Pryce's Debut

He finally made it here May 1, 2009 at 8:26pm

8lb 3oz

20 1/2"

Luke and I arrived at Erlanger East on Friday, May 1, 2009, at 5:00am to be induced. When we got there, all the rooms were full (there were several new mommies that went into labor during the night that night), and we waited downstairs while they got a room ready for us. We went upstairs at 6:00am and I immediately changed into a hospital gown, the nurse started my IV, and the pitocin started flowing at 6:35am. I was already having some mild contractions (but couldn't feel them). The pitocin kept coming, and by 11:30am, the contractions were getting pretty uncomfortable. I was still only 2-3 cm dilated, so they increased my pitocin. Around 2:00pm, the contractions were more than just a little uncomfortable, so I asked for the epidural. I was 4cm at that point, and the anesthesiologist came to my rescue at 3:00pm. That epidural is something magical! Now that I was feeling great, it was just a waiting game. I was checked again at 4:00pm and was only 5 cm. Then, at 6:00pm, my doctor came in to check and said we would start pushing at 6:30. That happened to be a little too close to shift change, so the new nurse came in to start pushing a little after 7:00pm. We pushed for a little over an hour, and Pryce was here at 8:26pm! It is an unexplainable experience, and Luke and I are just beside ourselves with Pryce. It's the closest thing to heaven I've experienced, and I think it's only going to get better as he grows!