Welcome Baby

We welcomed our sweet baby boy, Reese Henry Rakoczy on February 25th, 2019 at 8:26pm. He was 6lbs 14ozs and 19.5 inches long. 

The Dirty Details

It was Monday morning, I was 37 weeks and 2 days. I had ZERO contractions or signs of labor. I felt like I was going to be pregnant for a hundred more days. Seriously. I was getting ready for work around 6am. And I went to the potty and when I stood up there was a burst of liquid that came out of me. (I WARNED YOU IT WAS GONNA GET DIRTY, if that freaked you out, just stop reading now) I seriously thought I just peed myself. But I had just gone pee. So I sat back down on the potty. And tried to go again. Nothing. Ok, so I was like maybe it was just an accident and I'm good now. So I stood up again... and BANG another huge gush of water. HOLY CRAP MY WATER BROKE!! I started yelling at my husband. Hmmm I think my water broke. So I grabbed a pad. And I called my doctor. They totally just rolled their eyes.... like yeah right you are way too early but just come on in. BUT I KNEW THIS WAS IT!!! 

We grabbed our bags and called my parents so they could be on watch! It was my aunt's birthday and we had planned to go to dinner with the family. BUT WE WERE GONNA HAVE A BABY THAT DAY!! 

When we arrived at the hospital, they took me back into a room to check to see if my water really had broken. They do this thing was a swab and send it to the lab. Even the nurse was like you are way to early for your water to have broken. Then she went to swab and she got squirted with water.... BAHAHA She jumped back a little and was like OH YOUR WATER BROKE. Hmm yeah lady. Thanks. HAHAHA She sent the swab to the lab but let my doctor know that my water was for sure broken. He came in to check on me and I was just about 2cm dilated. Still NO CONTRACTIONS! So they started me on pitocin. Mother of God, contractions hurrrttttt. I don't understand how women can do this naturally. YALL ARE SUPERHEROS. I got an epidural when I was bout 5cms, around 2pm. 

Once I got the epidural, I was feeling pretty good. So my parents come in to visit a little bit. But right around 6pm, I was feeling really sick. I felt like I was gonna puke. My doctor came in right around that time and said I was round 8cm. My parents left at this time. My husband was rubbing my feet and my shoulders. I needed all the peppermint oil! The labor nurse and I started doing practice pushes. She was SO FREAKING AWESOME. She kept me focused and talked me through every moment. But she also could see when I just needed a break. So about an hour of practice pushing, she checked me and said I was about 9.5 cm and that it was time to call the doctor! IT WAS GO TIME! 

When it's actually time to push with the doctor, its like a freaking pit crew coming through. The doctor, his assistant who notes everything happening, the baby nurse, and the labor nurse are all in the room with us. I pushed for about an hour with the doctor and there was our sweet baby boy! It was seriously the best moment ever. I'm ready to have another!! It's so true what they say.... you totally forget about the pain.



Moments after meeting the love of my life!