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He's here. Baby Simon is here.
My water broke at 5:30am, and I called my mom to come over and stay with Heber. About 10 minutes later I told Eric that we needed to head right away and that I couldn't wait for her to get here, so we called a neighbor in the meantime. We got to the hospital and checked in around 6:15. The doctor wasn't there nor was the anesthesiologist. The nurses started to get me set up and get all my information in the computer, all while I was having pretty intense contractions. They were slowly going about their business and didn't seem to understand that I was in so much pain. Finally they decided to check me and were shocked to find me dialated to a 7. They looked at each other and said we needed to get this doctor here asap. The next 30 minutes were a blur. I was just trying to breathe through each contraction and keep my mind off the pain. The doctor still wasn't there and I remember saying that I needed to push. The nurse begged me not too and said that would be a whole lot of paperwork. Finally, at about 6:45 the anesthesiologist showed up and somehow got an epidural in my back. Then the doctor showed up right after. He hurried and sat down and coached me through 2 pushes and baby Simon was born at 6:55am. Wow. I hardly had time to realize what just happened. But goodness, that was fast. The epidural was so wonderful for those few intense moments, but later discovered that the hardest part of labor was what I had already done. So I wonder if I would have gotten it if I knew that before hand.
Simon was sent to the NICU the next morning because of low oxygen levels. They did a bunch of tests on him and tried to discover what was wrong. But after a few days, and intense prayers, he was released with just an apnea monitor. We still don't understand what happened, but believe it was a miracle that our little guy's oxygen levels climbed back to normal. We are so grateful for this little soul in our lives, and feel like he is such a fighter, wanting to be here so badly.
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Eric had a rotation for school out in Monterey. Heber and I went with him but came home a couple weeks early. It was such a fun adventure to have as a little family. We stayed in an extended stay hotel and were within 10 minutes walking distance from the ocean. Heber and I would drop Eric off at the hospital every morning and then find something fun to do. We went on lots of walks and played at the beach a ton. Heber looooved the rocks sand! We were lucky to have some friends out there. My good friend growing up (Karalee McNeil) happened to be living there with here little family, so it was fun to hang around with them. We had to get creative with dinners since our little place didn't have much to cook with. Lots of frozen dinners and simple meals. Weekends were the best because we could all go and do something. We drove up to San Francisco and went to a Giants game. We went to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We got together with Eric's uncle Paul and Anna and went on a hike. Eric's parents were there at the beginning and then my parents came at the end to take me and Heber home. I was 36 weeks pregnant, so I wanted to be home in Utah that late in my pregnancy. Luckily nothing happened, but it was nice for the peace of mind.
We had such a great time in that beautiful area. It was great to just have all that time together and get a little adventure in with Heber before the new baby.
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It's almost go time around the Williams' House. Eric and I are getting pretty anxious over here. I had a non-stress test the other day and I just about had to stay and have the baby right then and there. It was a bit nerve racking... we both let out a big sigh as we left because we just don't feel quite ready yet. I'm sure once we have this baby things will fall into place. But right now, I still need to pack my bag. Goodness.
As for baby... we still don't know what the gender is but we both have our suspicions... We'll just have to wait and see who's right. It's been really fun not knowing what the baby's gender is. Most people call us crazy. Especially to not know for our first. But I've loved it. Not knowing makes everything simple; we've just focused our thoughts on having a healthy baby.
Things I'm feeling grateful for right now:
1. Friends and family showing love and support for this clueless first time mama-to-be.
2. Foot rubs from husband after a long day.
3. Icy cold OJ that is a constant in fridge these days.
4. Tums ta tums tums tums...
5. Clothes that fit. Which are getting fewer and fewer.
25.5 weeks along now. It's been going by real fast. Almost too fast sometimes... And yet not fast enough.
Jackie took these photos of us and I love them. At first I was a little hesitant to ask because I thought it was a silly thing to do. But now that I have them I am so grateful. This is such a special time in our lives. There's this small window right before we have this baby. It freaks me out a little bit to think our lives are about to be turned upside down, or right side up... whichever way you look at it. It's this time where I want to remember every little thing about this pregnancy and never forget how special it is. I get goosebumps sometimes thinking how lucky we are to have a baby. The other day I was folding teeny tiny onesies and it hit me how much I already love this baby, and I cried. I can't even imagine the love I'll have for it when I can hold it in my arms. But until then, I'll just keep reminding myself how magical this time is and try to enjoy all the baby kicks and squirms.
All The Pretty Little Horses by Eric's friend Gabe and his girlfriend Sonya.
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We gave our family these cards on Thanksgiving. It was pretty fun to see them all open it and shout hooray. (poor dad thought we got a dog at first ;) oh Jim.)
Gosh it feels good to have it out in the open. Pregnancy is a whole different world I only thought I understood. It really is tough stuff, but amazing at the same time. It's great to have so many family and friends to give great advice and words of comfort. We feel very blessed.
We're so excited to be having a baby, not a puppy. :)
