Labour

I Know i haven't been here in a Long while, but here's the big day!

Well this is how July 3rd Ended with a July 4th Baby :)I was at home, Stephen Sr. was at work. I was awoken by my annoying bladder and proceeded to the washroom as normal. I then went on the computer and did my daily stuff and routine things like i normally do. Then Stephen Sr. came home and we decided that i was going to be a picky eater (this was around 3:30ish (pm)) We decided lets order in. We looked through all of our fliers and decided Pizza was the best way to go. Also, i had to get a caesar salad and garlic bread with cheese! lolAnyways... Stephen Sr. called and ordered the food and we sat down and continued our daily lives. As i sat there on the couch playing on my lap top checking facebook as usual. I felt this wierd (Very wierd) feeling in my bladder ish area. I stood up and went to the washroom (like i didn't have to pee already anyway) When i sat down i realized that, that wierd feeling was my water breaking. I poked my head out the door and yelled to Stephen Sr. that my water just broke. His immediate response was "are you kidding me?" lol He then picked the phone back up and called the pizza place back and cancelled our order... (Did i mention i was a pregnant hungry woman)... That part sucked big time. I called my mom and she was Really excited (figured) and said she had a couple of things to do as long as i was able to wait (and i was, since i wasn't in actual labor yet) so i told her to take her time. This was around 4:00pmish. So Stephen Sr. and I paced around the apartment wondering what we were doing. My mom finally called to say she was outside. When we got outside to meet her with all my stuff for the hospital, she got out and gave me a HUGE hug! :)We got in the car and were off to McMaster. We arrived roughly around 5:30-6:00ish, and were told to go to curtain 1. As we went in to wait a long 30 minutes, i was then told to strip waist down so they could check to make sure my water had broken... Ha ha ha... Like i didn't know it had... ever since we had left the hospital it was obvious... Well to me anyway! lolWell to be short they blah blah blah... but said i wasn't in active labour yet but that for sure it shouldn't be long. At that point i was 4cm dilated (a whole one more then the past two weeks) and was told to go for a walk but be back in an hour or so. of coarse this is where i asked if i could get food! lol... They said the magic word... i was off to find food... We took the ANNOYING elevator down to the food floor (2) and grabbed a bite to eat. At this point the pains were getting worse but i could still manage them. We then went outside so i could have a smoke. We went back up so i could be actually admitted. Elevator SUCKS!!!! They banded me, showed me my room and did a quick check to see if i had dialted any more... blah blah blah... Nope... still 4cm... They said i could jump in the tub now, and i was able to jump into my Nice Large Warm Tub!!! I think it was about 8:30ish by this time. (I didn't want to keep looking at clocks all night so i reminded everyone not to tell me the time) When i got into the tub my contractions were manageable... after roughly two or so hours in the tub, when i decided to get out they were starting to become a little uncomfortable and alot stronger... We had the choice of staying in the room or go for another walk, but only for 15 minutes (This would be around 9:30ish) as of now they wanted to check the baby's heart rate every 15 minutes... We started on our walk... ELEVATORS at Mac SUCK!!! We went out what happens to be my last smoke! i Don't think i even lasted the full 15 minutes downstairs... we went back up... Again Elevaters at Mac SUCK!!! We got back to the room where i paced and just had to keep moving... By the time i had actually laid down i was apparently in active labour and at this point i was to decide weather or not i wanted meds or not...I had said Not at this point and proceeded to have my back rubbed by both my mom and the nurse, while Stephen Sr. rubbed my forehead with a nice Cool cloth. Labour sucks! lol and it hurts! lolAround i think 11:00pm is when i said screw it and went for the epidual... I don't know what time they finally arrived in the room to finally give it to me, but in my opinion it was WAY to LONG!!! I think around 12:00ish (July 4th) it was in... mind you the second one worked... the first one they put in the wrong place and did a test injection... After he realized it wasn't in the right spot they did it again (Did i mention i HATE Needles) Well when they did the second epidual, they ended up putting that one in a little too far, and didn't realize till after i had lost all feeling in my toes. i also had legs of rubber... i had ABSOLUTELY no feeling in them, and it was kinda funny... I know i was trying to move my toes and cross them and stuff... but the blanket covering them wasn't moving at all... I know i feel asleep and when i had awoken i asked how long i had been out for... they said 10 minutes and that they had to check me... (well blah blah blah i was finally 10cm) This was around 12:30amish This is where the fun began... The only part i'll say it that it hurt like no words could ever explain... well that's after the epi. wore off! The only down fall was the fact the the babies heart beat wasn't stead and it was fluctuating too much... (my mom just told me this sat) they placed a little monitor on the top of his head (while he was still inside) and then i proceeded to push... and at exactly 1:48am I had a new BABY BOY!!!! I also had a bouncing placenta... tee hee hee ha ha ha... that sucker was almost as hard to deliver... lolNow the downside to having that first epi. that didn't work, was that i was now on 24hour bed rest. So i wasn't able to get up to shower or pee or anything... I did however receive a nice sponge bath and was able to watch at a distance on what they were doing with Stephen Jr. (btw he isn't going by Jr.) Stephen Jeffery Jason TimmonsBorn July 4th 1:48am7lbs 7ounces20" or 51cmBlue eyes (dark)and White/blond hair