Emmry Adelynn's Birth Story (the start)

Mike and I had decided when we first started dating that we both absolutely loved children, and wanted a big family, we both had been looking for "the one" for a long time, and could just tell in each others eyes that we were meant for each other-finally! We didn't hesitate or waste anytime since we had already used plenty of our time on others who had just used us, and broke our hearts. We found out we were expecting with our first Michael "Chase" in May of 2009. I had just graduated two days before I found out I was a month pregnant, we were ecstatic! I was personally excited but scared to death, I planned on going to college and becoming something and although I did attend a bit of school- it just wasn't my thing. Growing up all my life I was expected  to pursue my education and be something..it's crazy because my dad always said I would be the lawyer, or the big time money maker. I wouldn't change the way my life has panned out though, honestly I am a big time money maker because raising my kids is priceless to me! Anyway back on subject now- I had Chase in Fairfax, I planned on going 100% natural with him, but I ended up having complications and it just so happened to be a winter blizzard/ice storm (of course my luck). My amniotic fluid had been leaking apparently for three days, so they immediately hooked me up to the monitors and started pitocin to get things started so I could possibly have him vaginally. The pitocin ended up doing nothing but stressing Chase out, causing his heart rate to get up to 184 ish and drop back down to 70, it continually was doing this. The nurses and Dr. Burke were quick to respond- telling me something wasn't right with the baby and they needed him out asap! They told me the anesthesiologist was on call already and he'd be in immediately to prep me. If my family planned on coming to kiss me before surgery tell them to get here, a few nurses said there was no way they'd make it because the icy roads, but I refused to go back until I said my goodbyes and kissed them. Within two to three minutes my entire family was there, they hurried and kissed me and sent me on my way. Talk about a support system :) Michael Chase entered the world at 12:07 am on 01/07/10 weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces and was 4 weeks early, the reason for the high heart rate increase known as tachycardia, later had been discovered that his cord was around his neck 3x, it was so tight that he ended up not having an umbilical cord attached to his belly. 

After Chase's birth Mike and I decided that if I were to get pregnant right away that was fine. We wanted kids close in age and we wanted a few! We tried and tried and had no success, when I went to find out what was wrong they were shocked I wasn't already pregnant and had doubts that we could conceive again. Mike and I knew we were meant to be together forever and because we had no success with anymore pregnancies we planned on getting married while I was at least 40 pounds lighter :D So after his third, yes third proposal I finally agreed to get married, it wasn't because I was unsure because believe me Mike is the best man I've ever met besides my dad and brother. I was sure, I was 110% positive I wanted to marry this man, I just didn't want to jump into it, I wanted to make sure we'd be together forever like we had intentions before. I don't believe in divorce-plain and simple. I wanted a wedding in July because that's my favorite month and I love summer, he wanted it in September because his birthday month and he had chosen the date 9/10/11. (he says he could easily remember it) I agreed and said that date was pretty neat. So there we had it all planned out we had one adorable little boy, an engagement ring on my finger, a date picked and we were gonna slowly start planning and saving a year in advance of our wedding. We still hadn't stopped trying to conceive because we figured we had tried for an entire year with no luck, obviously were not gonna get pregnant. I even did a home pregnancy test over and over, in fact I remember counting 32 tests all stocked up with a big old negative sign on every single one. I don't know why I held on to them, I guess I thought the result would magically change.

It didn't thus far...I had the date picked out, the venue booked, deposit paid, the invites done and than found out.............we were expecting and guess the due date- 9/10/11!!! Yikes, how was I to travel to Mo 986 miles from my doctor nine months pregnant and get married? Wasn't gonna happen, I bawled. I didn't want to be pregnant right now, I wanted my fairy tale wedding, I wanted more time! I remember calling my mom up and crying to her telling her how excited I was and crying at the same time. What am I to do mom? I have everything booked. Simple, change it. We did. We got married July 16th, still pregnant yes! But Mike loves pregnant woman and thinks their beautiful, how could he think that is what I say over and over again, but than again I am a lucky gal to have found a gentleman like him. We got married, came back home and continued with routine doctor visits for our soon to be baby girl! 

Second part continued later...