DELIVERY DAY

Wooow it was finally here.. The day we were going to meet our new baby! We were so excited we couldnt stop smiling, although we were a little bit scared because Stockton was going to be five weeks early and we didnt know what to expect we were still trying to hope for the best! I remember the day he was born perfectly.. I got up and Showered...SHAVED lol, dried and straightened my hair, put my makeup on, and got to spend time with my mom and Ben for the last time in peace and quiet. THe thing I was the most nervous for was what Stockton was going to look like.. Everyone was teasing me that he was going to come out with a head full of red hair so i was pretty nervous lol. So the time had come for the delivery to begin and they wheeled me into the C-Section room and they gave me my spinal block and when they did that they asked Ben to step outside the room until it was finished (which was good cause he would have passed out at the sight of the needle.) As Ben stood outside waiting and I was on the operating table so many things were running through my head i was just happy to have this over and done with.. I was finished waiting! The baby was out in a flash I couldnt believe it, it was so wierd feeling them inside my stomach but hearing the baby crying was such a relief and to hear that he was doing great and coming up to the room with us was so amazing.. I really dont think I could have been any more happier.. When the doctor finally finished sewing me up and they wheeled me up to the room I looked over to see Ben holding the baby I had never more in love with Ben before as I was in that moment. Watching Ben kiss and gaze at Stockton made me feel so proud knowing how much he loved him already. NOW it was my turn to finally hold Stockton for the first it.. As Ben placed him in my arms I suddenly became so overwhelmed that I began to cry... It was all over he was here and safly swaddled up in my arm, what a joy it was and such an amazing feeling that was definately a first for Ben and I. STOCKTON REED LEON MARTINEZ 12/10/2009, 6lbs 1oz, & 17 inches long!! Atlast our baby boy was healthy, here, and life was never better than it was in that moment.

Lets FAST Forward...

WEll... Being pregnant was so much fun.. I played soccer till five months until I broke my arm (both my ulna and radius were broken) OUCH!!!! That was alooooooooooot of pain..But most all it scared Ben to death because he was so worried about the baby.. So unfortunately I had to quit playing soccer at that point in time, Ben made me lol. Being pregnant is quite an experience and I would have to say that the best thing about being pregnant was that I didnt even start showing until about six and a half months.. Almost seven months which was nice.. I felt as if i fell asleep not pregnant and woke up super pregnant, it felt as if I just got huge over night with a big belly of baby:) Ooooops I forgot that we were on the fast forward track so Ill try to catch you up to date quickly.. Its will be just about a year of catch up that we have to do since Stockton just turned ten months on the 10th of 10/10/10!!! Wat a trip huh?? So where was I?? Oh being pregnant, its such an amazing experience that Ben and I are so greatful and we thank god every day for such a blessing in our lives. It is such an honor to be a mother and to have such a loving man in my life as well, that loves me unconditionally and to carry his baby inside me was such an AMAZING EXPERIENCE! Feeling little Stockton Reed in my stomach, moving around, twisting and turning, kicking, and getting the hiccups too is a feeling that I will never forget, every night was full of movment, it felt as if I had little butterflies in my stomach. As stockton got bigger that feeling changed quickly.. Stockton had managed to lodge his head up inside of my rib cage so far that Iwas uncomfortable for the last month or so.. I hurt to sleep, sit, or do anthing except stand where I could strech my stomach out so he wasnt so cramped.. So i was glad to not be pregnant anymore.
Here is when things got quite a bit SCARY for our little family!! I was going to the doctor every two weeks because I was about five weeks out and also because my amniotic fluid around the baby was trending downward. Meaning that a normal pregnancy the fluid around the baby should be about9 to 12 cmh2o and mine was about a five. The doctor put me through a stress test to make sure the baby was fine but if the fluid dropped any further than that we would have to deliver the baby because it would kill the baby... so two days later my doc had me come in and it had fallen.. Ben wasnt there he was finishing the nurshery because we still had about five weeks worth of things to do to get ready so my mom went to the doc with me... My doctor Michelle at the Circle of Life said those magical two words that I saw coming but was just so unprepared for " It's Time." My jaw hit the flooor and they admitted me in the hospital for a C-section that next morning, Ben rushed down right away with our bags because tomorrow was the day we having our baby. It was so exciting our baby would be here tomorrow.. So he and I slep well because we knew our sleeping days were over starting tomorrow!!

It's A BOY!!

Boy or Girl.... I was hoping for a girl and Ben was hoping for a little boy. Only time could tell and the time was now. I was just about fifteen weeks along at our second prenatal appointment and both Ben and I were watching the monitor when Michelle had asked us if we wanted to know the sex of our baby..?? Both Ben and I looked at eachother, both thinking that it was too early but of course we wanted to know. We sat there anxiously as Michelle rotated the ultrasound wand around on my belly and then she stopped and pointed at the screen and it seemed like hours as we waited for her to speak up and then the words came out... "IT"S A BOY" she said then she followed it up with "I think" and then she said "I'm about 90% sure it's a boy, but it is a little to early to be a 100% sure." Woow a boy!! I was ecstatic, Ben was right we were having a baby boy...

