Born: NOVEMBER 8, 2010 at 6:59 PM
Weight: 8lbs 15oz
Length: 21 "
When it comes to pregnancys and deliverys Oakley was a breeze! If the labor and delivery for Cedar is any inclination of whats to come in the future....I am going to have my hands full. I was so sick with this pregnancy. Not only that I had to battle things like gestational diabetes this go round. There were so many things that I never experienced with Oakley that I did with Cedar.
The delivery was the hardest part of all though. I kept having contractions every 3-5 minutes apart for about 3 weeks before Cedar was born. I went into the hospital 3 different times thinking that I was ready, only to be sent home! I walked so many laps around Wal-Mart it isn't even funny! Anyways...they scheduled me for an induction, that didn't work and so a couple of days later, they tried again. This time around it worked. I went in at 6:30 in the morning and by 7:00 that night we had a hansome little cowboy! Things were going really well. They came in and broke my water, I got an epidural (which made James sicker than sick), and I started progressing pretty good! The only problem was that my cervix was still way high. The nurse finally came in to drain my bladder and when she did, Cedar dropped down into the birth canal. The cord was wrapped around his neck though and his heartrate dropped to nothing. The nurse hurry and literally shoved him back up inside me. It gave him the relief he needed, but in turn my blood pressure started dropping quite rapidly! I was so out of it! I couldn't breath...I couldn't funtion at all! The doctor was called and they put me on oxygen and then gave me some medicine to bring my blood pressure up. It worked for about 30 seconds and then I crashed again. More meds and it worked for about another 30 seconds and then I crashed again. This time though I rallied on my own. I slowley started regaining the vitals I needed. The whole time the sweet nurses were telling me to relax and close my eyes...they only thing is...I knew if I closed my eyes it would be the last time I ever did. Everything worked out though and as soon as my blood pressure was a fairly normal level it was time to push. Fifteen minutes later, Cedar was born and the doctor hurried to unwrap the cord from his neck and get him cleaned up! It was an awesome experience and I am glad that our little guy is finally here! He is such a sweetheart and we love him to pieces! Oakley has been and awesome big brother and helper. He has already packed him from the couch to the hallway when I wasn't looking! Dakota is so proud to be a big sister! She loves to hold him and really helps out when she can! We are all just happy that he got here safely and healthy!
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