Dylan's Birthstory... Gotta hurry!!!

My labor was interesting! Not at all what I had expected or planned for! But everything turned out so well. On Friday the 14th at about 4:30 I felt wet in bed but didn't think anything of it. By noon I had changed my underwear about 5 times and figured I better call the hospital because there was no way I had gone to the bathroom that many times! :) Palomar was full, so I had to call Zion. The nurse I talked to told me to come in to see if my water had broken. Grant and I got there at 2 and sure enough, my water had broken. I was having contractions but not feeling anything. By 3 I was only dilated to 1.5. The midwife recommended that I be induced to avoid infection to the baby. So, at about 5 I was induced with pitocin. I didn't start feeling contractions until 7. Grant and I had our ipod playing and were singing and having a good time. Then, the contractions got stronger. I ended up getting an epidural at about 11. By 3 I was dilated to 9 and the epidural was finished. By 3:30 I was ready to push. This was the hard part! I pushed for 3 hours! The baby was making progress but wasn't clearing my pelvis. I was doing great pushing, I could feel the contractions because the epidural was wearing off. But, I wasn't making much progress. The midwife recommended a vacuum extraction. I agreed and within 2 minutes 10 people were in the room! Three contractions later the baby was born! He is so perfect! He weighed in at 7 pounds, 1 oz and is 19 2/3 inches long.

Grant and I couldn't be happier! The baby looks a lot like Beth, who is so excited to meet him! She had her 4th grade field trip to Sacramento on the 15th and 16th and is at her mom's/grandma's house until the 29th.

All is well here and I am up to talking if anyone wants to call. But, I'm trying to nap when the baby does. Grant is off this week and has been a huge help! Plus, grandma (my mom) is over ever day cooking and helping with the house work.

Guess what? For those of you who don't know, Dylan was born on my birthday! The best birthday present in the world!