Thursday, August 6, 2009

As it turns out... I didn't wet my pants

Needless to say I have been hot, tired, and uncomfortable for sometime now. I have been extremely blessed to have a healthy pregnancy, but I am definitely not one of those people who love being pregnant. On Monday Ryan came home from work around 4:30 and I was reading a book in the nursery sitting in the rocking chair. He came in and said hi and started to tell me about his day. He said something that made me laugh and it made me wet my pants... or so I thought! The weird part was that I didn't laugh super hard. Somewhere in the back of my mind I had the thought that maybe I was lucky enough to have my water break. I called the hospital and they told me to come in and get checked out. Ryan and headed off to the hospital where they confirmed that my water did break. I was sooooo excited because that meant I didn't have to be pregnant anymore, not to mention get to meet my little guy soon. I couldn't wait. When we got to the hospital I was dilated to a 3 so they admitted me and then we waited to see if my body would go into labor on its own. Slowly but surely it did, but by 4:30 am I still wasn't in a very regular labor pattern so they put some pitocin in my IV. By 11:30am I was ready to push. I pushed and pushed and pushed, but by 2:30 still hadn't made any progress. The big unit was stuck! The doctor said time for the c section and off we went. It took them a good 20 minutes to get him unstuck from my pelvis. It was a little scary for a while because all I could hear was people grunting and say "wow! He's really stuck!" At 3:40 pm Caden John Pugh was born. He was 8lbs 2 oz and 20.5" He is wonderful and amazing and perfect in everyway. Ryan and I couldn't be more in love with him. After this whole experience I am so thankful for my amazing family that stuck by us through the whole pregnancy and difficult delivery. It was so nice to have so much support during one of the most difficult, yet amazing days of my life. I am also so thankful to have such a wonderful husband. Ryan was so strong for me during the whole delivery and stayed by my side supporting me the whole time. He is also such a wonderful dad. Cade is so blessed to have such a great dad who cares about him so much.


10 comments:

jonesfamily said...

Congrats!!!! He is beautiful and I am so excited for you guys! I can't wait to meet him! And I LOVE the name! I have been thinking about you a ton lately and wondering when he was coming!


Love ya,
Julie

Camisha said...

Life feels complete, doesn't it?

Amy Hook said...

Congratulations! Caden is precious. I know you will love being a mom; it's the best!

The Ekstroms said...

Congrats to you both. Cant wait to meet him!

McMurrays said...

Congrats!! What a cute baby boy!! Love all is hair! I was so excited to see this post! So happy for you! Boys are a blast!

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh, he is beautiful. Full head of hair (my 6-month old nephew has MUCH less than that)! :) Hope to see you THREE in August when I'm out to visit. Take care and get as much sleep as he'll allow.

stephanie said...

congratulations, he is adorable and I love the name!

the tampiens said...

Congrats, Linds! He is such a doll!! You will be a great mom. :)

Whit

Albigears said...

He sure is cute. I can't wait to meet him on Saturday. What a relief, to finally have him here- born and healthy and happy! Phew!

JeffandKatyRiddell said...

Congrats Lins!!! He is such a cutie!