Charles Ray Adams AKA Chocolate Chip Born Septmember 26, 2011

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.