This day last year began with a 5:30am wake up call, a shower, and pitocin drip! Then we were off and running. Within a few hours I was in pretty good labor...and spent the better part of the morning working my way to my epidural. For me it was the best thing. After that I was able to talk to people. I could concentrate. It was nothing short of amazing!!
The rest of the day flew by us in the blink of an eye. And before we knew it...I was fully dialated. Around 8:30pm I was told I could begin pushing. I pushed for 30 minutes and my contractions stopped. So my epidural was pulled back and my pitocin kicked up. I was told I could begin pushing again...and so I pushed and pushed and pushed. We soon learned that Mr. Owen was facing upwards and therefore my pushing wasn't accomplishing near what it should. Dr. Talsky arrived and we gave it another 45 minutes of me pushing so hard I thought I was going to pass out. I was told my pushing should have been more productive and I was doing great...but Owen wasn't positioned correctly. So around 11pm we threw in the towel and decided it was time for a c-section. I was prepped and readied for surgery; while Jer slapped on booties, a full set of scrubs, and matching hat and facemask ;) It was almost time to meet our son!
Tune in for the rest of the story tomorrow! But before we go any further...we need to give a shout out to Aunt Steff. Last year she faithfully and lovingly kept our blog going while we awaited Owen's arrival. It is so awesome to have this to go back to and read. The comments and stories make me cry every time! If you are interested in re-reading the story before tomorrow go here to follow along as Steff kept everyone up to speed and documented this important time in our lives!
1 comment:
It just boggels my mind that all of this was one year ago. It really feels like yesterday! But, then again...So much has happened since then...How can it only be a year?
Crazy stuff. You did an awesome job.
Love you miss lady :) :) :)
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