The Everyday Life of the Uhl's: Conner Arrives!!!!!!!!!

William Conner Uhl

September 29, 2010

10:19pm

8 pounds 2 onces

20 inches long

He is here! Praise God I had a wonderful, safe, and beautiful delivery! However, it was the longest day of my life. It all began at 4:45am when my water broke, I wasn't sure if that was the case but I got out of bed during a contraction and walked to the bathroom and as I walked in I heard the loudest POP and then the flood gates opened... I wasn't sure if it was my bladder being he was laying right on it. Thank God I already had a doctors appointment at 8:45 so I waited until then to have my water confirmed to be broke. After my water broke I started having contractions 5-7 minutes apart. Once we went to the doctor, I saw my mid wife Wendy and she confirmed that my water was indeed broken and she made the comment "I see hair", I never saw Matthew jump out of a chair so fast to look! In fact there was dark hair coming! I was 4cm dilated and 90 percent effaced and more than ready to meet my little man! Wendy sent us straight to the hospital where I checked in at 10am. By then I was nervous and excited! Once I checked in I met my doula Shelby who was the best doula in the world! She coached me through the entire laboring process while I was having contractions. After a few hours of more labor we found out Conner was a little stuck, so Shelby showed me some moves to help him move down the birth canal a little bit more easier and to make me feel more comfortable. Unfortunatly everything doesn't work out and my contractions were back to back and then would stop. Therefore the doctor ordered pitocin, nothing I wanted to do but we needed to get Conner out safe and without any stress. The pitocin made my labor so much harder and the contractions 10x stronger. They gave me some newbain to smooth things up for me. Because I was having a natural birth. Let me tell you I was asleep in between contractions which was good, but I was saying some pretty funny things! I had my sister, my mother, mother in law, and husband in the room with me as well as the doula. They all did a great job coaching me and being there for me! Well Doctor Smithson was not on call so I had Doctor Lebins deliver. He came in a told me Conner was stuck on a cervial lip and we had to try to up my pitocin level so we could get him out safely. Oh my gosh the contractions were so much stronger. At 9:30pm I was woken up from a nap by a nurse saying we are going to have you push to see if the doctor can get Conner lose. Well I pushed for 5 minutes and told the doctor "Get Your HAND OUT OF THERE" lol. Then he says the only way you are going to do that is push my hand out! So I pushed and pushed for 30 minutes and then they boosted up my pitocin again! OUCH! So, after that I demanded a C-Section because I wanted to give up. Everyone laughed and said TO LATE! I pushed for 15 more minutes and they ended using a vaccum on me needless to say it helped because 10 minutes later he came into the world at 10:19pm! They threw him on my chest and we were skin to skin. This was the most emotional moment in my life when he looked up at me with his big beautiful blue eyes and we both just looked at each other with so much love. Matthew, Jo Ann, and my mom were all in there to experiance that moment with us. Then once they took Conner from me to weigh him 8lbs and 2 oz! Oh my gosh, a big baby! He was so alert when he came into this world and he is a strong little man. The nurse said oh my goodness he has a strong grip! What a long day but it was so worth all the pain! I was taken to my room afterwards while Matthew and Conner went to the nursery to get cleaned up and evaluated. The nurses brough him to the room during the night because he is being breast feed which by the way I am so glad I am doing because it is such a great way to bond with my little man. Not to mention no one else can do it but me... We stayed at the hospital for only 2 days and we were visited by so many friends and family we are so over whelmed with love. Once we got home on Friday we learned what it was like to be a mommy and daddy at all hours of the night lol. Matthew and I were so tired but we would just smile and say it is all worth it. Well there is the story of the best day of Matthew and my life. We are so in love with our little boy and can not beleive how God has choosen us to be William Conner Uhl's parents! God is so great!!!!!!!!!!