Welcome, sweet princess.

Caralee Grace Farnham
March 24, 2010
5 lbs. 12 oz.
18 3/4" long

On March 23 I went in to my doctor appointment. They had scheduled an ultrasound because the doctor was worried about Caralee's growth. After they did the ultrasound they did MORE tests. The amniotic fluid was in the normal range but very very low. Any lower and it would've been abnormal. During the ultrasound they measured Caralee and found that she was about the size of a 34/35 gestational week baby (I was 39 weeks at this appointment). I went and met with the doctor and she stripped my membranes (hoping to start labor) and she told me to go and get lunch and come back to do a non-stress test, this is basically just where they monitor the heart beat and to see if I was having contractions. After I did that test the doctor came in and told me that they wanted to induce me immediately the next day. Little Carrie had quit growing and they wanted to get her out before the fluid got any lower or she went into distress. On March 24 at 5 a.m. Sammy and I went to the hospital where they told us the other lady who was induced 2 days ago STILL hadn't had her baby so I needed to go home until she had her baby. So we went home and I got to nap. I still wasn't having any contractions and was only 2 cm dilated (I had been a 2 for the past month). They finally called and said the lady had her baby and it was time for me! We got there around 3 and they started me on pitocin to start labor around 3:30 and broke my water. I started having contractions around 4 but they were just really small and I could barely even tell. Around 5:30 the contractions were coming hard and fast and I was dilating pretty quickly. The doctor came in and I told her I was pretty sure it was time for the baby to come. Sure enough... maybe 5 minutes of pushing and here she came at exactly 7:00 p.m. Luckily my labor and the birth was very easy... I guess due to the small size of baby. She is here and we love her. She had her 2 week check-up yesterday and the doctor said they wanted to make sure that she had gotten back up to her birth weight. Well they laid her on the scale and she weighed 7 lbs and was 20 1/2"!!!!!!! The doctor said she is way ahead of schedule. I was just so proud of her :)