is perfect. she was born on monday, october 26th at 3:46 p.m. we started with induction at 5:00 a.m. and it took several hours for my cervix to start to dialate. the doctor came and broke my water at about 11:30 a.m. and i was still only 2 centimeters dialated! i continued to rest through contractions for 2 more hours and at 1:30 p.m. they placed an epidural. after this, the contractions started to intensify...at 3:00 p.m. i was 5 centimeters and then at 3:25 p.m. i was complete! the doctor came within 5 minutes and i pushed for about 15 minutes until she arrived. she had a "true knot" in her cord, so there was a moment of fear as the doctor worked quickly to get the cord cut and her breathing on her own. she came out a little blue, yet still scored 9 and 9 on her apgar tests. the shocker was seeing all of her dark hair! what a glorious sight, to see a baby that looked like she belonged to me. needless to say, i was exhausted. we spent one night in the hospital and headed home the next day to all the excitement at home as the children met their new baby sister.
