He's Here!!!!

It all started with the Dodger game Friday night. I begged Nate to go, he didn't know if it would be a good idea with it being so close to the due date. I thought walkin up the stairs would help me along. We also accidentally parked really far and we walked forever...all the cheering and screaming must have done the trick. We had no idea that our lives would change forever the very next day!

Our little Kade!!!!!! Only 7 lbs 6 oz. 20 inches long. Born Saturday night 8-15-09 at 10:42 pm..... What a HOAX. The doctors have made this a long pregnancy first with the fluid issues...then telling us how HUGE he was measuring...and he comes out a little peanut! We didn't buy more than 2 newborn outfits because we thought he'd be huge...and those little newborn ones didn't even fit :)

My water broke at 9:30 am Saturday. I am a dingle and I didn't know for sure if that was it. I was expecting a HUGE gush with my fluid problem and it was not that much. Nate knew that it was it so we went right to the hospital. The had to keep us in Triage for a while because there were no open rooms yet. My contractions weren't bad at all so we actually were having fun. We thought we were gonna get beat up because we kept listening to everyone elses conversations (the curtains were the only thing separating us between tons of other ladies). We kept laughing so hard at what some of the people were saying to their nurses! We finally got our own room and they had to start me on Pitocin because I wasn't progressing. I went as long as I could and then got my epidural when the contractions got bad. I LOVED LOVED the epidural. It didn't hurt at all getting it put in. Up to this point the worst part was my IV (I had to get poked 5 times before it worked) After the epidural I just got to hang out and watch the Dodger game on TV. Perfect time for them to be playing the DBacks. All was well until little Kade started not tolerating the contractions well. Next thing we know there are 8 nurses rushing into the room changing my position and put me on oxygen. The doctor came in and flipped Kade (weirdest sensation ever to feel him flip like that inside me) that seemed to help a lot. I guess the cord was wrapped around his neck. They took me off Pitocin to give him a break. My body finally started to kick in and we didn't have to get back on it again. The next problem was that I was totally effaced, contractions were good, but I wasn't dilating like I should. So the doctor came back and finished breaking my water. I guess there was a big water bag between his head and the cervix. There was the rush of water I was looking for. It soaked my socks on my feet. They couldn't believe how much there was. They thought it would still be a while...and the doctor had to rush to another hospital to do a delivery there...I guess we tricked them because I really felt the urge to push. My nurse checked me and we were definitely ready but they had to make me wait for the doctor to get back to make sure Kade was handling it okay. I actually really liked the pushing. Ha ha...it was like a challenge for me. I wanted to be so good at it and it was like a competition. I told Nate to cheer me on to pump me up. The nurse said I really needed to get him out so we didn't have to do a C section because his heart rate was starting to go down again. We got him out of there in 45 min... yes, we had some nasty tears and an episodomy because let's just say I am not the biggest in town. It was a So surreal to me when he came out. I couldn't even believe it!

So I actually liked Labor and Delivery...I absolutely HATE the recovery part. I was not a champion at this. We had a horrible nurse the first night of recovery. To keep a long story short, she left Nate and to figure out how to feed him by ourselves and didn't even help me to the bathroom and I couldn't walk. Good thing Nate was there. Our Nurses finally got better later. They almost made us stay a few extra days because the feedings were rough.

All in all.... he is the most amazing thing in the entire world. We are home now, and it seems like we haven't had a second to breath. I truly think I have slept 4 hours total since Sat. I can't complain because I have the best helpers ever. Nate and my Mom have been Incredible!!!! They help me during all the feedings, clean the house, do the laundry, and most of all put up with me! I also have to thank all the kind thoughts, phone calls, gifts, and support from friends and family. I never realized how truly hard those first few days can be and I wish now that I was better at helping friends and family when they first had their babies. You never know until you go through it. I do have to apologize that I haven't talked to anyone yet. I have just been really tired, and busy busy. I also got lucky to have the worst phone in my life. Mine broke a few weeks ago so we dug an old one of Nate's out of a box. It doesn't even have a camera on it and the texting sucks.

He LOVES being in his burrito. He is such a snuggle bug and loves to tuck his little legs under his bum. I can't believe how much I love him already. I truly can't get enough of this little guy!

Nate is the best new daddy that anyone could ask for. He adores this little man!!!!

Today we pretty nuts because we had a doctor apt. originally scheduled for 1:00, but we tried to see if we could go earlier because he was starting to look pretty yellow, and feedings hadn't been going to well. I called the doctor at 9:35 am in the middle of feeding him. They said the only other time they could do it was at 10:00. We frantically tried to get him feed, dressed, changed, and I for the first time had to actually put clothes on. We rushed there and barley made it. Of course Nate had to drop us off because we forgot to bring some papers the Doctor needed. When Kade left the hospital he was 7 lbs. 1 oz. Today he was 6 lbs. 13 oz. so he still was loosing weight. And they wanted us to go to the lab again to re-test his Billyruben (or whatever it's called) for Jaundice. I cried the whole way to do labs because I was so tired and trying my hardest and he was still loosing weight. (talk about weepiness!) I never knew you could worry so much about someone. I swear that's why I can't sleep in the hours between feedings because I am so worried and can't settle down. Well, tomorrow is a new day...I am sure everything will turn out just fine. He is a great baby.. he loves sleeping all day and partying all night ( I have NO idea how to change that habit, if anyone does let me know!)

Hope my ramblings weren't too long. I want to start using my blog as a journal because I don't keep one anymore. But I was WAY to tired to proof read, or go back over what I wrote. Thanks again to everyone. Hopefully we'll be up for visitors soon for those close by to meet the little guy.