Liitle Abigail Jayne

Feel free to skip this post if you don’t feel like hearing the labor story of Abby. I wont feel offended but I wont go into too much detail either. 

I had been having contractions since the middle of April. My due date wasn’t until May 6^th. At my appointment mid-April, my midwife said that I was already 4 cm dilated and that I should expect to have my baby early. We packed our bags and waited. A week later, my contractions were coming 4 minutes apart but they didn’t hurt. We went to the hospital thinking that Abby was coming early. After 8 hours of monitoring and no changing, they sent us home at 4am to wait till we were really in labor. Four weeks later, I was still pregnant. I had changed to being almost 7 cm and I was still not in labor. We were worried that we wouldn’t be able to make it to the hospital when the baby decided that she was coming. My mother in law came to spend some days with me but I spent most days at my mom’s or my aunt’s house so they could take me to the hospital if needed. Dallin had a blast playing outside in their yards and playing with April’s dogs. He got over his phobia of people and even gives my mom and aunt hugs and kisses now. 

At 39 and a half weeks, we decided that I should get induced just to be safe. We went to the hospital and they again sent us home because they initially said they had room but all at once they were full and had no rooms available. We were scheduled to come back the next day. Third time is the charm. Thursday morning, May 3^rd, we went in at 9am. They broke my water at 11am and 3 hours later, Abby was here. It was a pain free delivery (thanks to the epidural) and only 20 minutes of pushing.  She looked like Dallin when first born, but she has changed a lot in three weeks. 

We decided to name her Abigail Jayne Murdock. Her middle name is Jayne, the same as mine, but her first name, Abigail, is after Abigail Adams, John Adams’ wife. I read a lot and wrote a few papers about her in college. I loved how calm and reverently powerful Abigail Adams was. I think our Abby has that same power. She is quite a quiet baby but knows what she wants. She is so sweet and loves to cuddle. She is content sitting and watching people and loves getting kisses from her big brother. We love her so much.