Thursday, March 18, 2010

Drum Roll.....

Kaden Aaron Pease was born March 3rd at 4:36pm, he weighted 6lb 15oz and was 20 1/2 inches. Since he was a little over due (by a week) this was the day scheduled for the induction. It’s a weird feeling waking up in the morning knowing that by the end of the day you'll be holding your son, both very exciting and very scary!!! We called the labor and delivery at 6:00am and they said to come in at 7:30am. Last minute packing took a little longer then I thought it would so that’s when we ended up leaving the house and got to the hospital at 7:45ish. All the nurses were very excited we were the first ones in because we got the nicest room and it was big. We were all set in the room and hooked up to all the monitors and IV's by 8:00am and that’s when the fun started.
Mom and Dad came about 9:00am which was really nice for both Aaron and I. It gave us someone to talk to and more to laugh about. It didn't take too long for the potosen to kick in and we were in business. My nurse said that "nature was on our side" and things should move quickly. Within an hour they had broken my water and the contractions were to intense with the potosen so they shut that down and let my body take over. The only problem is that my body wasn't ready so contracts stopped. For the next 5 hours it was a guessing game trying to get the right amount of potosen for strong steady contractions but not to strong because they were putting stress on Kaden. To give a little perspective, one has to be at a level 15 with the medicine to reach the right strength to be able to deliver and the highest I was able to go was a 5 and that was right when we arrived, after an hour 3 was the max and even then his heart rate would drop after a strong contraction.
About 3 hours into it our doctor said that a c-section might be our only option but she wanted to give me a little more time to see if Kaden and I could work it out. That was not the case so we agreed there wasn't any more reason to stress Kaden and the nurses took right over. The next thing I know I'm being wheeled down the hall and Aaron's following a few steps behind. It only took about 45 min from start to finish and Aaron watch when they pulled him out. He came out screaming and beautiful!!! Dark hair and wide awake which hasn't changed a whole lot.
They gave me a spinal block which was nice for the surgery but after I'm not a big fan. The feeling of not being able to move from the chest down is a little scary. Recover both in the hospital and home has been good and I'm feeling not to shabby. It’s a little hard to feel good but not able to do a whole lot, that’s not really my style.
When we first got home we slept in the front room because the couch was easier to get on and off and Kaden slept with me, Aaron on the front room floor. Kaden slept 4 hours at a time for almost two weeks and just a few nights ago started getting up every 2. He eats and goes right back to sleep which is nice.
He loves the bouncer and the swing and sitting on Aarons lap with his knees up. We have our cuddle bug and can be calmed almost all the time with his head being rubbed or placing your hard along the side of his face.
I can't believe how perfect our son is and how blessed we are to have everything work out as it did!!!

2 comments:

Tammy said...

Congrats! I am glad that you are feeling better! I am really excited to see the little man!

Kayla said...

Congratulations Kristin! I am so happy for the both of you. Nothing in the world compares to being a mom. You will always look back on the day he was born and remember how wonderful that day was. Just remember to treasure every second because they pass by way to quick.