This pregnancy felt like it would never end. I was beginning to feel like McKel, like this baby was NEVER going to get here. I could barely eat, because food was gross and gave me heartburn. My nauseousness lasted nearly the entire pregnancy. And to top it off, I had gestational diabetes with the pregnancy, so I had to constantly watch what I ate, something I am NOT good at.
On the bright side, I started swimming 3 or 4 times a week to exercise, which really did help me to feel much better!
Because of the gestational diabetes, and my history of having fairly large babies, they decided to induce me one week early. So we scheduled the delivery for the morning of April 14th. This made Mike happy because this would insure that our baby was not born on the 16th (and have to share a birthday with 6 other people in my family - Adrian, Arlene, Jared, George, Parker, and Edison).
I was quite disappointed because I really wanted to experience going in to labor naturally for just one of my pregnancies. I have had to be induced with every child I've delivered. I was beginning to wonder if my body knew how to get the baby out on its own! Oh well... at least this way we could plan ahead a little.
The night before the big day I could not sleep at all. I was terrified. I stayed up all night, praying that everything would go smoothly and that I wouldn't have too much pain. I don't think I could live through another delivery like Avril's. I just could not wait to meet this little guy!! What would he look like? What would it be like to have a boy? What would we name him? Would he be like me or his dad? So many fun things to learn about this new arrival. I just couldn't wait...
So first thing in the morning we called the hospital to see what time they wanted us to come in. Our appointment was for 8:00 that morning. As luck would have it, too many people had gone in to labor that night and there were zero rooms available so they told us to call back in a few hours to see if any rooms had opened up. We waited until about 11:00 and could not wait any longer, so we just went ahead and left for the hospital, hoping that if we were there in person they would let us in to a room. They did not. So we sat in the waiting room for another couple hours until finally they called us back.
Nana and Papa drove down from Logan and were there to wait as well. I think they were slightly excited too 😏
It was about 1:00 pm when we were called to come check in. They explained the whole deal and we were extremely impressed with the excellent care they took to make sure that we were comfortable and happy with our experience there. They started the pitocin and said that I could get the epidural whenever I decided to. I opted for the sooner option... stop the pain before it hits!
The anesthesiologist had to reassure me several times that they would make sure they entered my epidural space with the drug, and not my bloodstream (again, paranoia due to Avril delivery). The epidural was the most terrifying part of the entire delivery. It was definitely VERY painful, but did not last long. Mike was there to hold my hand and I cried and shook in fear. But soon it was over, and man, that drug is AMAZING.
The contractions started and I barely felt any of them. It was nearly pain-free. I even took a nap. The nurses came in every so often to check and see how dilated I was, and things were moving along slowly. They thought it would only take a couple hours and of course, that wasn't the case. My babies don't like to come out. They take their time 😊 I was beginning to think that we wouldn't get to meet our baby until the next day.
The hours wore on and the contractions got stronger, but still I was not really in pain. It was a little after 7:00 pm and the nurse came in to check on me and announced, "ok, I think we are ready to push!" What?!! Did I hear her correctly? I was only dilating about an inch every couple hours and then all of a sudden I was ready?? AAHHH!!! So scary! So exciting! So terrifying! Next thing I knew the doctor was there telling me to push. So I did. I gave a few solid pushes and then they said they could see his head. Seriously??!! That's a MIRACLE! One more push and out popped a little human!!! I couldn't believe it. It was so easy! And painless. He just came out and there he was, a perfect little boy. I remember crying and saying, "its a real person!" There was actually a real person inside of me and we finally got to meet him.
They let me hold him against my body and I was immediately in love. There are no words to describe. He was so perfect. Beautiful and perfect. I loved watching my husband beaming. It was just the most wonderful feeling. I had a son. A son with no name 😕
So Baby Boy Andrus was born at 7:50 pm on April 14th, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 20 inches long.
They were wrong about him being too big. He was my smallest baby. And he was perfect in every way.
And here he is... moments after entering the world -- and not too happy about it...
And here he is... a beautiful, healthy, screaming boy 😃
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| His lungs work |
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| Perfection. Can't believe he is finally here with us. |
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| Hi little man |
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| No better feeling |
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| One happy mama |
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| Perfect |
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| Little boy |
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| Love |
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| Checking everything out. |
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| My ever so handsome boys |
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| Our family |
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| Baby boy meets nana |
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| So much love to give him |
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| cozy snoozes |
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| Simply adodrable! |
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