Broken Lady Parts and a baby is born!

I'm no good at this blogging thing. I have honestly been meaning to update this thing for sometime, mainly for my own personal use later on in life but also to share with those who love to take a glimpse into other people's worlds. Social networking is more addicting than cigarettes, dontcha know? Please let me tell you what I'm doing every second of everyday. "Leeanna Marsh just ate a sandwich." "Leeanna Marsh just changed a poopy diaper." "Leeanna Marsh is awake." But seriously... The original purpose of this blog was so that years later I could look back and show Jackson how neurotic his mommy has ALWAYS been and to give him a little bit of an idea of what I was thinking "way back when..."

So - to sum up the rest of my pregnancy since I stopped at 6 1/2 months.... Up until month 8 it was pretty standard. Then came the separated pubic symphasis (on 10/26/11) that put me on bed rest for the duration of my pregnancy. What is separated pubic symphasis, you ask? I always referred to it as my "broken vagina" but really, my pubic bone had a 1cm separation and was completely unaligned. It was, to say the least, a complete shit show. I could barely walk, sometimes not at all, sleeping became a task and the pain was unbearable. It got to the point where I had to BEG the doc to induce. He agreed and set my induction for Tuesday, 12/13/11 at 8pm. Two days before that, I was admitted to the hospital for what I thought was natural labor but it ended up being a kidney stone (woo-fricken-hoo!)

On 12/13/11 at 8:00PM I reported to Lutheran Hospital's new and beautiful labor and delivery unit. Mixed emotions flooded over me but mostly I just wanted to be relieved of the pain and discomfort and I so badly wanted to meet my son. I had a room full of very supportive, anxious and dramatic family; including my Mother, Grandmother, Stacey, Tracey, Stephanie, Stephen, Jennah, and Marissa. While it was mostly OK, there was a bit of drama but it was kept away from me and when things got too tough for the taking, the nurses booted the culprits from the room. About a 1/2 hour later, the contractions began. (skip ahead to "go time") At this point, my full house was a little bit different and my coaching staff consisted of my Mom, Stacey, Tracey, and Kimmy. Jennah, Grandma and Joy watched from the wings. I pushed for about an hour or so and finally the moment I had been waiting 10 months for, was here. I welcomed my beautiful 8lb5oz20inch son, Jackson Harlan Kent, into the world on Wednesday, December 14, 2012 at 4:51pm. My world will never be the same.