Cam Striker Kozlowski

So... we had a baby! I went to bed on Sept 12th and woke up at about 1am feeling some braxton hicks contractions. I laid in bed for about a half hour and couldn't get back to sleep. The little contractions started to get a little stronger. I woke Jared up at about 1:30 and told him to time them. Over the next half hour they started to get more intense and I felt like we should definitly get to the birth center. Jared called the midwife on call and Robin to meet us down there. Fortunetly Chris was in Springville so he came over at 2am to be with Crew. I listened to my ipod on the way over there trying to distract myself from the pain by doing hip hop choreography in my head but the contractions in the car were pretty painful! We walked into Better Birth in Orem and I had a really intense contraction on the waiting room couch and I felt pushy!! They took me back to a bed and I had a couple more contractions there while they were filling up the tub. I felt like I could have pushed him out right on that bed in a few minutes. My midwife looked at me and said its now or never if you want to get in the tub. I don't think I've ever ripped my clothes off faster in my life and I practicely dove in that tub. It was an immediate relief to feel the hot water. I pushed for 19 minutes and he was out! It was hell!! No pain I've ever experienced is even in the same universe as having a baby naturally! So ya I had him in a tub of water, which was great and the hot water was comforting but still very painful! I remember breathing the biggest breaths of relief while they laid him on my chest and I held my new baby for the first time. I think I just held him there in the water for probably 20 minutes in complete relief and happiness that he was out before I handed him over to do all the little tests and measuring. Robin got there about 15 minutes after I had him, that's how quick he came! I was in labor for 2 hours total and I had him about half an hour after we got to the birth center! So we kinda barely made it! In true Kozlowski fashion, were late to everything right :) So with the birth center package I had we could only be there for 4 hours after they deemed me stable so we were home by 8:30am with our new baby boy! There are prob lots of details I'm leaving out as I'm writing this 11 months later. But all in all the birth center and water birth was a good experience and only cost about $2300 total ($800 of which was for 2 ghogam shots I had to get since I have a negative blood type) So going the hippie route was definitely a money saver! It took us 5 days to finally give him a name. Cam Striker Kozlowski and were head over heels in love with him!!!







Here is the tub I have birth in :)





Taking footprints





7 pound 2 oz healthy baby boy!



Cozy with auntie Robin





Julie was so great and came over a couple days and helped a bunch right after Cam was born. She made cupcakes with Crew one day to take to his preschool to celebrate baby being born! She such a amazing Grandma! Crew loved shaking the sprinkles onto the cupcakes!



My sweet little man!





Brothers