He's here!

We went in on Saturday June 19th at 5:30 a.m. for me to be induced. I can truly say that it was a pretty painful experience. My doctor broke my water and it hurt really bad! Once that happened, they started me on pitocin to help get the contractions going. The contractions started coming pretty hard. I was dying for an epidural, but they couldn't give it to me because the doctor was in another c-section surgery. It was one of the longest waits of my life! I truly don't know how women do it without the epidural. It hurt a lot! I got the epidural and I was back in heaven. They checked me to see how I was progressing and I was at a 5. So, they considered it pretty good progression and allowed me to keep laboring. However, Samuel's heart rate dropped down and they came to move me around. They told me if it keeps happening they would have to do a c-section. So, we waited. The doctor came back an hour later and I was still at a 5. They left again and then not 5 minutes later a bunch of nurses and the doctor came in. Samuel's heartrate was dropping and it was dropping fast. A normal baby's heartrate is between 110-150. Samuel's got down into the 50's. So, off we went for a c-section. The reason why his heartrate was dropping was because he had his umbilical cord wrapped around his waist and as he tried to descend it was cinching tight around his waist. He was born at 1:37 p.m. So, I had my second c-section and from now on that is what we will have. My babies can't keep still in the womb and seem to get their cords all twisted up. They must get it from their father. :) We were released from the hospital on Tuesday and it is nice to be home. My body is getting better everyday. It is still a little painful to stand up and sit down, but it is much better than it was when I first came home. I am looking forward to being healed all the way. I think I am allergic to whatever they put on my stomach. I am itching out of control and I have a rash. So, it will be nice when it is all done. We are enjoying having our little bundle of joy home and it is quite the experience having two babies. Tarren is still not sure what is going on. He will come up and point to the baby and he starting to want to hold him, but he is also acting out. I can't pick him up because of my c-section and he just doesn't understand that. So, we have had quite a few crying fits. Anyways, here are some pictures of Samuel 1 day old.

Will he ever come???!!

So, we thought this baby would already be here by now. Since Tarren came at 38 weeks, we naturally assumed this baby would also come early. NOT HAPPENING!!! I am soooo ready!! I go to my last doctor's appointment today. I am offically 39 weeks and 3 days pregnant. I have been getting a lot of false labor these last few days, so hopefully the real thing is right around the corner. I can say that I probably should try to make it to my official due date of June 14th because that is when my doctor will be back in town. Yes...my doctor left town this week. It wouldn't be such a big deal except for the fact that she was going to let me try to do a VBAC (vaginal birth after c-section). I had a c-section with Tarren and we felt it wasn't really necessary so we tried to find a doctor to do the vbac with this one. I was looking to switch practices too, but there are not many doctors that are willing to try vbacs. This doctor does it a lot and she was with the same practice. However, the doctor that delivered Tarren is in this practice and she is high on c-sections. Anyways, when we found out she was going out of town we asked if the other doctors would let me try a v-bac and she said yes all but one. Guess who the one is...yup...the one that delivered Tarren. So, we are hoping and praying if I do go into labor we do not get her.

So, besides the whole labor thing we are getting ready for family reunion. We are in charge of it this year with Spencer's sister Rachel and her husband. I can say that I really haven't done much due to the extra 30lb bump I have been carrying around. Spencer is really excited and has been getting lots together these last few days. We are having the majority of the reunion here in Katy and will have 4 adults and 3 kids and 2 babies staying with us. Needless to say we will have a full house, but it will be great to see the family.

Tarren has been growing like a weed and I swear that boy is ALWAYS hungry. He is saying and doing some of the cutest things. He is a copycat, so we have to be careful with what we say. His new copycat phrase is, "are you kidding me". He came in the other day and there was a blanket on the floor and he pointed to the blanket, put his hands up in the air and said, "are you kidding me?" He then continued to jabber something else that we couldn't understand. It was funny. We were outside the other day and he wanted to go on the swing. He pointed to the swing and said swing and then said, "dut, dut, dut". The reason he says this is because when Spencer first started putting him on the swing he would push him up and say,"dut,dut, dut" as they got higher. So, that is how Tarren refers to it. He loves to help. He helps unload the dishwasher, carry in groceries and he helped Spencer mow the lawn. He still loves to cuddle and he loves to bring his blanket too.

Spencer is working hard as always and pampering me at the same time. He tore his ACL in April and we plan to do the surgery sometime this summer. He is a FANTASTIC husband and father. I wouldn't change him for anything in the world! He is my soulmate and best friend! I can't imagine life without him!

Hopefully, my next post will be with pictures of a new baby. Until then....