Birth Story & More Pictures!

I'm sorry for the lack of posts. Finding time to get on the computer is so much harder with two kids! Here is his birth story for those who are interested!

I started having contractions on Monday morning. They were irregular and so I just kind of ignored them. Addie and I headed to story time at the library with our friends and then went over to Gardner Village to see the witches. I continued to have contractions but they weren't too bad.

We had a great time at Gardner Village and I'm so glad that Addie and I were able to get out and spend some fun time together before Will arrived. Here are a few pics:




On the way home from Gardner Village, I decided to time the contractions and they were coming regularly at 10 min. apart. We came home, I put Clay and a few others on alert and tried to get a few more things done.

By about 3:00, I called the Dr. and left a message about when I should go to the hospital. They called me a little after 4 and by then, the contractions were coming as close together as 6 min. They told me to head to the hospital to get checked. Clay came home around 5 and my mom came over to be with Addie. Here is our last picture as a family of 3!



We got to the hospital at 6 and they checked me and I was a 3. They told me to walk around for an hour and come back to be checked again. The contractions were getting much stronger and closer together and when they checked me 45 min. later, I was at a 5. So, we got to stay.

I was waiting for my epidural and trying to deal with the contractions that were getting stronger and more painful. One of the on call docs came in to break my water (next time I will be sure to have my epidural BEFORE they break my water) and I was at a 7. The anesthesiologist came in to give me my epidural and it felt like it took forever. I'm sure I was probably at an 8 or 9 by the time he got it in.

As soon as the epidural took effect, I felt a lot of pressure so they checked again and I was complete and Will was ready to come join the world! We got my Dr. there and after a little pushing, Will joined us at 10:22pm! He has a great set of lungs and was letting everyone know that he was here!

It was a great experience (despite the painful contractions at the end there) and I am so grateful it went so fast and well.

Addie wasn't sleeping yet so my parents told her that Will was here and she went running to their front door looking for him! My mom told her he was at the hospital and she replied, "He got BORNED?!"

They brought her to the hospital that night and while she was happy to see baby Will, she was very concerned about me, my IV, the docs and nurses and what they were doing to me.

Here is a slide show of some of the pics from the night Will was born:

I can't believe he's already a week old! Still lots more to come as soon as I find time!

Answer to the post below- A. is Will and B. is Addie