Talin is Born!

So I had a friend (Karen) approach me about taking birthing pictures. I guess there is a thing called birthing photography now. Anyways, she wanted to do it for me. So me being the cheap thing that I am, of course jumped at the chance to get free photos! :) Ok, I didn't jump, I had to look into it first and see what it was. And although I love Karen to death now - and we have grown MUCH closer! :) But I had only really talked with her like 4 times before this. ;) A friend of a friend. Anyways, there are some pictures I look like a WHALE! and maybe I should have dressed in a cuter night gown or something - but hey, putin' on a little make up for the photos was more than I have done for ANY birth - so . . . :)

Labor: My body doesn't go into labor on it's own. In fact I wasn't even barely a "1" and there was NO effacement happening when I checked into the hospital.

With some medications they got the labor process "jump started" but at only 50 % effaced and contractions every 2 -3 min they were ready to send me home. (I am thinking, isn't this when people COME to the hospital? How will I know when to come back?)

Luckily my doc had mercy on my soul and came in to break my water. I was certain I would have him 90 min later (like with Kaylee). But since I wasn't given pitocin - I was wrong. AFTER breaking my water I was still "walking around the hospital" etc for 4 more hours!

Finally I begged for Pitocin and he finally came an hour or so later.

I DID NOT have an epidural. I DID have 1 mg of some IV pain killer. The nurses said the dose was so low, they wondered if it even did anything. :) It did for about an hour - made me sleepy and dizy and happy. :) In between the contractions that is. :) Of course there was hardly a trace of it once it was REALLY needed .

After holding back 8 - 10 "NEED TO PUSH CONTRACTIONS" (that is SuPeR hard to do!) I pushed for 15 min. Grunted a lot and let out one scream of frustration because I felt like I was pushing wrong, and every 3 pushes I would throw up a little in my mouth. Made my throat soooo sore!

I really can't complain! Considering he was "only" 8 lbs 10 oz and not the 9 lb 4 oz the ultra sound said! Thank goodness. (he is 9 lbs even today though!)

The recovery has been wonderful. I am thinking about volleyball next week! :)

Isn't it fun to have pictures of the whole process!? I might even PAY for it for my next kid :)

'Cause I know I wouldn't think to take such cute pictures like these:

And I am WAY too out of it to take pictures of the two most Handsome men in the world!

So, I think that Birthing Photography ROCKS! And so does Karen! :)

BABY RANDOMS

I am sitting down to feed Talin for the first time in front of the girls.

Mia : "Mom, what are you doing with Talin"

Me - thinking oh boy I get to explain this one. . . :) I explain I am a cow now. :) jk in way sweeter words i basically did though :)

Kaylee: "Mom! Talin is eating you!" (then she looks at herself seeing if Talin can eat her too.)

Mia asked how the doctor put my stomach back together after Talin came out. I explained that God made our bodies to make it fix pretty good. Then she asked why it was still so big. I tried to convince her that it was smaller than just days before - she wasn't convinced. I tried to suck in. Now I am not convinced! :)