Friday started out as any normal day. Rob was off work but he had to get a physical for the police and pick up some paper work so he was gone. Carson come into my room and said with the sweetest smile on his face, "Hi mom! Ready to play?" I love waking up to that. A happy, smiling toddler. Love burst! I rolled my big, extremely uncomfortable body out of bed and we started our day. I had an appointment at 3:50 and I was hoping and praying that I would be dilated more. At my appointment the week before I was a 3 and 75 percent effaced. We went to the Dr. and she checked me and said I was a 4 and 90 percent effaced! Progress! I told her about Rob's new job and how he is starting on August 1st and how worried I was that the baby was going to come late and we wouldn't have much time home as a family before Rob starts the academy and is basically gone for 4 months. She stripped my membranes and told me that if I hadn't delivered by Monday to call and schedule an induction. I left feeling hopeful that something would start happening.
Fast forward to 8:30 that night. First contraction hits and it's painful. 5 minutes later, another one. 3 minutes later another. I tell Rob and he is ready to go! I however, am not. I may or may not have been loading the dishwasher in between contractions. I had called my mom and told her to meet us at the house but a few minutes later Rob called her and they decided it would be best if she met us at the hospital. (Thank goodness!) The contractions were coming fast and hard so we scrambled to get into the car and go. Carson could sense that something exciting was going on so he was super silly and being hilarious. Let me tell you, laughing while contracting is not fun but when your two year old is mimicking your breathing you can't help but laugh. On the way to the hospital my contractions were 2 minutes apart and lasting a minute. Rob said he may or may not have been going 80+ miles per hour but I didn't even notice, or care.
We got to the hospital around 9:30 and they took me right back to a room. (Funny side note: My nurse was a girl I went to high school with) The nurse checked me and said I was a 5 and she stretched me to a good 6 or 7. Ew and ow. She started my IV and said that the first bag had to be finished before I could get the epidural. By 10:30 my water had broken the IV back was almost empty and the anesthesiologist came in. He gave me my epidural and I was just waiting for relief but it never came. My contractions were pretty unbearable and way stronger and more painful then they ever were when I was in labor with Carson. I started feeling like I was going to throw up so I turned on my side and Rob held the little bucket for me. Every time I gagged I could feel baby coming out. It was lovely. Not. Between gags I was saying, "He's coming out!" "I can feel him coming! I'm crowing! Help me!" The nurse kept telling me to just take deep breaths but I couldn't! He was coming and I knew it! Finally the dr came in and said, "Let's just go for it." "Go ahead and push!" They didn't break down the bed or anything. So push I did and holy pain!!! I have never experienced anything even remotely painful like that In. My. Life. It hurt so bad I couldn't see or hear. Yikes. *shudder* At 10:53 my sweet boy was born. 7 pounds 8 ounces. A pound smaller than Carson and I am SO grateful! I don't think I could have pushed him out if he was bigger.
To sum everything up, my labor and delivery was about 2 hours and I might as well have gone natural. The epidural never kicked in. I will forever wonder why anyone would choose to feel that pain. We also decided that from here on out my deliveries will be scheduled!
We are obsessed with our little Cole and are so happy he is here safe and sound!
Friday, July 19, 2013
Friday, January 11, 2013
Here's the story of a pregnant lady...
I hope you read that in the tune of The Brady Bunch theme song. And I hope that it's stuck in your head now :) You're welcome.
Anyway, as I'm sure you all know, there is another human being growing inside me. It's been growing for 13 almost 14 weeks now. I want to tell you how we came to find out about this little peanut. Well, actually now it's a lemon. Anyway, it wasn't your typical, missed period, pee on stick, 2 pinks lines pop up sort of story. This is what happened. (prepare for some over sharing)
Pretty much ever since we had Carson I have been wanting another baby. We talked about it a lot and prayed about it and finally decided to start trying after our trip to Disney World in May. Car would be 18 months old and we felt good about it. Well May rolled around and we both felt that it just wasn't time yet and to regroup once Carson turned 2 in October. Carson's 2nd birthday rolled around and decided it was time to start trying. We went into it wanting a second baby and trusting that if it was the right time then the Lord would bless us. Well, I guess it was the right time because we got pregnant right away. Here's the thing though, I didn't know. I've never had regular cycles. Like ever. I could be 3 weeks to 3 months late and never be pregnant. So when I was a few days late I didn't think anything of it. The thought of maybe I'm pregnant never even crossed my mind.
I started having a sharp pain in my left ovary. I figured I was close to starting so I brushed it aside. It just didn't go away though and I felt uneasy about it. I called and made an appointment with my GP just to make sure everything was okay. We dropped Carson off at my moms and Rob and I went to the appointment. The doc examined me and wanted me to pee in a cup. I did my business and the doctor came back in and said, "Your pregnancy test came back positive so I think you're having and ectopic pregnancy and you need to go the emergency room right away."
Rob and I just kind of sat there staring at her for a minute before saying, oookay....and leaving. A little word of advice, when diagnosed with something, don't google it. I was pretty freaked out. If it was an ectopic pregnancy I could loose my fertility. We decided we needed to get me to the ER right away. Luckily for me, my hottie hubster is an EMT so he was able to call dispatch and have an ambulance come get me. I really didn't want to go via ambulance but I didn't want to have to sit in the ER waiting room for 7 hours and let's me honest, in my mind, my body was filling up with blood and I was about to loose a Fallopian tube. We lucked out and the EMT's transporting me we 2 of Rob's friends and the sweetest guys ever!
