Surprise!

I have finally gotten up out of bed and decided to blog again.  Well we have a new addition to our family!  His name is Beckett Randall Reading.  He is the cutest thing in the world, and I am not partial at all.  He came as a bit of a surprise.  Don't get me wrong I knew I was pregnant, but was not expecting him to come like he did.

My three other kids had to be induced, Dillon being the most I went overdue I was 41+ when they finally induced me.  I have a history of my cervix not thinning, and so it ends up being quite the process about 2 days normally.  Jason and I have time to sit in the hospital and decide on a name, we are able to get our family there, our kids taken care of, and have everything ready to go.

November 30 started out like most other days, Elleree and Truman waking me up fighting.  I went about my day, Jason needed me to wrap some presents for his employee Christmas Party, I took a shower and got the kids lunch and took Truman to the bus stop.  All the while I was having what I thought were Braxston Hicks.  I had never been labor with out pitocin before.  I had no idea what that feels like, but I have had lots of false labor though.   I had a doctors appointment that day and was going in with the expectation that my doctor would be willing to set a date to induce me.  I even told Elleree the plan as we went into the doctors office "Mommy is going to the doctor and they we are going home, reading a book and taking a nap".  My doctor said he would be willing to induce me on the 2nd of December if when he checked me I showed any signs of being ready at all.  Then he checked me.  He said you need to go over to the hospital now, you are dilated to a 10 and as soon as your water breaks this baby is coming.  I said your kidding right?  He said no!  I don't want you to even go home, I will call the hospital and let them know you are coming, and hopefully your water doesn't break in the car.

That's when panic struck.  What am I going to do with my kids?  How is Jason going to make it in time?  Will they give me drugs?  My mom won't be able to make it in time (she has been there for all my births).  What are we going to name him?  Will they give me drugs (that was really important)?  So I started calling.  Picture this me waddling along on the phone dragging poor little Elleree behind me, trying to figure out where in the hell labor and delivery is!  Might I just put in here that the front staff (welcoming staff) at St. Luke's are idiots! I ended up getting help from a lady who works in the cafeteria.

Here is how it all worked out and let me say Heavenly Father seems to have a plan even if I don't.  When I knew Jason's mom wasn't going to get here in time to take care of the kids I thought of my Aunt Roberta.  Now Roberta doesn't live in Twin, but I thought I would give her a try, because she is my closest relative here.  So I called her and she just happened to be in Twin that day and sure she was willing to take care of the kids.  Bless her, she came and picked Elleree up, which really made Elleree upset, because the nurses were spoiling her with choc. milk, gram crackers, coloring, and all the attention a little girl could want!  Jason closed up the Pharmacy until his relief help could make it in, and rushed to the hospital.  I was very impressed.  We decided on the name Beckett because we really couldn't think of any of the other names on the list, and the list was MIA along with our camera.


Now for the most important question will I get drugs.  Yes and No.  They gave me what is called and intrathecal shot.  Which is fast acting, and numbs only your body, but only lasts for about 2 hours.  Do you see where this is going?  Yes, after 2 hours (water broke, on pitocin)   Beckett still was not ready to come.  So short story long, I had him naturally.  Which I am going to add was one of most horrible experience of my life!!  If anyone says natural is the way to go, they are lying.   He did come fast though thank heavens, so fast that his face was bruised, blood vessels in his eyes were broke, his arm was bruised, and his collar bone was broken.  Yeah I know, poor kid, he weighed 9 lbs and 10 oz and was 21 inches long.  He and I both survived my mom made it just after he was born, I think she was kind of glad she wasn't there.  I am a butt on drugs, just imagine me without. 




 Beckett has two brothers and a sister that absolutely can't get enough of him.  They love him.
He really likes them too.

He is such a good baby. He rarely cries and doesn't get startled by the kids yelling around him.

He just hangs out and is Beckett. P.S. Today is Beckett's actual due date!