Jarod Dace
Born November 17th 1999
Time: 09:02 a.m.
Length: 21 inches
Weight: 9 lbs

The Birth Story Of Jarod

I suspected I was pregnant when Rebecca turned a year old. About a month after her birthday I got a pregnancy test and it was positive. We had always said we wanted a girl and a boy, close together. So, to break the news to Jason, I went and bought a cute little baby boy suit. I wrapped it up and gave it to him, after he opened it and gave me a questionable look, I told him I was pregnant and that I felt it was a boy. He told Rebecca, who didn't look the least bit interested.

My pregnancy went great, no discomforts, but was a lot different from Rebecca's, as my belly got huge! At three months I had to get some maternity clothes. Rebecca didn't like my new growth and was always trying to push my belly off my lab.

We decided to do the same type of birth as we had done with Rebecca and we also decided we wanted Rebecca to be involved. I was very excited that Nancy, our midwife, was going to be with us again as we gave birth.

I began to prepare Rebecca for what was going to happen. I told her all about the baby and what it would be like to give birth. I showed her lots of pictures, read her a lot of books and we watched many birth videos. She loved it and would always say "baby" when she saw the babies born.

By the time I was eights months along I felt that I was carrying twins. I was huge and the baby kicked me ALL the time, hard. I gained a total of 25 pounds and felt very healthy.

On November 17th I woke up around 4:30 a.m. I felt kind of crampy and nauseous. I got up and went to the bathroom. I didn't know why but something just felt off, like I was dreaming. I decided to take a bath and filled up the tub. While I was in the tub I called Jason at work and told him I didn't feel good and that maybe I was in labor. I wasn't due for three more weeks so he wasn't convinced. He told me to call him back if things changed. I stayed in the tub for a while and than got out. While I was stepping out of the tub I had a huge contraction. I dropped to the floor and called Jason back and told him to get home. He arrived home around 6:30 and I was having a hard time staying relaxed. It was just going so fast. Jason stated to get things ready for the birth, which he was having a hard time doing because I needed him to hold me during the contractions. He called Nancy and told her to head on over. Around 7 o'clock I told him I was ready to push. (He suggested I wait for Nancy and I gave him a dirty look.) I got on the bed in a squat and started to push a little. Nancy arrived around 7:30 and sat down next to me and took my hand in hers. Jason held my other hand and I really began to push. It was hard, I felt like I was trying to push out something that weighed 100 pounds.

Rebecca always wakes up at 8:00 and on the dot at 8 she walked into out room. Jason picked her up and told her the baby was coming. She wanted me and Jason sat her down next to me. She patted my belly and said "baby". She than began to play peek-a-boo with Jason over my belly. My grunting as I pushed didn't affect her at all. She just patted my arm and hugged me.

Around 8:30 I was tired and told Jason I was done and that I was never going to be able to get the baby out, that I wanted to stop and try it again later. He told me that of course I could do it. I told him that I'd like to see him try it for just five minutes. I took a deep breath and gave it all I had. I felt the baby move down but also felt an awful burning sensation. I told Nancy that it burned and she told me to blow and to stop pushing. I said "I don't want to stop, I want this baby out of me right now" and I continued to push, even though it burned like crazy. Jason took my face in his hands, looked me in the eyes, and said "Mary, honey, blow with me right now." I did and the burning stopped. Nancy told me that I could push again, that the head was right there.

Jason and Rebecca moved to the foot of the bed. I held Nancy's hands and pushed some more. I remember seeing Rebecca standing at the end of the bed with a look of awe on her face. She was mesmerized and couldn't look away.

I felt the baby leave my body and I have never felt such a feeling of relief before. Jason handed the baby to me and the first thing I said was "Oh my, he is huge baby!" And I had been right it was a boy. Jason lifted Rebecca up to the bed and she kissed the baby and me.