Fastest Labor...Ever!
Really. From my water breaking to Hayes being born was not even an hour and a half of time. Let me relay the short details of the craziness of that evening...
I hadn't had any contractions for a week or so and I was pretty confident that I wasn't going to go into labor until closer to my due date of December 15th. Well, Matt went to the grocery store on the evening of the 1st..and I was at home watching football..when all of a sudden...I heard this loud POP and then the unmistakable realization that my water had just broken. I mildly panicked and called Matt to tell him to come home NOW...and then I called my doctor. When I called Matt, it was 9:22pm.
We live in Socorro and my doctor is in Albuquerque..which is about an hour and a half away. I wanted to have the baby in Albuquerque since they have better facilities and I wanted my doctor to deliver Hayes. He had reassured me from the beginning that it wouldn't be a problem for me to make the trip to Albuquerque. I jokingly told him that I didn't want Matt to have to deliver the baby on the side of the road. When I called him after my water broke, he reassured me again that everything would be fine..and that we just needed to get on the road as soon as possible. He asked if I was having contractions, and I couldn't tell since I was starting to panic and didn't know if it was just my stomach in knots that I was feeling.
Matt arrived about 2 minutes after I called him and we hit the road after my friend came over to stay the night at the house with Wyatt (who had a mild fever). I don't even think 10 minutes had passed after Matt came home and we were able to leave.
The ENTIRE way to Albuquerque, I was definitely having contractions..but I was in complete denial about it. I kept thinking that the contractions should be a few minutes apart or something..but my contractions were mere seconds apart. I didn't say a word to Matt that I was having contractions, because I didn't want to believe it myself..and I didn't want him to get worried. But I did tell him at some point to please turn on his flashers and go faster. Matt started driving about 100mph after that. We made it to the hospital in record time.
*Note* I wasn't able to put on pants because my water was still leaking..so I was wrapped in towels in the car. Nice.*
Matt parked at the ER entrance and ran to get a wheelchair. As soon as I sat in the wheelchair, I was having excruciating pain. I still had towels wrapped around my lower half and was wearing a Siggie T-shirt that I had worn all day. We weren't sure where to go and I asked a nurse on her way out where we needed to go. She took one look at me wrapped in towels and whisked me away to the Labor/Delivery area. They asked me a bunch of questions at the admissions desk and I told them that I couldn't talk b/c the pain was so bad.
The nurse immediately wheeled me into a labor/delivery room and asked if I was needing to push. I realized that I did and she said to wait until my doctor arrived. She helped me onto the bed and I asked if there was any time for an epidural. She laughed and said that the head was "right there" and I was already dilated. The doctor comes in and asks again if I need to push. I do...and a few pushes later (along with blinding pain) Hayes arrived! I wasn't even able to get an IV. I was hoping for the cute family photo in the hospital where my hair is done and I have a glowing look about me...but our photo consists of me still in shock..with my T-shirt on that has holes in it from the dryer. Not quite the family photo that I imagined, but it definitely makes for an interesting story. Hayes David Evatt was born at 11:03pm at 7lbs 140z and 20-1/4 inches long. We love him so much! Wyatt is becoming a great big brother!
Wyatt and Hayes involved in a deep discussion.
Looks so much like Wyatt in this picture!
He definitely looks more like Matt!
Everyone is exhausted around here lately!
Seriously..he's a mini-Matt.
