My cup runneth over...

Carson James Collins

October 19, 2011

6 lbs, 12 oz

20.5 inches

We already can't imagine life without him or what life was before him!


My Delivery:


It all began with a visit with my OB on Tuesday, October 19.  After a routine test, my doctor felt like my fluid levels had changed so just to be safe she wanted to admit me to be induced even though I had not progressed even the slightest! First of all, I can't tell you how much relief we felt when we heard this!  For months I had been terrified that the day that my water broke or I started having contractions, that it would be at 5 oclock in the afternoon with Korey at work, in a meeting, 280 traffic for him to fight to come get me, and then to get me to the hospital! Thankfully these fears were relieved the second we heard that we needed to be back at the hospital Tuesday night to begin getting prepped to be induced first thing Wednesday morning.  And.... just for fun we took this video Tuesday morning before our appointment.  :)

So, Korey and I went home, finished packing, took the dog and cat to the vet, straightened the house, and then went to eat Mexican! We checked into the hospital at 8pm and settle into our nice little birth suite at St. Vincent's Hospital.


All I can say is that for the past 9 months, my labor, the delivery, the baby....every SINGLE detail had been completely covered in prayer!  I have no doubt that it is the reason that this day was nothing less than perfect!


Tuesday night I was put on meds that were intended to help thin out my cervix.  We relaxed, talked about the coming day, and got our last good night sleep for a while....


The nurse came in early Wednesday morning to see if the meds had done what they were supposed to do.  Nope.  No change. Period.  So they decided to go ahead and put me on petocin to see if maybe the contractions would also help thin me out.  They didn't yet know if I would progress the way that they wanted me too so there was still a possibility that they might have to do a C-section if the meds didn't help this time.  The petocin definetly helped on the contraction end of things.  I was having very regular contractions yet progressing VERY slow.  After I had finally progressed to 1 cm the doctor broke my water and we continued to wait for more progress.  Three hours of intense contractions was about all I could handle when they said that I had progressed enough that I could finally get the epidural.  I honestly don't remember the pain much but I know that it was there. The first few cm went by very slow. Around 11 am I had progressed to 3 cm.  We continued to play the waiting game, while visiting with family, looking at Korey's baby pictures, etc., when the doctor just happened to stop by to let me know that she would be back by in an hour to check me.  I'm not sure what caused her to change her mind but she decided to check me then instead; I had progressed from 3 cm to 10 cm!  Our baby boy was there and ready to enter the world!


The nurses prepped me and then it was pushing time!  40 minutes later our little boy stole our hearts!


To make this day even more perfect, Allison Lewis was there to catch it all on camera! Memories that we will cherish forever!