Pepper Peach Bergantzel decided that Thanksgiving - Nov 27 2008 - was the day that she was going to be born. I had some contractions before going to bed for the night but after a warm bath they seemed to slow down. But at 3:27 AM I was awoken to sharp stabbing pains (contractions) on my right side mainly. They started to come every 3 minutes. So I called the after hours service and they paged a different doctor because mine was out for the holiday and they told me to come up to the hospital to labor/delivery.
So we got our bags in the car and woke up Rick and Libby to let them know we were going to the hospital, called our mom's and got ready to leave. When I went to get into the truck, my water broke and then I knew that Thanksgiving was going to be the day :) So I called the hospital to let them know my water broke and away we went (after sending Jim in for a towel for me to sit on).
We arrived at the hospital just a little before 4 AM and went up to labor and delivery. They settled me into a room and got me on a monitor and got Dr. Bassett. I had to give this new doctor a quick rundown of my past 8 months. The monitor had shown that I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes so Dr. Bassett said there was no point in waiting and I would have my csection within the hour. And he decided to page Dr. Robertson because he was available. This was very comforting to Jim and I because at least someone that I had seen throughout this whole pregnancy would be there for the birth.
So after a little bit of prep, we walked down to the operating room. Jim got his scrubs on and I was given a spinal to numb the lower half of my body. Then it was only a matter of time before they had me ready to go. And at 5:12 AM the most beautiful sound was heard. Our daughter's tiny cry as she entered the world. They showed her to us above the tent that was blocking the surgical view. And at that moment our hearts melted. They took Pepper off to the warmer for cleanup and Jim was able to cut the cord. They then wrapped her and briefly brought her over for me to see before taking her to the nursery while they finished putting me back together.
Pepper weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. She has dark blue eyes and lots of light brown hair.
After recovering for a bit, Jim returned to my recovery room and we waited to be wheeled up to my room in the hospital. Then they brought Pepper in to see us for a little bit. But then she had to be taken for a bath and further newborn tests, etc. This allowed for a little rest for us. At least as much as you can get while people are constantly coming into the room to do vitals on me, etc.
We were in the hospital until Saturday and then we got to bring our little blessing home.
So we got our bags in the car and woke up Rick and Libby to let them know we were going to the hospital, called our mom's and got ready to leave. When I went to get into the truck, my water broke and then I knew that Thanksgiving was going to be the day :) So I called the hospital to let them know my water broke and away we went (after sending Jim in for a towel for me to sit on).
We arrived at the hospital just a little before 4 AM and went up to labor and delivery. They settled me into a room and got me on a monitor and got Dr. Bassett. I had to give this new doctor a quick rundown of my past 8 months. The monitor had shown that I was having contractions every 2-3 minutes so Dr. Bassett said there was no point in waiting and I would have my csection within the hour. And he decided to page Dr. Robertson because he was available. This was very comforting to Jim and I because at least someone that I had seen throughout this whole pregnancy would be there for the birth.
So after a little bit of prep, we walked down to the operating room. Jim got his scrubs on and I was given a spinal to numb the lower half of my body. Then it was only a matter of time before they had me ready to go. And at 5:12 AM the most beautiful sound was heard. Our daughter's tiny cry as she entered the world. They showed her to us above the tent that was blocking the surgical view. And at that moment our hearts melted. They took Pepper off to the warmer for cleanup and Jim was able to cut the cord. They then wrapped her and briefly brought her over for me to see before taking her to the nursery while they finished putting me back together.
Pepper weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. She has dark blue eyes and lots of light brown hair.
After recovering for a bit, Jim returned to my recovery room and we waited to be wheeled up to my room in the hospital. Then they brought Pepper in to see us for a little bit. But then she had to be taken for a bath and further newborn tests, etc. This allowed for a little rest for us. At least as much as you can get while people are constantly coming into the room to do vitals on me, etc.
We were in the hospital until Saturday and then we got to bring our little blessing home.
