We welcomed Xavier into our lives on August 15, 2013; about 7 months ago. He was 6 weeks early and we were totally shocked by his arrival! On that late Wednesday night/early Thursday morning, I woke up to roll my largeness from one side to the other and realized I had been slumbering on a small pool of water. As I rose out of bed, I heard a splash of water hit the floor. "Steve!" I called. No response. "Steeeeeeve!!!" I told him I thought my water broke. And yep, we were totally unprepared. The thought to pack a hospital bag hadn't crossed our minds, for the baby wasn't coming for another 6 weeks. None of the furniture was put together, baby supplies not purchased, no car seat; we had plenty of time! Panic set in. I tell Steve we need to go to the hospital. He seems to not hear me and instead runs up and down the stairs. I tell him again and that I'm going to wait for him in the car. As I walk outside, Steve is still running up and down the stairs. He finally comes to the car with both our toothbrushes in his pocket! At least we'll have clean teeth!
The drive to the hospital seemed to take an eternity. When we finally got there, I am soaked in water and my stomach seemed to shrink to half its size. The nurses were shocked my water broke. They said this usually only happens in the movies and they normally have to break the water when the moms arrive. I was examined and everything was fine; little baby Xavier just decided he wanted to meet us a little early!
We waited for Dr. Crauser to arrive to the hospital at 7. She performed my c-section and other than being sprawled out on the operating table, it was a wonderful experience. The most painful part was when the nurses stuck the IV in my hand. We heard Dr. Crauser say, "What a biiiig boy! He's the size of a full-term baby!" Then we heard the strong cries. She lifted him over the sheet and buddy stuck his tongue out at Steve and me! Nice to meet you too, Buddy! :)
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