Davey Adalyn was born on November 7, 2021 at 10:36 pm weighing 8 lbs 40oz and 21.5 inches long.
Here’s her story.
I found out March 3rd 2021 that I was pregnant. I immediately decided I was not going to tell David until I went to the doctor but when I did the due date calculator on my phone and realized she was due on his birthday, I told him right away. It was a feeling of excitement & fear all at the same time. David & I were engaged and were in the process of remodeling our soon to be home. We began the project with the idea of having a year or so to finish plus plan a wedding. We told our moms but decided not to tell the kids until we were married and after the first trimester.
On April 8th, we got to see her for the first time.
10 days later on April 18th David & I got married on Tybee Beach. It was small and intimate and the perfect day.
The sunflower represented Davey. After the wedding we told my oldest 3 that we were having a baby. They were beyond excited to find out.
We were so thankful she was growing. It made all the throwing up and feeling sick worth it.
On Mother’s Day, we announced our pregnancy on IG & Facebook sharing this photo.
For our gender reveal, we decided to wait & find out all together. My sister in laws, Megan & Christy found out and secured the pink. We decided to take a minute at Rivers 5th birthday party to find out. As you can see, everyone got exactly what they wanted with the exception of the birthday boy. He was NOT happy to see pink smoke.
When Brodie, Paisley and River would go to their dads for the weekend, we would shop, plan, and soak up the last few weekends of it being just us.
Everyone loved to feel her kick.
16 week anatomy scan:
I would sit at night in a chair and watch David work on our house. It felt overwhelming at times trying to get it all done before she arrived. I wanted everything to be settled for our oldest 3 too.
We had the prettiest baby shower at Grandmas planned by the ladies in our family.
David worked for days getting the carport clean and hung all the shears.
We were able to move in to our house in October and that I gave us plenty of time to get her space ready.
I was scheduled to be induced on 11.08 at 7 am. I had to be checked in by 3 am.
So on the 7th, David and I cleaned the house, loaded our bags, and loaded everything we needed for the hospital in the truck. We took the Brodie, Paisley and River to their dad’s parents’ house and we took our dogs to my moms. Our plan was to drop them off, go eat dinner, and go home and sleep until it was time to go to the hospital.
This picture was taken by my mom after we dropped off our dogs.
I guess my body felt the relief of everyone being take care of, so it decided to go in to labor on its own.
We had decided to go to Mellow Mushroom in Pooler after leaving my moms. It was about 7:30 pm and on the way my contractions started. I had false alarms throughout my pregnancy. I even went to the hospital a few days before to be sent home, so I didn’t think much of it. Once we sat down, I told David that I was in labor. He looked a little shocked and said, “should we order?” I said, “Yea go ahead and we will go after we eat.” We ordered and before she could make it back my contractions were one minute apart. I said “Okay we need to go.”
When we got to the hospital they went ahead and checked me in thinking I was early for my induction. I signed in at the ER and they wheeled me right in to a room,
The nurses got me in the room, registered me and hooked me up to the baby monitor and said “we will be having a baby tomorrow.” I said, “well you may need to check me because I’ll be having this baby in the next hour.” The nurse was young and new and she giggled. Well, she checked me and I was right. I was dilated to a 9. The nurse was shocked and became a bit frantic. She even said out loud, “I don’t know if the doctor can make it in time.” So, I said, “Can you deliver a baby??” She said “I don’t know.” The poor girl was new, and I never told anyone that conversation. Poor David became my nurse instantly and was moving quicker than anyone in the room. The doctor did make it right when I was ready to push…with no epidural. The nurse kept saying I didn’t have time to get one. I tried pushing and he realized Davey had flipped. So, he ordered the epidural and had me flip over to try to get her to flip. It was the longest most painful 45 minutes of my life. Ill never forget that feeling of intense pressure waiting on her to flip back over. I remember David reaching over and saying a prayer out loud for me. Pain & peace all at the same time. The anesthesiologist came in right before I began pushing the second time, so it never took effect until afterwards. I was tired and felt defeated as I started to push. I pushed once and I could feel she was in the right position this time, I pushed again and I watched David’s eyes go wide and he said “DO IT AGAIN!” I pushed again and there she was. The nurse laid her on my chest and I said “Oh my god, Christy!” She looked just like her aunt.
The next day was like a blur as we adjusted to nursing and daddy caught up on sleep…haha. IFYKYK
Having a baby during the Covid pandemic was unreal. I couldn't have my mom in the room with us & no visitors. It was a much different experience than it was my other 3. The nurses and doctors seemed cold and burnt out.
We got home right before the kids got off the bus and everyone was so excited to meet Davey. I couldn’t wait to get home and show off our new sweet girl.
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