whew. what a weekend. i am finally updating. i'm not really tired at all, so oh well. little Zao is sleeping, so i could be sleeping, too, but i'm hungry and i have phone calls to make and appointments to schedule and BLAH BLAH BLAH.
here's the details: went into labor after we got home from Blitz [day-after-thanksgiving sale at walmart]. the contractions didn't hurt much, so i laid down and went to sleep. pj went to work, and ricky came over, so i hung out with him. we went to wal-mart to wait for shanna to get off work, and so i could walk around for a couple hours and help my labor become active. picked pj up from work and then watched A Day Without a Mexican at ricky and shanna's. by then the contractions were getting painful enough so that i couldn't really pay attention to the film. they were regular and about six minutes apart. pj and i came home, and i tried to lay down and sleep, but i couldn't, so i just stayed up walking around during my contractions and breathing through them. finally around six a.m. on saturday morning, i was like, man, i need to go to the hospital, so pj and i took a shower [made me feel better], and we went to the hospital. i was about 4-6 cm dilated [depending on who checked me]. after a few hours, i was like OH NO i need some pain medication. it got to the point where i couldn't relax my body anymore, so i knew that if i didn't get relaxed somehow, i would be in labor for a very long time, getting nowhere. so i got me an epidural. oh god, it helped so much. i could still feel pressure and contractions, and after a few hours, a nurse came to check me and told me i was complete. i was like, WHAT? already? so then the doctor came in, and i pushed for about 15-20 minutes, and then he cut me [ouch] and out came little baby Zao.
she is five pounds, seven ounces. and eighteen inches long. she is so little! i thought she would be a good six or seven pounds. i mean, she went full-term. but the doctor said she's nice and healthy. all her tests came out fine. she is sleeping right now [which is why i'm updating]. she's so absolutely beautiful! i know it sounds bad, but i love her 230482094823098432 times more than anyone else in the world, including pedro and my family members. she is so precious. she has my asian eyes, but she has pj's nose and lips. man oh mannnnnnnnnn. what a great experience.
okay, i'm going to go now. too much typing, and it hurts to sit down for so long.
here's the details: went into labor after we got home from Blitz [day-after-thanksgiving sale at walmart]. the contractions didn't hurt much, so i laid down and went to sleep. pj went to work, and ricky came over, so i hung out with him. we went to wal-mart to wait for shanna to get off work, and so i could walk around for a couple hours and help my labor become active. picked pj up from work and then watched A Day Without a Mexican at ricky and shanna's. by then the contractions were getting painful enough so that i couldn't really pay attention to the film. they were regular and about six minutes apart. pj and i came home, and i tried to lay down and sleep, but i couldn't, so i just stayed up walking around during my contractions and breathing through them. finally around six a.m. on saturday morning, i was like, man, i need to go to the hospital, so pj and i took a shower [made me feel better], and we went to the hospital. i was about 4-6 cm dilated [depending on who checked me]. after a few hours, i was like OH NO i need some pain medication. it got to the point where i couldn't relax my body anymore, so i knew that if i didn't get relaxed somehow, i would be in labor for a very long time, getting nowhere. so i got me an epidural. oh god, it helped so much. i could still feel pressure and contractions, and after a few hours, a nurse came to check me and told me i was complete. i was like, WHAT? already? so then the doctor came in, and i pushed for about 15-20 minutes, and then he cut me [ouch] and out came little baby Zao.
she is five pounds, seven ounces. and eighteen inches long. she is so little! i thought she would be a good six or seven pounds. i mean, she went full-term. but the doctor said she's nice and healthy. all her tests came out fine. she is sleeping right now [which is why i'm updating]. she's so absolutely beautiful! i know it sounds bad, but i love her 230482094823098432 times more than anyone else in the world, including pedro and my family members. she is so precious. she has my asian eyes, but she has pj's nose and lips. man oh mannnnnnnnnn. what a great experience.
okay, i'm going to go now. too much typing, and it hurts to sit down for so long.
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