The Big One

Up until 4:44pm on 3/31/2010 we didn't know if we were having baby Reid or baby Paige.  But SURPRISE a BIG, bouncing boy came into this world and we could not have been happier.  I never told my labor and delivery story, but so that I can remember years from now, here is the rundown. (Most of you won't care about the details, so you can stop reading here!)

I checked into the hospital at 7:00am.  My labor was completely different with both boys, as I showed up having very strong contractions with Connor, I felt nothing with Reid.  Once I got checked in, the nurse came by to start my IV, except (as this has happened numerous times throughout my life) she could not get the needle in my veins.  After 3 different nurses and about 6 attempts in both arms, they finally got the needle in the top of my hand-ouch!  They started the pitocin and even though I wasn't in much pain, I knew what horrible contractions felt like (again thanks to the 1st time around) and knew I did NOT want to go through that again.  So I went ahead and got the epidural. EXCEPT...problems getting the needle in.  After many attempts (and a rude anesthesiologist) he left saying, "well I got it in, but not sure where it's going to numb you!"  Sure enough it numbed me completely in one leg, but not where it should have.  So another anesthesiologist came in and adjusted everything.  Viola!  Numbness everywhere!

My parents came to hang out with us and while they were sitting in the room I kept feeling something "weird" but didn't say anything.  Finally after about 30 minutes I figured I needed a nurse to come in just to see what was going on.  After my parents left the room I told Josh about this "feeling." He looked down, said nothing to me but paged a nurse and said we need a nurse NOW!  The nurse rushed in and said "yep you're ready to have this baby!!

I immediately started crying.  I could not believe this was happening!  I was about to be a mother of TWO!  They called my doctor who rushed up to the room.  I've always heard the 2nd time around is much easier and I definitely agree with that.  I pushed for 1hr 40 min with Connor and only 3 times and 15 minutes with Reid.  BUT, the greatest, most memorable part of the whole process was Reid coming out, the room getting quiet and Josh announcing "BOY!"  I get chill bumps every time I think back to that.  For anyone expecting a baby I highly recommend waiting to find out because there is truly nothing like that.
The very first thing I thought when I heard "boy" was that Connor now has a best friend for life; his best man! 
So there it is.  And here was my 9lb 6oz 22.5 in baby boy:

We had a birthday party for him this weekend so I will post pictures on that soon, but here he is eating his cupcake tonight:

(For some reason his right eye was very bloodshot)

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY SWEET REID!

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