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Elisha Sethaniel Sex: boy Born: 22 November, 2003 Age: 4 years & 291 days Birthday in: 74 days Starsign: Scorpio Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

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Caleb Ethan Sex: boy Born: 15 April, 2005 Age: 3 years & 146 days Birthday in: 219 days Starsign: Aries Development: See the 32 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

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Khalie Elizabeth Sex: girl Born: 24 October, 2006 Age: 1 years & 319 days Birthday in: 46 days Starsign: Scorpio Development: See the 22 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

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Jacob Ryan Watkins Sex: boy Born: 06 June, 2008 Age: 0 years & 93 days Birthday in: 272 days Starsign: Gemini Development: See the 3 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Type of delivery: Vaginal (without pain relief)
Duration of labor: 3hrs 55minutes
Weight @ birth: 7 lb 8oz
Length @ birth: 19 1/2 in

Well, I didn't sleep the night before. I went in to the hospital around 6:45 and got my room close to 8. I had started having mild contractions on the way to the hospital, so I believe I was in labor anyway. My doc arrived and broke my water around 8:30am.

Soon the contractions started getting really painful. But i was ok. I had decided for no meds, early in the pregnancy. My doc checked me and I was 4cm and 80%effaced when I arrived. Got some really funny pics of me, while I was still happy.

Then around 12 I had to pee, so I unplugged myself and went to the bathroom, was a huge relief, but then it turned to having to poo. Then I could barely get off the toilet, I was probably in the bathroom around 10minutes cuz I had like 5-6 contractions while in there, and everytime I was about to get up I felt another one. Finally I got out of the bathroom, and just in the trip back to the bed I had 2 more contractions.

I was like " it's almost time" I asked my nurse to check me again, she said I was 6-7cm at that point, I didn't know how much longer I would last because of the pain. I was giving in to the temptation for meds, because they were acting like I still had a while before I would have him. I didn't want any but then when I would have a contraction I would change my mind, but they started coming one on top of the next, I wasn't getting much of a break, and I couldn't have gone on with the natural plan if it had taken as long as everyone was thinking it would. Finally the pain was unbearable, I was shaking and feeling like I was gonna throw-up because of the pain. Now remember this was all happening in like 10 minutes from the time the nurse checked me and I was 6-7, I finally decided I wanted some meds, they were getting the anesthesia table in there, and I said he's coming, the nurse checked me and said I was 9 1/2 and was gonna call my doc. SO NO TIME FOR MEDS...

My husband was the only one in the room at this point, the nurse was in a frenzy to get my doc. The baby was coming NOW. Ryan was running around the room in a panic because no one was in there and his head was almost out, he was telling me to stop pushing, and hold him in. There was no holding him in. I was uncovering myself and Ryan was trying to keep me covered, because I guess in his mind if it was out of sight then it wasn't really happening.

Well needless to say by the time anyone got in the room, his head was out, and they had to find a doc that just happened to be in the hospital at the moment. The doc came and grabbed the baby's shoulder and one final gentle push and he was all out. And BOY did my butt hurt. Jacob came out and was kicking me in the butt and I reached down to grab his foot to stop him. but no rips or tears, praise God.

Well it was all over with pretty quickly and my doc arrived and asked "did I miss it?" we were like "everyone almost did."

it all went great, a lot of times when i could have knocked someone's head off. nurse forgot to bring me pain meds after it was over, it was nearly 4 b4 i got anything for pain. then she was supposed to give me lortabs and said it was lortabs when it was really tylenol 3. they forgot to give me anyhing for my butt so it's a good thing i brought my own dermaplast. nearly delivering the baby on my own while everyone was sitting out in the hall socializing and eating. but i thank God for this blessing of birth and my new perfect baby boy. i'm in love--all over again.

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