Thursday: I went to my weekly dr appointment and was told that I was probably going to go to my due date since I was barely 1 cm dilated. Tim's mom Mary, arrived the day before and they were returning home from an afternoon together. I asked Tim if we could have a low-key evening because I didn't feel quite right.
Friday: At 3:30 am, I woke up and immediately vomited. After tossing and turning for an hour, I decided to clock my stomach cramps to see if they were steady contractions. I got sick again and called the midwife on-call who said to come on it to see what's going on. Tim & I were at the hospital from 5-8 am. Thankfully his mom was here, so she watched Elliot at home. They decided that I had a stomach bug and didn't have any contractions. So after two rounds of fluids and medicine, we headed home.
The rest of the day I spent sick in bed. Tim and Mary took care of Elliot while I attempted to keep even water in my system. Finally at 5pm I was able to keep water and Gatorade down!
Saturday: We woke up with Elliot at 7am, and I felt very achy. I figured it was because I was so dehydrated and weak. After about an hour of denial that this was probably labor, I started tracking my contractions which were 5 to 6 minutes apart. After about another hour Tim and I realized that we were going to have another baby whether we were ready or not! He quickly got the car seat installed, packed bags, and go the pack-n-play set up in our room. Soon my contractions moved to 3 minutes apart. (When I was pregnant with Elliot, they told me to come in at 3 minutes apart). I snuggled with Elliot and then we headed to the hospital. While we were in the car, I told Tim that I absolutely needed an epidural because the contractions were getting intense and I was so weak ( I hadn't eaten in two days).
We arrived at the hospital at 12:30pm and settled into the diagnostic room. I was having regular contractions and 5 cm dilated. The nurse said that the anaesthesiologist was ready, so as soon as they got the IV in me I could get the epidural. Since I was dehydrated, they were having a hard time finding a good vain for the IV. While the nurse was figuring that out, my water broke! All of a sudden I felt the overwhelming sensation to push!! Thankfully the midwife was right there and confirmed that he was coming. The absolute worst thing is the world is hearing "Don't push" when you are in incredible pain and your body is pushing whether you want it to or not. I was screaming at the nurses while they yelled back at me to breath through it. Finally the IV was in place and they rushed me to the delivery room. The nurse told me to wait for the contraction and then push. I said screw that, and gave four big pushes and Aaron arrived at 1pm. We were only in the hospital 30 minutes before he was born!!! Tim & I were so overwhelmed with his crazy fast delivery that we were speechless for several minutes.
Sunday: Aaron and I came home to an eager big sister, Daddy, and Grandma. Elliot was a little confused but thought he was cute and kept smiling at him :)
Over the next week, Mary flew back home, and my mom flew in...Tim, Mary, and my mom all caught the 24 hour stomach bug that I had...and we made an emergency trip to Target so our little man could have some clothes and diapers (because he came early, I didn't get to have my shower at work).
Aaron has made sure to already make his mark and make a dramatic arrival, thankfully nothing else has been too dramatic :)
This reminds me a lot of Titus's birth! Glad he came safely!
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