My arrival as told by Mum
After what felt like a really long pregnancy, the estimated due date, 31’st Janurary 2007 rolled around but there was no sign you were coming. We waited in anticipation we had waited so long to meet you and Daddy and I felt like we couldn’t wait no more. On Thursday the 1st Feb (aunty chalya’s birthday) we were still waiting and there was no sign you were coming anytime soon, Kristin (the midwife) came to visit and i quite promptly told her i wanted you out, she gave me a stretch and sweep and we prayed things would start moving. we waited all day friday and on Saturday the 3rd in the morning i woke up with irregular contractions, i was so excited when i had my show it meant you were on your way…. or so we thought. I had irregular on and off contractions all saturday and all of sunday by that point i thought you were never coming. In the early hours of Monday the 5th feb i was finding it hard to sleep with pain in my back i got up to go to the toilet and with a definitive pop my waters broke, we were finally underway. I spent most the day rocking back and forth on the deck, it was a really hot day. Nanny Deverill and Daddy were with me giving me lots of support, by the late afternoon i was only 2cm dilated and between Kristin, Nanny and Myself we decided that we would go down to wellington so that i could have an epidural and so we could speed things up. we arrived at Wellington hospital about 6 pm just in time for the anethiatist, ahh pure bliss, the epidural soon wore off and you decided to be stubborn and wouldnt let me lie on my left side so the epidural could only work on my right side. I finally fell asleep at about 10 pm and woke up at midnight and kristin had wonderful news, i was fully dilated, i swear i could have kissed her!! we let the epidural wear off and at about 1 am we moved to the delivery room to PUSH!
after 32 mins of pushing you entered the world, weighing in at 8 lbs 9 oz. 1.32 am. 6th Feburary 2007.
When i held you in my arms i knew straight away you would be called Rhiley Alexander Stevens, Daddy was so proud of you and Nanny was crying, you wowed us all with your alertness with your bright blue eyes and Blonde hair!
you had so much hair!
Welcome to the world Rhiley
we love you xoxoxox
