Baby Dominic

I can't believe how fast the last 2 and a half months have flown by...our journey to meeting Dominic reached a turning point on April 13th when my water broke...at 38 weeks...wow 2 weeks early! And in less than 13 hours we welcomed our son into this world. I can't even describe the love I am now experiencing, from the moment they placed him on my chest...the love is too big for words. I feel horrible for not writing sooner, I don't want to forget a single moment of our experience, it was so special. So I will start from the beginning...the morning of April 13th I felt different...everyone had said my belly had dropped the week before (at 37 weeks) so I knew I was getting closer to the big day. I woke up and went to work just like any other day but when I was in the elevator it felt different down south. I called my Doctors office and spoke with them about it, they said to come in even though I had an appointment the next day. My hubby met me there and we saw a different doc then normal, she was super nice but said we still had days, maybe even weeks before little man showed up. My cervix was thinning but I was not dilated...I left the office feeling silly for "crying wolf" and a little worried that he would never come...I was officially a stuffed sausage...my fingers had started to swell and my entire body ached. I headed back to work and made an appointment for a massage right after I left the office. I rubbed my belly and told Domininc that I was done...I couldn't work another minute and I was officially ready to meet him. The massage was amazing and I completely relaxed, after that I met a girlfriend for dinner and ordered the spiciest thing on the menu...I was determined to try any of the old wives tales to help speed the process along. I think the biggest thing that helped was taking a few long walks and the massage because just a few hours later at 12:45 in the morning my water broke right over the toilet. I was shocked and couldn't believe it was happening, and neither did Tyson as he was sound asleep and it didn't really register with him when I told him. I didn't want to "cry wolf" again so I paced around the house debating on if it really was my water...the contractions began and I decided that it was the real thing so I put a call in for the Dr. I sat on my bed waiting for him to return the call and i started shivering with excitement. So many emotions were running through my mind...i knew there was no turning back. My Dr sent us to the hospital, but first I showered and finished packing... I've never seen Tyson jump out of bed so fast the moment he heard me say it was time. I called my mom on the drive over and she couldn't believe it, she had been thinking about going out of town that weekend...good thing she didn't. I was worried about the birth but at that moment on April 14th at 1 am I was even more worried about my office and my tax clients that I hadn't finished. So in the midst of my contractions i dictated an email of everything outstanding for my job... After that email was done the contractions were starting to pick up. The nurses gave me patosin(sp) to speed the process along and then back labor kicked in....worst pain I have ever experienced. Between the pain I was delirious from the pain med they gave me...it made me so tired but not tired enough to sleep through the pain...I couldn't take it anymore and got an epidural. After that it was smooth sailing...I told the nurse when I was ready to push and Dominic was born in less than 30 minutes...he was born at 3:02 pm on April 14, 2012 weighing 8 lbs and 2 ounces. He was a little chunkster with a full head of long dark hair. The moment was magical. The absolute BEST moment of my life! The journey was a bumpy road full of prayers but the outcome could not have been more perfect. I thank God everyday for our miracle little baby boy!

Side note: I never posted this back in June...life has been so busy with Dominic...he is full of energy and smiles and laughs constantly. He is on the go now and I expect he will be walking before he is 1. I can't believe his first birthday is in 2.5 months.  AHHHH