Welcome to the World!

So it seems when your water actually breaks when you hop out of bed at 6 AM, you really know it.  Contractions hadn't really gotten worse but we knew today was the day.  Greg put on his delivery-day shirt, and my parents had taken the kids to school to meet us up at the hospital.  But that doesn't mean they believe you at labor and delivery - you still have to be assessed!  It's kinda sad that the nurse in assessment was the same nurse from Monday... my fourth visit... but the last one.  IV placed, pitocin started (yea I love that stuff!) at 10:20 - seems you have to be very clear with the nurse about the plan for the epidural.  We thought we were waiting for the anesthesiologist, but it seems she was waiting on us to tell her to call them.  My reputation had proceeded me - they were getting baby stuff ready in the room right from the beginning... they had been told of how quickly it would be needed.

I know it doesn't sound like much to some of you ladies but that hour was enough for me - more than I'd had with the other two.  Like last time, I was having blood pressure problems and even had to get medication to help bring it up.  The epidural was placed at 11:15 - had to get Fentanyl to "relax" for it to be placed - don't give me that again (say no to drugs)... Did we mention that my ob was back in town Friday morning but was leaving at noon?

 At 11:46 AM on May the 4th, our little girl made record time for the doctor - so considerate.  The most laid back childbirth ever.  The ob walked in, said "you want to try to push?", they started rolling stuff over when they realized this was it, pushed for maybe 10 minutes, and out she came - her Mommy is such a pro by now :) .  Didn't even turn off Barefoot Contessa behind the doctor - will never look at Ina Garten the same ever again!  Memma in the room as the official photographer and Pop even stayed behind the curtain.  Daddy... the most laid back repeat Daddy ever... I kept laughing at him just hanging out by the bed like he does this kind of thing all the time...

 All checked out and good to go! 

 7 lb 5 oz, 19.5 inches long and perfect. Standard protocol... Mommy lays in the bed waiting while everyone else gets to look and see and take pictures...

 But then she finally gets to Mommy and latches right on like she'd been nursing for a while. 

 Baby 3 - and still nameless and in debate...

 World's Greatest Dad (see the shirt) and his little baby girl