Here's how Friday, April 22nd went:
We started out the day as a family of three. Had a nice breakfast (Frosted Mini Wheats), and then we were off to the hospital!
They started me on pitocin right when I got there, but luckily a small enough dose that it only started the types of contractions that aren't painful. I was able to be up and wander around the room for a while, but I convinced enough people that I'm scared of pain, so they gave me an epidural around 3:30 pm. After that they really cranked up the drugs and by around 7, we were ready to push...BUT, the midwife was delivering another baby, so we had to wait (don't worry, I felt nothing, good epidural). She finally got there around 7:50, got set up and...
...at 7:59 pm, Rylie Mae Lynch was born (a side note, that is the exact time, to the minute, that big sister Paige was born)!! She apparently understands how impatient her parents are and decided to make things easy on her momma (3 minutes of pushing). Our little Earth Day bundle weighed in at 7 lbs 13 oz and was 20 inches long.
