Baby has been BORN!

Welcome to the world Briggs !!!

6-28-14

10lbs even, 21.5 inches!

A quick recap of this mornings events:

7am- I noticed my amniotic fluid was leaking so I texted my team, had breakfast and starting picking up around the house.

9:30am-  Decided to try to take a nap, not having any contractions

10:20am- woke up to a pretty strong contraction, started timing them and texted my midwife, she asked if I was ready for her to come over I said no.

10.40am I texted her again and said

"well maybe you should come"

Baby Briggs was born an hour later! 11:43am

It was an intense hour and I was thinking there was no way I could survive several hours of these type of contractions! I will admit I questioned my ability...But the urge to push came quick, and after about 8 (give or take) pushes my chunker was out! I think my recovery will be speedy, as there was no damage...amazing to say for pushing out a 10 pounder!

Primal Instincts

Pregnancy and birth are so primal to me, instincts lead the way. And while a lot of people blame the hormones for "crazy behavior"....I kinda tend to think they could be a protective measure, lol....do you really want to try to "out-crazy" the crazy pregnant woman? No, you probably want to leave her alone and move on...if you are smart. 

What I don't get is the people who disregard the pregnant woman's feelings and state of mind as normal....same as when she is not pregnant.  When she's feeling emotional, unrested, disheartened and weary...one would hope that the people closest to her would want to provide emotional support and lift her up, not bring her down- sadly this is not always the case.

I had heard this before and I was reading a book just last night that touched on it....factors that can stall or prevent a woman from going into labor....

- Stress
- not feeling safe
- emotional turmoil
- sudden change in her surroundings

Its quite funny because I also read that at the end of pregnancy a woman tends to exclude herself from the world, avoiding public outings, gatherings and such...which is exactly what I've been doing and all this time I just thought I was being unsociable and turns out I'm just following my instincts!  Its kinda like that dog or cat that goes missing and then later you find her in a dark corner somewhere with her litter.

Ok, well I'm gonna go walk in circles around the house again....check ya later

Always the Bridesmaid, Never the Bride

Well at least when it comes to having this baby...lol.

Everyone I know that was due in June has had their baby.....everyone but me.

My good friend who was due 5 days after me...yep she had her baby last night. I am genuinely excited for her and only a teensy jealous...we wagered a margarita on who would domino first.....looks like she's buying!

I'm only 2 days past my due date....which due dates are totally a scam to make you feel like you are inadequate and broken and a failure....for some reason I had it in my head I was going to have him before my due date (I'm sure 99% of all women think the same thing).  What's funny is I even wrote a post awhile back talking about how I was gonna throw my due date out the window, and have peace and patience for this baby to come, I had a plan to be earth mother buddha goddess and not let having this baby affect me ...well that was then and this is now, and my know-it-all 2nd trimester blog posts can make like a baby and suck it...

I am so uncomfortable, I cant hardly sleep, I'm emotional, my stretch marks feel like they are burning in some places on my belly, I really could go on and on, but I'll spare you....

The only thing that has helped me is every morning I get up and tell myself "Today is the last day you will be pregnant..." and for some reason that helps me appreciate it a little more and gets me through the day....and then at night before I go to bed...still pregnant and NOT in labor...I pray for God to grant me His peace, and faith in His plan for me and baby.

So that's whats up.  I will say I am very appreciative to not be receiving a lot of texts and messages with the "no baby yet?" theme... that has spared me some of my sanity.