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Feb. 13th - 9pm. I had started sleeping on the couch in the basement because I could sleep better sitting up as my back and hips were very sore. So I was laying down watching the Olympics when I started having contractions. I wasn't too excited, because I had them a few nights before and they fizzled. But they seemed a little stronger. Around 10pm I called the birth center and told them I was having contractions. They were around 15-20 min apart, so they were not at all impressed with this fact. I did let them know my history and they said I could come and get checked to see if I was progressing. I called my mom and she came up to stay with the kids and Jason and I took off for Fargo.
Midnight - we arrived at the birth center and they checked me and I was 3 cm but he was still pretty high up. My contractions were much closer together by this point around 8-10 minutes apart, so I knew that things were happening. The nurses and doctors however wanted to make sure that I was actually in labor because I was a couple weeks early. They had me walk around for a couple hours and checked me again. This time I was at 4 cm. So the doctor came in and said that since I had progressed and my history that he would break my water. At around 5:30am I was able to get an epidural (where Jason almost passed out again!!!) and then they broke my water at around 6am. I was at 5 cm at that point. After that I tried to get some sleep but just couldn't relax enough.
At around 9am the nurse checked me and I was at 7 cm and then she checked me shortly later and I was at 10 cm and ready to push. She called in the doctor at around 9:30am and Mr. Reid Joseph was born at 9:52am. He weighed 7lbs. 5 oz. and was 21 inches long. It was such a wonderful moment and one that I will never forget. Each of my labors and deliveries were so very different from each other. I felt like this one although longer than my other 2 was pretty relaxed.
We have now had the pleasure of enjoying our baby boy for over 5 weeks. He is such a good baby. So laid back and if he cries it's for a reason. He's either hungry, tired, has a burp or having a little difficulty with a poop. He just started smiling this week and we hope to see lots more of them soon. He sleeps through Hayden and Clara screaming, crying, singing, you name it. He has started sleeping around 4-5 hours at night and going right back to sleep. So he only gets up around 2 times a night.
***I started this post last Wednesday....it is now Monday. Just goes to show how some things get pushed to the back burner.... I will try to continue where I left off***
Anyway....since I posted that, Mr. Reid has slept anywhere from 5-7 hours at one shot. YIPPEEEEEEE! We are headed in the right direction. He is still eating about every 1.5-2 hours during the day, but we are all getting some sleep at night, so we can handle the frequent eating during the day.
He is the perfect addition to our family and we just love him so much. Hayden and Clara adore him and want to help so much. They both love to talk to him and sing to him and hold him.
This coming weekend we will be celebrating his baptism with family. We are looking forward to having everyone here to celebrate this little guy we love so much.
Other fun updates -
*We sold our house! YAY! We will be closing on it in April, but the buyer has graciously agreed to let us rent it back from him until August. We then will be staying with my parents until the house is done.
*We staked out our house at our lot. They have not been able to dig the foundation yet as the ground is still frozen and we are getting a blizzard as we speak. Hopefully within the next couple weeks they will be able to start digging and we will be on the road to our new house.
*We have been doing a lot of purchases for the new house. We have our appliances purchased and our cabinets. We were able to order both of those things and delay the delivery until they are needed so that we could get them at a good price. So many decisions to be made, but we are crossing many off the list.
* School has been going very well considering. Reid was actually born at the perfect time as I had everything I needed down and some time before anything else was due, so I had a week or so to regroup before I had to hit it hard again.
*Hayden tested for his next belt in Tae Kwon Do. He is now an orange stripe. He does so well with it and really enjoys it. He should be testing again here in May before Summer break.
*We had Kindergarten Round Up. So hard to believe that Hayden will be starting Kindergarten in a short few months. He is soooo ready and so are we!
