Ryann Eliza

Born: Sunday, November 14, 2010 at 3:03 pm
Weight: 7 lbs
Height: 20"

Well, she's here!! We had a doctor's appointment on the 12th and my blood pressure was up a little bit and I had lost more weight, so my doctor sent us to do a non-stress test at the hospital. The tests came back fine, but my doctor still thought we needed to get the baby delivered, so he sent me in to the hospital on Sunday to be induced. I wasn't crazy about this since I kinda wanted to go into labor on my own, but if he thought it was time, then I wasn't going to argue.

We got to the hospital at 7:30 am on Sunday and by 8 am they started me on antibiotics since I was Beta Strep positive. Then around 9:30 am they started the pitocin to induce labor. Just as I remembered, labor is painful!!! I did much better this time with not yelling at Jordan and telling him how bad he sucked for doing this to me, but then at about 11:30-12:00 pm the pain got to be a little too much and I got an epidural. Thank heavens for modern medicine!!!

My doctor checked me at 11 am and I was only dialated to a 3, so he said he was going to go home for some lunch and then be back. At around 2:30pm he came back and said "Well, let's see if you made any progress." He checked me real fast and then said "Ok...I better hurry and change cus this baby's coming now!" I wanted to laugh and cry all at the same time cus like 2 minutes before he came in to check me I almost said to Jordan "it feels like I should push," but then I thought that I was being crazy. Turns out I wasn't!

The doctor got back and I pushed through 3 contractions and pop! out she came! She was perfect and doing so well that she got to stay in the delivery room with us for over an hour before they took her to get washed. I cried. Jordan cried. It was the most amazing delivery ever!

She's absolutely beautiful, and as soon as I get my pictures back from Mary Kim Photography, I'll post some more pictures.