Quick.. but easy?

Well whoever said that second babies come faster are right!!
I never thought I'd be one of those mums who was stuck pushing her baby out while still in the car!

The day before he was due (Fri 17 Aug) I noticed my tummy was tightening while at lunch with the family. But there was no pain so I didn't think much of it and was even able to sleep all night while these "tightenings" continued. Before going to bed we all had a discussion about when it would be convenient for me to go into labour and deliver the baby. Glen decided 10am the next day, due day, was the best time for me to go into labour and to deliver around 3pm. Ok sweet, see what I can do... 9:50am the first "tightening" came with pain - was that labour? Still not sure. By 12pm, I was SURE!! Things were regular but not too bad. Come 2pm they were SORE! I ring the Birth Centre and they said as long as I'm coping at home to not go in til they are about 3 mins apart and lasting 1 min in length. Or if I'm not coping then go in. They're only about 5 mins apart at the moment so I stay put. At 3:15 I am NOT COPING! :o) Well I'm doing it of course, but it is more intense than with Keelia and I go to Glen "it feels like I need to push already" SURELY NOT! So we jump in the car and 20 long painful minutes later get to the hospital carpark where the first big push hits me. I manage to get out of the car halfway through pushing, "I am so not going to deliver this baby in a carpark!!" is all that goes through my head. Glen races off for a wheelchair while I am making a bit of noise in the carpark, my head buried in my hands the whole time because I don't want to see how many people are in the carpark who can see and hear me!! Once I maneuver onto the wheelchair Glen then runs me inside and up to level 3, me pushing (& yes groaning/screaming, whatever you like to call it :o) the whole way! Reception had called the midwives upstairs and they meet us outside the lift where I'm escorted straight into the delivery room and proceed to deliver our beautiful little boy less than 20 mins later! Poor Glen gets asked a few times "are you okay?" by the midwives. I have my head buried in pillows to stifle the screams, but I think he was having a hard time coping with the speed and noise of the situation. It is important to know here that when delivering Keelia I didn't make much noise at all, but this time - I can't say the same thing! :o)

Gee that was quick! The midwife does mention afterwards that maybe next time I should leave for the hospital when the contractions are 10 mins apart! Next time? Who said that?

Anyway despite the speed and intensity of the situation, I felt great afterwards and on top of the world. And still do. I didn't get any sleep the first night (last night?) despite our little man sleeping 11 of 12 hours. I think I had too much adrenaline going through my body still and I was too mesmerised by my beautiful boy sleeping next to me some of the night.

We still have no decided name, but that's ok, we have a gorgeous boy to kiss and cuddle whenever we want.

We've taken a heap of photos (as you do) but this is my favourite of my two boys...

Love Julia xx