The details (minus a name)

The following post is by Kevin

Jill has been in labor since Saturday morning at about 9:00. However, the contractions did not seem too bad and were pretty far apart. Saturday night Jill had harder contractions but they were not consistent in their intensity, duration, or time between contractions. We had called the doctor earlier in the evening and he said to wait a few hours and see how it went. We made it through the night and in the morning the contractions were still the same as during the night. Jill called the doctor late Sunday morning. After the doctor heard Jill describe the details of the contractions he said it didn't sound like active labor. Jill was heartbroken. She had been so excited for something to finally be happening.

Immediately after the conversation with the doctor her contractions became less intense and less frequent. They were now only coming every hour or so. We lounged around the house, took a walk, and watched a lot of Aladdin, Peter Pan, and Little Mermaid to keep Jane entertained. That evening the contractions became more frequent and intense similar to the night before. About 11:30 Jill decided that we should start timing them again. They were still inconsistent in their duration and time between contractions but they were more intense than the previous night. At 12:30 Jill said that she didn't care if she got sent home from the hospital, she wanted to go anyway and just be examined to see how far along she was.

We made arrangements for watching Jane and headed to the hospital. We arrived in the parking lot about 1:20 am. As Jill got out of the car her water broke. At least we knew she wouldn't be sent home since her water broke. We went into the labor and delivery area. They weighed her and asked her to provide a urine sample. As she sat on the toliet she said, "I feel like I really need to push." The nurse quickly moved her to the bed to examine her and determine how dilated she was. The nurse quickly discovered that the baby was already crowning. The nurses quickly prepared for the delivery and after a couple of pushes the baby came out. Jill was so relieved. The nurse asked me to tell Jill if it was a boy or a girl. I looked at the baby quickly and said, "It's a boy." The nurse quickly corrected me. "It's a girl" Oops.

The doctor arrived about 10 minutes later.

For those who are wondering... we have not yet decided upon a name. We have a couple of options but we hope to decide by tonight. We already had a boy name ready. But the girl name was still being debated.

Here are some pictures we have taken

Jill and baby shortly after delivery

Kevin and baby

Grandma Goodier and baby

Here is a fun picture of Jill posing last Monday (June 9). She doesn't like the picture but I think it is cute.