CJ's Delivery April 9-10

So I'll start from the beginning (this is a long one)...On April 9th, the same night as my lil sister Anette's Sr. Prom, my mother, Cory and I decided to go to a movie. We decided on the Lincoln Lawyer (great movie btw). about an hour into the movie I had started to feel what I believed to be Braxton Hicks. They weren't strong enough to send me running out of the movie theater but I was praying for the ending credits. When we got home Cory and I decided it would be best to pack the hospital bag. I had been putting this task off b/c I needed to tell myself, my body and lil CJ that we had to wait till April 10th so Cory, who arrived in Las Vegas on the 8th, would be present and so that we could focus on my sister's big night.

Later that night at about 3:00 am lil CJ must have decided it was time to shake things up because as Cory and I lay in bed my water broke. OH MAN... my Dr. wasn't lying when she said I had a lot of fluid. A rush of excitement hit me and Cory as we both realized what this meant...lil CJ was on his way. Cory went to wake my mom who came to meet me in the hallway with a big grin. She called my sister who was still enjoying her prom festivities and told her it was time to head to the hospital. Cory and I jumped in the car and my mom went to go pick up my sister and then later met us at Mountain View Hospital.

Our first nurse was Kirsten. She was very pleasant as she worked to get me all set up. about 30 mins after arriving at the hospital I got the first REAL contractions. My mom and Cory did a great job talking me through them. WOW!! I was actually surprised that they hurt as much as they did but Cory said I was taking it like a champ! Thanks babe! My sister was sleeping in the corner.. I don't blame her. She had quite a busy night. After about 3 hours of handling the contractions on my own I opted for an epidural. Um... ya never again. Although the pain from the contractions was over the crazy pain that came from getting the epidural shot .....well I'm just not sure which was worse. We had to say goodbye to nurse Kirsten soon after that as nurse Patty replaced her. Hahaha nurse Patty...she must have been having a bad day. Cory immediately announced he didn't like her and gave her the nickname "Bush Patty." Let's just say she was very blunt when it came to letting me know the risks of certain things...like me bleeding out and dying. Great thing to tell the first time lady in labor. I took her like a champ too!! After about 7 hours nurse Patty said it was time to push. As Cory and my mom held on to my legs, I gripped a sheet held by nurse Patty and pushed several, several times. Oh lil CJ was showing how stubborn he really was and decided he was not coming out that way. When I found out I had to have a C section I started to cry. I was scared and kinda felt like I didn't do enough. I also felt like they were quick to decide on the surgery and I wasn't in a rush if the baby wasn't in any danger. Still C section it was!! My mom and sis had tears in their eyes as Cory put on his scrubs and I said goodbye.

They rolled me into a cold room.  I couldn't see Cory and I began to get even more scared. The Dr. was telling me things but I couldn't concentrate on his words. Where was Cory??! Finally he grabbed my hand and I threw up. LOL well at least I got it out. I told Cory I didn't want to concentrate on the cutting and pulling that was happening down below so it was his job to just talk to me. I don't remember what we talked about but the next thing I knew the Dr. was telling Cory to get his camera ready..lil CJ was about to make his entrance into the world. Well guess what? We didn't bring the camera into the delivery room. Luckily my mom was waiting outside of the door and was able to pass Cory the camera just in time. Then I heard a lil whimper. I started to cry. Cory just stared in amazement with a smile on his face as he recorded the whole thing. Our son, lil CJ was born at 1:08 p.m.