how it happened... the short version

My doctor asked me if I scared to deliver... any questions or fears she could help with?

I answered honestly with nope, I just want to get it over with

I remember being so scared of labor at about weeks 25-35

then I reached a point that I just wanted to have the baby

I didn't care about the pain, or how it happened I just wanted to have it.

I went in for my 40 week check up.

Once you hit 40 weeks they do a few extra test to make sure baby is doing okay

They checked my fluid, which was up from the last time=good sign

Then we did an NST, baby looked great

and my contractions were about 7 minutes apart like they had been forever..

Afterwards I met with my dr. and I had actually progressed and was ready to have the baby just needed a little extra umpf to my contractions to get things going.  She offered to induce me, called the hospital and they said I could come straight up.

(i should have known baby was a boy, with heart rate sticking around 120 bpm)

(first family picture)

Of course I was thrilled to be having my baby, and to not have to suffer anymore physically/socially anymore(or so I thought).  I called Sam, who was about to just start surgery, good timing, so he met me on the 4th floor.  So let's fast forward because this is supposed to be the short version.  I got all hooked up to the pitocin and my contractions were just starting to pick up and the babies heart started to have decelerations.  Which isn't a problem if they happen with contractions but you don't want them to happen after a contraction, it means the baby isn't getting enough oxygen.  But it's hard to determine what's really happening with external monitors.  So my nurse stopped my pitocin and we waited for a dr. to come and break my water and place internal monitors.  The internal monitors can monitor the intensity of the contractions as well as more accurately monitor the babies heart rate.  It only took 4 hours for someone to come and break my water, so I ate  popsicles and we played a lot of monopoly deal.  It was a really relaxing and peaceful time.  Once my water was broke they could start the pitocin again and see how the baby tolerated it.  We only turned it on to a 1/4 of the normal dose and the baby did great, after that things progressed quickly and relatively smoothly.  By 9 o clock I was supposed to just try to relax and allow the baby to drop as much as 'he' could without me pushing.  By 10 it was time to push and 10:43 he was here.  

(first family picture)

Sam and I chose to be the only ones in the room and I'm so glad that we did.  It was such a special and intimate time for us.  The peacefulness and spirit that was in that room is indescribable.  Afterwards the doctor and nurses did all the checks and things that needed to happen and then left us alone.  My little family of three.  We said a prayer feeling so overwhelmed with love and gratitude for our little one who safely made it to us and enjoyed being alone for the first time.... our families hate us for this since we didn't even notify them of Mack's arrival until about an hour and a half later.