First off- I hated being nine months pregnant. Not only are you exhausted and huge and uncomfortable but EVERYONE AND THEIR DOGS have some kind of advice for you of how to go into labor. And its always the same. Don't get me wrong- I asked people on Facebook for some different advice on how to get labor started. But outside of that everyone told me at least 5371985736 times a day to "go on long walks" or "eat spicy food" etc etc. k people...if you see a pregnant lady that is due any second don't you think she would have looked up or been told what to do to go into labor? My advice to you all who have not realized you do this- DO NOT GIVE ADVICE TO A PREGNANT LADY IF SHE DOESN'T ASK FOR IT. Yes i had been going on LONG walks with my mom everyday, yes I had been eating spicy food as much as I could without dying of heartburn, yes i had been playing just dance on the kinect, and yes i had been trying everything i could think of! I sound so rude and ungrateful right now. But I really almost punched a few people. Especially when my due date came and went and everyone kept asking "still no baby?! Have you tried [insert obvious method here]" ... I almost lost my mind haha! Trey and i decided NOTHING WORKS! THE BABY COMES WHEN HE/SHE IS READY! So needless to say when I went into labor at midnight Tuesday night (well technically Wednesday morning) I was completely and utterly ready!
Trey was asleep when my contractions started so I began timing them. And oh my gosh if you haven't had a baby yet it is true when they say you WILL KNOW when you go into labor. Those suckers hurt. After an hour of timing my contractions I woke Trey up and told him I thought it was time. My contractions were STRONG and averaging about 6 minutes apart. I went and told my mom and we got ready to go! Now for those who don't know this, I delivered Kohen in Modesto. My family lives in Valley Springs... It's about a 50 minute drive... And my contractions were getting stronger and closer together. By the time we got there my contractions were VERY STRONG and about 3 minute apart. So I was admitted at 2:00 am and all I wanted at that point was my epidural. You know in the movies when they ladies start screaming "GET ME MY EPIDURAL!!!" yeah I felt like that, but I didn't start screaming :) I got my epidural at 5:30 and it was so lovely. Angels started singing I'm pretty sure... Or I may have been hallucinating because I hadn't slept yet. Once that thing kicked in it was smooth sailing... For a few hours at least. Now I'm not going to go into detail about my delivery because it certainly wasn't what I expected. You can't possibly be prepared for labor unless you have had a baby before. And mine was difficult and I didn't want to have more babies when it was over haha but it truly was the most amazing and hardest thing I've ever done in my life! My epidural wore off so I felt a lot of the delivery. And Kohen's heart rate was dropping so he had to be vacuumed out. But besides that it was alright haha.
Kohen Daniel Guernsey was born at 1:05 on April 25, 2012 with a full head of dark hair! He weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 21.5 inches long! He was and is the most beautiful thing I've ever seen :) He was so alert and he could already lift his head and look around for short periods of time. He was so tiny!!! My mom, Trey, and my sister were in the room and got to experience it with me. And Trey's mom was able to be on FaceTime! I'm so very grateful for their support. My beautiful boy came healthy with a few little complications but he was ready to meet us and for us to take care of him. And I fall more and more in love with him everyday! It truly is crazy how you can love someone so completely immediately. And how you are capable of loving two people with such an intensity! I LOVE my two boys :)
I love being a mommy. The first week was terribly hard. Especially after Trey left... Im so thankful for my family and all the help they gave me! I wouldve been completely lost without them. Especially with my mom being sick... That's another story for another post. They were such a great support group :) it was sure nice to come home and be with Trey though. He was super busy opening his store and moving us to our new apartment. He did such a great job. We ended up moving to a different one the following week though haha. It has been nuts but Treys mom Adria and her husband Jake came up and Treys brother Taylor came over and they were such a huge help!!! It was a blessing to have them here :)
What I have learned from all of this is that God is real and is a part of my life each and everyday and blesses me immensely. I know he was with me in the delivery room and I know He helps me be patient and strong and gives me energy to take care of Kohen when I feel too tired to. I know He lives and Jesus Christ lives. I'm so thankful I have my little family forever! They are everything to me :) I'm certainly not super mom yet, and I have a lot if learning to do. But I'm so grateful that I've been blessed with this baby boy. He is such a little miracle!!!
