The Menno Knight Putting the Fist Back in Pacifist

I’d like you to meet Miss Squeaks

Chelsea and I, mostly Chelsea, are recovering from an eventful night.

**SPOILERS**

We had a baby girl. Her name is Evelyn Mae. And she's adorable.

Evelyn Mae

**END SPOILERS**

The night started off a little rough. Chelsea hadn't been feeling very well all day. We went to the Women's Birth and Wellness Center because of fears of preeclampsia. She had a urine test that was going to tell us whether or not we were going to be induced that day.

3 hours later, we find out the test results and start on our way to UNC Women's Hospital. Chelsea was admitted and setup in a birthing room. We started off with Sarah, one of the midwives from WBWC, but after some more discussion we were transferred to the Family Practice at UNC because of the preeclampsia stuff.

Top-Left: Baby's Heartrate. Bottom-Left: Chelsea's Heartrate.

As you can see, there was a reason for the concern. Chelsea's heartrate is way elevated in the picture above. Which was par for the night. Evelyn's heartrate stayed the same throughout the night as well. Chelsea's preeclampsia wasn't bothering Evelyn one bit.

So, Chelsea was started on magnesium sulfate to help prevent seizures that can be caused from eclampsia. It made her a little queasy and icky feeling. Once they got the magnesium going, they started her on Pitocin. This all happened around 8PM last night.

Chelsea Plugged In

Nothing much happened for the next few hours. I'm sure Chelsea would say differently. She started having mild contractions. I'd stayed up with her until about midnight. We both tried to get some rest. I would guess I fared better in that department than she did. I passed out until she woke me up at 5AM.

She was starting to feel her contractions more and more and needed support to get through them. I did the best I could. I tickled her back, rubbed her back, and coached her as well as I could. The doctors came in around 5:30 AM (no worries, they had actually been checking on her every couple of hours throughout the night) and she was at 4 cm, 80%, and 0. Those in the know will understand those numbers I think.

After another couple of hours, Sarah came back to check on us and to tell us goodbye. She was getting off her shift at 8. But when she came in, she saw chelsea struggling through contractions. She got Chelsea to switch positions and checked her. She was now ready to go and on the verge of pushing. So, Sarah stuck around as the new doctors, who were also switching shifts, got the call in.

Then 4 pushes later we had a little baby. Seriously, it was quick. The doctors were even surprised how quickly Chelsea went from her not really contractions to baby through induction since she was only 37 weeks.

Chelsea did really well and I'm very proud of her. Now we have a brand new baby girl. Like I said before. She's adorable. I can't want to introduce her to everyone.

Chelsea and Evelyn

P.S. The title is in reference to the fact that Evelyn at this point doesn't really cry. She just kind of squeaks occasionally. It makes her more adorable.