Birth Story

(just to let ya'll now i was hella sleepy while typin this so some of the times i wrote may not be that accurate due to forgettin...its just off my a lil minutes or so lol. i Know ya'll understand that the baby done drained me good)!

Ok....um....well i had a NST rest scheduled for the 14th of december(duh) at 9am. When i checked in the hospital to do the NST test i was like kinda late....anywho i was in a chair hooked up and all. The nurse really didnt like how the heart beat of my baby looked pluse i was havin small contractions...so she walked me to labor and delivery to see what my doctor think of the results of the NST test....i was like oh shit. When i arrived at the nurses station she was this is crystal and i wanna show you her results..the nurses was like no dont worry we already seen it(the NST are all linked). So i got my room(that room was hella big cause the building was new). I was told to wear a gown and lay in the bed. I said dayum im gettin an induction today..i can feel it....and so i did. I was told to get an induction today...i just said o.k with out even askin why...i did want my baby now lol. anywho once i get me bed they hooked me up an IV and the contraction monitor thingy to see how big my contractions are and to hear my baby heart beat. The heart beat sound pretty good but they still kept me in my room. A few hours went by and i got pitocin ejected about 12ish. The next day i was havin contractions that were 2-3 minutes apart 30-45 seconds long. it wasnt even painful to me. i was being checked like every 2 hours to see how much i progressed. When the nurse can in to check to see how much i dilated i was only 1 centimeter..i was pissed. about 12:30 or 1:00 she checked again and i was 2 centimeters.It took me hella long to make it to 2 centimeters(oh by the way i was told not to eat anything...even water they didnt want me to have...they were like ice chips are fine). After checked how much i dilated they broke my waters. the contractions were pretty intense but i was still able to manage it. i was like where is the action lol nah just kiddin..but they wasnt that painful. I was also shocked that i had the option to get an epidural at 2 centimeters...i was like sure why not....it might make thangs go a lil faster. Epidural feels hella good. about 2:30 the nurse was listening to my baby heart beat and it dropped down. she turned me to the other side and it still was droppin so she called in a whole bunch of nurses...i was like what the hell! the doctor gave me a shot on my shoulder and she told the doctor told me lie on the side(thats the side i liked the most to lay on right side) and that seemed to get things back running again. about 3:30ish the doctor came in the room with some nurses to check my dilation and i was now 4 cenitimeters! i was happy but the doctor said dont get to happy cause the reason why your baby heart rate dropped was because the embilical cord was wrapped about his neck twice so we would need to do a c-section. i was dissappointed but i wanted my baby to live to i said ok. sooooo after gettin rolled in the room the doctors and nurses were all gettin me ready. i was scared as hell cause c-section looks nasty. they numb me from chest down. the precedure was only 25 minutes in total but doin all the cuttin and shit to get him out only took like 10 mintes. most of the time went to preparin. well they got him out at 4:06pm...i heard his lil ass cry and that was it. i couldnt believe i had to do it that way but oh well. Even though he's a big healthy 9 pounds 2 0z baby hes doin just fine today.

THE END

Kimoni Neal Thomas

Is A Gift

From God For

Crystal & Michael

Born 12.15th.2007

9 pounds 2 oz

20 inches long

My baby is a

MY SEXY BOO!

yes my boo was naked on that body pic...hay no peekin lol

This is my boo at the hospital with me on July3. Iwas reschedulin my doc appt. He juss had to bring tha PSP lol

My boo at my crib July3. He was in my room waitin for me to get dress for schoo.

Dayum Michael look good on this pic. Kimoni is goin to look good like his daddy. This pic was from my old cell phone lol.

MY SEXY AZZ!

I took this when I was 34 weeks. I was also at my old crib.

Me at mah new crib. Had to get some corn rolls to prepare for labor lol. mama gotta look gud ;)

Me and tha home chick at schoo July3. We were on our break from music class lol. Dayum i look FAT!

My BEST FRIEND and I...we are both pregnant lol

Me at 17 weeks and 3 days. I took this July6 lol

Me at 23 weeks and 1 days. Dayuuum!!!! By the way I was wearin my pink lamb PJ's lol

Me at 27 weeks. I dont think he gotten any bigger since 23 weeks lol. He's a lil man alright!

Me at 34.5 wks!

Me at 36 weeks! Chillin on couch at mah new crib at 36 weeks!

What??? i was hungry

ME AND MY SEXY AZZ BOO!

This is me/boo on V-Day 06. This is me/boo on our 1st Anniversary Dec. 2,2006

Just a lil sumthin for now!

Hello you beautiful Mothers-2-Bees! My name is crystal and i now had my baby!

When i first found out that i was pregnant i was at my college clinic

ready to hear the results of my pregnancy test.

