Thursday (the 18th) last month, I got home from school and had a doctor's appointment. So, I took Nate with me, and we went together. While I was there, I asked my doctor if he would check to see if I was dilated. He did, and he said that I was dilated to 4, so he sent me up to labor and delivery so they could check to see if I was in labor. Another doctor came in after I had been hooked up to the contraction machine thingy for a while to check my dilation again, and said that I was actually only at 2. So, they sent me home.
The next day I stayed home from school because I was starting to feel the contractions. Around mid-afternoon, I was having them every five minutes for an hour, so we set off for the hospital.
I got admitted and everything, and boyy, those contractions got bad! Haha. I wanted to have an all natural birth without drugs, but I didn't quite make it. I got the epidural at 9 cm - just 5-15 more minutes and I wouldn't have been able to get one! But the two doctors that delivered said that I got so far, I shouldn't even tell anyone I got the epidural. Haha.
Well, my baby boy was born at 4:44 a.m. on his due date (February 20th)! It was the most amazing feeling in the world! My mom, David, Nate, Sarah, Nathan, and Kim all stayed with me the whole time. David, Sarah, Nathan, and Kim stood behind the curtain while I was actually pushing, but they were still in the room, nonetheless. I was soo happy when I got to hold him! =]
I got to come home on the 22nd, and it was such a relief to get out of the hospital! So, Nate, Alexander, and I got to spend 5 days together here before Nate had to fly back home.
Alex and I have been doing pretty good since we got home. He only wakes me up a few times a night, and he usually goes right back to sleep after eating and getting his diaper changed. He's a good baby. =]
Yesterday Sarah and Nathan came to visit for the first time since they visited at the hospital. We went over to Starbucks to show Bean to her mom, and then we went to her house to show her dad too. Her dad invited me to go bowling with them, so my mom babysat Bean while I was out. It was pretty nice to get out of the house for a few hours.
Today I spent most of the day over at Amanda's with Bean, her kids, and Kaylee. We didn't do much, just sat and talked. It was still really nice though. I'm the kind of person that needs to get out of the house a lot. Plus, I've been kind of sad since Nate had to go home, so I like to keep my mind preoccupied.
I did enjoy my time with Nate while he was here though. I really miss him already. Sleeping alone is so lame. And cold. =[
I probably won't have a whole lot of time to update from now on, but I'll try my hardest. Niight!
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