Arrow Scout

Arrow Scout Van De Graaff 

7lbs 11oz 

20.5 in long

People aren't joking when they say that each pregnancy is different, each child is different and each delivery is different. Let me take you back to when I was pregnant with Bear... Homeboy did not want to come out at all. So at 41 weeks and one day, I was induced with him. A long 12 hours later, he finally came out with only 10 minutes of pushing.

 Now with only knowing that delivery, I was expecting something pretty close to Bear's. However, I was bound and determined to get this baby out before I hit 40 weeks  So when my contractions started that night, I was basically just waiting for the moment when I couldn't breath through them to go into the hospital. Which, didn't end up happening. A few hours after my contractions started, I got up to go to the bathroom and remember feeling a little extra "gush" of water. I got up and thought, if that really was my water more will come out once I stand up. And when noting did, I just put it to the side and thought nothing of it.

Well around 9am that morning, I was getting ready to go to my Dr's appointment for my 39 week check up. While I was getting ready, I accidentally peed my pants. I was really confused as to how I've gone this long with some form of bladder control and now it's coming down in waves. What the heck. So I change my clothes, again, and head to my appointment. Once I walked into my Dr's office, another gush of water came. But this time was more than the last. "Uhm, I'm not sure but I think my water keeps leaking/breaking." The Dr does his thing to check to see if it really was my water or if my nightmare came true. Thank heavens it was in fact my water that had broke earlier that morning and continued to leak and because of that they sent me straight to Labor & Delivery at the Hospital.

This part I wasn't really sure about sharing but I don't want to forget anything about this day. My husband remembered that last time I was in the hospital they wouldn't let me eat until I had the baby. So when we left my Dr's he asked me if I wanted to go have "One last Supper" before we do this thing. I agreed and we headed off to go pick up our hospital bags and then went to Ihop to eat our last meal. My sweet husband also remembered how badly I wanted my nails done before I went into labor but never got around to (because hi, who knows when a baby will show up). After we ate, he took me to the nail salon where I got a manicure and he got a pedicure haha.

Then we were off to the hospital.

2pm - We get admitted into the hospital and put into our room.

4pm - I got my epidural and was dilated at a 6.


6pm - I was still at a 6 so my Dr authorized the tiniest bit of pitocin to speed it up. They also thought that my cord was wrapped around the baby either around her neck or somewhere around her body so they hooked me up on some oxygen.


8pm - I told my nurse that I was in a lot of pain and needed to push this baby out asap. She checks and I was at a 10 and ready to go.


8:12pm - Pushed that baby girl out in 3 minutes.



As you can tell, this delivery was a lot different or should I say quicker than Bear's. And things already are so different with Arrow.. we've already had some hurdles that we've had to overcome. But little miss Arrow Scout, you are the sweetest thing and we all love you so much. Thank you for coming into our lives baby girl!




I have to give a special shoutout to Darian Clouse for being our photographer. I can't thank her enough for taking these special photos for us, I never want to forget this day and each photo brings such happy emotions back to life.