Connor's Birth Story... Part 1...

My little baby Connor is now 4 months+. I think I have finally got a grip on this whole new mom title and everything that goes along with it. I figured before life gets anymore crazy I should type out the day my sweet baby boy came into this world. It is still currently fresh in my brain, and sometimes I replay that day in my head and the days following over and over.

But first here is a little back information...

Me in San Antonio April 7th - 34 weeks prego

My official due date was to be May 18th which landed on a Friday this year. I thought for sure I would go beyond this date, because typically, that is was happens your first time around. I was nervous because my doctor {who assured me from the get go would be the one to deliver my baby} so conveniently told me at my second to last appointment that he had to be out of town that weekend and to rest assure his replacement would be prepared to deliver my baby if I were to go into labor. That is exactly what a very pregnant woman wants to hear... that I have gone through this whole pregnancy with you as my doctor, but there is a chance that you will not be the one delivering my baby... gee THANKS! I didn't really worry about that too much, because in my mind at that point my motto was "it is what it is."

I am blessed to say that I had a very easy pregnancy. I never got really sick in the beginning and didn't have any complications, concerns, weird test results throughout the whole nine months. At the last ultrasound appointment where they took a 3D or 4D whatever it is picture of the little guy which I think was like 34 weeks... he was already measuring to be 6lbs! I was semi relieved because at this point I had began to BLOW up so it made sense. But what made me nervous was if he was 6lbs already and he hasn't even reached the part where he grows the most, how much will he weigh at birth?! At this point... I am thinking that there is no way I will be able to push this baby out on my own!

Anyways... that being said about my easy pregnancy... the last two weeks of being pregnant were a mess! I had gotten orders to be on bed rest from the doctor so I left work and stayed home waiting for the baby. For some reason at this point I was constantly thirsty! (If anyone else experienced this please let me know) And when I say constantly thirsty I mean I pretty much was consuming some sort of liquid 24/7. I would literally fill up jugs of water and chug them down like a frat boy at a kegger. It wasn't just water... it was gatorade, MILK, soda, juice! You name it, I was drinking it. I got bored with water, so my favorites were chocolate milk and gatorade. When I wasn't drinking I was peeing! LOL I don't think I slept longer than 2 hours at a time the last two weeks... it was insane! I was finishing up the spring semester of school with an online final that was timed and I thought I would never finish because I kept having to get up and go to the bathroom! And to top it off... I couldn't walk!

Yes.. people warned me about the sciatic nerve pain. How debilitating and painful it was. I figured a little discomfort, no biggie, I can handle that... I waddle everywhere already! BUT OMG! The pain I had in my left hip/leg was unreal! I couldn't walk! The last few days of my pregnancy I was crawling up the stairs. I made my final grocery run before going into labor and I had to use the cart as a walker. After I loaded the groceries (which consisted of 90% liquids for me to devour by lunchtime) I burst into tears from the pain. At that point I told myself I was sitting put until this huge little nugget decided to come out.

So this is pretty much the weeks/days leading up to the day. I will never forget how much I drank in a matter of 2 weeks! My husband and I still joke about it and he is just amazed at what he witnessed. He knew I was back to normal when he started finding half drunken beverages throughout our house.

This concludes part 1 of my birth story. I didn't anticipate sharing this part, but I think it is vital for the rest of the story. Please stay tuned for part 2... and possibly 3? Not sure.

=)Rachel