The story...

The birth Story.

I don't have the most exciting birth stories to share. Like i didn't ever get the chance to deliver en route to hospital, etc, etc. .. 

But i do like to record the birth story of my babies (for memories sake and for anyone who enjoys reading such things)

We knew for one month prior to delivery the date our little munchkin was to be born. We knew the time to arrive to hospital and the time for expected c section. We didn't know however what exactly we were going to deliver.
A boy or a girl?

Friday Oct. 12 2012

6:45 Am : this time could not come fast enough in my opinion. That was time to leave for hospital. I believe we even left a little early cuz we were super ready to "get the show on the road"..

7:20 AM: arrive at hospital, park, get out, kiss each other as the daylight is beginning to peak through the darkness.. And said something like "Here we go... ".. Walking into hospital, i joke around that i should suddenly stop and act like I'm totally in labor and freak people out. I refrained tho. Riding up the elevator the person didn't even have to ask what floor we needed to go to. I think she said " I take it you are going to floor 2?"

7:30 AM: The "Victoria Secret" hospital gown gets put on, The IV gets put in, We enjoy talking with the nurse that also prepped me for Brooklyn's c section just 3 yrs ago! Drink some yucky alka seltzer stuff, sit around while fluid gets pumped into me. 

8:45 AM: They wheel me down to recovery room to finish pumping in fluids, prepping me, etc. We sit there and wait. Trying to stay calm.:) Curtis gets to prep himself. I've never seen him so happy and excited to climb into these clothes.. He was super pumped!!  

Just waiting.....

9:30 AM: expected c section time. But we are still sitting there cuz Dr Gallery hasn't showed up yet. The anesthesiologist comes in the and the nurse to go over what all will take place once entering the OR room. 

9:45AM: Dr. Gallery where are you????!!!!!

9:50 AM :Oh there you are.. He comes in and says "Ok lets get ya in there and cut you open and have this baby" 

And things happened fast after that... 

The nurses come in and say " Are you ready to go have a baby?" 

I say "Sure!!!!"

They wheel me in to a very cold OR room. Do the spinal,the catheter, give me oxygen, wipe my stomach off and put something on it,  yeah not really sure what all took place.. But before i know it, i have no feeling from my chest down and Curtis is coming in the room..

The third c section takes a little bit longer because he has to work his way through scar tissue... 

There is a little bit of pressure and they say we see the head.. 

And we hear some baby noises!!! 

Then there is a alot of pressure. 

Curtis said there is the Dr. pulling on  baby. And 2 nurses pushing with all their strength from the top of my stomach. All i remember is some pressure and lots of grunting on the Dr and nurses behalf .:)

10:17 AM The baby emerges!! 

Curtis can't tell right way... Then i hear him say "It's a boy!" It's Jamison!!" :)

And i hear a baby crying. The best sound ever. The hold him up over the curtain for me to see... 

Then he is quickly taken over to a table to be cleaned up a little and suctioned out , etc. 

They bring him over to me for a few short minutes. Then they head off to the nursery to be weighed and all that other good stuff. Curtis is with him over there. While I'm being put back together.
While i'm laying there they called from the nursery telling me the size of my little/big guy. (9 lbs 1 oz).. I also get the wonderful after birth shaking and it is quickly taken care of by the nice lady that could push buttons and pump anything quickly into my IV...
In the midst of all this Curtis was on the phone letting family in on our news!! 

11:00 AM: I'm in recovery. And for the first time with any of my babies(in recovery), I'm with it. Fully awake and holding and feeding my baby.

11:45 AM: I'm out of recovery, in my room.. Feeling decent. Only a little nauseated and itchy from the pain meds. Altho the rest of the day was a blur and i have to think hard to remember much of it.

4 PM: The big brother and sister got to meet Jamison. 

I stayed safely in my bed till the next morning at around 7. The first time getting up is always not the most fun experience. But i have to say the third time around was the easiest!! 

And that my friends was the story of my c section. 

Did i mention that I'd go through all that a thousand times over if i had to? 

In other words. 

This little baby is the sweetest thing. 

And we already can barely remember life before he was here.