Im so lucky to have you in my life :)
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Papa’s
The Hospital Room
March 14, 2012 at 2 AM I woke up with some pretty bad cramps. The day before I had gone to the doctors in NH with Papa and Mimi. I was already past my due date and out for blood if the doctor didn’t take you out of me. They said that i needed to be at least 2 weeks late to be induced, and I would have to come back in 2 days for an ultrasound. Well lets just say your mom went absolute APE SHIT! I was done, and i was angry, and i said some mean words, and started crying. Papa had to do some damage control, and they felt bad for me, and did a stress test on me, and an internal exam.
We left NH around 5:00 that afternoon, dropped off papa, went out to eat, returned home and went to bed. At 2 AM i woke up and thought i kinda peed myself. I must admit i thought i hit a new low. I was like ”Come on britt, have some dignity.” so, I collected myself, changed my pants and went back to bed. I kept waking up, played on the comp. I started getting some weird cramps, so of course i just thought they were those bogus braxton hicks contractions. By this time it was around 6 AM. I woke up my mom, and i told her school was not in the plans but i was not going to the hospital. After having a couple more contractions she won the battle and convinced me to go to the hospital. I of course wanted to delay the process as long as possible so i hopped in the shower. I was like, alright if this is real labor i should take a shower, i don’t want to look like shit, and i was thinking that maybe it would stop the contractions.
After the shower we grabbed my bag and started on our way. Half way through the car ride i was acting like an insane person. I was hitting the windows, i was squirming in my seat. I was not happy. We arrived at the hospital and went to the ER desk. I told them i didn’t have a doctor, and i was in labor. They wheeled me up to the labor area, and then met the most wonderful nurses ever. They didn’t even give me meds, they gave me some granny pannys, told me my water broke, and said i was 7 1/2 centimeters dilated. I was soooo relieved that this was real. They brought me into a room, they were asking me questions and your Papa showed up. He was psyched, and a little worried that he was going to miss your arrival.
They then took me to a delivering room. Once again i got a new batch of nurses. Once again they asked me more questions. I was literally thinking the whole time ” bitch, there is a human on its way out of my vagina. Get me something that will make me forget this pain!” I refrained from speaking to those women in that manner due to my unbelievable behavior the day before.
About an hour later i got my first round of epedural, now you hear in movies how women are like get the drugs, it will be so much better… But what about the women who got the drugs and it only worked on half their bodies?! yea alphacat, that stupid doctor did it wrong, and i was not happy. I felt pain on the left side of my body but not the right. I could lift my right leg cause it was so numb. Looking back on it, i guess its kind of funny, but at the time i was a little bitch.
Many hours later after i couldn’t stand the pain anymore I got the epedural redone. God bless that man who did it. I felt so much better. During all the epidural trials, i was progressing, i had frequent drive bys of nurses, i had numerous tubes in my body.
So by now it was around 2 am, Papa had march madness on in the hospital room the whole time i was in labor really, i was nauseous as heck, Greg, Minnie, and Emmy were in waiting room sleeping so they could see the you, and i decided it was time to push.
I pushed for 4 hours… you my best baby friend, have a HUGE head. You were not coming out naturally. After i pushed so hard, and then they got the vacuum, and there was a ton of blood i was to tired of play games anymore. I was ready to meet you.
I was frantically wheeled into the operating room, they drugged me up, Papa came in in scrubs, they cut me open and all of a sudden… I hear your cry.
At 6:03 AM on the morning of March 15, 2012 you came into this world and showed your me that beautiful things can come out of awful circumstances. I cried. I balled. I heard your cry and i was so relieved i couldn’t take it!
The first thing that came out of your Papa’s mouth was, “Britt, he has your lips :)”
I held you for all of 30 seconds because i was so sick from meds, and i feel asleep. I woke up in the recovery area, and i looked at the nurse and told her i had a son. I was so shocked. Then i called for my mom, and she came over holding you. You were wrapped up like a burrito, a beautiful baby burrito :)
Oliver, I’m so glad you are here
This is my son :)
