Christian Ryan Mast

I should have done this 3 weeks ago, but with everything that was going on at the time I just never got around to doing it.

So here it is...............
On March 24th Mom and dad flew in to help me out with the kids for when I had the baby. Mike was off so we just hung out at he house. He had to pick them up at the airport that night. He took Katie with him. I was in some pain during the day but I thought I had just over done it and needed to get off feet and relax. Mom and I were in the den with my dad and Katie, she said she had to go to the potty so my mom and I got up to take her to the potty. I was having problems walking to the other side of the house. When I got to the kitchen I told Mike that we needed to go in. He was online looking at flights to go to Ohio since his dad was in the hospital and not doing good after they shocked his heart. We packed a bag in case they kept me but we didn't think they would. So while we were gone my dad was looking for flights for Mike. We got in and set up at 10:15pm. They checked me and I was 3-4cm. While we were there the baby's heart rate dropped or sped up. The doctor wanted to keep me over night to monitor the baby. We got up stairs and in our room. Mike had to head home to pick up some paper work. That night I was in so much pain I didn't get any sleep.

March 25th, At 8AM my doctor came in and said lets have a baby. My water was still intact but I was in labor. So he broke my water. At 10:45AM I got my epi. Mike went to get food. He didn't want hospital food. When he got back I had just had my epi given. My BP dropped and I felt like I was going to vomit. They Had to give me some meds to help with that. They were unable to get my contractions on the monitor so they had to do the internals. The doctor came back at 1PM and was ready to deliver a baby. I wasn't ready. At 3PM he didn't like the way things were going. He said the baby was either to big to fit down the pelvis or was in the right position. He wanted to do a c-section in a hour. I was having pain and needed to push. So I did and in came the doctor. It was time to have the baby. We pushed for 15 minutes and out came baby. It's a BOY. Christian Ryan Mast was here. 7 pounds 9 ounces. 20 inches long.



The first night in the mother baby unit Mike was with me. The second night Mike stayed at home to help with the kids since they both were having a problem being away from us. He also bought his plane ticket to go to Ohio. The day I was to go home was the day Mike was to fly out. Our friend Ben brought Christian and I home. Dad was in Tampa.

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From of CA trip. She would just pick the flowers on her many walks with my parents to the park

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We have had a lot go on since the last time I posted a blog. About two weeks ago this Saturday, Mike's mom called and said his dad had water on his legs and feet and she was taking him to the hospital. That weekend we were getting ready for my parents to get into town to help out with the kids when I go into the hospital to have the baby. Mike would call every day even more then once to find out how he was doing. On Tuesday March 24th my parents flew in. Mike and Katie drove to TPA to pick them up. Mike got a call from his mom saying that the had shocked his fathers heart to get it to pump the way it should and that he wasn't doing so good. During the day Mike had talked to his dad's doctor and everything seemed ok. Next thing we knew Mike's mom called saying that the Doctor told her that family should get up to see him asap. So after Mike got back with my parents we started looking for a flight to get him up there. I was sitting in the den with my parents and Katie. Katie said she wanted to use the potty so we got up and made our way to the potty. I was having problems walking so when I got to Mike I said "I think we need to go in and get looked at". So a hour and a half after my parents got in we were off to the hospital to get checked. The whole time Mike was on the phone. We thought He could drive up with Joe but Joe had found a cheep ticket and now my dad was working on getting that ticket for Mike.
I will post more in the hospital and all in another blog. On March 27th Mike got a flight out to Ohio. He was in Ohio from the 27th to the 31st. This was something Mike had to do even if I wanted him to be home with us. I am glad he got to go see his dad and now he can be home 100%. We still call in every day to see how he is and some time he is doing good and others not so good. So today Mike was back to work at 5AM. I am going to miss having him home with me during the day like