Makai Stone born October 3, 2007

It is now time for Makai to shine. Makai's daddy and I have been friends since my Freshman Year in High School, but had only been officially dating for a few months when I found out I was pregnant. I honestly don't even remember what prompted me to take a test one night in our duplex, but I did and it wasn't the result I was hoping for. I walked into the Master Room tossed the test across the room to Mike, when I saw the smirk on his face I walked out very angry and there began the beginning of my very hormonal pregnancy. I absolutely loved being pregnant with Makai, I was so happy and I felt so pretty all of the time EXCEPT when his daddy was around... some unknown anger would kick in and I had no clue why I still have no clue why, but I made it through the pregnancy and it felt like forever before I gave birth; maybe because how short my pregnancy felt with Kaila.

Well here's a little recap of how the labor began... my water broke in the middle of the night. I called my brother, but told him when he gets here to be quiet because Mike was asleep on the couch & I didn't want him to freak out! While I was on the phone with my sister sitting on the ground in my closet, Mike comes in frantic because my brother called him for directions or something. I told him to calm down I'm talking to my sis because I want her to start making the drive from Santa Cruz to be there with me(she got there a 1/2hr after Makai was born). After my brother got to my house to pick up Kaila, Mike & I made the drive to Kaiser Permanente in Fresno. Mike took his best friend Clint's advise and sat very quiet saying very little the whole time. This time I opted to be given Pain Meds even though I'm allergic, because I absolutely did not ever want to feel the pain again that I felt when I was in labor with my first child. The nurse had me start pushing a little before the doctor came in the room "very bad idea" because Makai started slipping out without me even doing anything. The doctor rushed in and before he was even gowned & gloved the baby was laying on the bed while the nurse held one hand on him so he wouldn't fall while the doctor finished gearing up. We had lots of medical staff in the room by that point, a nurse for me, a nurse for the baby, my doctor, the baby's doctor and the door was wide open with two medical students standing in the doorway observing... it wasn't awkward at the moment, but looking back WOW is all I can say.

I will admit I was extremely upset when I found out I was going to have a boy, but when the doctor laid that little guy on my chest... it was a type of bond I had never felt before & I did not want to share Makai with anyone!