He is here! Seth William Wood arrived yesterday at 11:07 am. He weighed 7 lbs 2 oz and was 18 1/2 inches long. Seth is doing great. He is very laid back but he was very impatient to get here. My labor was only 2 hours and 53 minutes long :) They started the pitocin at 8:15 and then broke my water about 9:20. At this point I was almost a 4 and still 80% effaced.
Well, then my dr. had to go to Jordan Valley to do a surgery and I was waiting for the anesthesiologist to come and give me the epidural. I would normally want the epidural before they break my water, but I didn't want to have to wait for Dr. Merrill to get back. My labors never start moving until my water breaks. At 10:00 I finally got my epidural! While I was waiting for it, I got about 6 contractions that were pretty uncomfortable. Will kept telling me to be tough and not be a pansy cause they were probably not that bad. Little did he know, that I was moving really fast at this point :)
My nurse came in about 10:40 to put in the catheter and to check my progress. She was thinking I would probably be dialated to about a 6. Well, as she was checking me, she got this shocked look on her face and she said "I need to call your Dr." I was ready to go!!!! I was completely dialated and effaced. So, while we were waiting for Dr. Merrill to drive back (he was about 10 minutes away), they started breaking down the bed and brought in the nurse for the baby. Dr. Merrill got there about 10:55 and he started to get dressed and ready to go.
As soon as Dr. Merrill was ready they started to check me again and Seth's head was already there. They could tell me that his hair looked dirty blond. Every time I would have a contraction, he would move down about 2-3 inches. Dr. Merrill told me not to laugh, cough or sneeze or else this baby would come out! Well, Dr. Merrill is funny, so he would get me laughing and then Seth would come down even further. I only had to give 1 little push and he was here!!!! At 11:07 am Seth came into this world :)
He is so dang cute and we are so glad that he is here. Ruby does NOT like him and she won't even go close to him. I asked her for a kiss goodbye yesterday, and she said "baby move!" Once I let Will take him, then she would hug and kiss me. We're hoping she eventually likes him!
His cute little ear!
Mommy and Seth
Ruby's 1st reaction to Seth. Look at her face!
Ruby's present from her brother. She LOVES books!
His first bath
Ruby is not so sure about this whole thing :)
Our little family!
