The Delivery

The contractions started early Sunday morning. I knew it wasn't time to go in, but just in case I took the kids to my mom's. When I got home, Brian and I went for a walk to see if we could get things moving and they jumped to 6 min apart and pretty strong. I was worried about my water breaking at home again, so I decided it was time to head to the hospital around noon. We were checked in and examined around 12:30. I was 7cm dialated, fully effaced, with the water ready to break at any second. By this time I had decided I wanted it to be a peaceful experience, so I decided to get an epidural. The nurses went into a flurry to get me all set up and by 2pm I was all set and comfortable.

The kids, my mom, and Brian's parents showed up about this time and Benjamin's first question was "where's the baby?" The nurse came in a bit later to check on me and found that the baby was already on her way down. With everyone out, we got set up to deliver. I started pushing at 3, and Heidi was born at 3:26. I had just the right amount of medicine where I could still feel all my contractions, but I wasn't in desperation mode so I was able to be a much better pusher than I had been in the past. Brian and I were able to chat and joke around with the doctor and nurse throughout the whole process. It was an awesome, joyous, and overall pleasant experience.