Labor and Delivery

Soooo....Tuesday, January 9 I was feeling frisky so I decided to go to Wal-Mart for last minute "shopping". Fully intending not to go into labor, I got one last round of oreo's. After Wal-Mart we stopped at Subway where I got into a fight with my mom about who was paying for lunch. I told her that if Subway was my last meal before labor I was going to be mad because it is too healthy. (even with the extra mayo and extra meat I ordered). I went home and took a two hour nap. When I woke up I had a hideous contraction. Not thinking much I vacuumed and mopped the floors. By 430 my contractions were definitely coming and were different than the contractions I had been having. I called my friend Brittany to come over to help me time the contractions. My mom showed up shortly after. By 730 or so they were regular and five minutes apart. My doctor said to go to the hospital. I got to the hospital and was wheeled up to Labor and Delivery. The nurse checked me and I was only at 2 centimeters and they were thinking about sending me home. They decided to monitor me for two hours. At the two hour mark I was really hurting and was at 4 centimeters so they said I could stay. After a lovely cocktail through my IV I was feeling pretty good, but not great. I got really sick to my stomach and ended up actually getting sick. SO I kicked everyone out besides my mom and Dustin. I held my mom's hand through each contraction. FINALLY, I got my epidural at around 230 when I was 6 centimeters. Talk about FREAKING AMAZING!!! I went from saying really bad words (yes, in front of my mother) to picking dog hair off of Dustin's shirt. Anyhow, at around 430 am I started to push. Dustin was an awesome coach. Except for when he got dizzy and had to sit down. They made me stop pushing so they could get him orange juice. Sissy. When I was pushing I was making progress, but it was slow. In the end, I got really sick and started throwing up. While I was throwing up the pressure pushed her right out. She was born at 530 am on January 10, 2007. 7 pounds 1 ounce. 19.5 inches long. Perfect in every way.