Here is the story for all who are interested! Monday the twenty sixth I started having contractions at about 9 am. I was just blowing them off until I started to realize they were making me grumpy! So I started timing them and they were coming every minute and half to two minutes. Yikes! I really wanted to get to the hospital in good time this time because I had group b strep and wanted to make sure I got all the antibiotics before he was born. So I made the call to Nick whom I am very glad took me seriously and hurried home! All the while I was trying to clean up the messes my two boys were making everywhere . We jumped in the jeep and all four of us went to the hospital. I got all settled in amidst the giggles, whines, and spills that were happening before Grandma Tammy got there to save us. They checked me and I was a four. We got the IVs started promptly, then the waiting game began. I just walked and walked, then got in the jetted tub, then walked a lot more! I had to wait 2 hours before the doc would break my water because of the antibiotics. Once she did pop my water, let me tell you what, it went fast! I went from 5 to 10 in an hour and a half. Nick was so amazing this whole time! If it wasn't for him there is no way I could have done it! Every single contraction I would just cling to him while he talked me through it. Pretty soon I couldn't stand through them, so I called in the doc, who didn't even check me, she just said I would know when to push, so about one contraction later I was pushing that baby out. It was perfect, there was no coaching from the doctor or nurse when to push or wait, just Nick's gentle encouragement. I just pushed to get rid of the pain! It took only about 10 minutes and my little Charley was there to meet me! It was 7:50 pm The doctor listened to me and waited for the cord to quit pulsing, which was amazing because I got to hold him quit a bit longer than I ever did with the other boys. Then they let me cut the cord and took him to be cleaned up! It was such and amazing experience! Charley weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and was 21 inches long.
