10/02/2006 (Tyler's Birth story)

Tyler's Birth Story!!So I decided that since I did not have a journal when I was pregnant with Tyler that I would take a minute and tell his story! Tyler's dad and I had been dating for a while when we discovered.. oh my we are going to be parents! The hardest part was telling my parents, but they took it remarkably well and supported me from day one! I continued to work full time up until I was 37 weeks. It was a pretty uneventful pregnancy, hardley any morning sickness, it was great. So I was 39 weeks pregnant when I woke up one morning and just felt like crap.. but I thought what else is new. I drug around for most of the day but I had this terrible pain in the small of my back! It just continued to get worse so at about dark I could not stand it anymore so I decided to go to the hospital. Steven was a wreck he did not know what to think and all I knew was that I hurt! They tried to make me lay on my back and I simply could not stand it.. I would never have went against doctors orders but I remember begging them to please not make me lay on my back. It wasn't but a few minutes later till they came in everyone was rushing around they told Steven to change clothes that they had to get the baby out NOW! Emergency C-section.. Oh boy was that no fun! The anesthesiolgist came in and got the spinal in place and he was pushing the meds as we went down the hall... I was soo sick throwing up and I could not concentrate on anything. I remember they kept giving me drugs to help keep me from vomitting but it took a minute.. now that is a weird feeling to throw up and not be able to feel your body...! So within the next minutes they had the baby out and Tyler James Causey Williams was introduced to the world at 2:07 am on July 18th. He weighed in at 9 lbs 3 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. But I did not get to hold him for 2 more days because he had to be on IVs and under and oxygen hood!, because little did we know the reason why I was hurting was they removed a cyst the size of a man's fist from my ovary and at the same time Tyler was going into fetal distress from lack of oxygen because he tied his cord in a knot and was pulling it when he moved. So we saved each other. His father and I are now married and expecting out second child. I knew I had to marry him when I went on vacation with a "friend" of mine and she told me of all the terrible things her babies father did daily, we actually had to come home early because her babies father got drunk and had a wreck with the children in the car. So that event alone made me realize how lucky I was! I no longer have contact with that "friend" but my son has the best daddy in the world and for that I am greatful! We all have our tough times and trials but sometimes if we look at the bigger picture we realize it could be MUCH worse! Hope you enjoyed! Love,Karen