The Arrival pt 2!!!!

Now I'm more than certain that women didn't have a choice back in the old times to get an epidural shot. They just stuck it out like real women and dealt with the pain. So at about 5pm Caroline gave into the peer pressure from her sorority sisters and family and got the shot, i must say she let me down some lol. Now I must say with this being our first birth i didn't know what to expect or everything i would see. The doctor came in and put what was kind of like a clear balloon inside Caroline and filled it with fluid, which when that came out of her would signify that she has dilated to 4 centimeters (more than certain this wasn't done back then lol.).

After she got the epidural we thought smooth sailing...she would become dialated soon and out the baby will come...but nope, not the case. After about an hour her pain returned and they had to give her another shot, because pressing the button to release more of the meds did not work. At about 7:00 many of her sorority sisters left and a few more arrived,  and I got hungry. The doctors came and measured and  said she was at about 6 and a half centimeters. He said it will probably take an hour for her to fully dilate. One of her close friends and I decided we would go into the cafeteria to get some food. We were there for about 5 or so minutes figuring out what we wanted, and as we headed back upstairs service returned to my phone and I saw the many calls from my fiance. We rushed back into the room and found that it was showtime!  Apparently as soon as we left the room, the doctors came back into the room to measure her again and she was 9 1/2 centimeters. She calmly told them that she would not push until I returned, they were just about to page me when I walked into the room (hey what can I say? i was hungry lol).

Three of her sorority sister's were in the room including myself. One held her hand helping her breath while I held the other, and the others stood back. It was now showtime our little girl was on her way!

We coached her through her breathing and pushing (surprisingly again there were no screams or punches as you see on TV. This girl was calm, I wonder if it was cause of the drugs lol, although they said it wore off so I guess good job to her lol).

One push, two push...come on baby you're almost there. At one point she got a bit tired and stated she wanted to sleep, but no, she was so close. Five push, six...almost there...we saw her head full of hair. Seven push, eight...her head was making it's way out. Finally the doctor's were able to grab and pull and our daughter was here!!! So many emotions ran through me, and yes I cried. I couldn't hold back the tears, our baby girl was here. We were both just so elated. I kissed my girl on her forehead as the doctors laid the baby on her chest. Her first words to our daughter: "awwww hi mama...ooh you need to get cleaned" lol (shaking my head lol).

Our daughter had finally arrived and we couldn't have been happier, our little 6lb 2 ounce baby. I cried more than my fiance (yes fellas I boo hoo'd) It was just a blessing and miracle to see this little girl that we had been preparing for had finally arrived.... And the journey continues.....