Lily's Birth Story

My pregnancy with Lily was pretty uneventful. They thought I had borderline diabetes, so I had to test my blood sugar once every morning when I got up. I gained hardly anything with her compared to Riley, lol. My OB was great- Riley loved her because she let him help find the heartbeat at every appointment. I started getting pretty bad swelling in my feet/ankles (otherwise known as cankles at that time!) around 34 weeks. To the point that my sandals would leave massive indents in my feet if I wore them too long. At 37 weeks 6 days, around noon I felt what I thought might be heartburn. Until it came again 5 minutes later and then moved to my back. I timed a few more, then called my mom and told her it was time for her to come home from work, then I called my OB who told me to head to the hospital immediately (history of short labors in my family, she did not want me to wait). My mom showed up 10 minutes from the time I called her to the house- and it is a good 20 minute drive :O I hadn't even called my sister yet to come get Riley. My sister ended up showing up around 1. Of course, on the way to the hospital we have to go over railroad tracks. And there was a train. And once that one was done there was another. At that point my contractions are about 3 minutes apart (which is freaking my mom out, even though I tell her I am ok, lol). We make it to the hospital around 2, by the time the monitor me for an hour (because apparently I wasn't acting like I was in enough pain to be in labor) they send me to a real room (where I can roll onto my side without fear of falling off the bed). Again, I ask for an epidural because the back labor was really painful. In the meantime I did get a shot of Nubain- which was completely pointless as it did NOTHING to help with pain. The epi man shows up at 4:10- along with my OB to check me. Who says that I am 10 cm and ready to push.....but that if I really want an epidural, she will let me get it first. I decline and start pushing. Lily was born at 4:20 weighing in at 5 lbs 5 oz and 18 inches. James did not get to see her in person until she was 2.5 months old since he was in Iraq. And Riley loved her from the day he met her :D