My water broke at 1:32 AM on February 8, just a few short hours after the Super Bowl. Luckily we live close to the hospital and our drive was only 2.5 miles. We checked into triage, and due to the inclement weather, the pipes burst on the floor we were on. The nurse was trying to check me in and clean up the mess from the pipes all at the same time. After about 45 minutes, the nurse confirmed that my water did break. We got settled in our labor and delivery room, Tyson kept an eye on the clock and the monitor showing my contractions. I tried to stick it out without an epidural, but after 8 hours and only being 6 cm dilated, I caved. Once the epidural set in, I dilated 4 cm in 4 hours! I was at 10 cm and it was time to push! 2 hours later, we met our baby boy at 4:55 PM. The 15.5 hours of labor was easily worth it. We locked eyes with our baby and Tyson and I soaked in the couples of minutes of Dax on my chest. The nurses then took him over to get him cleaned up. We planned to enjoy 2 hours of alone time and FaceTime our family and friends and share the exciting news (especially since Dax was born 10 days early) – but the nurse practitioner came over to us before Dax was weighed and told us he had to go to the NICU. She was concerned about the twitching he had, it was a sign he could be having seizures. The joy and excitement quickly shifted to fear.
Tyson and I are both young and healthy and every box was checked at our mid-pregnancy ultrasound. We had a picture perfect pregnancy with no complications.
The Story of Dax Wilder 