Weston Amos Holt
Born March 30, 2015
Weight: 7 pounds 10 ounces
Height: 20 inches
Weston came right on his due date! We love him so much! Our hearts our bursting with joy. We feel so blessed and lucky. He is such a sweet, calm, happy baby. He sleeps through the night and is wonderful. We couldn't be happier.
Weston came right on his due date. I started having
contractions on Sunday. I took a little one-hour nap after church on Sunday.
Good thing I did, because I didn’t get any sleep that night. I started having
steady contractions at around midnight. I tried to sleep through them, but
couldn’t. So I went out into the living room to let Justin sleep, while I had
contractions. They started getting 4 minutes apart at around 4am, but I let
Justin sleep until 5:30 or so. I woke him up and told him it was time to go to
the hospital. He took a shower, put some last minute items in the bag; loaded
the car, and we were off. When we got to the hospital I was dilated to 4cm and
they admitted me. We got to the hospital around 6:00am. It took me 3 ½ hours to dilate to 5cm.
Then it took 2 hours to get to a 7cm and I was 100% effaced. The doctor was
feeling good and that the baby would come in about 3 hours. But then, 5 hours
later, I was still at a 7cm. I made no progress and the contractions were
getting very intense. They came in a little later and broke my water to see if
that would help me progress. It didn’t, but it did make the contractions even
stronger. By this point I had been in labor for 18 hours and I hadn’t eaten or
slept in a long time. I was so physically exhausted and would shake in between
contractions out of exhaustion. The next time the doctor came in he said this
could go on for a while and recommended an epidural. So I got one. I was trying
to do a natural birth, but I didn’t have the strength or energy to continue.
All the doctors and nurses were really impressed with how long I had made it.
So I got the epidural and I was able to just rest. I didn’t
really sleep, but I just rested for a couple more hours. They were watching my
contractions and at around 8pm they said it was time to push. Justin and the
nurse would both hold my legs and I would push. They were amazing at how close
together and intense my contractions were. They were only 40 seconds apart, but
the baby did really well with them. He had such a strong heart and everyone was
impressed. So I pushed for an hour and he finally came! His head was really big
and he tore me and I had to get an episiotomy so he wouldn’t tear me even
worse. I got a second-degree tear and had to get lots of stitches (I think 18). I was glad
to have the epidural during the pushing part too. I might not have had the
energy to push that long and fast without it.
Justin was an amazing coach and partner. He did so good
saying encouraging things with each contractions. I would usually squeeze his
hand, or push against him. If I was standing, I would lean on him. He was so
sweet and was with me the whole time. I couldn’t have done it without him. He
took such good care of me afterwards too. What an amazing husband I have.
They put him right on my chest after he was born; skin-to-skin.
We had some good bonding time and they took all his measurements while he was
on me. Once he was hungry, I breast fed him. His head was very misshapen from
being born. I remember thinking how purple he looked. I loved him so much
instantly. I can’t believe he is finally here. After I breast-fed him, Justin
helped bathe him and weigh him. It was so cute to see Justin helping out. I ate
dinner while they were cleaning him up. Sister Navarro brought Justin a dinner
from Arby’s. She was so excited to see him and thought he was the most precious
thing. She has been so sweet to us and has taken really good care of us.
Chauncey and Mal also stopped by just to drop off a sleeping pad for Justin.
The doctor and nurses were really impressed with how long I
made it without the epidural. After I ate, I washed off my body and we were
moved to a recovery room. We let the nurses watch him that night so that we
could both get a good sleep. We were both so tired. I didn’t have to feed him
until around 6am. I love our little Weston so much. I can’t believe that he is
ours.
We stayed in the hospital for 2 nights. All of the nurses
were amazing and took such good care of us. My old roommate, Katie, came and
took some newborn photos for us. They are amazing! She is an amazing
photographer. What a good friend. Chauncey and Mallory also stopped by to see
baby Weston for a little bit. The second night we both got a fancy steak meal
and little sparkling ciders. We had a little celebration. My mom came the
second night. Justin went and picked her up. It’s so nice to have her here to
help us. She went shopping for us while we were still at the hospital.
We left on the third day (wed) in the evening. I went and
sat in the Jacuzzi and took a nap. Justin’s cousin, Kristi, came and visited
us. It was nice to go home and not have to have nurses coming in all the time.
Mom is awesome. I’m so glad she is here. She has been
cooking and cleaning and taking night shifts and taking care of me. I’ve been a
bottomless pit and can’t ever seem to get enough to eat. How strange. It’s so
nice to be able to eat whatever and not feel nauseous. Wonderful.
