C. W. C.

This is my first baby's birth story.

LONG VERSION
It has only taken my 8 1/2 months to get around to it! But I figure better late than never.

I feel like I have been writing this in my brain for the past few months. Maybe even years.

I have always wanted to be a wife and mother. Ever since I was a little girl. Growing up there were things I enjoyed doing, like having out with friends, playing basketball, or watching movies, etc. Despite those things I still just wanted to be a mom.

Josh and I decided that we wanted a baby in July, I stopped taking birth control and got pregnant pretty soon after that.

September 14th, 2015. I remember the day because it was the first day of school that year! I had a feeling I was pregnant a few weeks earlier, but the tests I took came out negative. But the 14th they were positive! I was so excited to see those two lines come up!

I feel like the pregnancy was heavenly! I loved being pregnant, I was showing but I never got huge! It was awesome. I never got sick, too swollen, etc. I was nauseas and tired, but compared to the "normal" pregnancy I was very blessed.

A few months into the pregnancy I just realized what have I gotten myself into. I don't know how to raise a baby! I know Josh doesn't know how! (I know I am a great wife!)


I guess I realized C is his own person. I can only do the best that I can do and hope he will be happy and make good decisions as he gets older.

So we continue through the pregnancy getting regular checkups, he is a sized a week larger but he is healthy so no change in due date. April 30th! What a perfect day, so we think.

April 1st comes and I think any day now I could go into labor! After April 31st came around I began thinking this child would never come!

The morning of May 6, 2016 couldn't have come any sooner! We call the hospital at 5 am to make sure they have room for us, they do! We make our bed, start the dishwasher, take out the trash, and make our way over to the hospital.

After we check in and get to our rooms the pitocin drip started, I begin to feel contraction. OW! I thought I had felt pain before! An unnamed friend told me not to get an epidural too early because they wear off. She had her baby 8 years ago. So basically I could've had an epidural before the pitocin. Oh well. I get an epidural after several painful contractions! Congratulations to moms who give birth with out one.

From about 7:30 am-5 pm it was painless and enjoyable. I was napping, relaxing, it was great. Then I had to start pushing!! I started pushing and 10 minutes later he was here! The little stinker had his hand on his face, so instead of an easy head, shoulders, and body. We had a slanted shoulder line with his head. If that makes sense. I tore the most you possibly could, and even ripped a little inside my uterus. He was born, I couldn't hold him until the doctor was finished. The post birth surgery took 3 times longer than the actual delivery. Which still isn't very long, but it was very different that I was expecting it to be.

Although it was the most painful part of the day our baby masked a lot of that pain. I am so grateful that he is here and has blessed our lives more than I can say!

In recovery one of the nurses shared that it would talk about 8-9 months to recover from the tearing! Jokes on her because not 2 months later I was running all over town with baby C!

Although it was very hard at times, it was the greatest day of my life. I have never felt more strong and beautiful in my entire life!

SHORT VERSION

May 6th was the best day of my life! I felt so much love; for my husband, my son, and myself!