We arrived at the hospital around 7:30 got checked in, sent up to labor and delivery, checked in up there, situated in our room and then the fun began! I was scheduled to be induced at 8:00 am, but in true Dr. fashion my Dr was late. Dr. V arrived shortly before 9:00 and ordered my pitocin to be started along with all my IV's, I tested positive for the group B strep so I was also administerd an antibiotic to treat that. I loved that this time around I was able to feel a lot less stressed and worried about every little thing that the nurses came in to check and all the monitors and the nosies and it felt so much more laid back and I truly cherished that! The first three and a half hours were pretty comfortable and it was just me and my husband relaxing and watching tv and spending time together and it was a very enjoyable time, I also took in those last few hours of being able to feel my precious little one inside me and thinking how soon it would be til I was finally able to hold him. Around noon my dr came in and checked me and I was dialted to 5cm and was able to get my epidural and they also broke my water at that point and I knew then that thing would progress quickly and the nerves started to set in. For the first hour or two I rested and wasn't feeling anything and then around 2pm I started to feel the uncomfortablness and started getting restless and asked if I could be checked. At that point I was at a 7-8cm and just prayed for it to hurry up and to please let our Hoyt arrive safely. We decided to call my mom to bring Gracyn to the hospital around 3:30-4:00ish know that it wouldn't much longer at all, and good thing we called when we did because they checked me at four and I was at 9cm and told I could begin pushing soon! In all the chaos that was going on in the room those last 35 mins all I remember was my wonderful husband holding my hand and stroking my head and that alone was enough to keep me calm. At 4:25 I started pushing and at 4:35pm my heart stopped for a brief moment when they held up the most precious and wonderful little man I had ever seen, I will always remember that moment seeing his face for the first time and seeing the love in my husband's eyes as he looked at his son for the first time. They got Hoyt all cleaned up and the whole time I was patiently waiting to hear his weight to see how much bigger he was than his sister, Gracyn was 7lbs 7 oz, and I couldn't believe it when the nurse said 8lbs 11oz! That night we had many visitors come to see him and of course took millions of pictures and I remember one moment from that afternoon and night that was far greater than any, when my princess came into the room and saw her brother for the first time! Finally as the day came to a close our family went home and it was just the boss man, me and our new baby and it was so wonderful to just lay back and relax and take in this new little person that we had just been blessed with. From the moment we got there that morning I had asked if I could home the next day as long as Hoyt and I were doing fine and healthy and everything worked out great. Hoyt had a little rash all over him but the pediatrician wasn't worried about it and told us it would go away over the next few weeks, they also checked his jaundice levels and they were a little high but nothing alarming and gave us the okay that we could head home that next afternoon. The next afternoon came and they took care of all the paper work and everything else scheduled us for a appointment that friday to check his rash and jaundice level and sent us home that afternoon. I can't begin to say how happy I was to get home and be with both my babies and in our own house and just take it all in. Friday morning came and we got our first taste of what it was like to get two little ones ready, us ready, all the stuff that goes along with the kid and oh my word I was afraid I was never going to be able to leave the house again without at least three people helping me! We arrived at our appointment and we were expecting to hear that everything looked good and be on our way, wrong! Hoyt's rash was better but his jaundice was high and we were told to head upstairs to the lab department and they would draw more blood and check his levels at little more closely. After waiting for what seemed like hours and having our poor little man stuck in the foot three time they then sent us upstairs to the family area of labor and delivery and told us the pediatrician would be up shortly with the results. Once again we waited and waited and waited and then finally the dr came and told us that Hoyts levels were really high and that it would be in his best interest if we were admitted to the peds unit and put him under bilirubin lights. One quick way to make a momma cry is tell her that her two day old son has dangerously high jaundice levels and has to be in the hospital all after going through a rough last couple weeks of pregnancy, yep that sure did it for me! That friday, saturday, and sunday were three of the roughest days I can say I went through in my life. The started with just a little bili light that went up the back of his onies and that was okay since I could still hold him and keep him with me. They continued to use that light for all of friday afternoon, that night, saturday morning and then came saturday afternoon. The peds dr came in to check him and to tell us the results of his lab draws from earlier that afternoon and once again it was news that sent me to tears. The light wasn't strong enough and his levels were still high and he was going to have to be placed in an isolet in only a diaper and wear his little "bug eyes" and see what that did for him. My husband can testify to the fact that I was a COMPLETE mess that afternoon and night. We were only allowed to take him out for me to nurse him and change his diaper and then put him right back in the isolet and that killed me as Hoyt would just cry and cry and was so upset and tried numerous times to fight the bug eyes being put on. After that looooooonnnnnggggg afternoon and night sunday morning came and I prayed and prayed that the Lord please let his little body being better and his levels down and that we would be okay to go home. I felt such a happiness when the Dr told us his levels were down and he was all cleared to go home, once again cue the tears only happy ones this time! Over the course of the first couple of weeks it was definately an adjustment getting used to two kids, still taking care of the house and meals, and everything else that comes along with it.
Here we are a year later and we've had our tough moments and pure bliss moments I won't say it has all been good and easy, but I don't think it would feel quite as good if we hadn't had those moments that forced us to grow and be strong. We have two wonderful, healthy, precious children who bring so much joy to our lives and we couldn't be happier with were the Lord has choose for our lives to go!
Thank you to my husband for being the man you, the husband you are to me, and the amazing daddy you are to our children. We are beyond blessed to have you in our life!
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