On August 10th (her due date), we welcomed Ainsley Mae Keenan! I went to the doctor on the 9th and the doctor said that basically I could show up to labor and delivery that day and they couldn't turn me away. I was already at 5 cm and having some contractions off and on. Luckily, I was able to come home, get ready, get my bags and go back to the hospital later that day.
As we were leaving the housing base, we saw a lot of traffic backed up at the gate. After waiting a few minutes, Jeff got out of the car to go talk to the MPs (Military Police) that were at the gate. He was told that there was an incident on base and they had to stop all outgoing traffic because they were looking for the suspect. Apparently being in labor will get you out of the gate! :) After Jeff told them why we had to get out of the gate, the MPs immediately started telling all of the traffic lined up behind us to back up. We had to back out of the outgoing lane and they stopped incoming traffic so that we could go out the entrance. We received so many dirty looks from people that were stranded, but obviously I had a good excuse! :)
I finally got admitted to the hospital around 7 p.m. after being in the triage room for a few hours. August is a busy time for babies and they didn't have a room available for me yet.
Hours later, at 12:45 a.m., Ainsley finally arrived at 8 lbs, 2 ounces and 20.9 inches long. Everything went great and we were so happy to meet her!
Brayden came to the hospital the next day to meet his sister. He was very curious, but didn't really want to hold her or touch her. It took him a few days to get used to having her around. He randomly asked me "Mommy, I hold her?". I placed her in his lap immediately and he even gave her a kiss. He is proving to be a great big brother!
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