My Labor Story

 Arriving at the hospital at 5:50am our hearts and minds were filled with anxiety and excitement. We got hardly any sleep the night before because all we could think about was that in a few hours we were going to meet our little bundle of joy.

 When we got to labor in delivery we picked up the phone to check in. I was so nervous! I had convinced myself that baby Jack was going to come on his own. So when we arrived at our scheduled c-section date I was scared out of my mind because I didn't know what to expect!

 Once the nurse called my name we went back to triage to get prepped for surgery. They checked all of my vitals and checked in on the baby and everything looked great! This is also where I got my IV, which all I can say about that is OUCH!

Finally, around 7:30am I went back to the operating room. This was kind of bizarre because they had me walk back to my own surgery. Chad had to wait behind and get in his scrubs. Once we got into the room I got in position to get my spinal block. Everyone had told me that this was the worst part but honestly it didn't hurt at all! I thought the IV hurt way worse.  The nurse told me I would probably get nauseated from it and to just let her know. It only took a few seconds for it to kick in and boy oh boy was that nurse right! I got sick almost immediately (but at least I didn't throw up!) She gave me something to help with it and it helped tremendously. By that point Chad was able to come in scrubs and all and before we both knew it surgery was well on its way! So many people tell you that you can feel tugging and pressure and they were right! It was the strangest feeling having your whole body moved but not actually feeling them move it. It only took about 7 minutes for our little baby Jack to be born at exactly 8am! They wisked him over and we were able to have our first moments with him. 

 Baby Jack was 8 pounds 8 oz and perfect! Honestly, I felt bad because prior to this experience I wasn't sure if I was just insensitive or what but I felt like theres no way I would cry or get emotional in this whole experience. However, the second I saw my sweet little boy tears instantly fell from my eyes because I couldn't believe that God chose me to be this incredible boys mommy.

 It's been one week since little Jack was born and we are loving every second of being parents. Sure, we don't sleep much anymore and our lives have changed so much but it has been worth every ache and every pain. I can't wait to see what's to come :)