Callie and Tobin Birth Story

I wanted to record the story of Callie and Tobin's births, so that I would remember and they would know. It was a sweet time, when God was definitely present. We were blessed that they were healthy and full term. My water broke at 8:00 on May 29. I didn't know that was what happened, though because it was a slow leak. We called our doula at 11 and she confirmed that was what it was. We spoke to my OB who advised going into the hospital and we got to the hospital at 1 am Sunday morning. I didn't think I was having any contractions, but I was. Things were progressing, so they admitted us to the hospital. By 10 am my OB was concerned that the contractions weren't getting stronger and my water had broken 14 hours before. We began talking about Pitocin, but she was willing to hold off. We were praying that things would kick in naturally and had a deadline of 2 pm. At 1:40, the contractions were frequent enough that they couldn't give Pitocin. The next 3 hours were super intense contractions. They took me to the OR for the actual delivery, but they let me stay on the hospital bed and allowed Jon and our doula, Eva, to come in to the room - both blessings :) I pushed for 13 minutes and Callie Addison arrived. I pushed 7 more minutes and Tobin James arrived. It was hard work, but so awesome to meet them. Jon, my mom and Eva were a huge support that made it all possible. Jon was great at encouraging me and being a calm presence. Thank you God for our beautiful babies!!