We got the hospital and were checked in right away. They drew blood and sent me over the ultra sound. It was pretty nerve racking because as the tech was doing the ultra sounds, she didn't say one word. Not a single thing. Oh and the screen was behind me so I couldn't see anything. After that was done we waited for what seemed to be hours and the doc finally came in. He told us that they didn't see anything in the ultra sound. The pregnancy was too early to be able to see anything but my blood work did indicate that my HCG levels were higher than normal. He told me he didn't know what was going on. He said I could be about to have a miscarriage. He never said, I could just be in the early stages of pregnancy.
We left the hospital feeling so unsure of everything. Was I pregnant? Was I going to stay pregnant? Was the pain just from a cyst? I don't think I've ever felt more confused and had so many questions that couldn't be answered. My mom picked Rob and I up from the hospital (he rode with us in the ambulance) and Rob headed to work for the night. On the way home I stopped at the store and bought an at home pregnancy test. Okay, I bought 3. My thought was, maybe I can just take the test and forget about today.
I took the test and it came up positive! Yay! I have to say though, I was still unsure about everything until we went in when I was 9 weeks along for my first OB appointment. I didn't feel at ease until Dr. S did the ultra sound and there was our baby. Wiggling all around. We could see the heartbeat perfectly. That's when it sunk in. We're doing this. We're bringing a second child into our family. I still look at those ultrasound pictures in awe.
I have more feeling and thoughts I would like to express but I'll save those for other blog posts. This one is already running on.
And that, is how we came to find out that we're expecting! Stay tuned, baby coming this summer! July to be exact!!
Anyway, as I'm sure you all know, there is another human being growing inside me. It's been growing for 13 almost 14 weeks now. I want to tell you how we came to find out about this little peanut. Well, actually now it's a lemon. Anyway, it wasn't your typical, missed period, pee on stick, 2 pinks lines pop up sort of story. This is what happened. (prepare for some over sharing)
Pretty much ever since we had Carson I have been wanting another baby. We talked about it a lot and prayed about it and finally decided to start trying after our trip to Disney World in May. Car would be 18 months old and we felt good about it. Well May rolled around and we both felt that it just wasn't time yet and to regroup once Carson turned 2 in October. Carson's 2nd birthday rolled around and decided it was time to start trying. We went into it wanting a second baby and trusting that if it was the right time then the Lord would bless us. Well, I guess it was the right time because we got pregnant right away. Here's the thing though, I didn't know. I've never had regular cycles. Like ever. I could be 3 weeks to 3 months late and never be pregnant. So when I was a few days late I didn't think anything of it. The thought of maybe I'm pregnant never even crossed my mind.
I started having a sharp pain in my left ovary. I figured I was close to starting so I brushed it aside. It just didn't go away though and I felt uneasy about it. I called and made an appointment with my GP just to make sure everything was okay. We dropped Carson off at my moms and Rob and I went to the appointment. The doc examined me and wanted me to pee in a cup. I did my business and the doctor came back in and said, "Your pregnancy test came back positive so I think you're having and ectopic pregnancy and you need to go the emergency room right away."
Rob and I just kind of sat there staring at her for a minute before saying, oookay....and leaving. A little word of advice, when diagnosed with something, don't google it. I was pretty freaked out. If it was an ectopic pregnancy I could loose my fertility. We decided we needed to get me to the ER right away. Luckily for me, my hottie hubster is an EMT so he was able to call dispatch and have an ambulance come get me. I really didn't want to go via ambulance but I didn't want to have to sit in the ER waiting room for 7 hours and let's me honest, in my mind, my body was filling up with blood and I was about to loose a Fallopian tube. We lucked out and the EMT's transporting me we 2 of Rob's friends and the sweetest guys ever!
We got the hospital and were checked in right away. They drew blood and sent me over the ultra sound. It was pretty nerve racking because as the tech was doing the ultra sounds, she didn't say one word. Not a single thing. Oh and the screen was behind me so I couldn't see anything. After that was done we waited for what seemed to be hours and the doc finally came in. He told us that they didn't see anything in the ultra sound. The pregnancy was too early to be able to see anything but my blood work did indicate that my HCG levels were higher than normal. He told me he didn't know what was going on. He said I could be about to have a miscarriage. He never said, I could just be in the early stages of pregnancy.
We left the hospital feeling so unsure of everything. Was I pregnant? Was I going to stay pregnant? Was the pain just from a cyst? I don't think I've ever felt more confused and had so many questions that couldn't be answered. My mom picked Rob and I up from the hospital (he rode with us in the ambulance) and Rob headed to work for the night. On the way home I stopped at the store and bought an at home pregnancy test. Okay, I bought 3. My thought was, maybe I can just take the test and forget about today.
I took the test and it came up positive! Yay! I have to say though, I was still unsure about everything until we went in when I was 9 weeks along for my first OB appointment. I didn't feel at ease until Dr. S did the ultra sound and there was our baby. Wiggling all around. We could see the heartbeat perfectly. That's when it sunk in. We're doing this. We're bringing a second child into our family. I still look at those ultrasound pictures in awe.
I have more feeling and thoughts I would like to express but I'll save those for other blog posts. This one is already running on.
And that, is how we came to find out that we're expecting! Stay tuned, baby coming this summer! July to be exact!!
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