They always say pregnancy goes so fast and I can say I don't think that was the case for me LOL. At times I felt it was flying by and on the other hand I felt like it was always dragging. I know that I blew up so fast this go around so maybe that is why I felt like I was pregnant forever!!
BUT Lets be honest here, this pregnancy was so so so much harder than my first one. I really am not one to complain because of the struggles we went through to even get pregnant. But man oh man this boy really took a toll on me. I had constant back pain that I was never able to get relief. I tried going to the chiro and that didn't help, I tried pre natal massage with no luck, and I was having to take Tylenol PM every night (Yes my doctor knew, yes it was okay) just to get a little relief to be able to sleep. So as August approached I was so so excited to be at the end!
It was a hot summer but I still made it to do outdoor activities even though at times I literally thought I was going to pass out.
So each time I had gone to the doctor I kept questioning if I was going to make it to my scheduled C Section date. As the weeks and days got closer and I began to have more and more light contractions I'd tell my doctor that I wasn't sure if I'd make it or not. I really did not want to go into labor on my own and then have to go through a C Section that way. So as much as I wanted to move up my date, I had my fingers crossed he'd stay in there. Since we did decide to do a scheduled C Section we got to pick the date. Of course since Bentley was born on the 23rd I decided that we would choose the 23rd for the new baby also. :) Weird to some but I think that it is perfect. Both Johnny and Nevaeh were born on the 13th and now both boys on the 23rd.
So we arrived to the hospital at 5:30 am to get all checked in on 8/23. The nurses got us all settled into our room, they got me hooked up to the IV's, brought Johnny his outfit and then we waited. My doctor and the anesthesiologist came in talked about how it would all go down. Then at 7:35 am, it was time to get up and walk back to the OR. So much different then with Bentley. Once in the OR I got up on the table, they gave me the spinal, told me that my legs would start to go numb and then moved me over to lay down on the table. They pulled up the curtain and began cutting into my tummy. I felt some pressure and just kept telling myself "please don't get sick, please don't get sick". Johnny then came in and things started to kick into high gear. I felt some more pressure and then it turned into A LOT of pressure, then I got some pain in my shoulders because the assistant doctor was on top of me pushing as hard as she could while my doctor was trying to get him out. I heard all of the struggles and then my doctor told me "I think this one is bigger than the last, Jessica". Then the vacuum came out, more pushing and pulling on my stomach which felt like went on forever. Then finally I heard that sweet cry. My sweet boy was born at 8:01 am.
Drayce Carter Cashmore wasn't quiet as big as Bentley but he wasn't far off. Clearly I make big healthy babies who are also beyond stubborn and not wanting out of Mommy, LOL
8 lbs 14 oz and 21 inches long!
Some people ask... where did you come up with the name Drayce? Well to be honest, I found it on Pinterest. As Johnny and I went through all of the names we liked we couldn't really come to any agreements on a name. We had a list of leftover boys names from when I was pregnant with Bentley. But none of them were "the one". I knew one thing was for sure, I wanted his name to have a Y in it. I started looking for boy names on the internet back in late December early January, and came across Drayce on pinterest. I thought that it was unique, different and it sparked my interest.. Johnny liked it also but we still were not set in stone just yet. We continued to look for other names but just kept going back to Drayce. So that is when we knew that it was the one!!!
What's even cooler, 2018 is the year of the dragon so it fits even more.
