He is Here!

Jake Hudson Kelley made his appearance on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 12:25 PM.  I began having contractions Thursday morning around 11 AM.  Rocky went to work and I went about my day.  They came and went, not really getting closer together, but getting a bit stronger.  By 7PM I was starting to breathe through them and by around 10 I decided we should probably go to the hospital just to be on the safe side.  We decided not to call anyone right away because we expected to be sent home.  They monitored the baby and I for about 4 hours and at 3AM the doctor decided to admit me.  Being almost a week overdue, she felt it would be risky to send me home.  I checked in and immediately was hooked up to IV fluids and monitors.  The nurses encouraged me to go ahead and get my epidural so I could get some sleep so I decided to go for it.  Once everything was taken care of, Rocky and I settled in to try and get some sleep.  Yeah right.  I dozed in and out, but had that anticipation feeling you get before the first day of school.  Around 8AM the nurses let me know that my doctor was in surgery at another hospital so one of her partners would be consulting until she arrived.  They checked my dilation periodically, but I wasn't progressing very quickly.  Eventually, the doctor came in and broke my water hoping to speed things up.  It worked.  At the next check I was completely dilated and things began to move fast.  The nurses converted my bed into a weird birthing contraption and I began pushing.  Throughout the pushing, Jake's heart rate began to drop.  After about an hour, the doctor came in and determined there were complications and an emergency c section would be necessary.  After that everything moved very quickly and I was rushed off to the operating room.  The c section went quickly and Jake was delivered without any issues.  As it turns out, his umbilical cord was tied in a knot and with every push it tightened and cut Jake off.  But once out he was beautiful with big plump lips and chubby cheeks like his mommy.  Overall, he looked just like his daddy though.

All in all I can say that it was all worth it.  He is perfect and we are totally in love with him.  I mean look at that face.