My First Ultrasound

Time was flying and there was so much to get done in preparing for a baby. I had no idea of all the stresses that came along with being pregnant. First I had to call and make an appointment at The Circle Of Life and inform my gynecologist Michelle Knowles that I was pregnant and that I would love if she would follow this pregnancy and deliver my baby. Michelle was so happy for me and was honored that I had chosen for her to deliver my baby, although I couldn't imagine having anyone else doing the job since I had been with Michelle since I was sixteen. I was so anxious when I had gotten to my doctors appointment because this would be the first time that Ben and I would be able to see our baby for the first time. I will never forget the moment that I saw my baby "my little gummy bear" on the screen and I will for sure never forget the look on Ben's face as Michelle found the heartbeat of our baby and we herd it beating for the first time. What a sense of relief to see and hear my baby's heart beat, it was a very surreal experience and I can't even describe the way I was feeling in that room with my honey, peering in at our beautiful baby.
As the appointment came to an end and we left the building I was in a euphoric state, already excited for the next appointment.

After The Initial Shock...

After the initial shock and the three days of crying, there was nothing but happiness in our lives. Although Ben and I had no idea as to what was in store for us or how our world was about to be flipped upside down, we were on our toes with smiles on our faces and ready for anything. I have never seen Ben so happy, although it was probley the shock that he was experiencing, it was quite a relief to know that this is what he wanted and that we could do this. There was one thing that really stood out in my mind when I think about the first week after find out that I was pregnant and it was my parents. My parents were so supportive and they were the first to find out that I was pregnant and I remember driving up to Layton crying my eyes out scared to death of what they were going to say or think about this situation that I put myself into. For some reason when I got to my parents house, my mom standing outside the front door, I think that she could sense the distres in my voice on the phone. I got out of my car and immediately I was in tears for I couldnt look into my parent's eyes as I told them that I was pregnant. At first my dad was very upset throwing out things like marriage and what was i going to do about school being that I was so close to finishing.. All these thoughts were running through everyone's heads, but then my mom look at me and said something that I will never forget, she said "Molli this is a blessing and you and Ben love eachother very much and you can do this, you are a strong woman and you will be a great mother." From that moment on I felt a sense of relief, I had a very supportive family and a loving boyfriend, just an all around amazing support group and thats all I need to get through this lovely experience. After crying my eyes out and then feeling the sense of relief I was able to stop the tears and feel the best feeling in the world which was being overwhelmed with happiness and so in love with Ben. Just knowing that he was going to be the father of my baby and what a special gift we had received, Ben and I were closer that ever before and we were going to be a family.

The BIG Suprise!

In the May of 09' is where our story all began. Ben and I were in Moab on a vacation from school during spring break, just enjoying eachothers company and it was just about that time of the month to come around (you know mother natures gift) and it just never seemed to come, and of course I was begining to get a little nervous like any normal woman was who was on birth control would. Something was just not right and I could feel it, so I told Ben that I was late and we both were worried but we both put on these fronts like everything was A-Okay, which only made us feel better for a short amount of time until we returned home... Later that night after we returned home from Moab we had went grocery shopping and we had tripped over our feet to the dreaded isle, the isle that you hope to never have to go to unless you were trying to get pregnant... THE PREGNACY TEST ISLE... We both looked at eachother and decided that we should get one just to see, so we did and we just got the cheapes one possible because we thought that this couldnt happen we were on birth control. As we were on our way home in the car I sat there anxiously knowing that in a matter of ten minutes our lives could be changed for ever! We arrived home and before we even finished putting the groceries away I was in the bathroom "doing my thing." I Laid the pregnancy tests on the counter infront of Ben because I couldnt bear to even look at them..... My heart was racing...... I was sweating..... I was already begining to tear up because i just knew that I was pregnant something just wasnt right.... Finally the test screen appeared!!!!!!! There it was TWO pink lines, I could believe my eyes, I was PREGNANT!!! I ran to the bed room and immediatly began to cry I was scared, I was too young to be a mom... Ben sat quietly at the end of the bed with a look of shock on his face, the only thing he could say was WOOOW, how did this happen.. Well we both knew how something like this could have happened. I was utter disbelief so i made Ben go back to the store and buy the most expensive pregnancy test, the ones that specifically said "Prengant" or "Not Pregnant. " When he returned home with the test I immediatly took them both, as i exited the bathroom I gave Ben both of the test, We were both sitting on the bed... Bing went the alarm on the first test, I looked over to Ben and said "well what does it say" he replied "Nothing yet" but i know he was lieing. Finally, the second test sounded and he handed me both of the test and they bolth read in big bold letters that seemed like they were screaming at me PREGNANT and PREGNANT!!! I was in shock and I cried and Ben cried but only for a short while because soon those tears turned in to nothing but joyful thought, I loved Ben and Ben loved me.... We were going to be PARENTS!!