Welcome Lorraine!

Lorraine Carol "Elsie" was born on July 12 at 12:25 pm.  Labor was long and quick.  I was given pitocin at 2 am.  I was not given the option of using cervical cream.  So since I was on an IV I had to stay close to my bed.  Very annoying.  My initial plan was to walk and climb as much as possible.  Though they did let me sit on birthing ball.  I spent the first several hours watching movies, reading 50 Shades of Grey (overrated but ok), and trying to maintain calm and not focus on a C section.  In the morning I was still just 3 centimeters and didn't seem likely id have baby soon.  Someone even said "not today."But I've heard that before.  Around 1030 am Jeff went to gym and my sister started packing up so she could go walk her dog.  We joked that last time  she heard not today and she left I had the baby in two hours.  So maybe she shouldn't leave.  Midwife checked me....I was 6 cent.  Yah!  I had had some well spaced contractions they were moderately painful.  Midwife broke my water at about 11 am.  I asked if I should tell Jeff to come back, she said no, I still had several hours.  Soon I couldn't talk and asked my sister to please time my contractions and to my surprise they were 2 min apart and 1 min long.  The nurse came in.  She said the baby's heart beat monitor fell off.  I couldn't really even concentrate on helping her or following instructions....midwife came back said let me just get you in bed check heart beat and then you can go back to the ball.  They were like get on bed....I was trying to say can we please just wait until I finish this contraction....finally got on bed and Jeff walked in room and he said I'm going to shower...Dr said ok next thing I knew they were banging on the door telling him to get out quick

Three sets of three long pushes and Elsie was born.  I needed stitches (again) and started to hemorrhage but eventually the midwife and nurses fixed that.

Its a girl.

I originally thought I was having a girl but changed it to a boy so I wouldn't be upset.  I really did only want a healthy child.  I had prepared myself for a boy.  Thinking, "my boys this and my boys that."   But when i heard, "its a girl"I was beyond happy!

I can't wait to do her hair, dress her in tutus and tiaras, and comfort her with my boy drama stories when XYZ doesn't call her (well maybe I can wait on thus one).