Sunday started with me co-hosting my sister in law's bridal shower, everything turned out lovely.. and it was good to hang with Steph and the family for a little while before my world got really hectic!
When I left the shower, I headed home where Diego was jamming out on to his iPod, he didn't know I was standing there and I caught him doing everything short of air guitar! haha..
My anxiety level was getting higher and higher.. I knew I wanted to get something to eat before we went to the hospital because I knew I wouldn't be eating until the baby arrived. We left a little too early, because I just could sit around any longer! We packed up the car, went Thundercloud and waiting for 6 pm to roll around..
Finally, it was 6 pm.. and we arrived at the hospital..
Once we got to our room, I got my gown on and got hooked up to the machines.. I was given cervidyl (just guessing on the spelling of that one) to thin my cervix.. and the waiting began.
We watched the Amazing Race, we watched the Oscars... they checked my cervix a few times.. I was not dilated any more than a cm. We decided to get some sleep.. ha.. yeah right, those beds were super uncomfortable.. plus, I was starting to feel a lot of pain. When I couldn't take it anymore.. I got some medicine. She shot it into my IV, and I was out with in a few seconds. Sometime during the night, I unplugged my machines and all the nurses came flooding in. I hardly remember this happening! That was some good medicine!
The next morning.. at 6:30 am, they started my pitocin drip.. and broke my water. I was told that I could ask for an epidural any time I wanted, there were 4-5 other ladies in labor.. and the epidural was first come first serve. So I said... serve me up! I got my epidural.. which was awful! I hated getting that thing.. and I even cried! It was so much painful as it was super uncomfortable. After it was in, I was all good. My legs went numb but I could still move around. I hadn't eaten anything since Thundercloud the night before.. and there was going to be no eating for my until Cash showed up. All I could have were Rainbow Popsicles.. I love those things and ate several through out the day. My mom and aunts Clonda, Mary and Beverly were in town that day, and stopped by the hospital hoping to see a baby.. all they saw was me laying in the bed, turning from side to side.
I talked on the phone and texted all day.. there was just nothing to do! I was waiting as patiently as I possible.. but, I was ready for things to get going!
Later on that evening, my cousins Brad & Jennifer stopped by.. also hoping to see a baby. They too only saw me laying in bed....
Jennifer watched as I had a contraction.. I didn't feel a thing. My contractions were really close together, I would have steady contractions and then 3 really close together. Cash's little heart was not liking the 3 in a row.. and that was concerning my doctor and the nurses. They had been messing with my pitocin levels all day, and by this time it was already getting down to the wire.
The doctor came in around 9 to check my cervix one more time. My contractions were becoming more regular, and the doctor just knew I would be dilated to at least an 8. Wrong. I was still only 2 cm. She told me it was time to have the baby. The anesthesiologist came in and gave me some medicine through my epidural.. and it numbed me up a lot. I could not move at all from the waste down. I started feel really panicky.. and nervous. I started crying because I just didn't like how numb I was.. it was not a good feeling. They gave Diego his scrubs and told him to suit up!
They wheeled me to the OR, and started to prep me for surgery... I was scared and nervous, I got the shakes.. the uncontrollable shakes. I was awake, but didn't want to move or talk or anything. I just laid there, eyes closed.. waiting for the cry.
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