Bennett's birth

I am way behind on blogging and especially about Bennett!  Life is just so busy with 2 kiddos...but its that good kind of busy!!  I'll see if I can recap the day before and the day he was born!!

Sunday, May 22nd:
Went to church, came home and cleaned the house from top to bottom, and I took a nap!  We finished packing...I had to pack for Caden also, he stayed with my parents for 3 days!  We dropped Caden off with Brandon's mom for the night and then we headed to Bridgestreet for a yummy dinner at Cantina Laredo and some last minute shopping!  I spent the rest of the evening munching on twizzlers and packing!  I finally drifted off to sleep around 1 a.m.! 

Monday, May 23rd:
4 am:  Wake up, take a long shower, get ready (yes, I put on make-up).
5 am:  Leave the house and head to the hospital!!! 
6 am:  Got signed in and waited in the lobby for what seemed like forever!  It kind of felt like we were checking into a hotel...I wasn't in labor, so there was no rushing to get to a room!  Definetely not how its pictured in the movies!
6:45:  Finally escorted to my room...#11, the room where I was going to meet my sweet Bennett!  I had so many emotions as I walked down the hallway.  It was weird to know that it would never be the 3 of us ever again!  Once in the room, I got my lovely gown on and climbed into bed!
7:15:  Got my IV....and that sucker hurt...took 3 tries before they got it! 
7:30:  Started the bad boy drug pitocin to get things going...I was dilated 2 cm and 50% effaced at this point!
8:30:  Doctor came and broke my water:) 
9:00:  My mom arrives and i'm starting to feel uncomfortable, but nothing i couldn't handle!  Get checked again and I'm 4 cm!
10:30:  By this point i'm in some pain!!!  Brandon's mom had also arrived....I got my epidural around this time also!  Call me a weenie, but the epidural was the worst part!  It hurt...I felt everything! 
11:00:  Feeling much better and a little woozie!  I started itching really bad from the medicine they use in the epidural, so my fantastic nurse gave me some narcan to ease the itching!  From this point on, times are a litte fuzzy so I will do my best!  It seemed like time stood still that day!
1:00ish:  Dilated 5 cm....
3:00ish:  Dilated 6 cm....and my sweet Caden arrived!!!  He was so excited.
3:30:  My nurse, Stephanie, decided to put me in the "wedge"!  I wasn't progressing like I should, so it was either the wedge or c-section, and i'm anti-csection!!  I remember sitting in that crazy position talking to Stephanie while she was charting beside me and I kept saying "I feel more pressure...is this supposed to happen?"
4:00:  I got really nauseated and had some major pressure in my nether regions!!  Steph checked me and I was ready to push!!!  I was so thrilled, but so nervous!  I remember just balling my eyes out as they got me into position to push!   I don't really remember much but I slightly remember the doctor coming in and talking to me!  Everyone was amazed I had gone from 6 cm to pushing in like 20 min! 
4:26:  After pushing about 4 times, little Bennett was here!!!!!!!  It was the best moment!  It was as if, no one else was there, just Bennett and I!  Our eyes met and locked and it was love at first sight!  I did not want to hand him to the nurses to get cleaned off!  He was perfect...everything and more that I had dreamed of.  He was wisked away to be checked out and cleaned off.  Since he came down my pelvis so fast...his little face was very bruised! 

I don't remember times after he was born so I can't really document much anymore.  But....my great friend and photographer captured the whole day for me.  Its so wonderful that I have this to remember this special day!  I will let the slideshow tell the story for me!!!  Enjoy!

slideshow