K-man has his four month checkup on Wednesday. It is so hard for me to believe that he will be four months old! It seems like just last week when I went into labor. The funniest thing that happened to me happened when we were driving to the hospital. I had a headlight out for a week or maybe longer, but since I never drove at night, it never really mattered much. I started having contractions around 10:45 pm on the 18th and since they were 5 minutes apart from the start, we left for the hospital around 11:45 or 12. As we pulled out of the driveway, Alex says to me "Wouldn't it be funny if we got pulled over for the headlight?" Of course I disagreed saying something along the lines of how that would NOT be funny because I was in pain. We got to the end of our street, turned right, came to the 4-way stop where a police officer was stopped waiting to go. We drove maybe 5-10 yards more when we saw the officer turn on his lights. I couldn't help but laugh a little, because he JUST got done saying how funny it would be if this happened. The officer walked up to the window and said how the light was out and Alex said "Yeah, I've been meaning to get it fixed, and I will as soon as I can..." And then he points over to me "...but she is in labor" And then officer looked over to me and replied with "Oh, then get the hell out of here!" I thought it was pretty funny despite my contractions. Alex planned on making the officer feel bad if he/she was not nice about it. Luckily, this officer was really nice and wasn't planning on giving us a ticket anyway, he was simply telling us something we already knew!
I am pretty lucky with the way my labor turned out. Luckily, I started out having contractions 5 minutes apart. Apparently they can start out really far apart and then get closer and more painful. Mine were already close, so I didn't have to tough it out for very long before getting to the hospital. Once I got to the hospital, they took me to my room and gave me my epidural. The worse part about labor for me was having to have a C-section. Not only did I have to push for over 3 hours, I didn't have any success with it because he was upside down and turned to one side. I was really upset that it ended with a C-section, I kind of felt like a failure. After they decided that I should deliver by Cesarean, it was only a matter of minutes before my handsome baby boy was born. I don't know how the pain compares, but delivering that way really hurt. I suppose I could have asked for stronger pain medication, but I never did.
So, Wednesday I take him to get his shots and I get to find out how much he weighs and how tall he is. I am excited for the weight and height check, not so much for the shots. It makes me feel so bad! It was hard to watch the first time around, even more so because Alex wasn't there. At least this time he will be able to spend the day with us. :)
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I have so much I want to say! I love the new background here, I love that story of you guys driving to the hospital (I thought that stuff only happened in the movies!), and I love you and your little man. It's amazing how far we have come and how big our dudes are getting. It was SO much fun seeing them together the other day! You are a wonderful mom and Keagan is so lucky to have you. I can't wait to see how big he is getting either! I might have to steal your idea and reminisce since Pickle man's birthday is coming up too. I hope you don't mind... Let me know if you do. I love you all!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteDid you ever get your light fixed? :) Good story. When I was born, my parents ran a red light on the way to the hospital and got pulled over. The cop realized mom was in labor and gave my dad a police escort to the hospital. I would have preferred a helicopter come in and pick us up but beggars can't be choosers(especially when they're not born yet). Hope the little nugget checks out ok.
ReplyDeleteHa, yes we finally got my light fixed. Luckily we were released from the hospital when it was still daylight out! That is a pretty good story too. I wish I would have been offered a police escort. I don't know why your parents didn't ask for a helicopter...I mean it only seems like the logical thing to request :)
ReplyDeleteChels- I cannot believe that Caeden will be 6 months! Of course I don't mind if you use the idea! I love reading about old stories. (Ha! I act like it's been forever ago!) You are a sweet person :) You make me smile when I read your comments! I thoroughly enjoy spending time with your baby butt and watching him grow. I can't wait until they can actually play together! Good luck at your appointment next week. Don't cry too much :)