Colton's Birth Story

At my 39 week appointment I was 3 cm dilated so I wasn't sure if I would make it through my last week of work. I was very anxious the whole week thinking I would go into labor without having everything in place for my sub. I made it to Friday and my 40 week appointment to find out I had not progressed any. At that point I was ready to have this baby. My doctor decided to schedule my induction. We were scheduled to check into the hospital Wednesday night at 8pm and I was going to receive Cervidil in hope that it would kick start my labor and I would not have to be induced.  It was game 3 of the World Series so Jason and I hung out and watched the Royals. I finally received the Cervidil at 10pm and then was allowed a snack at midnight. I knew this would be my last meal for many hours so I made sure I stayed awake for my snack. I didn't sleep much that night for many reasons but mainly because I couldn't get comfortable with all the wires attached to me.

The next morning I had dilated to 5 cm but still no contractions. I was then given Pitocin at 7am. My doctor came around 9am and decided to break my water. The second she did that I immediately starting feeling the most intense contractions. I had decided to see how long I could go without getting an epidural but once my water broke the pain was unlike anything I had every felt. I was in tears and thought I would throw up from the pain. Once the epidural kicked in I felt immediate relief and fell right to sleep. It was the best sleep since getting to the hospital.

The rest of the day was a lot of waiting. I kept progressing but Colton did not want to move down. The other issue was that he was face down so starting around 2pm they put a "peanut" exercise ball between my legs as I laid on each side for about 30 minutes to hopefully get him to move down and move face up. Around 3:30 he had moved down but was still not completely face up. At that point it was time to start pushing. Even with the epidural I was still able to feel the pressure of the contractions so I knew when to start pushing. Even with all the pushing, Colton did not want to come out. I was becoming very exhausted and ready to meet my little man. At 5pm my doctor came to help coax Colton out. The next 30 minutes were the toughest but I wanted him out so bad. Finally at  5:30pm my precious baby boy was born. He weighed 8lbs 14 oz, was 21 1/2 inches long, and had a head circumference of 14 inches. He was a big, healthy boy!

Birthday weekend/4th of July

I love that my birthday is on the 4th of July.  Everyone celebrates it, fireworks, and there is always something to do.  My birthday started with Jason making a yummy breakfast for me.  I really wanted to go to a movie because we never do.  We went and saw "The Heat" with Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy.  The story-line was not the best but it definitely made me laugh quite a bit.  The rest of the day was spent on our back patio grilling and having a few cocktails.  Since this was our first 4th of July in our house, we didn't know that our neighborhood LOVES to light off fireworks.  We had our own fireworks display from our back yard.  It was perfect!

Friday Jason went with his dad to pick up our 1/2 a cow we were getting butchered. Beside bringing home a ton of meat, he also brought home beef bones for the dogs. They are some very happy pup dogs now! That night we went to the Royals game for Buck Night and Friday Fireworks. Jason got tickets from his work so we had pretty good seats. Even though the Royals lost, it was a fun night.

On Saturday we went to our friend's house to help celebrate their son's 1st birthday and then spent the rest of the day with Jason's family.  Today is our recovery day from a fun, filled weekend.  

I love my birthday but it also marks the unofficial 1/2 point of summer.  Only 5 more weeks of summer vacation....