Now that William is 6 weeks old it's probably about time to update the blog and tell the birth story. So, we had a nice Christmas. It felt like our first Christmas together since we actually had time to celebrate Christmas this year as opposed to last year with all the wedding plans and festivities. The day after Christmas was my due date and I had a doctor's appointment. At the appointment I was dilated to almost a 3 and was told that I would be induced the next week if I hadn't had the baby by then. We spent the rest of the day running errands and then headed home.
Around 6:30 PM I started having contractions. They quickly got more frequent and stronger while we made pizza to keep my mind off them. It didn't really work. :) I ate some pizza since I knew they wouldn't let me eat once I got to the hospital. I guess Jason thought that my contractions weren't that serious because he invited his friend over. Gritting my teeth with every contraction in an attempt to hide the fact that I was in painful labor, I made it through the visit. After watching a few episodes of NCIS we went to the hospital and got checked in around 10:30.
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| Last belly pic right before leaving to the hospital. Talk about looking ready to pop! |
After we checked in, the nurse told us that I was dilated to 5 cm. The anesthesiologist gave me the epidural at 11:30 and at that point I was dilated to an 8. The nurse left and we were able to rest a bit (and finally decide on a name) before she came back around 1 AM. Around 1:15 the nurse told me to start pushing, the doctor came a few minutes later and William was born at 1:46 AM on December 27, 2012. The doctor did give me an episiotomy, but other than that, the labor went well. I was surprised by how fast it all went since I had heard that first time moms often have long labors.
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| First Family Picture--We're obviously tired. Even William is yawning. |
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| Family pic the next morning--We still look sleepy |
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| First Visitors |
8 day old pictures. A woman in our ward needed a newborn boy model. She did a great job. Check out her page.
Right after William was born it seemed pretty unreal that I had a baby, but it has been so natural to take care of him and we've been having a lot of fun getting to know him. It's so cute to see Jason interacting with William. He's such a good dad. We sure love this little boy!
