So I had a baby the other day.....

If anyone cares to know,here's how it all went down. Tuesday I took Gavin swimming around 11 with some of our friends. While in the pool I noticed every once in a while I got a 'cramp' here and there....came home around 1, showered and realized by 2 that they kinda sucked now and I should probably time them. I totally doubted it was real labor because they were only in my lower abdomen and all my little books said thats a sign of false labor and real labor its the entire uterus/abdomen.So I called my Dr's nurse anyway and she said I should just go to labor/delivery for a labor check. So, still doubting we call a friend real quick to come over and hang with Gav, AJ gives me a short and sweet blessing, and we head to the hospital. Here's a little mental picture *

Me: In AJ's car holding pillow having another contraction.

AJ:Messing with folding sun visors 100 times, wacking us both and saying "I think these things are broken what's going on......"

Me: Just throw them in the back seat!Don't make me laugh right now!

Get to L/D and I was at a 4/5 and 90%.So I guess we're staying.My next question for the nurse-Can we get that epidural ordered on the fly??I know how these things can take a while.... with Gavin I was at a 4 when I got my epidural and man life was good after that.This time, not so lucky.

Got taken up to delivery room.Still feeling weird I'm even there...I knew AJ was starving so I told him now would be a good time to go get food.He walks out and 2 minutes later, my water breaks (5:15ish).He comes back with his food and I say gosh these contractions really suck now...and He says gosh darnit after all that I walked off without a stupid fork.... Because I was one of those that tested positive for the group B thing, they had to take my blood and test it 'real quick' as the nurse put it, before they could order the dang epidural.So while wanting to die with the contractions 2 minutes apart the nurse is poking and prodding with her dumb needle she can't get in my bulging steroid-like veins....then makes a bloody mess on me.But it's ok, I had one comin for her eheheh.....

Contractions getting so close I didn't even have time to recover from the previous one.Definitely wanting to die at this point.Nicely reminding nurse I'm still waiting for that dang epidural.Aj then asks the nurses in there "I know it's a bad time but is there a chance any of you have a fork out there at your nurses station?".Unfortunately I don't have the breath to laugh but I was very entertained.I'm texting during all of this until AJ took my phone away......

Then lo and behold, who walks in the door, the epidural guy. They have me sit up and lean forward-a position NOT helping right now.Takes his time.Sticks the needle in my back and tells me to lay down so he can start the epidural and then I decide it's pushing time.A couple pushes later Cohen was here :) Some of the stuff must have gotten to me because by the time everything was out and done the Dr asked me to lift up my butt and I'm like um, can't feel it.But it wore off really quick which was nice.Now I have the stupid horrible back pains that come from the epidural that did me NO good.Nice. Recovery has been pretty easy, no stitches, just some lower back pain and some cramps.

Little Cohen was 7lbs 6oz and 21 in long.2 lbs lighter than Gavin, I actually get a newborn this time! We had to buy newborn diapers and some newborn clothes, we weren't prepared for a little guy.But he's healthy and I'm totally attached to him.It took me a little longer for that attachment with Gavin....Cohen looks a lot like AJ and sleeps a lot and barely cries.We are doing great.Gavin is kinda having a rough time adjusting but we've been trying to give him extra love and let him help. I will upload more pics as I get them.Thank you everyone for the well wishes, texts, calls, etc!Can't believe I have kidS now!