Benjamin is here

After my disappointing appointment on Monday I admitted defeat and surrendered to the fact that I would be pregnant for at least two more weeks. Tuesday morning comes and I notice Lily is sick, so I didn't let her go to school. I was feeling horrid as well. So I put on the TV and let the kids play while I just laid around. I just couldn't seem to get anything done. Around 1 pm I started to feel the dreaded contractions. I just thought to myself "these aren't real" So I got into the bath and they just got worse so I got out and walked around a bit and that didn't do any good. It just made me feel really bad. I called Jonathan and told him what was happening. It was about 3:30 by now. He was 2 hours away and by the way i was sounding Jonathan insisted that he call his mom to come get me and the kids. By 4:15 we got the kids in the car and were on our way to meet Jonathan at his parents house. Let me tell you it was a long 30 min drive there. I was debating if Jonathan and I should go to the hospital or not. As I have had lots and I mean lots of experience with false labor. When we get to Jonathan's parents house he was waiting for us. I tell Jonathan to eat something first and then we would go. I didn't want to eat as I can't eat when I'm anxious. We get to the hospital about 6pm and I'm at 5 cm. Yeah as I was only 1.5 cm just the day before. I ask for an epidural right away. I get to my room and get my drugs. Baby is still up really high. Dr doesn't want to break my water as major complications can arise. So we wait and wait and wait. My labor starts to stall. finally I get some pitocin as I'm not dialating anymore. Hours go on my Dr. is getting concerned that we may have to resort to a C section. NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! So we wait it out alittle longer. By now it is 10 ish wensday morning and I'm still 5 cm. that is 20 hours after the start of my labor. I'm exhausted because all night my blood pressure cuff was setting off an alarm every 15 mins all night. So no sleep for me. So I tell Jonathan to go and get some breakfast. As soon as the door closed after him I felt a hard hit and GUSH!!!!!! My water had broken. I yell for Jonathan to come back but he didn't hear me. I called for the nurses and they rush in fearful that the cord would come out first and cut off the babies blood supply. That wasn't the case so everyone relaxed. I finally dialated to a 7 and hoped Jonathan would come back in time as I was feeling lots of pressure. He got back and told him what had happend. He was disappointed and wanted to be there when all the excitement was going on. He had just enough time to eat before I was ready to push. About fifteen to twenty mintues later Benjamin came out. He weighed 8lbs 1oz, and 20.5 inches long. He is a very good baby and rarely cries, until they circumized him. He didn't like that. So after a 21 hour labor and three and a half days in the hospital we are finally home.