"Easton's Arrival Story.."

I know i know i will even say it I SUCK!! it has been four weeks and i am JUST posting this, what can i say the last four weeks have flown by and all we have been doing is soaking this little man up and having SO much fun with our Family in town! so better late than never right..? I am still so overwhelmed by love while thinking about Easton's birth, if i could i wish i could have filmed Every second and had my feelings in each second written down. This all is SO miraculous, such a blessing. Although it is such a joyous experience some how you forget pieces and this drives me crazy, i wish i could remember every detail! i think i got as close as i can.
HERE IT IS....
Growing up I had stars in my eyes about motherhood, I was (and still am) that girl who hovers over the baby in the room hoping you ask if i want to hold them..YES!I always tell Kayson i was baby hungry at age five! ha ha. I imagined lots of things like holding a baby on my hip,the kind of fun things i would do with my kids,The vacations we would take,I always just knew Motherhood was going to be such a big part of me and who i wanted to be...just having my children follow me around in a little line like baby ducklings. Those things made me excited. Little did i know that those silly things were so very minimal in the "Super exciting things" that come with Motherhood. I had no idea the real realm of how great motherhood would be though until it all actually happened.I mean, I didn't comprehend enough to even imagine how it would feel to have someone tell you how much they absolutely adore your Son, and that he looks just like your studly husband (and a little you in there). I didn't know how good it would feel to watch my Mom dote on each cute face,noise and anything my little man does and have her literally want to hold him everyday,or how fun it would be to watch my husband double and triple check the bath water i just ran with his lips "to make double sure it's not too hot for him". And most of all to have a little being so perfect straight from heaven in our home and arms. Now i realize that i have only been a Mom for 9 months pregnant and Four weeks now, but i already feel like Motherhood is right where i belong!
I'm just thankful. And lucky. And blessed that i have been blessed with this opportunity and i am trying my best to soak it all up!!
Monday May 23rd 2011
Monday 7:30 AM my induction was set to get this little man out (Six days early), Blood pressure still too high and couldn't take any chances any longer..more details about that here

So we get into our room at around 8:00 (we were a tad late from dropping off Dally) when we got in our room Doctor Spencer was there waiting for me to change, i changed and Dr. Spencer says ok lets get started she will hook you up while i break your water...WHAT!! ha ha i don't know what i was expecting but i wanted to be like holy crap let me soak in that I'm actually here before we get started..but he did anyways, it all happened very fast. At this point i was 100% effaced and dilated to a 3 so like i said before i wasn't as scared to get induced (what i didn't want to happen) because my cervix was so favorable and ready to have him, really our doctor was surprised i had not gone on my own over the weekend. The past week i had been having contractions (not any painful) but had been kinda in denial they were actually contractions (still in disbelief THE day was almost here) But when we arrived i was still having pretty good contractions, so by 8:30 my water was broken,iv's in, pitt going ,all hooked up and ready to roll.The nurse informed me that they were going to start me on just a "drop" of Pitt. since i already was favorable, they like to see what the pitt. will react to your body before they start to give you a real dose. So she gave me a "2 drip" which i guess for about 95% of women does nothing until your get up to about a "4-5 drip" and the other 5% of women "just smell pitt. and start into labor". Well i am a part of that 5% from 8:30 to 9:00 i was in horrible pain in 30 mins i had gone from not even feeling the contractions i was having to having HUGE contractions one right after another and within five minutes they were on top of each other with no rest! I was dying! Kay told the nurse and she ran in "holy smokes she said, you are one of those girls and turned off my pitt." I was dying i couldn't breath,talk, or not move around. It felt so much better when i was moving, but i couldn't get up i had to lay down because my blood pressure had to be monitored constantly and you had to be laying down. Laying still was horrible! By 10:00 i had my epidural ..heaven. Yet getting an epidural while your having huge contraction on top of each other is not the easiest thing to do! Kayson watched and i was so scared! i could feel it going in and felt a huge shock down my leg (normal but scared me). After that was feeling great! My nurse kept apologizing for putting me on pitt. they think i was ready to go on my own, and the pitt made my contractions WAY strong and very fast one after another..she kept saying "i am so sorry, those were some serious contractions girl" She then checked me and 10:00 and i was a four. Kayson called my Mom and Shaun and they came up to be with us, by that time it was about 11:30 and they checked me again because i was having hard contractions and i was an 8!! holy cow fast! The nurse was having a hard time tracking how hard my contractions were with the monitor for some reason so she had to just feel my belly for them. by this time the epidural was great we chatted,laughed and just hung out, no pain just very shaky from the epidural. The nurse came in at 12:45 and checked me again..she laughed your a 9+ almost a 10! i was in shock i really was planning on being here all day and this was going SO fast and easy. Nurse called the doctor and he was on his way in a little bit. I then realized i better start soaking up being pregnant because it soon was coming to an end. Nurse checks me at 1:40 i was a 10! complete!! Dr. Spencer was still not there so we had to "just wait, no pushing just wait" she could "feel the head almost out, a bunch of dark hair" i had went from a 4- to a 10 in four hours, the nurse and Mom's were shocked at how fast it was going for our first baby! Kayson was so cute through this he like i was shocked at how fast this was all going! i loved having him there laying by me and holding my hand, such a fun time! at a little after 2 Dr. Spencer arrived ,Mom & Shaun left and it was just Kay and i, which i am so grateful we decided to have just the two of us, what an experience to just have each other. i thought i would be so scared but i wasn't i asctually was emotionless, i was super focused on the task at hand. With Kay by my side i felt i could do this, i can. Two students walked in and asked if they could watch, I said sure only if one of you videos and one takes pictures..ha ha they agreed! (which at first i was kinda bummed but now we are so glad about because we got such great footage!) and we started to push. Kayson was counting and thats all i could hear, i know the others were saying things (from the video) but all i remember hearing is Kayson. I wasn't completely numb which i was thankful for, i could kinda move my legs and could still feel my feel enough to push. I could feel the pressure and that helped a ton to know you were doing something. I was overcome with peace i didn't feel scared, wasn't crying. I felt ready. About Thirty Five minutes later at 2:42 PM

EASTON KAYSON GINES
was born 7lbs 10oz and 22 inches long.

