Yesterday.......

Hey Everyone,
Ok so the intent was to induce this morning. But apparently around 7:30 the water broke anyway…so it just happened to happen today anyway. Doc came in and started the oxytocin (help strengthen contractions) even though she had already started. That was about 8:30. Epidural was started around 9 and the pain went away totally. Then they upped the oxytocin and they came back pretty strong around 1 in the afternoon. They just came in to check her again to see how dilated her cervix is and wouldn’t you know it……. 9 cm. They’re going to call the doctor and its damn near pushing time. We’ve been competing against 3 other women in labor….we’ve decided we’re gonna go first. So we’ve been thinking fast labor thoughts. This will be it for now…I’ll blog the rest when the baby is born. I feel kinda bad sitting here typing as Sarah is contracting. I have to go be with my wife.

Ok so here’s the update. Sarah went into pushing labor at 2:30. Sedona was born at 5:20. Sarah is a freaking champ. She pushed for 3 hours and wanted to give up after 2. We encouraged her to keep going and lo and behold she had another hour left in her for more pushing. We are now the proud parents of Sedona Rae Fredrick. She is seven pounds four ounces and nineteen and a half inches long. Healthy as a newborn baby should be and lying in the little heating bed waiting for her first bath.

Overall the day was exciting, breathtaking, exhausting, wonderful and million other things. What the hell am I going to do now? Ok I’m going to close this for now and save it so I have something to take home and post.