A new beginning

   Wow! What a change! Jay and I's life changed dramatically on March 11th. Our new baby boy, Jameson Taylor, was born at 8:58 am at 5 pounds 10 ounces and 19 inches long. Our lives have been so blessed since that moment, and we could not be happier.
   That week was very hectic to say the least. Jay was sent to the field, and was supposed to be there until Wednesday night, as I was scheduled to be induced Thursday morning. However, I was woke up with severe back labor at 6am on Tuesday. I called mom to make sure that's really what it was, she said I needed to go in. My contractions were 4 minutes apart and 30 seconds long. So I called Jay and he came back while we waited for me to dilate some more. Tuesday night I went back to hospital because my contractions got a lot worse and closer together. They were 3 minutes apart and 45-70 seconds long. But I still wasn't dilated enough. Ugh! So I waited until Thursday, and had to be to the hospital by 6am to begin induction. They finally started the Petocin at 8am. My contractions kept getting closer and longer, but I still wasn't dilating. So they tried the Foley Bulb Catheter. OUCH! That was not fun! Especially when they had to try 5 times to get it to stay in and work. About 4 hours later I finally dilated to a 3, and no more catheter. What a relief! They waited a few more hours, increasing the petocin. Once they reached their limit of how much dosage they could administer and I was still at a 3 they decided to break my water. So at 1am they broke my water and I finally dilated to a 5. At 7:45am on Friday I was still at a 5. So I asked the doc, "am I finally to that point where I can request a cesarean because this is ridiculous?" She told me that there was medical reasons for them to go ahead with a c-section so I went in at 8:48am and at 8:58, 75 hours of labor later, here was this beautiful baby boy in my arms.
   After all that, I have to say I have no complaints. He was completely worth every minute! I could not be prouder or happier. Jay is a great father! I am going to have more pictures of Jameson than I will know what to do with! I especially love that he has his mommy's eyes and nose! I'm excited to see what he's going to grow up to be and what he's going to look like. But I can wait! Time is going too fast as it is!