It's been awhile and I meant to blog about the birth of our second monster earlier, but juggling newborn abd toddler has been tricky. timing is everything, and I certainly am still learning.
The Monster and I went to the Puyallup Fair Sunday the 14th. We met up with my girlfriend and her family so we could, theoretically, take the munchkins into the kiddie area and let them ride rides. Only problem was that her 1yr old wasnt aloud on anything and my monster was too chicken.
After about two hours or so, I had enough of the heat and the monster was getting whiny. We went home and both took a nap. When i awoke, I still felt tired and a little crampy, but went on with my evening...I still had three weeks until my due date! Later that night after the monster was asleep, I was still getting the crampy feelings but was still not convinced that they were true contractions. Steve had called from Ft. McCoy and we talked a bit. He wanted me to call the midwives and ask them for advice, but I thought (at the time) that it would be a waste of time to do so because it just didnt "feel" like it was time.
After I took a bath, I realized that the cramping was coming more often. Something like every 15 minutes. They werent painful or dramatic, but I texted my mom to let her know how I was feeling, but made sure I emphasized that it just couldnt be the real thing yet. I HAD JUST GONE TO THE FAIR....
I suddenly had the urge to clean the house, out of some fear that if this really was the real thing, my home was going to be awful to come back to with a newborn. And what if people came over to visit!? I cleaned the bathroom, did the dishes, ran loads of laundry (but never folded them) and vacuumed.
My mom started to sound a little panicked ont he phone and I wanted to laugh because she kept insisting that she was SURE this was the real thing and that I better quit moving around so much or Id make labor progress even sooner! She eventually came over about 1am and by then I was definately sure that I was having contractions. Ha! They were coming about 3 to 6 minutes apart. I still hadnt packed a labor bag...
We dropped off the monster, who seemed to know that it was time for me to "take baby Unter out", at my moms house and we went to the Birthing Inn. I had called Jutta Spikes, my Doula from Operation Special Delivery and the midwives already...
I labored for almost three hours at the Birthing Inn, in and out of the tub and on a birthing ball...then at 6:02am, I pushed Hunter Rokuro McCurdy out. Whew! The pushing took no more than 10 minutes and we were done. Thank the lord. I didnt tear and didnt need any medication.
Hunter was 7lbs and 20 1/2 inches long.
The Monster wanted to hold Mini Monster as soon as she saw him. It was absolutely adorable. She's such a good helper and is so sweet to him.
Im so lucky!!
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