jacob neal you ready for this? 10 lbs. 2 oz. 20.5 in.
FINALLY!!! I know it's been 2 weeks since he was born and I am JUST NOW getting around to posting his arrival... but life is starting to normalize now (is that a word)?
BIRTH STORY
My only requests when I was to give birth:
*NO inducing * No epidural
DIDN'T HAPPEN... gratefully...
Yes, so with both of the girls I wanted to go into labor on my own and enjoyed that very much. With Grace, I went into labor on my own 6 days late, and had her natural, no epidural and wanted to do the same with this baby! Although you have to be patient, that is the hard part. Well, we were on our way with this baby and he was 2 DAYS overdue.. nothing happening. I woke up in the middle of the night with a TERRIBLE pain on my right side. It was horrible and nothing would soothe it. I was worried it was my appendix. So after several hours, we decided around 6 am to head to the hospital and get checked out. They tried to run some tests, but couldn't do much because there is a full term baby in the way!! So, my doctor told me it was up to me but she would recommend getting induced and getting the baby out so we can figure out where the pain is coming from. This was also January 28th, which is my little sister, Rachel's 18th birthday. We were going to have a party for her that night and have fun! I didn't really want to have a baby on HER birthday! Plus i knew all my sisters would come to my birth and my mom and I didn't want to take it away from her birthday! Then, after a much needed blessing, I made the decision to get induced!
The doctor broke my water, first, and then I got up and Jason and I walked and walked the hospital floor! The contractions were NOTHING compared to this horrible pain! It was SO painful and terrible I didn't know how I was going to go through labor like this.
THEN... the blessed nurse reminded me that if I got an epidural, it would ALSO numb the PAIN in my side! YAY!! Once they started me on pitocin... It didn't take me long to decide to do that!
5pm- got the epidural and finally was able to RELAX- around 4cm dilated
6pm- 5 cm dilated - my sisters decided to go grab dinner downstairs
TEN minutes LATER = felt pressure down there... had the nurse check me - 7 CM!
TEN MINUTES LATER= felt more pressure- 9 1/2 cm! Frantically calling my sisters to get back up here!
The nurses frantically called the doctor... she just 'HAPPENED' to be driving my the hospital!
TEN MIN LATER= starting pushing out this baby!
TEN MIN LATER= head is out and his shoulders were stuck... at this point, the doctor knows this baby is gonna be a big boy!! The doctor stretches me for a few min. and literally reaches in and gently helps pull his shoulders out!
7 pm- WE HAVE A BABY BOY!
My doctor is SO wonderful! I can't say enough good about her! I didn't even barely tear AT ALL! I was not ONE BIT sore down there either! It was amazing. Just my back hurt, which I think was from the epidural. That's it for soreness! NICE.. i'll take it!
THINGS I LEARNED:
*So the pain mysteriously went away after he was born. The doctor as well as I am convinced it was just a blessing from Heavenly Father to get this baby out! He knew the only way I was going to get induced was under these circumstances! :-) stubborn girl I am!
The doctor said had he gone another day or two, I might have needed an emergency C section because of his SIZE! It would have been dangerous!
SO THANKFUL HEAVENLY FATHER KNOWS WAY MORE THAN WE DO! WE JUST HAVE TO TRUST HIM.
My birth team... Heather, my mom, Carrie, Jen, Rachel, and Cassi (my sis in law was there too)! I just love them ALL! They are wonderful!
There's the proof... 10 lbs. 2 oz.
Can you tell someone is a little happy to have a baby BOY??
Meeting my baby JACOB. He nursed right away! It was awesome!
I love this picture! It looks like he's flexing.. and holding onto Daddy's little finger! cute!
Grandpa Scott (Jason's father) excited about another grandson!
Grace meeting Jacob for the FIRST TIME! In her princess dress and all!
Jade adores him! She loves helping me take care of him
10 lb baby = BETTER SLEEPER! He totally is a GREAT baby!
PRECIOUS! I just love this little man!
Jade loves to take care of him. She washes her hands like twenty times a day just to be sure she won't get germs on him! She is such a cutie!
