Jared James Brunner arrived at 4:56am October 17, 2011. I was very ready for him to get here and I did not enjoy my pregnancy the last 3-4 months! I was a complainer :) I was always really tired and I don't think I took care of myself as I should have. I ate A LOT OF CRAP!! And I didn't take the time to go on walks as much. So needless to say, I was huge, swollen and ready for him to come out! :)
My labor started at 1:00am on a Monday morning. I woke up to a contraction and then 12 minutes later another one. I instantly remembered the feeling of contractions and I actually got pretty excited that it was finally time!! My third contraction was about 6 minutes apart and then the fourth one started every 3 minutes! It was going really fast. I called my mom and she came to get me to take me to the hospital so Travis could wait for his parents to get to our house so they could watch Jake. My mom and I got to the hospital at 2:40am and I was checked and was 6 cm dilated! I was so excited and shocked at the same time. We called Travis right away so Tawny had to come to the house because Steve and Liz weren't there yet and Travis needed to get to the hospital. Travis arrived around 3:15 and his mom and George and Tawny and Whitney arrived shortly after. My contractions were every 2-3 minutes and they were pretty intense. My water broke at some point and I'm such a dork I thought it was so neat! I remember saying that I've always wanted to know what it felt like to have your water break :) I could tell the end was near because I was in transition and felt like I was going to pass out because I was breathing so fast. Before I even knew it I was ready to push! One for his head and one for his body and Jared James was born at 4:56am :) He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He seemed huge to me just because he was about 1 pounds heavier and 1/2 inch longer than his "big" brother Jake :) I had a great experience in labor and he did really well that night in the hospital. I could tell right away he was a mellow guy :)
I feel so fortunate to be able to have two beautiful, healthy boys. I'm also so fortunate to have a great partner, my husband Travis. The next couple months we got to spend so much time at home and really enjoying our new addition to the family. My mom let me take off a few months of work total and I'm so blessed to be able to have spent that time with my family. Jake adjusted really well to having someone new in the house, he has been so loving to Jared and we are a complete family now. I love you Jared James!
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