"congratulation Crystal, your are pregnant", the nurse told me. All i said was, "wow, me...pregnant"? I am so

blessed to have create life and i cant wait to see my lil one for the first time =)

*My Personal Journal*

May19, 2007--Well today is the first day that im actually startin to post personal pregnancy events/feelins to myself. I actually found out that I was pregnant when i was 7 weeks. I was just too lazy I quess to start doin this. I know you ladies know what I mean when I say lazy because you just lose some interest in things. today this morning I really want to share what happend. I actually threw up! Im 10.4 weeks today and I thought I would never throw up. well...I did. It seems like after I drink water and get all filled up with fluid that is when I get all sick fellin. well right now Im feelin o.k and just watchin the days go by this weeknd. Weeknds are so borin for me. its my week days that get me goin because thats the days that I take care of my business. well according to this site I got 206 more days to go!

May20,2007--Today I almost thre up again but this time i didnt...yay! what im just doin lately is catchin up on some home work. Thank God that finals are here. You know whats so weird?...its almost as if i can feel my baby move a lot or sumthin. I feel like fluttery feeling in my pelvic area. I tell myself oh thats just baby exercisin lol. I really hope I get a boy. I want it to be boy first then gurl so her big bro can protect her. I hope my best friend has a gurl because when we have our babies(by the way Im two weeks ahead of her), i want her daughter and my son to get together in the future lol. well we'll see. Were goin to have double baby-showers aww. I already got a lovin friend that wants to be the baby-shower planner for the both of us. I cannot wait til my next ob/gyn appt. Its on June5th. I'll be 13 weeks by then...and you know that means???....ill be able to see what the sex is of my baby yay! Well...that about it besides 205 more days to go. I'll keep up with belly pics for sure =)

May24,2007--I wanted to actually write something on the day that I exactly turned 11 weeks but oh well lol. 11.2 weeks is close enough. Anyways First I would love to talk about how im feelin which im feeling pretty okay. morning sickness calmed down just for now. Im not puttin up my hopes that it officially went away. Im also startin to recognize a mini pouch near the pelvic area. Other than that i cant wait til my second trimester!

May29,2007--Today I make 12 weeks and boy am I HUNGRY! Im just doin fine. Me and my man are gettin things together with our own spot. I cant wait to see my lil one inside of me =) My uterus is startin to come on out of the pelvic yay. It feels hard. I'll be puttin up my ultra sounds next week. Im just waitin for my my second doc. appt. next week. The baby in the first ultra sound is 9.1 weeks and the seocnd ultra sound my baby would be 13.3 weeks.

June12,2007--Today I am 14 weeks pregnant. I been so busy! I wanted to post when I turned 13 weeks but I couldnt because of bein tired and resting for the summer session for college. Well i had my doc. appt. already just last friday(June8th) and the doc. said that everything looked fine. I got to see my baby again and the baby was just relaxin while suckin its thumb and kickin aww. The doc. wants to see me again within 3 weeks. I have sickle cell trait by the way. They want my man to go down to the genetics to get his blood drawn to see if he got the trait too. You know what that means if my man does have the trait right???...YUP! So we have a doc. appt. arrange for that this thrusday but may get moved to friday because I have a quiz on that day and this teacher is prettu strict about attendance. Well other than that everything is okay so far even though i threw up my fav. food yesturday inside of the panda express restroom. I was so pissed because I was hungry after that. Well i'll be posted ultra sounds soon! =)

June19,2007--Today Im 15 weeks! Wow Im movin on up. I feel so great...no more mornin sickness YES! I can eat without vomiting, thats what Im talkin bout lol. On fathers day me and my man spent some time at a hotel aww. I can tell he loves his lol one because he loves to lay on my stomach and talk to the baby. We both want a boy but Im thinkin its a gurl because we both want a boy sooo much. I hope by my next doc. appt. which is next weeks friday(June29th) the doc. would tell me the sex. I'll be 16 weeks by then...maybe thats still too early huh? Anywho everything is fine I can feel my uterus contractin once and a while...makin more room for baby lol. I cant wait to this pregnancy feel a lot more real when my baby starts kickin my ass lol. Me and my best friend our startin to plan our baby showers. I still cant believe were both pregnant lol.

