On The Best Day of Our Lives

So we knew this day was coming at any time.. and it finally came :) Tuesday at 3pm I went in for my ultrasound and as we were in the ultrasound waiting room my OBGYNs on call doctor called me and said dont even have your ultrasound just go to Labor and Delivery and they are going to induce you cause you have cholestasis- a pregnancy disease where the liver is not filtering the bile and it leaks into the placenta and skin and because it was in my skin i was itching icredibly bad, i could not sleep at night and it just made me cry cause it was so awful :(. So we leave to go to the maternity center and we get in the car and...it wont stsart :) wonderful. we knew we had a bad battery cable but thought it would be fine til Dave got around to replacing it it the neart future, so lucky for us the hospital was 2 buildings away so we walked haha
3:30pm- I was officially a patient in the materity ward. I changed into my beautiful gown and layed in bed waiting to be pampered, and very ready for a baby!
The on call doctor came in and checked my cervix and because I had not made enough progress on my own she prescribed a pill to be inserted into my cervix that would help me thin out and dilate, They started this at 6pm and said they would be back every 4 hours to insert another one. BUT that first one did it... fast. My contractions started right away and I soon dilated to a 3. My labor was pretty strong all night, and very painful. I spent most the night in the tub trying to relax than at around
4am I couldn't handle the contractions so my nurse gave me painkillers through my IV, I felt so much better right away and was able to rest... not sleep really, but rest :)
6am David left to get some stuff from the house and check on the dogs.
7am they started me on pitocin hoping to make my contractions come in a constant pattern (through 25hours of labor they were still irregular the whole time).
9am my new best friend came into the room! My anesthesiologist :) they gave me the epidural, I was always so scared of getting one but it was easy and painless, my wonderful doctor came in right after that and broke my water, wow, having your water broke is a strange feeling. Also, what comes with an epidural? You got it. A catheter. Dave got back at this point and hated that a student put my catheter in :) I couldnt feel it so i didn't care.
3pm my epidural started to wear off and i was dilated to a 8 or 9 so i knew I would soon be pushing. i was so scared cause i could feel everything! so my anesthesiologist came into the room and they filled my epi back up and it wasn't working. so she shot some painkiller in that was stronger than an epi and it helped a tiny bit so she did it again. I was feeling more numb but could feel so much pressure. so my doctor came in and they started to adjust the bed and take it apart and pull out the stirrups. my mom, my mother-in-law, and Dave were in there with me.
5pm I started to push. I never cried, screamed, yelled, or got mad. my adrenalin was so crazy that the pain didnt bother me and I was even making jokes. the nurse told me first time moms normally push 2-3hours. so at about 510pm the staff and my moms were telling me how beautiful my babys hair was. I couldnt believe it. 527pm my beautiful baby was out and laying on my chest. i cried. he had his tight little hand grabbing onto he umbilical cord and the doctor had to pry him off :) my mom cut his umbilical cord. and they weighed him in at 7lbs13oz 19 3/4in. I couldn't believe this tiny human was mine and Daves, i grew this perfect person in my belly. amazing. this was the best day of our married lives, i would say of our lives but meeting and marrying Dave were pretty darn good days too :) Dave was so sweet and the best support person. baby Cole latched right on to eat, i felt so lucky! I was up and walking around about 10 or 15min after delivery...obviously my epi wasn't working or i wouldn't have been able to.
My family is the best family, i have the best husband, baby, and dog ;)
Friday the 14th, the day we were released to go home we finally picked a name for baby Cole. Owen David Cole. :)


My Beautiful Baby Boy-
Owen David Cole
5:27pm Wednesday
October 12th, 2011
7lbs 13oz, 19.75in

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About Taking Pictures

I think taking pictures is the best thing in the whole world, I litterally have 2million hahah :) One thing I do HATE is when people pose in the mirror and take pictures of just themselves, and then add the pouty lips. ick. nope. hate it. I take pictures in the mirror...of my belly. I took pictures of myself, with my butt sticking out and my lips puckered, and my boobies in the air...when I was in highschool (and I dont mean a senior, I mean a freshman). For some reason this was really bothering me today :) Please, all you highschool graduate aged people, do not take pictures in the mirror, with your lips puckered, flaunting your body UNLESS you are showing off your new hair?, Showing off you new lipstick (even thought that would probably annoy me too ) OR if it is a joke :) That is whats been on my mind today that is appropriate to share anyway ;) Yayyyy! Might get a baby tomorrow!!

Induction Time :)... Almost!

So Dave and I have been keeping busy with our cute little dogs :) We only have 5 at our house (plus Athena so 6), 2 are sold, 1 is ours, and the other 2 have interests but not at full price so we will keep them a few more days and than see what happens. We havent been doing anything much, just the usual.
So for the baby I have 2 different doctors- 1 is my regular doctor for all my baby needs, and the other 1 is my ultrasound technician, she keeps an eye on my babys umbilical cord :) Yesterday I went to my general baby doctor and she said that she wants to see me again on Friday and before my appointment I have to do another 24hour urine and turn it in before my appointment and if it comes back with the results she expects it to we will skip the appointment and go straight to the hospital to get induced :) Im excited! At my other appointment today, it was an ultrasound, that doctor told me that if I by chance did not get induced this weekend she would induce me cause my placenta is maturing and my baby is WAY TO BIG! He is already 7lbs 9oz! Please lets get him out of me! Im 37 weeks yesterday. I really want to have him this weekend but im scared and part of me wants to wait another week :) Its not up to me though, never was. Im happy to have him whenever he decides (or the doctor decides) to come!! That is all the new news I have for today :) Ill keep everyone updated (obviously) :)