The finished version:
After the whole day of labor, the contractions started to de intensify and the dialation stopped expanding. That was the biggest emotional blow we had both received. The water was broken, the pitocin intake was high, but my body was just not ready to birth the baby.
We decided to wait it out during the rest of the night to see if anything would change, and it did not. So the morning was spent getting ready for a C-Section. So at around 1:25 PM Alycia was taken back to the OR and at 1:45 our son was born.
He came out screaming, which was such a relief. We had heard so many other babies scream coming out of their mother, that we just couldn't wait to hear our baby be alive and well. He cleaned up great, and already had normal color. His breathing was stable which was the biggest area of concern for the hospital staff. Our first born son was finally here and what a joy it was to know he was in good hands. He was born 19 cm's long and at 5 lbs 1 oz.
His time in the NICU was nothing short of amazing. He progressed so well. They told us to expect to be in the hospital for 3-4 weeks, and he ended up only being in the hospital for 12 DAYS. He progressed with his breathing, feeding, maintaining his temperature out of the incubator, and weight gain, that we were able to bring him home April 2nd.
We of course msut give a short shout out to the hospital staff treating mom and the baby. They took care of us as if we were their own family, and made things so much better. They calmed us in times of stress, they provided for every need, and did everything with the utmost professionalism and care. IU Health Arnett is a great hospital!!
So, after 60 hours of labor, so many mixed emotions, so many highs and lows, as we like to call it: the journey through the desert ended, and replaced with joy once he was born. The prayers of so many carried us through this time testing us emotionally, psychologically, and spiritually. Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive and loving, we have a deeper understanding of the word family. We can't wait to show him to the rest of our family and friends, so we can share our joy together.
