The Arrival!!!

Baby Sawyer Johnathan has arrived! He was born on January 10th at 6:05am! He weighed in at a big 7lbs 15oz and 22 ½ inches; all handsome little boy! Tom and I could not feel anymore blessed; he is just perfect!

So here is the story; (If you want the real details, see me later!! HAHA!)

On Saturday night during the Colts game I was feeling blah and not like myself, but we really didn’t think much of it since I was 40 weeks pregnant! Then after the game, I went to the bathroom and realized I lost the plug, so that was our first sign something might start happening! Tom and I went to bed, and we were just waiting to see what might happen! Then at 5:36am I woke up with my first uncomfortable contraction! Even though it hurt a bit, the excitement was helping me get through it! After this contraction, they came about every 20 minutes, but were manageable at this point!

Then around 2:00pm I could not handle the pain anymore so we went to the hospital. We were checked in right away, and found I was only 2cm maybe 3cm dilated. They gave me a shot to help my body relax. They told me this was something they give to first time moms to help with anxiety and to let you relax at home during early labor! YEAH RIGHT, not me! Come to find out if you are truly in labor, it relaxes the muscles enough to send you into active labor, but does nothing for the pain! And in about 3 hours we realized I was in ACTIVE LABOR, but they had sent me home until the contractions became more regular and stronger!

Tom and I came home around 4:30pm and the real action started to happen. I tried to lie in every position, but it would not help. I really think I could of dealt with the contractions, but I was having the WORSE BACK LABOR! We tried the bathtub, shower, squatting, laying, sitting, everything you could think of, and I could not get the pain in my back under control. So we decided at 8:30pm to head back to the hospital. I had made my mind up that I was not leaving until they did something about the pain!

When we got the hospital, we found out that I was 3cm dilated and that Sawyer was facing the wrong way! Every time I had a contraction he was going into my lower back, so the back labor was going to be around until he flipped or came out! Also Sawyer’s heart rate was high, so I received numerous blouses of fluid. So at this time they admitted us and we got to our room around 10:00pm. They asked me if I wanted something for the pain IV, but I said no because I did not want Sawyer to have Narcan after he came out! So finally the epidural team came to the room! I was so excited, and it worked! Tom was great, he set his phone to help me flip every 20-30 mins so the epidural would not just effect one side of my body! They wanted me to turn side to side to get Sawyer to flip. (Guess what, he didn’t!) I finally got to relax and sleep, and I am glad I did because I needed all the energy I could store up for the big event!

Then at 2:00am Niagara Falls happen! Yep my water broke, and it was the most the nurse had seen and she told the doctor it was A LOT!!! Tom even said my stomach went down after that! HAHA! Then at 4:30, I had the biggest urge to push! The nurse came in and checked me and I was 9cm almost 10cm at this time! We started to push at this time, to see where we were! Finally at 5:00am the doctor arrived and we started to really push! And we pushed, and pushed, and pushed! And then the back pain came back twice as worse! To all my pregnant friends: THEY TURN THE EPIDURAL OFF WITHOUT TELLING YOU!!!!! It is so you have the urge to push, Andrea told me this, but I didn’t think the medical field would be that evil! HAHA! But, like I said if I did not have the awful back pain, it might have been better! The doctor then realized I could not push as well because of the back pain, so she gave me some Fentanyl through my epidural, and it helped for about 2.5 mins! By this time I was so focused on pushing him out I did not care! With mom on one side holding a leg, and Tom on the other, we got him out!!! They actually placed him on my stomach and I did not even realize it, because I was still pushing! HAHA!

The first thing Tom and I did was check to make sure it was still a boy, and it was!!! Then Tom cut the cord and went over the warmer with Sawyer while the doctor stitched me up and I finished the labor process! The doctor and the nurse did not think Sawyer’s cry was strong enough so they gave him a little oxygen and then we heard a good cry! So we did not have to go to NICU and he got to stay with us the whole time!!!

The next two days we stayed at the hospital, and I started to breastfeed! Things were looking great! Then Sawyer’s labs came back and he was bit jaundice, but not enough to need the lights! We got home and the first night was crazy! We could not calm him down or make him happy! Lucky the next day we had 2 doctors appointments. Come to find out I was not producing enough milk to make our big guy full, which was causing the fussiness and no pooping issues! So we started to supplement 1 ounce of formula until my milk came in! It worked great and it gives Tom a chance to feed the little one too!

So today is day 6 of being home and we are getting about 3 to 4 hours of sleep at a time! My milk has come in and Sawyer is way more satisfied! So now we are supplementing with breast milk during the day and formula at night! We have no problems now with weight, poop, pee, or unhappiness!

We are all doing well! I am REALLY soar but healing and working on bonding with my big guy! Tom as been amazing, and the boys are already best buds! Thank you to all of you for all the love and support, we feel so blessed! I will do my best to keep this updated; energy and time is a rare thing right now! ☺ Enjoy the pictures, love and miss you all!!!