Happy Birthday Jeremiah Riley!

My sweet, precious baby boy has finally arrived. What a week it has been. I can’t believe that tomorrow he will be one week old! I love him so much and he is so perfect! However, he had a bit of a hard entrance into this world.

About 1am on July 16th I began having contractions. They stayed consistent and seemed to get harder until I woke Shaun up at 3am. We went to the birth center. Shaun called Tasha on our way and she met us there. I was honored that she joined us for the birth of our son. I was 2 cm when we arrived. I will spare the “blow by blow” details. But suffice it to say, I made slow progress. The contractions continued to come about every 3-5 mins but still no baby.

I was exhausted and discouraged.  The place that we chose for the birth of our son was across the street from the hospital and is called Mercy Family Birthing Center. There are 3 or 4 rooms, a living room and a mini kitchen. It is set up to feel like home. The rooms were very big and had a bed, large easy chair, and a birth tub. There was also a full bathroom. I made use of everything we could think of to progress labor. The birth ball, tub, shower, walking, laying down, etc. but little Jeremiah would not come. Since I had chosen a drug free labor, that made it eve more difficult.

However, I have the best most supportave husband in the world. He walked with me and rubbed my back, told me jokes and even sang to me to help ease the pain. I have never been more in love in my life. He is the man of my dreams and so much more! My sister-in-law Tasha was also there. She is also amazing. She happily jumped into her 12 passenger van at 3am, leaving her 6 babes at home; forgetting the fact that she was 12 weeks pregnant, to endure 21+ hours of labor with me. Never once complaining and having nothing but patience and love and empathy for me. I am so blessed!

When the time came and Jeremiah was ready to be born, I had been in the tub for quite some time. I wanted a water birth and I was determined that that would be the way my baby would enter this world. He did. However, his shoulders got stuck. My doctor acted quickly and helped me to deliver him, but it didn’t come without much bruising to my sweet baby. Despite the pain, fatigue and little blue, bruised baby; it was all worth it! He was beautiful and one of the most precious things I have ever seen.

I welcomed Jeremiah Riley Buck at 10:20 pm on July 16th 2009. He was 8.5 lbs and 20.5 inches of pure perfection. I can’t wait for everyone to meet him!

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