I ate lunch and a little while later I wasn't feeling very good. I started to get really nauseated and eventually went in the bathroom and threw up. I was so sick and exhausted by the time 8 o'clock came that night that I could barely make it home. I went straight to bed and slept until about midnight. Houston came home from work at 1 o'clock am and I was still sick and throwing up. He got into bed and I complained to him for a few minutes before we had both settled in to go to sleep.
A little after 1 I had one really bad contraction, felt a pop, and was suddenly swimming in a bed of water. I told Houston "I think my water just broke, quick get me a towel!". I got up and went into the bathroom trying to contain the flood when the contractions hit, and hard. I was in instant labor contracting every 3 minutes. I knew that I was only 2 cm and that I was a first time mom, things were going to take a little while. I decided that I had time to wash my hair and put on some makeup.
I was bent over the tub contracting and I had Houston running around the house finding everything we needed for the hospital. Every time I started a contraction Houston would run in and give counter pressure on my back. It was pretty chaotic for about 45 minutes and the pain was getting out of control. I had no warning and didn't think I would be in instant labor. We got in the car and drove to the hospital in Provo, I had Houston call ahead and tell them we were on our way. We also called my family at about 2 in the morning and said to start driving because we were having the baby today!
By the time we got to the hospital I felt like I couldn't take anymore. Myrinda Barnes was my first nurse and she quickly started my IV and called Dr. Steffenson in to do the epidural. Water was still flowing everywhere and I was still only 2 cm. I was soon extremely numb, which was just what I wanted. I called my mom and told her that they had plenty of time and I was only at a 2. Dani got to the hospital at around 4 am and I told her the story so far. The rest of the family was soon behind her and everyone was very excited. We all guessed what time he would come, how much he would weigh, and how long he would be.
At 6 o'clock the nurses changed shifts and Brittany Duckett was our new nurse. She checked me and I was 4-5 cm and starting to thin more, I was relieved that I wasn't going to have to be induced. My temperature started to go up and so did Corbin's heart beat. He had a baseline heart rate of 180 bpm and sometimes would accelerate to 210! Brittany put internal monitors in to better monitor the baby and I started to change really fast. I was soon 8-9 cm and his little head was getting really low. I was still blissfully unaware that my body was going through anything...besides having a little nausea. By 7 o'clock I was completely dilated and throwing up, which didn't make my nurse happy because the head was so low. We were all just sitting around waiting for Dr. Thorpe to arrive so I could start pushing. Brittany turned off my epidural for me so that I would be able to push and wouldn't be so numb for the delivery.
At 7:40 Dr. Thorpe arrived and I started pushing at 7:45. I pushed through five contractions which was 15 minutes and baby Corbin was here! I was amazed at how easy and fast everything went and couldn't believe that I had just had a baby.
Terah Schiess was the Corbin's nurse and Houston helped clean him off and give him a little oxygen. He had a tight nuccal cord which means that the cord was wrapped around his neck, but he did really well once he was born.
The girls were so excited and my mom was spreading the news to my dad and Joey.
Overall I could not have asked for a better delivery or a cuter baby.
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