Right now I am supposed to be pregnant. I am supposed to have another 3 days until
our little bundle makes her appearance in this big world… 3 more days of
wondering, waiting, trying not to worry about what is to come. Well, life has a way of being funny and
keeping you on your toes… because our little lady decided to come two weeks
early!
Here is how it all went
down…. our family of three had a great night Skyping with my sister and her
family and then helped my mom book her flight to Dubai for the 14th
of March (about a week after the baby’s due date). Then we got ready for bed… what? Yikes! I
think I just peed myself a little (sorry for the over share!). I didn’t really think too much more about it
and went to sleep. The next morning I
had a normal weekly doctor’s appointment, but I kind of felt like something was
up so I gave Jon the heads up that he might have to leave work early to head to
the hospital. At my appointment I told my doctor, Dr.B, that I think my water
ruptured but I wasn’t sure… she said, I bet you just peed yourself but I’ll do
I test just to make sure… five minutes later, sure enough my water had indeed
broken and she told me we were going to have this baby today! My insurance company had to be called to get
a verbal confirmation that the bill was going to be approved for labor and delivery
and once we got the A okay, a nurse had to walk me to another building to the
Labor and Delivery wing. So at 11:30 I
was all settled into my room awaiting Jon’s arrival. I couldn’t officially be checked in to the
hospital or get my IV drip (even though the IV had been put into my arm) until
my Husband took my insurance card and passport to the administration office to
check me in. Having a child out of
wedlock is illegal over here and apparently your husband has to be the one to sign
you in to the hospital to have a baby. Once
Jon got there and had completed the paperwork and only when he completed the
paperwork could I get the induction drugs.
My water had broken but I didn’t have
contractions of any kind so they had to induce me… which was fine with me! So the rest of the day went like this…
12:30- Pitocin drip
was started
1:00- They gave me lunch (one big perk of having a baby over here is
they feed you up until you get an epidural!)
1:45- got the magic juice- aka an epidural. I know there are a lot of people in my
generation that choose or think they are going to go all natural during their
delivery… well, I am definitely NOT one of them. It is 2013 and I don’t need a badge of honor
saying I pushed a kid out of my fouff with no drugs… I want to stay calm and
focused while getting this little thing out of me and not curse my husband while
fantasizing about cutting his penis off (which is how I imagine myself acting)! Anyways, they keep the epidurals turned down
low over here (I could still move my legs and can walk around minutes after
delivering) so it doesn’t take away all the pain… but it definitely cuts the
edge! (I am stepping off my soap box now.)
3:30- nurse checks me… says I am 3ish cm dilated
so sit back and keep waiting
4:15- rolled on my side and thought, holy hell
this baby is going to come out… NOW! Nurse checks me and sure enough (just like
last time) I was fully dilated and the baby was ready!
4:30- Doctor arrived winded after literally
running over from the other building
4:51- Corbin made her big arrival into the world!
Corbin Ann Cumberworth was born on February 20th,
2013 at 4:51pm weighing 7lbs and was 19.5 inches long and 2 weeks early. I really wanted her born yesterday, March 2nd,
Texas Independence Day… and not in February because I don’t like the month of
February.. Don’t ask me why… I just don’t like it, but some things I guess you
don’t have a say in and this was one of them.
Anyways, we named her Corbin because Jon and I
played basketball in the Corbin J. Robertson center in College. We have a lot of memories of that building
and the times at Southwestern that made and at times defined us and our
relationship. Also, my brother in law
Joe’s given name is Corby Joe and I have always loved it… and him too! And it is a freaking cool name! Ann is for my grandmother, our Memaw on my Father’s
side. She was a wonderful lady with a kind
soul whom I wish I would have gotten to know better but she passed away when I
was 5. Also for my sister whose middle
name is Lee Ann. With Jon and I coming
from a generation of Jessica’s, Lauren’s, Lindsey’s and our parents coming from
a generation of Sharon’s and Linda’s, we wanted to name our kids
something “normal” but uncommon. We know
Corbin (Corby) is traditionally a boy’s name but so is Leighton… and it is our kid so if you don’t like it get
over yourself, have a kid and name it what you want (WHAT post pregnancy
hormones, what are you talking about?)!
Baby Corbin was so nice and got Leighton a sweet
little Camel as a gift for their first meeting!
I think Leighton approves!
MELTDOWN!!! What did I get myself into? Lord help US!
Welcome Home Baby Corby!
And this is what we have ALL been doing a lot of…
One week old
Baby Corby (aka. Baby CC to Leighton) has been
an awesome baby thus far and very similar to her laid back sister… except for
the fact that we went through an entire pack of diapers in like three days
versus her sister who only pooed every 5 days!
EVERYONE has been asking how Leighton is handling the BIG change in her
life… well, she has been awesome.
Leighton will run into a room yelling Baby CC, Baby CC!!!! It is really cute but we do have to watch out
for Laylay being a little rough with excitement… Corbin’s belly button might be
an outie after this exchange!
Overall our family of three became a family of
four a little sooner than expected but everything has fallen into place and we
seriously couldn’t be happier. With that
being said, check back in a week or two when this newborn really “wakes up” and
see if I am still singing the same tune!
Until Later…