A sonogram on Tuesday, June 26th showed that "Baby J" was going to be a big girl (estimated at 8lbs 15 oz). Rather than wait and increase the chances of a c-section, we decided to be induced later that evening.We checked into The Birthing Inn at Loudoun Hospital at 8:00pm and Kaija was immediately hooked up to monitors (for both baby and mommy). Soon after Kaija received the inducement medicine and we went to sleep thinking that the next day we would be parents.
Wednesday, June 27th started with a few contractions. However, after a day of resting and no significant changes in Kaija's body, we realized we were in for a long haul. That night Kaija received another dose of the inducement medicine and off to sleep we went.
Thursday, June 28th started off much like the preceding day. The contractions were a little bit heavier, for lack of a better word, but Kaija's body was still not ready for the baby to come. In the early afternoon we met with our doctor to determine whether we should call off the inducement and just wait for things to naturally occur since, up to that point, we were only slightly further along than the day before. We concluded that we would wait a little bit longer to see what would happen. Soon after Kaija's water broke, dilation began, and Josh's blood pressure shot through the roof. By 6:15pm Kaija began pushing and after 4 long hours (Kaija was still in good spirits) at 10:22pm, Natalie Caroline Johnston was born.
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