Hello!

I am coming out just for a brief moment of this wonderful baby cocoon! I don't want it to ever end! The smells, the sounds, the smiles... ALL OF IT! It is so worth every thing!
I woke up that Tuesday morning last week and realized I had slept a full 7 hours that night. I had not done that in a very long time as to potty breaks etc. I thought, wow, I feel so good to have rested so well. I resigned myself to another day of pregnancy... It was about 8:55 am. I then got up and my water exploded... I was terribly worried as it was bad meconium. All I could think of is baby sat in that since she was under distress when I had the horrible flu... I yelled to the Gentle Giant to WAIT! He was just leaving to help someone move that day. We got in the van by 9:00 am and sped away for the 40 minute hospital drive. I was contracting mildly... Nothing to bad...

We arrived at the hospital labor and delivery room where I would be delivering at 9:55 am. I was at a 6 cm. I noted that I was in much more pain that when I arrived at 9cm with the Great Him. MUCH MORE... I had really prayed about what to do ahead of time and after delivering 2 10#'s drug free and 2 others big babies drug free I raised my hand and said NOT THIS TIME! I got the epidural at 10:55 am. I immediately calmed down. The great thing, I could still feel contractions mildly and move my feet and legs a touch. I rested. At 11:45 (less than an hour from the epidural time) I asked to be checked. I was at a full ten! I started pushing at 11:50 and WOW, it was incredible, NO PAIN and 4 pushes later here is a beautiful baby girl that arrived at 11:55 am. She had to be wisked away to her warmer right in the room as NEONATAL was waiting for her due to the meconium. But after a brief check she apgared at 9 and was handed back to me. They think she only had meconium maybe 24 hours. Praise the LORD! She is perfect! This was truly the EASIEST LABOR YET to date I have had, 3 hours that morning... My mom got to be there as well the last hour! That was so dear to me!

Here are just a few of my favorite hospital visitors (we nick named the Great Him "KEVORKIAN" as he was pushing a million buttons and Ruthie thought they would shut my heart off). BTW, I just LOVED the hospital stay. I had this deluxe private corner room with its own private entry way before getting to my room. I stayed 3 FULL days and 2 nights and I had room service each meal! I got to order it each time as well. I really relaxed! Here she is... right after delivery!

Oh, and here I am below with the Gentle Giant at a full 10 cm ready to PUSH )... All deliveries should be this easy girls, I am telling you, don't I look peaceful! All glory to Jesus!

Oh, and the baby girl goat had her baby girl kid today too! I beat her by 5 days! HA!