Our little man is here!

* We went in on Jan. 12th at 7:30 am dilated to a 4. They hooked me up to an IV and put all the monitors on and we waited and waited for the doctor to get there. We had a hard time keeping this little boys heart rate on the monitor. We kept losing it, and I got so nervous every time.

* Doctor came in at 11:00 am and was going to break my water. His head was not as far down as it was the day before so they decided to start me on the pitocin first.

* Waited and waited for his head to drop lower. The contractions were hard, but I wanted to wait for the epidural so that it wouldn't slow me down. Finally at 6:00 pm I gave in and got the epidural. I felt the HUGE needle even after they gave me the numbing shot, so then they had to give me another numbing shot. I have never seen it but from the feel that needle is HUGE!

* I had a spot(again) that wouldn't numb. When there is only a spot, it almost hurts worst. I felt like a knife was just twisting straight through my stomach to my back. It took about an hour longer to get me completely numb, by 7:00 pm I was pain free! Oh thank the Heavens for those blessed epidurals.

*After I got the epidural the doctor came back to check me. I was dilated to a 6 and she broke my water. That was all I needed. I went from a 6 to a 10 in an hour and a half.

* At 9:00 pm the doctor came in and I started pushing and by 9:12 pm we had a beautiful little boy!

Welcome Rigdon Ash

He cried and cried and cried. My girls didn't cry at all or very little. That was not the case with him. He was upset.

Weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces. 19 3/4 in. long.

Our Doctor, Dr. Kwan. She was fantastic. She hung around after just kind of talking with us.

They handed him to Josh after weighing him and he was a baby hog. He just took him and walked around with him. I finally asked him if he would at least come sit by me so I could see him too.
This is day 2, almost 24 hours old. I loved spending one on one time with him in the hospital. I knew that it wasn't going to be that way when I got home. I knew the girls were having fun with Josh too, so it wasn't too sad for me.
He is nursing great, and sleeping great. Unlike my girls he also LOVES the bink.

Getting ready to go home!

The girls LOVE him! They immediately wanted to put him in his crib, in his bouncer seat, and they made a bed out of a pillow for him as well. I am going to have lots of help. He hasn't even jumped at the sound of their loud voices. I am sure he is used to them by how relaxed he is around them.

When Brielle saw me she asked me if I had another baby in my tummy. I think she was a little confused that my belly was still there. I just explained it took a little while. Nothing like a 4 year old putting on the pressure.

We are so excited to have Rigdon here with us. He is so sweet. We are loving having him in our family.