So I was horrible at taking week by week pictures but I did capture some so you are able to see the change of my growing tummy somewhat.
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| YAY!!! We are done with the first tri and on to the second. |
And I got lazy and didn't take any pictures for my 39 weeks and 40.
Alright so my labor story. At 36 weeks I had dilated to a 1cm so I started thinking things might be going fast and he could be here sooner than we had planned and I got super excited. But.... every week after that I was still just at 1cm and I started getting sad and dreading going to my checkups. at 37 weeks my doctor decided to tell me I was at high risk for a C-section and I started freaking out. I did everything to try and get things moving faster. Walked 2 miles everyday, lots of sex, citrusy fruits and drinks, bouncing up and down. You name it, I tried it. at 38 weeks my doctor still thought I would need a C-section and that stressed me out even more. And as if my hormones weren't already on edge, the thought of a C-section didn't help at all.. Jordan started getting really bothered with my doctor for getting me stressed and telling me that I would most likely need a C-section and he started doing some research. He has a family friend that is a doctor and he talked to him and he informed us that there is no way to tell for sure if someone would be needing a C-section or not. And after lots of praying and blessings we both felt good that no problems would happen and I would be fine..... My doctor was nervous because I was still only dilated to 1cm, but my doctor and I decided to get me started on Ray's due date... So on Monday January 20 Jordan and I headed to the hospital at 9:00 pm and got ready for our lives to change. Before they put me on Pitocin, they gave my a pill to help soften my cervix. I took that at 10:00 pm, my water broke on its own at 10:30 pm, and I had dilated to 3cm and 70% effaced. So they decided to just let my body go into labor on its own without the Pitocin. At 1:30am I asked for an epidural and received that at 2:15am. And my body just stopped progressing all together. So at 5:30am they hooked me up to Pitocin and things started to speed up again. My nurse came into check me at 10:00am and I had only gone to 4cm and she said she would be back in two hours. My doctor then came to check me at 10:20am and I had progressed to 5cm but still only 70% effaced. My nurse came back only an hour later, 11:10am, and I had completely dilated and was 100 % effaced. The baby was just right there. She paged the doctor and ran off to talk to her. She came back at 11:30am and informed me that my doctor was heading to another hospital for an emergency C-section and wont be back for 45 min. My nurse had me do some practice pushing and had to stop me because the baby would be here if I pushed anymore and she would get in trouble for delivering the baby without the doctor. 1:00pm rolled around and my nurse came in to tell me my doctor was on her way and that we could do some more practice pushing. But again had to stop me because baby was coming and the doctor wasn't there yet. When the doctor did arrive at the hospital, she ran off and delivered someone else's baby first because it was their second child and she said I could hold it with it being my first. Finally 1:40 pm came upon us and my doctor entered the room and it was time for our little angel to enter this world.... Ray Woodson Haslem born on Tuesday January 21, 2014 at 1:55 pm weighing 8lb 3oz measuring 19in long. He has been such a blessing in our lives already. Jordan and I just adore him.
