Happy Birthday Miette Lillian Riebe!!!!!

On Saturday, September 5, 2009 at around 8am I got the official call from Paul that Sarah's water had broken. It was 4 weeks early but we had been expecting this to happen with so many early contractions. I quickly jumped in the shower awaiting my phone call that it was time to head to the hospital. AT 8:43 I got that call, Sarah was at 2 centimeters and 100% effaced. I jumped in the car with my camera in tow and drove very carefully in the pouring rain the 40 minutes to the hospital. When I got there Sarah has just been moved to her room 129. Her contraction were about 7 minutes apart. She was still able to walk through them at this point. At about 12:00 the pain level started to change a bit for her. There was no more talking and finding a comfortable position was a thing of the past. You see, Sarah was doing an all natural child birth! Go Sarah go! At about 1pm Sarah was told she could walk a little more so we took a little walk and that really got things going. She had to head back to the room. All of a sudden at 1:50, during a contraction Sarah screamed I have to push. My mom called the labor and delivery nurse Marilyn, who by the way was AMAZING and what do you know, she was ready to push. They quickly called Dr. Reuss who by the way is a back-up. Dr. Frazier who never takes a day off was watching his son get married that day. Wouldn't you know :) Anyway, we weren't sure if this would be a nurse delivery but the Dr. did get there. I had the absolute privilege to watch every moment of this beautiful baby being born. We did not know whether the baby was a boy or girl so that made it really fun. Sarah pushed for 27 minutes with not one drop of pain medication or an epidural. She was a superstar! I will also tell you that Paul was a coach that I would have by my side any day. He knew exactly what to do and say.

The Official Stats

Miette Lillian Riebe

2:17 PM

5 lbs. 10.5 oz.

19 inches in length

13 inch head

12 inch chest

8 and 9 apgar score