Wyatt's beginning-a day late

Sorry, I was busy yesterday reading the only 12 chapters released from Stephenie Meyer's book Midnight Sun, you people have no idea what kind of obsession I have got myself into. It is truly sick!! Anyway, I didn't get the chance to write Wyatt's birthday blog. So now out of the shame I have for myself, by putting a book before my child, I am going to try and redeem myself. Here is Wyatt's story.

The Discovery:

I had decided in January 2007 that I had to loose some much needed weight. So I put myself on a strict diet and did yoga every night. By February, I had lost a total of 20 pounds. I was thrilled!! Having decided that we were not going to have anymore children, that three were enough, I was very happy at the place that I have found myself. Things started to happen though, I was feeling sick and tired. I just figured that all the exercise and dieting were the cause. Something prompted me on February 15th to take a pregnancy test, paranoia more than likely. You see, I had a false positive result in November 2006. I didn't want anymore kids, so going to the store to get this test was, in my mind, a waste of money. I already knew what it would say and couldn't figure out why I was putting myself through this. Reluctantly, I pee'd on the stick, closed the cap and laid it down. By the time I laid the stick down, the stupid thing was positive. I immediately took the other test in the box...positive again!! Freakin A, I was knocked up...AGAIN!!! I fell to my knees and sobbed!!Why was this happening? Why was I so appealing to my husband? I could not understand. Joshua was one of the hardest babies I had ever had and I did not want to go through that again. I pulled myself together and called my sister-in-law. I didn't want to share the news with Nate yet, for fear that he would keel over. My sister-in-law was shocked but not surprised. We talked for a bit and she made me feel a little better. She really encouraged me to tell Nate, as nervous as I was, I agreed. Nate laughed!! Not the response that I was looking for, but he wasn't dead!! We told the rest of the family, everyone was surprised and excited. Everyone but me. My mom caught on to that and told me, I had no idea what kind of calling was on this baby. That this baby was a blessing! I know I was bad, but I was not convinced. I was pretty upset, and in no mood to look at the positive. The next week we found out we were to expect the baby between October 10th or 15th. I would need that much time to accept this.


The Sonogram:

I'm sure you could have guessed, that by 5 months, I was enjoying my pregnancy. Over that time, I felt the baby move and saw and heard it's little heartbeat. I started to feel excited. I was eager to see what this one was. So, in May we found out we would be adding a little boy to our family. This was the last!!! For real!!! I had a tubal ligation scheduled the day after I had him. No fuss, no muss!! This pregnancy was moving along great, just as the others did.


September 26,2007:

I am rushing a bit...back at about 7 months I was diagnosed with polyhydramnios (or elevated fluid in the womb). I was measuring 2 weeks early. Now, back to the 26th. I went in for a appointment, ready to explode. My doctor decided that she would strip my membranes, I was 38 weeks along. I had no expectations, although I was sure hoping this worked. She seemed to think that it would, I was 4 cm and 50% effaced. Nate decided to take the rest of the day off work, I was having steady contractions, but they were not painful. We made it home and I relaxed, trying to save energy just in case. We ate dinner and went for a walk. At around 7-ish, I started to "feel" the contactions. Not too bad, just uncomfortable. I decided to take a bath to ease some of the discomfort, Nate put the kids in bed. After my bath the contactions picked up and came at a regular pace. I told Nate that I thought we should start timing them. My mom was calling and then decided that she should come over. I waddled into the room in pain and told her to meet us at the hospital. It was time!!! So at 1 am we woke the kids up and moved them to the car. My family was going to meet us at the hospital.


September 27, 2007 - The Birth!!

They wheeled me into the hospital and then to my room. I changed quickly all the while breathing through contractions. They were coming feircely, and I felt like I had no time in between. The nurse hooked me up and checked me, I was 5cm 100% effaced. I was asking for my epidural now. It felt like a stinkin' eternity before the drug lady came in. I was so glad to see her, I had felt enough contactions to know that I wanted the epidural. That needle prick was a welcomed sting. I soon found out that the sting was all of the epidural that I was going to get. After about 10 minutes, I could still feel my legs. This was not good. My mom looked at me and said that I could do this; I was terrified. It was so fast after that, before I knew it the doctor came in, broke my water, and set me up. I could feel my body pushing and I wasn't doing anything. My mind completely shut down, my body took over. I felt every part of the baby coming out. It was over, my little boy was here. Wyatt Zachary Brewster came into this world at 4:36 am weighing in at 7 lbs even, 18 inches long. He was so precious, I could not believe my eyes. I was stunned through and after the birth. I did not feel completely bonded to him yet. That night I had my family at the hospital, Wyatt was laying in his hospital crib. I looked over at him and he was staring at me. Our eyes locked and that was all I needed. In the beginning, being so upset, wondering why I was having another baby. It was that moment, that erased all the doubt and anger. He was mine, I needed him.



Now:

Here we are. 1 year later. Wyatt has completed our family. He has been such a joy!! He is the perfect ending to such a wonderful time in my life. He is a brilliant baby, I am amazed at how smart he is. He holds his own with his sisters and brother, he's a trooper. I love this little guy, I could not imagine one day without him My baby is 1!!! I am getting old!!