Seems like months...

It does seem like months have lapsed...but as most of you know by now...Zachary is out!He came 2 weeks early on the 10th May, weighing 2.92kg. He really did kind of caught us off guard...i even went shopping with my sister the day before and we were joking about what she should do if i went into labour while i was out with her! So here is an account of what i could remember of that day...I experienced mild contractions at around 3.30am on the 10th May...thought nothing much of it...went to the toilet and realised i had some pinkish discharge...contractions started coming more often by 5...it was then that i woke Eugene up and he started timing them. It became more and more intense and frequent...and at 7am my water bag burst...that was quite something to experience as it really was a gush of water. Called our doula, Ginny and we decided that its time to go to the hospital. Eugene had to throw some more stuff into our bags (that was how unprepared we were!)Trying to get to the hospital was quite a feat as i was having contractions every few minutes and i basically had to stop and cringe in pain every time it came...so we took about half and hour just to get to the car! The car ride was the worst! All i felt like doing was screaming out in pain! But my FIL was driving so i didn't want to startle him too much! By the time we got to the hospital, all i wanted to do was move my bowels!! REally felt like i had to urgently sit on the toilet bowl and push something out. By 8.30, the midwives informed me that i was already fully dilated and i should started pushing him out. Pushing was torturous! With every push...the pain became more intense...had to grin and bear and grunt...after an hour he came gushing out...It was a surreal moment for me as i held him and he faced me...we looked at each other while everybody around us busied themselves...time literally stood still for me...(mabye it was the lack of oxygen going into my head and the lost of blood!)So this is the little man whom i have been carrying for 9 months...who kicked me every time i laid on my side to sleep...this is Zachary...Lost quite a bit of blood and am still healing from the wounds...still feeling very sore and trying to heal quickly!All i can say about parenthood/motherhood at the moment...it is indeed a very humbling experience...you learn things about yourself that you never knew you had and had to search for...am still learning...and at the moment it is quite overwhelming!