Koji John Ashihara

At 6:39 this am, Koji John Ashihara entered our world!!  He actually entered it with the greatest of ease!  Let’s take a step back, a few steps, I guess.  At about 10 or 11 last night I decided to text Brenda and see if she was planning on sleeping over tonight or just show up at 6am so that Ichiro and I could leave for the hospital.  Our appointment for inducing was at 7am this morning.  We had had a few false alarms this week and I couldn’t blame her for just wanting to sleep in her own bed, Brenda’s plan was to be at the house at 6am!   Now fast forward through the night, I had a few contractions but nothing more then the other nights, well that was until about midnight.  I went into the kitchen for something and just knew.  Ichiro had me call Brenda and then the doctor.  We all decided that this baby didn’t want to wait to be induced so we headed to the hospital.

By the time we got there, were admitted, and set up in a delivery room it was about 1 (or maybe 2) in the morning.  The nurse checked my cervix and I was already 5 centimeters!!!  I was VERY excited!  They set up my epidural, which wasn’t kicking in so then gave me an extra shot of something. Something magical and worked within minutes!  After checking my water they decided they couldn’t pop it because Koji wasn’t low enough and they were afraid that the cord would come out first.  I was told to just wait and see if it would pop on its own.  Ichiro and I hung out, we played some games on our iPods, watched a little tv and just pretty much sat there until the nurse came in to check again.  She lifted the blanket to check my water again and said “OMG!! DON”T MOVE!!”  I was like nervous for a minute till she was like started to say this was the coolest thing ever.  Apparently my water came out, like just slid out, right on the bed!! Ichiro said it kind of looked like a water balloon.  The nurse said she had only saw this twice before and called her fellow nurse/doctor buddies to check it out.  HAHA The doctor finally (after everyone saw how “COOL” I was) broke my water.  She said it was time and that they were going to set up for the delivery.  As the nurse finished up setting up the doctors asked if I wanted to try to push.  So I could remember how it was going to feel.  After only one push they said “STOP PUSHING!!!  We need to put our gowns on!”  After they were dressed, I pushed two more times and Koji was here!!  It was so fast and so easy!

Koji John Ashihara

8lb 9oz

20 inches

born 10/7/10 at 6:38 am