Katelynn Marie Pricer

Katie was born May 10th 2004. She was due June 1st. We found out in August of 2003 that we were going to be parents. We had been trying to conceive for about 3 months and were ecstatic to find out we had been successful with little trial and no error. My pregnancy with Katie was very easy. Mild to no sickness, heartburn mainly at night, minimal weight gain, no stretch marks…..I could go on and on. I was so blessed to have such a wonderful and healthy pregnancy. Of course I took that for granted because I was unaware of just how wonderful and healthy it was. On May 7th, 2004 I woke with some mild cramps in my lower back. I called the doctor after I went to work to ask what else I could do to try and ease the discomfort. They had me come in to check me. The pains became increasingly worse from the time I made that call to when I had got myself to the doctor. My doctor was unsure why I was having pains and since I had been dilated 3 cm for several days he wanted me to go to the hospital for a couple hours of observation. Thos couple hours turned into a couple of days. my mild discomfort turned into severe pain that Demerol and morphine was not helping. They ran many tests and could not figure out what was causing the pain. So, Monday morning when Dr Shull decided to induce me since the meds were not helping, the pain was not subsiding and the stress on my body and baby were increasing. I was only barely 36 weeks pregnant, so he was hesitant. They started the pitocin drip around 8am, broke my water around 4pm and we had Katelynn Marie at 8:20pm May 10th 2004. She was 6lbs and 11ozs. Labor and delivery was very easy compared to some. I had an epidural. Labor was only 12 hrs from when they started the pitocin. The day after she was born she was placed in NICU for slight fluid on her lungs. Going into the NICU to see her for the first time after she was admitted was very emotional. To see my first born little bundle of joy with an IV stuck in her head, wires and monitors coming from her little body and me not being able to hold her as I wanted was heartbreaking. What’s more heartbreaking was I was discharged from the hospital without getting to take home my baby. She was in the NICU for 4 more days, for a total of 5. As time passed I realized just how blessed I am to even be able to bring home a healthy baby, regardless of when it was I brought her home. Her first couple years of life flew by so quickly. We took hundreds of pictures and noted every milestone in her baby book. We had a huge 1st Birthday bash for her with all our friends and family. She is a very loved little girl. She is smart, caring, kind, loving, beautiful, sweet, ambitious, adventurous, creative, obedient, enthusiastic, determined, above average intelligence for her age. I could go on and on. She is a true blessing and miracle in our lives.