Lyla's Here (7lbs. 10 oz, 19 inches)

Obviously I am way past due on updating my blog but it has been a crazy week. I will just go back a week from today and fill you in on all the details. Last Wednesday my mom flew into town. Scott flew out the day before to Dallas for workouts so it was nice having her here. That day we painted pottery, went to lunch and went to Target. All day I had been uncomfortable and felt a burning in my back. I didn't think much of it because I didn't know what labor felt like. As the day progressed and I still felt icky but chalked it up to a busy day. That night I noticed the pain was getting worse. I wasn't able to sleep so I woke my mom and told her that I thought they were contractions. I called my doctor and he told me to go to the hospital to get checked out. It was about 2:30 am and I called Scott to tell him that I thought I was going into labor. My biggest fear was that he was going to miss Lyla's birth. My mom and I went to the hospital and I was only 1 cm dilated and so they sent me home. I attempted to go back to sleep unsuccessfully and decided to get up and shower. I made an appointment to get in to see my doctor and headed his way a little before 9 am. Dr. Maresh examined me and said I had dilated another half inch and that he thought the I might need a C-section because she wasn't descending. Needless to say I called the Cowboys and told them to inform Scott that his wife was going into labor and he needed to catch a flight home ASAP. Of course they told me he was in practice and that they couldn't pull him out. This of course made me furious but there was nothing I could do about it. They informed me that they got him on a flight that would get him in after five. At this point I was convinced that he would miss the birth. After my appointment I went home, put my suit on and hopped into my tub to help relax me through each contraction. My mom was awesome, timing my contractions and keeping me calm through the pain. Eventually I couldn't take the pain anymore and so we headed to the hospital around 2 p.m. I got checked in and hooked up to an amazing little friend of mine called an epidural. At this point I talked to Scott and he was able to get an earlier flight. This calms my fears a little but I am still worries that he won't be here in time. Once I got the drugs I felt great. I no longer felt the contractions and that was amazing. Eventually my doctor headed over and examined me again. I still wasn't dilating and she wasn't descending. Our option was basically a C-section and I had to make that choice. Finally Scott arrived and we decided that the C was the way to go. Especially after they broke my water and realized that Lyla had gone pooh which is a sign of distress. After making the decision to have the C, Scott attempted to squeeze into the tiny scrubs and I was rolled into the operation room. I was pretty scared and had to call my sister Holly so she could tell me that everything was going to be ok. She calmed my fears and I was ready to go. The whole C-section experience was crazy. I didn't feel a thing, and it didn't take long at all. It took about 10 minutes from when they started until when they pulled her out. It was such an amazing sound when I heard Lyla cry for the first time. I got a glance at her and she was perfect, with a head of black hair! Scott cut the cord and they cleaned her off and took her to the nursery. I wanted to go with but they had to put me back together again so I had to hang out for another 20 minutes. Once they were all done I was wheeled into my room and my mom and Scott met me in their with little Lyla. She was so awesome and it was so amazing to finally have her out. The first few days in the hospital were long. Because of my owie I had to stay put and didn't sleep well at all. Fortunately we were able to leave the hospital after 2 days. It was so nice to be home! The next few days were spent with Daddy since Scott would be leaving to go back to Dallas in just a few days. This was really hard on all of us. A lot of tears were shed and my heart felt like it got ripped out of my chest when he left but I knew it was only going to be temporary. My mom has been so amazing this past week and a half. She literally has done everything for me from cleaning, cooking all my meals, waking up with Lyla to change her, letting me nap during the day, feeding me literally, going to the grocery store and so much more. I seriously don't know what I would do without her being out here. I think I am going to keep her out here. My dad arrived yesterday and it has been a lot of fun watching him plan with Lyla. They are both here until Monday and then Scott's family will arrive on Tuesday. Scott gets back tomorrow but has to leave again on Sunday. He will then fly back next week Thursday and we will drive back to TX together with his parents. All of this has been pretty overwhelming for me so I am ready to have some structure again in my life. Thank you to everyone for all your thoughts and prayers and messages and gifts. I have such amazing friends and family. I can't wait for all of you to meet my little girl.