I was scheduled to be induced on June 20th, I tried to get him to come out on his own before then by walking while pushing 40+ pound Easton around in a stroller up hills. However this little guy was stubborn! So I called at 6 AM on June 20th and was informed that they were to full due to lots of women going into labor on their own that night. They told me to call back at 9am and they would see if things had calmed down. Well I called back and was informed that I had been bumped to the following morning. I was so disappointed, I had been preparing myself mentally so it was really hard for me.
So with the help of a almost 4 mile walk to the park with Easton, Brandon bringing lunch home and keeping my mood up and then my Sister Emily coming over with my niece I was able to make it through the day. :)
Friday June 21st ( the first day of summer)
I was told to come in at 7 AM to be induced!! We arrived 30 min late for our own indcution! :) Those who know us know that is no big surprise. The nurse came in at 8 AM and got things started. Getting the IV started so that she could start the pitocin was no fun. I have horrible veins! On the first try she got a vein that was so painful that pain and tingling shot all the way down to my fingertips brought me to tears. It seriously hurt more than any of the contractions I felt! She tried again and got the vein but it was a painful stick and was not running very well so the anesthesiologist told her to move it. So another nurse came in and got it in my hand which was also painful and was not running well but they said it would do if I could tolerate it. So at about 8:30 Dr. England came in and said that I was at a 6CM already and then he broke my water. They told me that the anesthesiologist had a C-section that he was going into and then he would come out and give me my epidural. So basically we hung out until about 11 AM and my contractions gradually got stronger but were tolerable. The anesthesiologist came in just as the contractions were getting strong. The epidural went well thanks to Brandon distracting me!
The nurse then left us for about an hour and a half. When she came back around 12:40 she checked me and told me that I was fully effaced and dialated to a 10 and ready to push. The next thing I knew Dr. England was in the room and told me to start pushing! Less than 10 min later at exactly 1:00pm We delivered a healthy baby boy weighing 8lbs 13oz and 21 in long!
We had 3 names we liked and when we saw him we decided Kamden David Olson was it! I was able to hold him as soon as they cleaned him off and his temp was running low so they wanted me to do skin on skin! I bonded instantly with him! He came out literally looking for food! I had no problems at all with breast feeding him!
We were taken to my room about 1 hr after I had him and my epidural had already almost worn off! It was so nice to be able to move on my own. We of course had the family come meet him and then I was able to rest! We stayed 2 days so we were able to go home on the 23rd.
Kamden had his nights and days mixed up. It took a few weeks to get him to sleep better. He was a cluster feeder at night from 6-10 pm he wants to be fed a ton and held the whole time! It's really hard cause it leaves no time for Brandon and I to spend together. But I would not trade this miracle for the world!
I have begun to sleep train him and he is doing pretty good with naps during the day! He loves to cuddle and honestly I do it as often as I can! I literally can not get enough of him!
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