It was the best moment in my entire life. I felt closer to my Heavely Father than i ever have before, a little piece of heaven was just placed in our life, our life that just changed for the better. Kayson and I were just in awe of this sweet little wonder that we had created together. Seeing this sweet little man that had been growing inside of me, and kicking me and doing flips non-stop, he was beautiful.He had a bunch of dark hair, He has these huge smooshed lips with a little dip above his lip just like his dad, and the cutest HUGE AND LONG hands and feet i had ever seen ha ha just like his daddy! and two Little dimples on each side of his mouth..He melted my heart. he is just PERFECT. It was the happiest i'd been ever, seeing Kayson overflow with happiness and emotion left me speechless! and watching Kay kiss and love on our Son non-stop just sent me over the edge. I was in complete awe of the miracle and true blessing that had just entered our life, it was pure bliss. I hadn't prepared myself for how amazing i felt at that moment and how lucky i was that he was so perfect! he had all 10 of his long long toes and fingers, and besides a few bruises and VERY sore cone head (from waiting for the doctor) he was perfect in every way! When Easton was born not all the amniotic fluid had leaked out since he was already so low, so a lot of the fluid got stuck behind him and came out when he did, so he swallowed a bunch when he took his first breath, so although i was so very excited to hold and cuddle him on my chest he was only able to be there for a second before Kayson quickly cut the cord and the nurse whisked him away to get him cleared out. He was breathing and crying and was fine,just labored breathing from all the fluid he has swallowed. Soon i realized i was crying sitting in a almost empty room with me, my nurse and my doctor. It was kind of a sad feeling having Easton not "with me" attached to me, yet i was SO excited for him to be out to hold! Everyone had left with the baby, soon my Mom came in and it was such a great moment. I was super lucky and Didn't tear! i know my worst fear didn't come true and i was so happy for that! but i did have what Dr. Spencer called "two skid marks which are not tears just sore rubs from where he sqoze out, one it didn't need to but "put one stitch in just to make sure it was fine" (just what you wanted to hear i know! ha ha sorry)I felt GREAT! not overly tired, just hungry and super thirsty! while i was pushing i couldn't drink and my throat was so so dry, i was so thirsty. So i drank two whole hospital mugs full of water before i got in trouble by my nurse ha ha. Easton was soon back with me and into our new room. The next few days were fabulous filled with family, friends and most of all my little man and my big man...Kayson was able to take 12 days off work, it was HEAVEN having him home we got to love on Easton all day long.I have to say that when Kay went back to work i cried, he was and is SUCH a huge support to me and it makes me cry thinking about how amazing he has been through my pregnancy not missing one doctors app. (making sure i eat, drink enough and doing all the house stuff so i could relax) to having a Easton. It was so amazing to see him transform in seconds into a great Father. He instantly was like i in love with our little one, he was instantly super dad and husband. He went everywhere with Easton, listened to everything the nurses said, helped me with ANYTHING i needed, remembered everything i had to eat,take, do on a daily basis.When we got home it was the same way, he is just awesome and i could go on and on but you get the point. I was super bummed when he went back to work because he was the one that when i get frustrated he says "it's ok" and really he makes it ok. He is so patient when i am not. LOVE him. Also my Mom has been a heaven sent she came a week before Easton was born and stayed until the end of June, we have played,laughed and most of all held Easton all day long. She is amazing and i am so lucky to have her and ALL she did for us! Love ya Mom. Having a baby is monumental!!! life changing, I felt empowered from what I had just accomplished. I had a baby!! I grew a healthy baby, i did good. At this moment i realized why pregnancy is necessary to Motherhood. You are so invested, you have literally given your heart, mind, soul, and body to this little being. You give all you can give and in most cases wish you could give just a little more. Its a build up to the best accomplishment i will EVER accomplish. Giving birth to your child is a sacred gift, it changes you for the better.As scary as it sounds i can't wait to experience it again (in a while) but will do it again in a second if allowed.
It has been just such a blessing to have Easton i just stare at him daily and am so thankful for all that he is and will soon become. I could go on and on but this post is getting long and i haven't Even added pictures yet so... for now this is it, i will post more of Easton soon.

night before induction.. last prego pic. Mom cooked me my "Last supper" it was the best!

first picture i could have died when i first saw him i was so happy.





 Finally in my arms, best feeling. Didn't want him to leave me.





going home...

Now we have this perfect little man in our life, its amazing. I wish i could bottle up how he smells, or trap in time the way he looks at me. I feel so lucky to be him Mom, yet still feel so overwhelmed hoping i am an adequate Mom. I don't feel like i know enough, i feel humility for this blessing and all my husband, family and friends have done to help. I hope and pray every night i can be the best Mom i can be for this little one. That he may feel our love as his parents, and know he has changed our how we look at life. Our life is now even SWEETER. We love you Easton, welcome to our family.