Our little girl...

here at last!

So, I was scheduled to be induced Wednesday night. I was going to head into work on the 1st. Go home, eat dinner, and then head to the hospital. After some prep work and a night of observation, they were going to induce me Thursday morning.

Well, Melayna had other thoughts. She didn't want to be forced into this world. She wanted to come at the time she wanted and when it best suited her. She did just that.

Tuesday night I was feeling some intense contractions, but not frequent enough. I went to sleep around midnight with a feeling in my gut that something was going to happen. Sure enough, I wake up at 6:30am with a painful contraction. About six minutes later, another one. Six minutes later, another one. Each more painful than the last. So, we get up, shower, get our bags together, make all the calls we need to, wait for my dad to stop by to take Tristan home with him, and head to the hospital. It was around 8:00am when we arrived. I was already 6cm dilated. So, I'm a weakling when it comes to pain. Besides, who should have to suffer from pain in these times of modern medicine? Anyway, I asked for an epidural to assist me with the pain management. It was smooth sailing after that. In fact, once they told me to start pushing, it took one contraction (four pushes) to get her out.

Well, before I fall asleep at the computer, here's a short video of Melayna's first sponge bath. The lady talking is the nursery nurse. Melayna didn't like her first sponge bath. Although, I don't think many babies do.