I had a couple different nights where I woke up in the middle of the night with contractions, but I guess Logan was just testing me, because he wasn't ready to come then. I ended up having to go in and get induced. So, at 3 p.m. on the 12th of February, Courtney and I arrived at labor and delivery to start the process. It was originally planned that I would come in the morning of the 13th, but since I hadn't dilated much, they wanted me in the afternoon before to start the foley catheter before starting the Pitocin.
They started the Pitocin around 5:45 a.m. and by 7:40 a.m. my water broke on its own. Shortly after my water broke, I got an epidural, which unfortunately only worked on the left side of my body. Around 10 a.m. they stopped my Pitocin due to Logan not responding to it well and was going to start Pitocin back up, but since I was dilating more on my own, they never started it back up.
Before I knew it, I had the urge to push. The pain was unreal and told Courtney to tell the nurse, I needed to push. All of a sudden, I saw many people come running into the room, ready to deliver our baby boy. As the nurse checked me to see if I was actually at 10 centimeters, she told me that I needed to breath through it and not push because the doctor wasn't there yet. A minute later, the doctor was there, telling me that she ran all the way to me from downstairs. She literally got there just in time because 6 or so pushes later, Logan James was born.
Logan James
February 13, 2015 @ 11:21 a.m.
6 lbs. 11 oz. and 19 1/4 inches long
A huge thank you to our neighbor, Christy Hartwell for making it to the hospital just in time to see Logan be born. All these pictures you are seeing, were taken by her. I can never thank you enough, Christy for being such a wonderful friend and being there on such a special day! We love you so much!
