August 18th, 2011 at 8:00 p.m., our sweet baby boy entered the world after only 7 hours of labor!
The day started out rather frustrating, but ended in pure bliss. Olivia and I stayed in a cabin in Salt Lake with Mom and Grandma Betty. The beds were insanely hard and I slept a total of probably 3 hours the entire night! The hospital informed us to call at 6 in the morning and be ready to come to the hospital. After a night of no sleep, I called at 6 and was informed that the labor and delivery was very busy and that I would need to call back at 9 am. So…we dropped Livie off with the sitter…and when I called at 9 they told me that they were still too busy, but to be ready to go and to get to the hospital as soon as they called so that I did not miss my spot.
We decided to just wait it out in the waiting room of the hospital so that when it was my turn, we would not have to drive the 20 minutes to the hospital and possibly miss my chance to get going with this induction!
So…we waited…and waited…and waited….and FINALLY….IT WAS MY TURN!!
4 blown IV’s later and some very sore arms and hands, we were finally able to get the Pitocin going. I was checked by the nurse and I was at a 2. An hour after my Pitocin, the doc came in and broke my water and told me I was a 2 1/2, almost 3.
Things went pretty quickly from there. The contractions got strong very fast and the next time they checked me a couple of hours later, I was a 4.
TIME FOR AN EPIDURAL! Wayne got there just in time! After about 40 minutes I was still feeling my contractions so they gave me an extra dose of the epidural medication and then I was so numb that I felt like I was going to have a panic attack! The fact that my body could not move on it’s own was hard for me with Livie and was no different this time! Thank goodness that my Grandma and My Mom were there! They rubbed my legs all the way up until it was time for me to push!
At around 7:30p.m, I was fully dilated and waiting for the doctor to arrive. I couldn’t feel anything, but my body knew it was time and I felt myself pushing and trying to hold back so that the doctor could get there. My mom since told me that Kaden’s head was right there so I am glad I was holding those pushes back or she would have been delivering Kaden! LOL
When Doctor Robinson got there, I was able to start pushing, and one big push later, his head was out….one more small one and there was my little miracle laid across my chest just as beautiful as could be!
WELCOME TO THE WORLD KADEN DOUGLAS JAMES FULLER!
7lbs 1oz 20 1/2 inches long
4 days later….
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