(Dated Feb 11 2014)

2013 surely has been the biggest year of my life. So many of the best things in my life happened. I got engaged to the best man I know, then we got pregnant, married, and by the end of the year we had our perfect baby girl. Our little Naomi. I cannot ask for more in my life. It’s complete. My heart is filled with so much love for my family–Chris and Naomi: best things to ever come into my life. How lucky am i?

I feel the need to jot down every memorable moment I could remember with Naomi so that I could never forget, but more so that she could learn about the little person she was and understand how much joy she brought to her mother’s life.

Naomi was supposed to be born on December 13 2013, but that day came and went and there was still no Naomi. I tried literally everything to avoid being induced and to have her already because I was so anxious to meet her. I had an appointment with Dr. Sehdeva the following day, and my blood pressure was elevated. It had been perfect the entire pregnancy but toward the end of it, started climbing back up as it was pre pregnancy. Doc didn’t want to take the chance of dealing with pre eclampsia, so we were admitted to Little Company of Mary in Torrance and the induction would soon begin.

I was given Cytotec twice and made progress to about 4 cm dilated in 5 hrs before they started me on a Pitocin drip. That night was treacherous . I couldn’t sleep because I had constant contractions that were moderately painful. I resisted taking pain medications for as long as I could tolerate. But at 6 am, I demanded my epidural, which was painful as hell and something I don’t look forward to again. I really should have taken the Stadole to ease the pain of the epidural injection. But I didn’t, so I suffered. Shortly after, I just felt sick, nauseated and cold, and flu-like. I had a fever that never broke. So I was given Ancef in my IV and requested for Zofran which helped with my nausea. At 8pm later that day, I hadn’t progressed past 7 cm, and they had already maxed out on the Pitocin. So they prepared me for C-section. I requested for another Zofran as I was getting more nauseous. Once in the OR, I felt even more sick. I immediately started throwing up. And that continued throughout the entire time till Naomi was born. I was shaking uncontrollably and felt weak. I had a hard time mustering energy to even see my baby girl. I remember hearing her cry. Boy was she angry! She came out feisty. They said she was big. 8 lbs 15 oz 21 inches big. She was born to us at 8:24 pm.

I’d gotten phenergan and compazine to help with my nausea. And my pressure dropped to the 70s from blood loss (800 ml). It was a very scary ordeal for me. I was scared that I wouldn’t even make it to see my baby.

But I am so glad that the whole delivery ordeal was behind us. And we have such a beautiful baby to enjoy. She is exactly what I imagined. She looks just like Chris. And every time I see her, I see my husband in her and it makes me happy. She has his hairline, his complexion, his eyebrows, his serious look, his scowl, and his toes. She’s gorgeous.