Happy Birthday Crosby - February 19, 2012

Here is the story of our last weekend as a family of 3 and Crosby Matthew's birthday.

Last weekend was a busy weekend to say the least..

Friday, I didn't feel well and really didn't work at all. I had stayed late at the office on Thursday and finished up some pending projects and cleared out some campaign mailings that had been sitting there way too long. I told everyone that day it would be the last time I was going to be in the office. It was miserable being there and the drive is so long to Sugar Land I just knew I wouldn't/couldn't do it anymore. Back to Friday, after resting and just answering emails all day I got a little bit of energy that night and finished sewing his bumpers for the crib. It was the last big baby room project on my list.

Saturday, Judy and Toni came over to watch Hadley so we could get the upstairs cleaned and organized. It had been a disaster while we were moving around furniture, getting baby stuff out and putting a bed up there to make it into a loft guest room. We were able to get everything in order and still had time for a date dinner. We went to Pappasitos and enjoyed a nice dinner and what would be our last date night for a long time :-)

Sunday, I woke up and felt the same as before.. tired, huge and well ready to meet this little babe! Little did I know that night I would. I was on a crazy cleaning binge and spent the morning and afternoon vacuuming, dusting, washing and folding clothes (that is odd for me - ha!). I guess you could say some last minute nesting.

About 10 a.m. I could tell something was happening. I was having some pre-labor symptoms so of course I run to my phone and Google them. I see that what was happening to me (I will spare you the exact details) could mean labor soon or in a couple of days. I was happy to know that it meant something even though it didn't tell me when this little guy would make his debut. I am not good at waiting.

Hadley and I stopped cleaning (yes Hadley cleans - we call her Hadley Helper and she loves to swiffer the floor, roll the couch to get the dog hair, and she even tried to vacuum but it was a little heavy and she kept dropping it) for a pudding break. Well she ate pudding.. I just took pictures:

Miss Independent

A little messy, but at least using a spoon..

Forget the spoon I know a better faster way to get the good stuff!

After our pudding break it was nap time and we all went and laid down. I didn't sleep long and neither did Matt, but it was nice to lay down and relax for a little bit. Not long after I woke up I started back cleaning. I was vacuuming the living room when my water broke. Now, it wasn't like when they broke my water with Hadley in the hospital so I question if that was what happened. I didn't say anything to Matt yet. Good thing because he freaked out about getting to the hospital (more on that later). I am not sure if I was in denial or what but I kept cleaning and then went and took a shower. I told Matt what happened and why I kept running to the bathroom.. but I kept saying "I'm not sure though" he finally said well either you keep peeing on yourself or your water broke - which one is it?! I guess I was use to hearing that it is more rare for your water to break not in the hospital. I know it happens, but I was so afraid of going to the hospital and them turning me away because of false labor that I was questioning it.

Soon contractions started. I guess I missed the 10 min - 5 min ones because by the time I started tracking them they were between 2-4 mins apart. Matt called his mom and we got everything ready for the hospital. Matt had put the car seat in that morning - good timing huh?! I am so use to my very calm husband, but this time I was the calm one. He was freaking out that I was going to give birth at home. He kept looking out the window yelling where is my mom.. I was laughing. I told him we had time and not to freak out. He was asking me why I was acting like it was no big deal. It was funny to say the least.. I am sure he has a different opinion.

We got to the hospital around 5 ish and luckily I had registered the previous Thursday (I know I know you are supposed to do that at 7 months - hey at least I did it before I went into labor!). They took me to the L&D room to be checked out and it was the same room Hadley was delivered in! Lucky room 8. She took some info and then checked to see if my water broke. She said the test turned blue right away (+ my water broke) and that I was 4-5 cm dilated. I was admitted to the hospital and an hour later received my epidural and was feeling much better. At that point I was 6 cms. I remember just laying there thinking life is about to be a whole lot different. In a good way of course. The nurse came and checked me around 8 and had me do one push and then told me to stop. She called the doctor because it was time! They originally said it would be in the middle of the night... little did they know Crosby was ready :-)

I had Matt take a picture of the clock and board like we had with Hadley:

Notice the time...

In the picture above no one was in the room except me and Matt. After the Doctor arrived we chatted for a few minutes. It was the on call doctor (Dr. Fogiel) so I had never met her before. They prepped me for delivery and less than 10 mins later Crosby Matthew Kannady was born!

8:34 p.m. 6lb 11oz

Lots of dark brown hair!

Holding daddy's finger

Father and Son's first picture

He was not happy about delivery and was having a little bit of a hard time catching his breath. He was breathing okay it was just rapid and because of this they went to the nursery after about 20 mins. He finially settled down and by the time they wheeled me to my room they had already given him a bath and he was just hanging out getting warm!

That is the story of Crosby's birth weekend. It was an amazing labor and delivery and I feel so blessed to have had such an easy non-eventful delivery. Now if breastfeeding was just as easy :-/ more on that adventure later.