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Evey Hope Miller arrived on June 2nd, 2023 at 3:43PM.  She was 4.1 pounds and 16.1 inches long.  June 2nd, 2023 was the last day of school for us and surprisingly we had our last baby on that day. We knew Evey would make her way into the world sometime that day. With my track record, I knew that being induced meant a long day. I was induced with a balloon and pitocin around 1:30pm. The nurse kept checking in on me because my contractions were gettting stronger but I wasn't feeling them. I was trying to rest so that I could save my energy for the active labor. They had already told me I would deliver in the Operation Room just incase Evey had any dips during the active labor portion. Since I was on Magnesium for severe preeclampsia, they also told me that I would not be able to get up and walk around, but that I could position myself in the bed to help with labor.  At 3:10 the nurse came in to reposition the fetal monitor. When she couldn't find Evey's heart rate, she yell...