Camden was born on April 3rd, 2013 at 1:20 p.m.. He was a whopping 8 lbs. 15 ounces! I still can't believe how big he was! More than a pound bigger than Weston. He was 20 inches long. Here is the birth story if you are interested: I was supposed to be induced on April 2nd, but all of the beds were full. They rescheduled it until the next morning. I was disappointed, but there was nothing I could do about it. The next morning John and I left for the Hospital around 6:00 a.m. We got there and I got a room and they took all my info. I got an IV and just sat around for about an hour. They started me on pitocin and then my contractions started to come.I felt a few of them, but wasn't in a lot of pain. They checked me and I was dilated to a 3. Then I got the epidural and the Dr. came in and broke my water. I was having pretty regular contractions so they didn't check to see if I was dilated more cause there is a risk of infection if you do that. They checked my cervix to see if I was fully efaced. She said there was no lining left. They said I was ready to start pushing. The RN's had me push through some contractions then the Dr. came in and coaxed me through more contractions. It's really hard pushing when you are numb. I would take that over feeling the intense pain though. It was was so awful with Weston, that I just wanted to be in no pain and have it be less stressful. My arms were super sore and tired and I was out of breath. I felt pretty lightheaded too.I thought I was going to pass out. I think I pushed for about 45 minutes and finally he was here! It was cool to kind of feel him coming out of me. No vacuum was needed! I was so happy to finally meet him! I couldn't believe how much he weighed! He was huge! I noticed right away he was NOT Weston's twin. He looked a lot like John. They laid him on me for a minute then went and cleaned him out. Then I held him for a bit. Because he was so big and his arm was up by his face when he came out I had 3rd degree tears! Such a bummer. The Dr. took quite awhile to stitch me up. I was hoping to avoid stitches this time, but oh well. Everything else went really smoothly and he was healthy! They took him away for awhile to get cleaned up etc. John gave him his first bath while I rested awhile in the room. When I was able to actually get up and move around they took me to my recovery room. It was nice having John spend time with me. We were even able to FaceTime our family because we had Wifi! So cool! My mom and Weston came to see the new baby for a while. Weston didn't pay any attention to the new baby, but then he was interested and started cooing at him and wanting to touch his head and face. It was really sweet. He's only 17 months, so he doesn't really get it, but somehow he knows it's his baby brother. Then all he wanted to do was push the baby's bassinet cart around. He was getting bored and tired so they decided it was time to leave. About 10 minutes after they left we got a call from my mom saying she hit the median before the freeway entrance and her tires were flat! John left to go meet them and wait for the tow truck. Weston was really tired and hadn't eaten so I felt so bad. They waited for the tow truck and it towed them all the way to the VW Dealership about 40 minutes away from the Hospital. Then they drove all the way back to our home. John was planing on spending the night there at the Hospital with me, but I told him to just stay home. It's hard to get any sleep anyway at the Hospital when the nurses are coming in every 1-2 hours to check your vitals and give you medicine. Overall, this delivery was a lot easier than the first time and I had a great experience at the Hospital. That little yellow beanie was donated to the babies from the Lutheran church. I thought that was so nice. We got home Friday afternoon and were welcomed by Weston and my mom. I am so grateful she flew here from Utah to be with me and watch Weston while we were at the Hospital. She was a lot of help with Weston and even took the night shift with Camden the first 3 nights! It was great to get some good sleep for once. It has been quite the adjustment so far on our own, but luckily John has been working from home the last couple of days to help me out. We are constantly trying to get Weston away from the baby. He loves to poke his eyes and touch him or throw cars at his face. Haha. Recovery sucks, but it's getting better. I am grateful for this new sweet spirit in our homes and am thankful for his health. The only issue we've had is some jaundice. His coloring is pretty red/yellow, but they tested his blood and they said his levels were okay. We have a photographer coming Saturday afternoon to capture him at 10 days old. We love you Camden! Welcome to the Crisp family! Thanks for reading all of this if you did! ; ) HERE is Weston's very different and more dramatic birth story if you're interested.
