So, I haven't blogged since July 10! So.. the 11th, which was a Thursday, I was in so much pain. My back was hurting so bad I was crying, so we called our dr. who told us to go to the hospital and I may be in labor and can't feel the contractions in the front because my back pain was so strong. We get to the hospital, which took us just a little over an hour to get to, and I register and change and get hooked up to the monitors and....NOTHING! They checked me and I was completely closed still! I was upset considering my due date was the next day and I wanted so kind of progress by then! So, I stayed hooked up to the monitors for an hour and listened to everyone tell me I will be back soon and sometimes women go into false labor and blah blah blah..Not what I wanted to hear in the middle of July with a giant belly in front of me.. but, I smiled and said I know. So back home we went and I took some Tylenol and slept.
Our due date was July 12..which came and went... I was a little discouraged but knew Ben was coming one way or another and had only 9 days past my due date before he would be forced out! The 12th was a Friday...nothing eventful happened.. my back felt much better, though! Saturday the 13th Eric and I spent the day at my parents in the pool and relaxing then visited his parents. When we got home, it was late...Midnight, maybe? and I had the urge to clean the bathroom..which is not unusual for me, but it was late and we were tired so I asked Eric if he would help me clean after church and we went to bed.
I woke up at 7:45 AM with the urge to go to the bathroom...but all I did was pee! So, like a typical pregnant woman one whole day past her due date, I checked the toilet for anything I should be looking out for and saw what I thought was blood... I had to go back to the bedroom, grab my glasses, and go back to make sure it was in fact, blood. It was. I was a little nervous because I kept waking up in the middle of the night with some back pain...but that was nothing new for me...except It felt a lot deeper. So, I woke Eric up and asked him to go look in the toilet. (the things he does for me <3). At exactly 8 AM I had my first contraction!!! Then another one 8 minutes apart!! I wasn't in panic mode though, and was determined to make it to church since Eric's dad was doing the sermon that morning. So, Eric took a shower and I timed my contractions..still 8 minutes apart then I took a shower, got dressed, did my hair and make-up, did a full load of laundry, cleaned the bathroom, made the bed, cleaned the kitchen... Haha Eric probably thought I was crazy!!! We put the bags and the car seat in the car and headed out! We decided we shouldn't go to church because by 10 AM my contractions were 7 minutes apart, so we headed to his parents to give them the news!
When we walked in Eric told his dad we wouldn't be making it to church and he asked if I was in labor. Yes, we were! I had joked with Mike for over a week about how we probably wouldn't make it to church to hear his sermon since I would probably be having a baby, and it turned out to not be a joke!! at this point... 10:15 by the way..my contractions were down to 5 minutes apart, and we still had to stop and get gas! I know...make sure the tank is full for just in case!! oh well, we did fine!
After we left his parents, I called my mom...no stopping in there since they live 45 minutes from us, same road as eric's parents but just 30 minutes past them! haha. I asked her what she was doing and she said nothing, sitting outside with my niece and nephew and asked what we were doing and I said "oh, nothing, just having a baby..." And she went into panic mode! How far are my contractions? are we headed to the hospital? She is getting in the shower RIGHT now and then headed to the hospital with my dad! It was funny. We stopped at the gas station before getting on the interstate to head to the hospital and I still had to call them to let them know we were coming! So, while Eric pumped gas I called and they said to come on up! My contractions were at 4.5 minutes! I was praying we made it to the hospital since we live so far away!
The car ride was nice and relaxed. I let a few close friends know it was baby time and just enjoyed the last car ride with my love before we became three. <3
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