Baby Mason's Birth...........

Well, he has finally arrived! What an arrival it was! Mason Currie arrived on November 10th, 2006............and not without a little bit of trouble!
I was to be induced that Friday morning, and I arrived at the hospital at 8am. Dr. Jeffery did not arrive until around 9:30, and so I was just monitored until then. At approx 10am, they put this gel stuff inside of me. Nothing happend the first hour, and after that, I was allowed to go down for lunch, then come back to be monitored again. Still nothing. So I was sent home, with the warning that intense cramps could come about due to the stuff used for an induction.
Well, I was so uncomfortable, I went home to bed........and then about 4:00 that afternoon, those INTENSE cramps began to happen! Eventually, about an hour later, they were so painful, I was almost crying. I called Dave at work, and said I needed to go to the hospital NOW! He was home from work within minutes, and my mom in law was there too, As I wanted her there. At the hospital, the nurse said it probably wasn't the real deal, but they'd monitor me, etc, etc! The pain was so intense, I began to cry a bit. I hurt like heck. All of a sudden, the nurse got quiet, and suddenly she pushed a button on the wall, and all some nurses came running in, and I heard one say "Call the Dr." I was starting to worry. Then suddenly, things seemed to be ok again. The nurse, Wendy, said they were going to keep me overnight for observation. I asked what was wrong, and she said "Baby wasn't happy there for a moment." I began to cry, and she said not to worry, baby was ok at the moment. Then just a few minutes later, the Dr. on call came in to examine me, and said I was 1 cm dialated. I was still in pain by then, major pain. The Dr. on call had the anestesiologist (Spelling?) explain what would happen if I need a c-section. I was getting really worried by then. The Dr.'s left and I was continued to be monitored. Suddenly, it was like all hell broke loose! The nurse said to call the docotr, and before I knew it, I was told they need to get my son out fairly quick. It was determined that every time I was having a contraction, his heart rate would drop significantly. So off to the O.R I went. I was so scared! I was afraid of a needle in my back, I didn't want it!~ Dave was allowed to be there after they froze me from the boobs down. To make a long story short, when they took Mason out, all I could hear was, "Whoa! We have a big brute here! He must be 13 pounds!" Actually, he was only 11 pounds, 1.5 ounces, lol!!! No wonder I couldn't push him out! When Dave went to tell our families about Mason, they couldn't believe his size!! Anyhow, I was in recovery for an hour after, then moved to the maternity ward after that. I was scared the freezing wouldn't come out, and i'd stay numb forever! Anyhow, I gotta continue this story later, Mason is calling (Crying for me)...................................................................Later!