The transformation

Has it been that long? The last time I wrote, I was about to be induced and now "the dude" aka Caleb is about to turn 3 month. I can't say I've been busy because the dude is really a pretty easy baby. Now I precede easy with "pretty" because there were times I thought we had to return him. But I'm getting ahead of myself.

The day he came
At 5:30 AM the phone rang (trust me, I was not asleep). It was the hospital. They have a bed available so I will be induced today. Yipee! The following are my emails to my friends as I waited for the arrival of the dude.

5:57
Just got the call from the hospital...they want me to come in...woohoo...
i'm taking bets to see how long i'll be in labor for...closest without going over will win babysitting time...hahaha...
i'm so nervous i feel like barfing

10:30
Been on petocin for about 1.5 hour. Dr will break water @ noon.

1:46
Ok. Doc just broke water. Apparently, I'm a gusher. Ew. So now I just
wait until I'm fully dilated. This is taking forever. I'm so bored.

3:04
Already had the epi. Can't feel a thing. Hehe.

3:29
It's the weirdest feeling to not be able to feel your legs. At this
rate, I prolly won't have the baby til tomorrow!

5:27
Well that was scary. The baby's heartrate dropped to 34 for a second.
Almost had to do an emergency c-section. Things are fine now. The
nurse thinks I might have to have a c-section. That'll teach me to
complain about being bored.

Because Caleb's cord was wrapped around his midsection, he was not able to descend into the birth canal and any attempt to moved him would put him into distress. The doctor's recommendation was to have a c-section. After having been at the hospital for 12 hours, I made peace with the fact that this kid was not coming out of my vagina and had the c-section. At 6:37, they pulled an 8lb 4oz screaming boy from me.

Next up...Breastfeeding fun...