Welcome to the world, Micah!

November 20, 2010. 8 lbs 14 oz. 21 3/4 in.

One of the best days in the world.

Micah was due November 16 but didn't want to come out. I thought my water broke on November 14 so I called my parents and told them we were going to the hospital but I'd call them to let them know for sure when I found out. Well, it didn't break but my parents decided to come up anyways. It was great having them here and getting to spend time together. My doctor took me out of work starting on my due date. I was going to be induced Saturday, November 20 if he didn't decide to come first. On November 18 we got a phone call that another mom that was supposed to be induced on the 19th went into labor and they had an opening.

So on November 19, we woke up and went to Chick Fil A for breakfast with my parents. I kept telling everyone not to tell me what time it was because I was scared to know! We got to the hospital around 8 and had me fill all the paperwork out. Around 9:40 the pitocin was started. I don't know the exact time they broke my water but I think it was around 12 or 1. I was already 3 cm for a couple weeks so I thought it would go by pretty fast. I wanted to try and do it with no pain medicine. When they checked me and I was only 5 and in so much pain I got an IV pain medicine (Nubane I believe). It didn't seem to do anything with the pain, just made me dizzy. An hour later I was checked again and had only made it to 6. My doctor said I could wait another hour and be checked again but suggested the epidural because it didn't seem like I was relaxing enough through the contractions to let my cervix dialate. I had the anesthesiologist talk to me because I was scared about getting the epidural but couldn't imagine going the rest of the way with nothing else. I went ahead and got the epidural and it didn't hurt at all! It numbed my right side but I could still feel contractions and move my left leg really well so they sent someone else back up to put more medicine in it. Thank God for the epidural it was marvelous! I actually slept and was able to text and everything. I don't know why I didn't get it earlier but now I know for next time.

An hour later they checked me and I was between a 7 and 8. An hour later 9, and an hour later it was time to push! Micah was still pretty high up so we did some pushing to try getting him down. After about 30 minutes with no change she had me change positions to try and help him come down and she let me sit there for about 45 minutes. When she came back we started pushing again and ended up doing that for about 3 hours. She actually called the anesthesiologist because she thought I needed a c-section but I really didn't want one so she tried using the vaccuum to help get him out. It came off twice but finally he came out!

Since he was in the birth canal so long R didn't get to cut the cord they just rushed Micah over to get looked at. After a few minutes they brought him over to me. It was so amazing being able to hold my little boy. I couldn't believe he was inside of me for so long! I had some clotting in my uterus to so that was fun..but I'm so glad Micah is here he has changed our lives so much. He is the best blessing God could have given us.

So much has changed.

In July 2010 we went to Florida to have a baby shower with my family/friends down there. It went so great and we were so blessed by our friends and family. Some major things happened that I can't go into detail about on here but our lives have been changed forever. Then when we were on our way home Jack just wasn't acting himself. He seemed really tired and was walking really slow. At the first rest stop and was barely able to walk :-( Then at the next one he wouldn't walk at all and was dragging his back legs when he did try to. At the last one he wouldn't move at all and whined when we tried to help him. We got home really late and went to the vet first thing the next morning. They said he split a disk in his back and was paralyzed from the waist down. It is something that can happen with basset hounds. He was not able to control his bladder so they gave us a couple options. Do a surgery that might not work and costs $5,000 get a cart made for him to walk around with but someone would have to be home a lot to give him medicine and take him out since he couldn't control his bladder or put him to sleep. We went with the later option since the surgery might not work and we really didn't have an exra $5,000 and we didn't think he'd be happy in a cart. Also with a new baby and us working a lot, didn't know how we'd be able to get him all his medicine and everything else. It was a horrible day (and week really) but he made our lives so much better while he was here and I hope he had a good life with us too.

Blue does not do well on his own. He has very bad seperation anxiety so the vet put him on xanax but it didn't seem to help any. About a month after we put Jack to sleep we got Abby from the same shelter Jack and Blue are from. We believe she's a beagle and some kind of bull mix (maybe pit bull or boxer?) She's sooo sweet and always wants to cuddle! We love her so much.

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