I’d told a few friends leading up to Paisley’s delivery day that I was going to tweet the entire birth. They didn’t believe me. Just like they didn’t believe I was going to start a web site, ask for money, and talk about my ovaries. I’m a believable girl!
I just thought it would be fun to keep everyone posted on the goings on of the day. And because my Twitter automatically updates my Facebook status, many other friends and family, like my grandma, who couldn’t be at the hospital, we’re able to follow along, play-by-play.
What I realized the next morning is that I’d inadvertently given myself a priceless gift – a transcript of the day. The next morning, while Shelton and our hours-old baby slept, I went through my phone reliving the day one tweet at a time. There had already been moments I’d forgotten, and the chronology of the day was completely out of order in my head. I wish this were a complete thread; we only started tweeting a couple hours in to the morning when friends requested a dedicated hashtag (#PaisleyJoon was born). I also don’t have any of Shelton’s tweets, nor the many, many replies with cheers, encouragement, and blessings. But I do have most of my tweets, and it’s something I treasure.
In light of Paisley’s first birthday being tomorrow, I thought it was fitting to clean up the list and republish it to share here.
(Note: all times are PST, add two hours for local time.)
Wishing my @Skoskie the happiest 30th birthday!! We’ll have to rain check that sushi lunch my love.
Filling out epic amounts of paper medical history. Seriously get some #EHR. ( ie @pulseehr) 5:53 AM Apr 27th
Mmmm breakfast! Virgin snocone. http://twitpic.com/1iux2j 6:03 AM Apr 27th
Started the petocin. 6:36 AM Apr 27th
Broke my water. At a three. Fetal monitor in place. 7:23 AM Apr 27th
Damn these contractions are not cool. 8:18 AM Apr 27th
Ps I’m starrrrrrving!!! 8:19 AM Apr 27th
Wow. Getting her into the bathroom and back is quite the logistical undertaking. (via @skoskie) 8:52 AM Apr 27th
Resident checked me at a SEVEN but second opinion still says three. Getting pain meds. 9:02 AM Apr 27th
I don’t want to fill out your stupid birth plan. Get baby out alive, that my plan. I dt care if u make eye contact or if I hv piture water. 9:09 AM Apr 27th
Ahhhhh yeah. Thank you for the newbane(?). Pain meds are niiiice. 9:32 AM Apr 27th
That was a big contraction. http://twitpic.com/1iwdox 9:50 AM Apr 27th
Shelton is so proud of his signs. http://twitpic.com/1iwhla 10:07 AM Apr 27th
#paisleyjoon will be our hash for birth watch, or whatever we are calling this @jeremysanchez @bowlerjim 10:44 AM Apr 27th
Dilated 3.5 #paisleyjoon 10:45 AM Apr 27th
Babys heart rate has dropped to 70 couple times. She is ok seems to be when I chg positions. Precaution did epidural. #paisleyjoon 12:03 PM Apr 27th
Really hard decide to do epidural. Few tears. Procedure was brutal!!!! @skoskie was amazing. Now I’m trap bed and numb. #paisleyjoon 12:05 PM Apr 27th
Dilated 4. #paisleyjoon 12:06 PM Apr 27th
Took a mini nap after kicked out all the fam. ;) felt good. #paisleyjoon 1:02 PM Apr 27th
Heart drop again. So scary but no one concern bc isolated incidents. #paisleyjoon 1:04 PM Apr 27th
Kegal with epidural.. Odd, funny, impossible. Lol!! #paisleyjoon 1:08 PM Apr 27th
Dilated 5. Dreaming of chicken strips from pumphouse. #paisleyjoon 1:23 PM Apr 27th
The only reason I know contracts bc monitor. Feel nothing. They look big Makes sad bc they weren’t that terrible. #paisleyjoon 1:30 PM Apr 27th
4:15 I was six. 5:00 I’m nine. #paisleyjoon 2:56 PM Apr 27th
I’m a ten. Talk to you when I’m a mom. ( tears) #paisleyjoon 3:10 PM Apr 27th
Introducing Paisley Joon Koskie!!! Perfectly healthy. 7lb 7oz 18″ at 7:05pm. #paisleyjoon http://twitpic.com/1iza80 5:42 PM Apr 27th