Okay so I was sitting on the couch watching two and a half men and “facebooking” on my lap top waiting for Kris to come home from fishing. I hear Kris at the door trying to unlock the door with his key. And all of a sudden I feel this bubble just pop in my abdomen and fluid just came rushing out at around 7:45pm. I jumped up waddle quickly to the door yelling out to Kris, whose still trying to open the door by the way,”my water just broke!” Behind the door he says “are you sure?” “damn right I’m sure”, I responded as I unlocked the door for him.

Since so much fluid was just rushing out just turned around and waddle my way to the bathroom as quickly as I can. I looked down at the white tiled floor and I saw Meconium. I cried out to Kris, “we can’t take our time going to the hospital my fluid is greenish brown.” So he quickly put the car seat in the car, I grab my bag and Kris’s hospital bag, and call both my parents and my friend Ashley. My mom answered her phone saying “did your water break?” and I’m like yeah how’d you know? lol she just had a feeling apparently. So at that point my mom leaves for the hospital, and Kris and I leave.


(the sunset on our way to the hospital)

Within 10 min of being in the car I started having a strong contraction. they were 5 min. apart. The hospital is 25 min away from where Kris and I live, Kris was speeding. He was so nervous and I was like Kris calm down its okay. I was calm, heck I couldn’t stop laughing out of joy! This journey of pregnancy is finally coming to an end! In just hours I will finally be able to hold this beautiful boy of ours!

So we finally got to the hospital, and my mom was already there with her gal pal Linda. I checked in and waited for the nurse to bring me up to labor and delivery. At that point my contractions were about 2 min. apart and a still strong. But I still managed to smile in between them:]

Once we got up to labor and delivery I put on the hospital gown and got into the bed. I was then hooked up to the fetal heart monitoring machine and the contraction monitor machine. The contractions were intensifying and were beginning to be 3-4 min apart. The doctor came in and checked how far dilated I was and I was 4cm dilated and 80 percent effaced.

After she checked me I took a warm shower to calm myself down because the contractions were much stronger and intense. Kris was with me the entire time while my mom and Ashley waited in the room. I counted obnoxiously out loud every time I had a contraction. After an hour of being the shower, I went back to the bed. My contractions were really intense, at that point I didn’t know if I could deal with the pain. I yelped for epidural every time I got a strong contraction. But Kris, my mom, and Ashley supported me and my birth plan and encouraged me NOT to do the epidural. SO I fought the pain, breathed in and out, Kris and my mom were on either side rubbing my arms trying to calm me down, and Ashley was massaging my feet. Then the Anesthesiologist came in and was a total ass! He said “Well if you want the epidural, it’s best to get it now, rather than at 3am while I’m sleeping.” And all four of us were like “Um no! We won’t be taking the epidural.” I couldn’t believe that man had the audacity to be so rude to a women who is in labor and  doesn’t understand the labor I was going through! All I can think about was this isn’t like your period where you have pain for no reason. I kept telling myself that I am working towards bringing this beautiful baby boy into the world. But I couldn’t relax at all, so they gave me newbane, a drug that’s suppose to take the edge off the pain, (which is a lie by the way). The only thing that drug helped me with was sleep in between contractions. So I fell asleep. All of sudden I woke up to my body just pushing itself. I started yelling I have to push, mom get the nurse, I have to push!!!

So the doctor runs in, checks how far dilated I am, and I was only 7cm, so she told me try your best not push or your cervix will get swollen. So I tried my very best to not push. I breathed and breathed and tried not to push. Then I don’t remember how long after that, but I felt it again, I had to push, so I told my mom go get the doctor, I have to push again.

Doctor checked me and I was 10cm dilated! It was time. She’s like “okay Amy it’s time for you to hold your knees up to your chest, while we take the bed apart.” I laughed at her “your kidding right?” I didn’t not have the strength of holding my legs up. So Kris and Ashley were on each side holding my knees.

Every time I felt the need to push I did. Three times! The first two pushes weren’t really much apparently, but on the last push, I literally held my breath for a whole minute and a half and pushed Adonis out at 12:22am on Wednesday May 26th. The placed him on my chest and held him so tight! I looked at Kris and said he looks just like you!! They then took him away to clean him off and weigh him. Kris held my hand and look at me with water eyes and says “We’re a family now.” I smiled back and kissed him!

I can’t believe how much love I can have for one tiny human being. He’s beautiful and everything I could ask for and more. He’s a treasure to my heart. Kris and I are very blessed to have him in our life!

xoxo, amy marie