Meet my handsome little man
For a couple of weeks, I had been having Braxton Hicks contractions; they weren't too painful mostly annoying. Well because I had Charlee 3 weeks early my doctor said he is most likely to come early as well. So I thought I would be lucking again and have Landyn early. When I was 37 weeks I was so excited I would tell Husband he's coming any day now.
So the waiting game started, the first 8 months was easy I wasn’t uncomfortable until it started getting hard to go up and down the stairs, carrying a two year old around, my shirts didn’t cover my big belly, and I can barely roll out of bed in the middle of the night to go potty. At that point it was hard to ignore the fact Landyn was too comfortable in there and how uncomfortable it was for me. I was ready and so excited to meet little baby boy Ray. So I waited some more.
When I went in to see my doctor on Monday, Oct. 17, 2011 I was 37 weeks and 5 days pregnant and I was finally getting closer I was dialing at 1 cm. Later that night after dinner I asked Husband to go walking with me, I was secretly hoping he would so no so I wouldn’t have to. Haha J But he didn’t and we walked for a mile and an a half. My contractions were getting stronger but not regular.
The next day I was feeling the same uncomfortable and really lazy. We had dinner at my in-law’s house that night. After dinner I was talking to my mother-in-law and I was telling her I don’t think this baby is ever going to come out and I thought I was going to be pregnant forever. Within an hour later my contractions were really starting to hurt. Jerod and I were debating on going home or the hospital. Then 10 o’clock rolled around and it was getting too late for Charlee to be out, even though she’s up till 1 a.m. My contractions were still too far apart to go to the hospital, so I went to sleep. Well tried to anyway.
At 6:45 in the morning my contractions woke me up. After a couple of contractions I thought I knew it was it so I started timing them at 6-8 minutes apart. I woke up Jerod and told him I’m starting to have really bad contractions. He just asked me do you want to go to the hospital? And of course I said I don’t know and he went back to sleep without saying another word. Oh how I love that man. Around 8 a.m. I went downstairs to talk to my daddy (he always knows what to do) he just said this isn’t your first kid you know how it feels when it’s time. He was right of course. It was time to go to the hospital. My younger sister Maria wanted to be in the delivering room when I had the baby so I told I was going to the hospital. She was so excited and she didn’t know what to do she asked me if I wanted her to pack me a lunch. JOh Sister. I ran up the stairs…ok I waddled up the stairs and woke up Jerod telling him I wanted to go to the hospital. He told me why I didn’t wake him up sooner when I started having the contractions. Geeze, what a good idea why didn’t I think of that. Lol So we were off and it seem like every on the road didn’t know how to drive.
I finally made it to the hospital and checked in. I was dialing at 4 cm and the nurse said she’ll call my doctor and ask if he wanted me to stay. I thought well where else would I have a baby. She walked back in and she I was going to stay and have the baby….ummm duh. They moved me into a delivering room and my doctor walked in and said hey loser you ready to have this baby…he really said that lol then he broke my water at 10:20 a.m. My contractions were getting stronger and more painful then I told them I was ready for my epidural but my nurse said the doctor who gives them was in the middle of a c-section. I was asking for one after every contraction the nurse then checked me again and I was dialing at 6 cm. she then told me she didn’t think I going to be able to get an epidural. I just started crying and it look like Jerod wanted to cry too. She walked away and my contractions were about 2 minutes apart. I was crying and screaming during my contractions yes screaming. I called the nurse back in well I called and screamed and she came running in then she checked me again and I went from a 6 cm to a 10 cm in 5 minutes. She called my doctor and like 6 other nurses came in the room. My labor happen to fast I didn’t get a chance to get the medicine I needed for the baby so they were extra nurses to make sure the baby was ok. At that point I was screaming and crying at every contraction it felt like my pelvis was breaking and on fire all at the same time and I got to feel it all. I kept saying OH MY GOD OH MY GOD. Then my doctor walked in and said “OMG so dramatic” I know what a jerk right?? Here I was thinking I was going to die and he was joking around lol but I thought it was funny too. He asked my husband if he was ready and Jerod said when ever your ready…I just thought ummmm hello I’m having the baby thank you. After waiting for him to get ready to deliver he then told me to push. And after two pushes at 11:59 there he was my little boy 7lb 15oz. and as healthy as can be. As soon as I heard him crying my heart just melted I knew he was all mine. The 9 months of waiting and the whole 1 and a half hours of labor was all worth.
My labor was nothing I accepted it was going to be. I planned on having my sister in the room I wanted her to take pictures. I didn’t want to feel all my contractions or most of the labor and get an epidural. But it all happened so fast I didn’t get any of that. I don’t think my sister was too upset she said she could hear me from the waiting room ;)
After he was clean, measure, and weighted they handed him to me and my husband and I were left alone with our little handsome guy.
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