40 weeks and 2 days... a couple minutes before we left for my last doctor's appointment and the hospital!
Labor & Delivery
Well John Cayden Thomas has arrived! We were admitted to the hospital Wednesday night (2/16) for some tests and stuff and so we would be ready for the induction in the morning, which was to occur at 7:00 am! The morning of February 17th arrived; as we were woken up at 5:00am to get things ready and to move to the labor and delivery room. By 6:00 am everything was ready to go and my induction was started! Induction was not a bad experience at all, at least for me it wasn't. There was no progress on my labor until around 12:00 pm, even with the pitocin. The up the pitocin even more, almost maxing it out... and POP! My water breaks, which happened to be the MOST PAINFUL part of the whole labor and delivery process; this was because I had a MAJOR contraction at the exact same time my water broke... YAY for me! Once my water broke, I didn't last 5 minutes before I was crying and screaming for my epidural (for those who don't know, I'm a BIG PANSY and CAN'T STAND being in pain). It took the anesthesiologist 45 minutes and two tries to get the epidural in; only because I kept making her laugh. After the epidural was in... I was in heaven. No pain at all, however I could feel the pressure of the contractions, but no pain. My doctor came in to check me twice during the next 4 1/2 hours, both times I was dilating but John's head would not move down. Checking me one last time around 5:00 pm.. she said it's go time, we don't need to wait any longer. I was prepped and taken into surgery with Brian by my side. At 6:20 pm, John Cayden Thomas was born!!!
John Cayden Thomas
9 pounds, 13 ounces
22.75 inches
I remember seeing John for the first time, once when the doctor held him up although I couldn't see him very well and then a few seconds later when Brian held him and showed he to me. I had tears in my eyes, but feel asleep very shortly afterward due to the anesthesia. John was taken out of the OR to be cleaned, weighed and measured...Brian by his side, while I was finishing up in the OR. An hour later, I saw my son for the second 'first' time and held him for the first time, while in the recovery room. He was perfect!
We spent the next 3 days in the hospital recovering; John from birth and I from labor & delivery. We left the hospital Sunday afternoon to head home to start our new lives with our precious baby boy. Below are a few pictures from the hospital...
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