Baby's Coming!

My original due date was July 24, 2012, but I went into labor on July 13, 2012.

Herman and I had ordered a crib set when I was about 5 months pregnant. I was getting close to my due date and I had told Herman that, well, the baby was going to get here soon and we needed it. For some reason it took a while for us to get it. I had been calling the store where we bought it from and they would just say that they hadn't gotten it yet.

So one day (July 12, 2012), I finally received a call from them telling me they had it. So I was soooooooooo excited that I drove with my sister in law to get it. On the FREEWAY(!!!)--something I never do.

Unfortunately the box didn't fit in my car.. so we had to take everything out of the box and put everything piece by piece in the car. When I got home, I took everything out of the car BY MYSELF and put it inside. I was exhausted.

When Herman got home, he built it. Everything was just perfect!

So Paige, my other sister in law, and I moved around the room so the crib would fit there. We put everything in its place. Now we were ready for our little boy.

That night Paige and part of our family left to go to Myrtle Beach. Everything was fine. I didn't feel any different. I just felt constipated but every time I went to the restroom nothing would happen. So we went to bed around 11. Like I said, everything was good. I woke up around 3 a.m, I just felt the need to actually poop. I went to the restroom but again, nothing happened. Went back to bed then I woke up at 5 a.m with bad cramps. Honestly it didn't even cross my mind that I could be in labor.

By 6 a.m I just knew I was in labor. I started tracking the contractions--they were 7 minutes apart. I woke up Herman and told him that it was time.

He immediately jumped out of bed! "What?!?!?" he asked.

Contractions were getting to me. I told him to get our stuff ready while I took a shower. He called his mom, my mom, brother, sister, the list goes on. We left the house around 7. I was in pain but still calmed. We arrived at the hospital around 7:30 a.m., checked in and everything.

When the nurse checked me, she did realize I was having pretty strong contractions. When the doctor came in, she said that they were gonna send me home because I wasn't dilating. I was so mad. I was obviously in labor. After like an hour, they decided that I was in labor. Even though I was in labor and in so much pain, they still didn't give me any pain medicine. I was in labor without any pain medicine for about 7 hours!

After that it was just a matter of waiting... I had to get up and walk because I wasn't dilating, and let me tell you, walking with contractions is not fun. They finally gave me some pain medicine.

It was around 6 p.m. when the doctor came in to check if I was completely dilated. Unfortunately, since they had broken my water before, they said I now had an infection and with that came fever. Plus the baby also had fever and his heart beat was slowing down. She said she'll come back in a little bit to check again and if I wasn't completely dilated, I was going to have to get a C- Section, a surgical procedure in which one or more incisions are made through a mother's abdomen and uterus to deliver babies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarean_section).

At that time we had nothing to do besides wait and pray. I personally think that God is the only one who has all power.

When she came back for the last time, she said I was ready to push. Unbelievable how I went from 6cm to 10cm in less than an hour. She couldn't believe it. But I know my God did it. And now it was time to push.

Our beautiful baby was born at 8:23 p.m. on July 13, 2012. I thank God for being there when I needed him, for giving us the best thing a human being can ask for: a gorgeous, smart, healthy baby.

Tomorrow I will be posting pictures of my labor. From beginning to end.

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During my Pregnancy...

I found out that I was pregnant on November 23, 2011. The feeling of seeing those two lines was just amazing. My heart was pounding like crazy. I immediately forgot about everything and it was pure happiness.

As weird as it sounds, and I think I mentioned this before, but our baby was 100% planned. Yes. We were and still ARE young, but that didn't make us doubt our love for each other or how eager we were about having a little one.

Herman is not the kind of person who likes to show his emotions. When I told him that we were finally pregnant, he didn't say much, but at that moment, I knew he was happiest man alive.

During that time, I was still living with my mom. Of course I had to tell her. Telling her wasn't hard. We have always had a great relationship and with that came great communication. So its wasn't very bad...

Many people wonder how it feels to be pregnant. The truth is you feel normal. Of course is different with every person but I just felt sick, mostly for the first 3 months. Yeaaah, the common morning sickness, dizziness at times, and I felt tired most of the time.. but I think that was because during my pregnancy I had Anemia.

Anemia, for those who don't know is "a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a main part of red blood cells and binds oxygen. If you have too few or abnormal red blood cells, or your hemoglobin is abnormal or low, the cells in your body will not get enough oxygen." (http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/understanding-anemia-basics). Which is pretty much the lack of iron in your system, and later on could turn into Leukemia. And during your pregnancy it could cause problems at birth. So I had to take Iron pills everyday.

During the last months it was mostly feeling uncomfortable. My belly was pretty big. Ugghhhh whenever I would eat I'd just feel like the biggest balloon! I actually had trouble breathing at times. But at the end it was all worth it. On my next post I'll tell you everything about my labor! From the beginning until the end!!!

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Our Relationship

Our relationship...

Like I told you guys before, Herman and I started dating September 16,2009. I have to say...Our relationship has been great. Since the beginning we just had that connection--at times it got a little weird but I think it was because we obviously didn't know what we wanted. We were in high school... But over all it has been amazing.

Like every couple, we have had our ups and downs but nothing has been enough to end our relationship. Now that we have our baby it's even better.We are just so happy. He always puts a smile on our faces.

We are still learning. We learn as our baby boy keeps growing and I doubt we'll ever stop learning. We try to still spend time with each other because, of course, Alonso takes up most of our time! But we still LOVE it.

Advice

But girls, you have to be careful nowadays. Guys just want to have SEX, without caring about our feelings.

And no, not all guys are the same. Of course we all feel like we found our prince, but it's not always like that. Wait a little to really open up and give everything. And even if you feel like crap because you guys broke up, trust me you'll get over it.

And also you CAN'T LOVE anybody in a week. So if you guys want to act like adults by drinking, having serious relationships, and having sex, at least be more mature about it.

And also be careful with what you say or send to people. I'm sure all of you heard about Amanda Tod. Learn from her mistake. But then again I'm here to tell you about my story... I'm not here to tell you how to live your life. Over all have fun and live your life in a healthy way!

If you need some advice leave your comments! I don't know everything, but I might be able to help:)