Well, after 57 hours in the hospital I’m finally home with Vinny. The hospital trip started on the 9th at 3:30 in the morning when my water broke. I woke up and jumped out of bed (which I wasn’t aware I could do at 9 months pregnant) and ran to the bathroom. I realized it broke, and since I was on Anthony’s side of the bed lucky for him I didn’t just burst like a balloon right there in bed. I called my friend Hannah and she came over to watch the boys for us. We got the hospital about 5 in the morning and I was admitted immediately. The doctor started explaining everything to us and said that because of the risk of infection a 24 hour timer started when my water broke. If it took that long, I’d have to have a C section. At 7 I was hardly having contractions so they started me on Pitocin. It was the minimum amount at first and then every 20 minutes it went up. I got the epidural around 11, but I could still feel everything in my left hip. The doctors call it a “hot spot” and there was nothing they could do for me. The doctor came in around 4 and checked me and realized my water was not completely broken, so she finished the job right then. Everything started progressing very quickly after that. My contractions started to come more often and they were hurting even worse. At about 6:45 I had Anthony call in the nurses because I couldn’t take it anymore. They came in and told me to push, which I don’t think they were ready for. The nurses ended up telling me to stop pushing because the doctor wasn’t there and he was almost coming out. The doctor got there 5 minutes later (which seemed like 20) and she told me to push which I did. The second push got his head out and then the she realized that the cord was around his neck. It was not wrapped around like a noose, it was more like a scarf but if I would have pushed again the cord would have ripped. She cut the cord and had me push him out with one more push. He went directly to the warmer where they started to do all of the birth things on him. The doctor cut the cord long so Anthony still got to cut it too. It took a half an hour for them to get him to me but they finally did. That half an hour seemed like eternity because I could see him just sitting there with his eyes open and all I could do was sit there and wait.
Vinny was born on June 9th, 2010 at 7:04pm weighing 7lbs 5oz and measuring an astounding 23 ½ inches long.
12 hours later he was coughing up amniotic fluid and colostrum, and he was turning blue. The nurses took him away and didn’t bother to tell me what was going on for 20 minutes. He finally came back and has been doing well since then.
Blake and Owen acted crazy in the hospital. They were more concerned with running around and jumping on the couch than seeing their brother. It was hard to take pictures but we managed to get a few. Since I got home they have both really warmed up to him and all day long are trying to see what he is doing.
Three boys and Anthony… Wow, what have I gotten myself in to?!?!?!?!
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