Baby Embree #2: Keegan's Story

So I might have slacked majorly with posting weekly updates about my pregnancy with Keegan, but chasing a 2 year old while being pregnant in the dead of heat keeps you a little preoccupied...or lazy. I promise I have pics all on my phone and some even made it to instagram. One day, I will put together his bump book....poor 2nd child getting left out before he even made his way into this world....maybe that's why he decided to enter this world the way he did...mommy's payback?

Summary of my missed pregnancy updates: It's hot, I am retaining water, did Bailey really just do that?, I need a beer- wait I can't drink...one won't hurt, will it?, I hate being pregnant, that's cute- he has the hiccups again, It's hot, nothing fits, I need a nap, but I have to stay awake to watch Bailey, this sucks, will he just get here already- I don't mean that- he needs to cook as long as he wants, but no longer than 39 weeks, I think I am in labor, no I am not, yes, I think I am..false alarm...what do you mean I am 4 cm dilated and not in labor, is that possible?...am I going to have this baby in my bath tub or in the car on the way to the hospital....?

After several false alarms, I was given a note not to return to work after fall break....which meant the waiting game was in full force. We decided to be induced on Oct. 31 if he didn't come on his on....surely he would come early I was already dilated, right???

I went to the hospital twice with false alarms....the first time I was just dehydrated, the second time (the morning before I went into labor) my blood pressure had dropped....but both times were corrected with fluids.... After being sent home the second time (Oct 26) I decided I was not going back to the hospital until I was being induced PERIOD.

Well, just like this entire pregnancy, nothing went the way I wanted...by that evening I was having major contractions and back pain.... after dealing with it every way I knew possible, I broke down and asked Stevie to take me back to the hospital for the 2nd time that day...after being monitored for an hour, I had not made any progress. However, my contractions were so bad the nurse said she would monitor me for another hour. I was begging for something for the pain, but until I made progress she couldn't give me anything..... After 5 minutes and 2 more painful contractions, I was pressing the nurse button frantically...it hurt so bad I was biting the side of the bed...seriously...and I have a high tolerance for pain....all I kept thinking was people want to do it this way!!!!!??? She looked at my contraction chart and said I was having very intense contractions...no shit woman...so she checked me again and I HAD PROGRESSED..... time to call Randy for my epidural!!!! Mentally, I thought I could handle this for a little bit longer... my epidural was on the way!!!

I was admitted at 11:54pm....

All of sudden I had lots of pressure and felt the need to push.... the nurse said don't push...I couldn't help it....then my water broke...7 cm....more need to push....she said stop your 10 cm..DO NOT PUSH.....where the hell was my epidural???

Nurses running around frantically...me pushing even though I shouldn't...then words I will never forget...the nurse got right in my face, "Neely, you are going to have this baby naturally, no time for epidural."...shit.

Its all happened so fast...the doctor didn't even make it. They had to call the laborist from ER...I was still on my side probably chewing the bed rail. My legs weren't even in the stirrups... I pushed 2 times and he was here...the laborist barely made it to the bed to catch him!

Keegan was here at 12:17am....yes, that is about 25 minutes. It takes longer to tell the story than it took for me to deliver him. If they had sent me home, I would have had him in Stevie's new car.....

Then Randy arrived to give me my epidural....10 minutes too late...followed by the doctor....nice of them to make it.....

Honestly, the contractions were the most painful part...its crazy that your body knows how to get your baby out, and that part didn't really hurt even though Stevie said I gave out 2 good cave woman screams.... I vaguely remember screaming once......