Yeah, so my new years resolution to blog more has yet to happen and it is the middle of April! before i know it, it will be Christmas time seems to go by that fast! I mean honestly, i think last time I blogged I had 4 kids and now I have 5?? i Will back blog, I WILL! But for now, I will look to the here and now. Now I have 5 kids.
Meet Decker Shaun Condie! He made is Debut on Monday the 9th. He was one stubborn kid. He was scheduled to be induced on the 9th but we wanted him on the 8th, because 4/8/12 is cooler than 4/9/12 right? well... We went to the hospital that night after farming Carter an Ellie off at a friends, Jordan at a friends and Kailey at a neighbor friend. our plan was to say I think my water broke. they couldn't send me home with less than 24 hrs before my induction right? so in we go... they check my water and SURPRISE! it had broken. Shaun and I gave each other "what the heck?" look and pretended we new all along it was broken... I mean, duh! who doesn't know when their water breaks?? so by 9pm i had been admitted started on Pitocin, given my epidural and i was good to have a baby. we figured it wouldn't be more than a few hours seeing as my water had broken and I usually have babies fast after that happens. Boy was I wrong! Time seemed to drag. I never actually gave myself any epidural other than the 1 click they give you when they put it in. my right leg felt huge and numb but the rest of me wasn't. apparently after 5 epidurals you body puts up blockers if they always put it in the same spot. it was VERY annoying, almost as annoying as the anesthesiologist.... so I waited to give myself more until i actually felt some pain. I was 5cm and 7 hrs later i was a 6.... pushing 4am i'd watched some shows, Shaun finally gave in to sleeping and the contractions started hurting BAD. I have never really felt a contraction before, wow. I hope i never have to again! I felt like his shoulders were trying to break all my bones in order to escape my womb! Right around 4:15 I was talking to Shaun trying not to cry from pain, and pushing the epidural button like mad when Shaun fell asleep. The nurse had the anesthesiologist came back and gave me a straight shot into my IV to help the pain. this was all happening very fast and in the light with Shaun sleeping, it was actually pretty funny. They kept asking if I wanted to wake him, but I said no, thinking I had at least an hour or so. They checked me and i was ready, the Dr came in, the baby nurses in the got me ready to push and Shaun woke up just in time to stand by my side for the first of 3 pushes. Decker was here!
Now all other deliveries they wash the baby off, weigh them, wrap them up and hand them back to me while the dr finishes the labor part. Not this hospital. They hand me a gooey baby straight to my skin then wipe him off on my chest. It all happened so fast, and I wasn't going to be like " uh can you wash him first?" Anyway, he was here, the cord was around his neck but he was all good. he was 8 lbs 20 1/4 inches long and looked exactly like all my other babies. he had less hair but its dark and has an awesome part down the middle. he is going to love that as he grows up! haha. I stayed in the hospital for about a day and a half. They are big on "bonding" and gave me dirty looks when i asked them to take him to the nursery so I gave up asking. So far he is a very quiet sleeper so it was fine and he didnt wake up before 3 hrs. I wold have stayed that extra night had Shaun not looked about ready to be done parenting all together and asking me to come home, and the kids were SO excited to have him home. If only I had come home to a clean house the transition would have been a walk in the park... more on that another day... Welcome to the Family Decks, or Dex, or Decker (we call him Decks, but I'm not sure how to spell that in the shortened form?) Naming him will also be a different post.
11 years ago
