So…I Had A Baby

Yea, I did. Amazing right? And it didn’t even hurt that bad…haha. Here, I’ll start from the beginning since I haven’t really updated since the shower.

Well, I took off work starting February 8th because I figured the little guy would be early. I had been having contractions on and off for about 2 weeks and still nothing. March 1st (my due date) came and went. Finally, on March 4th I went back to the doctor and they said I would be induced Sunday March 9th at 7:00am. It felt like forever, but Sunday finally came around. M took me to the hospital and I got all set up in a labor and delivery room. They hooked me up with an IV and placed some sort of tablet in my cervix to soften it so it would dilate faster. About 4 hours later, they came in and checked my cervix and it had only dilated to two centimeters! They decided to give me the other half of the pill and start me on Pytocin. That kick started my contractions (which I was already having, they were just slow and irregular). This became quite painful. I couldn’t have an epidural until I was five centimeters dilated. That took forever! Around 2:30pm, I reached the 5 cm mark and the anesethiologist came in and gave me an epidural. Before this, I was in tons of pain so I got two doses of Staidol (or however it’s spelled). Once I got the epidural, things really got going. Around 8pm I felt the baby drop and there was a lot of pressure on my cervix. The nurse came in and checked me and she said it was almost time. About an hour and 15 minutes later, the doctor came in and I started pushing. I was a good pusher because 19 minutes later Peyton Conner Sullivan was born. 9:34pm 8 lbs 2 oz and 21.5 inches long. My beautiful baby boy was finally here!

I didn’t actually get to my hospital room until about midnight. M stayed with me both Sunday and Monday night. I went home on Tuesday afternoon after my bath class. The first week was rough because I was healing and it was hard to take care of a baby and be in a lot of pain. M and my mom were a lot of help. Now, nearly a month later, we are all doing great.

This Sunday I’m moving back to my dad’s house and a few weeks after that M is moving in with me. We are going to save money to get our own place, hopefully by the end of this summer. Well, I just thought I’d update everyone on life. I haven’t had much time with M, so this Saturday before the move, my mom is watching Peanut and we are going out for the day/night. I can’t wait!