Birth Story

My little man is two months old so I thought I better get around to blogging again so I can have a place to post the many pictures I am taking of him without overloading instagram and facebook. haha

Here is his birth story.
So Thursday night Randy and I were watching an NBA basketball game and it ended about 10:15pm and I got up to go get ready for bed and it felt like I had peed a little (it wasn't like the movies where there is a huge gush of water). I called my doctor (I had her cell number) and told her that I think my water broke and she said to go to the hospital and they would do a quick test to see if it was really my water that was leaking. I quickly finished packing my last minute items for my hospital bag and loaded up the car and off we went! It was thrilling! (of course, I called my Mom on the car ride and told her too). They admitted me to the hospital and yes, my water was indeed broken, although I had no contractions yet.

This is the face of someone who knows they will be having
 their baby soon, but is not feeling any pain yet.

My last preggo picture

 They had me walking around the hospital for about an hour and a half to see if I could start the labor on my own, but ended up giving me pitocin to start my contractions. I got the pitocin around 2:30am and by 3:30 was feeling some pain and from like 4:00am-5:30am was in pain with each contraction that came (and I would squeeze Randy's hand so tight,haha) At 5:30am I got my epidural and can I say it is magical. Getting the epidural was rather painless and my lower half went practically numb and the pain was gone from then on out! I was able to get some sleep finally while I waited to dilate. I only had to push a few times with the nurse and then my doctor came in and I pushed a few times with her and then they laid him on my tummy! I did not feel any pain pushing or any contractions after my epidural. It truly was a great first birth and great experience! 

 I had him at 11:39am, May 16th, and he weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was 20 inches long--my little munchkin!! 

Heading to the postpartum room

Mr. Benson Duke

I could not stop staring at him--he is so cute! Benson had jaundice and so we had to keep him on the special billi-blanket while in the hospital and then had one to take home with us too (which I did not want to do). It is no fun having a naked baby on the billi-blanket 24/7 for 10 days.

His 'special' shades

We left the hospital on Sunday afternoon at 4pm and were so glad to be at home and be able to get some real sleep (hospital beds are so not comfortable!)