And has been for two months! I'm just too much of a procrastinator to have updated the blog sooner... Big surprise but you have to spend as much time enjoying the moments when they're this young because they go by too fast, right?!
So, the doctor gave us the option of being induced a few days early and to Sean's disappointment, I gladly obliged. We went to the hospital at 12:00pm Thursday, June 17th. My parents arrived earlier that week on Tuesday and so we were MUCH relieved. They were able to house sit and watch the dogs for us. My dad took a picture of us right before we left the hospital and it is the only pregnancy photo that I have.
Labor and delivery went REALLY well. I wasn't dialating well at all for the first seven hours so my doctor about "threw the towel in" and did a C-section because of Ethan's heart rate and things, but at the last minute things changed and everything went smooth! I must say that I am SO grateful for a wonderful doctor and modern medicine. I have one of the best doctors there is! He's amazing. The first doctor I tried when we found out we were expecting was not my favorite so we were really glad to find one that we loved! He is the the smiliest (is that a word?) doctor you will ever meet. Take a look... It won't make as much sense unless you have heard of Wallace & Gromit... If this picture ever makes it back to him, we don't mean to offend! You are the best of the best! And about epidurals? Well, there aren't words... That's all I have to say... About a couple hours after my epidural I turned to Sean and said, "I like epidurals more that I like Thai food!" And, if you know me, you will know how big of a deal that is!
I was extremely nervous to say the least about the hospital visit and all the procedures. They kept checking my blood pressure and every time they were about to do something to me, and I knew it, my blood pressure would sky rocket. Then after they were finished and it wasn't as bad as I made it out to be, they would check it again and it was back down so I was informed that I have "white coat syndrome."
Ethan was born at 10:45pm after a half hour of pushing... Talk about exhausting! Just kidding! I was amazed how easy it was! Ethan doesn't have to be an only child! Yea!! Despite Sean's previous reservations about cutting the umbilical cord, he was easily up for the challenge and was anxious to meet his new son. The nurses were AMAZING! I heart them... Sean and I were both overall VERY pleased with everything!
