5:38am - the hospital calls to tell me to come over
(6:00am - i'm suppose to call the hospital to see when to come)
6:30(ish) - get to the hospital and check in
7:00am - get all hooked up on IV & monitors(dialated at a 2)
7-8:00(sometime in between) - Dr. Nance breaks my water(still at a 2)
- i get my epideral
- contractions every min.& half
8-9:00 - feeling contractions, get another dose of epideral
- contractions slow down to every 2-5 min.
9:00 - dialated to a 3
10:00 - still at a 3
11:00 - dialated to a (sympathy) 4
12:00 - still at a 4
12:30(ish) - still a 4
-Richard & Charmay go to get lunch at Cafe Rio
-it's going to be awhile so I decided to try to get some sleep
1:15 - nurse checks me, i'm at a 9!
1:20 - i text Richard to tell him to hurry back "I'm a 9."
1:21 - (Richards text) "don't push, i'm on my way"
1:22 - (my text) "it's ok, dr. nance isn't here yet"
1:30 - Dr. Nance & nurses come into my room
- i start to panick a little cause Richard isn't there yet
1:31 - Richard & Charmay walk in.
- ok, i'm ready now.
1:39 - baby is born!!! i pushed twice & his head was out, a gentle push, then another push to get his shoulders. (ahh, that was easy!)
Ethan Cavett Cummins (6lb. 13oz., 19 in. long, 1:39pm)