June27,2007--Yesturday I made 16 weeks and I can surly tell because according to this site, you can feel baby kick early..and I think I did. I feel just fine. Its wonderful to eat food without my conscience tellin me "Gurl...ur about to throw up! Hurry run for the restroom." lol. Yup...that is what my conscience tell me after I done ate somethin. I am extremely tired. I love taken care of my business but I have a long agenda that I MUST accomplish(which is sad). People tell me I should slow down but I have to get it out the way. Anywho I cant wait to see the OB. I think by my next doc. appt. I'll be able to hear my baby sex. I also will be makin a appt. soon to get a 4d ultra sound of my baby...but I want to be 6 months because that is when baby makes the cuties face expression =)

July3,2007--Heeello week 17! I've been feelin a lil bit fluttery lately but I think my baby wants to chill right now. I got a relaxin baby for this week. Of course baby wont relax for long because I heard about those 18 weekers! Baby is having a ball at 18 weeks(so I heard). Anywho I am doin just fine. I have this incrediable energy which by the way I must save it for labor because all of it is bein used up for how busy I am. I just bought a digital camera that can also record movies for my baby. You know...I got to capture my baby first cry, bath, walk, ect. My baby is goin to have a huge think photo album by the time he/she reaches 1 yrs. old lol. The father is fine as well. Today is the day that the doc. could finally see is he has the sickle cell trait because I have it. Accordin to his mom, she says that he doesnt have it BUT you can always go by what people say. Wish me luck!

July11th,2007--I can tell that I've reached week 18 cause my baby is havin fun in my belly. I just found out on July 9th that my baby wouldn't have Beta Thalasemia because the doc. didnt find it in his blood(by the way i have the trait). That means we wouldn't have to terminate the baby. I also found out last week friday(july6) that my babys a BOY!!!!!! That is just what me and my boo wanted. Well that is all I can say for now besides the doc. sayin that the baby is healthy cause the heart beat. So now my next step is my own apartment and baby clothes...or plannin the baby shower lol.

July17,2007--Omgosh!!! Yesturday I was watchin television and my baby was kickin me. He kicked me like 6 times in a roll. When he stopped kickin I was pokin my tummy to start it back up again but nothin happend. Anywho i'm 19 weeks startin today and I feel even better! I just got my baby registry done for the guest that are invited to my baby showers..yes baby showers to have an idea of what I want for my baby. I cany wait to see my baby again next friday...i think this is my last u/s..aww man. Me and my boo by the way are juat fine. We are 2 bed apartment lookin and lookin forwards into gettin that of course 2007 jetta(pic above) when I start my second job. Oh my boo loves to lean down and talk to our son...you know so our son could get used to his voice since he always hear mines. Im constantly yellin at the children at the center I work at.

July25,2007--Oh boy it seems like its taking for ever! I made 20 weeks yesturday. I can tell that our lil man is o.k because of all the movements. By the way we decided to name him kimoni..you'll pronounce his name like keymonnie I hope that helps. Kimoni loves to kick my right side lol. I have two appts comin up...one this friday and the other next friday but Im planning on changing that one to next week monday cause of business. Anywho me and my best friend our planning on enrolling in child birth and breast feeding classes together soon aww. We can use some of those techniques on the breathing and all for later of course. Well that just about sums things up =)

July31,2007--Ok I'm just goin to make this journal entry brief. Well me and baby kimoni our fine. He is movin around just chillin and growin as usual. I've gotten to see my baby again...his anatomy is lookin great accordin to the doctor. I'll be postin a u/s of that soon. Um....baby daddy is fine. He talks to his son you know so kimoni could get used to his daddys voice...cause u know he always heres his mamas voice...boy can she talk lol. Anywho 133 more days to go and I cant wait!

August7,2007--As I am typin this Kimoni seems as if he's tryin to pull himself out lol. The pressure of his feet(I think his feet) are sholving my right side all over lastin 2 to 3 second long. How fuckin cute. Every time he does it...I push back at him. Its like were fightin cause he sholves me for like 3 to 4 seconds long only when I respond to his sholvin. Anywho 22 weeks in now. People are tryin to scare me about the first preg. of how its usually takes for ever or that you'll end up gettin a c-section(spme women). That shit dont scare me. Im more than ready. I think I watched enough birthin videos to know whats goin to happen. Pain is not the issue...complication is....thats diff cause I dont want to get fustrated by the complication of pushin kimoni down and he wont go. I plan on doin my labor with out any medication UNLESS I have to get any. Well Im bout to end this journal by sayin....well I really dont know lol but I do know that I just wish this preg. would hurry up so I can go back to the GYM! I was payin at the gym every month before this preg. and now I just gained all this weight back up again...dang!

August14,2007--Well...what can i say...um....well at my next doc appt. I have to drink that sugar drink shit. Thats to see if I have diabetes. I was just told today that that drink is nasty and usually people throw up after drinkin it. Other than that everything is goin by slowly. I make 23 wks today yay! I really need to take a belly pic now...i just been so tired.

