wrong I was?!?”)<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>Georgia met her newest cousin, Laurabeth<\/a> (just 6 days older) and they have already locked arms.\u00a0 What a sweet bond these two cousins will have.<\/p>\n<\/a>Laurabeth started licking Georgia’s head, and since she hadn’t had a bath yet it stressed my sister out just a little bit.\u00a0 She quickly removed Laurabeth from “latching on” to Georgia’s amniotic fluid covered head.<\/p>\n<\/a>The nurse let the maniacs give Georgia her first bath!\u00a0 This was a huge treat, however now AnnaLeigh feels she’s capable of bathing her all the time.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>When she was good and clean, she got to snuggle with Laurabeth.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a>And due to the fact that i ordered this “neutral” carseat canopy a few weeks ago, I had to tell several people on the way out of the hospital, “No, actually I had a girl.”\u00a0 Guess I’ll need to do something about that.\u00a0 :)<\/p>\n<\/a>Welcome Home Georgia!\u00a0 The maniacs were excited we were finally home.\u00a0 It was much later than we anticipated, so the girls were already in their pj’s.\u00a0 It was a long few days for our parents as they watched over these wild ones.\u00a0 Thank you everyone for all your help!<\/p>\n