Ok so its been about 12 days since he was born but this is the first time I've had a chance to get on the computer and blog about it.
He was born on November 6th at 3:48 pm, weighing 9 lbs. 3 oz. and 21 inches long! I know... big boy!! It was the best day of my life and most amazing experience I've ever had.
So on the third I went in to the doctor to get checked again. Hoping to get news that I could be induced as soon as possible, I was told I was still at one cm and would have to wait until Saturday to be induced. Needless to say, I was pretty upset. Thursday and Friday both passed without anything feeling different. So FINALLY Saturday morning came and we went to LDS Hospital to have our baby!! By eight AM I was admitted and they checked to see how dilated I was... three cm and completely effaced!! I was so happy to hear that. My doctor ordered for me to be put on high dose pitocin and by nine AM I was beginning labor! My whole pregnancy I was hoping I could do a natural birth without drugs but at about four cm, I couldn't stand the pain anymore. I got the epidural. And let me tell you, I'm SO glad I did. My contractions were now two minutes apart and by about 12:00 PM I was at 6 cm and the nurse told me she could probably stretch me to a seven or an eight. I couldn't believe I had progressed that fast! She checked me about two hours later and I was complete! Now we just had to wait for the baby to drop three more stations before I could push. An hour past and by now I was feeling a ton of pressure in my pelvis so my nurse checked me again and said I was ready to push! We were so happy that it went by so fast! By 3:15 I was pushing and a half an hour later our baby boy was born! Only six and a half hours of labor and I gave birth to our healthy 9 pound 3 ounce baby boy!!
He's so beautiful and perfect in every way. I'm so grateful that my pregnancy, labor, and delivery went so well... I was almost expecting something to go wrong because everything went so perfectly! And Noah is such a good baby. He hardly ever fusses and is so sweet. We couldn't ask for anything better.
And I have to brag about my amazing husband. He has been so wonderful through this whole experience. He was the best labor coach ever and so supportive. He's so patient and loving and I love love LOVE seeing him with our son. Noah looks just like Jordan when he was a baby and its so fun seeing Jordan try to play with our little baby. He always talks about how excited he is for when Noah is old enough to play. I love my boys. :-)
awww! I'm glad things went so well for you! Lucky your first labor was only 6 in a half hours! My first was 31 hours (course we were starting from nothing) He's adorable! :D
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