Weston Michael Dexter
Born November 29, 2010 at 3:09 a.m.
Weight: 7.7
Height: 20.5 inches
Head: 36 cm
Labor: 17 hours
My due date for Weston was November 25, 2010. My pregnancy was pretty amazing. I didn't get a whole lot of morning sickness and I never threw up. I felt wonderful the entire time. I always wondered what it would be like to go into labor and if I would know I was in labor and what it would feel like. I knew I wanted to go drug free since I was a little girl. My mom had all 6 of us without pain medication, Tori had all of hers the same way so I knew it was something I wanted to do. Well, with Weston I didn't go completely medication free. Some of my family came up for the birth. (Parents, Tori, Ivan, Mya and Zoe) They were going to leave on Monday the 29th. I talked to my midwife and she didn't want to induce me because it was my first and I wasn't even a week over due. I decided to go ahead and be induced so my family could be there for the birth. My midwife was ok with my decision and we scheduled the induction for Sunday the 28th. I had to be at the hospital at 7 a.m. We got there Sunday morning (Mom, Tori and I). The nurse that admitted me and started my i.v. was SUPER cute and a great nurse! His name is Mike Dexter. hehehe....sorry, back to the birth. They started the Pitocin between 8 and 9. Contractions started shortly after that, but nothing painful or even strong enough to describe them as intense. Because I was so anxious to have him and because I was kind of on a time limit because of family (they never made me feel this way, just me wanting them there to experience this wonderful time) I chose to do everything possible to make things progress as quickly as possible. We had a manual dilator ( not sure the name of it, but it is a bulb that is inserted and then falls out when you become dilated to 6cm), which worked well. I am not sure what time she came, but my mother in law was also there with us, which I was happy about. OH! I forgot to mention that after Mike admitted me and started my i.v. he switched rolls. He stopped being nurse and became my coach. So, after hours of walking the halls, taking baths, experiencing contractions that were so close together I didn't have time to recover from one to the next, it was time to push. I was super happy because I knew I would meet my son soon....or so I thought....I started pushing...continued pushing....and then pushed some more. Three hours later I was holding the most perfect and beautiful baby I had ever seen. The second I saw and held him all the pain I felt for the passed 17 hours completely went away. It wasn't my ideal way of going into labor and it is not what I was expecting, but it was all completely worth it. I could not have done it without Mike, Dixie, Mom, Tori and Jess. Mike, you are the most amazing husband and birth coach ever! I could not have done this without you! You were my strength and my rock the entire time. Dixie, you are by far the best midwife! You are amazing and I feel so blessed to have you as my OB provider. Again, I could not have done it without you. Mom, thanks for being there. I am so happy you were able to make it. It meant SO much to me and I am so thankful for all your encouraging words and support. Tori, YOU ROCK! You knew EXACTLY what to do to minimize my pain during contractions. I SO appreciate it more than you know. Jess, you are an amazing nurse. You were there from the beginning and never quit. I know how completely exhausting that must have been and I am so very grateful for you. I love all of you so much! Also, thank you to Dad, Nancy, Ivan, Mya and Zoe. I am so glad you all were there to experience this with me.
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