October15, 2007--Dang I think I forgot to save my other two journal entries for september...well Im 32 weeks today. He is taken up some space in there. I can feel is every movement and it's hard to sleep at night. Thank goodness the heart burn has left for a while. After I go see the doc. when im 34 weeks I'll be seeing the doc. more often I was told. cant wait for maternity leave too. I plan to take off nov. 30th. I think my co workers got sumthin planned for me like a suprise baby shower cause they keep askin me when is my last day a lot. well thats about it for now. that sucks about what happen to my other comments I wrote..oh well.

October30,2007--Today I make 34 weeks. My doctors appt. is tomorrow, I think the doctor would be checkin his position and/or checkin for his weight. Im almost there finally. I tell my co-workers that I want my body back cause I can bend anymore. Before Kimoni I was exercisin a lot and now Im not use to doin everything slowly. Anywho it feels as if he's tryin to get out of my belly. These kicks hurt now and you can tell that he's kickin cause people can see him kick through my stomach just by lookin at it. So far I just been decoratin my new appt. gettin it ready for him and I. Im also gettin my things im takin to the hospital ready cause you'll never now if they would come early than you expected!

November13,2007--Today Im 36 weeks! 9 months flat. My appt. are now every 2 weeks then it would be every week. Im gettin near. I see the doc. tomorrow. Not very much to say but Kimoni is almost here!!!!!!!!!

November21,2007--Okay ladies this is crazy!!!!! Okay after the staff meetin we had to head straight to work. me and two other staff members got a ride from one of the teachers. Okay tell me why when I opened up the door they all said, "Surprise", to me. Everyone knew about it except me (duh). My co-workers through me a low key baby shower. I got lots of shit for Kimoni and food haaaaay! I was like wtf is goin on. They been plannin this for like a month and a half already. Im so happy that my job did that for me cause I didnt get to plan one with fam/friends because of how busy I am. That was so not expected but im happy. 3 more weeks to go!!!!!!!!!

The baby shower gifts from my co-workers awwwww!

November28,2007--I made 38 weeks yesturday!!! wow I cant believe it that I only have 2 weeks to go. But I can say that im hella glad though. I can also proudly say that THIS IS THE LAST WEEK OF WORK FOR ME!!! Maternity leave here I come. I got all my thangs pack for Kimoni and me so lets get this show on the road lol.

December4,2007--First I would like to say that my man and I just made 2 YEARS DECEMBER 2nd!!!!!!! Wow we are investin lol. anywho about Kimoni...he's doin fine. Doctor says that he's about 7 1/2 pounds. Thats surprisin because I carry small not wide. I thought he was like 6 pounds are sumthin.....well he might be. Anywho I am so happy to almost see my son now. Kimoni is a ladies man already. The co-workers and friends cant wait to see him. Its like he got fans or groupies or sumthin lol. See the doctor this thursday...hope i made some progress...i should cause I have been feelin crampy lately. week 39 wow =)

December12,2007--Well today is my due date and the day that I had to go see my doctor. still not progressing. I was scheduled for an induction on the 18th at 8am. Doctor told me that I need to do the NST (Non Stess Test) to make sure me, the baby, and the fluid is o.k. Thats is scheduled for me on the 14th at 9am. I hope my lil man comes on out on his own...I truly hate to force him to come out =( 40 weeks here I am.

December20th,2007--YAAAAAAAAY he's here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Every thing is goin well so far. My baby daddy couldnt make it to see his son born due to a ridiculous situation sots just been me and my mommy taken care of him until my boo return. I mainly take care of Kimoni cause she leaves for work. I havent had sleep for God knows when. I am hella sleepy. Im afraid to go to sleep cause i think sumthin gom happen to him. I mean u cant blame me...im the only one home with him when my mom leaves. BUT!!!! other than that i love mother hood. i love children...i work with em for christ sakes lol..and its my major to b a teacher BUT its more better when its ur OWN CHILD! I dont care if i dont never sleep...i wanna make sure my baby gets every thing he needs and want and provide him with lovable attention. Once u get the hang of what a baby needs and wants are ON POINT then mother/father hood is a piece of cake.

icecream7(Vip) - Thursday, Dec 13th
congrats peanut mommy!!!!!! same here jessie. everytime this boy move around i cant breathe. then i have to pee just a lil amount of pee...i sometimes think i have to pee for like atleast 90 seconds lol. like lady sweet thang said....its that december bug...their too cozy

Up above was my last comment in week 40 before I went in for my NST test the very next day. I then had him two days later...wow!

Well That was my last Entry in my Personal Journal. It has been an amazing journy for nine months i must say. I hope those who actually read them enjoyed readin my thoughtd, struggles, and events about my experience while being pregnant. So now for the million dollar question...."Are you going to have another baby in the future," and the answer to that question is......................to b continue. I'll always will b [ostin more pics and videos of my baby so dont 4get bout me!!! :)

Kimoni in Action

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