She's here!

So last night I had some contractions which I talked about before! At school they were pretty inconsistent, no real pattern. I had three fairly intense contractions on the way home and by the time I got home, they were coming more quickly. I decided about 7:00 ish I needed to go to the hospital. Mom called our wonderful friend and neighbor Rick who came over to watch Landon. I had called Rob and he was on his way. We left a message with Rob's dad and stepmom to please call so they could come relieve Rick and his son Zach. Then Mom and I hopped in the car.

I contracted and panted the whole way there. We arrived and the super nice ER lady wheeled me up to labor and delivery where I was immediately put in a bed. The nurse checked me and I was 10 centimeters and ready to go! My water hadn't broken and Dr. Adkins had just left. I decided to wait until he got back for him to break my water. Contractions hurt but not too bad, realized I couldn't get the epidural at this point.

Water broke and contractions got stronger, especially in my back, that was the worst part. Rileigh was sunnyside up and we needed her to turn since she was stuck on my pelvic bone! I pushed in some odd positions to get her to turn. I was begging for a c section the pain was so bad! We decided to go ahead and get the epidural, hoping that if I were able to relax she'd slip over that bone. Well, the epi did NOTHING except make my back labor amazingly intense. I had one contraction that lasted 7 minutes. I again, begged for a c section. My awesome nurse, said ok. But she was lying! I got back on my back and Dr. Adkins said to go ahead and start pushing. One push and she was over the bone and then maybe 6 sets of three pushes each and she was born. The pain was instantly gone. So, technically, I can say I went all natural, that epi didn't do a damn thing but make it worse!!!

So, details on Rileigh Melissa. She was 3 weeks early. She weighed 7 lbs, 10 oz. and was 20 inches long. I don't know her head but it's little! Her eyes are almost black, I'm hoping they turn blue like her Daddy's and Landon's. She has cried a bit but that's good as she had a lot of gunk in her mouth/throat. She nursed really well and we're now just waiting for her to be brought back to our room.

Rob almost didn't make it! If it weren't for my pelvic bone, he would have missed her birth! He was hunting 6 hours west of here. They decided to break camp early and he was only 3 hours away at his cousins when I called and said, leave now!

So, that's all for now. I forgot my camera cord but Rob will bring it tomorrow and I'll post pictures. She's beautiful!