Asher's Story

Post warning: this post contains some details of labor, but I think the laugh you may get out of it may be worth the read.

Friday, Sept. 17th started out with a bang for me. At 1:59am I woke up from a deep sleep and sat up in bed. I felt as though my water had broken. After searching the web and reading I decided that I did need to go on the hospital. After gathering our stuff and making the trip we arrived around 4am. After talking to the nurse and Eric telling them I was supposed to be there at 6 anyway they went on and put me in my room, which was bigger than my last room there. While I was having contractions, so the monitor said, I was in no pain. I also requested the nurse that delivered Corban for the day and my wish was granted. Her name is Katherine and she is an awesome delivery nurse!!!!

A little before 6am they started me on the petosin to increase my contractions so Asher could make his arrival. I dialated quickly at first but then things slowed and my blood pressure was not playing nice. Finally, after some adjustments, I was fully dialated and ready to push. I remembered thinking "woohoo, here comes the real work." Katherine rushed around the room getting everything set up for delivery and the doc to have all those tools he might would need in the delivery. As customary, the nurse pages the doc and asks for permission to push. Dr. Bill grants permission and in the styrrups I go.

Kathryn checks on Asher's progress and immediately pages again asking for extra nurses and for the doc to come to the room asap. Only to be informed the doc is delivering another patient, to which she replied "Can you speed that up?". She then looks at me and tells me everything is ok but not to push. The "extra" nurses enter pull my feet out of the styrrups push my knees together and tell me not to push. At this point one lady is so serious it is cracking me up. She then informs me to not laugh, or sneeze or cough. Which is that much funnier to me and I am trying so hard to keep from busting up, so is Eric at this point.

The good doc finally arrives and tells the nurses that they called him in there for this? The doc then informs us that he has delivered the baby of another patient but had to go back to "finish" I will spare you the details. I was instructed to push as the conversation continued where we ask if it is a specific family he was delivering. We told him we know the family and he is yet again floored by the fact that I am either related to or know all of his patients, even in the delivery room. Two, 2, yes 2 pushes is all it took and Asher made his arrival. Nothing like Corban. Everything the nurses did made Corban mad, Asher just looked around as they worked. The good doc then made his exit to "finish" delivering his other patient. I am so blessed to have my boys!!!!!

Still no

contractions, at all, not one. Just a lot of pressure and pain from him pushing up into my ribs. If Asher has not made his arrival, Friday morning at 6 we will start the process of him making an arrival. To be honest I really don't want to be induced, I would rather go into labor. I do have a really great doctor so that always helps. I have started sewing the curtains for Asher's room. Pics will come when I get them up..... if they don't look too bad. It has been years since I have tried my hand at sewing and I now have my grandmother's machine..... While I did have to read the instructions on how to thread the bobbin, I did do it all by myself, well with the "destructions" as I like to call them. I did find some fabric at JoAnn's that is the fire truck I want for Corban and also a 40% off cpn, so I will go get that tomorrow, maybe. My SIL will be here tomorrow to help me put monkeys up on Asher's walls.

Last night was girls night with a friend and it was so good to catch up!!!! I really needed to not be mommy for just a while and it did the trick. I am looking forward to ding it sometime again real soon.

Tonight was "date night" for Eric and I. A friend offered to watch Corban and we went to dinner at Fox Valley, it was AWESOME. I have lived in Helena for most of my life and have never been there. While it is not in our "normal" price range it really is our last night out for, um, well, a while. We decided to order dessert too, I picked White Choc. Macadamian(sp) nut pie. It has to be some of the best stuff I have ever put in my mouth!

Oh well, off to bed. Maybe I can sleep past 3am .... but, I am more than willing to wake up for contractions :)

The countdown

is in full swing. I am only dialated a little more than 1 but not too much, which doesn't surprise me. Corban didn't dialate well either. I will go back to the doc in a week and if Asher has not made an appearance by then they will induce Friday. Which would be great, except that it is Eric's brother's birthday, Eric's birthday is 2 days later. But I really would like for him to come this weekend. The doc picked Friday because he is on call and I would love to have him deliver. I really do like my doc.

On the home front, we are fully moved in but not 100% situated. Eric has painted both Corban's and Asher's rooms. Aher's is a real light blue and will be decorated with green and monkey accents. Corban's is a little darker blue and will be decorated in fire trucks, he has a fire truck toddler bed. Their bathroom has not been painted yet but is monkeys and frogs.

I personally have been having a difficult struggle lately. I often miss church due to Corban's nap time and me just being plain tired on top of it, so often I take a nap with him. That, in part, is due to the move and just being preggers. I also have lost touch with what I once called close"friends." I am not sure that I have done anything to cause this but for whatever reason we no longer talk. I find myself feeling like the "rebound" relationship till something better comes along for the other person and then they are gone, only to have it happen over and over again. Then I have the "friend" who is too good or concerned about their "position" to actually be a friend, that I have never understood. I do really love my church family but it is so small it is hard to find someone I can really connect with. Since I am not a stay at home mom I have a hard time finding time to catch up with much of anyone because most of my free time is on the weekends and I know those are busy for everyone. I am thinking of doing away with my facebook, I just grow frustrated to see where my friends have made time to meet up with others, yet I didn't even get a phone call for a simple hello. Especially when my calls go unanswered or messages unresponded to. To be honest, it really does hurt my feelings. While I am quite the confrontational type for some reason I will not do it for myself. Don't get me wrong I am not perfect and I am sure I have NOT been the friend I need to be either I just get tired of trying. Why should I put any effort into it if the other person will not? I am just tired, frustrated and emotional and the preggers doesn't help any. I just had to get that off my chest. I feel better now. I am not looking for sympathy or pity/praying for you comments I just needed to vent. I think there are lots of other women out there that feel the same way though and for some reason we have to be strong and show no weakness. God has blessed my family above and beyond what I can ever imagine and I know He has not forgotten me...... I am just tired (mentally and physically) and frustrated and done, so to speak.

Deep breath

Well, Tuesday we finally closed on our house and moved in!!!!! We had lots of great helpers to get the truck unloaded and big furniture in the house.... we had to remove a door or 2 but they went right back on. I wasn't too much help because the house is 3 stories and I can't carry those boxes up and down the steps. I did start the cleaning though. The people we bought the house from left some junk and didn't leave it clean. She had 2 dogs and there was dog hair all over the steps, the kitchen cabinets were beyond dirty so my loving hsband called a maid service and they came and cleaned the baseboards, lots of dog hair, bathrooms and cabinets. It was well worth it!!!! We have a few more things to move today from my parents house, like the bed for the 4th bedroom and a chest of drawers.

Corban is adjusting well. Right now he is sleeping in Asher's room in the crib still and when we move Asher to his room, when he starts to sleep at night, Corban will go to his fire truck toddler bed. He all ready loves to play on it and today we might try a nap on it. Speaking of naps we are down to one nap a day so he sleeps better at night now. Did I mention Corban LOVES going up and down the stairs.

Eric cleaned and shocked the pool yesterday so it is ready to go! The only problem is it doesn't look like was are going to have a fall the tempatures are just dropping, which is nuts!

Oh well, back to unpacking. We will post pics when everything is finished. Asher will make his arrival in the next 2 weeks, maybe I should pack my hospital bag...... tomorrow......