The journey....the happy results!

It was Thursday, December 4th and I thought that my water had broken...Jeff and I were off to the hospital! We were excited and nervous (at least I was) all at the same time. We waited in the triage for 4 hours...once we were seen, I was hooked up to a monitor. Lucas' heart rate dropped once while I was on the monitor. The nurse said that I was going to be admitted because of that. I was brought a labor room and that's when the fun began. :) I was induced (even though I was only 1 cm dilated) I was induced Thursday night, Friday, and Saturday. NOTHING! Lucas' heart rate dropped twice more and things started getting emotional. I wasn't dilating any more and I was effacing too slow. (even though I was experiencing contractions every minute!) Jeff and I decided for the health of the baby and the sanity of ourselves, I would get a C-Section. Saturday around 7pm I got an epidural and after that the fun began. The nurses prepped me for surgery and got Jeff dressed for the operation room. Our angel was born at 9:03 pm weighing 6 pounds and measuring 18 1/2 inches. He is absolutely PERFECT! We are so blessed to have a healthy, beautiful baby boy!