Oh my gosh. Sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. We've had a constant flow of visitors and were trying to get into a routine so I haven't been able to blog. Ok so where were we. Oh ya thats right. Its just before midnight and Im in agony. 8cm, no drugs, dry heaving, pushing. Ya Its all coming back to me now. This continues till just before 1am. The Dr comes in and says "Ok, we have 3 options. One, is we can wait it out see if he comes down any further (as if thats really an option when the meds arnt working) Option two is a C-section".....This is where I jump in and say "just do the c section and get this kid out!". I dont even know what the third option was. I didnt let him get any further! I assume it would have been maybe getting him out with that vacuum thingy or something. Which I wouldnt have taken anyway. So they start calling in all the Dr's that need to be present in the O.R. The anesthesiologist gives me a mega dose of epidural in my IV. Supposedly enough to knock out an army. Because now I need to be numbed from the chest down, instead of the back down. I was then in heaven. I felt nothing. They were pinching me and I had no idea. Aaahhh, this is much better! They get me to the O.R and start prepping me while Steve is off getting his sexy scrubs. At 1:20 am Steve is brought into the O.R. I was told that during the C-section, I would feel pressure, but not pain. As soon as the surgery started, I started feeling things I shouldn't have been feeling. I cant really explain it and I wont get too graphic here, all I will say is that it felt like my guts were being ripped out. Which, of course they were. And I let them know I could feel it. Most of the rest is a blur, and Im going by what Steve told me afterward. He said I actually reached around the curtain to help (or maybe stop) the Dr's! Now the anesthesiologist is pretty mad. Not at me, but that the drugs arnt working. So he gives me some other kinda drug. I dont know what it was but it knocked me out. Apparently I was even snoring! Made the Dr's laugh I guess. I was in and out of consciousness. At 1:37 am Ryan made his appearance into the world. A pretty emotional time for both Steve and I. He was absolutely perfect. Ryan let out his wail, and was given and 8 out of 10 apgar score. Passing grades already! 8 lbs 15 oz and 20 inches long. No wonder he wouldn't fit. He's huge! He has no chubby rolls. He is just solid and thick! He has a huge chest and daddy's broad shoulders! Pediatrician said it was one of the thickest umbilical cords shes ever seen. And a huge placenta. Great I finally get into the record books and its for a big cord and placenta! Anyway, they brought me back to my suite with Steve and the baby. It seemed to me like I was in surgery for an eternity. But it was only 17 minutes from the time Steve came in till the time the baby was born. I cant believe it was that fast. Baby was awake and very alert minutes after he was born. We were up till about 5:30 am and we sent our newest edition to the nursery so we could get some rest. Steve slept 2 hours, I slept 1. I woke up on my own. Im so used to being up every hour to pee! Plus I had the adrenaline going as well. We brought him back to our room at about 7:30 am. So the 3 of us spent the next few hours getting to know each other. Suzie brought Zachary down about 11:00 am ish, and they were the only ones we wanted to see that day. We requested no one visit as we were all very tired and not up for company. Zachary was a dream. He wasn't shy or anything. He went straight to him and wanted to hold him. Z was just beaming. It was really cute. He's is very excited. Im sure that will wear off some day but for now, I'll take it!
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