I went into labor early on Wednesday - or so I thought. I wasn’t sure what I was looking for. I awoke to some light cramping that somehow felt different than the times before and told Joe that he better call in to work that day; I had a feeling this was it!! After contracting all day, taking numerous walks and putting in lots of impatient, nervous calls to the doctor, they finally OK’d me to come to the hospital around 7pm that evening when my contractions were consistently every 6-7 minutes. Grandma and Papoo were waiting for us there, and Grandma Sandy arrived shortly after. Since I was only 3cm dilated, they could not give me an epidural right away. I thought I could handle it; they made me and Dad walk the halls, and the pain became worse and worse. I would cry with each wave (I don’t know how women do it without drugs!) Finally around 1am I got my epi, and was able to rest peacefully. Dr. Adams arrived around 6am to break my water, and started me on a pitocin drip since I was not dilating as quickly as I should be. I was ready to push by 9:30am, and at 10:15am our sweet baby girl was here (with a full head of the most beautiful auburn hair!!) We were instantly in love.
