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Hey, Landon Luke Latham is finally here

Here is the story...

We were dead set against inducing this time but after talking to the doctor, we decided to do it. He felt really strongly about how fast my last labor had progressed and the driving distance. We also prayed about it... Wes and I felt a trust towards the doctor. So, we went home and then prayed for God to start my labor that night... at 12:30 my contractions began and stayed about 7 minutes apart till we got to the hospital at 5 am. We started monitoring my contractions and they couldn't put me on pitocin because it made the baby's heart rate drop. I had awesome strong contractions but no efacing. They finally decided that I needed an emergency C-section. They wanted to go so fast that they put me under general anesthesia and neither Wes nor I were "there". I woke up about 45 min later. I had to stay on Morphine for a long time...

Luke is fine but a full term baby at only 5 lbs 15 ounces. After talking to the nurses and doctor, we found out that Luke's head was tilted wrong. He also had umbilical cord issues. His cord was twisted like a telephone cord and was rather small in diameter. We don't think Luke would have ever come out naturally. If we had not induced, we might not have a happy story. After putting together a few clues, I believe that Luke was trying to be born about a month ago. I think my body and my baby were in a scary situation and that waiting for the due date might have been a big mistake.

It is April and there is still no baby...

I am still a week away from my "due date". However, I am disappointed because last time I only had to be pregnant for 8 months. This time, I guess I will be going all the way and the maybe then some!

I am not so happy...

First of all, my Doctor decided to go to Europe this week... Leaving with a substitute who snickered when I said that my real doctor had promised to order the epidural right away instead of making me wait till 5 cm. He looked at me like I was making it up!

And secondly, Friday I went to the hospital with a false alarm. I was having painful contractions from 3:30 am to 7:30 am before we called the hospital. They told us to come in. We did and by lunch they had determined that they were not close enough or strong enough.... I guess they were right.... But, I did lose some steam. My perfectly packed and organized bags have been plundered. My baby-ready clean nest has become un-nested and lazy again. And, I am now giving up on a second child. I just guess I will be permanently pregnant!

Thirdly, I am so fat! I am a human sponge that keeps expanding and collecting more water. I look in the mirror and I see Jabba the Hut in Drag! I am thirsty and hungry all the time and my stretchiest maternity clothes are at their elastical limits!

Lastly, because I have spent so much time on the net questioning every pain and symptom, I have become well acquainted with the umpteen-jillion pregnancy websites out there. I have read all sorts of message boards, listened religiously to the Pea in th Podcast, and been a faithful member of Whattoexpect.com for more than two years... But there is new documentary coming out soon called, "The Business of Being Born" that tops the list. I wish that I had enough brain cells tonight to just rant about it, but instead, check out the site and watch the trailer. I wish I had the guts to do a home birth!