Alexander Jose Vargas....The Birth Story

So any of you people who are reading this do know that my pregnancy has not been the easiest.  I went through a lot to get pregnant and even more to stay pregnant.  Toward the end of my pregnancy not only did I have 6 kidney stones (3 in each kidney) but I also had to see a specialist for the baby because of his size. Apparently everyone thought that he was going to be a super huge baby.  Luckily for me and my body, he was not.  He was still large for his gestational age.

The specialist decided that it would be best for me to have the baby at 37 weeks because of his size.  Our doctor, Dr.Boutling agreed with the specialist and an induction was set.  I won't get into details because actually scheduling the induction WAS NOT EASY!!!!!!!!

So here is how he came into the world....About 2:30 p.m. on July 18, 2012, my water broke.  Before my water broke, I had some serious kidney pain and was waiting to get into a room that had a bath tub. Every time I get a lot of kidney pain, a bath always helps.  So I finally got into the room about 30 mins after my water broke.  Once in the bath tub, my contractions really started to pick up and a little painful.  They checked to see how far dilated I was after I got out of the bathtub and I was already at 7 cms.  This was about 4:30ish.  I continued to dilated very fast.  By 5:30, I was ready to push.  I pushed for 4 contractions and brought our beautiful son into the world at 5:51 p.m.

Seeing my little miracle for the first time was so overwhelming.  They laid him on my chest and I got to hold him for what seemed to be an hour. In reality it was only about 10 mins but my world stopped in that moment. Nothing else mattered. I got to share this beautiful miracle with the love of my life.  We had made such a handsome little boy.  I must admit that Kiko and I make really cute kids.  It was our moment.

Shortly after I had Alexander, Big sister Alli got to come and see the baby!  Seeing my two little miracles together was by far the best moment of my life. It will be very hard to beat that moment when you see the two centers of your world collide.  Alli was just cautious and careful when she first saw him.  I wasn't convinced she liked him all that much but she warmed up to him before it was time for her to leave.  Now she is always asking to see him and when he is coming home.  It was bliss with all of us together as a family....even if it was only for a short while.