The countdown is on. BJ is about to make his appearance. Last visit to the tall, handsome, blue eyed doctor and he says Ms. Charles we are almost there but if he doesn’t come by next Friday we will have to induce. I said with confidence Doc he will be here before next Friday. He smiled and said well let us make an appointment for giggles and I responded no problem. So off mom and I went to do some shopping. I wanted to make sure that I had everything I needed. We did some walking that day and when I got home BJ was real active. He was moving extra and I figured he was hungry so I went to get something to eat. I decided to get some rest and Mom and I went to sleep.
The following morning I jumped up at 4am and went straight for the bathroom as I felt like I wanted to vomit. Mom got up because she heard me. She came in the bathroom and asked me what was the matter and I responded that I was not feeling well. She said not feeling well how – I responded that I felt like I wanted to vomit. So she called her nurse friend who advised that we head for the hospital. We got ready and began making our way towards the hospital. To be honest I was not scared. I was just concern and hoping that BJ was okay. So we get to the hospital and we met the nurse at the front desk of the Delivery ward. She asked us what was the matter and I replied that I wasn’t feeling well and I felt like I wanted to vomit. She responded by saying I was in labour. I was like hold up, wait a minute, what story this. Arm….where is the pink shower I read about and the water bag breaking. So what now I asked and she responded by saying they would check me to see how far I was dilated. I looked at Mom like what is this nurse talking as I am barely feelingin any pain. I am in some discomfort yes but if this is labour then I should get through this with a breeze. So they took me in to check me and I am 4cm dilated. They then told me to go get something light to eat and take a walk in the big parking lot outside. So I got some soup and a cup of tea and off I went for my walk. Why don’t they tell people what they signing up for? Ten steps into the walk and I double over in pain. WOW this is serious – now here is a little secret about me it depends on the level of pain I experience I would launch into a fit of giggles. Well guess what I began to giggle. My mother knows this about me so she turns and says that pain hitting you and I said oh yes indeed. So on our second lap around I said Mom I need to use the bathroom and she responded and said no you don’t that’s just the baby. I said Mommy I NEED to use the bathroom. After I insisted, we went to the bathroom and up came the soup and the tea and then I defecated. Mom said oh hell no, we going back upstairs because something ain’t right. So we journeyed back upstairs and told the nurses what had happened and they checked me again. I was still 4cm dilated so the Midwife asked me if I wanted to go home or stay and I told her if she sent me home I was going to go to sleep. In the middle of the conversation, I felt something wet so I said to her you better check me again and she did. When she was finished checking she said Ms. Charles you will not be going home today. Oh great didn’t expect BJ this soon but well we in for the penny we in for the pound. So they stripped me up to all kind of machines and I could hear BJ’s heartbeat going like a herd of horses. Arm........I want to vomit again and out it came and after that I vomited over and over and over and over till I was feeling like a weary ragdoll. They ran out of containers for my vomit and the last set ended up in the garbage pail. Mom looked at me and said well child I never see nobody vomit so yet. In the midst of my episode of vomiting, my contractions got stronger and stronger. I swear I was feeling them in my nose. Now, I had made a secret pack with myself that I would not use any swear words. I didn’t want BJ coming into the world hearing his mother cussing but boy that was one hard pack to keep but I kept it. I was eight hours into full labour and I was weak from the vomiting and the pain was like nothing I had ever felt in my life. I could handle pain but this was on a whole different level. I asked my nurse for something to take the edge off and she was awesome she said now Julie it will only take the edge off. Feeling real tired I said no problem I can handle that. So I got one shot in my leg and the other in my IV. Well I dozed off and realized in a few minutes I was back up with another contraction. Nurse Linda where is the edge I asked for she smiled and said that was the edge. So are you saying that it will allow me to rest and then allow me to feel every contraction? She said yes I said Epidural please. In walked the doctor to administer the epidural. When I got a glimpse of the needle I looked at my mother and then looked back at the doctor and thought to myself where the heck they going with that needle. But at that point if they had put it in my eyeball I didn’t care because that pain was excruciating. So the doctor told me to keep still while she placed the needle in my back. Well saaaa contraction coming, needle digging I want my mommy and I want my mommy now. Still I didn’t cry not a tear because I kept focusing on meeting BJ. He was still going strong and doing well. All this time, my mother was right by my side holding my hand. As soon as the medication was administered I went out like a light. Two hours later I was awakened by the Midwife, who came in to check how dilated I was. So she checked me and said Ms. Charles you are 10cm plus dilated so you will be pushing in the next half an hour. I said to myself – self push what and from where. Maybe that was the drugs talking but I didn’t comprehend. I had for some reason figured they would end up taking BJ instead of me pushing him out. Well what a shock of my life. I am going to have to push BJ out of my vagina. I turn to my mother and she smiled and I went back to closing my eyes because I know this woman was talking craziness. Like clock work she was back with her team. Where these people going? Why are they are suited up? Mom says Julie you going have to push. In my mind am saying why these crazy people don’t leave me alone with this pushing story. Next thing I know am jacked up and given instructions to push. Mom had my hand and my leg while another nurse had the other leg. My mommy was so awesome she was calm and reassuring and keep me focus on pushing. It was like we were in a race together and she would belike go Julie go. At this time, I am properly drugged up and not feeling much. Half an hour later out came this red thing screaming his head off and the Midwife said Ms. Charles here is your son. Can you believe I start one bawling in the people them place. They placed BJ on my stomach and do you know the first thing he did was to pee on me and then look up at me. I was so very tired but I was the happiest I had ever been in my life. My BJ is now Jayden, which means Jehovah Listens.
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