When I found out I was due in August, the first thing I thought of was school starting back. The beginning of each school year is a very busy time. I knew a lot of work needed to be done before I could leave for maternity leave so I worked all summer to get things ready. With Ansley coming so early, I had no idea what my future with Will's pregnancy would be. All along, I said I just wanted to meet my students before having the baby. Ultimately, I would have liked to have worked the first week. Well, Will listened to my request and let me meet my kids. I made it through pre-planning and the first day of school before Will decided to make his appearance.
Monday night, Mitch and I were watching TV when I started having mild contractions. They weren't too painful, but I noticed that they were rhythmic. I decided to go to bed and see if I could sleep through them. They began to get stronger and a little closer to each other. Eventually, they were every 10 minutes over a 2 hour time period. I knew they needed to be closer, but I called the DR to make sure. Sure enough, he told me to wait. I waited and noticed they were getting stronger. I had a few other "labor" symptoms show up, so I called the DR back. He told me to come in to get checked out. We arrived at the hospital at around 2:30 am. Mitch's mom came over to watch Ansley, and then my sister came to relieve her.
They checked me and noticed I had some labor signs and decided to do the C-section at 6:00 am. We let our family know the great news, and then we had to wait out those long 4 hours. My contractions were pretty strong and closer at that point, so it was a long few hours.
Everything went well with the C-section for the most part. Mitch had to be wheeled out because he thought he was going to pass out. He doesn't do well in hospital situations. He ended up being fine and being able to go to the nursery when Will was born, but we didn't get any pictures of him during delivery. We laugh about the situation now, but I was a little worried about Mitch during the time.
Will has been a great baby so far. He does a lot of sleeping and just fusses when he's hungry or has tummy issues. Ansley has been adjusting well too. She doesn't understand why she can't help do everything, but she's starting to learn. We're trying to include her in as much as she can help with. She's enjoyed holding him and watching us change his diaper. The transition for her is getting better too. Her world was rocked upside down for a few days, but things seem to be settling into place. We're trying to keep her daily routine as normal as possible right now. For now, I'm enjoying some recovery time at home with my sweet and handsome fella.
Here are some pictures from his delivery. Please excuse my look in these photos. At that point, Mitch and I had been up over 24 hours and we were exhausted!!
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