sawyer...

His Story

Sawyer is three weeks old today. I need to tell his story and all the details before I completely forget!

At my last doctors appointment I was deeply disappointed to find out that I again was still dilated to a 1 1/2 and 60 - 70% effaced. Why doesn't my body know how to go into labor. So my doctor who had planned on starting me on the 6th of Feb. was hesitant to do so. He felt like I hadn't "turned the corner" on this pregnancy and that maybe I wasn't ready. I know he knew I was disappointed and told me that if I absolutely couldn't make it another week, he would schedule the induction for Sunday the 6th. I told him I could probably handle it, I wasn't miserable yet. But he did want me to make an appearance into labor and delivery that day anyway. He was on call that weekend and said that if I had changed any he'd let me stay to be induced. So that whole weekend I felt awful! Couldn't sleep, so uncomfortable, belly as tight as a rock most of the time. Saturday night we went out to dinner to celebrate us possibly having a baby the next day. We were hoping and crossing our fingers. Well later that night I got a text from my mom saying my dad had fallen walking back from the aggie game and broke his ankle. They were due for surgery the next morning. So I decided that I wouldn't go in on Sunday because things would just be too complicated and I could wait. My dad wouldn't have it. He didn't want to ruin things, so after going to see him Sunday morning before surgery, we went and checked into labor and delivery at about 10:00 am.
They were pretty slow getting me in and hooked up, and my nurse was not hopeful that i'd be staying either since I told her of my 1 1/2 dilation. When she finally checked me at 10:30 I found out I was a small 3! What!!! I was ecstatic! I would be staying! So the nurse called Dr. Noorda and told him the news, he said I could stay and he'd see me later. Another doctor was already up there so she broke my water at 11:00. Things were starting to roll on. After IV and Pitocin I was getting some steady contractions. My mom kept bouncing between my dad's room and mine, and we all just waited! I got my epidural at 1:00 pm and that was a relief....contractions are painful! I never felt any that intense with Charly! So I was feeling good, trying to relax. At about 3:00 my nurse came back in to check me, I was a 5. Oh great, I swear they said it would be faster than last time, it wasn't looking that way. She just said that she was going to start preparing the room for delivery and to let her know if I started feeling any pressure. Pretty much right after that I was feeling quite a bit of pressure. I hate that feeling almost as much as contractions. SO UNCOMFORTABLE! She at 3:40 she checked me again and I was a 10 and he was ready to come on out! YAY! She called the doc, everything was ready, he came in and got dressed, reminded me how to push and we got a going. Four pushes later Sawyer was born at 4:08 pm. It was awesomely short and soooooo easy! I can't complain one bit! We love having him here now and can't imagine life without him in our now family of 4!