Here's What Happened!!

I went to the doctor Monday, November 26th at 1:30pm. He checked me and said I was dilated 1 cm, which is what I was Friday when he checked me. So, he wanted me to go to the hospital at 5:00pm that night and they would put me on Cervidil (spelling is questionable) to make my cervix dilate. He said this drug was not intended to start your labor, but could have that side effect. Well it did. After it was removed at midnight my contractions came on immediately. I did not have any of the 30 minute apart stuff either, they were constant from midnight to 4:00am. They checked me at 4:00 and I was about 5-6 cm dilated and then when I got my epidural I was already about 7-8 cm dilated. I won't lie at all - the contractions hurt, but I had a wonderful coach by my side. Daniel was AMAZING! As each contraction approached he would watch the monitor to let me know that I did not have much longer for it to stop. Once I got my epidurals (yes, that is plural - I got the drip and the one in my back) I was one pretty happy camper. My entire body got this lovely warm sensation and I did not fell anything anymore. I finally got to really start pushing around 10:15am because the doctor was doing a c-section and who knows what else, so they kept telling me that we would wait. So, Ainsley arrived at 11:01am,
November 27, 2007, weighing in at 8.0 lbs and 19 inches long. She is a beautiful little girl and had us wrapped around her little finger the moment we saw her.