I can't believe Hayden is 2 today. Wait...in a lot of ways I can, but time has flown by so fast. As he sits here on the floor by me screaming and crying because he is on time out for turning the tv on and off I can't help but think of the day he was born. He of course is thinking "You people have been singing some crazy song to me and giving me presents and I can still get in trouble?!" Two years ago today I was still crossing my fingers that he would turn head down so that we wouldn't have to have a c-section. That afternoon I remember vacuuming the stairs and getting contractions. I remember sitting down on the couch and timing them. I bribed Madelyn to sit on the couch next to me and not move until Josh got home. They were 5-7 minutes apart so I called Josh and told him that something was happening tonight and to come straight home from work. When he got home we timed the contractions for another hour and then went to the hospital. The nurses put us in a triage closet..(I mean room!) and we waited for another hour. They said that if I had dialated past a 4 in an hour that they would admit me but if not we would probably be sent home. The nurse checked me and said that he had probably turned and everything would be fine. I was relieved. But when the hour had past-I was still at a four and a new nurse said she didn't think he had turned the right way. So they brought in the ultrasound machine and checked and sure enough he was head up. They got our doctor on the phone and he told me that I had a few options. I could get a pain reliever and go home and rest until the contractions got worse, I could wait another hour and see if anything happened, or I could just have a scheduled c-section. He said that if we went home and my water broke, with Hayden being head up, he could sit on his umblical cord and loose oxygen. We didn't want to go home since the hospital wasn't that close and hearing that pretty much said we were staying. So we said a quick prayer and said we would wait another hour rather than schedule the c-section. My parents came down and my sister watched Maddie. Just as they got there I began having the worst contractions I have ever imagined. The nurse checked me and I was at an 8. They were shocked that they came that fast. They called the doctor to tell him and my water broke. The nurses prepped me for an emergency c-section. Everything was happening so fast. They wheeled me into the room and the doctor said a quick hello and the anesthesiologist hurried and numbed me. I looked around the room and couldn't see Josh. I asked a nurse where he was and they realized they had forgotten him in the prep room. They raced out to get him and a minute later Hayden was here. I could hear his cry. I told Josh to get a picture for me so I could see but he hates blood so he put the camera over the drape and pushed the button. They took Hayden over to be weighed and measured and Josh went over to take a look. He came back and said he had ten fingers and ten toes and was doing great. I was taken to recovery and my parents came in and said he was so cute. I still hadn't seen my baby. It was driving me crazy! They took me to my room and the nurse said "You should probably get some rest. You have had a long night." I said 
"I want to see my baby first. I haven't seen him yet." She went to get him and I remember it felt like eternity before she came back. She rolled the bassinet in and I remember seeing nothing but blankets. She picked up the blankets and put him in my arms and I burst into tears. It was just me and Hayden. He was perfect. He opened his eyes long enough to take a peek and went back to sleep. I had told myself for months that I was going to use the nursery this time so I could get some sleep but that first night I stayed up almost all night just holding him. Of course, the next two nights I used the nursery. A lady from our ward was one of the nurses and she would come in and bring me snacks and she would bring Hayden to and from the nursery. But the day we took him home, I was so ready to leave. I was so excited to have some privacy! It took another couple of weeks to recover from the surgery but Josh and my mom were lifesavers! So here we are 2 years later. Instead of being in labor at the hospital- we are going to have a party with Hayden's favorite- PIZZA! Happy Birthday my little HaydoPotato-WE LOVE YOU!
"I want to see my baby first. I haven't seen him yet." She went to get him and I remember it felt like eternity before she came back. She rolled the bassinet in and I remember seeing nothing but blankets. She picked up the blankets and put him in my arms and I burst into tears. It was just me and Hayden. He was perfect. He opened his eyes long enough to take a peek and went back to sleep. I had told myself for months that I was going to use the nursery this time so I could get some sleep but that first night I stayed up almost all night just holding him. Of course, the next two nights I used the nursery. A lady from our ward was one of the nurses and she would come in and bring me snacks and she would bring Hayden to and from the nursery. But the day we took him home, I was so ready to leave. I was so excited to have some privacy! It took another couple of weeks to recover from the surgery but Josh and my mom were lifesavers! So here we are 2 years later. Instead of being in labor at the hospital- we are going to have a party with Hayden's favorite- PIZZA! Happy Birthday my little HaydoPotato-WE LOVE YOU!
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