On Feb. 8th, I had a doctor appointment. I was 39 weeks and 2 days, and VERY ready to have him. I was only dilated to a 2 so I was dissapointed for sure. We scheduled another appointment for the following week and also talked about me being induced if nothing happened on its own. The rest of the day I was pretty bummed and just moped around. The next morning around 5 am I started having contractions. They were about 8 mins apart, but it took me awhile to actually believe they were real and not just in my head. Around 7:30 am they went from 8 mins to 4 mins apart. I decided to wake up Nils so we could figure out what we wanted to do. Considering how fast Jacee's labor was we decided it would be best to get to the hospital ASAP! So we got our things together, said goodbye to Jacee and were off. When we got to the hospital at about 8:20 all the delivery rooms were full, so they put us in a room they liked to call 'the closet'. And that's pretty much what it was! The nurse checked me and I was a 5! I was so happy that I would be having him that day! After being there for probably 20-30 mins my contractions were right on top of each other and I was getting no relief in between. I wanted an epidural and we were waiting for the anesthesiologist to get there. The nurse checked me again and I was at a 9! I started feeling the urge to push right around the time they took me to the delivery room. The doctor decided there was no way we could wait for the epidural, or any meds for that matter. So once again I had to give birth with NO pain killers. It was pretty brutal but the nurses and doctor insisted that I was doing great! Nils was so amazing through the whole process to. He held my hand (I'm pretty sure I broke a few of his fingers), and was there when I needed him. I started pushing and he was out in about 5 mins, but it felt like an eternity! I was soooo happy when it was all over and I felt instant relief...well for a min! Oskar was here and that's all that mattered. The doctor guessed he weighed about 8-8.5 pounds. When the nurse said he weighed 9 lb 6 oz we were all stunned! After everything was over we finally got time to call our families and let them know that the lil guy was here. It was an amazing feeling seeing and holding my son for the first time.
It's been 2 days now and we are definintly getting adjusted. At first Jacee didn't really seem to know what was going on, and it took her awhile to even be interested in Oskar. She hasn't shown any jealousy towards him and I hope that doesn't change. Now she wants to hold him and kiss him all the time. It is so stinking cute to see her play and talk to him! I am very excited to start this new journey!
