Zoey Tresa came Monday at 12:15pm to her proud parents Justin and Lindsey!! We can not be more excited about her being here!! I have been blessed is so many ways and I can't believe how she continues to bless our life! She is our new everything now!
It's interesting when friends and others will find out that you are having your first baby. They tell you the ins and outs of everything which trust me is a big help!! But for me and my situation, nothing was "typical" about having this little one.
I never had morning sickness. Sure I felt nauseated in the morning but cereal always satisfied me enough to where I could take my prenatal and call it good for the day. I didn't have any other pregnancy complications and delivery with your first is supposed to the hardest and worst, especially without an epidural but let me tell you, my OB was very stocked and surprised with how everything turned out. Justin likes to put it like this: he is a football coach, I was the freshman that got to start varsity and the coach is so excited that I was listening and taking pointers and that in the end I had scored big enough to prove myself to start for the next game. It was such an amazing/joyful/hard/loving process and of course it is all worth it in the end since as we speak I am curled up under my new little baby girl and she is sound asleep on my chest. I love being a mom! Everything about these moments and feelings are worth every minute of everyday for the rest of my life!! Everything went amazing and I love her more than words can describe. We really feel more like a family with her here. Thank you Heavenly Father for this amazing blessing and allowing me to be her mother.
Birth Story:
I started having contraction April 7th, Sunday, at 11:30pm. At the time I honestly just felt like I was ridiculously constipated. I felt like I had to worst stomach ache and nothing was happening. I laughed when Justin told me that maybe I was having contractions. (little did I know) I was able to catch some sleep in between my 45 minute apart contractions which was nice but around 5am is when they were about 15 minutes apart so I thought maybe I'd get up and take a nice shower and get cleaned off in case I ended up delivering that day. Sure enough, by the time I was done with my shower and had brushed my hair my contractions were about 8 minutes apart. We grabbed our bags and within that time the contractions became closer together (4 minutes apart) and within our little drive to the hospital I was about 2.5 minutes apart. Kind of great but scary at the same time. :) We were finally admitted at 6am and I was so excited and nervous that I got to see my baby girl a whole week early then planned :) Contractions were a BEAST!! Yikes! I decided that I wanted to go natural, which ended up being a perfect choice for me. I felt the need to punch someone in the face or nuts every time one came but I lived through it. I was doing really well with breathing but my pain caught up to me and I felt like I was just trying to recover from the last contraction before another one came on and it was a lot. I was stuck. and stuck and stuck at a dilation of 5 for what seemed like quite a while. I finally looked at Justin as just begged him for something. ANYTHING!! I had given into my pain. Instead of an epidural, I was given a quick on quick off 30 minute drug called phenol (I think that's how you spell it). That was just what my body needed. My pelvic area was FINALLY able to relax just enough that in 12 minutes I was at a big ole 9 centimeters! :) They called my O.B. who was graciously able to leave his home gym to come and deliver my baby. (Literally I had the greatest O.B. EVER!) He came running in, still sweaty from his workout and I was check and then we let the games continue. I pushed 10 times and I heard her cry for the first time! That moment was the moment I truly felt like a mom. This amazing child was sent to Justin and I to raise as our own and to love and cherish every moment of her life. My heart melted. The moment They laid her tiny body on my chest she stopped crying. The bond that I had felt with her for the 10 months of pregnancy was magnified by a million plus and she just knew that I was there for her. She was 6 lbs 8 oz, 19 inches long :) and was born at exactly 12:15 in the afternoon. She was ours for the taking!
Everything ever said about how hard, wonderful, painful, joyful, and spiritual giving birth to a child is true. Also, it's 100% worth every amount of effort! We love our Zoey! xoxo
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