Friday May 8th, 2009 – 39 weeks & 1 day
IT'S A BOY!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB ROBERT JASTIFER!
7 lbs 13 oz
IT'S A BOY!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY CALEB ROBERT JASTIFER!
7 lbs 13 oz
21.5 inches long 
Birth Story
Well, I was right, it was not going to be long before you came out. I went to bed that night as normal and was feeling fine. I woke up at 1 am to use the bathroom and was still feeling like I had been all day, a little crampy. Then at 3:30am I woke up with a big stomach ache and thought that maybe I was laying in a weird position. Then the contractions started coming on, the ones where I had to breathe and could not talk when they were occurring and I knew that today was going to be your birthday! Letting dad sleep a little longer I started to time them and they were about 10 minutes apart. Within 15 minutes they were five minutes apart and knew then that I had to wake dad, call Uncle Mark to come and stay with your brother, and head to the hospital pronto! When we actually got in the car to head to the hospital, the contractions were 3 minutes apart and getting stronger. All I could think about was, “I hope that I can get an epidural in time!” When we arrived at the hospital at about 4:30am, I was already 6-7 cm dilated and my contractions were not slowing down. I immediately asked for an epidural, knowing that my window was getting smaller. I pushed for so long with your brother, I knew that I could not do that again without help. Once they got the fluids pouring in me (which took four pokes to start an IV) and my blood sent to the lab, I was already 9 cm dilated and I had missed my opportunity to get the epidural. Very nervous and in a lot of pain, I broke down and said that I needed something. The doctor promised that it would only be 10 more minutes and you would be delivered, so I decided to endure the pain a little longer. I had waited 9 months, what was 10 more minutes? Well 10 minutes went by and I was still sitting at 9.5 cm and one contraction on top of the other and the doctor decided that I could get an interthecal to help with the pain so that I had the energy to push when the time came. As most of my friends and family know, that is what I had with Ethan, and it wore off and did not actually help me, so I was a little hesitant, until the next contraction came. After receiving my interthecal (which blocks the pain but you still feel the pressure) I was complete and ready to push! After 20 minutes of pushing, at 7:05 am a beautiful little boy entered the world with a head full of dark hair. We named him Caleb Robert Jastifer and you could not have been more perfect!! You looked a lot like your brother with a few features that were different. We could not wait to tell everyone that we had another boy…one more for dad’s soccer team!!
Birth StoryWell, I was right, it was not going to be long before you came out. I went to bed that night as normal and was feeling fine. I woke up at 1 am to use the bathroom and was still feeling like I had been all day, a little crampy. Then at 3:30am I woke up with a big stomach ache and thought that maybe I was laying in a weird position. Then the contractions started coming on, the ones where I had to breathe and could not talk when they were occurring and I knew that today was going to be your birthday! Letting dad sleep a little longer I started to time them and they were about 10 minutes apart. Within 15 minutes they were five minutes apart and knew then that I had to wake dad, call Uncle Mark to come and stay with your brother, and head to the hospital pronto! When we actually got in the car to head to the hospital, the contractions were 3 minutes apart and getting stronger. All I could think about was, “I hope that I can get an epidural in time!” When we arrived at the hospital at about 4:30am, I was already 6-7 cm dilated and my contractions were not slowing down. I immediately asked for an epidural, knowing that my window was getting smaller. I pushed for so long with your brother, I knew that I could not do that again without help. Once they got the fluids pouring in me (which took four pokes to start an IV) and my blood sent to the lab, I was already 9 cm dilated and I had missed my opportunity to get the epidural. Very nervous and in a lot of pain, I broke down and said that I needed something. The doctor promised that it would only be 10 more minutes and you would be delivered, so I decided to endure the pain a little longer. I had waited 9 months, what was 10 more minutes? Well 10 minutes went by and I was still sitting at 9.5 cm and one contraction on top of the other and the doctor decided that I could get an interthecal to help with the pain so that I had the energy to push when the time came. As most of my friends and family know, that is what I had with Ethan, and it wore off and did not actually help me, so I was a little hesitant, until the next contraction came. After receiving my interthecal (which blocks the pain but you still feel the pressure) I was complete and ready to push! After 20 minutes of pushing, at 7:05 am a beautiful little boy entered the world with a head full of dark hair. We named him Caleb Robert Jastifer and you could not have been more perfect!! You looked a lot like your brother with a few features that were different. We could not wait to tell everyone that we had another boy…one more for dad’s soccer team!!
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